In November 1998, the album Out Spaced was released. This was a collection of songs from the 1995 Ankst releases (including “Dim Brys: Dim Chwys”), the band’s favourite B-sides, plus “The Man Don’t Give a Fuck” and “Smokin’”. A limited edition appeared in a comedy rubber sleeve, shaped like a…
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Freed from some internal writing conflicts, the band returned to the studio to rewrite and re-record many of the songs on Medazzaland (John Taylor’s work remains on only four tracks). The album marked a return to the layered experimentation of Big Thing , with intricate guitar textures and processed vocals.…
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In April 1998, Depeche Mode held a press conference at the Hyatt Hotel in Cologne to announce the Singles Tour.
On 6 February 1998, New South Wales State Coroner Derrick Hand presented his report, which ruled that Hutchence’s death was a suicide while depressed and under the influence of drugs and alcohol.
the electro tinged hard rock Redneck Wonderland in 1998
Like the second half of 1998, 1999 saw little activity from Buck-Tick. They contributed a cover of ” Doubt ” to May’s hide tribute album Tribute Spirits , released the non-album single “Bran-New Lover” on July 14, and performed at Marilyn Manson ‘s Rock Is Dead Tour (originally scheduled as…
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The group reconvened in 1998 at the suggestion of Rob Gretton, nearly five years since they had last seen each other. Sumner said, “We decided before we agreed to doing any gig, to have a meeting, and if anyone had any grudges to bear, to iron them out.” By the…
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A second singles compilation, The Singles 86>98 , was released in 1998, preceded by the new single ” Only When I Lose Myself “.
Following the breakup of Bikini Kill in 1998, Kathleen Hanna released a solo album under the pseudonym Julie Ruin and moved to New York, where she wanted to perform Julie Ruin songs live. Not wanting to perform the material alone, she recruited Johanna Fateman, whom Hanna had known since meeting…
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The band was invited to perform at the Nobel Peace Prize Concert in 1998. Waaktaar-Savoy wrote ” Summer Moved On ” especially for this performance. They also performed “The Sun Always Shines on T.V.” This performance was A-ha’s comeback into the world of music, yet the band’s set was controversially…
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