In April 1996, the Banshees disbanded after 20 years of working together. Siouxsie blamed the split on “the situation with Polydor” and “internal problems as well.” She and Budgie announced that they would carry on recording as the Creatures. In 1999, they released the album Anima Animus .
In February 1996, the band’s debut on Creation, ” Hometown Unicorn “, became New Musical Express ‘s Single of the Week, chosen by guest reviewers Pulp , and the first Super Furry Animals single to chart in the UK Top 50, peaking at No. 47. The follow-up, a re-recording of…
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U2 began work on their next studio album, Pop , in mid-1995, holding recording sessions with Nellee Hooper , Flood , and Howie B . The band mixed the contrasting influences of each producer into their music, in particular Howie B’s experiences with electronica and dance music. Mullen was sidelined…
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A third studio album, Virtually Indestructible , was released in 1996 on the Gunka Disc label. The album featured drummer Charlie Quintana , formerly of the Plugz and later of Social Distortion.
The album was powered by the radio hit “Zoom” and the promotional video for “Ella usó mi cabeza como un revólver”, which in 1996 won the Viewer’s Choice Award presented by MTV Latin America.
Second Skin (1996)
In mid-1996, after his near-fatal overdose in which his heart stopped beating for two minutes, Gahan entered a court-ordered drug rehabilitation program to battle his addiction to cocaine and heroin.
In mid 1996 Soda was invited to Miami by MTV to record a session for their acoustic show, MTV Unplugged .
After having left Shaking Hands, Buck-Tick started their own management company, Banker Ltd., on January 31, 1996, and appointed Toll as its president. They also started a new fan club, Fish Tank. On June 21, they released their ninth studio album, Cosmos , which featured a brighter sound than was…
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Breathe was released in 1996.