The initial lineup of the band formed in 1989, with guitarist Andy Switzky, guitarist Matt Talbott, bass guitarist Akis Boyatzis and drummer Jeff Kropp. Talbott and Switzky met at a cafe named Treno’s, in Urbana , Illinois, where Switzky worked. Discussions about music led to the two forming the nucleus…
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Hamilton formed Helmet in early 1989 after leaving the alternative rock group Band of Susans , with whom he had recorded two albums. Having originally moved to New York to study jazz guitar at the Manhattan School of Music , the Oregon born guitarist recruited bassist Henry Bogdan who was…
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Double Live was to be the last Butthole Surfers album to feature Nervosa, who left early in 1989. Shortly after leaving, she was diagnosed with an aneurysm, and was forced to undergo brain surgery. She further began to suffer from strobe light-induced seizures. In 1991, Nervosa (who has gone by…
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In 1989, drummer Travis McNabb joined Wipers for a tour, during which Sage announced that the band was ending due to music business frustrations and the loss of their studio space. Sage then relocated to Phoenix, Arizona , and Davidson left to move to London. After building a new recording…
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Butthole Surfers did not seek to replace her at the time, and opted to continue as a quartet. Following a final EP for Touch and Go—1989’s Widowermaker —the band left their longtime recording partners to sign with longtime supporter Terry Tolkin at Rough Trade Records who had also brought them…
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In late 1989, Tim Green joined the band as a second guitarist and the band was renamed to “Nation of Ulysses.”
It was originally envisioned as the band’s debut album in 1989
In late 1989, Nirvana recorded the Blew EP with producer Steve Fisk .
At the tour’s conclusion in December, the band recorded songs for its intended debut album, but the band was exhausted from touring and found the resulting sessions were unsatisfactory. The track list was cut down to an EP and released as Margin Walker the next year. Both EPs were eventually…
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In 1989, Zen Arcade was ranked No. 33 on Rolling Stone ‘ s list of the 100 greatest albums of the 1980s. SST erred on the side of caution and initially pressed between 3,500 and 5,000 copies of the album, but the record sold out a few weeks into the…
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