With sales of a million copies of Doble Vida under their belt, Soda began a massive tour in early 1989. The tour began with 30 shows in Argentina, covering most of the country, which were attended by nearly 270,000 fans. These shows were followed by a new Latin American tour…
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The album also included “Continental Drift”, which the Rolling Stones recorded in Tangier, Morocco, in 1989, with the Master Musicians of Jajouka led by Bachir Attar , coordinated by Tony King and Cherie Nutting.
Both songs were released in the EP Languis (1989) along with remixes of “En El Borde” and “Lo Que Sangra (La Cúpula)”.
Jane’s Addiction was scheduled to begin recording its next album in mid-1989. Navarro later stated he had almost no recollection of working on the album due to his addiction to heroin. Ritual de lo Habitual was released in 1990. To support it, the band embarked on a lengthy tour. Farrell…
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Though some attribute the name of the 1989 ” Velvet Revolution “, which ended more than 40 years of Communist rule in Czechoslovakia, to the band, Reed pointed out that the name Velvet Revolution derives from its peaceful nature—that no one was “actually hurt” during those events.
Near the end of 1989 Soda records a new version of “Languis” (from Doble Vida ) and a new song titled “Mundo de Quimeras” (World of Chimeras).
Love Battery was formed in 1989 by former rock band Room Nine leader Ron Nine (born as Ron Rudzitis), guitarist Kevin Whitworth (ex-Crisis Party), bassist Tommy “Bonehead” Simpson (also ex-Crisis Party), and Mudhoney drummer Dan Peters . Their name came from a song of the same name by British punk…
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Ultramega OK , released on October 31, 1988.
On July 18, 1988, at age 49, Nico died of a cerebral hemorrhage following a bicycle accident in Ibiza , Spain.
While touring during the winter of 1988, Butthole Surfers used a portable DAT recorder to tape various concerts. The strongest of these recordings were packaged as Double Live , a limited edition double album released on vinyl and cassette in 1989, and on CD the following year. This was the…
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