In 1988, with the Rolling Stones inactive, Richards released his first solo album, Talk Is Cheap , which reached No. 37 in the UK and No. 24 in the US.
Jazz drummer Jimmy Chamberlin was recommended by a friend of Corgan’s. Chamberlin knew little of alternative music and immediately changed the sound of the nascent band. As Corgan recalled of the period, “We were completely into the sad-rock, Cure kind of thing. It took about two or three practices before…
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The band continued as a three-piece, with Wire switching from rhythm guitar to bass, and in 1988 they released their first single, ” Suicide Alley “. Despite its poor recording quality, this single provides an early insight into both Bradfield’s guitar work and Moore’s live drumming. NME gave “Suicide Alley”…
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Cave was featured in the 1988 film Ghosts… of the Civil Dead , which he and Race co-wrote.
Columbia Records was not interested in releasing the Imaginos project as an Albert Bouchard solo album so it was arranged for the record to be released in 1988 by Columbia as a Blue Öyster Cult album, with some new lead vocal overdubs from Bloom and Roeser and lead guitar overdubs…
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At the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) 1988 Awards ceremony, Midnight Oil won ” Best Cover Art ” for Diesel and Dust and both ” Best Single ” and ” Best Song ” for ” Beds Are Burning “. A fracas developed between Morris, accepting awards for Midnight Oil, and…
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The stabilized lineup quickly set about recording and playing shows, and by late 1988 had become one of Seattle’s more promising bands. Wood’s exuberant on-stage personality, outlandish clothes, and dreamy lyrics helped bring attention to the band. Years later in the 1996 grunge documentary Hype! , Seattle engineer Jack Endino…
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Nothing’s Shocking was released in 1988. “Mountain Song” was released as a single; MTV refused to air the song’s music video because of a scene containing full frontal nudity. Farrell then decided to release the music video commercially with added live footage to create the Soul Kiss home video. Because…
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In 1988, the compilation album The Story of the Clash, Volume 1 was released and the single “I Fought The Law” was reissued and reached number 29 in the UK Singles Chart.
Anti-Flag was originally formed in 1988 by Justin Sane and Pat Thetic. Various guitarists and bassists joined and left the band during the band’s early years, including Sane’s sister, Lucy Fester, who was formerly part of the Chicago band Toothpaste. The band failed to solidify and disbanded after performing in…
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