In March 1996, ” End of Sorrow “, their seventh single, topped the charts, spent 8 weeks on them, and was certified platinum by the RIAJ.
In March 1996, Collins announced his departure from Genesis. In a statement, he said, “Having been in Genesis for 25 years, I felt it time to change direction in my musical life. For me now, it will be music for movies, some jazz projects and of course my solo career.…
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In March 1996, Pop and Hasselhoff returned with a completely new line-up of the band to release its second full-length album, One Fierce Beer Coaster . It was produced by Richard Gavalis, who owned Dome Sound Studios in Royersford, Pennsylvania , local to Pop. New guitarist Matthew “Lupus Thunder” Stigliano…
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On February 28, 1996, at the 38th Annual Grammy Awards , Hootie & the Blowfish won the Grammy for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal (for the single “Let Her Cry”) and the Grammy for “Best New Artist”.
” Clown “, was released on February 2, 1996.
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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While the mainstream’s growing focus on punk and ska by the mid-1990s presented the Daddies with further commercial opportunities, Perry still insisted foremost on maintaining complete creative control of the band. In February 1996, the Daddies released their third self-produced studio album on Space Age Bachelor Pad, Kids on the…
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“Drugs worked for me for years,” Staley told Rolling Stone in February 1996, “and now they’re turning against me … now I’m walking through hell and this sucks. I didn’t want my fans to think that heroin was cool. But then I’ve had fans come up to me and give…
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In February 1996, when Coxon and James were absent for a lip-synced Blur performance broadcast on Italian television, they were replaced by a cardboard cutout and a roadie, respectively. Blur biographer Stuart Maconie later wrote that, at the time, “Blur were sewn together very awkwardly”.
would eventually reach number 72 on the Billboard 200 in February 1996