A collection of B-sides and unreleased tracks recorded between 1984 and 1993, called Retro Active , was released in October 1993, preceded by the success of the acoustic ballad ” Two Steps Behind ” (from the Arnold Schwarzenegger film Last Action Hero ). The song charted in many countries, reaching…
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Buffalo Tom had their highest-charting songs in the mid-1990s: “Sodajerk” (1993) peaked at No. 8 and “Summer” (1995) peaked at No. 4 on the Heatseekers chart. Their album, Big Red Letter Day , peaked at no. 17 in the UK Albums Chart in October 1993.
Now consisting of Dando, Dalton, and Ryan, the band officially renamed themselves from “Lemonheads” to “The Lemonheads” prior to the release of Come on Feel the Lemonheads in October 1993. Though no longer playing bass, Hatfield did appear as a backing singer on many of the tracks. The album also…
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In October 1993, prior to 24 Hour Revenge Therapy ‘s release, Jawbreaker were asked to open for Nirvana on six dates of their In Utero tour. Fans bristled against this, wary that it would result in Jawbreaker—a beloved independent band—signing to major label DGC Records , whom Nirvana were contracted…
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On September 3, 1993, Green Day played their last show at 924 Gilman under the pseudonym Blair Hess before being banned permanently because of their major label signing.
Tool later played several concerts during the Lollapalooza festival tour, and was moved from the second stage to the main stage by the group’s manager and the festival co-founder Ted Gardner . At the last concert of Lollapalooza in Tool’s hometown Los Angeles, comedian Bill Hicks introduced the band. Hicks…
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By the In on the Kill Taker tour, the group began to sell out large auditoriums and arenas and receive more lucrative major label offers. During its sold-out 3-night stint at New York City’s Roseland Ballroom in September 1993, music mogul and Atlantic Records president Ahmet Ertegun met with the…
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The band’s debut album, August and Everything After , was released in September 1993. The album’s first single, “Mr. Jones”, refers to Marty Jones (Himalayans bassist , and Duritz’s childhood friend) and Kenney Dale Johnson (the drummer of Silvertone, Chris Isaak ‘s band). It describes the desire of working musicians…
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The band line up changed as they signed to Crai, with Jenkins and Pryce departing for other projects. Mwyn arranged for Matthews and Roberts to be joined by Dafydd Ieuan of Ffa Coffi Pawb on drums, former Y Cyrff member Paul Jones on bass, and Londoner Clancy Pegg (who had…
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They were signed to Atlantic Records in August 1993 after being discovered by Atlantic A&R representative Tim Sommer , a former music journalist and member of the art rock band Hugo Largo .