After a few years building a fanbase, Muse played their first gigs in London and Manchester supporting Skunk Anansie on tour. They had a significant meeting with Dennis Smith, the owner of Sawmills Studio , situated in a converted water mill in Cornwall . He had seen the three boys…
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In April 1998, Depeche Mode held a press conference at the Hyatt Hotel in Cologne to announce the Singles Tour.
Lemmy recalled that the touring was going particularly well, with some countries like Argentina and Japan putting the band in larger venues, and the English promoters discovered that “they could turn a nice profit with Motörhead shows”. In his opinion, the three-piece line-up was performing excellently and it was high…
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It was during this period of intense fame and tabloid scrutiny that longtime member and major innovator in the band’s sound Russell Senior decided to leave the band, saying, “it wasn’t creatively rewarding to be in Pulp anymore”. The band were due to begin working on a new album in…
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In February 1998, a few months after completing the tour, Blur released Bustin’ + Dronin’ for the Japanese market. The album is a collection of Blur songs remixed by artists such as Thurston Moore , William Orbit and Moby . Among the tracks, the band were most impressed by Orbit’s…
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In February 1998 the band released the “If They Move, Kill ‘Em” EP. This notably featured the bands’ first collaboration with Kevin Shields , on his remix of the title track. Later that year, Shields joined the band on tour and would have a major influence on their sound in…
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In February 1998, the band received a BRIT Award for Best New Group. In the same week, the band re-released the single ” Local Boy in the Photograph “, which in turn reached number fourteen in the UK Singles chart . The band’s debut album, Word Gets Around , also…
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In a February 1998 interview on MTV , Halford came out as gay.
“Mulder and Scully” launched them into the mainstream public consciousness when it was released on 19 January 1998. It entered the charts at number 3; the highest position a single by Catatonia would ever achieve.
Champion scheduled the band’s live debut a few days later, on 16 January 1998 at the Laurel Tree in Camden . They had not chosen a proper name yet and called themselves Starfish. After settling on the name Coldplay, they released the EP Safety in May, financed by Martin’s lifelong…
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