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Crocodile Shop
Crocodile Shop (later simply Croc Shop) is an electro-industrial aggrotech EBM band formed in Berlin, Germany in 1987 by Mick Hale and R. A. Werner from New Jersey. Background Crocodile Shop was formed after Hale and Werner ended their previous new wave project, Mod Fun. They became inspired by the "darker" post-punk sounds of Joy Division, New Order, Wire, Red Lorry Yellow Lorry and The Jesus and Mary Chain, which deviated from the styles that other members of the band favored. Over a two week period during a European tour the band fell apart, clearing the way for Hale and Werner to start a new band. According to the band's official website, the name "Crocodile Shop" was just something the group entitled a demo tape as a reminder of its contents, and the name stuck.Crocodile Shop Bio Originally a three-piece band (guitar, bass a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1987 In Music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1987. Specific locations *1987 in British music * 1987 in Norwegian music Specific genres *1987 in country music * 1987 in heavy metal music * 1987 in hip hop music * 1987 in jazz Events January–February *January 3 – Aretha Franklin becomes the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The other inductees this year consist of The Coasters, Eddie Cochran, Bo Diddley, Marvin Gaye, Bill Haley, Clyde McPhatter, Ricky Nelson, Roy Orbison, Carl Perkins, Smokey Robinson and Jackie Wilson. *January 5 – Elton John, after several months of voice problems, undergoes throat surgery in an Australian hospital. The outcome would hinder his voice permanently and he would soon start singing in a deep register. *January 16 – Beastie Boys become the first act to be censored by ''American Bandstand''. *January 24 – Steve "Silk" Hurley's innovative " Jack Your Body" becomes the first house music re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |