1990
Acts Formed
Bikini Kill
Olympia, Washington, USA
Punk
Blind Melon
Los Angeles, California, USA
Rock
Catherine Wheel
Great Yarmouth, England
Shoegaze
Converge
Salem, Massachusetts, USA
Metalcore
Crowbar
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Sludge Metal
Curve
London, England
Shoegaze
Demigodz
Connecticut, USA
Hip Hop
Drive Like Jehu
San Diego, California, USA
Hardcore Punk
House of Pain
Los Angeles, California, USA
Rock Rap
Lords of the Underground
Newark, New Jersey, USA
Hip Hop
Miranda Sex Garden
London, England
Gothic Rock
Opeth
Stockholm, Sweden
Prog Metal
Pearl Jam
Seattle, Washington, USA
Grunge
Saint Etienne
London, England
Alternative Dance
Spiritualized
Rugby, England
Space Rock
Stereolab
London, England
Indietronica
Temple of the Dog
Seattle, Washington, USA
Grunge
The Brian Jonestown Massacre
San Francisco, California, USA
Psychedelic Rock
The Prodigy
Braintree, Essex, England
Dance
The Verve
Wigan, England
Indie Rock
Tool
Los Angeles, California, USA
Metal
January 21st
MTV airs its first episode of Unplugged.
February 6th
A serious motorcycle accident causes Billy Idol to withdraw from his starring role in Terminator 2.
Jamaica celebrates 'Bob Marley Day' for the first time.
February 21st - Grammy Awards
Album of the Year: Bonnie Raitt - Nick of Time
Song of the Year: Bette Midler - Wind Beneath My Wings
March 15th
Geffen Records are purchased by MCA for $550m.
March 19th
Andrew Love, from Mother Love Bones, dies at 24 of a drug overdose.
March 20th
Gloria Estefan breaks her back in a crash involving her tour bus.
Fugazi - Reapter is released. Debut album.
March 25th
The drummer of Mötley Crüe, Tommy Lee, is arrested for revealing his bum at a gig.
April 16th
Nick Cave - The Good Son is released.
April 17th
A Tribe Called Quest - People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm is released.
May 16th
Sammy Davis Jr. dies at 64 of throat cancer.
May 29th
Madonna is threatened with arrest if she simulates masturbation during her performance of 'Like A Virgin' in Toronto. Police fail to follow through with their threats after the show goes ahead as planned.
June 10th
2 Live Crew arrested for obscenity in Florida after performing songs from their album As Nasty As They Wanna Be. They would later be acquitted.
July 14th
Jean Michel Jarre performs to a crowd of 2.5 million people in Paris.
July 15th
Trouble T Roy dies at 22 in a fall. Pete Rock & C.L.Smooth's song 'T.R.O.Y' is dedicated to him.
July 24th
Pantera - Cowboys from Hell is released. Debut album. Groove metal is born.
August 13th
After equipment falls on him during a live show, Curtis Mayfield is paralyzed from the neck down.
September 3rd
Judas Priest - Painkiller is released.
September 27th
Cocteau Twins - Heaven or Las Vegas is released.
November 6th
Madonna's sexually explicit music video for 'Justify My Love' is banned from MTV.
