1995

Acts Formed

Air

Versailles, France
Downtempo

Anohni and
the Johnsons

New York, New York, USA
Art Pop

Arch Enemy

Halmstad, Sweden
Death Metal

Biffy Clyro

Kilmarnock, Scotland
Alternative Rock

Blonde Redhead

New York, New York, USA
Alternative Rock

Broadcast

Birmingham, England
Indietronica

Camp Lo

The Bronx, New York City, USA
Hip Hop

Destroyer

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Indie Rock

Faithless

London, England
EDM

Hieroglyphics

Oakland, California, USA
Alternative Hip Hop

Hooverphonic

Sint-Niklaas, Belgium
Trip Hop

Idlewild

Edinburgh, Scotland
Indie Rock

Mahogany

Michigan, USA
Dream Pop

Mogwai

Glasgow, Scotland
Post Rock

Mojave 3

Reading, England
Indie Rock

Morcheeba

Folkestone, Kent, England
Trip Hop

Non-Phixion

Brooklyn, New York City, USA
Hip Hop

Shai Hulud

Pompano Beach, Florida, USA
Metalcore

Sleater-Kinney

Olympia, Washington, USA
Punk

Slipknot

Des Moines, Iowa, USA
Nu-Metal

Soulwax

Ghent, Belgium
EDM

Sparklehorse

Richmond, Virginia, USA
Alt-Country

Stampin' Ground

Cheltenham, England
Metalcore

The Concretes

Sweden
Indie Pop

Wheatus

Northport, New York, USA
Pop Rock

Will Haven

Sacramento, California, USA
Metalcore

February 7th

Tupac found guilty of sexual abuse. He would later be released to appeal his conviction.

February 19th

Tommy Lee, of Motley Crüe, marries Pamela Anderson.

February 28th

PJ Harvey - To Bring You My Love is released.

March 1st

REM's drummer suffers a brain aneurysm on stage.

March 1st - Grammy Awards

Album of the Year: Tony Bennett - MTV Unplugged

Song of the Year: Bruce Springsteen - Streets of Philadelphia

March 3rd

Vivian Stanshall, of Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, dies at 51 in a house fire.

March 13th

Radiohead - The Bends is released.

March 14th

Tupac tops the US album charts while in prison with Me Against the World.

March 26th

Eazy-E, of N.W.A., dies at 30 of AIDS.

April 29th

Tupac gets married while in prison.

April 25th

Mobb Deep - The Infamous is released.

May 15th

Scott Weiland, of the Stone Temple Pilots, is arrested on suspicion of possessing heroin and cocaine. He was later sentenced to a year in prison.

June 15th

Björk - Post is released.

August 1st

Raekwon - Only Built 4 Cuban Linx is released. Debut solo album. Coke rap is born.

August 9th

Jerry Garcia, of The Grateful Dead, dies at 53 of a heart attack.

August 28th

British independent label Sarah Records closes down. They primarily released C86, twee pop, and jangle pop.

September 15th

Alt-country magazine 'No Depression' publishes its first issue.

September 19th - Mercury Prize

Best British Album: Portishead - Dummy

October 2nd

Oasis - (What's the Story) Morning Glory? is released.

October 12th

Tupac released from prison pending appeal. The release was contingent on him signing with Death Row Records, as they agreed to pay his $1.4m bail bond.

October 21st

The singer of Blind Melon, Shannon Hoon, dies at 28 of a cocaine overdose.

October 23rd

The Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness is released.

October 30th

Pulp - Different Class is released.