1989

World Events

 * Japan mourns the death of Emperor Hirohito


 * Ayatollah Khomeni, the spiritual leader of Iran orders a fatwa against British novelist Salman Rushdie, over the novel of Satanic Verses, which is alleged to blaspheme against the islamic religion.


 * Hillsborough Football disaster claims 94 lives.


 * Crackdown follows massacre on Tiananmen Square, Beijing, China


 * Ayatollah Khomeni, the spiritual leader of Iran dies at the age of 86


 * Collapse of Communism in Eastern Europe.

Events In Rock

 * Mötley Crüe's album Dr. Feelgood reaches number one on the Billboard Top 100.


 * Bon Jovi, Cinderella, Ozzy Osbourne, Scorpions, Mötley Crüe, and Skid Row take part in the Moscow Music Peace Festival on August 12 & August 13, 1989.


 * For the first time in its history, a Grammy is given for Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance. The award is given to Jethro Tull for Crest of a Knave.


 * Future Metallica bassist Robert Trujillo joins Suicidal Tendencies (and remains with them until their split in 1995). Following his participation, the band would abandon their hardcore punk style and become more of a thrash metal/funk metal band.


 * Steve Vai leaves David Lee Roth's solo band and joins Whitesnake.

Major Rock Releases

 * Alice Cooper: Trash


 * Black Sabbath : Headless Cross


 * The Cult : Sonic Temple


 * Faith No More : The Real Thing


 * KISS : Hot in the Shade


 * Mötley Crüe : Dr. Feelgood


 * Skid Row : Skid Row


 * W.A.S.P. : The Headless Children

List Of SRS Dates

 * 15 January - Fluff's first show back at the BBC.
 * 9 December - There was no SRS, BBC Genome has "Home & Dry" listed in its place. Fluff was involved in this programme along with Nicky Campbell; it was concerned with the global crisis of homelessness.

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