| ? |
Yasmin
and Simon do phone interview on Chris Evans'
Breakfast Show on Radio 1 (London, UK) |
|
| ? |
Duran
appears on VH-1's "History of Rock Video" |
|
| ? |
'Planet
Earth (live)' acoustic included on 'The Dr.
Martens/Capitol Records Music Sampler' |
|
| Jan
[or Feb?] |
'Feeling
Are Good and Other Lies' is released, packaged
in a cardboard gatefold with a picture of a
crying girl on the cover |
|
| Jan
25 |
Neurotic
Outsider's single 'Angelina' released in Japan
only; includes 'Jerk', 'Seattlehead', 'Planet
Earth', and 'Spanish Ballroom' [packaging copyright
shows 1997?] |
|
| Jan
4 |
Neurotic
Outsiders: The
Rock, Tucson, AZ, USA |
|
| Jan
5 |
Neurotic
Outsiders: The
Nile Theater, Phoenix, AZ, USA |
|
| Jan
6 |
Neurotic
Outsiders: Ventura
Theater, Ventura, CA, USA |
|
| Jan
7 |
Neurotic
Outsiders: Catalyst,
Santa Cruz, CA, USA (with two opening acts) |
|
| Jan
9 |
Neurotic
Outsiders: The
Boardwalk, Sacramento, CA, USA |
|
| Jan
10 |
Neurotic
Outsiders: DNA
Lounge, San Francisco, CA, USA |
|
| Jan
12 |
Neurotic
Outsiders: The
Crocodile, Seattle, WA, USA |
|
| Jan
13 |
Neurotic
Outsiders: RKCNDY,
Seattle, WA, USA |
|
| Jan
14 |
Neurotic
Outsiders: La
Luna, Portland, OR, USA |
|
| Jan
16 |
Neurotic
Outsiders: 4th
and B, San Diego, CA, USA |
|
| Jan
17 |
Neurotic
Outsiders: [venue?],
Las Vegas, NV, USA
unconfirmed |
|
| Jan
29 |
Neurotic
Outsiders: The
Viper Room, Hollywood, CA, USA |
|
| Feb
6 |
Neurotic
Outsiders: Mazzotti's,
Las Vegas, NV, USA |
|
| Feb
8 |
Neurotic
Outsiders: Mercury
Cafe, Denver, CO, USA |
|
| Feb
10 |
Neurotic
Outsiders: The
Viper Room, Hollywood, CA, USA
A Texas show scheduled for
this night was cancelled |
|
| Feb
11 |
Neurotic
Outsiders: La
Zona Rosa, Austin, TX, USA
cancelled |
|
| Feb
12 |
Neurotic
Outsiders: Sneakers,
San Antonio, TX, USA
cancelled |
|
| Feb
16 |
Neurotic
Outsiders: Urban
Art Bar, Houston, TX, USA
cancelled |
|
| Feb
? |
John's
'Down Again' released as a single in Japan,
and used in a Japanese TV commercial |
|
| ? |
John
meets Steve Fazio of Toronto-based DeRock Records
(part of DeMuzik Entertainment Group), who agrees
to distribute 'Feelings Are Good and Other
Lies' |
|
| Mar |
DeRock
Records distributes a new version of John's
CD, released a jewel case with a photo of John
on the cover |
|
| Mar
? |
John
records his vocal tracks ('Always Wrong', 'Better
Way' and 'Feelings Are Good') for the Neurotic
Outsiders album at The Plant studios in
Sausalito |
|
| Mar |
John
buys a Harley Sportster |
|
| Mar |
John
and Hein continue working in the studio with
assorted underground and unsigned acts on the
Roxy Music tribute album |
|
| Mar |
ZTV
public access show moves from Los Angeles to
Reno, Nevada, and is renamed 'ZTVideo Network' |
|
| Mar |
Warren
does interviews with several Zappa and Duran-related
websites and fanzines to promote 'Thanks 2 Frank' |
|
| Mar
25 |
Warren
does Compuserve chat |
|
| Mar
26 |
Warren
does AOL chat |
|
| Mar
26 |
Warren's
solo album 'Thanks 2 Frank' released on Imago
Records |
|
| |
The
THANKS 2 FRANK Shows
With bassist Wes
Wehmiller of the Los Angeles band I, Claudius
and drummer Joe Travers |
|
| Mar
26 |
Warren
Cuccurullo: afternoon, HMV Record Store,
New York, NY, USA
45-minute
show, followed by record signing |
|
Warren
Cuccurullo: midnight, Under Acme, New York,
NY, USA
2-1/2 hour show
|
 |
| Mar
27 |
John
does an online chat on MSN |
|
| Mar
28 |
Warren
does Prodigy chat |
|
| Mar
28 |
Warren
Cuccurullo: Tower Records, Hollywood, CA,
USA
45-minute
show, followed by record signing;
bootlegged |
|
| Mar
29 |
Warren
does a Web/IRC chat at People Online |
|
| Mar
29 |
Warren
Cuccurullo: Velvet Room, Los Angeles, CA,
USA (with guest Shankar)
Planned 2-1/2 hour show cut
to 45 minutes following misunderstanding with
club owner about noise curfew |
|
| Apr
18 |
Chic:
JT SuperProducers Concert, Tokyo, Japan
(with guests Simon Le Bon, Slash,
Steve Winwood and Sister Sledge)
At this Chic reunion concert,
Bernard Edwards struggles onstage
|
|
| Apr
18 |
Late
that night, Bernard Edwards dies of pneumonia
in his sleep |
|
| Apr |
Stunned
by Bernard's death, the remaining members of
Power Station decide to go ahead and
finish the virtually completed album |
|
| Apr |
John
does an online chat on RockNet |
|
| Apr
? |
A
girl born to Andy and Tracey |
|
| May
1? |
The
B5 Records website (designed by Kapil Mathur)
goes online; the company holds a launch party
in the garage of the B5 studio in Burbank attended
by John, Hein, Steve Jones, Bev Raff, Kapil,
and the appropriate significant others; the
servers are nearly swamped by the demand |
|
| May
11 |
Warren
Cuccurullo: Borderline, London, England
With Nick Beggs and Steve
Alexander |
|
| May
15 |
John
and Hein do an online chat on the B5 Records
website |
|
| ? |
Warner
sues Andy for advances they paid him for a solo
album he never recorded |
|
| Jun
7 |
Warren
Cuccurullo: Guitar Institute, Birmingham,
England
Warren
Cuccurullo: Edward's #8, Birmingham, England |
|
| Jun
25 |
Neurotic
Outsiders: Borderline,
London, England
bootlegged
|
|
| Jun
29 |
Warren
Cuccurullo: Royal Albert Hall, London, England
(opening for Joe Satriani)
With Wes Wehmiller and Steve
Alexander |
|
| Jul
1 |
EMI
does a test pressing of the Duran B-sides album |
|
| Sep |
John
falls ill through part of the Neurotic Outsiders
tour |
|
| Sep
5 |
Neurotic
Outsiders: [venue?],
New York, NY, USA |
|
| Sep
6 |
Neurotic
Outsiders: Mama
Kin, Boston, MA, USA |
|
| Sep
7 |
Neurotic
Outsiders: Bayon
Theater, Washington, DC, USA |
|
| Sep |
John
and Steve Jones interviewed on Toronto, Canada
radio |
|
| Sep
8 |
Neurotic
Outsiders: The
Warehouse, Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
|
| Sep
9 |
Neurotic
Outsiders interviewed on Rockline radio
show; answer callers' questions |
|
| Sep
13 |
Neurotic
Outsiders: The
Sanctum, Detroit, MI, USA (with Fluffy) |
|
| Sep
14 |
Neurotic
Outsiders: The
Double Door, Chicago, IL, USA (with Wax Miranda
and Fluffy) |
|
| Sep
15 |
Neurotic
Outsiders: Deep
Ellum Live, Dallas, TX, USA (with Caulk
and Fluffy) |
|
| Sep
16 |
Neurotic
Outsiders: Electric
Ballroom, Phoenix, AZ, USA |
|
| Sep
17 |
John
and Steve Jones appear on 'Loveline' radio show
on KROQ (Los Angeles, CA) |
|
| Sep
18 |
Neurotic
Outsiders do a record signing at Tower Records
in Hollywood |
|
| Sep
18 |
Neurotic
Outsiders: [venue?],
Los Angeles, CA, USA |
|
| Sep
? |
Neurotic
Outsiders travel to Europe for short tour [need
more info on dates and venues] |
|
| Sep
23 |
Neurotic
Outsiders: [venue?],
Paris, France
[possibly cancelled - can
anyone confirm that this date took place?] |
|
| Sep
24 |
Neurotic
Outsiders: [venue?],
Munich, Germany |
|
| Sep
26 |
Neurotic
Outsiders: Astoria
2,
London, England
bootlegged; Simon joins the
band on stage at the end of the show |
|
| Sep
27 |
Neurotic
Outsiders: [venue?],
Hamburg, Germany |
|
| Sep |
Neurotic
Outsiders record appearances on several
German TV shows |
|
| Sep
28 |
Neurotic
Outsiders: The
Luxor, Cologne, Germany
bootlegged |
|
| Oct |
German
music channel VIVA airs a news report of Neurotic
Outsiders concert at the Luxor; includes
band interview and live clips of 'Jerk' and
'Good News'
|
|
| Oct |
'VorOrt'
show on VIVA includes interviews with Neurotic
Outsiders and with John, plus live clips
from Cologne
|
|
| ? |
Simon
has dental surgery, and is given the mind-altering
sedative midazolam; his experience inspires
the album title 'Medazzaland' (and later Nick's
lyrics to the song of the same name) |
|
| ? |
John
meets Gela Nash while attending a school function
for his daughter Atlanta |
|
| |
Nick
and Warren officially form TV Mania production
company and LoFi Records label |
|
| Oct
14 |
SYN
recording studio and video editing suite officially
opens its doors in Tokyo |
|
| ? |
Simon
records a cover of The Who's 'Magic Bus'
at Syn; released on the Japanese compilation
'Nescafé Excella Sounds of Summer' |
|
| Oct
16-18 |
John
films video for 'Feelings Are Good' in New York
City with director Johnny Boston |
|
| autumn |
The
Power Station's 'Living in Fear' album finally
released in Europe and Japan |
|
| Oct-Nov |
Nick,
Warren and Simon finally begin working again
on the new album in Privacy, with Simon adding
lyrics and vocals to tracks over a year old |
|
| Nov |
'Keynote'
show on German TV station Kanal 4 reports on
Neurotic Outsiders show in Cologne, with
band interviews and live clips of 'Jerk',
'Always Wrong' and 'Good News' |
|
| Nov
9 |
Germany's
VIVA news airs interviews with Andy Taylor and
Robert Palmer, and live clips of 'Murderess'
and 'Get It On'
|
|
| Nov
10 |
John
does interview on KROQ radio in Los Angeles;
discusses the new Power Station project and
the B-sides release |
|
| Nov |
Simon
and Warren meet with Anthony in Boston; Simon
records ending guitar chords for 'Michael, You've
Got A Lot To Answer For' (written for Michael
Hutchence)
[the day before Thanksgiving 1996] |
|
| Nov
19 |
John
flies to Japan to do promo for 'Feelings Are
Good (and Other Lies)' |
|
| Nov
21 |
'Feelings
Are Good (and Other Lies)' released in Japan
on Polycarbon Records |
|
| Nov
21 |
John
performs five acoustic songs at Tower Records
in Shinjuku |
|
| Nov
23 |
John
performs another acoustic set at HMV Records
in Yokohama |
|
| Nov
24 |
John
returns to Los Angeles |
|
| Dec |
TV
Mania produces the tracks 'Studio 54' and
'Pop Trash Movie' at The Hit Factory in New
York for a Blondie greatest hits project;
Anthony J. Resta works with them |
|
| ? |
The
Blondie greatest hits project is later scrapped
when Blondie begins working on new material
for their 'No Exit' album instead |
|
| Dec |
Anthony
Resta records the drums for 'So Long Suicide'
and 'Who Do You Think You Are' at his studio
Bopnique Musique |
|
| Dec |
Andy
bumps into Simon in Tokyo, and they talk speculatively
about John's idea of a reunion tour with two
guitars (both Warren and Andy); but it's deemed
impractical and the idea is dropped |
|
| Dec
31 |
Andy
visits his brother-in-law's nightclub in the
British Midlands, where the crowd is dancing
to a new remix of 'Save A Prayer' |
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