Episode 129 - 1994 Year in Review Part 1
We're back this week with part 1 of our 2 part 1994 Year in Review. In this episode, Aaron and Chris take a look at the facts, figures, cultural events, and new stories that shaped 1994 with an excellent soundtrack as a compliment. Lots to cover!\n\n\n\n\xa0\n\nClick artist name to purchase on Amazon!\n\n\xa0\n\nIntro Song:\n\nBuckethead\u2013 Welcome to Bucketheadland \u2013 Giant Robot\n\n\xa0\n\nGeeks of the week:\n\nFacebook: East Side Gamblers, Derik Novak, Matt Ashcraft, Jason Thomas Broadrick, Gino Ames, Chris Karam, Union, Heavy Rock\n\n\xa0\n\nTwitter: Steve, MusicMagsAndWax, theprettyfilth, John Corabi, Collins\n\nFacts & Figures:\n\nAverage Monthly Rent\xa0$533.00\xa0Cost of a gallon of Gas$1.09 Loaf of Bread\xa0$1.59\n\n\xa0\n\nJanuary:\n\nJanuary 6\xa0\u2013 In\xa0Detroit, Michigan,\xa0Nancy Kerrigan\xa0is clubbed on the right leg by an assailant, under orders from figure skating rival\xa0Tonya Harding's ex-husband.\n\nJanuary 11 -\xa0The Superhighway Summit\xa0is held at\xa0UCLA's Royce Hall. It is the first conference to discuss the growing\xa0information superhighway\xa0and is presided over by U.S. Vice President\xa0Al Gore.\n\n\xa0\n\nKing's X\xa0- Complain - Dogman (1/18)\n\n\n\n\xa0\n\nJanuary 17\xa0\u2013 The\xa01994 Northridge earthquake,\xa0magnitude\xa06.7, hits\xa0the San Fernando Valley\xa0of\xa0Los Angeles\xa0at 4:31 a.m., killing 72 and leaving 26,029 homeless.\n\nJanuary 21\xa0\u2013\xa0Lorena Bobbitt\xa0is found\xa0not guilty by reason of insanity\xa0on charges of mutilating her husband John.\n\nDio- Strange Highways (U.S.) - "Strange Highways" (1/26)\n\nProng- Snap Your Fingers Snap Your Neck - Cleansing (1/25)\n\nBlack Sabbath\xa0\u2013 I Witness \u2013 Cross Purposes (1/28)\n\n\xa0\n\n\xa0\n\nFebruary:\n\nWidowmaker\u2013 Stand by for Pain \u2013 Stand by for Pain (n/a)\n\n\xa0\n\nBREAK 1\n\nBreak Return Song:\n\nCorrosion of Conformity\xa0\u2013 Clean My Wounds \u2013 Deliverance\n\n\xa0\n\nTV Discussion\n\nMarch:\n\nMotley Crue\xa0- Poison Apples - Motley Crue (3/15)\n\n\n\nYngwie Malmsteen\xa0\u2013 Never\xa0 Die \u2013 The Seventh Sign (3/15)\n\nPantera\xa0- Far Beyond Driven - "I'm Broken" (3/22)\n\n\xa0\n\nApril:\n\nApril 8 -\xa0Kurt Cobain, songwriter and frontman for the band\xa0Nirvana, is\xa0found dead\xa0at his Lake Washington home, apparently of a single self-inflicted gunshot wound.\n\nOffspring- Smash - "It'll Be a Long Time" (4/8)\n\n\xa0\n\nFebruary 1 - Punk rock band\xa0Green Day\xa0releases their album\xa0Dookie, which will eventually sell over 20 million copies worldwide.\n\nApril 19\xa0\u2013 A Los Angeles jury awards $3.8 million to\xa0Rodney King\xa0for violation of his civil rights.\n\nLove/Hate\xa0- Let's Rumble - "Spinning Wheel"\n\n\xa0\n\nMay:\n\nMay 10 -\xa0Illinois\xa0executes\xa0serial killer\xa0John Wayne Gacy\xa0by\xa0lethal injection\xa0for the murder of 33 young men and boys.\n\n\n\n\xa0\n\nPride & Glory\xa0- "The Chosen One" (5/1)\n\nCheap Trick\xa0\u2013 You\u2019re All I Wanna Do \u2013 Woke Up with a Monster (5/4)\n\nEnuff Z'nuff\xa0- 1985 - "Fingers On It" (5/2)\n\n\xa0\n\nBREAK 2\n\nBreak Return Song:\n\nAlice in Chains\xa0\u2013 Don\u2019t Follow \u2013 Jar of Flies\n\n\xa0\n\nJune:\n\nJune 12\xa0\u2013\xa0Nicole Brown Simpson\xa0and\xa0Ronald Lyle Goldman\xa0are murdered outside the Simpson home in\xa0Los Angeles, California.\xa0O.J. Simpson\xa0is later acquitted of the killings, but is held liable in a\xa0civil suit.\n\nJune 17\xa0\u2013 NFL star\xa0O.J. Simpson\xa0and his friend\xa0Al Cowlings\xa0flee from police in his white\xa0Ford Bronco. The low-speed chase ends at Simpson's\xa0Brentwood, Los Angeles, California\xa0mansion, where he surrenders.\n\n\n\nShandi\u2019s Addiction \u2013\xa0Kiss My Ass: Classic Kiss Regrooved\xa0\u2013 \u201cCalling Dr. Love\u201d (6/21)\n\nHelmet- Milquetoast - Betty (6/21)\n\nKyuss- Welcome to Sky Valley - "Gardenia" (6/28)\n\n\xa0\n\nContact Us!\n\n\xa0\n\nRate, Review, and Subscribe in\xa0iTunes\n\nJoin the\xa0Fan Page\n\nFollow on\xa0Twitter\n\nE-mail Us\n\nComment Below\n\n\xa0\n\n\xa0\n\nCall us on the Hotline! (540) DBGeek - 1 or (540) 324-3351\n\n\xa0\n\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices