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Dig is the debut studio album by alternative rock band Dig, released in 1993.It was initially released by the independent label Wasteland Records in the summer of 1993, but a few months later the band was signed to the major label Radioactive Records, who reissued the album that same year.
Max Weinberg (born April 13, 1951) is an American drummer and television personality, most widely known as the longtime drummer for Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band and as the bandleader for Conan O'Brien on Late Night with Conan O'Brien and The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien. He is the father of former Slipknot drummer Jay Weinberg.
Conan was founded as a two piece by guitarist/singer Jon Davis in 2006, with Richie Grundy on drums. Following the departure of Grundy, Paul O'Neil took over on drums before the band went on nearly a year-long hiatus.
When the group disbanded, he met Patrick Wilson, current Weezer drummer, and they were introduced to the alternative-rock genre, absorbing the style of bands like the Pixies, Nirvana and Sonic Youth.
Patrick Wilson (drummer): When I first met Rivers, he still had super-long hair. Cuomo: You can see a Judas Priest poster and a Quiet Riot poster on the inside of the Blue Album booklet — these ...
Weezer recorded their debut album with producer Ric Ocasek at Electric Lady Studios in New York City. [8] Cropper was fired during recording, as Cuomo and Sharp felt he was threatening the band chemistry. He was replaced by Brian Bell. [5] Weezer's self-titled debut album, also known as the "Blue Album", was released in May 1994. [9]
Rivers Cuomo (/ ˈ k w oʊ m oʊ / KWOH-moh; born June 13, 1970) is an American musician best known as the lead vocalist, guitarist, and songwriter of the rock band Weezer.Cuomo was born in New York City and raised in several Buddhist communities in the northeastern U.S. until the age of 10, when his family settled in Connecticut.
John King, also known as "King Gizmo", is an American music producer and one-half of the Los Angeles–based duo the Dust Brothers. [1] As the Dust Brothers, King and Michael "E.Z. Mike" Simpson are noted for their dense sample-based music, notably on the Beastie Boys' 1989 album Paul's Boutique, and later in 1996 with Beck's Odelay.