JANUARY 1
TODAY IN 1967 THE DOORS RELEASE “BREAK ON THROUGH (TO THE OTHER SIDE)” AS THE FIRST SINGLE FROM THEIR SELF-TITLED DEBUT ALBUM. XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX JIMI HENDRIX AND THE BAND OF GYPSYS PERFORM AT THE FILLMORE EAST IN NEW YORK CITY ON NEW YEAR’S DAY 1970. THIS WAS THE DEBUT PERFORMANCE OF THE ‘BAND OF GYPSYS’ AND SOME OF THE SONGS FROM THESE SHOWS ENDED UP ON A LIVE ALBUM. XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX AND ON NEW YEAR’S DAY 1989 NIRVANA SIGN A ONE-YEAR RECORDING CONTRACT WITH SUB POP RECORDS. THE SEATTLE BASED LABEL, WHICH BEGAN NOT AS A RECORD LABEL BUT AS A FANZINE, CALLED SUBTERRANEAN POP, ALSO SIGNED SOUNDGARDEN AND MUDHONEY.