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Crush was a band on Atlantic Records from 1991 to 1993 featuring original members: singer-songwriter Michael Bramon, guitarist-songwriter John Valentine Carruthers (formerly of Siouxsie And The Banshees -where he had replaced Robert Smith who had left to form The Cure), and drummer-songwriter Paul Ferguson (formerly of Killing Joke -which he co-founded). Image File history File links Broom_icon. ... Atlantic Records (Atlantic Recording Corporation) is an American record label, and operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of Warner Music Group. ... Siouxsie and the Banshees are a British gothic rock band. ... The Cure are an English rock band that formed in Crawley, Sussex in 1976. ... This article is about the musical group. ...

Crush was previously known as Pleasurehead on Island Records from 1990-1991. Bramon left Crush to form Head with Saraya, Joan Jett guitarist-songwriter Tony Bruno (aka Tony Rey) in 1993 (Bruno later joined and co-wrote for Enrique Iglesias, and produced and co-wrote for Mandy Moore). Carruthers is a co-writer of the Banshees classic song, "Cities In Dust." Ferguson, who co-wrote "The Wait." made famous by Metallica, later joined his former drum roadie, Alex Patterson in The Orb. In 1990, the unsigned Patterson, whilst working as an assistant to UK remixer Youth, had sent Bramon & Ferguson his early Orb demos- and he was then tapped to remix Pleasurehead's "She Came Down" (later remixed for US radio in 1993 by PM Dawn. The Orb was soon signed to Island Records himself through some initial efforts & connections made at Island (and their sub-label Delicious Vinyl) by Bramon & Ferguson. Pleasurehead was formed originally with bassist Legion, who was introduced to Bramon by MTV 120 Minutes VJ-producer-co-creator Dave Kendall, Bramon's roommate in New York City at that time. Island Records is an American record label, owned by Universal Music Group and is operated through The Island Def Jam Music Group. ... Look up crush in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... “Human Head” redirects here. ... Saraya were a band featuring singer Sandy Saraya, guitarist Tony Bruno Ray, bassist Gary Taylor, keyboardist Gregg Munier, and drummer Chuck Bonfante. ... Joan Jett (born Joan Marie Larkin on September 22, 1958) is an American rock guitarist, singer, producer and actress. ... Tony Bruno Rey is a guitarist who has played in several bands including Danger Danger and Saraya. ... Enrique Miguel Iglesias Preysler (born May 8, 1975, in Madrid, Spain) is a Grammy Award and Latin Grammy Award-winning Spanish-born, Miami-based singer and is of Asian and European ancestry. ... Amanda Mandy Leigh Moore (born April 10, 1984) is an American pop singer, songwriter and actress. ... Metallica is a Grammy Award-winning American heavy metal/thrash metal band formed in 1981[1] and has become one of the most commercially successful musical acts of recent decades. ... The Orb are an English electronic music group known for popularising chill out music in the 1990s and spawning the genre of ambient house. ... For other uses, see Youth (disambiguation) Youth is defined by Websters New World Dictionary as, The time of life when one is young; especially: a: the period between childhood and maturity b: the early period of existence, growth, or development. ... PM Dawn are a genre-crossing band which mix Hip hop and Rhythm and blues. ... Delicious Vinyl is an American independent record label founded in 1987 by Matt Dike and Michael Ross. ... MTV (Music Television) is an American cable television network based in New York City. ... 120 Minutes logo 120 Minutes was a television show dedicated to alternative music on MTV and MTV2 from 1986-2003. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ...

Kendall was originally brought on board to 120 Minutes in 1986 by MTV executive Judy McGrath (later president of MTV) through connections made to MTV by Bramon. In 1993 Kendall left MTV to host and write the weekly television show Music Scoupe on the Fox network. Matt Pinfield then replaced Kendall as host of 120 Minutes shortly thereafter. Obviously compiled and written by Michael Bramon. Judy McGrath, (born 1952[1]) is the current CEO of MTV Networks. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Matt Pinfield is an American radio and TV host and a former VJ on the American MTV during the mid 1990s, and hosted the alternative music show 120 Minutes. ... 120 Minutes logo 120 Minutes was a television show dedicated to alternative music on MTV and MTV2 from 1986-2003. ...