Alter Bridge would record and tour in 2016
On October 24, 2016, Chad Taylor and Ed Kowalczyk, along with singer Zoe LaBelle, took part in an interview for WVYC . Although the primary reason for the interview was to promote new music by LaBelle that Taylor had worked on, it marked the first time that the two former…
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In a late 2016 interview, Bruno said he had a vision for the next album’s sound. “I think people are getting really burnt out on hearing robotic instrumentation…” He said guitar-driven songs should be brought back to the forefront. “It’s been a little abandoned, and it seems like most labels…
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At Clive Davis’ annual pre-Grammy party in 2016, Novoselic and Grohl reunited to perform the David Bowie song ” The Man Who Sold the World “, which Nirvana had covered in their MTV Unplugged performance. Beck accompanied them on acoustic guitar and vocals.
Drummer Jesse Bivona and bassist Justin Bivona left Sugar Ray in 2016. Drummer Dean Butterworth became a full member in fall 2014, while bassist Kristian Attard became a full member in 2016.
In 2016, Collingwood released what was essentially a solo album that was issued under the group name Look Park. At the time of the album release, he elaborated on Fountains of Wayne’s demise by saying, “When we were recording the record before the last Fountains of Wayne record, which was…
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On August 19, 2016, the band released a Deconstructed version of the album which includes demos of the tracks as well as live recordings.
Stripped/Orange was released on August 28, 2016. Unlike the other albums in the Stripped series, this album includes bass guitar, electric guitar, djembe, percussion and other vocal overdubs, to create a full sounding recording. A standard, acoustic version was also released. It has also come to be known as “Peeled…
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In 2016, Stapp joined Art of Anarchy .
Andy Hull and Robert McDowell wrote and performed the soundtrack for Swiss Army Man , a 2016 film starring Daniel Radcliffe and Paul Dano . The soundtrack is composed solely of vocals, with as many as 150 vocal tracks layered on top of one another. Radcliffe offered high praise for…
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