Vermillion enjoyed a solo career now playing his own folk and American roots songs as well as covering many classic but perhaps lesser-known American country artists such as Townes Van Zandt, Merle Haggard and Jim Croce. He plays shows frequently in the Seattle area and also DJs under the name…
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During the autumn of 2008, the band went on a short tour of North America, which included an appearance at the Virgin Festival in Toronto , as well as the band’s first ever American college show at Syracuse University and an appearance at the 2008 edition of MTV Video Music…
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Early 2008 saw Paramore touring the United Kingdom, supporting their album Riot! , along with New Found Glory .
On August 1, Dir En Grey announced the release of their seventh studio album, Uroboros , which was released on November 11, 2008, in the United States. The band also toured the United States and Canada in support of the album, with dates scheduled for November and December (overlapping the…
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At the July 18, 2008, concert at Wolf Trap Farm Park , drummer Mark Trojanowski took paternity leave for his newborn child. Former Vertical Horizon and current Doobie Brothers drummer Ed Toth played in his absence.
In 2008, Haber and Backlund bought the Sonic Kitchen Recording Studio in Helsinki together with a Finnish producer Aku Sinivalo. Sunrise Avenue recorded the second studio album Popgasm at Sonic Kitchen Studios. Haber and Backlund sold their share of the studio in 2010.
release of the 2008 live album Live in Phoenix
In 2008, Pollard admitted to almost bringing GBV back for his album Robert Pollard Is Off to Business but decided against it, instead forming a new label titled Guided by Voices Inc.
On April 9, 2008, Dexter announced that the album would be called Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace and would be released on June 17. The album’s first single, “Hammerhead”, went to radio on May 6. Additionally, the Offspring’s website provided an MP3 download of the song to the general…
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Released in late 2008, ” Lost! ” became the third single from the album, featuring a new version with Jay-Z called “Lost+”.