The band’s second studio album, Away from the Sun , was released on November 30, 2002, and peaked at number eight on the charts. The album produced the singles ” When I’m Gone “, ” Here Without You “, and ” The Road I’m On “. Away from the Sun…
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In 2002, Universal Music kicked off the band’s remastered back catalogue by releasing The Best of Siouxsie and the Banshees . In April, Siouxsie, Severin, Budgie and Chandler reunited briefly for the Seven Year Itch tour, which spawned The Seven Year Itch live album and DVD. The day after their…
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The album was critically well received and earned a Best Alternative Music Album honours at the 2002 Grammy Awards .
The success of Three led to its release in the US in 2002 and two tours of the US followed.
2002 saw the release of The Amalgamut , featuring the singles ” Where Do We Go from Here? ” and “American Cliché”. “The Only Way (Is the Wrong Way)” was also featured in the first wave of the Hummer H2 commercials that year and in the 2003 movie Tomb Raider:…
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Parlophone took notice and promptly signed the musicians, who entered the studio with producer Victor Van Vugt ( Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds , Beth Orton ) in late 2002 to record their first studio LP.
Meanwhile, with time off from touring, DeLonge felt a desire to broaden his musical palette. He channeled his chronic back pain and resulting frustration into Box Car Racer (2002), a project emulating post-hardcore influences. Finn naturally returned to produce and DeLonge invited Barker to record drums, leaving Hoppus the odd…
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Despite the constant rumors of a reunion, which ironically started shortly after the breakup, little was heard regarding Soda, except for a TV special on El Ultimo Concierto (The Last Concert) produced by HBO and an MTV documentary titled Soda Stereo: La Leyenda (Soda Stereo: The Legend). Finally, in 2002…
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In 2002, Muse released the first live DVD, Hullabaloo , featuring footage recorded during Muse’s two gigs at Le Zenith in Paris in 2001, and a documentary film of the band on tour. A double album, Hullabaloo Soundtrack , was released at the same time, containing a compilation of B-sides…
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Lead singer and songwriter Donnie Vie stopped touring with the group in 2002 out of frustration and to embark upon a solo career. Enuff Z’Nuff continued to tour in his absence as a “3-piece,” with their lead guitarist Johnny Monaco also serving as the band’s lead singer. Despite not touring,…
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