Initially, Van Conner turned his efforts to his side-project Gardener with Aaron Stauffer (formerly of Seaweed , and later VALIS ). In 2001, he contributed to Lanegan’s album Field Songs . Van has produced and contributed to several other projects over the years, including Kitty Kitty, VALIS, Gardener, and Gary…
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In 2001 the band made a unique move after talks with Epic, releasing Cockroach , which was supposed to be their third album, but could not be released for legal issues. The album featured two discs with two versions of the album, one with Laine on vocals and the other…
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The original recordings from the Forward sessions made their way to the internet via peer-to-peer sites in late 2001.
The band’s members played in various bands during the 1990s, including The Karelia , Yummy Fur , 10p Invaders, and Embryo. Alex Kapranos and Paul Thomson met at a party and began a close friendship and played together in Yummy Fur, and subsequently teamed up to write songs. Around the…
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After their participation on FLCL’s soundtrack, the Pillows released their first greatest-hits compilation album Fool on the Planet in 2001 and also a live DVD called Busters on the Planet and a new album, Smile .
The band released their first and only album in 2001, a 6-track EP entitled Microfish .
In 2001, they became the first popular Western rock band to play in Cuba (at the Karl Marx Theatre ) and met with President Fidel Castro .
In 2001, Sweet and Darius Rucker performed The Beach Boys song “Sail On, Sailor” on the special A Tribute to Brian Wilson ; the musicians later performed the same song with Brian Wilson on Late Show with David Letterman .
By 2001, Slash’s Snakepit had disbanded for the second time. Slash began working with the Black Crowes drummer Steve Gorman and an unnamed bassist on a new project: writing the music for what would become “Fall to Pieces”. McKagan reformed Loaded , previously his band for the tour in support…
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and earning the band a 2001 Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance for the song ” Elite “.