” Headfirst for Halos ” on April 3, 2004.
Quietdrive initially built a following at The Garage in Burnsville, Minnesota . The band pursued music venues in Minneapolis but found better connection with younger crowds and stayed between suburban and city clubs. As Quietdrive, the band recorded demo songs with Eric Trelstad. These songs were heard by Will.I.Am from…
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In March 2004, the band released their fourth studio album Guilt Show , produced by Ed Rose. Sonically, the album combined the more measured, sophisticated sound of On a Wire with the frenetic style of their earlier work. Guilt Show —which was titled after a misreading of a flier saying…
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After a solo tour in the fall of 2003, Alexakis decided to continue with Everclear, organizing a new band that made its debut in March 2004. The new lineup consisted of bassist Sam Hudson, guitarist Dave “Davey” French, and drummer Eric Bretl. In the summer of 2004, the band added…
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In 2003, the band signed to Fueled by Ramen . The Rewind EP was remixed and remastered by Shelly Yakus for its Fueled by Ramen re-release. Early pressings included The Rewind Documentary DVD, a collection of footage of the band. In February 2004, Punchline released the album, Action , produced…
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On February 1, 2004, a cover of ” I Fought the Law ” (originally performed by the Crickets ) made its debut on a commercial for iTunes during NFL Super Bowl XXXVIII .
For the release of Cool to Be You the Descendents signed to Fat Wreck Chords . Label head and musician Fat Mike was a longtime fan of the band, and his enthusiasm for working with them was a major factor in their decision to sign to the label. Stevenson commented…
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“Hold On” and “The Young & the Hopeless” were released as a joint single on January 13.
On October 8, 2004, U.S. Representative Jim McDermott gave a speech in the House of Representatives, commending Anti-Flag for their work in encouraging young people to register and vote.
Following their signing to Interscope, Brand New stopped touring to work on their third album and major label debut. In this time, little to no interviews or updates came from the band. In 2004, Jesse Lacey told Chart magazine that he had written a “few songs” for the next album,…
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