Afterward, members of the Presidents once again went their separate ways. Ballew collaborated with Tad Hutchison of the Young Fresh Fellows as the Chris and Tad Show. Also during this time, the Young Fresh Fellows recorded a song, “Good Times Rock ‘N’ Roll”, about the Presidents, which appeared on the…
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Originating in Florida, childhood friends Ronnie Winter and Duke Kitchens started the band while attending an AP Music Theory class in 2001.
In November 2000, in a show produced by Ian Brennan , the band performed for free on the steps on San Francisco’s City Hall to protest the eviction of artists from the city.
Proclaimed as a “return to rock”, Songs from an American Movie Vol. Two: Good Time for a Bad Attitude was released just four months after Vol. One in November 2000. Unfortunately, the promotional push for Vol. Two while still in the throes of supporting Vol. One confused much of the…
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In November 2000, Ken Krongard, an A&R representative, invited Antonio “L.A.” Reid , then head of Arista Records, to Zizzo’s Manhattan studio to hear Lavigne sing. Her 15-minute audition “so impressed” Reid that he immediately signed her to Arista with a deal worth $1.25 million for two albums and an…
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Good Charlotte’s debut album, Good Charlotte , was released on September 26, 2000 through Epic and Daylight Records .
Following the success of So Much for the Afterglow , Alexakis decided to step back from the Everclear sound and record a solo album of more pop-influenced songs, and brought in Everclear touring musicians David LoPrinzi, Brian Lehfeldt, and James Beaton to perform on the recordings. Unhappy with the results…
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Two months after the album release, on January 26, 2000, it was announced that Cadogan had been fired after playing a show at the Sundance Film Festival . No reason for the termination was given at the time, just a message from Godtland that Jenkins, Salazar, and Hargreaves wished him…
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Following a showcase in New York City, the group met with people in the music industry. David Massey , executive vice president of A&R at major label Epic Records , signed the band to the label in May.
Bracket returned to Motor Studios with Greene reprising his role as producer and completed When All Else Fails , their second full-length for Fat Wreck Chords and fifth album overall, released in May 2000. While the band continued to mature beyond its pop punk contemporaries, their album seamlessly picked up…
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