On 31 July and 1 August 1999, four out of five original members, along with Steve “Vom” Ritchie (replacing Jack Black on drums, who was busy with his own band) played concerts in Japan. In September 2000, this new lineup played at the ‘Holidays in the Sun Festival’ in Bilbao…
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On July 20, 1999, Dee Dee, Johnny, Joey, Tommy, Marky, and C. J. appeared together at the Virgin Megastore in New York City for an autograph signing.
After the release of Red Letter Day , Dewees became a full-time member as the band began recording their second studio album in Los Angeles in June 1999 with producer Alex Brahl. Before the album went into production, Vagrant Records co-owner John Cohen borrowed money from his parents, who had…
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Novelty Forever would be the last album to include guitarist Larry Tinney who met his second wife following a tour stop in Washington , eventually leaving Bracket. Due to his indefinite departure and the remaining members eagerness to continue working on music, they began considering the possibility of a replacement.…
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It became a transitionary time for the group, adjusting to larger venues than before, including amphitheaters , arenas , and stadiums . At the beginning of the album’s promotional cycle, the trio were driving from show to show in a van with a trailer attached for merchandise and equipment; by…
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Between 1999 and 2000, the Presidents collaborated with Sir Mix-a-Lot as Subset, a short-lived rock and hip-hop band. They had a brief tour and recorded several songs but never released an album.
Johnny, who had been diagnosed with prostate cancer in 1999
In 1999, the Canadian Pezz received documentation from an American band named Pezz proving that the latter had held the name internationally since 1989. The Canadian band had no legal claim to their old name and thus changed it to Billy Talent, inspired by the guitarist “Billy Tallent” from Michael…
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Superchick was formed in 1999, when music producer Max Hsu wanted to make a female-fronted band. Hsu, who had previously produced songs for several Christian musicians and founded the moderately-successful band Church of Rhythm , chose to create the band with sisters Melissa and Tricia Brock . The band was…
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In the late 1990s, Jesse Lacey , Garrett Tierney and Brian Lane were all members of the Levittown, New York post-hardcore band the Rookie Lot, along with Brandon Reilly and Alex Dunne of Crime in Stereo . The Rookie Lot split and did not play for a while until Lacey,…
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