Johnny, who had been diagnosed with prostate cancer in 1999
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.
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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A track from the album titled “This Is How It Goes” was about Aaron Solowoniuk’s fight with multiple sclerosis . On March 17, 2006, Aaron Solowoniuk revealed in a personal letter to fans that he was the friend in that song. Solowoniuk was confirmed to have the disease, which causes…
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In September 1998, Ash released ” Jesus Says ” followed in October by the band’s second album proper, Nu-Clear Sounds , and in November by ” Wildsurf “. The pressures of near non-stop touring of 1977 and Nu-Clear Sounds began to affect the band. In 1999, Tim Wheeler disappeared for…
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Atlantic released The Best of the Lemonheads in August 1998. Through 1998 and 2004 Evan Dando undertook some solo tours performing the band’s songs but an official reunion was never confirmed. During this time, Dando released a live album Live at the Brattle Theatre in 2001, and a solo album…
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By July, he joined the band full-time