In 1996, Bowling for Soup relocated to Denton, Texas , and released a split album, Cell Mates , with Denton band The V.I.M.S that same year, and in 1998 released their second studio album (and third overall), Rock on Honorable Ones!! for the Denton music label FFROE. The group released…
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Midtown was formed in 1998 by Rutgers University students Gabe Saporta (vocals/bass), Rob Hitt (drums), and Tyler Rann (guitar/vocals). The group added Heath Saraceno on guitar/vocals, and used its roots in the New Jersey punk scene to develop a sound that combined elements of pop-punk and punk rock . Midtown…
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In 1998, Anti-Flag released their second full-length album, Their System Doesn’t Work for You . The album contained all nine Anti-Flag songs from the 1996 Anti-Flag/ d.b.s. split album North America Sucks , as well as 10 new unreleased songs. The band decided to release the album independently, and Their…
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The band released their second EP entitled For Your Lungs Only , in 1998.
Following the release of Static Prevails , Jimmy Eat World were dissatisfied with their business relationship with Capitol and wanted to leave the label. However, Capitol still wanted the band to record another album. From late-1998 to early-1999, the band recorded their third studio album Clarity at two studios: Sound…
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In 1998, the Offspring released Americana . Three of the album’s singles – ” Pretty Fly (for a White Guy) “, ” Why Don’t You Get a Job? ” and ” The Kids Aren’t Alright ” – became the band’s biggest hits and made the album the peak of the…
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In 1998, the group appeared on the album Happy Hour by Japanese female rockers Shonen Knife , singing backing vocals on the song “Sushi Bar”.
Afterglow provided the band their only Grammy Award nomination to date, a Best Rock Instrumental nod in 1998 for “El Distorto de Melodica”. Later that year, the band won Billboard’s Modern Rock Band of the Year Award . Though Afterglow never charted higher than No. 33 on the Billboard album…
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The Presidents also wrote the theme song for the 1998 TV movie My Date with the President’s Daughter . They also performed a cover of the George of the Jungle theme song for the 1997 film adaptation . This performance is not available on any of their albums.
With a newly formed band, Gob released How Far Shallow Takes You . It was home to a heavier sound with a better production value, mature lyrics focusing on personal and political issues and a growth in musicianship. It was released on Fearless records in 1998 but re-released in 1999…
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