In January 2012, Kevin Skaff said A Day To Remember would be recording after they had finished touring in early May, with hopes that the new album would be completed by August and released later that year
After parting ways with Universal Records and signing with 429 Records, Smash Mouth released their sixth studio album titled Magic , on September 4, 2012. The album was primarily produced by new band member Mike Krompass. The first single, also entitled “Magic”, debuted on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart at…
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In January 2012, the surviving members of the band initiated legal action against the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts over unauthorized use of the debut album’s banana design.
Also in 2012, celebrating the 40th anniversary of Blue Öyster Cult, the then-current incarnation of the band reunited for the first time in 25 years with other original members Joe and Albert Bouchard and Allen Lanier as guests for a special event in New York.
In an interview from late 2012 with Australian radio station 2Day FM , Martin revealed that the title for the band’s next album would be “much easier to pronounce”. Martin debunked speculation that they were taking a break from touring by saying, “This three-year break idea only came about because…
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and launched a 20th Anniversary Tour the next year.
In 2012, McGrath worked with Art Alexakis , frontman and vocalist of Everclear , on starting up a 1990s nostalgia tour, the “Summerland” tour, which included Marcy Playground , Gin Blossoms , and Lit .
The Rolling Stones celebrated their 50th anniversary in the summer of 2012 by releasing the book The Rolling Stones: 50 .
In January 2012, Jon Bon Jovi stated that they were working on a twelfth studio album, and in a live show in August 2012, Jon Bon Jovi played an acoustic version of a song that was announced to be on the upcoming album. The album, What About Now , was…
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On May 23, 2012, Matt Roberts announced he was leaving the band to focus on his health. He told fans in a statement, “3 Doors Down will always have a special place in my heart and it saddens me to take this time off. But my health has to be…
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