We are deeply saddened that LeRoi Moore, saxophonist and founding member of Dave Matthews Band, died unexpectedly Tuesday afternoon, August 19, 2008, at Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center in Los Angeles from sudden complications stemming from his June ATV accident on his farm near Charlottesville, Virginia. LeRoi had recently returned to…
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In 2008, Tony Kanal collaborated with pop rock artist Pink on the album Funhouse . Kanal co-produced ” Sober “, co-wrote ” Funhouse ” and also sang back-up vocals on “Crystal Ball”.
In 2008, under the name Foxboro Hot Tubs , the group released a garage-rock-inspired album, Stop Drop and Roll!!! . Foxboro Hot Tubs went on a mini tour to promote the record, hitting tiny Bay Area venues such as the Stork Club in Oakland and Toot’s Tavern in Crockett, California…
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In 2008, Haber and Backlund bought the Sonic Kitchen Recording Studio in Helsinki together with a Finnish producer Aku Sinivalo. Sunrise Avenue recorded the second studio album Popgasm at Sonic Kitchen Studios. Haber and Backlund sold their share of the studio in 2010.
Early 2008 saw Paramore touring the United Kingdom, supporting their album Riot! , along with New Found Glory .
The band’s first tour was supporting The Red Chord across the United Kingdom. Kean and Oliver’s mother Carol Sykes were the de facto managers of the band at this time, a role they continued to occupy until 2008. For The Red Chord support, Kean emailed promoters and pretended they were…
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Released in late 2008, ” Lost! ” became the third single from the album, featuring a new version with Jay-Z called “Lost+”.
The final result, The Sound of Madness , was released on June 24, 2008. It debuted at number eight on the Billboard 200 top album charts, selling 50,000 copies in its opening week. In order to start touring in support of the album, Smith assembled a new official lineup for…
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In 2008, Rucker announced in an AOL Sessions interview that the band would go on hiatus for several years so that Rucker could pursue a solo career as a country music performer. Rucker confirmed the band would still perform their scheduled charity concerts but added they would not record or…
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Prior to 2008, the band used an apostrophe in their name, rendering it as “the B-52’s”. In 2008, the band dropped the apostrophe to become “the B-52s”. Asked about the change, Pierson said, “It was not grammatically correct. It’s not like a possessive. It just seemed superfluous.”