although in 2008, McCartney stated that the main obstacle to making the Beatles’ catalogue available online was that EMI “want[s] something we’re not prepared to give them”.
In January 2008, Alexakis posted on the band’s Myspace that they were working on a covers album, and a new album, which was expected to be released in 2008. In addition, two unreleased songs from the Drama Club sessions, “Downtime” and “Here Comes the Darkness”, were posted.
They were nominated for Best International Newcomer at the 2008 Kerrang! Awards but lost to Black Tide .
In 2008, a fire that broke out on the backlot of Universal Studios Hollywood in Los Angeles County, California resulted in the loss or damage of some Vega recordings.
The John Butler Trio concluded the summer of 2008 touring the U.S. with G. Love and Special Sauce .
The first single from the album was ” Funplex “, which was released digitally on January 29, 2008, to the iTunes Store in the U.S. The second single lifted from the album was ” Juliet of the Spirits “. Schneider said in an interview that the album just broke even…
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released in 2008.
The Vegas Years , a collection of cover songs was released April 15, 2008 by Capitol Records. It contained a mix of newly recorded, previously released, live, and remixed older covers. To celebrate the release, Art and the band hosted a live video chat. They confirmed they would be touring…
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In mid-2008, the band played all the U.S. dates of the “Easycore Tour” along with New Found Glory , Four Year Strong , Crime in Stereo and International Superheroes of Hardcore .
In January 2008, the band released a live DVD, Wake up! Stand up! and Go! , featuring footage of their Wake Up! Tour of 2007 and a single, ” Tokyo Bambi “. On May a new single came out, ” New Animal “, and along with their previous two singles,…
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