When asked about it in an interview, Marilyn Manson replied he was “not mad that [Alexander] said he’d kick my ass, I just don’t want to be used in the same sentence with Courtney Love” and would “crack his skull open if I see him.” Beck reported that “I was…
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In 2004, with Clarke having been replaced by Craig Bartok, Heart released Jupiters Darling , the first studio album since 1993.
In Fall 2004, DMB returned to their studio in Charlottesville, Virginia, with a new producer. The band decided they wanted to take some chances and pursue a funkier side to their music. To help achieve it, A&R rep Bruce Flohr tracked down producer/songwriter Mark Batson . According to Flohr in…
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The documentary film End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones came out in 2004.
Following their signing to Interscope, Brand New stopped touring to work on their third album and major label debut. In this time, little to no interviews or updates came from the band. In 2004, Jesse Lacey told Chart magazine that he had written a “few songs” for the next album,…
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Love began a solo career, releasing her debut, America’s Sweetheart , in 2004, featuring several of the songs written with Perry.
No Doubt was featured on the album True Love by Toots and the Maytals , which won the Grammy Award in 2004 for Best Reggae Album, and showcased many notable musicians including Willie Nelson , Eric Clapton , Jeff Beck , Trey Anastasio , Ben Harper , Bonnie Raitt ,…
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Among other accolades, it was ranked number 16 in Q magazine’s “The 50 Best British Albums Ever” in 2004, a poll done in collaboration with British music and entertainment retailer HMV .
On December 15, 2003, the first single, ” Megalomaniac “, was released. It raised controversy when it was said to be an attack on the Bush administration, and was banned from daytime view on MTV (despite the band saying that it was not an attack on a particular person, rather…
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At that time the band covered the Pretenders ‘ 1983 song ” 2000 Miles ” (which was made available for download on their official website).