pop rock

1998
Kane (Dutch band) Kane got its start in the Hague in 1998. Dinand Woesthoff and Dennis

Kane got its start in the Hague in 1998. Dinand Woesthoff and Dennis van Leeuwen met at a Scheveningen cafe, where they were both working at the time. Both had a passion for music, and they formed a band named Citizen Kane, after the eponymous movie , and began putting…
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Heart (band) Here is Christmas

a collection of mostly self-penned Christmas songs titled Here is Christmas in 1998

Boston (band) Scholz headed back to the studio in 1998 to begin work on a fifth

Scholz headed back to the studio in 1998 to begin work on a fifth album, which eventually turned out to be Corporate America . The title track of “Corporate America” was uploaded by Tom Scholz to MP3.com under the pseudonym of “Downer’s Revenge” in early 2002 to test the album’s…
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Blue October caught the attention of the major record labels

Blue October caught the attention of the major record labels while working with producer dB (Don Byczynski) in early 1998. Pre-production started for getting Blue October a more “radio ready” sound, with new songs and to rewrite material off The Answers . Tracking was done in a studio setup at…
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Hole (band) Beautiful Monsters Tour

In the winter of 1998–99, Hole went on tour to promote Celebrity Skin , joining Marilyn Manson , who was promoting his album, Mechanical Animals (1998) on the Beautiful Monsters Tour .

New Radicals To promote their album, New Radicals embarked on a tour through the

To promote their album, New Radicals embarked on a tour through the United States, starting in late 1998. Apart from many concerts and festivals, the tour also included several live performances on the radio, appearances on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and Nickelodeon ‘s All That and a performance…
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Midnight Oil Redneck Wonderland

the electro tinged hard rock Redneck Wonderland in 1998

The B-52s A career retrospective, Time Capsule: Songs for a Future Generation

A career retrospective, Time Capsule: Songs for a Future Generation , appeared in 1998, along with two remixed maxisingles: “Summer of Love ’98” and “Hallucinating Pluto”. A major tour (with co-headliners the Pretenders ) to promote the collection took place. ” Debbie “, another single from the album (a tribute…
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Blue October released their first album

Managed by Justin and Jeremy’s parents under the name RoDan Entertainment, Blue October released their first album, The Answers in 1998. It was a well-received debut which sold over 5,000 copies in Houston alone. Due to a fan-based connection with ABC ‘s KTRK-TV (Channel 13), Blue October was able to…
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Hootie & the Blowfish performed on The Civil War

In 1998, the band performed on Frank Wildhorn ‘s concept album of the musical The Civil War .