In July 2001, Feeder’s EP Swim was re-released with extra tracks, being a selection of b-sides from their earlier singles, alongside the videos for the Polythene singles ” Crash ” and ” Cement “. Overall unit sales for Swim stand at 40,000 as of February 2005.
In June 2001, Better Than Ezra filmed a series of commercials for ESPN ‘s College GameDay . The promo features the band while sports analyst Lee Corso crowd surfs to the stage, where he continues his sports reporting.
In June 2001, Silverchair entered a studio in Sydney with producer David Bottrill ( Tool , Peter Gabriel , King Crimson ) to start work on their fourth album, Diorama . Johns formally assumed the role of a co-producer. The album name means “a world within a world”. Most tracks…
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The chemistry with Cornell was immediately apparent. Morello said: “He stepped to the microphone and sang the song and I couldn’t believe it. It didn’t just sound good. It didn’t sound great. It sounded transcendent. And…when there is an irreplaceable chemistry from the first moment, you can’t deny it.” The…
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At the end of May, the group performed at HFStival. During their set, a music video was filmed for “Festival Song”, directed by Marc Webb .
Reid gave A&R Joshua Sarubin the responsibility of overseeing Lavigne’s development and the recording of her debut album. They spent several months in New York working with different co-writers, trying to forge an individual sound for her. Sarubin told HitQuarters that they initially struggled; although early collaborations with songwriter-producers including…
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In April, the video for “The Motivation Proclamation” was receiving airplay from video outlets.
At this concert, they revealed many tracks from their upcoming sixth album, Know Your Enemy , which was released on 19 March 2001.
On March 1, 2001, “Little Things” was released as a single in Australia.
Silverchair added an auxiliary keyboardist, Sam Holloway (ex- Cordrazine ), for the Neon Ballroom Tour. The US leg had the group playing with The Offspring and Red Hot Chili Peppers , while Silverchair’s tour of UK and European had The Living End as the support act. Rolling Stone ‘ s…
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