After departing from TVT in 2002, Guided by Voices returned to Matador and released Universal Truths and Cycles , a departure from the previous two radio-aspiring albums, and a return to the band’s mid-90s, mid-fi aesthetic.
Guitarist/vocalist Charlie Marinkovich joined the band in 2002. Originally from Seattle, Marinkovich had played with Randy Hansen and others.
The day before the case was set to go to trial in October 2002, Love, Novoselic, and Grohl announced that they had reached a settlement.
Harrison died from metastatic lung cancer in November 2001.
A 45-track box set of Nirvana rarities was scheduled for release in October 2001.
The band’s debut LP, Oh, Inverted World (2001), was released in June 2001, with a compact disc version following the next month. Much of the album was recorded prior to the Sub Pop deal in Mercer’s basement. The album received critical acclaim and solidified the band as one of indie…
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The Shins issued their first release — the 7″ EP Nature Bears a Vacuum — in 1998 via Omnibus Records. Following the completion of their debut single release, “When I Goose-Step”, the Shins embarked on a tour with Modest Mouse. Mercer became a “hermit” crafting what would become the group’s…
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In 2001, Smash Mouth covered the Monkees ‘ hit song ” I’m a Believer “. It peaked at number 25 on the Billboard hot 100 and was featured on both the soundtrack for Shrek (along with “All Star”) and their self-titled album which was released on November 21, 2001. The…
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On September 26, 2001, the band appeared on Drew Carey’s Back-to-School Rock ‘n’ Roll Comedy Hour . In 2002 the band played select shows as the opener for NSYNC on their Celebrity Tour .
Following the release of The Gay Parade , the band signed with Kindercore Records , and in 2001, the concept album Coquelicot Asleep in the Poppies: A Variety of Whimsical Verse was released.