Schwarzenbach spent time teaching English at Hunter College in New York City and briefly fronted The Thorns of Life from 2008 to 2009. He currently plays in the band Forgetters . Bauermeister lives in Olympia, Washington and performs in the Mutoid Men. Pfahler still resides in San Francisco, where he…
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The album debuted at number 11 on the Billboard charts in the U.S., immediately making it the second-highest-charting B-52s album ever. The band toured in support of the album and made appearances on talk shows, including The Tonight Show and The Ellen DeGeneres Show , and performed on The Today…
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In 2008, under the name Foxboro Hot Tubs , the group released a garage-rock-inspired album, Stop Drop and Roll!!! . Foxboro Hot Tubs went on a mini tour to promote the record, hitting tiny Bay Area venues such as the Stork Club in Oakland and Toot’s Tavern in Crockett, California…
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On January 8, 2008, American Hi-Fi released two new tracks on their Myspace page, both unfinished mixes off their upcoming fourth album. “Keep It Like a Secret” was the first track released followed by “A Taste for Crime”. Frontman Stacy Jones described the new album as sounding “…a little like…
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Iron Chic was formed in 2008 after the dissolution of Phil Douglas’ and Brian Crozier ‘s former band Latterman . Following Latterman’s break up, Douglas initially joined Small Arms Dealer as a drummer which featured vocalist Jason Lubrano. Small Arms Dealer broke up shortly thereafter with Lubrano and Douglas deciding…
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The band released their second full-length album Build & Burn on February 5, 2008. The album was produced by Pete Steinkopf and Bryan Kienlen of the Bouncing Souls.
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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On December 14, 2008, the band announced by Myspace bulletin that their fourth album would be released by March 31, 2009. The name of the new album, A Shipwreck in the Sand , was announced on January 29, 2009, when the band concluded a viral marketing campaign by announcing the…
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In 2008, Lagwagon released an EP titled I Think My Older Brother Used to Listen to Lagwagon . Despite earlier reports that the band would begin recording their next full-length studio album by 2009, Lagwagon had gone on hiatus from touring and writing again, due to Cape launching a solo…
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In 2008, Michaels collaborated with the indie /punk group Hard Girls to form a punk band called Classics of Love (who were named after a Common Rider song). The band plays traditional punk rock with Michaels serving as the band’s lead vocalist. They released a 6-song EP released on Asian…
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