On March 18, 2002, the Ramones were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame , which specifically named Dee Dee, Johnny, Joey, Tommy, and Marky. At the ceremony, the surviving inductees spoke on behalf of the band. Johnny spoke first, thanking the band’s fans and blessing George W.…
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In the early 2000s, Aukerman took a break from biochemistry and reunited with the Descendents to record a new album. The recording sessions for Cool to Be You took place with Aukerman in February 2002 at The Blasting Room in Fort Collins, Colorado , with additional recording done in April…
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In February 2002, Anti-Flag released the album Mobilize on A-F Records . The album featured eight new studio tracks, as well as eight live tracks of songs from other albums. In the wake of the September 11 terrorist attacks on the United States, Anti-Flag spoke out against the push for…
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In February 2002, Bracket issued Live in a Dive , the second installment in a series of live albums for Fat Wreck Chords which also included releases by No Use for a Name, Swingin’ Utters and Lagwagon , among others. The performance was recorded on August 14, 1999, when Bracket…
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Drunken Lullabies followed on March 19, 2002, and was certified gold by the RIAA in 2009. They returned to the Warped Tour in 2003 with a lineup that included The All-American Rejects and Dropkick Murphys .
The album was recorded primarily during a 2002 session featuring the original lineup of Stevenson, Frank Navetta, and Tony Lombardo, with Milo Aukerman recording his lead vocals for the album at home in Delaware during the COVID-19 pandemic .
In 2002, the Cramps released their final album, Fiends of Dope Island , on their own label, Vengeance Records. That same year, Lux Interior did a voiceover for the lead singer character of the band The Bird Brains on the animated TV show SpongeBob SquarePants singing ‘Underwater Sun.’ The song…
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Math the Band was originally the solo project of sixteen-year-old Kevin Steinhauser created in 2002, “doing his own thing” after getting kicked out of other bands he was in during high school for reasons he attributed to him “not being any good” – most notably, Christian pop punk band The…
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Between 2002 and 2004, the band experienced the height of their popularity with headline slots on the Warped Tour with Blink-182 and a supporting tour with Green Day . Third album Sticks and Stones was released on June 11, 2002, and peaked at number four on the Billboard 200 chart.…
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Shenanigans in 2002