Armstrong admitted in 2001 that he considered it to be “the worst band name in the world”.
After seeing the video for “Hate to Say I Told You So” on German television, industry executive Alan McGee decided to sign the band to his newly formed Poptones label. Poptones released the ‘best of’ compilation Your New Favourite Band in 2001, which proved to be the band’s breakthrough record,…
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In 2001, they released the album The Violent Years , on Sub Pop Records . They toured around Canada with The Offspring and Millencolin , and played Edgefest and Warped Tour . In 2009, the song “No Tomorrow Girls”, from The Violent Years , was featured in the Xbox 360…
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Trumpet player Tavis Werts left the band in 2001. Former Suburban Rhythm drummer Carlos de la Garza and former Spring Heeled Jack trumpeter Tyler Jones, who tracked for two songs on Cheer Up! (because Werts had already recorded the majority of his trumpet parts before his departure), were brought in.…
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In 2001, Anti-Flag teamed up with punk music producer Mass Giorgini to record the album Underground Network on Fat Wreck Chords . The album addressed the topics of fascism (specifically neo-Nazis infiltrating the “hardcore scene”) and the foreign policy of the United States . The album contained a now-commonplace booklet…
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The band also launched an independent tour to support the album in 2001.
Between March and May, the group supported MxPx on their headlining US tour.
Babes in Toyland performed a reunion show billed as “The Last Tour” on November 25, 2000—which was released as a live album called Minneapolism —and this was not only the last Babes in Toyland show, but also the last official activity at the time.
In November 2000, in a show produced by Ian Brennan , the band performed for free on the steps on San Francisco’s City Hall to protest the eviction of artists from the city.
The band released two EPs , “The Unknown Revolution” ( Spiderleg Records ) and “Part of the Game” (Dogrock Records). A twenty three track retrospective CD , Insurrection , which includes most of the band’s recordings including demo tapes , etc., was released in November 2000.