In 2016, a commercial and digital short for National Car Rental started airing that features the band and major fan Patrick Warburton , best known for his role as David Puddy in Seinfeld . After Warburton touts that four out of five National rentals result in a free upgrade, the…
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which was released in January 2016.
In January 2016, Big Drill Car played a one-off reunion show in Costa Mesa. They are still active as of November 2017, and play shows mostly around Southern California.
In 2016, it was announced that Ward had joined the band Counting Days.
In 2016, en route to play a show in Philadelphia , the group was stopped in Pittsburgh due to the January 2016 United States blizzard . The group tweeted that they planned to play a short set on the North Side in front of a dumpster at the corner of…
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In 2016 the band was reformed with a new line-up to record a new album, based on recordings the band made in 1975. It was released in 2017.
In 2016, Draper released his first solo single,
On October 13, 2016, Silverstein announced the streaming “Ghost” on SiriusXM. Later that day, they released the music video on YouTube and the song on iTunes, stating on social media that the upcoming studio album will be released in 2017. On May 18, 2017, Silverstein released the second single from…
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The founding Beastie Boys guitarist John Berry died on May 19, 2016, aged 52, as a result of frontotemporal dementia , following several years of ill health. He was credited with naming the band and played guitar on the first EP. The first Beastie Boys show took place at Berry’s…
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Def Leppard then returned to North America with REO Speedwagon and Tesla in early-2016.