In June 2011, Garvey confirmed to the Daily Mirror that the band had started working on new material for the follow-up to Build a Rocket Boys! , saying, “Rich [drummer Richard Jupp] went into the studio and recorded several different drum patterns for me. I’ll go away next week and…
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Germany’s Hurricane and Southside Festivals in June
Hard Rock Calling in June
The band—consisting of Augustyniak, Drew, Erickson, Gustafson and Ramsey—remains active, playing shows throughout the United States. In June 2011, the band released the EP Triangles on its own label, Ruby Wristwatch Records. The band celebrated its 30th anniversary in October 2011 with two sold-out concerts at the Scharmann Theater on…
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the Isle of Wight Festival in June
In June 2011, the band announced their song “House on Fire” was to be featured on the European soundtrack of Transformers: Dark of the Moon .
In June 2011, Rubin said Metallica had begun writing its new album.
On March 3, 2011, “The Sun,” the first single from III , was released. During a web chat, Jeremy explained that they hope III will be ready for a May or June 2011 release but that it may come later this summer. During an interview at SXSW, Jeremy confirmed that…
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A live album and video of their US concert, both titled Luna Sea 3D in Los Angeles , was released in June, with the film being shown in Japanese theaters nationwide.
In June 2011, a writer at Something Awful offered $20 if the band’s lead singer, Steve Harwell, would eat 24 eggs. Others on Twitter began offering additional sums, eventually targeted to various charities. In July 2011, Harwell accepted the challenge if fans could gather pledges of $10,000 for St. Jude…
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