At the end of March 2009, the band performed a cover of Peter Schilling ‘s ” Major Tom (Coming Home) .” Initially used in a television commercial for the 2010 Lincoln MKZ , the song was released as a single on May 5, 2009. In September, the band covered Blue…
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On June 23, 2009, the Lemonheads released Varshons – a collection of eleven covers, including tracks by Gram Parsons , Wire , GG Allin , and Christina Aguilera . The album also featured actress Liv Tyler performing a duet on Leonard Cohen ‘s “Hey That’s No Way To Say Goodbye”.…
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In March 2009 Corgan announced on the band’s website that Chamberlin had left the group and would be replaced. Chamberlin subsequently stated that his departure from the band was “a positive move forward for me. I can no longer commit all of my energy into something that I don’t fully…
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In March 2009, Anti-Flag was forced to cancel a series of tours after Sane broke his collarbone at the UEA LCR in Norwich by jumping off the stage, trying to stop someone that was throwing objects at the band.
In March 2009, Strung Out released a collection of rarities & B-sides entitled Prototypes and Painkillers . The album is the second such compilation from the band who previously compiled similar material on The Skinny Years: Before We Got Fat in 1998.
Shuck and Derakh released their first album as Julien-K, titled Death to Analog , in March 2009. In the same year, they also released an album with Chester Bennington of Linkin Park under the name Dead by Sunrise .
In March 2009, they released their fifth DVD, Eizō Sakuhinshū Vol. 5 , featuring a collection of live videos from various live events in 2008.
During the Taste of Chaos tour in March of that year, guitarist Curtis Ward left the band.
The Big Pink signed with British record label 4AD in February 2009. On 25 February 2009, The Big Pink won the prestigious Philip Hall Radar Award for best new act at the NME Shockwave Awards . The duo were presented the award by James Allan and Caroline McKay of Glasvegas…
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In 2008, POTF redesigned their moth-logo and also changed the font used to display their band name. They also participated in the Voice’s CD compilation Livenä Vieraissa , with a cover version of Chris Cornell ‘s song ” You Know My Name “, and their own song ” Diamonds for…
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