Devil’s Playground , which came out in March 2005, was Idol’s first new studio album in nearly 12 years. The album reached No. 46 on the Billboard 200 and charted the highest in Germany at number 15. The album included a cover of ” Plastic Jesus “. Idol played a…
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Armstrong and Medley met through a mutual friend in 2002, at ages 16 and 15 respectively. The pair began writing songs together in 2003; in 2004, they completed their first studio recording with the song “Changes”. Their first live performance as a band was in March 2005 at The Mint…
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In March 2005, Dave Matthews Band arrived on Australian shores for the first time, playing shows at Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, and Byron Bay East Coast Blues & Roots Music Festival .
The group’s debut album Employment was released in March 2005, being primarily inspired by new wave and punk rock music of the late 1970s and 1980s. The album was well received by music critics, described as “thrilling from beginning to end” and “quintessentially British, without pretension and most importantly, a…
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On February 18, 2005, Jerry Cantrell, Mike Inez, and Sean Kinney reunited to perform for the first time in nine years at K-Rock Tsunami Continued Care Relief Concert in Seattle.
They released the album’s first single, “Tornado,” back on February 18, 2005.
After touring relentlessly for The Vertigo of Bliss , the band retreated to Monnow Valley Studio in Monmouth , Wales to record a follow-up album. As with the previous album, two singles were released before the actual album: ” Glitter and Trauma ” and ” My Recovery Injection ” on…
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The first single ” Max 500 ” was released on 9 February 2005 and reached number one in Sweden and Norway.
Dave Genn , formerly of Matthew Good Band , joined 54-40 in 2003. In February 2005, it was announced that Comparelli left the band for personal reasons. That same year, 54-40 signed with True North Records .
Due to escalating personal differences among members, Guano Apes planned a farewell tour in February 2005 and subsequently disbanded. Dennis Poschwatta gave more details on the reason for their breakup in an interview: