The band was initially known as Pilot and played its first show under that name in 2002. While in college, the band constructed a marketing strategy which involved placing hundreds of promotional stickers across the walls of Stafford asking “Who’s the Pilot?”. They realised the name was already taken by…
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In 2002, the band left Sky Records and signed with Mimikajiru Records. The band released the single, “Niku Cup”, followed by a full-length album, Mimi Kajiru , in 2002. The EP Kusoban , released in 2004, featured heavy music mixed with light pop that has gained them mainstream attention. After…
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“My Life”, from their self-titled album , was featured on the soundtrack of the 2002 film The Scorpion King .
In 2002, the Argentine edition of the Rolling Stone magazine in partnership with MTV issued a list featuring Soda Stereo’s songs among the best 100 rock songs in Argentina .
In 2002, Muse released the first live DVD, Hullabaloo , featuring footage recorded during Muse’s two gigs at Le Zenith in Paris in 2001, and a documentary film of the band on tour. A double album, Hullabaloo Soundtrack , was released at the same time, containing a compilation of B-sides…
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In the summer of 2002, Roth and Hagar teamed up in the Song for Song, the Heavyweight Champs of Rock and Roll tour (also known as the ‘Sans-Halen’ or ‘Sam & Dave’ Tour). The tour, with both singers headlining, attracted media and audience fascination because it seemed more improbable than…
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In Spring 2002, Green Day co-headlined the Pop Disaster Tour with Blink-182 , documented on the DVD Riding in Vans with Boys .
The group continued forward until 2002 when founding member Lord announced his amicable retirement from the band to pursue personal projects (especially orchestral work).
In 2002, Gustafson, Drew, and Augustyniak decided that they wished to continue 10,000 Maniacs with a new lead singer. Lombardo showed up at the first band practice, found out that the band had hired Erickson to play lead guitar and Oskar Saville of the Chicago-based band Rubygrass to sing, and…
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In April, the band’s mainstream breakthrough came when they won a national competition called Pick Me, using their demo of “Tomorrow”. The competition was conducted by the SBS TV show Nomad and Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) alternative radio station Triple J . As part of the prize, Triple J recorded…
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