Black Stone Cherry officially formed on June 4, 2001.
In 2000, Le Bon approached John Taylor with a proposal to reform Duran Duran’s classic line-up. They agreed to part company with Cuccurullo after completing the Pop Trash tour. Cuccurullo then announced on his website that he was leaving Duran Duran to resume work with his 1980s band Missing Persons…
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In June 2001, Silverchair entered a studio in Sydney with producer David Bottrill ( Tool , Peter Gabriel , King Crimson ) to start work on their fourth album, Diorama . Johns formally assumed the role of a co-producer. The album name means “a world within a world”. Most tracks…
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The band’s debut LP, Oh, Inverted World (2001), was released in June 2001, with a compact disc version following the next month. Much of the album was recorded prior to the Sub Pop deal in Mercer’s basement. The album received critical acclaim and solidified the band as one of indie…
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In June 2001, Mike Inez joined Zakk Wylde ‘s Black Label Society for the remaining dates of Ozzfest , following the departure of bassist Steve Gibb for medical reasons.
Bixler-Zavala and Rodríguez-López subsequently focused on their dub side project De Facto , which also included Ward’s cousin Jeremy Ward , before forming The Mars Volta . Jim Ward, Hinojos, and Hajjar formed Sparta in June 2001; Hinojos later left Sparta to join The Mars Volta from 2005 to 2009.…
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In June 2001, Better Than Ezra filmed a series of commercials for ESPN ‘s College GameDay . The promo features the band while sports analyst Lee Corso crowd surfs to the stage, where he continues his sports reporting.
The chemistry with Cornell was immediately apparent. Morello said: “He stepped to the microphone and sang the song and I couldn’t believe it. It didn’t just sound good. It didn’t sound great. It sounded transcendent. And…when there is an irreplaceable chemistry from the first moment, you can’t deny it.” The…
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Reid gave A&R Joshua Sarubin the responsibility of overseeing Lavigne’s development and the recording of her debut album. They spent several months in New York working with different co-writers, trying to forge an individual sound for her. Sarubin told HitQuarters that they initially struggled; although early collaborations with songwriter-producers including…
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Released in May 2001, the motion picture soundtrack for the movie Shrek included the song ” My Beloved Monster “.