In March 2001, the band released their 13th studio album Just Push Play , which quickly went platinum, fueled by the Top 10 single ” Jaded ” and the appearance of the title track in Dodge commercials. They were inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame soon after…
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In March 2001, the Lillywhite studio sessions from the previous year were leaked over the internet. The tracks spread quickly over established channels like Napster . Collectively known as The Lillywhite Sessions , the tracks were lauded by both the fan base and the popular press. After critical comparison of…
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In March 2001, Billboard quoted music critic Hiromichi Ugaya as saying that Luna Sea broke up due to conflict between Ryuichi and the other members.
and started the US Club Tour in February 2001.
The Shins issued their first release — the 7″ EP Nature Bears a Vacuum — in 1998 via Omnibus Records. Following the completion of their debut single release, “When I Goose-Step”, the Shins embarked on a tour with Modest Mouse. Mercer became a “hermit” crafting what would become the group’s…
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At the 2001 Brit Awards in February, Coldplay earned awards for Best British Group and Best British Album.
On the eve of the Japanese and Australian leg of the Farewell Tour on January 31, 2001, Criss suddenly left the band once again, because he and the band could not come to agreement with his contract salary. Taking his place was previous Kiss drummer Singer who assumed Criss’s Cat…
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Silverchair added an auxiliary keyboardist, Sam Holloway (ex- Cordrazine ), for the Neon Ballroom Tour. The US leg had the group playing with The Offspring and Red Hot Chili Peppers , while Silverchair’s tour of UK and European had The Living End as the support act. Rolling Stone ‘ s…
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Newsted left Metallica on January 17, 2001, just as plans were being made to enter the recording studio. He said he left the band for “private and personal reasons, and the physical damage I have done to myself over the years while playing the music that I love.” During a…
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which depicts their performance of January 13, 2001, at Los Angeles’s Grand Olympic Auditorium in its entirety