Released in March 1999, Blur’s sixth studio album 13 saw them drift still further away from their Britpop-era attitude and sound. Orbit’s production style allowed for more jamming, and incorporated a “variety of emotions, atmospheres, words and sounds” into the mix. 13 was creatively dominated by Coxon, who “was simply…
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After spending a considerable time searching for Wakefield’s replacement, Xero recruited Chester Bennington , a vocalist from Arizona who was recommended by Jeff Blue in March 1999. Bennington, formerly of alternative rock band Grey Daze , became a standout among applicants because of the dynamic in his singing style. The…
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In March 1999, Feeder returned with a new single, ” Day In Day Out “, which charted at No. 31. Two more singles followed, “Insomnia” in May (charting at No. 22 and resulting in their first appearance on Top of the Pops ) and ” Yesterday Went Too Soon ”…
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Mansun’s third studio album, Little Kix (early working titles included Magnetic Poetry and The Trouble With Relationships, ) saw Draper and Chad decamp to the south of Spain in March 1999 where they wrote and demo’d ideas for the album. Draper claimed that following the commercial and critical disappointment of…
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In/Casino/Out was released on August 18, 1998, although the band toured almost non-stop from July until December, playing shows with bands like Knapsack and The Murder City Devils . At the Drive-In took a couple month break until March 1999, at which point they kicked off another tour with a…
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The release of 1995’s Tragic Kingdom and the single ” Just a Girl ” allowed the group to achieve mainstream commercial success. No Doubt began touring in support of the album late that year, and it grew into a 27-month international tour. In 1996, the second single, ” Spiderwebs “,…
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By February 1999, the Damned consisted of Vanian, Sensible, Morrison and new recruits Monty Oxymoron on keyboards and Spike T. Smith on drums. Smith later joined Morrissey ‘s live band and recommended that the Damned recruit Andy (Pinch) Pinching, a founding member of English Dogs , to replace him on…
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KMFDM disbanded, albeit temporarily, on January 22, 1999, with only Konietzko and Skold remaining together. Konietzko said the split was due to “lots of stress and pressure, as well as differences in vision and drive”. Esch said “There was a lot of negative energy between Sascha and Günter Schulz and…
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On 3 January 1999, Coldplay became the first unsigned act to appear on Lamacq’s Evening Session .
In 1999, Lavigne won a radio contest to perform with Canadian singer Shania Twain at the Corel Centre in Ottawa, before an audience of 20,000 people. Twain and Lavigne sang Twain’s song, ” What Made You Say That “, and Lavigne told Twain that she aspired to be “a famous…
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