Hewlett described Carousel in a 2008 interview as
For the first two months of 2008, Editors played 30 shows on a tour across America and Canada. During the tour Editors were nominated for a Brit Award , in the Best British Group Category. Also as a result of the nomination, one of the North American tour dates had…
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Of Montreal’s next album, Skeletal Lamping , was released on October 21, 2008. It was released in ten different formats, including conventional CD and vinyl, as well as T-shirts, button sets, wall decals , tote bags, and a paper lantern, the latter formats complete with a digital download code for…
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The band toured Australia and New Zealand for the first time in early 2008 as part of the 2008 Big Day Out festival.
“Blue Monday” was also included on the 2008 collector’s edition of Power, Corruption & Lies .
In 2008, Daft Punk returned to Paris to work on new material. Winter also stepped down as their manager to focus attention on his Ed Banger Records label and his work as Busy P. He said later that Daft Punk were working with an unspecified management company in Los Angeles.…
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Corgan and Chamberlin continued to record as a duo, releasing the four-song EP American Gothic in January 2008 and the singles ” Superchrist ” and ” G.L.O.W. ” later that year. That November, the group released the DVD If All Goes Wrong , which chronicled the group’s 2007 concert residences…
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Later that year it was announced that they were splitting from their long-term US label, Warner Music, and signing with EMI Music worldwide.
Also in 2008, the band performed in a benefit for music education in public schools, appearing live with Jackson Browne on “Something Fine,” with Venice on “Crazy on You,” and with over 70 members of the Santa Monica High School orchestra and girls’ choir on ” Bohemian Rhapsody .”
In 2008 the documentary film Bananaz was released.