In May 2008, the band played an eight-date tour to promote Silent Cry . Tickets sold out in six hours. These dates was followed by a one-off gig on 12 June at the Proud Galleries in Camden , which sold out in six minutes. The band then went on to…
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Mums’ Bad Punk Music was released as a single on 17 November 2008 through Maybe Records. It features three non-album tracks and was released on limited edition CD and digital download.
It was first played by Zane Lowe on 17 November 2008.
On 11 November 2008, the Police released Certifiable: Live in Buenos Aires , a Blu-ray, DVD and CD set of the band’s two performances in Buenos Aires , Argentina on the tour (1 and 2 December 2007). Those sets with two DVDs also included a documentary shot by Copeland’s son…
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On 9 November, Coldplay were named the World’s Best-selling Act of 2008 at the World Music Awards in Monte Carlo.
The Anti-Nowhere League supported Rancid at their Leeds gig on 8 November 2008. In December 2008, Jez was replaced on lead guitar by Johhny Skullknuckles. The League continued to tour and record, and now promote their new songs with videos. After a mini European tour in late spring 2009, they…
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Mark Richardson confirmed reports that the band was reforming in an interview with Drummer Magazine (November 2008 issue), and said that the band planned to release a best-of compilation as well as new material. Ace later set up an official page for the band on Myspace .
In November 2008, Napalm Death’s fourteenth studio album, entitled Time Waits for No Slave , leaked onto the internet;
The album was released via the label on 28 October 2008.
and in the US on 28 October 2008.