On 28 October 2003, Anderson made the decision to call it a day. The same day, Suede were booked to perform ” Beautiful Ones ” on V Graham Norton to promote the Singles compilation. Jeremy Allen was the last person to interview the band just before the Norton appearance. Allen…
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On 20 October 2003, after recording for the duration of the summer, Funeral for a Friend’s full-length debut album was released. Casually Dressed & Deep in Conversation , produced and mixed by Colin Richardson, was released to critical acclaim in the UK.
The band released “This Is the Last Time” on Fierce Panda, in October 2003 as the final release on that label.
Oceansize’s debut album Effloresce was released on 29 September 2003 on Beggars Banquet . The album spawned the singles “Catalyst”, “One Day All This Could Be Yours” and “Remember Where You Are”, each of which featured a music video. The album garnered considerable critical acclaim, with music critic Ben Hogwood…
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Muse’s third album, Absolution , produced by Rich Costey , Paul Reeve and John Cornfield was released on 15 September 2003. It debuted at number one in the UK and produced Muse’s first top-ten hit, ” Time Is Running Out “, and three top-twenty hits: ” Hysteria “, ” Sing…
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The band’s debut album, “Transmission” was released on 15 September 2003, the album entered the UK Albums Chart at number 96 spending one week in the top 100. The Album received mixed reviews upon release. Kerrang! who initially supported the band with regular features on the magazines compilation albums were…
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In April and May 2003, the band continued to promote the Hammered album in the States, and on the three dates Phil Campbell had to miss, his mother having died, Todd Youth stood in for him. Between late May and mid-July the band played seven dates at Summer Festivals in…
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After going through a variety of names, such as Union, The Angel Range, and Diet, the band settled on Bloc Party in September 2003, a play on block party .
2003 saw the release of their fourth album, titled You Gotta Go There to Come Back . In September 2003, drummer Stuart Cable was sacked. According to reports, it was because of his lack of commitment to the band. Cable, at the time, presented a TV show called “Cable TV”…
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In September 2003, Suede played five nights at the Institute of Contemporary Arts in London, dedicating each night to one of their five albums and performing an entire album per night in chronological order, with B-sides and rarities as encores. In October 2003, Suede released a second compilation album, Singles…
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