The band recorded the video for the single on January 20 and 21,
Cold War Kids’ second album, Loyalty to Loyalty , represented a departure from its debut, featuring a lot of narrative storytelling, as well as political and philosophical references. In an interview with NPR , Nathan described the songwriting process for the album: “The choices that we make have always been…
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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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After Weiland’s departure, the band began recording and searching for a new singer. The search was sporadic with the band spending some time auditioning singers, then turning into solo projects, returning to the band, then abandoning it again. Several names were rumored to be auditioning for the band through the…
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The first single from the album was ” Funplex “, which was released digitally on January 29, 2008, to the iTunes Store in the U.S. The second single lifted from the album was ” Juliet of the Spirits “. Schneider said in an interview that the album just broke even…
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In 2008 rock and roll comic C.C. Banana recorded a song called ” Ted Poley “, released on the album Kiss My Ankh . The song is a parody of the Kiss song ” Unholy “, inspired by the story of Poley’s first encounter with Kiss lead singer Paul Stanley…
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In 2008, they appeared on the British show Later… with Jools Holland with Coldplay , Sia , Glen Campbell , John Mellencamp , and Amy LaVere .
Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace was nominated for five Grammy Awards in 2008. The Foo Fighters won Best Rock Album and Best Hard Rock Performance (for “The Pretender”). The album was also nominated for Album of the Year, while “The Pretender” was also nominated for Record of the Year and…
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Band members changed over the course of several years. Greg Camp left the band in the summer of 2008. Smash Mouth recruited Leroy Miller to play guitar. Leroy left in 2009 and Camp returned to the band, but in 2011 Camp left once again and this time the band recruited…
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On May 23, 2008, it was reported on Punknews.org that Big Drill Car (with the classic Small Block lineup) was reuniting for a series of reunion shows in August, taking place at Huntington Beach ‘s Fitzgerald’s Pub and two Southern California dates on the 2008 Warped Tour . Big Drill…
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