In 2008, RIM commissioned Copeland to write a “soundtrack” for the BlackBerry Bold smart phone. He created a highly percussive theme of one minute’s length from which he evolved six ringtones and a softer ‘alarm tone’ that are preloaded on the device.
Randy Torres, who had been gradually becoming less involved in the band over the previous several albums, decided to leave the band in late 2008 to work for Tooth and Nail records, and later, Microsoft . Steven Dail followed suit approximately one year later, citing the need to stop touring…
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Vermillion enjoyed a solo career now playing his own folk and American roots songs as well as covering many classic but perhaps lesser-known American country artists such as Townes Van Zandt, Merle Haggard and Jim Croce. He plays shows frequently in the Seattle area and also DJs under the name…
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The band released a 10-song collections disc titled Selective Wreckage on Bridge 9 in late 2008.
Mangano was replaced by vocalist Cathy Richardson in early 2008, and Prince was replaced by the reinstated Baldwin.
Also in 2008, he was commissioned by the Dallas Symphony Orchestra to create a percussion piece involving primarily Indonesian instruments.
A year later on January 29, 2008, “Beautiful”, the new single from Division , was released to iTunes and a snippet was also posted on the band’s MySpace page. Division was released on May 13, 2008, after being pushed back due to finalization of the album’s artwork.
In 2008, Pollard admitted to almost bringing GBV back for his album Robert Pollard Is Off to Business but decided against it, instead forming a new label titled Guided by Voices Inc.
Story of the Year released The Black Swan in 2008. For the album, they brought back producer John Feldmann and Elvis Baskette. The album received praise from music critics and achieved decent commercial success, more so than the previous album. The success was led by the first single off album,…
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The band formed under the name “Code Orange Kids” in 2008 in Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania. They started out playing “really straightforward punk,” but would eventually take their music in a heavier direction with the introduction of new member, Bob Rizzo, who met members of the band at a local show.…
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