In April 2006, the Lemonheads were signed to Vagrant Records . The album, simply titled The Lemonheads , was released on September 26, 2006, in the United States and one day earlier in the UK; the album featured special guests Garth Hudson and J Mascis on select tracks. To promote…
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An unfinished version of the album was leaked onto BitTorrent websites and P2P services months before the release date. Drummer Aaron Gillespie, during the short time after the recording of Define the Great Line , recorded the debut album for his side-project The Almost , which was produced by Seattle…
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Following four years of relative inactivity as the band maintained their relaxed touring pace, Perry began writing material for a new Daddies album in early 2006, claiming to have come to the realization of a cathartic reliance on songwriting. In an April 2006 radio interview, he confirmed that the band…
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On March 10, 2006, the surviving members performed at VH1 ‘s Decades Rock Live! concert, honoring fellow Seattle musicians Ann and Nancy Wilson of Heart. They played ” Would? ” with vocalist Phil Anselmo of Pantera and Down and bass player Duff McKagan of Guns N’ Roses and Velvet Revolver…
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Heart also performed with Gretchen Wilson on VH-1 ‘s March 10, 2006, tribute to the band, ” Decades Rock Live! “. The special featured Alice in Chains , Phil Anselmo , Dave Navarro , Rufus Wainwright , and Carrie Underwood .
On March 3, 2006, American Idol judge Randy Jackson stated in an interview Daughtry had been offered the opportunity to become Fuel’s new lead singer.
In March 2006, Aiden played a US tour supporting Thirty Seconds to Mars , and later another US tour supporting the Finnish band HIM , during their Dark Light tour. In April 2007, they played with Lostprophets and Taking Back Sunday . Aiden also partook in the Taste of Chaos…
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preceded by its release as digital download and 12″ vinyl record single in March 2006.
In March 2006, Cassidy was diagnosed with colon cancer, which put the band’s performances and recording on hiatus until his recovery. In December 2006, Cassidy had completed all radiation and chemotherapy; a one-foot section of the large intestine (colon) was removed through an eight-inch incision in his stomach. An announcement…
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The Unquestionable Truth (Part 1) sold over 37,000 copies in its first week of release, and debuted at No. 24 on the Billboard 200, but due to its lack of advertising sales fell off quickly and only sold 88,000 copies in the United States by March 2006. Following the release…
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