The Menzingers formed in the wake of Scranton ska-punk / pop punk bands Bob and the Sagets, featuring Tom May, Joe Godino, Eric Keen, and non-Menzingers members Lee Hartney & Curtis Irie, currently of Irie Idea; and Kos Mos, featuring Greg Barnett, Adam Mcilwee of Tigers Jaw , and Wicca…
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A worldwide tour dubbed The Unholy Alliance Tour was undertaken to support the new record. The tour was originally set to launch on June 6 in San Diego, but was postponed to June 10 as Araya had to undergo gall bladder surgery. In Flames , Mastodon , Children of Bodom…
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In January 2006, Copeland premiered his film about the Police called Everyone Stares: The Police Inside Out at the Sundance Film Festival .
The second Gigantour began during the third quarter of 2006; Megadeth again headlined, this time with Lamb of God , Opeth , Arch Enemy and Overkill.
The band came home from tour and wrote the songs “Stab City” and “Where Do I Stand”. Soon after, As Tall as Lions wrote “Love, Love, Love (Love, Love)”, “Maybe I’m Just Tired” and others. They continued recording through the fall, finishing the mixes in January 2006. Incredibly proud of…
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Primus performed on July 29, 2006, at the first annual Hedgpeth Festival in Twin Lakes, Wisconsin.
Frontman Vic Bondi was originally a protest singer with decidedly leftist views. He went on to form Alloy, and Jones Very after AoF’s demise. At the time of AoF’s original breakup Bondi was working as a history instructor at the University of Massachusetts Amherst . Bondi’s subsequent day jobs included…
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In 2006, Enigk reignited his solo career by recording and releasing the LP World Waits on his own label, Lewis Hollow Records. Following the October 17 release, Enigk embarked upon a supporting solo tour of the U.S. using material from his 2006 release, as well as his decade-prior solo album,…
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The album was the cause of some controversy with allegations that it installed spyware when inserted into the CD drive of a computer. The band denied this allegation, defending that there is no copy protection software on the albums sold in the US and UK. While there is Macrovision CDS-200…
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In January 2006, the first of a series of Incubus podcasts was released by the band via internet. Among other things, the podcast featured the band’s thoughts about their 2005 South American tour, some information on their new album, a mash-up of ” Drive ” and Tupac Shakur ‘s ”…
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