Davis released a gospel-influenced, spiritually-centered album titled John Davis in 2005, then switched gears with an aggressive rock album, 2007’s Arigato! . He has also become a session musician, playing with Allison Moorer, which led to European touring and an appearance on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno . He…
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In 2005, the band returned to the studio to record the EP Broken Bride , a rock opera about a man who travels backward and forward through time in an attempt to save his wife from dying in a car accident in 1989. The opening track, “Broken Bride: Part 1,”…
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In 2005 I was diagnosed with oral cancer.
The album helped Green Day win seven of the eight awards it was nominated for at the 2005 MTV Video Music Awards ; the “Boulevard of Broken Dreams” video won six of those awards.
Anberlin released their follow-up to Blueprints , Never Take Friendship Personal , in early 2005, again produced by Aaron Sprinkle. Charting at No. 144 on the Billboard 200 , the album brought the band closer to the mainstream. NTFP was generally more well received by critics than Blueprints for the…
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In late 2005, Cicierega and animator Shawn Vulliez released a Flash animated music video for Lemon Demon’s ” The Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny “. The video amassed over 6.5 million views in 6 months on Newgrounds and topped the “Funny Five” on The Dr. Demento Show for several weeks,…
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In addition to drumming with Zwan, Jimmy Chamberlin also formed an alternative rock/ jazz fusion project band called Jimmy Chamberlin Complex . The group released an album in 2005 titled Life Begins Again . Corgan provided guest vocals on the track “Lokicat”. James Iha served as a guitarist in A…
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On June 28, 2005, the band’s third LP entitled LP III was released on Fat Wreck Chords.
In 2005, another album composed of their demos, Demos: 1993–1996 , was released by Rotten Records.
That same year, My Chemical Romance collaborated with the Used for a cover of the Queen and David Bowie song, ” Under Pressure “, which was released as a benefit single for tsunami relief on iTunes and other Internet outlets.