Jessee formed the indie band Hotel Lights in 2004, with his songs featured in television and film. Jessee released three studio albums for Bar/None Records in this time – including Hotel Lights in 2006, Firecracker People in 2008, and Girl Graffiti in 2011.
The band joined Blink-182 for touring stints in Europe and Japan later in the year, at the recommendation of the band’s bassist, Mark Hoppus . Cain invited Hoppus to produce Motion City’s sophomore album, and he accepted. The album, Commit This to Memory , was recorded at Seedy Underbelly Studios,…
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In 2004, Blanks 77 reunited around the “classic lineup” of Mike, Renee, Tim, and Chad. Although they ceased extensive touring, they remained active on the East Coast while playing occasional West Coast concerts. In 2015 Blanks 77 joined the Jailhouse Records label which released, Gettin’ Blasted , a ten-song split…
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From 2004, in order to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the band’s “Word of Mouth” release, there were some reunions (Thorpe, Howe, Sisco, plus McGee and Ira Black alternating on guitar and O’Connor on vocals). 2005 saw the release of the band’s Crushing the World DVD, which featured both current…
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Afterwards, in autumn 2004, the band played several acoustic shows to promote The Other Side , while at the same time continuing to open for Metallica.
The members of Cold War Kids met at Biola University . They formed a band in 2004 when they would meet regularly in Jonnie Russell’s apartment above a restaurant called Mulberry Street in downtown Fullerton . Maust came up with the band’s name around 1997, during his travels in Eastern…
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Following the release of Disclaimer , the band toured continually in order to increase sales and gain name recognition. A planned second album was delayed for nearly a year when Seether was selected as the support act for an Evanescence worldwide tour. Seether reworked their acoustic ballad ” Broken ”…
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A 2004 reunion included Circle Jerks bassist Zander Schloss and the Skulls drummer Sean Antillon in the lineup.
In Fall 2004, DMB returned to their studio in Charlottesville, Virginia, with a new producer. The band decided they wanted to take some chances and pursue a funkier side to their music. To help achieve it, A&R rep Bruce Flohr tracked down producer/songwriter Mark Batson . According to Flohr in…
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Lest We Forget: The Best Of was released on September 28, 2004, and was referred to by Manson as a “farewell” compilation. It was the last album released under Nothing Records, as the label was dissolved following a lawsuit filed by Reznor against his former manager and business partner, John…
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