In November 2003, Universal Music Group agreed to purchase DreamWorks Records from DreamWorks Pictures for roughly $100 million. The label was eventually shut down in January 2005. During 2004, various DreamWorks artists were reassigned to different labels at Universal, including Interscope Records , which is where Jimmy Eat World were…
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In November 2003, Universal Music Group (UMG) agreed to purchase DreamWorks Records from DreamWorks Pictures for roughly $100 million. The label was eventually shut down in January 2005, and during 2004, many DreamWorks artists were reassigned to different labels at UMG.
The band went into the album with the assumption that DreamWorks was going to drop them at any moment, so they wanted to take advantage of the opportunity by working with their “dream producer”. They chose Garth Richardson , who was known for his work with heavier sounding bands like…
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Counting Crows released the greatest hits album Films About Ghosts in November 2003.
Inspired by lifestyle changes—all three band members became fathers before the album was released—the band infused experimental elements into its usual pop-punk sound. Its front cover emblazoned with a new ” smiley face ” logo for the band, the new untitled album—was released in November 2003 through Geffen Records ,…
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Green Day collaborated with Iggy Pop on two tracks for his album Skull Ring in November 2003.
The duo’s first single, aptly titled ” The First Single ” from their five-song demo, EP , became locally popular on Phoenix radio station KEDJ and led to the duo signing with Elektra Records in 2002. Their first studio album, Interventions + Lullabies , recorded and produced by R. Walt…
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The royalties Mercer earned from the commercial allowed him to purchase a home and relocate to Portland , Oregon , where the group built a basement studio and recorded their second album, Chutes Too Narrow (2003). During this period, the group replaced Langford on bass with Dave Hernandez (from Scared…
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Breaking Benjamin returned to the studio in October 2003 with producer David Bendeth for their second album We Are Not Alone .
Estrin had recovered by October