It was promoted with an East Coast US tour with Goodwill and Junction 18 in April and May 2003.
He was replaced by Justin Foley of Blood Has Been Shed , and Foley’s first tour with the band was the MTV2 Headbangers Ball in 2003.
311’s seventh major release, Evolver (produced By Ron Saint Germain), came out in 2003. In summer 2003, 311 launched their inaugural Unity Tour. The tour included openers G. Love & Special Sauce , OAR , and Something Corporate .
On November 22, 2002, No Doubt received the Key to the City of Anaheim, given by the Mayor of Anaheim, Tom Daly, in Disneyland during the band’s appearance on ( KROQ-FM ) where they performed five songs. In January 2003, No Doubt performed in the Super Bowl XXXVII halftime show…
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Better Luck Next Time was formed in 2003 by original members Brian Bortoli, Matt Fuzzo, Chris Lucas, and Leston Derrick. The band came to be when Brian was added to the line-up of Snapout (the current project of Matt, Chris, Leston, and John). The addition of Brian brought forth a…
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Cooper again adopted a leaner, cleaner sound for his critically acclaimed 2003 release The Eyes of Alice Cooper . Recognizing that many contemporary bands were having great success with his former sounds and styles, Cooper worked with a somewhat younger group of road and studio musicians who were familiar with…
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In late 2003 Fishbone lost another founding member when Walter Kibby left the band. Guitarist Tracy Singleton departed as well.
Brand New’s debut studio album Your Favorite Weapon was produced by friend of the band Mike Sapone . The album has been described as being “bitter about ex-girlfriends”, with an excessive concentration on “post-breakup angst”. It received relatively positive reviews, with AllMusic awarding it three out of five and PopMatters…
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Davis had turned heavily to alcohol in prior years and many of his songs were about that very topic. One night, before the release of their last album, while driving to his parents’ house, Davis pulled his truck over to pray, feeling that he had finally hit rock-bottom. He described…
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This Side entered the Billboard 200 at No. 18 on the chart, and at No. 2 on the magazine’s Top Country Albums chart. The album was certified gold in 2003 by the RIAA . The success of This Side earned the group a Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album…
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