Following Buck’s death, 10,000 Maniacs took a break. Gustafson and Drew, with Jeff Erickson, started a band named The Mighty Wallop! . Augustyniak joined a band named Only Humen. On December 5, 2001, a 10,000 Maniacs line-up comprising Gustafson, Drew, Augustyniak, Lombardo and Ramsey played a benefit concert in Toronto,…
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The band was formed from pieces of other Michigan bands in 2001, including a group known as TenFive, which consisted of Kakaty, guitarists Tom Grasman and Jason Reed, bassist James Schaap, and drummer Dylan Allison. As TenFive, Kakaty and Reed recorded a debut album, Severn , and another EP, Dam…
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Hellcat Records refused to release the album, due to concerns over the album’s controversial title, artwork, and subject matter (especially regarding the recent Columbine shootings ). The band eventually relented and changed the album’s title, art, and track listing, under the promise that they would be released from their contract…
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During mid-2001, the band joined Morbid Angel , Pantera , Skrape and Static-X on the Extreme Steel Tour of North America, which was Pantera’s last major tour. After delays regarding remixing and artwork, including slip covers created to cover the original artwork as it was deemed “too graphic”, Slayer’s next…
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Between March and May, the group supported MxPx on their headlining US tour.
They released their debut EP The Happiest Place on Earth on October 2, 2001. The band was recording and mixing their debut record when the September 11 attacks occurred and originally planned to shelve the release, but later released their debut album Read Music/Speak Spanish on February 11, 2002, passing…
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In 2001, with producer Tim O’Heir, the band recorded their self-titled debut studio album, The All-American Rejects . The album and its first single, ” Swing, Swing “, were released towards the end of 2002. The group began looking for additional members for a live act. Edmond, Oklahoma resident Mike…
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In 2001, Orgy released the song “Faces” for the soundtrack of the film Zoolander . The band was a musical guest in the television series Charmed , performing “Opticon” in the episode “Sin Francisco”.
During the events of September 11, 2001, in response to the attacks in New York City, the band joined various other bands at a major fundraising event to help the victims and families of the attack held on October 20 and 21 at the Smirnoff Music Centre in Dallas, Texas.…
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” Stephanie Says ” was used in the 2001 film The Royal Tenenbaums