Good Charlotte is an American rock band from Waldorf,Maryland,formed in 1995. Since 2005,the band's lineup has consisted of Joel Madden,Benji Madden,Paul Thomas (bass),Billy Martin,and Dean Butterworth.
"Sliver" is a song by the American rock band Nirvana,written by vocalist and guitarist Kurt Cobain and bassist Krist Novoselic.
Blackground Records 2.0 is an American record label founded and owned by Jomo and Barry Hankerson. Initially named Blackground Enterprises,the label switched its name to Blackground Entertainment then later Blackground Records in 2000. In 2021,the label rebranded as Blackground Records 2.0,reviving its company and catalogue onto streaming services,with a partnership with Empire Distribution. It co-operated with a publishing company founded by Hankerson,named Black Fountain Music.
Quarashi is an Icelandic rap rock band from Reykjavík,Iceland. The group consists of rappers Hössi Ólafsson,Ómar Örn Hauksson,Steinar Orri Fjeldsted,and Sölvi Blöndal. For live shows,Quarashi was joined by guitarist Smári "Tarfur" Jósepsson,bassist Gaukur Úlfarsson,and DJ Dice. The group came back together in 2016 and is planning on releasing a new album.
Hell Is for Heroes are an English post-hardcore band from London. Founder members Will McGonagle and Joe Birch were joined by James Findlay,Tom O'Donoghue and later Justin Schlosberg. The band played their formative shows in West London throughout 2001.
"Brothers &Sisters" is a song by British rock band Coldplay. It was released as their debut single by Fierce Panda Records in 26 April 1999,following the extended play Safety (1998). The single peaked at number 92 on the UK Singles Chart and 1,500 copies of its vinyl edition were issued in a special wrap-around picture sleeve. It was re-released as an extended play by Brash Records in 2002.
From Under the Cork Tree is the second studio album by the American rock band Fall Out Boy,released on May 3,2005 by Island Records as the band's major label debut. The music was composed by lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Patrick Stump,with all lyrics penned by bassist Pete Wentz,expanding the band's songwriting approach they took for some songs on their debut album,Take This to Your Grave (2003). Neal Avron served as the album's producer. Commenting on the record's lyrical themes,Wentz said the lyrics were about "the anxiety and depression that goes along with looking at your own life." In support of its release,the group headlined tours worldwide and played at various music festivals. For their Black Clouds and Underdogs tour,the album was re-released as From Under the Cork Tree,featuring new songs and remixes.
Motörhead is the debut studio album by English rock band Motörhead. It was released on 12 August 1977 by pub rock and early punk rock label Chiswick Records,one of the first for the label,and the band's only release under Chiswick. The album contains the "classic" Motörhead line-up of Lemmy Kilmister on bass and vocals,"Fast" Eddie Clarke on lead guitar,and Philthy Animal Taylor on drums. The sleeve artwork featured the debut of Snaggletooth,the War-Pig,the fanged face logo created by artist Joe Petagno that would become an icon of the band.
"Subhuman" is a 1995 song written,recorded and produced by alternative rock band Garbage,and was originally released as an international B-side on "Vow",Garbage's debut single. That song had earlier been pressed as a limited edition 7-inch vinyl in the United Kingdom for the purposes of launching the band;when it came to re-releasing "Vow",Mushroom Records felt that "Subhuman" was strong enough to be issued as an A-side to follow up "Vow". A last-minute decision was made to switch the songs. "Vow" was relegated to bonus track on the CD single.
"Oh My God" is the debut single of English indie rock band Kaiser Chiefs. It was initially released by the Drowned in Sound label on 17 May 2004,reaching number 66 on the UK Singles Chart. It was re-released on 21 February 2005,two weeks before the release of their debut album,Employment. This time,it peaked at number six on the UK Singles Chart,which earned the band their first top-10 hit as well as their highest-charting single at the time until it was succeeded by UK chart-topper "Ruby" on 25 February 2007. The song also appeared on the soundtrack for the video game Driver:Parallel Lines.
Young Knives are an English indie rock band from Ashby-de-la-Zouch,Leicestershire,and are currently based in Wantage,Oxfordshire. The group consists of brothers Henry Dartnall and Thomas Bonsu-Dartnall. Oliver Askew served as the band's drummer from 1998 up until his departure in 2015.
¡Forward,Russia! are an English rock band from Leeds,active between 2004 and 2008,before re-forming in 2013. The band's debut album,Give Me a Wall,was released in 2006. Until 2006,the band only named tracks with numbers,in the order that they were written. The band had used faux Cyrillic,with its name occasionally typeset as ¡FФЯWДЯD,RUSSIД!. The band went on hiatus after the release of their second album,Life Processes,in 2008. They re-formed in 2013 for a show at the Brudenell Social Club in Leeds in November 2013 for its 10th anniversary,and then played the Live at Leeds Festival at Leeds Town Hall in 2014.
X Is Loaded were a four-piece rock band from Bath,Somerset,England.
Air Traffic are an English alternative rock band from Bournemouth signed to EMI Records. Formed in 2003,the band consists of Chris Wall,David Ryan Jordan (Drums),Tom Pritchard (guitar) and Jim Maddock.
I-Empire is the second studio album by alternative rock band Angels &Airwaves. It was officially released worldwide on November 1,2007 from the Angels &Airwaves website,where it was available for download. It was then released on CD on November 5 in the United Kingdom and Ireland,and on November 6 in the United States and Canada. It is their first album to feature Matt Wachter on bass.
Fractured Life is the debut album by English alternative rock band Air Traffic. It was released on 2 July 2007 on the Tiny Consumer label,an imprint of EMI. The album contains UK Top 40 hit "Charlotte" as well as other singles "Just Abuse Me","Never Even Told Me Her Name","Shooting Star" and,most recently,"No More Running Away". The album was released in America on 5 February 2008.
"Just Abuse Me" was the first release from Bournemouth-based alternative rock band Air Traffic. It was released as a double a-side with "Charlotte",a song which would later be re-released as a solo single.
Drive-By Argument was an indietronica band from Ayr,Scotland. The quintet released their self-titled début album Drive-By Argument on 19 May 2008.
Royworld are a British pop rock band formed in 2006,when songwriting brothers Rod and Crispin Futrille stuck up an advertisement on the college notice board. Robert Parkin and Timmy Miles met at St. Aidan's &St. John Fisher Associated Sixth Form in Harrogate,where their journey together began. The two duos came together after the advert was answered by Gerry Morgan and Tim Miles. Miles's friend,Rob Parkin,then completed the line-up.
Everything Everything are an English art rock band from Manchester that formed in late 2007. Noted for their eclectic sound and complex,avant-garde-inspired lyrics,the band has released seven albums to date —Man Alive (2010),Arc (2013),Get to Heaven (2015),A Fever Dream (2017),Re-Animator (2020),Raw Data Feel (2022) and Mountainhead (2024) —and has been widely critically acclaimed. Their work has twice been shortlisted for the Mercury Music Prize and has received five nominations for Ivor Novello Awards.
