Name Blink-182 Mark Hoppus, Tom DeLonge and Travis Barker Hometown San Diego, California How they got their start Released a little record called Dude Ranch, got lots of MTV play, lots of radio spins and sold a whole bunch of records. When they released Enema of the State, and got naked, they sold even more records. Did you know? Lead singer Mark Hoppus is a sort of closet Backstreet Boys fan ... Mark once told Rolling Stone: "To be honest, I kind of like that Backstreet Boys Millennium song. I mean you hear it and go 'Man this is terrible,' but then for the rest of the day, you're like 'Tell me whyyy ...'" Exactly. Discography Take Off Your Pants and Jacket June 26, 2001 The Mark, Tom & Travis Show (live) 2000 Enema of the State 1999 Dude Ranch 1997 Chesire Cat 1995 Buddha 1994 Name Sum 41 Hometown Ajax, Canada How they got their start The guys in Sum 41 were all in different bands in school. When they finally got together,they instantly became local faves in their town outside of Toronto. Discography Half Hour of Power ep, 2000 All Killer No Filler2001 Did you know? The guys in Sum 41 tell us that Blink-182's Travis Barker checks out all of their So Cal shows. Guess that's why the guys scored dates on Blink's spring tour Name Papa Roach (Coby Dick, Jerry Horton, Dave Buckner, Tobin Esperance) Hometown Vacaville, Calif. How they got their start The guys formed their band in high school -- they played gigs regularly and produced their own albums and EPs. They were soon signed to Dreamworks Records, which put out their hit CD Infest. Discography Infest -- 2000 Let 'Em Know -- 1999 5 Track Deep -- 1998 Old Friends From Young Years -- 1997 CaCa Bonita -- 1995 Potatoes for Christmas -- 1994 Did you know? The video for "Last Resort" included 500 of their closest friends and biggest fans from Sacramento. |
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Favorite Song O god favorite song??I don't really have a fav!! Lets see.......ahha i think it would have to be "smooth criminal"by alien ant farm!! Name Good Charlotte (Billy, Joel, Benji and Paul) Hometown Naptown/Waldorf, Md. How they got their start The guys played all around Annapolis, Md., gathering a huge following. Eventually, they began playing with such well-known bands as Blink-182 and Bad Religion. They gained such a strong reputation that they were invited to play at the HFStival, sponsored by a Washington, D.C., radio station, alongside such other up-and-comers as Eve 6 and Nine Days. Discography Good Charlotte -- 2000 Did you know? Benji and Joel are twin brothers. Name Limp Bizkit How they got their start Limp Bizkit formed six years ago in Jacksonville,FL. Otto, Wes Borland, bassist Sam Rivers and House of Pain DJ Lethal were brought together by frontman Fred Durst, a former tattoo artist. They broke onto the scene in 1997 with their debut Three Dollar Bill, Y'all which included a remake of George Michael's Faith. Limp Bizkit climbed to the top of the charts with 1999's Significant Other, which debuted at No. 1 on Billboard Top 200 selling 634,874 copies during its first week of release. It went on to sell more than six million copies. As they set out to start work on their 3rd album, Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water, Limp Bizkit was tapped to record the theme song for Mission Impossible 2, scoring a summer hit with "Take a Look Around" which is also featured on the album. Projects Singer Fred Durst told fans that their follow up work on the album Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water will be, "the heaviest, craziest [stuff] you've ever heard" during a chat on the band's official website. Fred is also set to make his directorial debut on the movie "Runts." In addition, Guitarist Wes Borland wrapped touring with his band BIGdumbFACE. Discography Three Dollar Bill, Y'all - 1997 Significant Other - 1999 Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water - 2000 |
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