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Everclear is a rock band formed in Portland, Oregon, USA, in 1992. For most of its existence, Everclear consisted of Art Alexakis (vocals, guitar), Craig Montoya (bass guitar, vocals) and Greg Eklund (drums, percussion, vocals). Eklund replaced original drummer Scott Cuthbert in 1994. Montoya and Eklund departed the band in 2003, but Alexakis has continued performing as Everclear with a new lineup. New Members of the band have been added, including Davey French (guitar), Sam Hudson (bass guitar),Josh Crawley, (keyboards), and Brett Snyder (drums, percussion) Image File history File links Question_book-3. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 533 pixelsFull resolution‎ (3,888 × 2,592 pixels, file size: 4. ... Emory University is a private university located in the metropolitan area of the city of Atlanta and in western unincorporated DeKalb County, Georgia, United States. ... 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Early years

Art Alexakis suffered through a troubled youth, beginning with his father walking out when Alexakis was a child. Financial hardships pushed his family into the slums of Los Angeles, where Alexakis fell to the lure of heavy drug use. During his teenage years, Alexakis was shuttled around the country between various family members (including a brief period in Houston living with his father's new family), but the drug addiction persisted. Eventually, Alexakis suffered a near-fatal cocaine overdose, which finally pushed him to clean up.

In the late 1980s, Alexakis played in a short-lived rock band in Los Angeles called Shakin' Brave, where he began to hone his songwriting skills. Frustrated by the inattention of the L.A. music scene, Art relocated to San Francisco, where he fell into the then-burgeoning cowpunk scene. The 1980s refers to the years from 1980 to 1989. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... Cowpunk or Country Punk is a subgenre of punk rock that began in southern California in the 1980s, especially Los Angeles. ...

Art founded a label called Shindig Records, which attempted to document the SF cowpunk scene. He began recording material of his own for a solo album, but it eventually evolved into a group project called Colorfinger. While involved with Colorfinger, Art wrote several songs which would later find success as Everclear songs, including "The Twistinside", "Heartspark Dollarsign", and "Why I Don't Believe in God". Colorfinger is best known for being Art Alexakis last band before being in Everclear. ...

In a single month in 1992, Shindig failed (when its distributor went bankrupt), Colorfinger broke up, and Art learned that his girlfriend was pregnant. Seeking a change of location, Art and his girlfriend moved to her hometown, Portland, Oregon. There, he placed an ad in local music weekly The Rocket, which earned two responses: bass player Craig Montoya and drummer Scott Cuthbert. The new band, Everclear, began recording in a friend's basement, essentially bartering for recording time with musical gear and whatever limited funds they could scrounge up. The sessions culminated in two releases: the Nervous & Weird EP and the band's first full-length release World of Noise, both released by Portland's Tim/Kerr Records in 1993. Frustrated by Tim/Kerr's limited resources, Alexakis hired independent promoters to help push the album. Eventually, it became obvious that Everclear needed to find a bigger player to help them reach their audience. Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... Nervous & Weird is an EP by Everclear, released in 1993. ... World of Noise was the first album recorded by the band Everclear. ...

The Capitol years

Sparkle and Fade

The band spent much of 1994 seeking out a major label deal. After a modest bidding war, they were signed to Capitol Records by Gary Gersh, who was responsible for signing Nirvana, Sonic Youth, and Counting Crows to DGC Records. Just before their signing, Everclear parted ways with drummer Cuthbert, citing personality conflicts, and brought in former Jollymon drummer Greg Eklund. In May of 1995, the band released their first album for the label, Sparkle and Fade. Image File history File links Everclear-Sparkle. ... Image File history File links Everclear-Sparkle. ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) The year 1994 was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by the United Nations. ... Capitol Records is a major United States-based record label, owned by EMI. // The Capitol Records company was founded by the songwriter Johnny Mercer in 1942, with the financial help of movie producer Buddy DeSylva and the business acumen of Glenn Wallichs, (1910-1971) (owner of Music City, at the... This article is about the American grunge band. ... Sonic Youth is an American alternative rock band formed in New York City in 1981. ... Counting Crows is an American Folk Rock band originating from Berkeley, California. ... DGC Records was a subsidiary of Geffen Records, founded by David Geffen on March 20, 1990. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... Sparkle and Fade is an album by Everclear, released on May 23, 1995. ...

Initially, the album didn't find an audience. First single "Heroin Girl" received some modest airplay via MTV's 120 Minutes, but was generally missed by the mainstream. However, near the end of 1995, second single "Santa Monica" found a strong audience via the burgeoning alternative radio format, which eventually carried over to mainstream success. The album subsequently was certified platinum. However, two ensuing singles, "Heartspark Dollarsign" and "You Make Me Feel Like a Whore", failed to find a wide audience, and the band ended 1996 fast at work on their third album. This article is about the original U.S. music television channel. ... 120 Minutes logo 120 Minutes was a television show dedicated to alternative music on MTV and MTV2 from 1986-2003. ... Santa Monica is a rock song by the band Everclear. ... Alternative music redirects here. ... In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America awards certification based on the number of albums and singles sold through retail and other ancillary markets. ...

As Sparkle and Fade reached its audience, Everclear had to endure consistent comparisons to Nirvana, particularly given the album's subject matter and drug references. Following a show with the Foo Fighters at the end of 1995, Dave Grohl told MTV News that he genuinely didn't think that Everclear sounded like Nirvana, noting that Bush sounded more like Nirvana than any other band. This article is about the American grunge band. ... This article is about the band. ... David Eric Grohl (born January 14, 1969, in Warren, Ohio) is an American rock musician and songwriter. ... MTV News is the news division of MTV, the first and most popular music television network in the U.S., as well as some of MTVs related channels around the world. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

So Much for the Afterglow

By the end of 1996, the band had nearly completed the album, which they planned to release under the title Pure White Evil. Alexakis, however, was dissatisfied with the results, and decided to work on more songs for the effort, including "One Hit Wonder" and the eventual title-track to the album, So Much for the Afterglow. Image File history File links Everclear_So_Much_for_the_Afterglow. ... Image File history File links Everclear_So_Much_for_the_Afterglow. ... So Much for the Afterglow is the third album by Everclear, released on October 7, 1997 (see 1997 in music). ...

So Much for the Afterglow was released in October of 1997. The first two singles from the album, "Everything to Everyone" and "I Will Buy You a New Life" performed modestly, but helped begin a slow build for the album. The band completed a US tour at the end of the year, and started 1998 with a tour of Australia.

The Australian tour, however, was an unexpected disaster. At a show in Wollongong, someone threw a shoe at Alexakis, knocking loose a few of his teeth. Two nights later in Melbourne, someone threw a lit explosive on stage, which exploded and burned a stagehand. Tensions erupted backstage, with touring guitarist Steve Birch refusing to continue, and Montoya getting into a heated argument with Alexakis. In interviews for VH-1's Behind the Music, the band related that they nearly broke up that night. The band decided to cancel the remainder of their tour following a final show on the Gold Coast, during which Alexakis was hit with a shoe (while the crowd was singing him "Happy Birthday") and Montoya's acoustic bass guitar was stolen. Montoya declined to join the band for the ensuing tour of the United Kingdom, with then-bass-tech David LoPrinzi filling in. To date, Everclear has not returned to Australia. Wollongong is an industrial city located on the eastern coast of Australia in the state of New South Wales. ... The City of Melbournes coat of arms The central business district of Melbourne, viewed from the north Alternate meanings: Melbourne (disambiguation) Melbourne is the capital and largest city of the state of Victoria, and the second largest city in Australia, with a population of 52,117 in the Central... VH1 (which stands for Video Hits 1) is an American cable television channel that was created in 1985. ... For the album by The Soundtrack of Our Lives, see Behind the Music (album). ...

Following an extensive tour of the United States with Marcy Playground and Fastball, the band released Afterglow's third single, "Father of Mine". The song catapulted the album and the band to mainstream success. For the album, see Marcy Playground (album) Marcy Playground is an American alternative rock or post-grunge band. ... Fastball is an American rock band that formed in Austin, Texas in the 1990s. ...

Afterglow provided the band their only Grammy nomination to date, a Best Rock Instrumental nod in 1998 for "El Distorto de Melodica". Later that year, the band won Billboard's Modern Rock Band of the Year Award. Though Afterglow never charted higher than #33 on the Billboard album chart, the album reached double-platinum status at the end of the year. The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. ...

Learning How to Smile

Following the success of So Much for the Afterglow, Alexakis decided to step back from the Everclear sound and record a solo album of more pop-influenced songs, and brought in Everclear touring musicians David LoPrinzi, Brian Lehfeldt, and James Beaton to perform on the recordings. Unhappy with the results of the initial sessions, Alexakis decided to bring in Montoya and Eklund and transform the effort into an Everclear album. The results were released as Songs from an American Movie, Vol. 1: Learning How to Smile in July of 2000. The album yielded the band's most successful single, "Wonderful", and eventually reached platinum status. Image File history File links EverclearLearningHowToSmile. ... Image File history File links EverclearLearningHowToSmile. ... Songs from an American Movie, Vol 1: Learning How to Smile is an album by Everclear, released on July 11, 2000. ...

Rather than tour for the release, the band arranged with their label to release a second album in 2000. Alexakis believed he had enough of a catalog of unreleased songs at the ready, and was eager to show the opposing sides of Everclear's sound. However, delays in the mixing process of Learning How to Smile had pushed its initial April release to July, limiting the amount of recording time for the follow-up in order to meet Capitol's demands of an end-of-the-year release.

Proclaimed as a "return to rock", Songs from an American Movie, Vol. 2: Good Time for a Bad Attitude was released just four months after Vol. 1 in November of 2000. Unfortunately, the promotional push for Vol. 2 while still in the throes of supporting Vol 1 confused much of the music-buying public. Learning How to Smile's second single "AM Radio" was released barely weeks before the release of Vol. 2, leaving some stores to mistakenly label the song as the first single from Vol. 2. The confusion was amplified by the band's decision to accept an opening slot for Matchbox 20 in the months after the release of Vol. 2, a somewhat awkward billing for a band who was trying to support a hard rock album. Songs from an American Movie, Vol. ... Matchbox Twenty (or MB20, MBT, matchbox twenty, originally spelled Matchbox 20) is a rock band formed in Orlando, Florida. ...

By the late spring of 2001, both albums had stalled. Capitol attempted a final push by re-releasing Learning How to Smile with "Out of My Depth" and "Rock Star" from Good Time for a Bad Attitude as bonus tracks. A cover of Van Morrison's "Brown Eyed Girl" received some modest airplay as a result, but couldn't help revive the momentum. A tour of the United Kingdom for what would have been the band's first extensive tour of the country since 1998 was cancelled shortly before its start. George Ivan Morrison OBE (generally known as Van Morrison) (born August 31, 1945) is a singer-songwriter from Belfast, Northern Ireland. ... Brown Eyed Girl is a song written and recorded in 1967 by Northern Irish singer-songwriter, Van Morrison and produced by Bang Records chief Bert Berns. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ...

That summer, the band decided to license "Rock Star" to the movie of the same name. Fortune seemed to finally be turning around for the band, as the promotional push behind the movie helped the song find an audience at radio and VH-1. However, the push ended following the September 11, 2001 attacks. Rock Star is a 2001 movie starring Mark Wahlberg and directed by Stephen Herek. ... VH1 (which stands for Video Hits 1) is an American cable television channel that was created in 1985. ... September 11 is the 254th day of the year (255th in leap years). ...

The band regrouped a year later to record their sixth album, Slow Motion Daydream, released in March of 2003. Both band and label were excited about the effort prior to its release. Everything looked positive until Alexakis and Capitol came to odds over the album's first single. Capitol was thrilled about one of the last songs added to the album, a somewhat 9/11-influenced "The New York Times". Alexakis, however, had previewed a tongue-in-cheek ode to Republican suburbanite housewives, "Volvo Driving Soccer Mom", during a solo tour in 2002, and had received a fair amount of media attention. Capitol eventually relented to Alexakis' demands and released the song and video, but didn't put much effort into the song and album's promotion. "The New York Times" was released shortly thereafter as the second single with even less support from the label, and the album stalled after selling 100,000 copies. Slow Motion Daydream is an album by Everclear that was released (in the US) by Capitol Records on March 11, 2003 (see 2003 in music). ... A sequential look at United Flight 175 crashing into the south tower of the World Trade Center The September 11, 2001 attacks (often referred to as 9/11—pronounced nine eleven or nine one one) consisted of a series of coordinated terrorist[1] suicide attacks upon the United States, predominantly... Volvo-Driving Soccer Mom is a song by the alternative rock band Everclear, from their album Slow Motion Daydream (2003). ...

At the end of the tour support for Slow Motion Daydream in August of 2003, Montoya and Eklund decided that it was time to move on, and departed the band to pursue other interests. The following summer, Everclear ended its relationship with Capitol Records. Capitol compiled a Greatest Hits album reflecting the band's tenure at the label, titled Ten Years Gone: The Best of Everclear 1994-2004, which was released in October of 2004. Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Capitol Records is a major United States-based record label, owned by EMI. // The Capitol Records company was founded by the songwriter Johnny Mercer in 1942, with the financial help of movie producer Buddy DeSylva and the business acumen of Glenn Wallichs, (1910-1971) (owner of Music City, at the... Ten Years Gone: The Best of Everclear 1994-2004 is a compilation album by Everclear. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Montoya and Eklund post-Everclear

After leaving Everclear, Craig Montoya formed a new band Tri-Polar with Sweaty Nipples members Scotty Heard and Brian Lehfeldt. After completing the recording of their debut album, Scotty Heard left the band for personal reasons. Heard was then replaced by former Red Sector guitarist Kevin Hahn. The band's self-titled debut album was released on May 27, 2005. The band spent several months on hiatus in late 2005 and early 2006, but recently reformed, including former guitarist Scotty Heard. Montoya has decided to pass bass guitar duties and focus on singing. The band has dates set for the West Coast starting in June 2006. is the 147th day of the year (148th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Regional definitions vary from source to source. ...

During the last couple of years in Everclear, Greg Eklund quietly recorded demos of his own material in his garage. In 2004, Eklund formed The Oohlas with his brother Mark and vocalist Olivia Stone. After self-releasing an EP of their first six demos, the band entered the studio in late 2005 to record their debut album. The completed album, Best Stop Pop, was released on September 26, 2006, on Stolen Transmission, an imprint of Island Records. The Oohlas are a band from Southern California, fronted by former Everclear drummer Greg Eklund. ... Island Records is a record label that was founded by British record producers in Jamaica. ...

The new Everclear

After a solo tour in the fall of 2003, Alexakis decided to continue with Everclear, organizing a new band that made its debut in March of 2004. The new lineup consisted of bassist Sam Hudson, guitarist Dave French, and drummer Eric Bretl. In the summer of 2004, the band added keyboardist Josh Crawley, and swapped Bretl for former Everclear drum tech Brett Snyder. The new lineup released its first recording, a cover of Woody Guthrie's "This Land Is Your Land", that summer. A self-released EP of performances recorded for XM Satellite Radio called Closure was given out at shows in the fall of 2004. Woodrow Wilson Guthrie (July 14, 1912–October 3, 1967) was a prolific American songwriter and folk musician. ... Wikisource has original text related to this article: This Land Is Your Land This Land Is Your Land is one of the United States most famous folk songs. ... “XM” redirects here. ...

Free of a major label, Alexakis spent the ensuing year and a half slowly recording material for a new Everclear release. He admitted that the time after the breakup of the original lineup served as a "wake up call", during which he suffered his third divorce and filed for bankruptcy. The new band is currently signed to Eleven Seven Music. Everclear released their latest album on September 12, 2006, titled Welcome to the Drama Club. The album's first single "Hater" is currently streaming on the band's MySpace page [1], with an accompanying video available on iFilm [2]. The second single "Glorious" was released with a video as well. A link to the video can be found on the band's MySpace page. Eleven Seven Music is a record label founded by Allen Kovac, who is the CEO of 10th Street Entertainment. ... is the 255th day of the year (256th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Welcome to the Drama Club is the title of the newest album from rock band Everclear which was released on September 12, 2006. ... MySpace is a social networking website offering an interactive, user-submitted network of friends, personal profiles, blogs, groups, photos, music, and videos. ... iFilm is an online archive of short films, movie trailers, and other video clips of interest. ...

Discography

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Albums

• World of Noise (1993) N/A
• Sparkle and Fade (1995) 1x Platinum
• So Much for the Afterglow (1997) 2x Platinum
• Songs from an American Movie, Vol. 1: Learning How to Smile (2000) 1x Platinum
• Songs from an American Movie, Vol. 2: Good Time for a Bad Attitude (2000) N/A
• Slow Motion Daydream (2003) N/A
• Welcome to the Drama Club (2006) N/A

World of Noise was the first album recorded by the band Everclear. ... Sparkle and Fade is an album by Everclear, released on May 23, 1995. ... So Much for the Afterglow is the third album by Everclear, released on October 7, 1997 (see 1997 in music). ... Songs from an American Movie, Vol 1: Learning How to Smile is an album by Everclear, released on July 11, 2000. ... Songs from an American Movie, Vol. ... Slow Motion Daydream is an album by Everclear that was released (in the US) by Capitol Records on March 11, 2003 (see 2003 in music). ... Welcome to the Drama Club is the title of the newest album from rock band Everclear which was released on September 12, 2006. ...

EPs

• Nervous & Weird (1993)
• White Trash Hell (1997)

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Live and Compilations

• Live from Toronto (1998)
• Ten Years Gone: The Best of Everclear 1994-2004 (2004)
• The Best of Everclear (2006)

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Singles

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External links

• Everclear's Official Site
• Everclear at MySpace
• MTV Music Videos
• Everclear's largest online database