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Songs From an American Movie
~ Volume One: Learning How to Smile: July 11, 2000
~ Volume Two: Good Time For a Bad Attitude: Mid Nov 2000
10.31.00 - The songs on the new album!!
01. When it all goes wrong again
02. Slide
03. Baby Talk
04. Rock Star
05. Short Blonde Hair
06. Misery Whip
07. Out of my Depth
08. The Good Witch of the North
09. Halloween Americana
10. All fucked up
11. Overwhelming
12. Songs from and american movie part 2
~ On november 2nd, everclear will have a listening party in portland for their
album
~ Everclear will be on modern rock live on november 27th.
~ They will also be on rockline two days later (the 29th)
~ Then, they'll be taping a madtv show on the first of december
~ Then art will be on politically incorrect on either december 14 or 15
9.14 -The(US)Wonderful Single was released on the 12th. It was intended to have "Southern Girls" and "Speed Racer" as original b-sides. They we're changed to, "I'm On Your Time"(this song was recorded during the recording of Learning How To Smile, but never made it on the album), and a new Remix of "Father of Mine". CD-101derfest has been canceled. You can get refunds at Ticketmaster.
9.8 -Everclear will start their official tour in February 2001. For now they are just out to promote LHTS at different radio stations around the US. Songs From An American Movie Vol. 2: Good Time For A Bad Attitude will be released on either the 7th, 14th, 21st, or 28th. Those are all the Tuesdays in November. Most likely the 21st or 28th. Thats all the news for now.
~Art is in the October issue of "Guitar World" magazine
~8.25.2000- Everclear has been certified Gold! When an album is certified Gold, it means it has sold 500,000 copies or more. When a band reaches Platinum Certification, their album has reached 1,000,000 units sold or more. Songs From An American Movie, Vol. 1: Learning How To Smile has been certified Gold after only six weeks on the shelves! Congratulations Everclear!
~8.25.2000- Everclear has done an exclusive interview for CDNOW.
~Everclear's 2nd single from Learning How To Smile, "AM RADIO", will go out to Modern Rock radio stations Monday, August 21.
~Everclear will perform 2 songs and do an interview with Matt Pinfield on the TV show "FarmClub.Com" this coming Monday, August 14th. "FarmClub.Com" airs on the USA Network at 11:05pm on Monday nights following WWF Wrestling.
~Everclear will be on E! on august 5th at 7 am and 12 noon.
~There is an interview with Art in the Stuff Magazine for Men August 2000 issue
~Everclear will be on the later show on NBC on August 3rd at 1.35 am EST. I think that means the night of August 2nd, but don't hold me to that.
Archives
~From the upcoming GUITAR WORLD interview with Art: 3/2001:
Alexakis' sardonic sense of humor is in full effect on Songs from an American Movie, Vol. Two: Good Time For A Bad Attitude, the subtitle of which certainly seems to sum up the country's post-election malaise.
"The album was named way before [the presidential election], but, boy, it sure does fit", he marvels. "The Halloween, black-and-orange version of the American flag on the cover really fits what's going on right now. I mean, we're like in perpetual Halloween. It's like trick or treat--we don't know what we're gonna get!" He laughs. "Probably trick!"
~E!Online GTFABA Review:
"...the second half of the series is a reassuring return to form, harking back to 1995's ragged pop of World of Noise. Taking its sonic cue from rock heroes like Cheap Trick, the band spews out enough taut chords and Northwestern rage ("When It All Goes Wrong Again," "Misery Whip") to back up this Bad Attitude-driven, new-wave punch with a solid swing."
~JAM! GTFABA Review:
"Trust Everclear leader Art Alexakis to buck the trend. Good Time For a Bad Attitude, the second chapter in his Songs From an American Movie set, is that rarest of followups -- a sequel that's not only as good as the original, but pulls the story together and wraps it up tidily."
~Wall of Sound/GTFABA Review:
"...well, for those who need to rock, we salute Vol. Two — Good Time for a Bad Attitude. Bright, punchy, and well crafted, it slathers an extra layer of grinding guitars on top of the Vol. One sound while maintaining the group's melodic trademarks. Despite its subtitle, the album is less angry than simply excitable. Unlike most hard rock groups of today, Everclear expresses its rage as exploding firecrackers, all sparkly and high end, not as cool, low-end thumping."
~Everclear is on the cover of September's CMJ New Music Monthly. Inside is a new article, more pictures, and a CD sampler which contains "Now That It's Over", among songs by other artists.
~Here's a crappy review for Songs from an American Movie- don't read it, it'll just piss you off.
~Here's an article from USAToday on the new album.
~ Click here to read the MTV interview and listen to the guys talk about their song "Brown Eyed Girl" off the new album.
~ Click here to read another MTV interview with Everclear on all their media appearances.
~ There's a 4-page article (starting on page 100) in the Current issue of Spin magazine on Art Alexakis and Everclear.
~ Here's an interview with Art Alexakis and co-producer Lars Fox on some of the recording techniques used on the new albums.
~ Here's the Miss Truth item about Art Alexakis' upcoming marriage to a 21-year-old ex-model.
~Third week chart positions:
Billboard Hot 200 Album Charts: from #15 to #20
Modern Rock Airplay Charts: from #4 to #5
Adult Top 40: from #20 to #11
Top Singles/Airplay: from #39 to #25
Internet Album Charts: from #1 to #6
~ July 27- Songs from and American Movie: Vol. 1 dropped to #15 on the Billboard 200 Album Chart. It also dropped to #6 on the Top Internet Sales Chart. The single, "Wonderful", rose from #37 to #33 on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart and is still holding steady at #4 on the Modern Rock Chart. The song also rose from #20 to #15 on the Adult Top 40.
~ In their first week, Everclear sold over 107,000 copies of Learning How To Smile!
~ July 26- The first week on the charts for Everclear's new album was great. The album premiered at #9 on the Billboard 200 Album Chart. It led the way on the Top Internet Sales Chart. The first single, "Wonderful", rose from #53 to #37 on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart and held steady at #4 on the Modern Rock Chart. The song even made it to #20 on the Adult Top 40. Songs From An American Movie: Volume 1 was Everclear's first top ten album.
