Busted (band)

Busted are an English pop rock band from Southend-on-Sea, Essex, consisting of James Bourne, Matt Willis and Charlie Simpson. Formed in 2000, the band had four UK number-one singles, released two studio albums, Busted (2002) and A Present for Everyone (2003), one compilation album and one live album before breaking up in January 2005 following Simpson's decision to pursue a career fronting alternative rock band Fightstar. They have also won two Brit Awards and won The Record of the Year in 2004 with their single "Thunderbirds", amongst other awards. Busted have sold over 5 million albums worldwide.

On 11 November 2013, Willis and Bourne announced plans to tour together with McFly as the supergroup McBusted in 2014, and this continued into 2015.

On 10 November 2015, it was announced that Simpson had rejoined the band after successful secret writing sessions and they would embark on a UK and Ireland arena tour in 2016.

History

2000–02: Formation, Busted and rise to fame

James Bourne and Matt Willis had been friends for a number of years and had written material together. Willis claimed that they had been inspired by Green Day, Blink-182 and BBMak. Busted were formed in early 2000 and originally consisted of Bourne, Willis, Ki Fitzgerald and Owen Doyle, although this version of the band broke up later that year. Tom Fletcher was auditioned and offered a place in the group to complete the lineup. 24 hours later, Busted's manager told Fletcher via a phone call that the band was to go ahead as a trio, comprising Bourne, Willis and Charlie Simpson, who was at the same audition as Fletcher.

+/- (band)

+/-, or Plus/Minus, is an American indietronic band formed in 2001. The band makes use of both electronic and traditional instruments, and has sought to use electronics to recreate traditional indie rock song forms and instrumental structures. The group has released two albums on each of the American indie labels Teenbeat Records and Absolutely Kosher, and their track "All I do" was prominently featured in the soundtrack for the major film Wicker Park. The group has developed a devoted following in Japan and Taiwan, and has toured there frequently. Although many artists append bonus tracks onto the end of Japanese album releases to discourage purchasers from buying cheaper US import versions, the overseas versions of +/- albums are usually quite different from the US versions - tracklists can be rearranged, artwork with noticeable changes is used, and tracks from the US version can be replaced as well as augmented by bonus tracks.

History

Bandō

Bandō may refer to:

People

  • Eiji Bandō, Japanese entertainer/sportsman
  • Naoki Bandō, Japanese voice actor
  • Japanese surname, especially among Kabuki actors, such as:
  • Bandō Kakitsu I (1847–1893), Japanese kabuki actor of the Uzaemon acting lineage
  • Bandō Shūka I
  • Bandō Tamasaburō
  • Bandō Tamasaburō V
  • Bandō Mitsugorō III
  • Bandō Mitsugorō VIII
  • Bandō Mitsugorō X
  • Other

  • an alternate name for Kantō region
  • Bandō, Ibaraki, a city
  • Bandō Prisoner of War camp
  • Bandō Station, a train station in Naruto, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan
  • See also

    Bando (disambiguation)

    !!!

    !!! is a dance-punk band that formed in Sacramento, California, in 1996 by lead singer Nic Offer. Its name is most commonly pronounced "Chk Chk Chk" ([/k.k.k/]). Members of !!! came from other local bands such as The Yah Mos, Black Liquorice and Popesmashers. They are currently based in New York City, Sacramento, and Portland, Oregon. The band's sixth full-length album, As If, was released in October 2015.

    Background and history

    !!! is an American band formed in the summer of 1995 by the merger of part of the group Black Liquorice and Popesmashers. After a successful joint tour, these two teams decided to mix the disco-funk with more aggressive sounds and integrate the hardcore singer Nic Offer from the The Yah Mos. The band's name was inspired by the subtitles of the movie The Gods Must Be Crazy, in which the clicking sounds of the Bushmens' Khoisan language were represented as "!". However, as the bandmembers themselves say, !!! is pronounced by repeating thrice any monosyllabic sound. "Chk Chk Chk" is the most common pronunciation, which the URL of their official website and the title of their Myspace page suggest is the preferred pronunciation.

    Busted (2002 Busted album)

    Busted is the self-titled debut studio album by English pop punk band Busted. It was released in the UK in September 2002 and peaked at #2 the following January after the success of second single "Year 3000", which reached #2 on the UK Singles Chart.

    Background

    The first single released from the album was "What I Go to School For", which reached #3. This was followed by "Year 3000", which reached #2, "You Said No" and "Sleeping with the Light On". "You Said No" peaked at #1 and "Sleeping with the Light On" peaked at #3. A European only single, "Hurra Hurra Die Schule Brennt", was released on the same date as You Said No was released in the UK. Busted was the 8th best-selling album of 2003 in the UK. The album has been certified as 3x Platinum in the UK. The album spent 77 weeks on the UK Top 75 Albums chart. Six tracks were co-written with John McLaughlin and Steve Robson. The other remaining songs were written by the band themselves. who often collaborate with each other. Both "What I Go to School For" and "Year 3000" were covered by the Jonas Brothers, and released on their 2006 album It's About Time.

    Busted (2004 Busted album)

    Busted is a compilation album by British pop rock band Busted, released in the United States in October 2004. Ten of the twelve tracks had been released as singles in the United Kingdom, with "Falling for You" being included with the intention of its being released as the group's first single in the United States, and "Teenage Kicks" being included due to its popularity amongst British fans. The song is a cover of The Undertones' classic, first issued as the B-side of "Who's David?". This could allow the album to be viewed as the band's greatest hits. The album contains four tracks from their first album, also titled Busted and seven from the follow-up A Present for Everyone. The release of the album coincided with a documentary titled America or Busted, which chronicled the band's ill-fated attempts to break into the American market.

    Track listing

    References

    Busted (film)

    Busted is a 1997 comedy film, starring Corey Feldman, Corey Haim, Dominick Brascia and Ava Fabian.

    Plot

    The police force of the somewhat-quiet town of Amity decide to get crime off the streets and decide that the prostitutes are better off working out of the police station. The ladies take over several police duties to ensure their cover.

    Cast

  • Corey Haim as Clifford
  • Corey Feldman as David
  • Dominick Brascia as Evan Howe
  • Elliott Gould as Game show host
  • Mariana Morgan as Captain Mary Mae
  • Julie Strain as Annette
  • Michael Maguire as Captain Alexander Smith
  • Ava Fabian as Lacey
  • Devin DeVasquez as Casey
  • Monique Parent as Carrie
  • Rhonda Rydell as Elizabeth
  • Trivia

  • Dominick Brascia also starred in National Lampoon's Last Resort with the two Coreys.
  • The film marked Corey Feldman's directorial debut.
  • Due to his frequent absences and drug use during filming, Corey Haim was eventually fired by director Corey Feldman. Feldman later said that this was one of the most hard and painful things he ever had to do.
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