Part 7 of 8:
Simply For The Love of Music - The History of Incubus
During the 2003 Lollapalooza tour, Incubus debuted
two new songs, "Megalomaniac" and "Pistola", causing quite a stir in
the online community. On September 4th, Incubus (as well as Tommy Lee,
Rob Zombie, Fieldy, Mark Hoppus, Travis Barker, Jerry Cantrell, Iann
Robinson, and Jacoby Shaddix) were featured on the new DVD released
by MTV's Popular Show "MTV Cribs". In October the band released the
live album of Lollapalooza, with with proceeds going to their Make Yourself
Foundation. The album contained an new unreleased song, titled; "Pistola."
After its release the band set out to play the 17th annual Bridge School
Benefit on October 25th and 26th at the Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountain
View, CA. Neil Young has organized the annual concert, which aides the
Bridge School in its outreach to children with severe speech and physical
impairments. Incubus performed the acoustic show along with Crosby,
Stills, Nash and Young, Willie Nelson, Pearl Jam, Counting Crows, Wilco,
Dashboard Confessional, and others. The band debuted the song; "Talk
Shows on Mute" during this acoustic event.
By December the new album, produced by Brendan O'Brien
(Pearl Jam, Rage Against the Machine, Papa Roach, Train), was complete,
and scheduled for release. The new album will be an enhanced CD with
behind the scenes video, and was to be titled; "A Crow Left of The Murder."
Mike and Brandon discussed the new songs; Mike describes them as "Like
the old shit, but older. It's very different. It's very energetic and
fast, and a lot of it is more technical, I guess maybe in the vein of
more of our older songs...they don't sound like our older songs, but
they are more, uh, Exploratory." On December 15th, the first single
from the upcoming album was released; "Megalomaniac," and began receiving
radio play, with a video to soon follow.
On February 3rd, 2004, Incubus' fifth
album dropped, titled:"A Crow Left of The Murder."
Following the release of ACLOTM, Incubus went on an extensive
World and US
Tour. Prior to their departure to Japan in February
2004, they performed a "Secret" concert at the
Sony Picture Studios in Culver City, California. Incubus
finally returned home in November 2005.
On December 12, 2005, Incubus performed at the famous KROQ
Almost Acoustic Christmas at the Universal Amphitheater.
w/My Chemical Romance, Chevelle, The Used, Good Charlotte,
Papa Roach, Sum 41, Social Distortion, Velvet Revolver and
Green Day.
Setlist: Wish You Were
Here / Nice To Know You / Talk Shows on Mute / Warning /
Pardon Me / Drive (Remix) / Stellar w/Police Cover* / Message
in a Bottle* / Roxanne* / Megalomaniac
*with special guests - Andy Summers and Stewart Copeland
formerly of The Police.
Other business:
The band also contributed 3 songs, Make A Move, Neither
of Us Can See and Admiration, to the Stealth Movie Soundtrack.
Mike and Brandon also worked on a surfing documentary, Flow.
Brandon provided the narration and Mike wrote the majority
of the music. The film focuses on the legendary surfboard
maker, Al Merrick, and the Channel Island surf team.
Ben Kenney is currently working on his new solo album, Maduro.
He also is a member of the Division Group. For more information
on Ben and his ventures, please visit Ghetto
Crush Industries.
Workaholic Einziger is also working with his brother's band,
Agent Sparks, on their debut album. And with Jose and Ben,
helping out newcomer vocalist, Kate Earl, with her debut
album, "Fate is the Hunter".
The band is still devoting their time and efforts to their
charitable Make
Yourself Foundation. They have made several visits to
affiliated charities such as the Painted Turtle. In September
2005, Ben, Brandon and Mike participated in a special Surfrider
Celebrity Surf Jam in Huntington Beach, CA. Check out our
exclusive photos here.
