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127-495: The album is the first to be recorded with new turntablist Chris Kilmore , who joined in February 1998 and replaced DJ Lyfe . Make Yourself has been labelled as an alternative metal , alternative rock , nu metal , and funk rock album. Slant Magazine claimed in 2001 that Incubus "blur the perceptions between metal and alt-rock" on the album. It has also been described as having more ambient tones than their previous work. In

254-571: A Make Yourself song was at a March 4, 1999 concert at the Glass House in Pomona, California , which featured the live debut of "Nowhere Fast". All of the other songs from Make Yourself were performed live during the touring cycle in 1999 and 2000, with the exception of "Battlestar Scralatchtica", which is not known to have been performed until 2001 during the Morning View touring cycle. The band went on

381-901: A beta-male approach to new-metal : roaring, assymetrical riffs and herky-jerky dynamics coexisting with Boyd's yearning tenor and burgeoning melodic gift." In November 1999, Tulane Hullabaloo writer Henry Rienka claimed that it was a rap rock album in the style of bands such as Hed PE , despite consisting entirely of sung vocals. Rienka wrote that, "their union of grinding guitar, vinyl scratching, and urgent rock/rap vocals produces thrashing, grooving, and bouncing boobies." He added, " Make Yourself just doesn't quite match up with their breakthrough release; 1997's S.C.I.E.N.C.E. . On this effort, Incubus seems more concerned with playing with sounds and differentiating themselves from Kid Rock than they do with making enjoyable music." Kevin Stewart-Panko of Canadian publication Exclaim! gave Make Yourself

508-402: A 2000 interview, singer Brandon Boyd said that the band weren't concerned about whether the album was going to fit into any particular music scene. The songs for the album were written following an exhausting tour for their full-length major label debut S.C.I.E.N.C.E. . Touring for S.C.I.E.N.C.E. began in mid-1997, once they had finished recording it, and covered the entirety of 1998, with

635-480: A 2020 Kerrang! article, "when we got home, we started coming up with ideas and gave ourselves eight weeks to write the record and in those eight weeks, all the songs that appear on the album came out." In a 1999 interview, Boyd mentioned that "Nowhere Fast" originated through improvisational live jams during the S.C.I.E.N.C.E. tour, remarking "we've been exploring drum-'n'-bass here and there on stage, playing little improvisational ditties in between real songs from

762-406: A 2022 Louder Sound article, Brandon Boyd placed it fourth in his ranking of their studio albums. He stated, "It's not higher because it was a period of time that was gruelling. We were playing 9 or 10 shows a week: one in the morning and one in the evening, I learned to take naps on drum risers during soundchecks." Boyd also reflected in 2020 that, "all of the flags were blowing in a direction that

889-435: A Down and Ultraspank during the fall. After constant touring throughout 1998, and after selling over 100,000 copies of S.C.I.E.N.C.E. without the support of radio or television exposure, Incubus took a break for two years and then began working on their third album Make Yourself . After just two weeks in the studio with producer Jim Wirt, the band was unhappy with the recordings and opted to continue recording without

1016-412: A Down." He added, " Mike Patton would be a real rabble rouser, and say horrible things to the audience. We would be on the side of stage cheering, fanboys." Following this, Incubus went on an American tour with 311, which lasted from late April 2000 to the beginning of July 2000. From August to early September 2000, the band performed at that year's edition of Ozzfest . It was their second appearance at

1143-533: A Summer Amphitheater Tour of the US. On April 1, 2009, the band posted a fake "making of" video that was filmed on the set of "Black Heart Inertia". In the video, Brandon and his double "swapped places". Brandon fetched coffee for his double, and his double also imitated Christian Bale when the DP annoyed him, shouting at and violently chasing him out off of the set. After the short film, the first full stream of "Black Heart Inertia"

1270-670: A beachside mansion in Malibu, California , to record their follow-up album, which would later become known as Morning View . They began touring once more with Hundred Reasons in Europe from June until the first week of July. At this time, the band was invited to play with the Area 1 Festival, which featured Moby , Outkast , the Roots , Paul Oakenfold , Carl Cox , and Nelly Furtado . Also, in July, Make Yourself

1397-426: A bunch of people like it doesn’t mean it was a thought that was complete – it’s not as if I became enlightened around the idea of not letting fear dictate the course of my life." Einziger said, "I could never have predicted [Drive] was going to be a smash-hit song, but I knew that it felt special to us. It felt like an honest encapsulation of being vulnerable and I felt like people would connect with it." Before recording

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1524-426: A complete music video. On February 1, 2007, five finalists were announced for the "I Dig Incubus" contest. In a video interview on Blender , bassist and vocalist Ben Kenney said, "It's almost something that will happen whether or not we want to do it. People will make their own videos for songs. It's kind of a cool way for us to get together with fans out there who are artistic." On August 4, 2007, Incubus played on

1651-505: A cultural level, the magazine devoted significant coverage to punk , alternative country , electronica , reggae and world music , experimental rock , jazz of the most adventurous sort, burgeoning underground music scenes, and a variety of fringe styles. Artists such as the Ramones , Patti Smith , Blondie , X , Black Flag , and the former members of the Sex Pistols , The Clash , and

1778-400: A day. So we wrote a cool little track. I was out in the hallway scratching, and Nu-Mark and Cut Chemist walked by. I was like, 'Hey. Do you guys want to scratch on this track we just did?'. We went in, laid it down, and that’s how 'Battlestar Scralatchtica' came about." Around the time the record was being made, Kilmore also contributed DJ scratches to the album Introduction to Mayhem , by

1905-465: A face-to-face meeting at the end of the Morning View tour to discuss his involvement in the band. The band said that the split had become necessary due to "irreconcilable creative differences". Almost immediately after the announcement of a new bass player, the 2003 Incubus vs. Sony case had been settled. The two sides settled on a new contract that delivers three albums to Epic/Immortal with an option on

2032-451: A fourth. The first album would be worth $ 8 million in advances to the band, with another $ 2.5 million for each one thereafter. By December the new album, which was recorded at Southern Tracks Recording Studios in Atlanta , Georgia was recorded live, opposed to recording each instrument at separate times, and was produced by Brendan O'Brien ( Pearl Jam , Soundgarden , Rage Against

2159-525: A hostile crowd reception at some of the shows with Incubus and System of a Down. Mr. Bungle's bassist Trevor Dunn remarked in 2013 that "we were sort of the grandpas of the tour", adding that his band dressed up as the Village People at these shows in an attempt to anger the "metal kids" in the audience. Brandon Boyd later reflected in 2018, "Mr. Bungle was hugely influential to both of our bands, and they were playing second, like before Incubus and System of

2286-417: A lawsuit of their own. On March 1, Einziger, along with Scott Litt , Dave Holdredge, and Rick Will, was nominated for a Grammy in the "Best Engineered Album (Non Classical)" category, for their work on Morning View . On April 3, after weeks of circulating rumors about Dirk Lance's departure from the band, an official announcement was made by the band. A decision had been reached amongst members of Incubus in

2413-438: A little alternative metal, a little funk, but altogether compelling." Loudwire praised it in 2019, stating that "while at first the album appears to be more of a mainstream break for the band, with Make Yourself they’ve managed to find a smoother way to incorporate hip-hop and funk more consistently into their brand of alternative metal", adding "it may not be the most heavy on the nu-metal sound because of this, but it allowed

2540-492: A little rap/rock thrown in for good measure." The Michigan Daily had a negative view of the band's new sound, giving the album only one out of five stars in October 1999. The review states that, "the group's once potent mix of funk, metal, hip-hop, soul and R&B was initially compared to 'Primus with a soul singer' and a '90s Red Hot Chili Peppers'. With the bland, radio friendly offering Make Yourself , it looks like Incubus

2667-507: A lot of the music we’d written up until that point was personal but some of it was almost cartoonish, which is awesome and something that came very naturally to us, but I felt like we could really connect with people and write music that could make more of an emotional connection." Einziger also noted in a 2011 Ultimate Guitar interview that he knew the band's change in direction would potentially alienate fans of their earlier work, which had more of an experimental funk-based sound. He compared

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2794-452: A mixed reaction from some fans of the band, due to its different sound. In a June 2000 interview with Spin , Brandon Boyd claimed, "when the album first came out, we got threatening letters from fans like 'You Sold Out'." The album is listed in the 2005 book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die . Colin Larkin wrote in his 2011 book The Encyclopedia of Popular Music that Make Yourself

2921-421: A more commercially acceptable pop rock and alternative rock sound for the band, although several songs from the album still included elements of nu/alternative metal , such as downtuned riffs and layers of electronics. Right after their album's release, the band went on tour with Primus and Buckethead , a tour which lasted for the remainder of the year. The first song that kicked off the album, "Privilege",

3048-413: A new song called "Trust Fall". Incubus announced they will release two EP's in 2015 with the first, Trust Fall (Side A) set for release on May 12, 2015, having been delayed from March 24, 2015. The first single, " Absolution Calling ", was released February 5, 2015, to be followed by the second single, "Trust Fall", on March 10, 2015. Spin (magazine) Spin (stylized in all caps as SPIN )

3175-473: A political statement. Whatever anyone conjures up or takes from our music is good; I mean, our point is to get people thinking." A Crow Left of the Murder... was released in 2004, showcasing a new turn for the band. The second single released was "Talk Shows on Mute", featuring a video that was inspired by George Orwell 's Animal Farm . Incubus toured worldwide in 2004 with many bands, including Ben Kweller ,

3302-512: A positive review in December 1999, writing "Incubus is simply an awesome band. They have the distorted guitars, but they also have finger wagging melodies, an actual singer and dance floor elements. It’s similar stuff that plagued Faith No More about ten years ago, and Incubus has a noticeable FNM influence, especially Brandon Boyd's voice, which eerily recalls a youthful Mike Patton." In their November 1999 review, CMJ New Music Report also compared

3429-414: A producer. After another three weeks of recording, R.E.M. / Nirvana producer Scott Litt took an interest in their songs and started taking part in the recording sessions, mainly focusing on songs like " Drive " and " Stellar ". According to the band, Litt's involvement in the record came mostly during the mixing process. Make Yourself was released on October 26, 1999. The album marked the beginning of

3556-499: A senior writer who joined the magazine in the 1990s, on a trip to visit the death sites of famous artists in rock music, which became the basis of his 2005 book, Killing Yourself to Live: 85% of a True Story . Klosterman wrote for Spin until 2006. In February 2006, Miller Publishing sold the magazine to a San Francisco-based company called the McEvoy Group LLC, which was also the owner of Chronicle Books . The purchase price

3683-445: A sense of hope around finding a new love. From my point of view, the songs very clearly describe the arc of that experience." Prior to discovering the affair, Boyd had been dating this woman since 1991, which was the same year that Incubus formed. In a 2000 interview, Boyd said that when " Pardon Me " was written, he was also dealing with the deaths of a family member and a friend, in addition to these relationship troubles. He said that he

3810-551: A studio, alluding to the fact they were in the process of creating their album. Subsequently, a few days following the images of the band in a studio, they announced they would be attending the 2015 Soundwave music festival in Australia, alongside Faith No More and Soundgarden . They played at the KROQ's Almost Acoustic Christmas 2014 on December 14, their first full band appearance since December 2013. During their performance they debuted

3937-514: A stylistic departure from the band's early material, featuring heavy guitar riffs, slap bass and turntables to create their most nu metal album. In February 1998, Incubus dismissed Koppel (DJ Lyfe). A friend recommended Chris Kilmore (DJ Kilmore) to fill the position. The band enjoyed Kilmore's style and attitude towards life and asked him to join the band. Incubus participated in the Ozzfest and Family Values metal festivals and toured with System of

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4064-432: A tour of North America in 2019 to celebrate the album's 20th anniversary. In a 2019 interview, DJ Chris Kilmore stated, "for me personally, I actually really enjoy revisiting Make Yourself because my role in the band has expanded greatly into playing all kinds of keyboards and things like that. But when we were on Make Yourself , I just had two turntables. So I really get to showcase what I originally did in this band, which

4191-628: Is also available for free download from the PlayStation Store , an online service for PlayStation 3 users. In December 2004, at a gig in Los Angeles the band played the Police hits " De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da ", " Message in a Bottle " and " Roxanne " with Stewart Copeland and Andy Summers from the former band. In the spring of 2005, the band went back into the studio with Brendan O'Brien . Three new songs were released in late July 2005 as part of

4318-486: Is an American music magazine founded in 1985 by publisher Bob Guccione Jr. Now owned by Next Management Partners, the magazine is an online publication since it stopped issuing a print edition in 2012. It returned as a quarterly publication in September 2024. Spin was established in 1985 by Bob Guccione, Jr. In August 1987, the publisher announced it would stop publishing Spin , but Guccione Jr. retained control of

4445-404: Is different from anything that we've done." On April 2, 2011, band manager Steve Rennie confirmed that their next album had been named If Not Now, When? . It was released on July 12, 2011. The album's lead single is " Adolescents " and it was posted on the band's website on April 4, 2011. On April 28, 2011, Incubus premiered the video for "Adolescents" and also released a video with behind

4572-464: Is more likely to get compared to the likes of The Goo Goo Dolls and Sugar Ray ." In December 1999, Daily Eastern News writer Al Dertz criticized the album for having less slap bass playing from Alex Katunich , adding that Incubus "once had equal influences of Faith No More, Primus and Rage Against the Machine brilliance" and have now "fallen into 311 mediocrity." Make Yourself was also met with

4699-429: Is really fun for me." All tracks are written by Brandon Boyd, Michael Einziger, Alex Katunich, Chris Kilmore and Jose Pasillas Credits adapted from the album's liner notes. Incubus Additional personnel Sales figures based on certification alone. Shipments figures based on certification alone. Chris Kilmore Incubus is an American rock band from Calabasas, California . The band

4826-465: Is writing music for an orchestral project and also for Incubus. He states in a video (Mikey Gear Tour part II), "My hope is to just write lots of music and then by the time we get to the point to where we're going to finish the tour I'll have a lot of music written and then people won't have to wait five more years for another album (laughs)." The band joined Linkin Park as co-headliners on the 2012 edition of

4953-498: The Billboard 200 . To start off 2000, the band headed out on Tour with System of a Down, and Mr. Bungle until March, at which point they embarked on a headline tour in clubs until April. Due to the success of "Pardon Me", Make Yourself reached Gold certification (500,000 copies sold) in April 2000. Incubus continued to tour overseas, and returned home at the end of May to go on a tour of

5080-455: The Alternative charts, reaching No. 2 by early September. The music video was released at the end of that month, after being re-cut to make it more viewable in the wake of the 9/11 disaster. The video earned viewings on MTV's TRL, VH1 , and MuchMusic . Their follow-up single was " Nice to Know You ". On October 23, 2001, the band released their fourth full-length major label album. The name

5207-511: The Billboard 200. The next month, on July 1, 2009, Boyd stated to North County Times , "We are definitely going to be writing ... in hopes of putting out a record sometime in 2010. That's the hope. We can never force anything. I definitely have the suspicion that we're going to get on the road together this summer, and we're just going to start playing and stuff is going to start brewing, and we're going to light that fire again." In January 2010, it

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5334-520: The Honda Civic Tour . Incubus hinted that they would go on hiatus following the end of the 2012 Honda Civic Tour , but their manager stated that Incubus would only take a break after the tour, not a hiatus. In October 2012, the band released their second compilation album. The album, entitled The Essential Incubus , included songs spanning the band's major label career, from 1997's Enjoy Incubus EP to 2011's If Not Now, When? . In August 2013,

5461-943: The Poliedro de Caracas . Incubus also performed a number of shows throughout Europe this summer including the Rock am Ring and Rock im Park Festivals in Germany, the Nova Rock Festival in Austria, Pinkpop Festival in the Netherlands and the Download Festival in England. In July 2008, the band played in a VH1 tribute to the Who alongside Foo Fighters , Pearl Jam and the Flaming Lips . In April 2008

5588-683: The Whisky a Go Go , the Roxy and the Troubadour. Early on the members of Incubus bonded over Phish and Primus and used their grassroots approach as a model for their career. Incubus produced many of their early recordings with Jim Wirt and Chillum Records in the Santa Monica studio 4th Street Recording, only able to work on their music during hours in which they were not in school. In 1995, they recorded their first two-song EP, Let Me Tell Ya 'Bout Root Beer . This

5715-461: The alternative music movement, with each artist's entry featuring their discography and albums reviewed and rated a score between one and ten. According to Pitchfork Media 's Matthew Perpetua, the book featured "the best and brightest writers of the 80s and 90s, many of whom started off in zines but have since become major figures in music criticism," including Rob Sheffield , Byron Coley , Ann Powers , Simon Reynolds , and Alex Ross . Although

5842-571: The ' South by Southwest ' conference was sponsored by the 'United States Army', one of the factors that led to over 100 bands dropping off the festival in protest. In May 2024, the magazine announced it will relaunch its print edition and publish quarterly starting in August. In 1995, Spin produced its first book, entitled Spin Alternative Record Guide . It compiled writings by 64 music critics on recording artists and bands relevant to

5969-406: The Machine , Stone Temple Pilots ) was completed and scheduled for release. Titled A Crow Left of the Murder... , the album was to be an enhanced CD with behind-the-scenes video. In the videos, Einziger and Boyd discussed their new songs. Einziger described 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

6096-551: The March 2012 issue, Spin relaunched the magazine in a larger, bi-monthly format and, at the same time, expanded its online presence under digital general manager Jeff Rogers. In July 2012, Spin was sold to Buzzmedia, which eventually renamed itself SpinMedia, which was founded in 1999 by Anthony Batt and Marc Brown. The September/October 2012 issue was the magazine's last print edition. It continued to publish entirely online with Caryn Ganz as its editor-in-chief. In June 2013, Ganz

6223-633: The Murder... . Along with the DVD came a bonus CD featuring five tracks, including a studio version of live favorite "Pantomime", "Follow" (a lyrical version, different from the First Movement of the Odyssey version), and the UK B-side "Monuments and Melodies". Two live tracks were also included. The performance was also sold in high definition via Blu-ray Disc. A high definition version of the entire song " Pardon Me "

6350-671: The United States with longtime friends 311. "Stellar", the next single from the album was soon released, and its video received afternoon airplay on MTV and TRL , becoming a success on the Alternative chart. In July, Incubus were once again on the Ozzfest bill, until the late summer. The band then took a short break after finishing the Ozzfest 2000 Tour, playing two acoustic shows at Artist Direct Studios. On October 5, 2000, Make Yourself went Platinum (one million copies sold), and shortly after,

6477-692: The Walkmen , Hundred Reasons , the Music , Brand New and Sparta , to promote their new album after their original support act the Vines pulled out due to exhaustion. One song left off the album, the 27-minute-long instrumental entitled "The Odyssey", was later featured on soundtrack for the video game, Halo 2 . In November 2004, the band released a live DVD entitled Alive at Red Rocks , filmed in Red Rocks Park , Colorado , during their world tour for A Crow Left of

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6604-544: The Weenie Roast on June 8 for KROQ. Incubus issued a limited-edition version of Morning View on October 1 to coincide with their fall headlining tour. The new version of the album contained a DVD dubbed the "Morning After View Session". It featured the UK video for the group's track "Are You In?", tour footage, new artwork, behind-the-scenes material, and more. Incubus's last performance in 2002 (on November 1) brought several eras for

6731-514: The album included new singles "Black Heart Inertia" and "Midnight Swim" as well as the top radio hits of the last decade. Then disc two of the album contains songs that have not been released officially on an album, or were rejected demos on prior albums, as well as an acoustic version of "A Certain Shade of Green", and a cover of the Prince song "Let's Go Crazy". The band also announced many confirmed dates for

6858-591: The album more mature and less "zany" than earlier works such as S.C.I.E.N.C.E. . In a 1999 interview from when the album was being written, he further said that it was going to have more "ambiance" and be more focused than S.C.I.E.N.C.E. . In 2020, he stated there was a "genuine creative desire to step up our artistry. We really wanted to become great songwriters [and] graduate from the zany music we spent our high school years writing." Einziger added that, "I really wanted Brandon to be more vulnerable. We had conversations about that; some of them were uncomfortable. I felt like

6985-542: The album's release, a death metal band from Louisiana called Incubus changed their name. Now known as Opprobrium , they had released two critically acclaimed albums in 1988 and 1990, titled Serpent Temptation and Beyond the Unknown , and were not aware of the Californian Incubus prior to the release of Make Yourself . The name change was voluntarily made in order to avoid confusion and any potential conflicts between

7112-451: The album's vocals to Faith No More, and described the instrumentation as being a cross between the funk style of Primus and the "bloody new metal riffs" of Korn . They added that it is a "step away from the spastic, funkdafied metal of 1997's brilliant S.C.I.E.N.C.E. [but] definitely not a step down in quality." Adweek stated in April 2000 that Incubus had "finally made a mark", and that "their newest offering blends alternative metal with

7239-439: The album, Boyd remembered in 2020, "when we were touring S.C.I.E.N.C.E , I’d been with my girlfriend for quite a long time, and then it came to light that she’d been having an affair while I was gone, so I was dealing with a pretty high degree of heartbreak when I went into Make Yourself . The writing process ended up becoming like an open poetic therapy session for me. There was a little bit of anger, definitely heartbreak but also

7366-441: The band and the fans (due to Incubus's mainstream success, the band now usually plays at large arenas worldwide). The band used these shows to showcase new material from Light Grenades . The band's first single, " Anna Molly ", had a music video which had mainstream success. On December 27, 2006, Incubus launched the "I Dig Incubus" contest, in which participants cut together clips of the band performing their single " Dig ", to form

7493-450: The band announced a South American tour to take place later that year. In a radio interview while on the road with his solo band Sons of the Sea, Brandon Boyd announced that fans can expect some new Incubus music in 2015, followed by a tour. Mike Einziger also reinforced this statement when asked on his Twitter page. In August 2014, Einziger posted a picture of the band on his Instagram in

7620-501: The band earned mainstream recognition with the release of their 1999 album Make Yourself which spawned several hits, including the band's highest charting song " Drive ". Success continued with the albums Morning View (2001) and A Crow Left of the Murder... (2004). Their sixth studio album, Light Grenades , debuted at No. 1 in 2006 and was followed by Incubus's first greatest hits album Monuments and Melodies in June 2009 and

7747-531: The band playing over 300 shows that year alone. The S.C.I.E.N.C.E. touring cycle concluded in January 1999, following a run of shows with Black Sabbath and Pantera . The shows with Black Sabbath were as part of their reunion tour, and Incubus was put on this tour on the insistence of the Osbourne family, who also put them on the 1998 edition of Ozzfest , since Jack Osbourne liked their music. Brandon Boyd reflected in

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7874-474: The band to a close. Their last show of the tour would be their last show touring behind 2001's Morning View , as the band looked on to playing new music. The show would also prove to be their last with bass player Dirk Lance, who left the band due to personal differences. Lance was quietly replaced by former the Roots guitarist Ben Kenney , who began working with Einziger on new songs for a psychedelic jazz-funk project called Time-Lapse Consortium . Incubus ended

8001-417: The band took a break from touring and recording while its members concentrated on school, family and other activities. Brandon Boyd enrolled in a university art program in Los Angeles, while guitarist Mike Einziger went to Harvard music school to study composition. Drummer José Pasillas was also "having a baby, so there's a lot of normal life stuff going on right now—school, babies, mortgages," Boyd said. "I'm of

8128-526: The band went on tour with Deftones . Sony re-released their independent debut album Fungus Amongus on November 7, 2000. On November 14, 2000, the band released "Drive", the fourth single from Make Yourself after "Privilege" was released (which then went to the top 20 where it stayed at No. 3 for 6 weeks.) It moved quickly up to the top of the Alternative Charts, eventually hitting the No. 1 spot. The single

8255-418: The band's 2011 album, If Not Now, When? . Incubus also released an EP, Trust Fall (Side A) , in early 2015, and two years later, the band released their eighth studio album, titled 8 , on April 21, 2017. A second EP, Trust Fall (Side B) , was released on April 17, 2020. As of October 2022, Incubus has generated 12.4 million U.S. album consumption units and over 23 million records worldwide. Incubus

8382-499: The book was not a sales success, "it inspired a disproportionate number of young readers to pursue music criticism." After the book was published, its entry on 1960s folk artist John Fahey , written by Byron Coley , helped renew interest in Fahey's music, leading to interest from record labels and the alternative music scene. For Spin ' s 20th anniversary in 2005, it published a book, Spin: 20 Years of Alternative Music , chronicling

8509-517: The change in sound from S.C.I..E.N.C.E. to Make Yourself to the change in sound from 2006's Light Grenades to 2011's If Not Now, When? , which saw the band temporarily go in a soft adult contemporary direction. In this same interview, he said when they started writing Make Yourself , he felt as though the band had naturally come "to the end of an era" with their music, saying this mirrored how they felt when they started writing If Not Now, When? . He added that on both occasions, he felt like it

8636-558: The disc. A tour edition for the album was released in 2001, with a second disc containing the three acoustic tracks and one live track. Make Yourself has received generally positive reviews from critics. Steve Huey of AllMusic wrote that " Make Yourself makes a bid for broader mainstream success while keeping the group rooted in a hybrid of familiar late '90s alt-metal (i.e., roaring guitars, white-noise sonic textures, and an undercurrent of electronics ) and Chili Pepper funk-rock. Where S.C.I.E.N.C.E. sometimes veered abruptly between

8763-540: The early punk and New Wave movements were heavily featured in Spin ' s editorial mix. Spin ' s extensive coverage of hip-hop music and culture , especially that of contributing editor John Leland , was notable at the time. Editorial contributions by musical and cultural figures included Lydia Lunch , Henry Rollins , David Lee Roth and Dwight Yoakam . The magazine also reported on cities such as Austin, Texas , and Glasgow , Scotland, as cultural incubators in

8890-515: The entire collection of Spin magazine back issues became freely readable on Google Books . Brod remained editor until June 2011 when he was replaced by Steve Kandell who previously served as deputy editor. In July 2011, for the 20th anniversary of Nirvana's 1991 album, Nevermind , the magazine released a tribute album including all 13 songs with each covered by a different artist. The album released for free on Facebook included covers by Butch Walker , Amanda Palmer and Titus Andronicus . With

9017-478: The fact that state law limits the amount of time that an artist can be bound to a company. The band had been signed to the label for 7 years, and used California's de Havilland Law as a negotiating tool with Epic/Immortal. After releasing three successful albums, the band had been compensated poorly compared to the revenue that they had generated for Sony . The band entered a lawsuit against their label in order to break from their contract, to which Sony responded with

9144-531: The festival, having earlier appeared at the 1998 edition. On October 12, 2000, the band performed the single "Stellar" on the Late Show with David Letterman . They had also performed the song on an August 2, 2000 episode of the Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn . Between October and November 2000, Incubus and Taproot supported Deftones on their "Back to School" tour for the album White Pony . Shortly after

9271-489: The final version that appears on the album, the band worked on a demo version of the song at their homes which closely resembled the final version, with Einziger saying, "I remember [Brandon] singing the lyrics to me in the car as they appear on the album. The version we made before we recorded it properly was really the same." When the album was being recorded at NRG in North Hollywood, Chris Kilmore had his own DJ setup in

9398-490: The first day at Baltimore 's Virgin Festival along with bands such as the Police and Beastie Boys . Michael Einziger had been suffering from carpal tunnel syndrome and although he had an operation that has corrected the problem, he needed to recuperate for a few months, hence recent tour plans were postponed. Incubus apologized to fans and continued the tour in the summer and autumn. In February and March 2008, Incubus hit

9525-434: The first of a series of Incubus podcasts was released by the band via internet. Among other things, the podcast featured the band's thoughts about their 2005 South American tour, some information on their new album, a mash-up of " Drive " and Tupac Shakur 's " Better Dayz ", a cover of Soundgarden 's " Black Hole Sun ", and a few live interludes. On August 1, 2006, the band announced that album number six, Light Grenades ,

9652-575: The funds raised at the Live Aid concert might have been inappropriately used. Beginning in January 1988, Spin published a monthly series of articles about the AIDS epidemic titled "Words from the Front". In 1990, Spin hired John Skipper in the new position of publishing director and president while Guccione, Jr. continued to serve as editor and publisher. In the early 1990s, Spin played an influential role on

9779-952: The grunge era, featuring alternative rock artists such as " Nirvana and PJ Harvey on its covers when more mainstream magazines often failed to acknowledge them". In 1994, two journalists working for the magazine were killed by a landmine while reporting on the Bosnian War in Bosnia and Herzegovina . A third, William T. Vollmann , was injured. In 1997, Guccione Jr. left the magazine after selling Spin to Miller Publishing for $ 43.3 million. The new owner appointed Michael Hirschorn as editor-in-chief. A partnership made up of Robert Miller, David Salzman , and Quincy Jones , Miller Publishing also owned Vibe , which together made up Vibe/Spin Ventures. In 1999, Alan Light , who previously served as editor of Vibe succeeded Hirschorn at Spin . Sia Michel

9906-429: The hallway. He adds, "there were a bunch of other bands there. 311 was there a lot of the time, and Jurassic 5 was there a lot of the time. And because I had that turntable setup in the hallway, I was always out there practicing and trying stuff." The day the instrumental song "Battlestar Scralatchtica" was recorded, Brandon Boyd was missing because he had a dentist appointment. Kilmore states, "we weren’t going to waste

10033-468: The independent music scene. A 1990 article on the contemporary country blues scene brought R. L. Burnside to national attention for the first time. Coverage of American cartoonists, manga , monster trucks , the AIDS crisis , outsider artists, Twin Peaks , and other non-mainstream cultural phenomena distinguished the magazine's early years. In July 1986, Spin published an exposé by Robert Keating on how

10160-460: The influential Los Angeles radio giant KROQ-FM . With sparked interest in the song, radio stations began playing the studio version of "Pardon Me". In response, Incubus made a video for the song and released a six-song EP titled When Incubus Attacks (Vol. 1) on August 22, 2000. The EP contained the acoustic version of "Pardon Me". In its first week, the EP sold nearly 40,000 copies, and peaked at No. 41 on

10287-399: The magazine and partnered with former MTV president David H. Horowitz to quickly revive the magazine. During this time, it was published by Camouflage Publishing with Guccione Jr. serving as president and chief executive and Horowitz as investor and chairman. In its early years, Spin was known for its narrow music coverage, with an emphasis on college rock , grunge , indie rock , and

10414-437: The magazine as creative advisor. In late 2023, the publication received backlash for Guccione Jr.'s article defending former Rolling Stone editor Jann Wenner after the latter made racist and sexist comments that got him ousted from The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame board of directors as well as for "Stand Together Music," an initiative used "to launder the reputation of Koch Industries." . In 2024 its week-long activation at

10541-428: The mainstream to get a taste of something they may otherwise not have been looking for." PopMatters included it on their 2020 list of "The Most Memorable Albums of 1999", with writer Theresa Dougherty remarking that they "became one of the first bands played on modern rock radio to effectively integrate a DJ into their sound." In 2021, it was named one of the 20 best metal albums of 1999 by Metal Hammer magazine. In

10668-443: The making of "Drive". Save Me from my Half-Life Drive is the result of that edited EPK footage. To begin 2002, Incubus was No. 9 with "Drive", No. 12 with "Stellar", No. 20 with "Wish You Were Here", No. 75 with "Nice to Know You" and No. 31 with the album Morning View . On January 24, 2002, MTV's TRL premiered the "Nice to Know You" video, and Boyd called in from Europe where the band was on tour with 311 and Hoobastank . The band

10795-402: The melodies to the song after Einziger showed him the main guitar part for it. Regarding the hit single " Drive ", Boyd said "a lot of those topics are still things I wrestle with. The song is about reckoning with fear and uncertainty and I’m still in a kind-of active dance with that, as I probably will be my entire life", adding that "just because you write something down, put a melody to it and

10922-400: The mind to say it wouldn't be a bad thing to disappear for a year or two years," he said. "A lot of people would say culture moves too fast and you need to remind people, but I would argue there's not any rush." In mid January 2009, Incubus posted a video to their official site, describing what each band member was occupied with in the form of letters to each other. The resolution of the video

11049-566: The nu/ rap metal band Primer 55 . To support Make Yourself , the band and Buckethead opened for Primus on their Antipop tour in 1999, including at a millennium show on December 31, 1999. Early the following year, they performed at the SnoCore Tour with System of a Down and Mr. Bungle (who broke up shortly afterwards). The members of Incubus have since spoken of their pleasure at getting to play with Primus and Mr. Bungle, two artists whom they cite as influences. Mr. Bungle were met with

11176-513: The ongoing emergence of hip-hop , while virtually ignoring other genres, such as country and metal . It also pointedly provided a national alternative to Rolling Stone 's more establishment-oriented style. Spin prominently placed rising acts such as R.E.M. , Prince , Run-D.M.C. , Beastie Boys , and Talking Heads on its covers and did lengthy features on established figures such as Duran Duran , Keith Richards , Miles Davis , Aerosmith , Tom Waits , and John Lee Hooker . On

11303-421: The pitch went up considerably." In 1999 and 2000, music videos were made for "Pardon Me", "Stellar" and "Drive". Less widely seen music videos were also made for the non-singles "I Miss You", "Privilege" and "Out from Under". The video for "Out from Under" was originally meant to be released as part of the 2001 When Incubus Attacks Volume 2 DVD, although it was not included as there was not enough space left on

11430-479: The prior two decades in music. The book has essays on grunge , Britpop , and emo , among other genres of music, as well as pieces on musical acts including Marilyn Manson , Tupac Shakur , R.E.M. , Nirvana, Weezer , Nine Inch Nails , Limp Bizkit , and the Smashing Pumpkins . SPIN began compiling year-end lists in 1990. Note: The 2000 album of the year was awarded to "your hard drive", acknowledging

11557-415: The records. José would start playing a drum-'n'-bass he'd made up, I'd play my didgeridoo to it, and [it] started forming out of live things like that." For Make Yourself , turntablist Chris Kilmore intended to use a scratch record of sounds he had recorded over the years. However, it took two and a half weeks for Kilmore to get this record made, which led to him not being present for the early portions of

11684-511: The release of Boyd's first solo album, The Wild Trapeze on July 6, 2010, it was announced that Incubus would head back into the studio to begin writing and recording a new studio album, to be released on July 12. The band played a handful of South American tour dates in October 2010, also debuting the song "Surface to Air". Incubus announced in March 2011 that the new album was complete and would be released in "August or September" according to Brandon Boyd. Boyd also stated that "this new record

11811-775: The road again starting in New Zealand and headlining the Soundwave festival in Australia alongside the Offspring and Alexisonfire , and toured Asia performing to sell-out crowds. In Singapore, they met fans at a Meet and Greet session at Changi Airport and performed at Fort Canning Hill. In April, Incubus performed at the Festival Imperial in Costa Rica, along with the bands the Smashing Pumpkins and Duran Duran , and later in Venezuela at

11938-453: The scenes footage. The band revealed that they would tour for 18 months following the release of the record. To promote the release of If Not Now, When? , the band took part in a participatory media exhibit and real-time documentary called Incubus HQ Live that allowed unprecedented fan access and interaction. Footage, music and art from the seven-day event became available as a special edition box set in July 2012. Mike has said that he

12065-491: The soundtrack album for the horror film Scream 3 , which was released in January 2000. By the time Make Yourself' s final and most popular single "Drive" was released in November 2000, the band had already sold a million copies, with Einziger recalling in 2020 that, "'Pardon Me' was a big deal for us, 'Stellar' was the second song that came out and a big deal on MTV, and then when 'Drive' came out it really pushed everything over

12192-447: The soundtrack album to the Sony film Stealth . The track "Make a Move" , was released to radio in late May, and song reached No. 17 (Alternative Charts) and No. 19 (Mainstream Rock Charts). Fan reaction towards "Make a Move" was lukewarm, but the other two new songs, "Admiration" and "Neither of Us Can See" (a duet with Chrissie Hynde ), seemed to be much more well-liked. In January 2006,

12319-404: The top." "Drive" managed to garner substantial airplay on non-rock stations, and in a 2001 Billboard interview, Boyd said that this fit with their philosophy of not creating music for any one particular group. Regarding their success around this time, Boyd remembered in 2020, "the most stark change was that all of a sudden women were coming to our concerts so when people would cheer after a song,

12446-483: The two bands. Serpent Temptation and Beyond the Unknown were sometimes incorrectly labelled as being early releases from the Californian Incubus, and Opprobrium eventually reissued these albums under their new name. A British hard rock / heavy metal band called Incubus had also released an album in 1984 titled To the Devil a Daughter , which was sometimes attributed to the Californian Incubus. The first single "Pardon Me"

12573-783: The two genres without really fusing them, Make Yourself finds the band settling more comfortably into its sound." Sal Cinquemani of Slant Magazine also gave it four out of five stars, writing in April 2001, "whether it’s rehashed hard rock or a non-enterprising rap-metal hybrid, there isn’t much to differentiate between most rock bands these days. Incubus, however, sets themselves apart with their second full-length release Make Yourself . A superb blend of metal guitar riffs, classic punk-rock mentality, and subtle hip hop and electronic elements, Incubus doesn’t just imitate these genres, but rather, redefines them in an otherwise non-revolutionary rock landscape." The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (2004) states that on Make Yourself , "Incubus had found

12700-473: The vein of more of our older songs; they don't sound like our older songs. They are more exploratory." It was the last Incubus album to be labelled as " alternative metal " by the media, with subsequent albums from the band diverting even further from this sound. On December 15, 2003, the first single, " Megalomaniac ", was released. It raised controversy when it was said to be an attack on the Bush administration, and

12827-417: The writing process. While the album has since been considered to have a more accessible sound than their previous works, Boyd claimed in 2020 that "we didn’t actually say out loud to each other that we needed to write a more commercial record; we just wrote in the same way we knew how to write and Make Yourself is what came out." However, guitarist Mike Einziger did note in 2020 that the band wanted to make

12954-506: The year on the charts, having "Wish You Were Here" (No. 10), "Warning" (No. 16), and "Nice to Know You" (No. 26) on the alternative rock format chart, joining "Wish You Were Here" (No. 25) and "Nice to Know You" (No. 36). Morning View was the 40th-best-selling album of 2002. On January 6, 2003, the band began writing for their next record. The next month, on February 7, the band began to renegotiate their record contract. The band, which had been signed to Epic / Immortal for seven years, cited

13081-472: Was "a far slicker affair than previous outings", adding that it "utilized the latest studio technology and a greater range of sounds." In 2019, Kerrang! included it on a list titled "50 Rock and Metal Bands Whose Third Album Was Their Best". They wrote, "in ways moving away from their roots and definitively getting more anthemic and catchier with it, Make Yourself caught Incubus in a state of flux, but one in which they really found their feet. A little nu metal,

13208-446: Was "being bombarded by life" at the time, and that this inspired the song's lyrical themes. The lyrics to " Stellar " were inspired by Boyd's new girlfriend Jo, who he met during the making of the album. She would later appear in the song's music video, with Boyd saying in 2020, "it was a very different kind of love than the love I experienced as a teenager. It felt much more expansive, hence the 'meet me in outer space' imagery." Boyd wrote

13335-477: Was a success and helped the band break into the mainstream. The single eventually reached the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. After a ten-year break from the music business in 2000, thrash metal band Opprobrium (formed in 1986 under the name Incubus) were forced to change their name in order to avoid confusion and a lawsuit. The band took a break during the first part of 2001 before heading to

13462-416: Was also responsible for signing Korn to the label. The 1997 six-track EP Enjoy Incubus was the band's first major-label release and was created so the band could present a recording while touring with Korn in Europe. S.C.I.E.N.C.E. , Incubus's second studio album, was released on September 9, 1997. After their album release, they started opening for bands such as Korn and 311 . This album marked

13589-461: Was appointed editor-in-chief in early 2002 to succeed Light. With Michel as editor, according to Evan Sawdey of PopMatters , " Spin was one of the most funny, engaging music publications out there, capable of writing about everyone from the Used to Kanye West with an enthusiasm and deep-seated knowledge in genre archetypes that made for page-turning reading". In 2003, Spin sent Chuck Klosterman ,

13716-745: Was at No. 2 on the Alternative Charts, and "Drive" sat at No. 48 on the Hot 100 chart. The band won an award for Billboard's Alternative Single of the Year for "Drive". By December, Morning View was certified platinum, "Wish You Were Here" was No. 4 on Alternative charts, and Morning View was No. 38 on top 200. On December 11, Incubus released When Incubus Attacks (Vol. 2) , a DVD-Video that featured music videos for "Take Me to Your Leader", "A Certain Shade of Green", "Pardon Me", "Stellar", "Drive", "I Miss You", and "Summer Romance (Anti-Gravity Love Song)", live footage, backstage video, and more. Director Bill Draheim documented

13843-484: Was banned from daytime view on MTV (despite the band saying that it was not an attack on a particular person, rather a comment on some people's negative attitudes). However, the band was actually pleased with this nighttime viewing restriction. Says Boyd, "When we heard our video had been relegated to late night rotation, I think that all of us were secretly like, 'Yes!' ". Pasillas reflected Boyd's sentiments, saying, "I think it's okay if people think that we're trying to make

13970-567: Was certified double-platinum, selling 2 million copies. In August, the band got to play their first shows in Australia and Japan, before returning to the United States to begin their headlining tour with their long-time friends from California, Hoobastank . Meanwhile, the band's video for "Drive" was nominated for an MTV Video Music Award in the category of Best Group Video. Continuing to tour, Incubus released their first single, " Wish You Were Here ", from their upcoming record, Morning View , on August 21, 2001. The single instantly began to climb up

14097-460: Was featured on MTV Sports: Pure Ride for the PlayStation . The band also released the single, " Pardon Me ", but it was initially not well received by radio stations. Brandon and Mike decided to perform a live acoustic version of the song at the few radio stations who were showing interest, and this in turn spread the word of the song. Many radio stations began to play the acoustic version, including

14224-457: Was followed by the debut album Fungus Amongus , also recorded with Wirt and released on Incubus's own label Stopuglynailfungus Music . Incubus then added Gavin Koppel (known by his stage name DJ Lyfe) to the band. In the following year, Incubus signed a seven-record deal with Sony 's Immortal Records , later to become Epic Records . The group was spotted by Epic/Immortal A&R Paul Pontius, who

14351-466: Was formed in 1991 by vocalist Brandon Boyd , guitarist Mike Einziger , bassist Alex Katunich and drummer José Pasillas , while the members were in high school. They existed as a band for some time before they gave themselves a name, having only chosen the band's name "Incubus" when required to supply a band name for an upcoming show. The band's early shows were frequently at nightclubs on Los Angeles 's Sunset Strip , including such well-known venues as

14478-653: Was formed in 1991 by vocalist Brandon Boyd , lead guitarist Mike Einziger , and drummer José Pasillas while enrolled in Calabasas High School and later expanded to include bassist Alex "Dirk Lance" Katunich , and Gavin "DJ Lyfe" Koppel; the latter two were eventually replaced by bassist Ben Kenney and DJ Kilmore, respectively. Nicole Row replaced Kenney in 2024. Incubus has attained commercial success, reaching multi-platinum sales, as well as releasing several successful singles . After their first two albums, Fungus Amongus (1995) and S.C.I.E.N.C.E. (1997),

14605-403: Was initially released to radio stations as an acoustic song, which led to the album version becoming popular as well. According to Boyd, it was Epic/Immortal Records that suggested "Pardon Me" be released as a single, telling MTV in 2000 that "we wrote 'Pardon Me' along with the whole album and never thought anything different about it." In August 2000, an EP titled When Incubus Attacks Volume 1

14732-516: Was released, featuring the acoustic version of "Pardon Me" and acoustic versions of the songs "Make Yourself" and "Stellar". The three acoustic versions of these songs originated from a November 1999 recording session in Chicago . The EP also featured additional material, including the song "Crowded Elevator", which was recorded during the Make Yourself sessions. "Crowded Elevator" had earlier appeared on

14859-451: Was reported to be "less than $ 5 million". That company formed Spin Media LLC as a holding company . The new owners appointed Andy Pemberton, a former editor at Blender , to succeed Michel as editor-in-chief. The first and only issue to be published under Pemberton's editorship was the July 2006 issue which featured Beyoncé on the cover. Pemberton resigned from Spin in June 2006 and

14986-471: Was revealed that former turntablist Gavin "DJ Lyfe" Koppel threatened current turntablist Chris Kilmore in a store on December 28, 2009. Kilmore, who replaced Koppel in 1998, claimed that Koppel "asked me to fight him right there and raised his fists to me." As result of the incident, a judge granted a new restraining order against Koppel. Kilmore also had a previous restraining order issued against Koppel in 2003 after Koppel allegedly spat in his face. After

15113-601: Was soon to be released and that it was being produced by Brendan O'Brien. A few weeks afterward, the release date was confirmed to be Tuesday, November 28. Upon release, Light Grenades debuted No. 1 on the Billboard 200 , the first time Incubus has ever sat atop the album charts, despite only selling 165,000 copies (their lowest debut for an album since Make Yourself ) in the first week. In November, Incubus played two exclusive European shows in Berlin and London. These were both in less than 2,000-capacity venues—a special occasion for

15240-410: Was succeeded by Doug Brod, who was executive editor during Michel's tenure. In 2008, the magazine began publishing a complete digital edition of each issue. For the 25th anniversary of Prince's Purple Rain , in 2009, Spin released "a comprehensive oral history of the film and album and a free downloadable tribute that features nine bands doing song-for-song covers of the record". In March 2010,

15367-590: Was succeeded by Jem Aswad, who was replaced by Craig Marks in June of the following year. In 2016, Puja Patel was appointed editor and Eldridge Industries acquired SpinMedia via the Hollywood Reporter-Billboard Media Group for an undisclosed amount. Matt Medved became editor in December 2018. Spin was acquired in 2020 by Next Management Partners. Jimmy Hutcheson serves chief executive officer with Daniel Kohn as editorial director and Spin ' s founder, Guccione Jr., who rejoined

15494-489: Was taken from the street on which the band's recording studio was situated. Incubus continued to headline dates after its release, and "Wish You Were Here" continued to sit among the top 10 on Billboard ' s Alternative charts. Morning View debuted on the Billboard Top 200 at the No. 2 spot (266,000 copies were sold in its first week). This was the highest ever placement for Incubus. At the same time, "Wish You Were Here"

15621-417: Was telling us we should’ve made another record like S.C.I.E.N.C.E. and that would’ve solidified our place in a small subgenre of rock and metal", adding "our intuitions were pulling us in a completely different direction and we trusted it. We ended up carving our own place in the world." In 2023, Alternative Press placed it third in their ranking of the band's studio albums. The first known performance of

15748-431: Was that the band was planning on getting back together soon, excited to create new music with their diverse experiences over their respite. On March 11, 2009, Incubus posted an update to their official site detailing the new greatest hits album, Monuments and Melodies . The first single for the album was "Black Heart Inertia", released on April 7, 2009, with the album coming two months later on June 16, 2009. Disc one of

15875-620: Was then featured on MTV's Becoming , TRL, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno , and played the Late Show with David Letterman on February 14, 2002, all before heading off to play dates in Japan and Australia for the remainder of February and March. While in Sydney, the band shot the video for their next single, "Warning", from March 7 until March 11. The band then released the DVD The Morning View Sessions on May 28, shortly before playing

16002-619: Was time "to do something very different that was going to polarize the people who had been previously listening to us." Tensions arose between band members during the making of the album, which led to them briefly entering group therapy. Boyd reflected on the tension in a 2001 interview with Spin , saying that "when we're making music together, it's like five men making love — in a very platonic sense. It's very erotic because your spirits are intermingling, you're becoming one. It's also why it can get so heated. You're tapping into this electricity that's very primal." Regarding his experience writing

16129-469: Was uploaded, clocking in at 4:17. On April 2, the full song was streamed on the band's official site. The song peaked at No. 7 on the Alternative Songs chart, making it the band's 15th Top 10 standing on the list. On June 16, 2009, Monuments and Melodies was released to the public, and opened at No. 5 on the Billboard 200. Monuments and Melodies was the band's fourth album to reach the top 5 on

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