By the Way radio stations participated in broadcasting the band's new daily material, along with MTV, VH1, and digital music retailers like iTunes, as well as Cell phone companies. AOL featured the Chili Peppers as their "Artist of the Month" in June, streaming interviews and live performances of the band free of charge; they also sold an MP3 of "By the Way", the record's first single, for ninety-nine cents and raffled off tickets that gave fans a chance to see the band in Japan in November. "By the Way" was released on CD and LP on July 9, 2002, under the Warner Bros.
A Pretty Mess by This One Band A Pretty Mess by This One Band A Pretty Mess by This One Band is an EP by American indie rock band Grandaddy, released in April 1996 through record label Will. It includes several songs taken from the band's earlier cassette-only release "Complex Party Come Along Theories". "A Pretty Mess by This One Band" was released in April 1996 by record label Will. The tracks from the EP were reissued in 2002 on the album "The Broken Down Comforter Collection". AllMusic writer Dean Carlson gave it a three-star review, describing it as "a decent litmus test for the group's own