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http://www.examiner.com/examiner/x-19134-Pittsburgh-Concerts-Examiner~y2009m10d26-Sublime-reunite-with-new-singer-at-SmokeOut-Festival    
  
 " It was May 1996; movie goers were clamoring about Tom Cruise's action-packed adaptation of Mission: Impossible, Atlanta was working feverishly to prepare to host the Summer Olympics and Sublime, one of the biggest ska-rock groups in the world was getting ready to release their masterpiece, Killin' It , upon the world.

Shortly after his marriage to Troy Dendekker, lead singer Brad Nowell went out on a short promotion tour with the band. After a night of playing a show and partying, drummer Bud Gaugh woke up to see Nowell half in bed. Gaugh investigated further and after failed attempts to wake Nowell up, Gaugh noticed that Nowell had overdosed on heroin.

The band went on to release their album just a month later, but changed the title from the eerie Killin' It to simply keeping the album eponymous. The album went on to go 5x platinum and featured such career-defining hits as "Santeria" and "What I Got". Shortly after the album's release, Sublime disbanded, deciding not to find a replacement for Nowell.

This past weekend, Sublime took the stage once again, marking only the second time since Nowell's death that they performed together. They took the stage with Rome Ramirez, a 21-year-old, back in February and the results were so great that when they were invited to perform at Cypress Hill's marijuana-friendly SmokeOut Festival, which was held this past Saturday, they invited Ramirez to come along and continue filling the void left by Nowell. While the reviews of how Ramirez sounded were generally good, not everyone was happy with the performance.

Nowell's family has protested the continuation of the band's use of the name "Sublime", claiming that Nowell owned the name, and with his death, the name should die too. There is truth to that claim, as Nowell registered the name under his name, therefore his family now owns the name.

As the legal battle continues, Sublime continues performing with Ramirez on vocals. Check out the video and judge for yourself if Ramirez is a rightful heir to the spot left behind by Nowell."