Conversation so far:
What is The Longnecks?
The Living End developed a side project, The Longnecks.
What was involved with this side project?
to test out Strachan and new material for their third album, Modern ARTillery, without attracting wide public attention.
Did that album win any awards or honors?
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Question: What else did the band do during this time?
Self-contained rewrite: What else did The Living End do between 2002 and 2005 besides create The Longnecks and Modern ARTillery?