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Panic! At the Disco – Band Profile

Posted by Indiemonkey | Posted on 18-02-2008

Category : Band Profiles

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Panic! At the Disco

Panic! At the Disco (or Panic! For short) are a Las Vegas band who hit the bigtime in 2005 with their debut album A Fever You Can’t Sweat Out. Full of dramatic vocals and very long song titles, the album did well in both the UK and US.

The band consists of Brendon Urie (Lead vocals, guitar and keyboards), Ryan Ross (lead guitar), Jon Walker (bass) and Spencer Smith (drums)

The band decided to take a chance and contacted Pete Wentz from Fall out Boy. He went to meet the band in Las Vegas and was so impressed, he asked them to sign to his record label.

Panic’s debut single I Write Sins not Tragedies was released in 2006 and had a spooky circus themed video, with clowns and tophats a plenty. It even won video at the year at the 2006 MTV music awards and has been viewed on YouTube over eight million times.

In May 2006 former bassist Brent Wilson left the band, although he claimed he was fired and promptly demanded a cut of the band’s royalties The band then took on Jon Walker as a replacement.

Panic! Are due to release their second album Pretty Odd on the 24/3/08. We’ll be reviewing it as soon as it comes out!

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Blink 182 – Band Profile

Posted by Indiemonkey | Posted on 17-02-2008

Category : Band Profiles

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Blink 182

Although Blink 182 are no longer with us, loads of people remember them for their cool style, funny punky songs and hilarious gigs.

Blink 182 were formed in 1992 by Tom DeLonge (Vocals, Guitar) and Mark Hoppus (Bass, Guitar). Their drummer was Scott Raynor, although he was replaced by the heavily tattooed Travis Barker in 1998. Their first album Buddha was released in 1993 and re-released in 1998.

In 1994 the band released their album Cheshire Cat, which was recorded in three days. In 1997, the band released third full-length album Dude Ranch. This was the last album Raynor worked on before he left, and the song Dammit proved to be a modest hit in the charts.

The band hit the big time in 1999 with Enema of the State - with such hits as All The Small Things and What’s My Age Again? This was followed in 2000 with live album The Mark, Tom and Travis Show: The Enema Strikes Back which was a mix of live songs and funny banter.

In 2001 Take Off Your Pants and Jacket was released, the first song off the album being the Rock Show. In 2003 Blink 182 was released – an album which marked a new style and a newfound maturity for the band. Songs included Feeling This, Down and I Miss You – a love song which wasn’t like anything the band had recorded before. Robert Smith from the Cure guested on the album.

In 2005 DeLonge suddenly left the group to persue a career with his band Angels and Airwaves so it was decided to put the band on hiatus and call it a day. Barker and Hoppus concentrated on their band +44 instead. A greatest hits album was released at the end of 2005 but many fans hope that this isn’t the end of Blink 182 and that one day they will come back with new material.

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H.I.M – Band Profile

Posted by Indiemonkey | Posted on 09-02-2008

Category : Band Profiles, Rock Fashion

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 H.I.M.

H.I.M formed in 1991 in Finland and consist of Ville Valo (Vocals), Mikko Lindstrom (Guitar) Janne Puurtinen (Keyboards), Mikki Paananen (Bass) and Mika Karppinen (Drums). The band name HIM initally stood for His Infernal Majesty, but the band decided to drop this as a lot of their Finnish fans had problems pronouncing it. HIM describe themself as “Love Metal” and are well reputed for having a very eclectic musical style and being a fan of cover versions`- covering Chris Isaaks, Neil Diamond and Blue Oyster Cult Amongst others

The band released their first full-length album Greatest Love Songs Vol. 666 in 1997. It contained 66 tracks (the majority of them empty and was 66 minutes and 6 seconds long. Their second album Razorblade Romance was released in 1999 (but was re-released in the US in 2002). It was around this time that Bam Margera from Jackass started to take an interest in the band and helped promote them in the US.

In 2001, HIM released Deep Shadows and Brilliant Highlights, followed by Love Metal in 2003 and Dark Light in 2005.

Venus Doom was released in September 2007 and is HIM’s most recent album. The song Passion’s Killing Floor was on the Transformers soundtrack.

HIM are famous for one thing beside from their music… The Heartagram. It is a Pentagram with a heart embedded in it and is said by Ville Valo to represent love and hate, a theme that the band are obsessed about and is reflected in many of their songs. Many HIM fans have this as a tattoo.

Albums: Greatest Love Songs 66 (1997), Deep Shadows and Brilliant Highlights (2001), Razorblade Romance (2002), Love Metal (2003), Dark Light (2005), and Venus Doom (2007).

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The Dresden Dolls – Band Profile

Posted by Indiemonkey | Posted on 08-02-2008

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The Dresden Dolls

The Dresden Dolls consist of Amanda Palmer (Vocals, Piano) and Brian Viglione (Drums, Guitar). They formed in 2001 in Massachusetts and describe themselves as “Brechtian punk cabaret”- although many people see them as gothic. Their gigs are well reputed for being exciting circus shows, full of acrobats and fire breathers.

Palmer and Viglione met at a Halloween party and soon threw themselves into performing together. Their self-titled debut was released in 2004 and covered various topics from boys to the 911 attacks. A year later they supported Nine Inch Nails on tour and threw themselves into touring the UK.

Yes Virginia was released in 2006, with the singles Sing, Backstabber and Shores of California. The band toured with Panic! At the disco and also performed at Leeds/Reading festival – doing covers of Black Sabbath’s War Pigs and The Kaiser Chief’s I Predict a Riot.

The band is currently on a sabbatical so the two band members can work on other projects but hope to start recording their third album soon.

Albums: The Dresden Dolls (2004), and Yes Virginia (2006)

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Fall Out Boy – Band Profile

Posted by Indiemonkey | Posted on 07-02-2008

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Fall Out Boy

The Simpsons have a lot to answer for. Not only have they brought comedy joy to millions and millions of people, they are also responsible for Fall Out Boy’s name. The band are named after Springfield Superhero Radioactive Man’s sidekick.

Not only did Fall Out Boy (the band, not the cartoon character!) perform at Live Earth, they also have their own clothing line, performed with Timbaland and courted controversy by taking chimpanzees to the Kerrang Awards. Could Fall Out Boy be the biggest emo band at the moment?

Fall Out Boy come from Wilmette, Illinois and consist of Patrick Stump (Guitar, Vocals), Pete Wentz (Bass), Joe Trohman (Guitar) and Andrew Hurley (Drums). Initially they had all been involved in more angry, more politicised hardcore bands, but decided that they would have to soften their image in order to hit the big time. Although their punk leanings are evident in the songs they sing, they are slightly more melodic and poppy.

In 2002, the band released the Split EP and in 2003 an LP called Fall Out Boy’s evening out with your girlfriend. This incarnation`of Fall Out Boy consisted of Trohman, Wentz, Stump and two other musicians. After these were released, Hurley joined the group and the other two musicians left.

In 2003, the band signed to the cult record label Fueled by Ramen and released their first album, Take this to your grave. Although it achieve mainstream success straight away, it did receive local acclaim. This was followed by EP My Heart will always be the B-side to my Tongue in 2004.

In 2005 the band released their album Under the Cork Tree, under Island Records. Despite achieving commercial success, the album content was still quite controversial – song Seven Minutes in Heaven was about a attempted suicide attempt by Wentz. Sugar We’re goin’ down and Dance Dance were also released off this album.

In 2007 the band released Infinity on High – with the highly political This ain’t a scene, it’s an arms race being the first single. It debuted at number 2 in the UK singles chart making it their most successful song to date.

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