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Hi-Standard are a Japanese punk rock group who formed in 1991. Since then, they have become a popular and influential part of Japanese underground music. The release of their hugely popular "Making the Road" sparked sold-out Japan shows and US/European tours with punk bands such as NOFX, WIZO, and No Use for a Name. Although Hi-Standard were Japanese born, all of their major releases were sung in English. Live footage of the band shows them talking to the crowd in their native Japanese and then immediately changing to English for the songs.
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Although classed as a 'punk rock' band,...
The All-American Rejects are an American rock band formed in Stillwater, Oklahoma in 1999. The band consists of lead vocalist, bass guitarist, and pianist Tyson Ritter, lead guitarist Nick Wheeler, rhythm guitarist Mike Kennerty, and drummer and percussionist Chris Gaylor.
The band achieved mainstream success with their debut self-titled studio album The All-American Rejects released in 2003 by Dreamworks Records. The album was certified platinum by the RIAA and spawned the single "Swing, Swing".The band's second album Move Along brought the band further mainstream success in 2005, producing the hit singles, "Dirty Little Secret", "Move Along" and "It Ends Tonight",...
Starting with the circuit-bent toys and keyboards of Kevin C. Smith and running through Maurice Rickard's live processing, the improvised results range from an exploration of a landscape of tense sonic alienation, to abstract IDM, to light comedy.
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Around the time that British pop was sweeping America, Arthur Lee (who would later go on to form the legendary California psychedelic outfit called Love) was writing and recording tunes about President Lyndon Johnson's daughter with his new group The American Four. .
Sometimes having all the necessary connections does not lead to great success. Although managed by Casey Kasem and designated as American International Pictures’ (AIP) house band, The American Revolution never became the national group that perhaps their talent and ability should have warranted. They did, however, appear in two films (and were cut from a third) and recorded an excellent album, s/t.
excerpt from "Beyond the Beat Generation" .
