Versus | pt
versus- an indie rock band formed in 1990 by richard baluyut, fontaine toups and edward baluyut in new york city. the band were noted for their marriage of indie pop songwriting and vocal harmonies to the "loud-soft" dynamics of grunge and alternative rock. they were also noted for their proficient and disciplined musicianship and for their credo of "meat, sports and rock", neither of which had much currency in the early 1990s american indie scene. versus has counted at least one, usually two and sometimes three of the filipino-american baluyut brothers as members throughout its existence, and was perhaps the...
A banda carioca Inversus surgiu no começo de 2005 quando o guitarrista e vocalista Gustavo Costa e o baterista Diogo Gomes, que ja tocavam covers juntos por diversão, deixaram suas respectivas bandas e decidiram começar, juntos, um novo projeto. Foi quando conheceram o guitarrista Fabrício Oliveira que trouxe consigo o baixista e amigo de longa data Allan Karlus, completando a formação.
Sem uma proposta sonora definida e com influências individuais bastante diferentes (as vezes até opostas), eles se puseram a moldar seu som, sem terem muita idéia de como seria o resultado. E depois de um ano de tentativas e...
Hailing from Tucson, AZ, post-hardcore quintet Versus the Mirror, formed in 2004, had already self-financed and recorded their eponymous EP prior to inking a deal with Equal Vision in June 2005. The label released the EP that August, and the guys were back in the studio by the year's end to record their full-length debut. By this time, the band was comprised of drummer Shane Ray, bassist Brad Murray, vocalist David Siebold, and guitarists Gabe Borquez and Kevin Ryan. Working with producer Bob Hoag (The Bled, The Format), Versus the Mirror was able to capture the live intensity of their...
Versus the World is a punk rock band from Santa Barbara, CA on Kung-Fu Records. The band combines post hardcore with pop punk. They released their debut album, "Versus the World", in September 2005. Mike Davenport was the long time bassist from The Ataris.
Versus The World formed in the back of The Ataris old record store ("Down On Haley"). Prior to being called Versus The World, Mike Davenport and Donald Spence did a few acoustic shows under the band name "Pencapchew" to fill time between their current projects. Trevor Lewis Mathias of Antifreeze is the original drummer of the...
