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| From | erhoek@comcast.net |
| Subject | different Kicks |
| Date | Wed, 30 Jun 2004 05:22:33 +0000 |
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The Kicks that has the current major label deal was formerly known as Ashtray Babyhead (good move finally losing that moniker).
I liked both of their discs which I think stood out among the slick pop punk stable of releases.
Here is what All Music has to say about Ashtray Babyhead:
Formed in the late '90s, alternative pop/rock quartet Ashtray Babyhead plays radio-friendly punk-pop tunes along the same lines as Weezer and the Get-Up Kids. With the help of producer Barry Poynter (the Adventures of Jet, Zao, the Juliana Theory), they recorded the punk-pop fueled O-Rama, distributed by Valmar Records in 1997. Their subsequent independent tours led to shows at the CMJ and ASCAP showcases in New York City, Nashville, and SXSW in Austin. In the spring of 2000, Ashtray Babyhead returned to the studio to record their sophomore album Radio, a shift to a more pop-oriented version of their brand of rock & roll. After touring the West Coast, the band (Scott Cook, Jeff Matika, Ryan Scott, and Josh Faulkner) secured a contract from Glue Factory Records, which released their second album in October 2000.
-r
np..Slumber Party-Psychedelicate
-------------- Original message --------------
> I noticed that the band "The Kicks" has shown up on a couple of "top songs
> of 2004" lists. I'm curious, are there two bands with this name? I have a
> note in my "to buy" list that says their album was self-titled. I checked
> recently and found a major label release called, "Hello Hong Kong". Is this
> the disc that everybody is impressed with?
>
> I was checking out the ICE release dates and came across this entry,
> released June 8 - VA Power for Passion...File Under Power Pop 1978-85
> (Bacchus Archives).
>
> I couldn't find any info on the Dionysus records' site. Can anybody
> shed some light on this one?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Mike
> np: "We're Going Down to the Boathouse" - The Lolas
>
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