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Friendville (Sunrise Skater Kids Album)
Friendville is the second album by YouTube comedian Jarrod Alonge, released under the moniker of his fictitious pop punk band Sunrise Skater Kids, on April 1, 2016. The album primarily satirizes and parodies the tropes and characteristics of the pop punk genre, but also shifts focus to the melodic hardcore and metalcore genres. Direct parodies of specific bands within the pop punk genre such as Blink-182, NOFX, Mayday Parade, Neck Deep and Knuckle Puck are also included. The album was a critical and commercial success, reaching number 1 on the Billboard Top Comedy Albums chart, number 12 on the Top Heatseekers chart, and number 37 on the Top Independent Albums chart. Background Similarly to Alonge's previous album ''Beating a Dead Horse'', Friendville was produced using revenue generated from an Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign that encompassed the month of February 2016. The initial aim was to raise $10,000 in order to fund a Sunrise Skater Kids EP, with a secondary aim of rai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jarrod Alonge
Jarrod Alonge (born March 25, 1993) is an American comedian, songwriter and music producer. He is best known for his parodies of the artists, sub-genres and stereotypes within alternative music. He has released three independent full-length studio albums, ''Beating a Dead Horse'', ''Friendville'' and ''Awkward & Depressed'', all of which reached number one on the ''Billboard'' Top Comedy Albums chart. Alonge is the owner and founder of Boketo Media, a digital media and production company which launched in March 2019. He is also the lead songwriter and guitarist of post-hardcore project CrazyEightyEight. Personal life Alonge studied biology at Tennessee Technological University and graduated with a BS degree in 2014, having originally planned to attend medical school. He is a self-described Star Wars fanatic, making multiple references to the franchise in his content. He currently lives in Chattanooga, Tennessee with his wife Rachel. Discography Studio albums with CrazyEi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Facebook
Facebook is an online social media and social networking service owned by American company Meta Platforms. Founded in 2004 by Mark Zuckerberg with fellow Harvard College students and roommates Eduardo Saverin, Andrew McCollum, Dustin Moskovitz, and Chris Hughes, its name comes from the face book directories often given to American university students. Membership was initially limited to Harvard students, gradually expanding to other North American universities and, since 2006, anyone over 13 years old. As of July 2022, Facebook claimed 2.93 billion monthly active users, and ranked third worldwide among the most visited websites as of July 2022. It was the most downloaded mobile app of the 2010s. Facebook can be accessed from devices with Internet connectivity, such as personal computers, tablets and smartphones. After registering, users can create a profile revealing information about themselves. They can post text, photos and multimedia which are shared with any ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fall Out Boy
Fall Out Boy is an American Rock music, rock band formed in Wilmette, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago, in 2001. The band consists of lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Patrick Stump, bassist Pete Wentz, lead guitarist Joe Trohman, and drummer Andy Hurley. The band originated from Chicago's hardcore punk scene and was formed by Wentz and Trohman as a pop punk side project; Stump joined shortly thereafter. The group went through a succession of drummers before Hurley joined. Their debut album, ''Take This to Your Grave'' (2003), became an underground success and helped the band gain a dedicated fanbase through heavy touring. ''Take This to Your Grave'' is cited as influential on pop punk music in the 2000s. With Wentz as the band's lyricist and Stump as the primary composer, Fall Out Boy's 2005 major-label breakthrough, ''From Under the Cork Tree'', produced two hit singles, "Sugar, We're Goin Down" and "Dance, Dance (Fall Out Boy song), Dance, Dance". It went RIAA certification, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dance, Dance (Fall Out Boy Song)
"Dance, Dance" is a song by American rock band Fall Out Boy, released as the second single from their second studio album, ''From Under the Cork Tree'' (2005). It peaked at number nine on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and became the band's second consecutive top ten hit song. Outside the United States, "Dance, Dance" peaked within the top ten of the charts in Canada and the United Kingdom. It won many awards, including Viewer's Choice at the MTV Video Music Awards and two Teen Choice Awards, among various nominations. "Dance, Dance" was certified 3× Platinum by the RIAA in October 2014. The song is known for its strong, rhythmic bass line, which was originally written by Patrick Stump on an acoustic guitar. Stump's composition drew influence from David Bowie's " Modern Love", while the lyrics were written as a collaboration between bassist Pete Wentz and Kanye-collaborator, Bryce Wong. In 2013, when asked by a fan on Twitter if there were any songs or albums he was particularly pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dave Days
David Joseph Colditz (born August 13, 1991), commonly known as Dave Days, is a musician, entertainer and YouTube personality from Downingtown, Pennsylvania, currently living in Los Angeles, California. He is best known for his YouTube channel featuring pop-punk covers, parodies of popular songs, and original songs. , Days' YouTube channel has over 1.5 million subscribers, and has had more than 370 million views. Career In middle school, Days started playing in bands. He taught himself how to use audio and video production equipment, and while attending Downingtown High School East became interested in YouTube. He created his YouTube channel on August 25, 2007, which debuted with the release of ''Chocolate Rain (Pop-Punk Parody)'', and followed with a series of other videos parodying popular YouTube videos and performers. As "Dave Days", he quickly attracted enough of an audience to become a YouTube partner (earning income from advertisements) and, after just over a yea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Set It Off (band)
Set It Off is an American rock band formed in 2008 in Tampa, Florida. The band initially gained a large following through singer Cody Carson's YouTube channel. Their following calls themselves "143 family" or "Dreamcatchers". Set It Off was signed by Equal Vision Records after releasing a string of successful extended-play albums. In 2018, they signed with Fearless Records, which in February 2019 released ''Midnight'', their fourth studio album. History Formation (2008) Cody Carson and Dan Clermont, who met in their high school marching band, formed a band, which brushed against another band created by Austin M. Kerr and Zach DeWall while playing local shows. After high school, Carson left for Ohio to attend the Oberlin Conservatory of Music as a classical clarinet student. In his first year, after exchanging a series of YouTube videos with All Time Low frontman Alex Gaskarth, Carson asked to sing "Coffee Shop Soundtrack" at the group's upcoming concert at the Cleveland H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
As It Is (band)
As It Is (often stylised as ΛS IT IS or Λ\\) is a British-American rock duo based in Brighton, England. The band was formed in 2012, and signed to Fearless Records on 2 October 2014. The group consists of lead vocalist Patty Walters and lead guitarist Ronnie Ish. The band has released seven extended plays and four studio albums. The debut album, '' Never Happy, Ever After'', was released by Fearless Records on 20 and 21 April 2015 in Europe and the US respectively; second album '' okay.'' was released on 20 January 2017; third album ''The Great Depression'' was released 10 August 2018, and the band's latest album, '' I Went to Hell and Back'' was released February 4, 2022. History Formation and ''Never Happy, Ever After'' (2012–2016) As It Is was formed in spring 2012Biddulph 2015, p. 36 by Minnesota-born Patty Walters, who posted an advertisement stating that he was looking for musicians to be in a pop-punk band using the online service Join My Band. Andy Westhead and Pat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Attack Attack! (American Band)
Attack Attack! is an American metalcore band from Westerville, Ohio, originally formed in 2007 as Ambiance, later changing their name. Attack Attack!'s first release, an independent EP titled ''If Guns Are Outlawed, Can We Use Swords?'', was released in 2007, which led to the signing of the band to Rise Records the same year. They released three full-length albums, '' Someday Came Suddenly'', a self-titled album, and '' This Means War'' all through Rise Records. The band left Rise Records in 2012 and disbanded the following year after a farewell tour. On October 19, 2020, the band announced a re-formation, with a mix of returning and new members. History Formation and ''Someday Came Suddenly'' (2007–2008) Attack Attack! was formed around 2006 when Johnny Franck, Andrew Whiting, Nick White and Andrew Wetzel met Austin Carlile while playing in local high school bands. Caleb Shomo joined the band as the keyboardist, and they changed the name to Attack Attack! In 2007 the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dave Stephens (singer)
Dave Stephens (born June 30, 1988) is an American singer who is a founding member and actively the lead vocalist and frontman for the metalcore band We Came as Romans. Music career In the summer 2005, while attending high school, Stephens, along with classmates Sean Zelda, Jonny Nabors, Mark Myatt, and Joshua Moore formed a band called ''This Emergency''. For the first few years, Stephens was the guitarist, keyboardist, and backing vocals. The band performed various shows throughout the Detroit metro area. Sometime after Nabors and Zelda left the band, the band underwent a name change as they officially called themselves We Came as Romans. In 2008, Stephens met Kyle Pavone who came on as the new clean vocalist while Stephens became the unclean vocalist. In 2008, with both Stephens and Pavone fronting the band, We Came as Romans released its first EP ''Dreams'' and released five more studio albums up to the summer of 2018 when co-frontman, Kyle Pavone, died at the age of 28 of a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
August Burns Red
August Burns Red is an American metalcore band from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, formed in 2003. The band's current lineup consists of lead guitarist John Benjamin "JB" Brubaker, rhythm guitarist Brent Rambler, drummer Matt Greiner, lead vocalist Jake Luhrs and bassist Dustin Davidson. The band was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2016 for Best Metal Performance for the song "Identity" from its 2015 release ''Found in Far Away Places'', and again in 2018 for "Invisible Enemy" from ''Phantom Anthem'' (2017). The band has released nine studio albums to date; their latest, ''Guardians'', was released on April 3, 2020. History Formation and ''Thrill Seeker'' (2003–2006) August Burns Red was founded in March 2003 when all the members were attending high school. The original practice sessions of the band began in drummer, Matt Greiner's old egg house and basement on the Greiner family's farmland. After playing many local shows within Lancaster, they recorded their first EP, titled ''Loo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MxPx
MxPx () is an American pop punk band from Bremerton, Washington, founded in 1992 as Magnified Plaid. As of 2016, current members include Mike Herrera on lead vocals and bass guitar, Yuri Ruley on drums and percussion, Tom Wisniewski on lead guitar and backing vocals and Chris Adkins on rhythm guitar and backing vocals. The band's discography includes twelve studio albums, four EPs, four compilation albums, a live album, a VHS tape, a DVD and 20 singles. A number of the group's releases have charted on ''Billboard'', including the ''Billboard'' 200 and No. 1 on ''Billboard'' Christian Albums. History Early start (1992) MxPx was formed in Bremerton, Washington in July 1992 by Mike Herrera, Yuri Ruley, and Andy Husted, who were 15 years old at the time, playing their first show in Herrera's parents' backyard. Herrera and Ruley were classmates at Central Kitsap High School in Silverdale, Washington, and Husted attended South Kitsap High School in Port Orchard, Washingt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deathcore
Deathcore is an extreme metal subgenre that combines death metal with metalcore. The genre consists of death metal guitar riffs, blast beats, and metalcore breakdowns. While there are some precursors to the concept of death metal fused with metalcore/hardcore elements seen in the 1990s, deathcore itself emerged in the early 2000s and gained prominence beginning in the mid-2000s within the southwestern United States, especially Arizona and inland southern California (mostly the Coachella Valley), which are home to many notable bands and various festivals. Some of the genre's earliest examples include Antagony, Despised Icon, and the Red Chord. Deathcore's expansion in the mid-2000s saw bands like All Shall Perish, Through the Eyes of the Dead, Bring Me the Horizon, Suicide Silence, Carnifex, Job for a Cowboy, Chelsea Grin and Whitechapel taking off. In the 2010s, deathcore bands began experimenting with an eclectic selection of other genres. The genre is noted for its criticism ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
