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Klover
Klover was an American, short-lived Boston punk band, consisting of Mike Stone (musician), Mike Stone (later a Queensrÿche guitarist) on vocals and guitar, Chris Doherty (ex-Gang Green) on lead guitar, Darren Hill (musician), Darren Hill (ex-Red Rockers, Paul Westerberg) on bass and Brian Betzger (ex-Jerry's Kids (band), Jerry's Kids, Gang Green) on drums. They released only one album, ''Feel Lucky Punk?'', and an EP, ''Beginning to End'', on Mercury Records in 1995 and disbanded after the subsequent tour. "Beginning to End" was used in the soundtrack for the 1995 Sylvester Stallone film ''Assassins (1995 film), Assassins''. Discography *''Feel Lucky Punk?'' (Mercury, 1995) # "Our Way" # "Beginning to End" # "Here I Go Again" # "All Kindsa Girls" # "What a Waste" # "I Wanna Be" # "Memory" # "Brain" # "Illusions (Make It Go Away)" # "Sandbag" # "Building a Wall" # "Y.R.U. (Still Here)" *''Beginning to End (EP)'' (Mercury, 1995) # "Beginning to End" # "Common Factor" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Doherty
Chris Doherty (born 1965 in Braintree, Massachusetts) is a musician, singer-songwriter best known as the founder of hardcore punk band Gang Green. Doherty graduated from Braintree High School in 1983. Gang Green The lone constant in the lineup, lead singer/guitarist Chris Doherty has remained with Gang Green, off and on, for more than two decades. He formed the first incarnation of Gang Green in 1982, the second in 1985, and a third in 1997. They still continue to play live shows in the Boston area. Other projects 1980s Doherty joined punk band, Jerry's Kids in 1982, and later moved on to Stranglehold and the ska band the Cheapskates. 1990s Doherty formed and fronted Klover, a punk band which released one album, ''Feel Lucky Punk?'', on Mercury Records Mercury Records is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group. It had significant success as an independent operation in the 1940s and 1950s. Smash Records and Fontana Records were sub labels of Mercur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red Rockers
Red Rockers were an American musical band from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, active from 1979 to 1985. Originally formed as a hard-charging punk rock band, they changed their style to a smoother, more melodic sound and released two albums in the New wave music, new wave vein of their record label, 415 Records, 415. They are best known for their 1983 hit single "China (Red Rockers song), China". History Origins The band was formed as a trio in 1979 by John Thomas Griffith (rhythm guitar and vocals), James Singletary (lead guitar), and Darren Hill (bass guitar). Under the short-lived pseudonyms of "Stunn", "James Jett", and "Derwood", with various stand-ins as "Drummur", they played punk rock as The Rat Finks. The group members were deeply influenced by the relatively new punk scene, and they were particularly moved by the Revolutionary socialism, radical political songs and styles of The Clash and The Dils. After a period of reassessment, they took on a permanent perc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gang Green
Gang Green is an American punk rock band originally from Braintree, Massachusetts. Chris Doherty (guitar), Bill Manley (bass) and Mike Dean (drums) started the band in 1980 and broke up in 1983. Doherty reformed Gang Green the following year, and the band experienced numerous lineup changes until its dissolution for the second time in 1992. Doherty has been the band's only constant member and has kept Gang Green active from 2005 onwards. The band was influential in the formation of the East Coast hardcore punk scene, and went on to become one of the forerunners of crossover thrash and speed metal in the late 1980s. History Formation and first hiatus (1980–1984) The first incarnation of the band in 1980 consisted of 15-year-olds Chris Doherty, Mike Dean, and Bill Manley, who contributed seven tracks to the '' This Is Boston, Not L.A.'' compilation in 1982, and one track to the follow-up ''Unsafe at Any Speed'' EP, also in 1982. In mid-1983, the group disbanded, as lead s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Stone (musician)
Mike Stone (born November 30, 1969) is an American heavy metal guitarist, best known for his involvement in the progressive metal band Queensrÿche. He joined Queensrÿche for their 2003 Tribe tour, and made his first appearance on the 2003 album ''Tribe'', with writing credits for the song "Losing Myself". Stone was the guitarist for the rock band Speed-X, and currently the guitarist and backup vocalist of the alternative punk rock band, The Stick People. Biography In December 1992, Stone joined Criss, the solo project of former KISS drummer Peter Criss. The group toured extensively and released one album, '' Cat #1'', in August 1994. Stone left the group in December 1995. Stone also joined Jonas Hansson Band in 1994 for one album called (No.1). In 2008, Peavey introduced a signature Mike Stone guitar at the Winter NAMM Show. Called the MS-1, the instrument was designed by Stone, motorcycle designer Erik Buell and the Peavey Custom Guitar Shop. Later in the year, Stone perf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darren Hill (musician)
Red Rockers were an American musical band from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, active from 1979 to 1985. Originally formed as a hard-charging punk rock band, they changed their style to a smoother, more melodic sound and released two albums in the New wave music, new wave vein of their record label, 415 Records, 415. They are best known for their 1983 hit single "China (Red Rockers song), China". History Origins The band was formed as a trio in 1979 by John Thomas Griffith (rhythm guitar and vocals), James Singletary (lead guitar), and Darren Hill (bass guitar). Under the short-lived pseudonyms of "Stunn", "James Jett", and "Derwood", with various stand-ins as "Drummur", they played punk rock as The Rat Finks. The group members were deeply influenced by the relatively new punk scene, and they were particularly moved by the Revolutionary socialism, radical political songs and styles of The Clash and The Dils. After a period of reassessment, they took on a permanent perc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |