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Pop As A Weapon
''Pop as a Weapon'' (often mis-credited as "More Songs About Hair") is a compilation album from Orange County pop punk band Supernova, released in 2001 by Sympathy for the Record Industry Sympathy for the Record Industry (also known as Sympathy Records or Sympathy 4 the R.I.) is a mainly independent garage rock and punk label formed in 1988 by Long Gone John. The first Sympathy release was the Lazy Cowgirls' ''Radio Cowgirl'' LP .... The album contains material recorded between 1992 and 1994 that was only previously available on vinyl. Track listing All lyrics written by Supernova. #"Intro/Backyard Boat" – 4:28 #"Calling Hong Kong" – 2:27 #"Disco Fur" – 2:15 #"Costa Mesa Hates Me" – 2:39 #"Chewbacca" – 1:21 #"Choke the Fuzz" (live) – 2:05 #"Bad Haircut" – 3:24 #"Long Hair and Tattoos" – 3:07 #"Supersong" – 2:52 #"Our Way or Highway" – 0:59 #"Drool" – 1:15 #"Electric Man" – 3:37 #"Refuse Worker #2" – 1:02 #"Costa Mesa Hates Me Pt. 2" – 1:28 *Tra ...
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Album
An album is a collection of audio recordings issued on compact disc (CD), Phonograph record, vinyl, audio tape, or another medium such as Digital distribution#Music, digital distribution. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early 20th century as individual Phonograph record#78 rpm disc developments, 78 rpm records collected in a bound book resembling a photograph album; this format evolved after 1948 into single vinyl LP record, long-playing (LP) records played at  revolutions per minute, rpm. The album was the dominant form of recorded music expression and consumption from the mid-1960s to the early 21st century, a period known as the album era. Vinyl LPs are still issued, though album sales in the 21st-century have mostly focused on CD and MP3 formats. The 8-track tape was the first tape format widely used alongside vinyl from 1965 until being phased out by 1983 and was gradually supplanted by the cassette tape during the 1970s and early 1980s; the populari ...
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Supernova (American Band)
Supernova is an American punk rock band formed in Costa Mesa, California, United States, in 1989. The band has released three full-length albums, numerous singles and EPs and were part of the original 1995 Vans Warped Tour line-up. They are perhaps best known by wider audiences for their song "Chewbacca", which was featured on the soundtrack to Kevin Smith's 1994 independent film ''Clerks''. They are also known for the song "Up & Down", which was performed in 2007 on the Nick Jr. children's show ''Yo Gabba Gabba!'' Biography Early years (1989–1994) The original line-up of Supernova formed in Costa Mesa, California in 1989, consisting of bassist/vocalist Art Mitchell, guitarist/vocalist Hayden Thais and drummer Dave Collins. Noted for their energetic live shows and outlandish science fiction-themed aesthetic in which the members claimed to be aliens from a distant planet. the band quickly became a popular draw within the Orange County punk scene, independently releasing a sl ...
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Pop Punk
Pop punk (or punk pop) is a rock music genre that combines elements of punk rock with power pop or pop. It is defined for its emphasis on classic pop songcraft, as well as adolescent and anti-suburbia themes, and is distinguished from other punk-variant genres by drawing more heavily from 1960s bands such as the Beatles, the Kinks, and the Beach Boys. The genre has evolved throughout its history, absorbing elements from new wave, college rock, ska, rap, emo, and boy bands. It is sometimes considered interchangeable with power pop and skate punk. Pop punk emerged in the late 1970s with groups such as the Ramones, the Undertones, and the Buzzcocks. 1980s punk bands like Bad Religion, Descendents and the Misfits were influential to pop punk, and it expanded in the 1980s and early 1990s by a host of bands signed to Lookout! Records, including Screeching Weasel, the Queers, and the Mr. T Experience. In the mid–late 1990s, the genre saw a massive widespread popularity increase w ...
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Sympathy For The Record Industry
Sympathy for the Record Industry (also known as Sympathy Records or Sympathy 4 the R.I.) is a mainly independent garage rock and punk label formed in 1988 by Long Gone John. The first Sympathy release was the Lazy Cowgirls' ''Radio Cowgirl'' LP, which Long Gone John said he released as a "favor to the band." Sympathy has a catalog of more than 750 releases and is based in Olympia, Washington. The label's name is a play on the song "Sympathy for the Devil" by The Rolling Stones. Notable artists who started on Sympathy and went on to gain mainstream success include The White Stripes, Hole, and The Electrocutes (the first Donnas incarnation). Long Gone John is the owner and CEO. He is an avid record collector with more than 10,100 records in his collection. He also owns Necessaries Toy Foundation, a company that creates 18-24 inch figures. Long Gone John also operates Sympathetic Press, a book publishing company that prints books with rock and roll themes. The roster has in ...
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Rox (album)
''Rox'' (often mistitled as ''Supernova'', ''Rocks'' or ''Supernova (Rocks)'') is the second album by the pop punk band Supernova, released in 1998. Critical reception The ''Boston Phoenix'' contrasted the album with Supernova's debut, writing that it "isn't quite as catchy, veering into somewhat less interesting (and even more tangentially alien) territories like phone sex, uh, barn sex, girls, and revved-up early-'80s hardcore." The ''Los Angeles Times The ''Los Angeles Times'' (abbreviated as ''LA Times'') is a daily newspaper that started publishing in Los Angeles in 1881. Based in the LA-adjacent suburb of El Segundo since 2018, it is the sixth-largest newspaper by circulation in the Un ...'' called the album "frequently delightful," and praised the band's "ability to rock out with catchy, crunchy, crisply executed bubble-gum punk." Track listing All lyrics written by Supernova. #"Purple Pony" - 2:17 #"Back in the Saddle" - 3:11 #"Swat the Fly" - 2:36 #"Telephone" - ...
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Allmusic
AllMusic (previously known as All Music Guide and AMG) is an American online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on musicians and bands. Initiated in 1991, the database was first made available on the Internet in 1994. AllMusic is owned by RhythmOne. History AllMusic was launched as ''All Music Guide'' by Michael Erlewine, a "compulsive archivist, noted astrologer, Buddhist scholar and musician". He became interested in using computers for his astrological work in the mid-1970s and founded a software company, Matrix, in 1977. In the early 1990s, as CDs replaced LPs as the dominant format for recorded music, Erlewine purchased what he thought was a CD of early recordings by Little Richard. After buying it he discovered it was a "flaccid latter-day rehash". Frustrated with the labeling, he researched using metadata to create a music guide. In 1990, in Big Rapids, Michigan, he founded ''All Music Guide' ...
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Pop Punk
Pop punk (or punk pop) is a rock music genre that combines elements of punk rock with power pop or pop. It is defined for its emphasis on classic pop songcraft, as well as adolescent and anti-suburbia themes, and is distinguished from other punk-variant genres by drawing more heavily from 1960s bands such as the Beatles, the Kinks, and the Beach Boys. The genre has evolved throughout its history, absorbing elements from new wave, college rock, ska, rap, emo, and boy bands. It is sometimes considered interchangeable with power pop and skate punk. Pop punk emerged in the late 1970s with groups such as the Ramones, the Undertones, and the Buzzcocks. 1980s punk bands like Bad Religion, Descendents and the Misfits were influential to pop punk, and it expanded in the 1980s and early 1990s by a host of bands signed to Lookout! Records, including Screeching Weasel, the Queers, and the Mr. T Experience. In the mid–late 1990s, the genre saw a massive widespread popularity increase w ...
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Long Hair & Tattoos
''Pop as a Weapon'' (often mis-credited as "More Songs About Hair") is a compilation album from Orange County pop punk band Supernova A supernova is a powerful and luminous explosion of a star. It has the plural form supernovae or supernovas, and is abbreviated SN or SNe. This transient astronomical event occurs during the last evolutionary stages of a massive star or when ..., released in 2001 by Sympathy for the Record Industry. The album contains material recorded between 1992 and 1994 that was only previously available on vinyl. Track listing All lyrics written by Supernova. #"Intro/Backyard Boat" – 4:28 #"Calling Hong Kong" – 2:27 #"Disco Fur" – 2:15 #"Costa Mesa Hates Me" – 2:39 #"Chewbacca" – 1:21 #"Choke the Fuzz" (live) – 2:05 #"Bad Haircut" – 3:24 #"Long Hair and Tattoos" – 3:07 #"Supersong" – 2:52 #"Our Way or Highway" – 0:59 #"Drool" – 1:15 #"Electric Man" – 3:37 #"Refuse Worker #2" – 1:02 #"Costa Mesa Hates Me Pt. 2" – 1:28 *T ...
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Calling Hong Kong
"Calling Hong Kong" was the second single by Orange County pop punk band Supernova, released on 7" by Goldenrod Records in 1993. Tracks 1 & 2 were included on the 2001 compilation CD ''Pop as a Weapon''. Track listing All lyrics written by Supernova. Side A: *''Calling Hong Kong'' – 2:27 Side B: *''Chewbacca'' – 1:21 *''Pop As A Weapon'' Personnel *Art Mitchell – Vocals, bass guitar *Hayden 'Hank' Thais – Guitar, vocals *Dave Collins – Drums, vocals Cover version * "Calling Hong Kong" was covered by Man or Astro-man? on their 1995 album, ''Intravenous Television Continuum ''Intravenous Television Continuum'' is a full-length album released by the surf rock group Man or Astroman?. It is a collection of alternate mixes of previously released songs and a handful of TV show themes ('' The Jetsons'', '' My Favorite Mar ...''. {{authority control Supernova (American band) songs 1993 singles 1993 songs ...
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Electric Man (Supernova Song)
"Electric Man" is a song by the English alternative rock band Mansun. The song was written by band-leader Paul Draper. It was recorded and produced by Hugh Padgham with co-producer Michael Hunter during sessions for the group's third studio album. The song was released as the second single in 2000 from the group's third album, '' Little Kix''. The single disappointed commercially reaching the modest peak of #23 on the UK Singles Chart. The music video for "Electric Man" was directed by Grant Gee. Draper largely disowned the song along with the majority of Mansun's third album. In the liner-notes to '' Legacy: The Best of Mansun'', Draper remarks that the song was his attempt to 'lighten up' after the insular '' Six'' album: 'Where can we go next after ''Six''? I Know! Vaudeville, The 50s, The Beach Boys.... Morecambe and Wise?! This track is my homage to Eric and Ernie.' Track listing Personnel ;Mansun * Paul Draper – lead vocals, acoustic guitar, keyboar ...
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Costa Mesa Hates Me
"Costa Mesa Hates Me" is a song by Supernova, released as their fourth single on 7" by Tres Hombres Musica in 1994. Tracks one and three were included on the 2001 compilation CD ''Pop as a Weapon ''Pop as a Weapon'' (often mis-credited as "More Songs About Hair") is a compilation album from Orange County pop punk band Supernova, released in 2001 by Sympathy for the Record Industry Sympathy for the Record Industry (also known as Sympa ...''. The song was covered by The Vandals in 1996 on the Assorted Jellybeans/Vandals 7" split. Track listing All lyrics written by Supernova. Side A: *''Costa Mesa Hates Me'' Side B: *''Cool Job'' *''Costa Mesa Hates Me Pt. 2'' Personnel *Art Mitchell - Vocals, bass guitar *Hayden 'Hank' Thais - Guitar, vocals *Dave Collins - Drums, vocals {{authority control Supernova (American band) songs 1994 singles Costa Mesa, California 1994 songs ...
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Supernova (American Band) Albums
A supernova (: supernovae or supernovas) is a powerful and luminous explosion of a star. A supernova occurs during the last evolutionary stages of a massive star or when a white dwarf is triggered into runaway nuclear fusion. The original object, called the ''progenitor'', either collapses to a neutron star or black hole, or is completely destroyed to form a diffuse nebula. The peak optical luminosity of a supernova can be comparable to that of an entire galaxy before fading over several weeks or months. The last supernova directly observed in the Milky Way was Kepler's Supernova in 1604, appearing not long after Tycho's Supernova in 1572, both of which were visible to the naked eye. The remnants of more recent supernovae have been found, and observations of supernovae in other galaxies suggest they occur in the Milky Way on average about three times every century. A supernova in the Milky Way would almost certainly be observable through modern astronomical telescopes. The most ...
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