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Skinhead Rob
Robert Aston (born October 29, 1978), better known by his stage name Skinhead Rob, is an American rapper best known as a founding member of the rap rock group the Transplants. He is also the lead vocalist in a D-beat punk band named Death March and a former member of hip-hop group Expensive Taste. Career Aston's career began as a roadie for bands Boot Party, AFI, and Rancid. He eventually started a solo career, releasing the song "Show Me". He became involved in the Transplants when Tim Armstrong asked for lyrics to the songs Aston had been writing. The two started jamming in Armstrong's basement. They eventually invited Travis Barker of Blink-182 to provide drum tracks, instead of using drum-loops as originally planned. At the end of the 2005 Vans Warped Tour, Transplants took a hiatus and Rob and Travis joined Houston rapper Paul Wall, who chopped and screwed the Transplants' ''Haunted Cities'' album, to form a new group called Expensive Taste. He has been interviewed by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skinhead Rob (cropped)
Robert Aston (born October 29, 1978), better known by his stage name Skinhead Rob, is an American rapper best known as a founding member of the rap rock group the Transplants. He is also the lead vocalist in a D-beat punk band named Death March and a former member of hip-hop group Expensive Taste. Career Aston's career began as a roadie for bands Boot Party, AFI, and Rancid. He eventually started a solo career, releasing the song "Show Me". He became involved in the Transplants when Tim Armstrong asked for lyrics to the songs Aston had been writing. The two started jamming in Armstrong's basement. They eventually invited Travis Barker of Blink-182 to provide drum tracks, instead of using drum-loops as originally planned. At the end of the 2005 Vans Warped Tour, Transplants took a hiatus and Rob and Travis joined Houston rapper Paul Wall, who chopped and screwed the Transplants' ''Haunted Cities'' album, to form a new group called Expensive Taste. He has been interviewed by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haunted Cities
''Haunted Cities'' is the second studio album by the American punk rock/ hip hop band Transplants. It was released on June 21, 2005 via LaSalle Records/Atlantic Records, and sold close to 34,000 copies in its first week and came in at #28 on the US ''Billboard'' 200, #72 on the UK Albums Chart, #140 on the Top 200 Albums France. Production Audio production of the record was handled by Tim Armstrong and Dave Carlock. Rancid's Matt Freeman, The Slackers' Vic Ruggiero, Cypress Hill's B-Real and Sen Dog, Dilated Peoples' Rakaa, and Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E. made their appearances on the album as additional musicians and vocalists. Houston-based rapper Paul Wall made screwed and chopped version of the album, released months later the same year. Background The album spawned three singles: " Gangsters and Thugs", "What I Can't Describe" and "Crash and Burn". Its lead single, "Gangsters and Thugs", peaked at #25 on the US Alternative Songs and #35 on the UK Singles Chart. It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lars Frederiksen And The Bastards
Lars Frederiksen and the Bastards was an American street punk band formed to release the songs that Lars had written. Their songs include subject matter consisting of drinking, fighting, drugs, sex, prostitutes, gangs, and street life. They were the side project band of Lars Frederiksen from Rancid. The band members were Lars Frederiksen (vocals and lead guitar), Gordy Carbone (also credited as "Unknown Bastard") (vocals), Jason Woods, aka Big Jay Bastard, (bass), Craig Leg (rhythm guitar) and Scott Abels (also credited as "Skatty Punk Rock") (drums). While Craig did not appear on the first album, he was always been a touring member of the band. The band was formed after Lars' friend and bandmate in Rancid, Tim Armstrong suggested writing songs about Lars and his friend Ben growing up in Campbell, California. The band was then put together as an outlet to release these songs, as well as covers of Billy Bragg's "To Have and to Have Not", Holland-Dozier-Holland's " Leaving Her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Take Cover (Transplants EP)
''Take Cover'' is the first extended play by American punk rock/ hip hop band the Transplants. It was released on October 13, 2017. The EP features 5 cover songs, a redone version of "Saturday Night" (from Barker's ''Give the Drummer Some'') and a new track "Won't Be Coming Back". Its vinyl version is limited to 1000 copies and released on red vinyl. Release and promotion On February 28, 2014, it was revealed on the band's official Facebook page, that the band had begun writing and recording new material. On April 28, 2015, Travis Barker announced that Transplants are almost finished with the recording of several cover songs. He released a list with song titles including songs by bands like Circle Jerks, Cypress Hill, Minor Threat, Beastie Boys, House of Pain, and Sepultura. On January 19, 2017, Barker confirmed that Transplants will be releasing a covers album. On June 6, 2017, the band posted "Friday the 13th. October 2017." on their Facebook page, which leads to rumors this m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
In A Warzone
''In a Warzone'' is the third album by the American punk rock/ hip hop band Transplants. It was premiered as a stream on ''Rolling Stones website on June 17, 2013 and released via Epitaph Records on June 25, 2013. Recording sessions took place at Opra Music Studios and The Boat in Los Angeles. Audio production of the record was entirely handled by the Transplants with Christopher Holmes. Rancid's Matt Freeman, Left Alone's Elvis Cortez, UGK's Bun B, Bored Stiff's Equipto, and Expensive Taste's Paul Wall made their appearances on the album as additional musicians and vocalists. The band supported the album by touring with Rancid. The album peaked at #58 on the ''Billboard'' 200 in the United States. Its lead single "Come Around" did not appear on any major chart. Track listing Personnel * Tim Armstrong – vocals, guitar * Rob "Skinhead Rob" Aston – vocals, photography, design & layout * Travis Barker – drums * Kevin Bivona – acoustic guitar, bass, keyboards, enginee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Transplants (album)
''Transplants'' is the debut studio album by the American punk rock/ hip hop band Transplants. It was released on October 22, 2002 via Hellcat Records. Audio production of the twelve-track record was handled by Tim Armstrong and Dave Carlock. Rancid's Matt Freeman and Lars Frederiksen, The Slackers' Vic Ruggiero, The Distillers' Brody Dalle, AFI's Davey Havok, Funkdoobiest's Son Doobie, The Nerve Agents' Eric Ozenne, and Skarhead's Danny Diablo made their appearances on the album as additional musicians and vocalists. The album peaked at #96 on the ''Billboard'' 200 and #1 on the Independent Albums. Its lead single, " Diamonds and Guns", peaked at #19 on the Alternative Songs, #27 on the UK Singles Chart, and was most played as background music in older Garnier Fructis TV commercials. The second single of the album, "D.J. D.J." peaked at #49 on the UK Singles Chart. Both its singles are featured in Paul Hunter's 2003 film ''Bulletproof Monk''. The song "California Babylon" is i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Live Freaky! Die Freaky!
''Live Freaky Die Freaky'' is a stop motion-animated, musical independent film directed by John Roecker. It is a black comedy based on the Charles Manson murders. It premiered on DVD in the United States on January 17, 2006 and played in a few theatres on January 20, 27 and 28. Plot The film starts out with a futuristic Nomad from the year 3069 who accidentally discovers the book " Helter Skelter" while searching for food in a desert on the former site of Los Angeles. He mistakes the book as the Bible, and reads it as if Charles Hanson (most of the character names are derived from real people involved with the Manson murders, with their names altered by changing a letter into an 'H') is the messiah. As he reads, we flash back to 1969 where Susan Hatkins meets Charlie during a bad LSD trip. Charlie then renames her Hadie and she is accepted into his family where they plan things to change the world, and make music. After finding out that the snobby, nature hating actress Sharon Hat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Roecker
John Roecker is an Independent filmmaking, independent filmmaker who is associated with the punk subculture. He currently resides in Los Angeles, California. Roecker is probably best known for ''Live Freaky! Die Freaky!'', a stop motion animated comedy based on the True crime (genre), true crime book ''Helter Skelter (book), Helter Skelter''. From 1996 to 1999, Roecker and Exene Cervenka co-owned Los Angeles store "You've Got Bad Taste." The store specialized in kitsch and various "off-color" novelties, such as paintings by serial killer and rapist John Wayne Gacy and a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) wanted poster of bank robber Patty Hearst . He recently released an album with collaborator Dylan Melody titled Rocker, Melody on Frontier Records. A music video was created for every track on the album. Next, Roecker and Melody are collaborating on a musical about Charles Manson. Works * "The Fear Morty's Theme" ''Bootleg: From the Lost Vault, Vol. 1'', Esham. Music v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Psycho White
''Psycho White'' is a collaborative EP by American drummer Travis Barker and rapper Yelawolf. It was released on November 13, 2012, under LaSalle Records and Killer Distribution. The first single of the EP, "Push 'Em" was released as a free download via Yelawolf's Twitter page and on numerous hip hop websites on September 12. The artwork was released the same day as well as a behind-the-scenes video of how the artwork was created. Yelawolf and Travis Barker broke down the meaning behind their project track-by-track with Sean Lynch of The Source Magazine. Part 1 also saw Yelawolf and Travis Barker hinting at a possible sequel and Warped Tour dates. A remix version of the single "Push 'Em" by Steve Aoki and Travis Barker, was later released on Dim Mak Records. Commercial performance In its first week, ''Psycho White'' sold 111,962 copies debuting at number 7 on the US ''Billboard'' 200 chart. As of 2016 there has been a total of 538,101 copies sold Track listing Personnel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Extended Play
An extended play record, usually referred to as an EP, is a musical recording that contains more tracks than a single but fewer than an album or LP record.Official Charts Company , access-date=March 21, 2017 Contemporary EPs generally contain four or five tracks, and are considered "less expensive and time-consuming" for an artist to produce than an album. An EP originally referred to specific types of other than 78 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yelawolf
Michael Wayne Atha (born December 30, 1979), better known by his stage name Yelawolf, is an American rapper. Born in Alabama and raised in Tennessee, he embarked on his career independently in 2005, releasing one extended play (EP) and four mixtapes until 2010. It was not until 2010's ''Trunk Muzik'' EP that Yelawolf started to gain mainstream attention, culminating with Yelawolf signing a deal with Interscope Records. His first release on a major label was a reworking of ''Trunk Muzik'', titled ''Trunk Muzik 0-60'' (2010). In January 2011, Yelawolf signed a recording deal with Eminem's record label Shady Records, and released his second studio album, ''Radioactive'' in November 2011. The album debuted at number 27 on the ''Billboard'' 200. Yelawolf released a sequel to his breakthrough mixtape ''Trunk Muzik'', titled ''Trunk Muzik Returns'', in March 2013. His third album, '' Love Story,'' was released in April 2015. His fourth album, ''Trial by Fire'', was released in October ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Into The Valley Of Death
''Into the Valley of Death'' is the third studio album by American hardcore punk band Death by Stereo. It was released on April 22, 2003, as their second album on Epitaph Records. The enhanced CD version of this album has a video for "Wasted Words" included. Track listing Personnel Death by Stereo * Efrem Schulz – vocals, additional guitar * Dan Palmer – lead guitar, backing vocals * Jim Miner – rhythm guitar, backing vocals * Paul Miner – bass, backing vocals * Todd Hennig – drums, backing vocals Additional credits * Tim "Tito" Owens – additional guitar * Rob Aston, Ron Lomas, Vijay Kumar, Dave Itow, Dave Mandel, Shannon Dietz, Sid Dynamite, Benny Kane and Andrew Tabizon (additional vocals) * Recorded at Sound City Studios and Death Tracks * Mixed at For the Record * Engineered by Paul Miner * Assistant Engineered by Pete Martinez, Oliver and Efrem Schulz * Mastered by Paul Miner at Q-Mark Dave Mandel provided backing vocals on this album. He is the owner of Ind ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
