Ashtar Command is the name of an

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band composed of Chris Holmes (not to be confused with the former guitar player for the

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. They have released one album: "Love Songs In Advance of the Landing", one EP: "Holding Out For Love", and have had songs featured in a number of feature films, television series, television commercials, and video games such as one of the first

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sequence.

History

After hearing Chris Holmes DJ in South America,

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requested that Holmes do something before McCartney's own Friday set at the

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in 2009. Holmes created a mix of old Beatles' covers with McCartney's

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. Holmes displayed his band's "Ashtar Command" logo on both sides of the

stage prior to his

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for McCartney as

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for an Ashtar Command resurgence. On May 12, 2011, Chris Holmes was on tour with Paul McCartney in South America.

Discography

* ''Love Songs In Advance of the Landing'' (2008) * ''Holding Out For Love'' (2010) * ''American Sunshine'' (2011)

Song appearances

* "(Walking On) Landmines" from ''

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'' (1997) * "Solve My Problems Today" from ''

'' film soundtrack (1998) * "Summer's End featuring

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" from ''

'' film soundtrack (1998) * "

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" from '' Music from the OC: Mix 6'' (2006) * "Holding Out For Love" from ''

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' '' Red Dead Redemption Original Soundtrack'' (2010) * "Mark IV featuring

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" from

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' '' FIFA 13'' Soundtrack (2012) * "Four Years Gone" from

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(2012)

References

External links

Official site

MySpace page

Last.fm
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