Eddie Glass (born December 19, 1970) is an American
rock musician
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best known for his work with punk band
Olivelawn
Olivelawn was an American punk rock band from San Diego, California, that released two albums in the early 1990s.
History
Olivelawn was composed of singer Mike Olson, guitarist O. (a.k.a. Otis Barthoulameu) and the rhythm section of drummer ...
and
stoner rock
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bands
Nebula and
Fu Manchu
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. Nebula has been Glass' primary musical group since 1997, when he and drummer Ruben Romano acrimoniously split from Fu Manchu.
"Nebula"
AllMusic.com. Retrieved October 5, 2013.
Biography
Though currently known as a guitarist, Glass first gained recognition as the drummer in California
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punk band Olivelawn
Olivelawn was an American punk rock band from San Diego, California, that released two albums in the early 1990s.
History
Olivelawn was composed of singer Mike Olson, guitarist O. (a.k.a. Otis Barthoulameu) and the rhythm section of drummer ...
.[Strong, Martin C. (2003) ''The Great Indie Discography'', Canongate, , p. 742] Glass is the founder, lead guitarist, vocalist, and primary songwriter for Nebula, and previously acted in a similar capacity (minus the vocal duties) in Fu Manchu
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.[Rivadavia, Eduardo]
Nebula Biography
. AllMusic
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. Retrieved July 17, 2011. Some of his songs have been featured in films, skateboard videos, and video games such as ''Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4
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'' and ''Tony Hawk's Underground 2
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''.
Glass started playing with Hagop Najarian and Neil Blender
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in the mid 1980s as teenagers in southern California, and the trio formed Worked World. Worked World self-released one 7-inch EP. Some of these songs were featured in early skateboarding videos.
Discography
Nebula
*1998 – '' Let It Burn'' – ( Relapse Records)
*1999 – '' Sun Creature'' – (Man's Ruin
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)
*1999 – ''Nebula/Lowrider
''Nebula/Lowrider'' is a double EP featuring the stoner rock bands Nebula and Lowrider released in 1999.
Track listing Nebula
All music by Eddie Glass, all lyrics by Nebula.
# "Anything from You" - 3:57
# "Full Throttle" - 4:09
# "Back to the Da ...
'' – (Meteor City
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)
*1999 – ''To the Center
''To the Center'' is the debut studio album by the American stoner rock band Nebula. It was released on August 24, 1999, on Sub Pop. The album was later reissued in 2018 by the band's current label, Heavy Psych Sounds Records.
Production
Recorde ...
'' – ( Sub Pop)
*2001 – '' Charged'' – ( Sub Pop)
*2003 – '' Atomic Ritual'' – ( Liquor & Poker)
*2006 – ''Apollo
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'' – ( Liquor & Poker)
*2008 – ''John Peel Sessions (BBC)'' – (Sweet Nothing)
*2009 – ''Heavy Psych
''Heavy Psych'' is the fifth studio album by stoner rock band Nebula. It was released in 2009 via Tee Pee Records. Promo copies were released to coincide with a tour that began on August 12, 2008. The album was reissued in 2022 by the band's ...
'' – (Tee Pee Records
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R ...
)
Fu Manchu
*1994 – '' No One Rides for Free'' – (Bong Load
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Much of the Bong Load Records catalog is released in small quantities. Sev ...
)
*1995 – '' Daredevil'' – (Bong Load
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Much of the Bong Load Records catalog is released in small quantities. Sev ...
)
*1996 – '' In Search Of...'' – (Mammoth Records
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)
Olivelawn
*1991 – ''Sap'' – ( Nemesis Records)
*1992 – ''Sopho-More Jinx!'' – (Headhunter Records)
References
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1970 births
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Living people
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20th-century American drummers
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