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The Aquabats will continue their quest to dominate all media with the premiere of The Aquabats! Super Show! on March 3rd at 11 am EST / 8 am PST on cable channel The Hub . The band first began developing the show in the middle of 2008 . The show is executive produced by Christian Jacobs (also co-creator of Yo Gabba Gabba! ) who also plays MC Bat Commander (or perhaps it's the other way around.) The cast also boasts the rest of the band, founding member and bassist Chad Larson (aka [...]
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT) -- Members of the rock band The Aquabats were looking for a way to stand out when they formed in 1994 in Orange County, Calif. A love of Saturday-morning cartoons and a little sewing helped turn the ska band into a group of rocking superheroes. Band members - wearing costumes inspired by the novel looks of groups like Devo and Oingo Boingo - not only play music but fight weird-looking creatures on stage. The heroes come...
The Hub TV network will premiere the all-new, action-packed series " The Aquabats! Super Show !" from the co-creator of "Yo Gabba Gabba!" on Saturday, March 3 (1 p.m. ET, with encore performances throughout the week). The outrageous new series follows a popular alternative rock band as they embark on a never-ending quest to right wrongs, destroy boredom and seek justice for all in an inventive blend of live-action and animated crime-fighting spoofs. Executive Producer Christian Jacobs (co-creator, writer, and director of "Yo Gabba Gabba!") is the band's lead vocalist and plays the team's [...]
Viva Ska Vegas, an all-day ska festival located in Nevada, has been announced, and will take place April 28th, 2012. The festival will be held at the Henderson Events Center in Henderson, NV. So far, the lineup includes The Aquabats , Voodoo Glow Skulls , MU330 , Monkey, The Remedies, and more, with additional bands to be announced as the festival approaches. Tickets for the festival will go on sale Saturday, January 7th, via Ticketfly.
Though no longer a full-time band , Thrice has garnered three nominations in their local OC Music Awards . They join a list of nominees which also includes Social Distortion , The Aquabats , Reel Big Fish , The Adolescents , Bleeding Through , Avenged Sevenfold , Chaser , Death By Stereo and more. Check out the full list of nominees here .
From Kris Kross to Danzig, SoCal writer, Liz Ortega tells us about her '90s identity crisis along with her brutal fashion sense.
Whether you listen to an artist because they sound good or because you've been attracted by their name, either item always seems to be one of two reasons you've discovered any number of songs in your music library. Remember the old days before iTunes when you would look at the album cover and say, "Yup, I'm going to buy this". Now that times have changed and music is so readily available to us, it still comes down to the band name itself that can either make or break our decision to even listen to the artist. The list below represents [...]
Danny DeVito is a 66-year-old Hollywood legend having a blast at Coachella this weekend. Is that so wrong? He's there every year! He should have his own stage. Not just any celebrity could turn so many tweeting hipsters into giddy paparazzi (well, that's not true), but still it's nice to see this particular icon embraced. Lots of Matilda -heads over in Indio. Like last year Devito's sporting an It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia cap and taking photos of his feet (it's a thing, look it up). There he is onstage with the Aquabats! Backstage with the [...]
Who: The Aquabats in the Mohave Tent In 3 or Fewer Words: Super skank celebration I'll Remember This Until: The next time cave men from the past travel to the present to destroy future Coachella. The Aquabats took their tent back to 1997 with an impossible to dislike set of mischievous ska-skewed power-punk. The 35-minute set was replete with irreverent skits (a goof on Kings of Leon was well-received), mock dinosaur battles and a Chinese dragon puppet of Falcor, the luck dragon from [...]
Cee-Lo bombed. Ariel Pink melted down. Brandon Flowers showed up with the Killers. Omar Rodriguez-Lopez showed up with the Mars Volta. Skrillex showed up with Korn. DJ Afrojack showed with up Paul McCartney. (Yeah, that Paul McCartney, and Usher too.) Odd Future showed up with Pharrell. The Aquabats showed up with Danny DeVito. Ozomatli showed up with the Pogues. And Cut Copy, Crystal Castles, Caifanes, Robyn and Ms. Lauryn Hill delivered the caliber of performances for which the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival is known. And as opposed to 2010, when logistical problems, gatecrashers and [...]
:: I found this amazing blog last night thanks to Chunklet and instantly devoured the whole thing. A guy found a trunk full of seven-inch vinyl circa 1987-1993, then decided to write about and rip a record a day until he got through the entire collection. All of today's random tracks that don't suck have been culled from said trunk. :: Rolling Stone has reprinted its 1968 story about the inception of The Band . :: You pick up that new Reggie Watts vinyl [...]
Indie Fan's definitive day one playlist for Coachella 2011 featuring MP3's from day one artists with songs hand-picked by Indie Fan. Including music from: !!! 12th Planet Afrojack Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti A-Trak Beardyman Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears Boys Noize Brandon Flowers Brandt Brauer Frick Breakage Caifanes Cee Lo Green Clare Maguire Cold Cave Cold War Kids Crystal Castles Cut Copy Emicida Erick Morillo Excision Flogging Molly Gayngs Glasser G.Q. [...]
MP3: The Aquabats! - Poppin' a Wheelie! MP3: The Aquabats! - The Shark Fighter! I've always had a special place in my heart for the Aquabats! since the release of The Fury Of..., and the inner me was pretty excited when I heard they were releasing a new album. Hell, if it were along the lines of Charge!!, however, upon releasing "Radio Down!" as the single, a track featuring the great Biz Markie, all hopes dashed—it was quite poor on all accounts. It doesn't surprise me to see [...]
So, since I am so excited for Coachella and I really really really really hope to make it this year, my next few posts are going to be dedicated to this AWESOME festival, hope you enjoy (click on the links to download the tracks) Day 1 Line-Up Kings of Leon - Sex on Fire The Black Keys - [...]
He will forever be known as that Detroit hard rock singer who likes to party and "only" write party anthems. It doesn't seem to bother Andrew W. K . at all. Sure he is probably best known for his song "Party Hard," but the guy really knows how to make kick ass hard rock music. Andrew W. K . is a positive party rock machine that spews out remarkable, ridiculous lyrics you can't help, but enjoy every moment of it. He can be best described as having a larger than life personality like Meat [...]
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by teepoo Merry Christmas from Ride the Tempo! Here's a giant collection of indie Christmas songs from artists that you may or may not know. It's pretty a big list, hopefully the giantest. Some of these old, some of these new. Some are covers, and some original. Enjoy. Happy Holidays!! Sufjan Stevens- We Three Kings of Orient Are AM Taxi- The Worst Noel Ohbijou- Last Christmas The Aquabats- [...]
The Aquabats! premiere new song "The Shark Fighter!" The Aquabats! are streaming their brand new track " The Shark Fighter !" on facebook , taken from their forthcoming album "Hi-Five Soup!" set for release on January 18th. w/ Reel Big Fish, Suburban Legands &Koo Koo Kanga Roo 1.14.11- Dallas TX @ House of Blues 1.15.11- Houston, TX @ Verizon Wireless Theatre 1.17.11- Tallahassee, FL @ Floyd's Music Store 1.18.11- Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade 1.19.11- Ybor City, FL @ The Ritz 1.20.11- Ft.Lauderdale, FL [...]
The Aquabats "Hi-Five Soup!" Jan 18 " Hi-Five Soup! ", brand new album from The Aquabats! will release January 18th on Fearless Records. "Radio Down!" featuring Biz Markie is streaming on myspace . 1. The Shark Fighter! 2. B.F.F.! 3. The Legend Is True! 4. Radio Down! (Featuring Biz Markie) 5. Poppin' A Wheelie! 6. Hey Homies! 7. In My Dreams! 8. Just Can't Lose! 9. All My Money! 10. Pink Pants! 11. Food Fight On The [...]
Reel Big Fish (Photos by Brian Reilly ) The Aquabats More Photos Here Reel Big Fish and [...]
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