The Von Bondies is an American alternative rock band that existed from 1997 to 2011.
| The von bondies | |
|---|---|
 Jason Stollsteimer in Sweden, 2004 | |
| basic information | |
| Genres | alternative rock |
| Years | 1997–2011 |
| A country |  USA |
| City | Detroit |
| Where from | |
| Other name | The baby killers |
| Labels | Majordomo Records US / CAN Label Fierce Panda UK / EURO Label Sire records Sympathy for the Record Industry Dim Mak Records Intheact records |
| Structure | Jason Stollsteimer : Vocals and guitar (1997-2011) |
| Former the participants | Lauren Wilcox : Bass guitar (2001) |
| vonbondies.com | |
The band was born in 1997 when Jason Stollsteimer and Marcie Bolen were present at The Cramps / Guitar Wolf [1] . The first name "The Baby Killers" and the composition of the group changed by the year 2000. At the band’s performance at the New Year’s show in Detroit in 2000, was the owner of Sympathy for the Record Industry , after which the debut album “Lack of Communication” was released on this label in 2001. In 2003, Raw and Rare ( Dim Mak Records ) followed, and in 2004 the breakthrough album Pawn Shoppe Heart ( Sire Records ).
The album reached 36th position on the UK Albums Chart [2] and 8th position on the Billboard 's Top Heatseekers chart and lasted 8 weeks on the chart [3] . The single “C'mon C'mon” from this album reached the 25th position on the Billboard Hot 100 and received national radio coverage. An abridged version of the song was used in the screensaver for the television series Save Me , and was also performed live by the group in the Michael Winterbottom film 9 songs . MLB Network also used an excerpt from the song at the opening of the show “30 Clubs in 30 Days”.
The group often traveled on tours in America, Europe and Australia as headliners, along with bands The Kills , Kasabian , Franz Ferdinand , Modey Lemon , SSM , The Subways , The Stills , Hot Panda and The Donnas [4] . They also participated in the Late Show with David Letterman , Last Call with Carson Daly and CD: UK [5] .
In July 2011, the group was disbanded [6] .
Content
- 1 Discography
- 1.1 Albums
- 1.2 EP
- 1.3 Singles
- 2 Video Clips
- 3 notes
- 4 References
Discography
Albums
- Lack of Communication (Sympathy For The Record Industry, 2001)
- Raw and Rare (Intheact Records / Dim Mak Records, 2003)
- Pawn Shoppe Heart (Sire Records, 2004)
- Love, Hate and Then There's You (Majordomo Records, 2009)
EP
- "We Are Kamikazes" (Intheact Records, 2008)
Singles
- "Nite Train 7" (D wreckED hiT Records, 2000)
- "It Came From Japan" 7 "( Sympathy For The Record Industry , 2001)
- "It Came From Japan" CD Single (Sweet Nothing, 2002)
- "Tell Me What You See" 7 "(Must Destroy Music, 2002)
- "C'mon C'mon" 7 "(WEA international, 2004)
- "C'mon C'mon" CD Single (WEA International, 2004)
- "Tell Me What You See" CD Single Part 1 (WEA International, 2004)
- "Tell Me What You See" CD Single Part 2 (WEA International, 2004)
- "Tell Me What You See" 7 "( Sire Records , 2004)
- "Pale Bride" 7 "(Majordomo Records, 2008)
Video
Notes
- ↑ How the band started . Archived on September 19, 2012.
- ↑ Roberts, David. British Hit Singles & Albums . - 19th. - London: Guinness World Records Limited, 2006 .-- P. 588. - ISBN 1-904994-10-5 .
- ↑ Top of the charts (inaccessible link) . Archived January 14, 2009.
- ↑ Tour with the donnas unopened (link unavailable) . Archived on September 8, 2004.
- ↑ Von Bondies on CD: UK . Archived on September 19, 2012.
- ↑ Von Bondies' Jason Stollsteimer Says Band is' Done, 'Launches the Hounds Below . Spinner (July 11, 2011). Date of treatment July 31, 2012. Archived on September 19, 2012.
Links
- love for The Von Bondies - interview at Torontomusicscene.ca
- The Von Bondies on the AllMusic website (retrieved April 30, 2012) .
- The Von Bondies on Discogs