Teen Idols
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| Teen Idols | |
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| Background Information | |
| Origin | Nashville, Tennessee |
| Genre | Pop Punk Surf Rock Alternative Rock |
| Years active | 1992-2003 2008-present |
| Label(s) | House O' Pain Honest Don's Fueled By Ramen Fat |
| Associated Acts | Bullets to Broadway |
| Website | http://www.myspace.com/teenidolsband |
| Members | |
| Phillip Hill Keith Witt Nathan Bice Jemima Kate | |
| Former Members | |
| Kevin Sierzega Heather Tabor Matt Yonker Wes White Roxsan Biggerstaff Keaton Sims Janell Saxton Steve Saxton Matt Benson Chris Trujillo | |
The Teen Idols are a pop punk band based in Nashville, Tennessee.
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[edit] History
The band was formed in 1992 and quickly gained local popularity while playing at venues such as Lucy's Record Shop and receiving frequent airplay on Nashville college radio.[1][2] During the mid-90s, they released several EPs under the local indie label, House O' Pain.[3] In 1996, the Nashville Music Association nominated the band for their Independent Artist of the Year award.[4] A year later, the Teen Idols released their first full-length album under the indie label Honest Don's Records.[1] They released two other albums under the Honest Don's label before signing to Fueled by Ramen in early 2003. Around that time, Keith left the band and Kevin (formerly of Detroit-based P.T.'s Revenge) took over the vocals. Shortly thereafter, the band released the album Nothing to Prove in July, 2003, but broke up during the subsequent tour. During their heyday, the Teen Idols headlined many tours in the U.S. and played support with other notable bands such as NOFX, Anti-Flag, Less Than Jake, and The Queers.[4]
After the breakup of the Teen Idols, Heather, Matt Yonker, and Kevin joined forces with Geis and Gui from Rehasher and briefly toured and recorded as the band Bullets to Broadway. The band released one album, Drink Positive, and supported Less Than Jake on their 2006 European tour. Phillip has done duty with many bands including The Queers, Screeching Weasel, and Even in Blackouts.
On December 26, 2008, the Teen Idols announced on their MySpace blog that they had decided to come out of retirement and would soon be making new records and playing shows again.[5]
Teen Idols have announced their new bassist, Jemima Kate from Ireland, and have also announced a tentative agreement to sign with Fat Wreck Chords.[6]
[edit] Members
[edit] Current Members
- Phillip Hill – guitar (1992-current)
- Keith Witt – vocals (1995-2000)(2008-current)
- Nathan Bice - drums (2008-current)
- Jemima Kate - bass (2008-current)
[edit] Former Members
- Kevin Sierzega – vocals (2001-2003)
- Heather Tabor – bass (1996-2003)
- Matt "Drastic" Yonker – drums (1996-2003)
- Wes White – drums (1994-1996)
- Roxsan Biggerstaff – bass (1995-1996)
- Keaton Sims – vocals (1994-1995)
- Janell Saxton – bass (1992-1995)
- Steve Saxton – drums (1992-1994)
- Matt Benson – vocals (1992-1993)
- Chris Trujillo – drums (1992)
[edit] Discography
[edit] Studio albums
- Teen Idols (1997)
- Pucker Up (1999)
- Full Leather Jacket (2000)
- Nothing to Prove (2003)
[edit] Singles and EPs
- Old Days, Old Ways (EP) (1993)
- Nightmares (EP) (1994)
- Let's Make Noise (EP) (1995)
- Teen Idols Split with Mulligan Stu(EP) (1996)
- V.M.Live Presents Teen Idols (EP) (1996)
- Teen Idols/Khrissy (split EP) (1996)
- Four On the Floor (4-way split EP) (1998)
- Short Music for Short People (Compilation) (1999)
- Teen Idols/Spread (split EP) (1999)
- The Dysfunctional Shadowman Split CD (2003)
[edit] References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Biography
- ↑ A Moveable Fest
- ↑ Discography
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Band biography at Fueled by Ramen
- ↑ The Return of Teen Idols!!!
- ↑ "Teen Idols sign to Fat Wreck." Punknews.org. March 23, 2009.
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