| Bloodhound Gang | |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Trappe, Pennsylvania |
| Genre(s) | Alternative Rock Post-Punk Rapcore Alternative Hip Hop Comedy Rock Synthpop |
| Years active | 1992 – present |
| Label(s) | MCA Music, Inc./Geffen |
| Associated acts | Bang Chamber 8, Wolfpac |
| Website | www.bloodhoundgang.com |
| Members | |
| Jimmy Pop DJ Q-Ball Evil Jared Hasselhoff Lüpüs Thünder The Yin |
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The Bloodhound Gang is an American alternative rock band from Trappe, Pennsylvania. Trappe is a Borough in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Alternative rock (also called alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of Post-punk was a popular musical movement in the mid to late 1970s following on the heels of the initial Punk rock explosion of the early 1970s Rap rock is a fusion genre of rock and hip-hop. It blends vocal and instrumental parts of hip-hop and various forms of rock including punk and rock Alternative hip hop (also known as alternative rap) is a genre that is defined in greatly varying ways Comedy rock is a term used to describe Rock music that is mixed with satire or other forms of Comedy. Synthpop is a subgenre of New Wave and Pop music in which the Synthesizer is the dominant musical instrument Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Universal Music Group (UMG is the largest Business group and family of Record labels in the Recording industry. Geffen Records is an American Record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and operated as one third of UMG's Interscope-Geffen-A&M label Jimmy Pop (sometimes Jimmy Pop Ali) (born James Moyer Franks, August 27, 1972 in Trappe, Pennsylvania) is an DJ Q-Ball (born Harry Dean Jr on October 8, 1974 in Limerick Pennsylvania) is both the DJ and background vocalist "Evil" Jared Hasselhoff (born Jared Hennegan on August 5, 1971 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is the bassist for the band Lüpüs Thünder is the former lead guitarist of the band The Bloodhound Gang. Adam Perry (born December 29, 1969) also known by his Stage name The Yin, is a British Musician. Alternative rock (also called alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of A musical ensemble is a group of two or more Musicians who perform instrumental or vocal Music. Trappe is a Borough in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. Their songs typically have humorous and off-beat, often satirical lyrics. Satire is often strictly defined as a literary genre or form; although in practice it is also found in the graphic and Performing arts In satire human The group formed in 1992. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) [1]
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The Bloodhound Gang began in 1992 as a small alternative band called Bang Chamber 8. It consisted of Jimmy Pop and Daddy Long Legs, both graduates of Perkiomen Valley High School. Jimmy Pop (sometimes Jimmy Pop Ali) (born James Moyer Franks, August 27, 1972 in Trappe, Pennsylvania) is an Daddy Long Legs (born in Long Island New York) ( is the co-founder of the band The Bloodhound Gang, which he left after their first major release They released an eponymous tape before changing their name to the Bloodhound Gang, a reference to "The Bloodhound Gang", a segment on the 1980s PBS kids' show 3-2-1 Contact which featured three young detectives solving mysteries and fighting crime. The Bloodhound Gang was a popular segment from the PBS television program 3-2-1 Contact about three young people who solved crimes largely with The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989. The Public Broadcasting Service ( PBS) is a Non-profit Public broadcasting Television service with 354 member TV stations in the 3-2-1 Contact is an American science educational Television show which aired on PBS from 1980 to 1988.
Unable to book shows anywhere else, the Bloodhound Gang first performed in an extra room at Evil Jared Hasselhoff's house, in exchange for Schlitz, Marlboros, and a chance to hand out their first demo tape, entitled Just Another Demo. "Evil" Jared Hasselhoff (born Jared Hennegan on August 5, 1971 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is the bassist for the band Marlboro is a brand of Cigarette made by Philip Morris USA (a branch of Altria) within the US and by Philip Morris International (now separate A demo version or demo of a song (shortened from the word "demonstration" is one recorded for reference rather than for release When the floor caved in one night, they began performing every month at CBGBs in New York City. CBGB ( Country, Blue Grass, and Blues) was a music club at 315 Bowery at Bleecker Street in the borough of Manhattan The City of New York When asked about the band's tenure at the club, Jimmy Pop was quoted as saying, "I've seen cavemen with better clubs. "[2][1]
In April of 1994, the band released their second demo tape, The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack to Hitler's Handicapped Helpers. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) This resulted in a record deal with Cheese Factory Records. A recording contract (commonly called a record deal) is a legal agreement between a Record label and a Recording artist (or group where the artist Republic Records is a Record label subsidiary of The Universal Motown/Universal Republic Group.
In the summer of 1994, Jimmy Pop had a small role in the short independent film The Chick That Was Naked by independent filmmaker Kurt Fitzpatrick. Also, a song by the band was used on its soundtrack. [3]
In November of 1994, the Bloodhound Gang released their first EP, Dingleberry Haze. An extended play ( EP) is a Vinyl record, CD, or Music download which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify Dingleberry Haze was the first EP released by The Bloodhound Gang on Cheese Factory Records in November 1994.
In March of 1995 the Bloodhound Gang signed a record deal with Columbia Records. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Columbia Records is an American Record label founded in 1888 Columbia is the oldest surviving Brand name in pre-recorded sound being the first record company They released their first full-length album, titled Use Your Fingers. Use Your Fingers is the Bloodhound Gang 's first album It was released on July 18, 1995 by Cheese Factory Records They began touring around the United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the At this time Daddy Long Legs and M. Daddy Long Legs (born in Long Island New York) ( is the co-founder of the band The Bloodhound Gang, which he left after their first major release S. G. , who were angry with Columbia Records, left the band to form another rap group, Wolfpac. Bass player Evil Jared Hasselhoff and Turntablist Tard-E-Tard joined the group as replacements. When the tour ended, the deal with Columbia Records was dropped and band members Skip O'Pot2Mus and Tard-E-Tard left to pursue a career in the customer service industry. [1]
In March 1996, the band, complete with a new line-up, recorded their second full-length album, One Fierce Beer Coaster, first released on Cheese Factory Records (now Republic Records), and re-released on Geffen Records in 1998. One Fierce Beer Coaster is a December 3, 1996 (see 1996 in music) album by Alternative rock band The Bloodhound Gang. Republic Records is a Record label subsidiary of The Universal Motown/Universal Republic Group. Geffen Records is an American Record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and operated as one third of UMG's Interscope-Geffen-A&M label The original release, designed by Michael Calleia at Industrial Strength Design in New York City, contained an actual beer coaster as part of the packaging. They embarked on their first "real tour" of the United States and Europe (they are quoted as saying this was "the first tour where nobody's parents had to drive out and pick up the band after the van broke down"). This album contained "Fire Water Burn", a song featured in the movie Fahrenheit 9/11 to imply that American soldiers in Iraq were not humanitarian enough. " Fire Water Burn " is the first single from The Bloodhound Gang 's 1996 (re-released in 1998 album One Fierce Beer Coaster. Fahrenheit 9/11 is an award-winning 2004 Documentary Film by American filmmaker Michael Moore which takes a critical look The band reportedly let Michael Moore use the song for free, claiming "Michael Moore kicks ass. Michael Francis Moore (born April 23 1954 is an Academy Award -winning American filmmaker author and liberal Political commentator. He's the master of delivering a compelling point in an entertaining manner. So, when he asked us to use 'Fire Water Burn' in Fahrenheit 9/11, we not only said 'fuck yeah,' but waived our normal fee". [4] In the summer of 1996, Jimmy Pop had a supporting role in the independent film Kin by director and star Kurt Fitzpatrick. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Several Bloodhound Gang songs were used for the soundtrack for the film.
On February 29, 2000, they released their third album, Hooray for Boobies. Leap years Although the modern calendar counts a year as 365 days a complete revolution around the sun takes approximately 365 days and 6 hours 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Hooray for Boobies is The Bloodhound Gang 's third album It was released by Interscope Records in Europe on October 4, 1999, Powered by the hit single, "The Bad Touch", they embarked on two more tours of Europe, where their popularity had increased dramatically ("The Bad Touch" and Hooray for Boobies reached #1 in Germany, where "Along Comes Mary" was also a Top 10 hit). " The Bad Touch " is the first single by The Bloodhound Gang off their 1999 album Hooray for Boobies. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. " Along Comes Mary " is a song composed by Tandyn Almer, originally recorded in 1966 by The Association, and released on their debut album The Top Forty or Top 40 is a music industry shorthand for the currently most-popular songs in a particular genre. They returned after selling over five million albums. [1]
In 2003, the band released a DVD entitled One Fierce Beer Run, which chronicles their One Fierce Beer Coaster tour of 1997. DVD (also known as " Digital Versatile Disc " or " Digital Video Disc " - see Etymology)is One Fierce Beer Coaster is a December 3, 1996 (see 1996 in music) album by Alternative rock band The Bloodhound Gang. [1]
The band's newest album, Hefty Fine, was released on September 27, 2005. An album or record album is a collection of related audio or Music tracks distributed to the public Hefty Fine is The Bloodhound Gang 's fourth album originally due for release on September 13 2005, then September 20 2005 Events 489 - Odoacer attacks Theodoric at the Battle of Verona and is defeated again Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The title came about after Evil Jared Hasselhoff Phillips was fined during work on MTV's "Viva La Bam" (The Scavenger Hunt episode). Viva La Bam was a Reality television series that starred Bam Margera and his crew. Jared Phillips was fined $20,000, which Jimmy Pop allegedly had to pay (This is discussed in the "Uncommon-tary" Of the Viva La Bam DVDs). The CD's original title, Heavy Flow, was scrapped when it was noticed that fellow musician Moby had a song with the same name. Richard Melville Hall, also known as Moby (born September 11, 1965 in Harlem, New York) is an American DJ The first single, "Foxtrot Uniform Charlie Kilo," gained heavy rotation on music video channels. "Foxtrot Uniform Charlie Kilo" is the third track and the first single off The Bloodhound Gang 's 2005 album Hefty Fine. Although the track "No Hard Feelings" recently broke into the Modern Rock Top 50, their second single "Uhn Tiss Uhn Tiss Uhn Tiss" (which is featured in a Blaupunkt ad) has started radio circulation with a music video airing limitedly on a few music channels. "No Hard Feelings" is the third and final single off The Bloodhound Gang 's 2005 album Hefty Fine. "Uhn Tiss Uhn Tiss Uhn Tiss" is the eleventh track and the second single on The Bloodhound Gang 's 2005 album Hefty Fine. GmbH is a German manufacturer of Electronics equipment noted for its Home and car Audio equipment. Other songs from the new album are part of a campaign by the Bloodhound Gang to change the Pennsylvania state anthem into their appropriately titled "Pennsylvania"[1], which is often incorrectly believed to be titled "Do You Even Know What a Wawa Is?", from that song's last stanza, as well as "Something Diabolical," featuring HIM's Ville Valo. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ( often colloquially referred to as PA (its abbreviation by natives and Northeasterners is a state located in the Northeastern The term anthem means either a specific form of Anglican church music (in Music theory and religious contexts or more generally a song (or composition of Wawa is a chain of Convenience store / Gas stations located in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. HIM is a rock band from Finland formed in 1991 by vocalist Ville Valo, guitarist Mikko Lindström, Ville Hermanni Valo ( (born 22 November 1976 is a Finnish Singer, Songwriter, and frontman of the Finnish rock band HIM The band's current members can also be found on a few episodes of Viva La Bam including the episode in which Bam Margera divides his friends into teams that go out and do outrageous stunts in order to earn points in a "scavenger hunt" to decide what happens to April Margera's piano that she wishes to get rid of. Viva La Bam was a Reality television series that starred Bam Margera and his crew. Brandon Cole "Bam" Margera (born September 28 1979 is a professional Skateboarder television and radio personality and daredevil. April Margera (born March 28, 1956 in Glen Mills, Pennsylvania, United States) is a reality television personality best known for Bam Margera also makes a guest star appearance on their Hefty Fine album on a hidden track and in the music video for "Foxtrot Uniform Charlie Kilo. Brandon Cole "Bam" Margera (born September 28 1979 is a professional Skateboarder television and radio personality and daredevil. Hefty Fine is The Bloodhound Gang 's fourth album originally due for release on September 13 2005, then September 20 2005 "Foxtrot Uniform Charlie Kilo" is the third track and the first single off The Bloodhound Gang 's 2005 album Hefty Fine. "
Drummer Willie the New Guy was released from his position at the start of 2006, by mutual agreement between him & the band. He has been replaced by The Yin (whose birth name is Adam Perry) from the band A on their recent tour. Adam Perry (born December 29, 1969) also known by his Stage name The Yin, is a British Musician. A are a British Alternative rock band from Leeds, England, which formed in 1995 [5]
The band has also made several appearances on the MTV show Jackass, Viva La Bam, CKY4, as well as The Howard Stern Show. MTV ( Music Television) is an American Cable television network based in New York City. Jackass is an American Television series, originally shown on MTV from 2000 to 2002 featuring people performing various dangerous crude ridiculous Viva La Bam was a Reality television series that starred Bam Margera and his crew. The CKY video series is a series of Skate videos produced by West Chester Pennsylvania residents and Jackass stars Bam Margera and The Howard Stern Show is an American radio show hosted by Howard Stern on Howard 100, one of two channels on the subscription-based
The new song "Screwing You On The Beach At Night" was released via iTunes on July 17th, 2007. iTunes is a proprietary digital media player application introduced by Apple Inc The video for the song was released on August 20th, 2007 on Youtube. YouTube is a video sharing website where users can upload view and share Video clips YouTube was created in February 2005 by three former PayPal employees The video is a pastiche of the 1989 video "Wicked Game" by Chris Isaak. Christopher Joseph Isaak (born June 26, 1956) is an American rock Musician and occasional Actor.
"Screwing You On The Beach at Night" was released to download in the UK on 22 October 2007. Events 202 BC - Hannibal Barca, leader of the Carthaginians, is defeated by the Roman legions under Scipio Africanus Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
The band is currently writing their new album, song titles include "Smash" and "Larried (a left over song from Hefty Fine)".
Geffen Records refused to release the song "Yellow Fever" due to its lyrical content about Asian women. [6] Examples of the lyrics from "Yellow Fever" include "She's like an oriental rug 'cause I lay her where I please, then I blindfold her with dental floss and get on my knees" and "Oh me Chinky, she's so kinky, got me hot like Nagasaki, burnin' up like napalm burstin' like an a-bomb. "[7][8] In response, Jimmy Pop told Yahoo! Launch that the Gang's lyrical matter was not meant to be taken seriously.
| “ | I think on the first record there's stuff that [offended people]… Really we're not trying to shock anybody, we're just saying things that we laugh at," he explained. "That was always the idea. The same things that we talk about on the bus are the same things we put on our records. On the first record we had lyrics like, 'There's little children unattended, let me get some poison candy,' which to me, that isn't very good. [7] | ” |
The band arrived in the middle of a media storm mid-2006 when they started using a "golden shower" act onstage during a rendition of Depeche Mode's "Enjoy the Silence" at Rock Am Ring and Pinkpop. Urolagnia (also urophilia, undinism) is a Sexual activity in which participants derive sexual pleasure from Urine and/or Urination Depeche Mode (dəˌpɛʃˈmoʊd are an English Electronic music band formed in 1980 in Basildon, Essex. " Enjoy the Silence " is Depeche Mode 's twenty-fourth UK single released on February 5 1990, and the second single from the then upcoming The Rock am Ring ( Rock at the Ring) and Rock im Park ( Rock in the Park) festivals are two simultaneous Rock music festivals held annually in Pinkpop Festival, or Pinkpop for short is an annual Rock festival held at Landgraaf, Netherlands [9] On a Radio Bam show, Ant'nee (one of the band's crew members) mentioned in one of the Belgium shows, Evil Jared used feces instead of using urine as an alternate. Radio Bam is a Sirius Satellite Radio show on channel 28 Faction. Feces, faeces, or fæces (see spelling differences) is a waste product from an animal's digestive tract expelled through the Anus [10]
Their song, "A Lap Dance is So Much Better When the Stripper is Crying," has such offensive lyrics,[11] that it was never released as a single. Shocking lines include the title chorus, the opening line "I was lonelier than Kunta Kinte at a Merle Haggard concert that night. . . ," and "I never thought missing children could be so sexy. "[11] However, it has become a staple of karaoke singers who "want to be bold". (kɑːrɑːˌoʊkɛ in Japanese karaoke) is a form of Entertainment in which Amateur Singers sing along with recorded Music (and/or a [12]