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The Dandy Warhols
Left to right, Courtney Taylor-Taylor, Brent DeBoer, Zia McCabe, Peter Holmström.
Left to right, Courtney Taylor-Taylor, Brent DeBoer, Zia McCabe, Peter Holmström. Courtney Taylor-Taylor (born Courtney Taylor, 20 July 1967) is the primary Songwriter, lead Singer and Guitarist for Brent "Fathead" De Boer is a drummer and backup vocalist with The Dandy Warhols. Zia McCabe (born June 2, 1975) is a percussionist bassist and keyboard player Peter Holmstrom is a guitar player from Portland Oregon He is a founding member of The Dandy Warhols.
Background information
Origin Portland, Oregon, USA
Genre(s) Alternative rock
Psychedelic rock
Years active 1993–present
Label(s) Capitol
Tim/Kerr
Website dandywarhols.com
Members
Courtney Taylor-Taylor
Peter Holmström
Zia McCabe
Brent De Boer
Former members
Eric Hedford

The Dandy Warhols are a rock band formed in Portland, Oregon by Courtney Taylor-Taylor (vocals, guitar), Zia McCabe (keyboard), Peter Holmström (guitar), and Eric Hedford (drums). Portland is a city located in the Northwestern United States, near the Confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers Oregon ( is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the 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 Psychedelic rock is a style of Rock music that attempts to replicate the mind-altering experiences of hallucinogenic drugs. In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Capitol Records is a major United States -based Record label owned by EMI and located in Hollywood California and New York City as Courtney Taylor-Taylor (born Courtney Taylor, 20 July 1967) is the primary Songwriter, lead Singer and Guitarist for Peter Holmstrom is a guitar player from Portland Oregon He is a founding member of The Dandy Warhols. Zia McCabe (born June 2, 1975) is a percussionist bassist and keyboard player Brent "Fathead" De Boer is a drummer and backup vocalist with The Dandy Warhols. Eric Hedford is a Drummer who was a founding member of The Dandy Warhols. Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. Portland is a city located in the Northwestern United States, near the Confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers Courtney Taylor-Taylor (born Courtney Taylor, 20 July 1967) is the primary Songwriter, lead Singer and Guitarist for The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles Zia McCabe (born June 2, 1975) is a percussionist bassist and keyboard player A keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a Musical keyboard. Peter Holmstrom is a guitar player from Portland Oregon He is a founding member of The Dandy Warhols. The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles Eric Hedford is a Drummer who was a founding member of The Dandy Warhols. The drum is a member of the percussion group technically classified as a Membranophone. When Hedford left in 1998, Taylor-Taylor's cousin Brent De Boer replaced him as drummer. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Brent "Fathead" De Boer is a drummer and backup vocalist with The Dandy Warhols. The band's name is a play on the name of pop artist Andy Warhol. Pop Art is a visual Art movement that emerged in the mid 1950s in Britain and in parallel in the late 1950s in the United States. For the song by David Bowie, see Andy Warhol (song. Andrew Warhola (August 6 1928 &ndash February 22 1987 known as Andy Warhol

The Dandy Warhols are strongly influenced by The Velvet Underground, Beach Boys, Simon and Garfunkel, The Beatles, The Shadows, The Rolling Stones and The Brian Jonestown Massacre as well as including implicit musical references to My Bloody Valentine in some songs. This article is about the band For their self-titled album see The Velvet Underground (album; for the book see The Velvet Underground (book The Beach Boys is an American rock band Formed in 1961 the group gained popularity for its close vocal harmonies and lyrics reflecting a California Youth culture Simon & Garfunkel are an American Singer-songwriter duo of Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel. The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 The Shadows are an English instrumental and vocal Rock and roll group active from the 1950s to the 2000s The Brian Jonestown Massacre (frequently abbreviated as "BJM" or "The BJM" are a neo-psychedelic rock band founded in San Francisco California My Bloody Valentine are an Alternative rock band formed in Dublin Ireland in 1984 and predominantly based in London. Front man Courtney Taylor-Taylor describes the band beginning as a group of friends who "needed music to drink to. "

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Biography

Early Success

The Dandy Warhols performed live shows in bars throughout Portland and released their first album, Dandys Rule, OK? on Tim Kerr Records in 1995. Dandys Rule OK? is the debut album by American band The Dandy Warhols. This album was influential in Capitol Records' decision to sign the band. Capitol Records is a major United States -based Record label owned by EMI and located in Hollywood California and New York City as

The band first achieved success in Europe after the release of their second record …The Dandy Warhols Come Down in 1997; the lead single "Not If You Were The Last Junkie on Earth" proved popular in many countries across the continent. …The Dandy Warhols Come Down is the second album by American band The Dandy Warhols. The band, popular both visually and sonically, gained a reputation throughout Europe and Australia for selling out their live shows. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics.

Following the release of Thirteen Tales from Urban Bohemia in 2000, the band gained a firm fan base in the college radio scene before garnering critical acclaim and mainstream recognition. Thirteen Tales from Urban Bohemia is the third album by American rock band The Dandy Warhols. Campus radio (also known as college radio, university radio or student radio) is a type of Radio station that is run by the students of a college The album reached platinum status in the UK along with Greece and various other European countries. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία It also went platinum in Australia where they tour extensively. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Judd Apatow's tv series Undeclared used the song "Solid" as it's theme song. Judd Apatow (born December 6, 1967) is an American Film producer, director, and Screenwriter. Undeclared is an American Television series that aired on Fox during the 2001&ndash2002 TV season The song "Bohemian Like You" was featured in Buffy the Vampire Slayer and was used in a Vodafone advertising campaign through out Europe and Australia in 2001. Fictional narratives (and works of art exist beyond their completion e Vodafone is a Mobile network operator headquartered in Berkshire, England, UK. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The advertisement money was used to buy a quarter city block in Portland, Oregon (the band's hometown) for use as film and recording studios, as well as being a clubhouse for the band to throw parties and host catered dinners. Portland is a city located in the Northwestern United States, near the Confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers The band's music has been frequently used in advertising ever since. Advertising is a form of Communication that typically attempts to persuade potential Customers to Purchase or to consume more of a particular Brand

Welcome to the Monkey House and Odditorium or Warlords of Mars

Welcome to the Monkey House, released in 2003, was co-produced by Nick Rhodes of Duran Duran and engineered by Brian Coates of The Great Northwest. Welcome to the Monkey House is the fourth album by The Dandy Warhols. Nick Rhodes (born Nicholas James Bates in Moseley, West Midlands, England, 8 June 1962 is the keyboardist for Duran Duran Duran Duran are an English Pop rock band famous for a long series of popular singles, albums and vivid Music videos for which they've won two The Great Northwest (previously The Every Thing) is a Neo-psychedelic project created by studio engineer and producer Brian James "Coatsie" Coates ( The album takes its title from Kurt Vonnegut's collection of short stories of the same name. Kurt Vonnegut Jr (November 11 1922 – April 11 2007 (ˈvɒnəgət was a prolific and genre-bending American Novelist known for works blending Satire, Black Welcome to the Monkey House is also an album by The Dandy Warhols. The recording features an eighties synth-rock sound that alienated some devotees of the band's earlier harder-edged guitar sound. It also won critical plaudits for its polish, panache, and the band's capacity to reinvent itself. One of the album's singles, "We Used to Be Friends", was used as the theme song for the Australian reality series My Restaurant Rules, and later on the American cult drama Veronica Mars. My Restaurant Rules is an Australian Reality television series that aired on the Seven Network. Veronica Mars is an American television series created by Rob Thomas. It also was used on an episode of The O. C. (Season 1 Episode 12)as well as on an episode of Wonderfalls (Season 1, Episode 4). "I Am a Scientist" is featured on most episodes of the British television program Brainiac: Science Abuse (it plays in the background of the "I Can Do Science Me" segment). Brainiac Science Abuse (often shortened to simply Brainiac) is a British entertainment TV show with a science motif

Odditorium or Warlords of Mars, partially named after and recorded in the band's Portland studio, The Odditorium, was released on September 13, 2005. Odditorium or Warlords of Mars is a 2005 album by The Dandy Warhols. Events 509 BC - The Temple of Jupiter on Rome 's Capitoline Hill is dedicated on the ides of September Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. "Smoke It" was the first track released for radio play. The album has been described as a return to form for the band, moving away from the synth-heavy sound of Welcome to the Monkey House and back toward the largely guitar-oriented, diverse arrangements of Thirteen Tales from Urban Bohemia.

Other Developments

Along with The Brian Jonestown Massacre, The Dandy Warhols were the subjects of the 2004 documentary DiG! This film captured a love/hate relationship between both bands, highlighting the interaction of BJM frontman Anton Newcombe and Courtney Taylor. The Brian Jonestown Massacre (frequently abbreviated as "BJM" or "The BJM" are a neo-psychedelic rock band founded in San Francisco California DiG! is a 2004 Documentary film directed by Ondi Timoner, and produced by Ondi Timoner, Vasco Nunes and David Timoner Anton Alfred Newcombe (born August 29, 1967, Newport Beach California) is a Singer-songwriter, Musician, Multi-instrumentalist It was recorded over the course of seven years by Ondi Timoner. Ondi Timoner is a Grammy -nominated American Film director and producer.

In December of 2006, the song "Have A Kick Ass Summer (Me and My Friends)" was featured in the downloadable song-pack for the Xbox video game Dance Dance Revolution ULTRAMIX 4. The Xbox is a sixth-generation Video game console produced by Microsoft Corporation. Dance Dance Revolution ULTRAMIX 4 is the twelfth home version of Dance Dance Revolution released in the United States.

The Dandy Warhols' songs were featured prominently in the first and third season of the FOX drama The O.C. along with numerous major motion pictures. This article is about the FOX television series For the location from which the series derives its name see Orange County California. They were also featured in the movie 9 Songs. 9 Songs is a 2004 British Film, directed by Michael Winterbottom.

The band released their sixth record, ...Earth to The Dandy Warhols... digitally through a subscription service on May 19, 2008. A physical release is due in August.

Discography

Main article: The Dandy Warhols discography

Albums

The Dandy Warhols in pop culture

Uses of The Dandy Warhols' Music in Popular Culture

External links

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