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Rob Pope
Robert Pope is an American musician, best known as the bassist for Spoon and The Get Up Kids. History Rob Pope grew up in Olathe, Kansas. In the summer of 1994, he was in a band called "Kingpin" with his brother Ryan and future Get Up Kids bandmate Jim Suptic. After the band broke up due to internal conflicts, Rob and Jim re-formed with Matt Pryor, who had been playing with Secular Theme and friend Nathan Shay on drums. After Shay was replaced with Rob's brother Ryan, the band recorded its first release, Four Minute Mile. After The Get Up Kids called it quits, Rob joined the band Koufax, along with his brother Ryan to form their new rhythm section. Together they recorded the album '' Hard Times are in Fashion'' in 2005. In the same year he joined the band White Whale to record their album WW1. Soon afterward he joined the band Spoon and recorded their album '' Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga''. He currently lives in Lawrence, Kansas. On July 9, 2019, it was announced that Pope was leaving S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olathe, Kansas
Olathe ( ) is the county seat of Johnson County, Kansas, United States. It is the fourth-most populous city in both the Kansas City metropolitan area and the state of Kansas, with a 2020 population of 141,290. History 19th century Olathe was founded by John T. Barton in the spring of 1857. He rode to the center of Johnson County, and staked two quarter sections of land as the town site. He later described his ride to friends: "...the prairie was covered with verbena and other wild flowers. I kept thinking the land was beautiful and that I should name the town Beautiful." Purportedly, Barton asked a Shawnee interpreter how to say "Beautiful" in his native language. The interpreter responded, "Olathe." Olathe was incorporated in 1857, and while not the first city in Johnson County, its rapid growth led to it being named the county seat in October 1859. Rising tensions across the nation over the issue of slavery led to numerous clashes between abolitionist settlers and neighbo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Suptic
Jim Suptic (born October 14, 1977) is an American musician and entrepreneur, best known for being the guitarist for the rock band The Get Up Kids. Career The Get Up Kids Jim Suptic is best known for being the guitarist and sometime lead singer for the Kansas City band The Get Up Kids. He grew up in Olathe, Kansas. In the summer of 1994, he was in a band called "Kingpin" with future Get Up Kids bandmates and brothers Rob and Ryan Pope. After the band broke up due to internal conflicts, Rob and Jim re-formed with Matt Pryor (who had been playing with Secular Theme) and friend Nathan Shay. The band officially formed on October 14, 1995 (Suptic's 18th birthday). Shay, unwilling to tour, was replaced with Rob's brother Ryan. The band recorded its first release, Four Minute Mile in 1996. After touring throughout the midwest with Braid, The Promise Ring and Jimmy Eat World, the band signed to the then-unknown Vagrant Records to record their second album Something to Write Home About ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Never You Mind
''Never You Mind'' is the first album by The New Amsterdams recorded in March/April 2000 at Z'gwonth Studios in Lawrence, Kansas and released September 19, 2000 on Vagrant Records and Heroes & Villains Records. Background The record was released at a time when The Get Up Kids were becoming more and more successful. At this point, The New Amsterdams became an acoustic side project from The Get Up Kids. "Slow Down" is a cover from the American punk/emo band Boilermaker from San Diego, California. "When We Two Parted" is a cover from the American alternative rock band The Afghan Whigs. Track listing Reception "The New Amsterdams' debut Never You Mind placates the frustration in a wispy, folk beauty for surely Pryor has tried to outdo himself this time… This is an honest record where the craftsmanship is perfectly stripped, not hushing like his emo predecessors, but certainly moving in a way where the simplicity still matters." – Allmusic "People who liked songs like "Out ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Problems (album)
''Problems'' is the sixth studio album by American rock band the Get Up Kids, their first full-length with Polyvinyl Records. It is their final release to feature keyboardist James Dewees before his departure in 2019. Writing & Production After the band's self-released reunion album ''There Are Rules'' largely failed to find an audience, the members of the Get Up Kids took another short hiatus working non-music industry jobs, interrupted only by brief weekend tours and one-off shows. While drinking at a bar before their performance at the 2017 When We Were Young festival, the band began to talk about recommitting to the Get Up Kids as a full-time pursuit. ''Problems'' was recorded at Tarquin Studios in Bridgeport, Connecticut over 19 days in September 2018, reuniting with Peter Katis -- who mixed the band's divisive 2002 album '' On a Wire'' -- who produced alongside the band. It marked the first time the band had worked with Katis since he found mainstream success producing ban ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kicker (EP)
''Kicker'' is an EP by American rock band The Get Up Kids. It was the first release from the band in seven years, and their first release on a record label other than Vagrant Records in 19 years. It was hailed as a return to form after the band's more experimental self-released reunion album ''There Are Rules'' (2011). Recording and release The EP was the band's first release on Polyvinyl Record Co., their first music released on a label other than Vagrant Records since Live! @ the Granada Theater shortly before their breakup in 2005. Having taken an unofficial hiatus since the release of 2011's ''There Are Rules'', the band began to talk about making new music at 2017's When We Were Young festival. The band had been touring on and off since their last album, but were feeling restless playing old music. On the EP's release, lead singer Matt Pryor said "we don’t need to put out new music to make money. We can keep playing the old songs and going away and coming back for seemi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
There Are Rules
''There Are Rules'' is the fifth studio album by American rock band The Get Up Kids, the band's first studio album release since 2004's '' Guilt Show''. After their initial reunion, the band decided to challenge themselves to write and record an album in only two weeks without using any digital technology. Ultimately, due to conflicting schedules, they dropped the two-week deadline and recorded over several months in 2009 and 2010. Much of the album was recorded in the same sessions as their first post-reunion release, ''Simple Science,'' the song "Keith Case" being featured on both. Background and production The Get Up Kids released their fourth album '' Guilt Show'' in March 2004. They tried to promote it as much as they could prior to August, by which point vocalist/guitarist Matt Pryor had his second child, before going a break to focus on other projects. They returned briefly for a farewell tour in 2005, before breaking up, and eventually reuniting for shows in 2008 and 2009 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guilt Show
''Guilt Show'' is the fourth studio album by American rock band The Get Up Kids. It was released on Vagrant Records on March 2, 2004. Background The Get Up Kids released their third album '' On a Wire'' in May 2002 through independent label Vagrant Records. The album marked a musical shift away from their earlier work; despite being critically lauded, fan reaction to it was highly negative. While touring the album, the material came across as too mellow and quiet, which made for lackluster live performances, according to vocalist/guitarist Matt Pryor. In August, the group went on a European tour, playing shows in Germany, Belgium and the UK. The tour was to include additional shows in Italy, Switzerland and Amsterdam, but were left out due to time constraints. They were also due to perform shows as part of a Vagrant Records tour in the US, as well as further European shows, but were abandoned due to scheduling conflicts, resulting in the band staying at home. They began writing ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
On A Wire
''On a Wire'' is the third studio album by American rock band The Get Up Kids on Vagrant Records. Released three years after their breakout sophomore album '' Something to Write Home About'', ''On a Wire'' was a massive departure from the band's established sound, eschewing the brighter pop-punk that helped define emo as a genre in favor of a darker, more adult sound inspired by 70's rock bands like Led Zeppelin. Reception to the album was extremely divisive, and is widely seen as having derailed the band's career just as emo was starting to break into the mainstream with contemporaries like Jimmy Eat World and Dashboard Confessional receiving extensive radio play. However, in the years since, the album has been re-appraised, with many praising its complex songwriting. Background and recording After touring extensively to support '' Something to Write Home About'', the band was looking to depart from their high-energy powerpop style in lieu of a slower, more mellow sound. In 2000, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Something To Write Home About
''Something to Write Home About'' is the second studio album by American rock band the Get Up Kids, released on September 28, 1999, through Vagrant Records and the band's own label Heroes & Villains Records. Following the promotional tours for their debut album '' Four Minute Mile'' (1997), the band were in discussion with Mojo Records. During this period, James Dewees joined as the band's keyboardist. As negotiations with the label eventually stalled, they eventually went with Vagrant Records. They recorded their next album at Mad Hatter Studios in Silver Lake, Los Angeles, California, co-producing it with Chad Blinman and Alex Brahl. Described as an emo and pop-punk album, ''Something to Write Home About'' expands on the harder edge of its predecessor, with frontman Matt Pryor citing the works of the Foo Fighters, Jimmy Eat World and Wilco as influences. ''Something to Write Home About'' received generally favourable reviews from music critics, with many praising the songwrit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lawrence, Kansas
Lawrence is the county seat of Douglas County, Kansas, Douglas County, Kansas, United States, and the sixth-largest city in the state. It is in the northeastern sector of the state, astride Interstate 70, between the Kansas River, Kansas and Wakarusa River, Wakarusa Rivers. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population of the city was 94,934. Lawrence is a college town and the home to both the University of Kansas and Haskell Indian Nations University. Lawrence was founded by the New England Emigrant Aid Company (NEEAC) and was named for Amos A. Lawrence, an abolitionist from Massachusetts, who offered financial aid and support for the settlement. Lawrence was central to the "Bleeding Kansas" period (1854–1861), and the site of the Wakarusa War (1855) and the Sacking of Lawrence (1856). During the American Civil War it was also the site of the Lawrence massacre (1863). Lawrence began as a center of Free-Stater (Kansas), free-state politics. Its economy diver ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga
''Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga'' is the sixth studio album by American rock band Spoon. It was first released on July 10, 2007, through Merge Records and Anti-. It received critical acclaim and appeared on several year-end album lists. The album debuted at number 10 on the U.S. Billboard 200 and at number 1 on the ''Billboard'' Top Independent Albums, selling 46,000 copies in its first week. By January 2010, the album had sold 318,000 copies in the United States. It was supported by two singles; " The Underdog" and " Don't You Evah". Production "Don't Make Me a Target" was originally written by Daniel while Spoon was producing its previous album, '' Gimme Fiction''. The band practiced it "quite a bit" before the release of ''Gimme Fiction'', but ended up shelving it for a year after unsuccessful attempts to work out an arrangement they liked. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WW1 (album)
''WW1'' is the debut album by indie rock band White Whale. Track listing Personnel ;White Whale *Matt Suggs - Vocals, Guitar *Zach Holland - Guitar, Lap Steel, Elec Mandolin, Keyboard *Dustin Than Kinsey - Piano, Guitar, Synth *Rob Pope Robert Pope is an American musician, best known as the bassist for Spoon and The Get Up Kids. History Rob Pope grew up in Olathe, Kansas. In the summer of 1994, he was in a band called "Kingpin" with his brother Ryan and future Get Up Kids band ... - Bass, Moog *John Anderson - Drums, Percussion ;Additional personnel * Ed Rose - Producer, Engineer, Mixing *Chris Cosgrove - Engineer *Maggie Fost - Design *Tabitha Morris - Paintings References 2006 debut albums White Whale (band) albums Merge Records albums Albums produced by Ed Rose {{2000s-indie-rock-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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