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ALL (band)
All (stylized ALL) is an American punk rock band originally from Los Angeles, California, currently based in Fort Collins, Colorado. The group was formed by Descendents members Bill Stevenson, Karl Alvarez, and Stephen Egerton. History Formation and Cruz Records years All formed in suburban Los Angeles in 1987 when Milo Aukerman, the lead singer of the Descendents, left to pursue a graduate degree in biochemistry, forcing the band into a hiatus. The remaining members, guitarist Stephen Egerton, bassist Karl Alvarez, and drummer Bill Stevenson, decided to carry on as a band, adopting the title of the Descendents' last studio album, '' ALL'', as their official moniker. Enlisting former Dag Nasty and DYS singer Dave Smalley on vocal duties, ALL released their first album and EP in 1988, '' Allroy Sez'' and the EP '' Allroy for Prez'' (both distributed by Cruz Records), to critical acclaim. In 1989, Smalley left the band, and new vocalist Scott Reynolds joined. With ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, often referred to by its initials L.A., is the List of municipalities in California, most populous city in the U.S. state of California, and the commercial, Financial District, Los Angeles, financial, and Culture of Los Angeles, cultural center of Southern California. With an estimated 3,878,704 residents within the city limits , it is the List of United States cities by population, second-most populous in the United States, behind only New York City. Los Angeles has an Ethnic groups in Los Angeles, ethnically and culturally diverse population, and is the principal city of a Metropolitan statistical areas, metropolitan area of 12.9 million people (2024). Greater Los Angeles, a combined statistical area that includes the Los Angeles and Riverside–San Bernardino metropolitan areas, is a sprawling metropolis of over 18.5 million residents. The majority of the city proper lies in Los Angeles Basin, a basin in Southern California adjacent to the Pacific Ocean in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milo Aukerman
Milo Jay Aukerman (; born January 1, 1963) is an American singer, songwriter, and former research molecular biologist. Aukerman is most widely known for being the lead vocalist of the punk rock band the Descendents, a group widely considered to be pioneers of pop-punk. A caricature of Aukerman serves as the band's mascot. Education and scientific career Aukerman attended Mira Costa High School, with fellow members of the Descendents. He holds a PhD degree in biology from UC San Diego, conducted postdoctoral research in molecular biology at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and the University of Pennsylvania, and formerly worked as a plant researcher at DuPont and as an adjunct professor at the University of Delaware. In a 2016 interview with '' Spin'', Aukerman announced that he decided to quit researching in favor of doing music full-time. Musical career While not an original member, Aukerman joined Descendents after their first single was released ("Ride the Wild" b/w "It's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Lombardo
Tony Lombardo (born 1945) is an American musician who was the original bassist in the punk rock band the Descendents. He joined the band in 1979 and played on their debut single, the '' Fat EP'' (1981), and the albums '' Milo Goes to College'' (1982) and ''I Don't Want to Grow Up'' (1985). After leaving the band, he performed in other acts and worked for the United States Postal Service until 2005. He collaborated with the Descendents' successor band, All, writing two songs for their album '' Allroy's Revenge'' (1989) and teaming up with them for an album of his own songs, '' New Girl, Old Story'' (1991), credited to "TonyAll". He also collaborated with the reunited Descendents on their 1996 album '' Everything Sucks,'' and the 2021 album '' 9th and Walnut.'' Biography Early life Lombardo is originally from the South Bay, Los Angeles, but later moved to Long Beach, California to attend California State University, Long Beach. 1979–85: Descendents Lombardo joined the Descenden ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Girl, Old Story
''New Girl, Old Story'' is collaborative album between the American punk rock band All and Tony Lombardo, the original bassist of All's precursor band the Descendents. Credited to "TonyAll", it consists of twelve songs written by Lombardo between 1979 and 1989. Lombardo played bass guitar on the entire album, with the members of All playing the rest of the instrumentation. Vocals were split between Lombardo and All singer Scott Reynolds, with All bassist Karl Alvarez also singing one song. Along with their 1990 album '' Allroy Saves'', recorded at the same time, ''New Girl, Old Story'' was the last album recorded by All before their relocation from Los Angeles to Brookfield, Missouri. Background Lombardo was the original bassist in the Descendents, joining founding members Frank Navetta and Bill Stevenson in 1979 while the group was still in its formative stages. He played on the band's debut single "Ride the Wild" / "It's a Hectic World" (1979), the '' Fat EP'' (1981), an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trailblazer (album)
''Trailblazer'' is a live album by the American punk rock band All, released in 1990 through Cruz Records. It was recorded in July 1989 at CBGB in New York City during the band's tour to promote their second studio album, '' Allroy's Revenge''. The album was titled after a brand of portable toilet used by the band while on tour. Recording The album was recorded July 18, 1989 at famed punk rock club CBGB in New York City's Bowery neighborhood during All's tour in support of their second studio album, '' Allroy's Revenge'' (1989). The show was part of a New Music Seminar showcase and was observed by Jon Pareles of ''The New York Times'', who remarked that the band "had hard-core fans diving from the stage as other audience members hummed along with guitar lines ..All's songs move at a furious pace but can stop on a dime. In high gear, the band suggests a sunnier version of the Ramones, while some of its newer songs have the yearning tunefulness of The Replacements. All's bla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Percolater (album)
''Percolater'' is the fourth studio album by the American punk rock band All (band), All, released May 12, 1992 through Cruz Records. It was the band's first album recorded after their relocation from Los Angeles to Brookfield, Missouri, and their first studio release recorded outside of California. It was also their last album with singer Scott Reynolds (singer), Scott Reynolds, who left the band after the album's supporting tours. A single (music), single and music video were released for the song "Dot (song), Dot". Background For several years, All and their precursor band, the Descendents, had been headquartered in a storefront along the California State Route 1, Pacific Coast Highway in Lomita, California that housed the band's living quarters, practice space, and office.''Filmage: The Story of Descendents/All''. Event occurs at 35:37. "We really needed [the band] to succeed", recalled singer Scott Reynolds (singer), Scott Reynolds. "We were broke and filthy and we lived ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allroy Saves
''Allroy Saves'' is the third studio album by the American punk rock band All, released in 1990 through Cruz Records. It was the first album that the band members recorded, mixed, and produced entirely on their own. A music video, the band's first, was released for the song "Simple Things". Along with ''New Girl, Old Story'', which was recorded at the same time, ''Allroy Saves'' was All's last album recorded in Los Angeles, the band's place of origin; the members relocated to Brookfield, Missouri following the album's recording. It was also their last album to be titled after their mascot, Allroy, who had been depicted on their album covers since 1988; Allroy would be absent from their albums for much of the 1990s until being brought back for 1998's ''Mass Nerder''. Writing As with their prior records, all four band members contributed to the songwriting of ''Allroy Saves''. Additionally, the band's longtime roadie Daniel "Bug" Snow wrote the lyrics to the 11-second "Freaky ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
She's My Ex
"She's My Ex" is a song by the American punk rock band All, released as a single from their 1989 album '' Allroy's Revenge''. Written by drummer Bill Stevenson, the song describes an ex-girlfriend with whom he had a tumultuous romance. The B-side track "Crazy?", written by bassist Karl Alvarez, is from the ''Allroy's Revenge'' recording sessions but was not included on the album. Background Several of Stevenson's songs on ''Allroy's Revenge'' describe a tumultuous romance, including "Scary Sad", "She's My Ex", and "Net". The songs were written about an ex-girlfriend of Stevenson's who had problems with drugs and was placed on probation. "She's My Ex" describes how he "can't expect she'll change her ways, can't accept the things she done / She's just my ex / Nothing more, nothing less / She'll always be my ex". Recording engineer Richard Andrews remarked that "It seems like on every album, Bill would have the song that he knew was gonna bring people to the band and bring peopl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allroy's Revenge
''Allroy's Revenge'' is the second studio album by the American punk rock band All, released in 1989 through Cruz Records. It was the band's first release with singer Scott Reynolds, replacing Dave Smalley who had left in late 1988. The album includes two songs written by Tony Lombardo, the original bassist for All's precursor band the Descendents. It also includes a cover version of "Hot Rod Lincoln", a 1955 song by Charlie Ryan that was a hit for Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen in 1971. " She's My Ex" was released as the album's single. Background All's first singer, Dave Smalley, left the band in late 1988, burned out by their constant touring schedule. To replace him the band recruited Scott Reynolds, who had moved to Los Angeles from Fredonia, New York several years prior: "I got out of college and got in the car and drove out here because I decided that I wanted to be a singer", he said in 1989. "So I'm out here and I live on a shelf in an office." He joined ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allroy For Prez
''Allroy for Prez'' is an EP by the American punk rock band All, released in 1988 through Cruz Records. Released the same year as the band's debut album, '' Allroy Sez'', the EP was All's final release with their original singer Dave Smalley. Background The EP was recorded in March 1988 at Third Wave Recording in Torrance, California with recording engineer Richard Andrews, who had worked with the band since 1986. Guitarist Stephen Egerton served as assistant engineer, while drummer Bill Stevenson served as record producer. The recordings were mixed that August. Bassist Karl Alvarez illustrated the cover, which features the band's Allroy character campaigning for President of the United States, timed to coincide with the 1988 U.S. presidential election. The back cover includes "The Allstitution", listing decrees such as "Freedom of Espresso", "Lower the Unenjoyment Level", and "Allistic Legislation". ''Allroy for Prez'' was released through Cruz Records as a 6-song EP an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allroy Sez
''Allroy Sez'' is the debut album by the American punk rock band All, released in March 1988 through Cruz Records. Following the departure of singer Milo Aukerman from the Descendents, the remaining members—bassist Karl Alvarez, guitarist Stephen Egerton, and drummer Bill Stevenson—recruited singer Dave Smalley and changed the name of the band to All, which was both the title of the Descendents' 1987 album and a philosophical concept invented by Stevenson and friend Pat McCuistion in 1980. ''Allroy Sez'' introduced the character of Allroy, who would serve as a mascot for the band and be featured on many of their subsequent album covers. Background The concept of "All" was invented by Descendents drummer Bill Stevenson and his friend Pat McCuistion during a fishing trip on Stevenson's boat ''Orca'' in 1980. According to Descendents singer Milo Aukerman, "While drinking all this coffee in the midst of catching mackerel they came up with the concept of All: doing the u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DYS (band)
DYS is an American straight edge hardcore punk band from Boston, Massachusetts, who were part of the " Boston Crew" in the 1980s, along with contemporaries such as SSD and Negative FX. The group later expanded their sound, becoming one of the first hardcore bands to veer into heavy metal. History Formation DYS was founded in the 1980s by singer Dave Smalley and bassist Jonathan Anastas. At the time, Smalley was a freshman at Boston College, while Anastas - at age 15 - had previously founded the short-lived band Decadence, whose song "Slam" was featured on the '' This Is Boston, Not LA'' compilation, and later adopted for a long-running MTV advertising campaign titled "Santa, the Man, the Myth, the Slam Dancer." DYS took its name from the Department of Youth Services, a Massachusetts governmental organization where delinquent youth were housed, as well as the Alice Cooper teen power anthem "Department of Youth." Smalley and Anastas were joined by guitarist Andy Strachan and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
