Bill Whitten is an American musician and writer. He was the founding member, principal songwriter and singer/guitarist for St. Johnny He was also the singer/songwriter/guitarist for
Grand Mal
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People with the name
* Grand (surname)
* Grand L. Bush (born 1955), American actor
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* Grand, Oklahoma, USA
* Grand, Vosges, village and commune in France with Gallo-Roman amphitheatre
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.
In 2018 he released "Burn My Letters", his first solo album, via I Heart Noise.
St. Johnny formed in 1989 in
Hartford, Connecticut
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and made three full-length albums, two for
DGC Records
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In 1999, after the PolyGram merger into UMG which crea ...
, before disbanding in 1995.
Rolling Stone
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described St. Johnny as "a Connecticut band that likes their music loud and hard, are intent on a punk-edged sound that has more in common with the Ramones or Sonic Youth than with the latest Sub Pop release. In addition, St. Johnny possess a flair for songcraft, hooks and…hummable melodies".
Grand Mal
Grand may refer to:
People with the name
* Grand (surname)
* Grand L. Bush (born 1955), American actor
Places
* Grand, Oklahoma, USA
* Grand, Vosges, village and commune in France with Gallo-Roman amphitheatre
* Grand County (disambiguation), s ...
was formed in
New York City
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Slash
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* Nash th ...
/
London Records
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,
Arena Rock Recording Co.
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, New York Night Train and Groover Recordings. According to the New York Times: "
Grand Mal
Grand may refer to:
People with the name
* Grand (surname)
* Grand L. Bush (born 1955), American actor
Places
* Grand, Oklahoma, USA
* Grand, Vosges, village and commune in France with Gallo-Roman amphitheatre
* Grand County (disambiguation), s ...
mixes three parts Rolling Stones, one part Velvet Underground … rock with an unabashed swagger."
He has worked regularly with producer
Dave Fridmann
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Career
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and has collaborated on recordings with members of
The Flaming Lips
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,
Antony and the Johnsons
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,
Favourite Sons
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,
Home
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The Mooney Suzuki
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,
VietNam
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Singles
*“Go To Sleep” (7″) (Ajax Records) 1992
*“A Car or A Boy” (7″) (Geffen) 1993
*“Gilligan/Live at the Sports Page Cafe…” (7″) (Twisted Village) 1994
*“I Give Up/One Of The Boys” (7″) (Love Kit) 1994
*“Scuba Diving/Welcome Back Kotter” (7″) (Geffen)
EPS
*Four Songs (EP7) (Asthma) 1992
*Go to Sleep (EP7) (Ajax) 1992
*Early Live Recordings (Twisted Village) 1994
Full-Length
*'' High as a Kite'' (Rough Trade KCaroline S 1993
*'' Speed Is Dreaming'' (DGC) 1994
*'' Let It Come Down'' (DGC) 1995
Tracks Appear On:
*“Ashes and Slashes” My Companion Turn of the Century (LP) 1990
*“Wild Goose Chasing” DGC Rarities: Vol.1 (CD) (Geffen Records) 1994
*“Scuba Diving” Buy-Product (CD, Comp) (Geffen Records) 1995
*“Scuba Diving” CMJ New Music April – Volume 20 (CD, Promo) (College Music Journal) 1995
*Incredible Son of Swag (CD) (Geffen/DGC) 1995
Grand Mal
Grand may refer to:
People with the name
* Grand (surname)
* Grand L. Bush (born 1955), American actor
Places
* Grand, Oklahoma, USA
* Grand, Vosges, village and commune in France with Gallo-Roman amphitheatre
* Grand County (disambiguation), s ...
Discography
EP’s
*Grand Mal (No. 6) 1996
Full-Length
*Pleasure Is No Fun (CD/LP) (No. 6) 1997
*Maledictions (CD) (Slash/London) 1999
*Bad Timing (CD) (Arena Rock) 2003
*Love Is The Best Con in Town (New York Night Train) 2006
*Congratulations You’ve Re-joined the Human Race (Groover Recordings) 2007
*Clandestine Songs (Groover Recordings) TBR April 7, 2010
Tracks Appear On:
*“Stay in Bed” ''Jawbreaker'' (film): Music from the Motion Picture (London) 1999
*"Hey Man" This is Next Year: A Brooklyn-Based Compilation (Arena Rock) 2001
*Jean and Cover: A Compilation (Groover Recordings) 2005
*The World Turns all Around Him: A Compilation (Groover Recordings) 2006
*50 Minutes: A Compilation (Exercise1 Recordings) 2006