Black Lips
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The Black Lips are a self-described "flower punk" band from Atlanta, Georgia. While still teenagers, they formed in 2000 when the band guitarist Cole Alexander and bassist Jared Swilley were in, The Renegades, and the band guitarist Ben Eberbaugh was in, The Reruns, both split up. Drummer Joe Bradley joined a few months later. They released their first 7-inch in late 2001/early 2002 on their own Die Slaughterhauslabel.
Just days before a tour was to begin in December 2002, Eberbaugh was driving a car that was struck by a drunk driver going the wrong way on a highway. He was killed but the band carried on because they knew he would want them to keep going [1].
The band's debut full length album was released on Bomp! Records in 2003. Eberbaugh was replaced by Jack Hines, a friend of the band members, but he too was eventually replaced by current guitarist, and former Renegades member, Ian Brown.
The Black Lips have a reputation for crazy live shows that include vomiting, urinating, nudity, and fireworks. They have slowly built a fanbase that appreciates their energy and style of incorporating blues, rock, doo-wop, country, and punk and making something shocking and refreshing for the 21st century. They gained national attention in 2006 with features in Spin and Rolling Stone magazines.
The Black Lips have released several full-length records, most recently a live album entitled " Los Valientes Del Mundo Nuevo." It was recorded in Tijuana, Mexico in late Summer 2006.
In December 2006 the Black Lips recorded songs for a new studio album, due out tenatively in September 2007. The band also has songs from previous recording sessions, and they might be released by sometime in 2007 by In The Red records.
[edit] Band Members
- Cole Alexander (Old King Cole Younger) - Vocals, Guitar, Sampler, Penis (2000 - present)
- Jared Swilley - Vocals, Bass Guitar, Tight Jeans (2000 - present)
- Joe Bradley - Vocals, Drums, Screams (2000 - present)
- Ian Brown (Ian St. Pe) - Guitar, Grillz (2005 - present)
- Jack Hines - Guitar (2002-2005)
- Ben Eberbaugh - Guitar (2000 - 2002 = deceased)
[edit] Discography
- Ain't Comin' Back 7" - 2002 (Die Slaughterhaus Records)
- Freakout 7" - 2002 (The Electric Human Project)
- Ain't Comin' Back 7" - 2003 (Munster Records)
- Black Lips - 2003 (Bomp! Records)
- Live At The Jam Club 7" - 2004 (Shake Your Ass Records)
- We Did Not Know the Forest Spirit Made the Flowers Grow - 2004 (Bomp! Records)
- Live @ WFMU - 2005 (Dusty Medical Records)
- Does She Want 7" - 2005 (Slovenly Records)
- In and Out 7" - 2005 (Slovenly Records)
- Let it Bloom - 2005 (In the Red Records)
- Born To Be A Man 7" - 2005 (Varmint Records)
- Party at Rob's House 7" - 2006 (Rob's House Records)
- Born To Be A Man 7" - 2006 Re-release with different cover (Bachelor Records)
- Los Valientes Del Mundo Nuev0 - 2007 (Vice Records)
