Rodney & the Tube Tops

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Rodney & the Tube Tops
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The band, as seen on the cover of "I Hate the 90's"
Background information
Origin Seattle, Washington, United States
Genres Alternative rock
Years active1996–1997
Labels Sympathy for the Record Industry
Members Rodney Bingenheimer
Eric Erlandson
Thurston Moore
Pat Fear
Dave Markey

Rodney & the Tube Tops was an American alternative rock supergroup from Seattle, Washington. The band included members of Hole, Sonic Youth and White Flag and was named after frontman, DJ Rodney Bingenheimer.

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Origins and career

The band formed in 1996, while Eric Erlandson's band Hole were on a reported hiatus, and recorded their only single, "I Hate the 90's" at a Seattle-based recording studio in 1996. A minute-long collection of clips from the session was released by drummer Dave Markey in 2008. [1] The single was released a year later on the indie label Sympathy for the Record Industry. The band disbanded soon afterwards.

In 2004, "I Hate The 90's" was featured as part of the soundtrack to the Rodney Bingenheimer documentary, Mayor of the Sunset Strip . [2]

Members

Discography

References

  1. ↑ "Rodney & The Tube Tops "I Hate The 90's" recording session Video by david markey - MySpace Video". Dave Markey. January 15, 2008. Archived from the original on July 20, 2012. Retrieved September 26, 2010.
  2. ↑ "Rodney Bingenheimer - Music". February 2005. Archived from the original on January 23, 2013. Retrieved September 26, 2010.


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