Weezer is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1992. Since 2001, the band has consisted of Rivers Cuomo, Patrick Wilson, Scott Shriner, and Brian Bell. They have sold 10 million albums in the US and more than 35 million worldwide.
Return of the Rentals is the debut studio album by American alternative rock band The Rentals, released on October 31, 1995, through Maverick Records and Reprise Records. The album features Matt Sharp—Weezer's bassist at the time—on vocals and bass, as well as Weezer drummer Patrick Wilson.
Matthew Kelly Sharp is an American songwriter and musician. Until 1998, he was the bassist for the rock band Weezer, which he cofounded in 1992. He appears on their first two albums, the Blue Album (1994) and Pinkerton (1996). In 1994, Sharp founded the Rentals, who have released five albums. Sharp has also released an EP and an album as a solo artist.
Seven More Minutes is the second studio album by American rock band The Rentals, released on April 13, 1999, and features numerous guests, including Petra Haden, Donna Matthews, Miki Berenyi, Tim Wheeler, Kevin March, and Damon Albarn.
Ozma is an American rock band from Pasadena, California. The band's sound is a mix of nostalgic new wave–influenced power pop and contrapuntal Casiotone-driven melodies sustained by heavy guitar riffs. Since their formation in 1995, Ozma has released five studio albums and toured the U.S., Japan and Canada more than thirty times, including extensive touring with stylistically similar groups including Weezer, Nada Surf, Rilo Kiley, Superdrag, The Rentals, The Get Up Kids, Piebald, Saves The Day, Asian Kung-Fu Generation, and Rooney.
Alphaville is a German synth-pop band formed in Münster in 1982. They gained popularity in the 1980s. The group was founded by singers Marian Gold, Bernhard Lloyd, and Frank Mertens. They achieved chart success with the singles "Forever Young", "Big in Japan", "Sounds Like a Melody", "The Jet Set", and "Dance with Me". Gold remains the only continuous member of Alphaville. They took their name from Jean-Luc Godard's movie of the same name.
That Dog is a Los Angeles-based rock band that formed in 1992 and dissolved in 1997, reuniting in 2011. The band originally consisted of Anna Waronker on lead vocals and guitar, Rachel Haden on bass guitar and vocals, her sister Petra Haden on violin and vocals, and Tony Maxwell on drums.
Asian Kung-Fu Generation is a Japanese alternative rock band formed in Yokohama in 1996. For its entire career, the band has consisted of vocalist Masafumi Gotoh, guitarist Kensuke Kita, bassist Takahiro Yamada, and drummer Kiyoshi Ijichi. Starting out as a college band, Asian Kung-Fu Generation released a series of independent EPs featuring lyrics mostly sung in English. In 2002, they released their major-label EP debut Hōkai Amplifier, from that point singing their lyrics in Japanese. The band's musical style is influenced by seminal Western alternative rock acts as well as their own local Japanese indie-rock and punk scene. Their songs incorporate various aspects of the genres, most typically expressing fast tempos and prominent power chord guitar riffs in addition to rhythmic groove and emotional lyrics. Despite the indie nature of their music, the band has enjoyed worldwide commercial success in addition to critical acclaim. Asian Kung-Fu Generation has been cited as one of the best, most balanced modern rock bands to emerge from Japan in the 2000s.
"The Good Life" is a song by American rock band Weezer, released on October 29, 1996 as the second single from their second studio album, Pinkerton (1996), as well as an EP in Australia. "The Good Life" was rush-released by the record company to try to save the commercially failing album, but was not successful.
Songs from the Black Hole is an unfinished album by the American rock band Weezer, recorded between 1994 and 1996. The songwriter, Rivers Cuomo, conceived it as a rock opera that would express his mixed feelings about the success of Weezer's 1994 self-titled debut album. Its characters were to be voiced by members of Weezer, plus the guest vocalists Rachel Haden and Joan Wasser.
Petra Haden is an American musician and singer.
Rachel Haden is an American musician and one of the triplet daughters of jazz bassist Charlie Haden.
The Last Little Life EP is the first EP by American rock band The Rentals and is a collection of new material from the band in more than 8 years. Recorded by drummer Dan Joeright out of his Hollywood studio, The Last Little Life EP was released on August 14, 2007. In addition to three brand new tracks, the EP also includes a new reworking of "Sweetness and Tenderness" originally from the group's 1995 debut Return of the Rentals. Their third full-length album was to follow after the EP's release, But it was replaced by the multimedia project Songs About Time in 2009. A third album, named Lost in Alphaville, was eventually released in 2014 to positive reviews.
Asian Kung-Fu Generation Presents: Nano–Mugen Compilation 2011 is a compilation album released by Asian Kung-Fu Generation on June 29, 2011 to advertise their ninth annual Nano-Mugen Festival, held at the Yokohama Arena from July 16 to July 17 of the same year. It features songs from Asian Kung-Fu Generation, Weezer, The Rentals, and other bands that performed for the 2011 Nano-Mugen Festival.
Landmark is the seventh studio album by the Japanese rock band Asian Kung-Fu Generation, released on September 12, 2012.
The Haden Triplets, Petra, Tanya, and Rachel, are musicians who have performed individually in bands and together. They are the daughters of jazz double-bassist Charlie Haden.
Ryen Slegr is a Los Angeles-based musician best known for being a member of the rock band Ozma. He is also affiliated with The Rentals, Weezer, and Rachel Haden.
Q36 is the fourth full-length studio album by the Rentals, it was self-released on June 26, 2020. It was made available on LP and on digital download. On January 7, 2020, Matt Sharp announced through social media that he would be remixing a collection of tracks from the album titled Z36. Stating that "The remixes have a more atmospheric approach that focus primarily on Nick Zinner’s guitars and my synthesizers."
The discography of the alternative rock band The Rentals consists of four studio albums, one soundtrack album, one compilation album, one benefit album, five extended plays and 24 singles.
"Friends of P." is the debut single by American-rock band The Rentals, it was first released on November 21, 1995, as the lead single for the band's debut studio album Return of the Rentals, which was released on October 31, 1995. It was the most successful song by the band, peaking at No. 7 on the US Modern Rock Tracks chart. The song was positively received by critics, noting the catchiness of the chorus and an overall very disconnected feel.
