Tyler Spencer | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Tyler Spencer |
Also known as | Dick Valentine Taylor Spencer Jackson Pounder |
Born | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. | January 22, 1972
Origin | Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
Genres | Alternative rock, dance-rock, dance-punk, folk, freak folk |
Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, musician, author |
Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar, drums, keyboards |
Website | Official website |
Tyler Spencer (born January 22, 1972), also known as Dick Valentine, is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and author. He is best known as the lead vocalist, main lyricist, and co-founder of the rock band Electric Six. [1] [2]
Spencer founded Electric Six in 1996, at which time the band was named the Wildbunch, but this was changed because another band had the same name. [3] He is also one of the two members of the dance group Evil Cowards, [4] is one of the vocalists for hard rock band Bang Camaro, and was temporarily a member of the short-lived band The Dirty Shame. He released his first solo album, Destroy the Children , under the Dick Valentine pseudonym on May 14, 2012. [5]
Excluding appearances on other artists' songs, Dick Valentine's first solo venture was the soundtrack for Machinima original series Bite Me . Valentine's Evil Cowards bandmate, William Bates, scored the series, while Valentine wrote and performed a variety of original songs. Despite repeated claims that the songs would be made commercially available, Machinima are still yet to release any of them. [7]
On September 11, 2011, Machinima released a music video for Valentine's song "Zombie, Zombie Skeleton" to promote the release of Dead Rising 2 . [8]
On June 14, 2012, Dick Valentine collaborated with Mighty Tiny to create The Dick Valentine Band. They performed a live show of the Bite Me soundtrack.[ citation needed ]
Year | Title | Notes |
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2012 | Destroy the Children | Studio album |
2013 | Halloween Fingers | Studio album |
2015 | Here Come the Bags! | Studio album |
2016 | Quiet Time | Studio album consisting of acoustic renditions of songs originally by Electric Six and Evil Cowards |
The Dick Valentine Raw Collection | Compilation album composed of demo material produced for Dick Valentine solo albums and Electric Six projects. Was released exclusively as a pledge gift for Electric Six's Kickstarter campaign relating to Roulette Stars of Metro Detroit . | |
2017 | Robocalls | Studio album |
2019 | Illuminati Bees | Studio album |
2019 | Bite Me: Songs from a Zombie Show | Studio album |
2020 | Parrot People | Studio album |
2021 | Coma Watching | Studio album |
2023 | This Is Hell! | Studio album |
2024 | Do You Notice? | Studio album |
Year | Title | Project | Vocals | Writer |
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2000 | "Private Affair" [9] | Bantam Rooster song, released as a B-side on their single, "Big Mess" | Yes | No |
2006 | "Unstoppable" [10] | TV Rock song featured on their album Sunshine City - credited as Tyler Spencer | Yes | No |
2009 | "Nuclear Cowboy" | J-Lobster song featured on their album Mindless Pleasures [11] | Yes | No |
"I'm a Vampire" | Shitting Glitter single - credited as Rich N. Famous [12] | Yes | No | |
2012 | "The Shrinking Planet" | Single by Massive Horse, later included on their album About Last Night recorded under the new name of Nightmares from the Discothèque | Yes | No |
2013 | "He's a Freak" [13] | Andy D song featured on album Warcries | Yes | No |
"Last Christmas" [14] | Cover version single by Fall On Your Sword | Yes | No | |
2017 | "I Love You, I Steal Your Gas!" | Single by Dick Valentine and Mark Mallman [15] | Yes | Yes |
2020 | "Summer Wine" | Single by Victoria Liedtke & Dick Valentine - Cover of Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood song [16] | Yes | No |
Release Date | Title | Project |
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3 January 2014 | "Residential Intruders in the 21st Century: Real Demons, Aliens and Monsters That Visit My Apartment" | 5-page pamphlet on the "demons, monsters and aliens that constantly visit [Dick] in [his] home". [17] |
13 May 2014 | Chinatown Reacharound | Pornographic thriller novella. The first book in the Bart Ducane trilogy. [18] |
17 July 2014 | "Dick Valentine's 2014 Party Planner" | 41-page party planner. [19] |
27 January 2015 | "Dick Valentine's 2015 Party Planner Guide" | 57-page party planner - an updated version of the 2014 Party Planner [20] |
22 January 2016 | Fairfax Facial | Pornographic thriller novella. Sequel to Chinatown Reacharound and the second book in the Bart Ducane trilogy. [21] |
30 January 2017 | Glendale Glory Hole | Pornographic thriller novella. Sequel to Fairfax Facial and the final book in the Bart Ducane trilogy. [22] |
Year | Title | Project | Writer | Executive Producer | Actor | Role |
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2002 | "Danger! High Voltage" | Electric Six music video to promote Fire | Yes (songwriter) | No | Yes | Man |
2003 | "Gay Bar" | Yes (songwriter) | No | Yes | Abraham Lincoln | |
"Dance Commander" | Yes (songwriter) | No | Yes | Dick Valentine | ||
2004 | "Radio Ga Ga" | Electric Six music video to promote Señor Smoke | No | No | Yes | Freddie Mercury |
2006 | "Mr. Woman" | Electric Six music video to promote Switzerland | Yes (songwriter) | Yes | Yes | Dick Valentine |
"I Buy the Drugs" | Yes (songwriter) | Yes | Yes | Dick Valentine | ||
"Chocolate Pope" | Yes (songwriter) | Yes | Yes | Dick Valentine (voice) | ||
"Rubber Rocket" | Yes (songwriter) | Yes | Yes | Singing Voice | ||
2007 | "Infected Girls" | Yes (songwriter) | Yes | Yes | Dick Valentine | |
"It's Showtime!" | Electric Six music video to promote I Shall Exterminate Everything Around Me That Restricts Me from Being the Master | Yes (songwriter) | Yes | Yes | Singer's Voice | |
"Down at McDonnelzzz" | Yes (songwriter) | Yes | Yes | Centaur | ||
"Randy's Hot Tonight" | Yes (songwriter) | Yes | Yes | Dick Valentine | ||
2008 | "One Gallon Axe" | White Gold music video | Yes (songwriter) | No | Yes | Voice of White Gold |
"Tame the White Tiger" | Yes (songwriter) | No | Yes | Voice of White Gold | ||
"Is It Me Or Do You Love My Hair?" | Yes (songwriter) | No | Yes | Voice of White Gold | ||
"There's Something Very Wrong With Us, So Let's Go Out Tonight" | Electric Six music video to promote Switzerland | Yes (songwriter) | Yes | Yes | Grim Reaper | |
"Formula 409" | Electric Six music video to promote Flashy | Yes (songwriter) | Yes | Yes | Dick Valentine | |
"Making Progress" | Yes (songwriter) | Yes | Yes | Singer | ||
"Pulling the Plug on the Party" | Electric Six music video to promote Switzerland | Yes (songwriter) | Yes | Yes | Singing Voice | |
2009 | "Body Shot" | Electric Six music video to promote KILL | Yes (songwriter) | Yes | Yes | Man |
"Battle for Milkquarious" | Promotional short film | Yes (songwriter) | No | Yes (uncredited) | Singing voice of White Gold | |
"Love Pigs" | Evil Cowards music video to promote Covered in Gas | Yes (songwriter) | Yes | Yes | Evil Coward | |
2010 | Starlight & Superfish | Feature film | No | No | Yes | Bill Laserman |
2011 | "Zombie, Zombie Skeleton" | Dick Valentine music video | Yes (songwriter) | No | Yes | Singing voice |
"You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch" | Electric Six live performance video produced for The A.V. Club | No | No | Yes | Dick Valentine [23] | |
2012 | "Psychic Visions" | Electric Six music video to promote Heartbeats and Brainwaves | Yes | Yes | Yes | Dick Valentine |
"That Voodoo You Do, or 'The Legba Luncheon'" | Short film | Yes | Yes | Yes | Flatbrush Frank | |
"Bedford Avenue Wine Distributors" | Evil Cowards music video to promote Moving Through Security | Yes (songwriter) | Yes | Yes | Evil Coward | |
"The Shrinking Planet" | Massive Horse music video | No | No | Yes | The Colonel | |
2013 | "Last Christmas" | Fall On Your Sword music video | No | No | Yes | Singing Voice |
2014 | Absolute Treasure | Electric Six concert film | Yes | Yes (uncredited) | Yes | Himself - Dick Valentine |
2016 | Roulette Stars of Metro Detroit | Electric Six mockumentary feature film | Yes | Yes | Yes | Dick Valentine and Voice of Darren Nucleus? |
2017 | "I Love You, I Steal Your Gas" | Dick Valentine and Mark Mallman music video | Yes (songwriter) | Yes | Yes | Dick Valentine |
"I'll Be In Touch" | Electric Six music video to promote Fresh Blood for Tired Vampyres | Yes (songwriter) | Yes | Yes | Dick Valentine | |
"I Got the Box" | Yes (songwriter) | Yes | Yes | Flatbrush Frank [24] | ||
2018 | Chill Out! | Electric Six concert broadcast | Yes | Yes | Yes | Himself - Dick Valentine [25] |
Electric Six is an American rock band formed in Detroit in 1996. They are known for combining elements of comedy rock, disco, garage rock, metal, new wave, and punk rock. Since achieving widespread recognition in 2003 with the singles "Danger! High Voltage" and "Gay Bar", they have released 20 studio albums, two rarities albums, one live album and one live DVD. Each band member is given a unique stage name; the line-up has undergone changes over the years; co-founder, lead vocalist, and primary songwriter Dick Valentine has been the only constant member. The current line-up consists of Valentine, lead guitarist Johnny Na$hinal, keyboardist Tait Nucleus?, rhythm guitarist Herb S. Flavourings, drummer Dr. J and bassist Smorgasbord.
Fire is the debut studio album by American rock band Electric Six. It was released through XL Recordings on May 20 in the US and June 30 in the UK, 2003. It was preceded by the hit single "Danger! High Voltage", which peaked at number 2 on the UK Singles Chart. The album peaked at number 7 in the UK and received positive reviews from critics.
Señor Smoke (2005) is the second album from Electric Six, following Fire in 2003. It was released in the UK February 14, 2005 by Warner Music imprint Rushmore Records. Due to complications with Electric Six's former record label, Rushmore did not release the album in North America. In December 2005, the band announced a new partnership with Metropolis Records that resulted in Señor Smoke's North American release on February 7, 2006.
This article catalogues the releases of the American band Electric Six.
Switzerland is the title of the third album by Detroit rock band Electric Six.
I Shall Exterminate Everything Around Me That Restricts Me from Being the Master is the fourth album by the Detroit rock band Electric Six.
The Chop Tops were a rockabilly trio from Santa Cruz, California consisting of Sinner, Shelby (guitar), and Josh. The band was formed by Sinner in 1995, Shelby joined in 1999, and Josh took over bass duties in 2014. The band coined the phrase "Revved-Up Rockabilly" to describe their wild, upbeat blend of rockabilly, psychobilly, old punk, teddy boy, and surf music genres. The Chop Tops headlined their own national tours, toured with bands like Mad Sin and the Nekromantix, and opened for many bands including the Dead Kennedys, Suicidal Tendencies, Dick Dale, John Lee Hooker, and Chuck Berry.
"Gay Bar" is a song by American rock band Electric Six. Written by band member Tyler Spencer, under the pseudonym Dick Valentine, it was released on June 2, 2003, as the second single from their debut studio album, Fire (2003). While both the song and music video received significant airplay, lyrics mentioning war were edited due to their possibly offensive nature, since the song made its air debut at the start of the Iraq War.
Kill is the sixth album by Detroit rock band Electric Six, which was released in October 2009.
Flashy is the fifth album by Detroit rock band Electric Six, released on October 21, 2008, through Metropolis Records.
Zodiac is the seventh studio album by electronic rock band Electric Six. It was released in 2010 on Metropolis Records.
Evil Cowards is an American synth-pop band created by Tyler Spencer of Electric Six, and Will Bates of Fall On Your Sword.
Heartbeats and Brainwaves is the eighth album by Detroit rock band Electric Six. It was released on October 11, 2011. It was released as a CD, digital download and a colored double vinyl set which is sold at the band's live shows.
Absolute Pleasure is a live album by Detroit rock band Electric Six. It is composed of recordings from shows at both First Avenue in Minneapolis, Minnesota and the Double Door in Chicago, Illinois.
Covered in Gas is the debut album by Evil Cowards. It was released in 2009. A music video for "Love Pigs" was released on YouTube via Fall On Your Sword's official account.
Mimicry and Memories is a compilation album by Electric Six. Disc one, Mimicry, is composed of cover songs. Disc two, Memories, consists of demos, B-sides and rarities. It was funded through a Kickstarter campaign and self-released directly to the campaign's backers.
Roulette Stars of Metro Detroit is an American mockumentary film starring members of the rock band Electric Six as fictional versions of themselves. The film was written by lead singer Dick Valentine and was crowd-sourced through a Kickstarter campaign.
How Dare You? is the sixteenth album by Detroit rock band Electric Six and the thirteenth in their official canon. It was released on October 13, 2017. It is their longest studio album to date. Although this is not technically true as their 2007 album, I Shall Exterminate Everything Around Me That Restricts Me from Being the Master, is longer at 50 minutes. A single of the song "Arrive Alive" was released ahead of the album as an incentive to pre-order it.
Twins of Evil: The Second Coming Tour was the second double bill concert tour co-headlined by American rock bands Rob Zombie and Marilyn Manson with special guest Deadly Apples, launched in support of Manson's tenth studio album Heaven Upside Down (2017) and Zombie's sixth solo album The Electric Warlock Acid Witch Satanic Orgy Celebration Dispenser (2016), as well as a vinyl box set released by Zombie on March 30, 2018. The tour was a sequel to the 2012 "Twins of Evil Tour", and visited a mix of amphitheaters and arenas from July 11 to August 29 and December 29.
Twins of Evil: Hell Never Dies Tour was the third double bill concert tour co-headlined by American rock bands Rob Zombie and Marilyn Manson. The tour was staged by concert promoter LiveNation, following the critical and commercial success of the Twins of Evil franchise, from July 9, 2019, until August 18, 2019, and included stops at the Rock USA and Rock Fest concert festivals in mid-July. It covered 24 dates throughout North America, including six shows in Canada, and lasted for six weeks.