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American band which was formed in 1989 in Costa Mesa, California. They’re best known for their song “Chewbacca” which was on the soundtrack to 1994 film Clerks.
Fun Facts:
– In 1996, they produced a TV show “Last In Space: A Show For Kids?”, which chronicled their adventures in a space van and included many of musical numbers. The show wasn’t picked up, but copies were distributed on VHS and still being sold at their shows (Wikipedia)
– They filed a lawsuit against CBS for the use of band’s name in television show “Rock Star”. On September 12, 2006 the judge ruled in favor of the original Supernova, granting their request for a preliminary injunction. The injunction kept the producers and musicians of Rock Star from performing, recording, or selling merchandise under the name “Supernova” pending the outcome of the lawsuit. As a result, the CBS band was simply renamed “Rock Star Supernova”. The lawsuit was dropped soon thereafter. (Wikipedia)
Band Members:
Art Mitchell
Dave Collins
Jody Lawrence
Hayden Thais
Discography:
Long Hair And Tattoos 7″ (1992)
More Songs About Hair EP (1993)
Calling Hong Kong 7″ (1994)
Electric Man 7″ (Sympathy For The Record Industry, 1994)
Costa Mesa Hates Me 7″ (1994)
Monsta!! 7″ (1995)
Ages 3 And Up CD (Amphetamine Reptile, 1995)
Our Lips Are Sealed 7″ (1996)
How Much More 7″ (Sympathy For The Record Industry, 1996)
Live At The Lava Room 10″ (1997)
Rox CD (1998)
Pop As A Weapon (2001)
¡Diga Queso! 7″ (2007)
Compilation Tracks:
“Chewbacca” on Clerks Soundtrack (Chaos Recordings, 1994)
“Math” on AmRep Motors 1995 Models (Amphetamine Reptile Europe, 1995)
“Vitamins” on God Bless America (Capitol, 1996)
“Sugar Coated Stucco” on Dope, Guns And Fucking In The Streets Vol. 8-11 (Amphetamine Reptile, 1997)
“Math” on Tromeo & Juliet (Oglio, 1997)
“Vitamins” + “Oreo” + “Best Coat” + “Drool” + “Hippy” + “Chewbacca” on VMLive (V.LM. + Liberation, 1999)
“The Trooper” on I Love Metal (Triple Crown, 1999)
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