Ashtar Command (band)
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| Ashtar Command | |
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| Genres | Indie music, Chill out, Psychedelic music |
| Website | [1] |
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| Chris Holmes Brian Liesegang |
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Ashtar Command is the name of an indie music band currently composed of Chris Holmes (not to be confused with the former guitar player for the metal band W.A.S.P.[1]) and Brian Liesegang. They have released one album: "Love Songs In Advance of the Landing",[2] one EP: "Holding Out For Love",[3] and have had songs featured in a number of feature films, television series, television commercials, and video games such as one of the first Microsoft Zune commercials,[4][5] two Nissan Altima commercials,[6][7] on The Avengers Soundtrack,[8] on Spread,[9] on Fragments,[9] on The O.C. television series, and most recently on Rockstar Games Red Dead Redemption Original Soundtrack and in the video game end credits sequence.
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[edit] History
After hearing Chris Holmes DJ in South America, Paul McCartney requested that Holmes do something before McCartney's own Friday set at the Coachella Festival in 2009. Holmes created a mix of old Beatles' covers with McCartney's Temporary Secretary. Holmes displayed his band's "Ashtar Command" logo on both sides of the Coachella Festival stage prior to his opening act for McCartney as foreshadowing for an Ashtar Command resurgence.[10] As of May 12, 2011, Chris Holmes is currently on tour with Paul McCartney in South America.
[edit] Discography
- American Sunshine (2011)
- Love Songs In Advance of the Landing (2008)
- "OC Soundtrack" "Into Dust" (2007)
- Holding Out For Love (2010)
- "Red Dead Redemption Soundtrack"-"Deadman's Gun" (2010)
[edit] Song Appearances
- "Solve My Problems Today" from The Avengers film soundtrack (1998)
- "Into Dust" from Music from the OC: Mix 6 (2006)
- "Holding Out For Love" from Grey's Anatomy (Season 6, episode 18)
- "Deadman's Gun" from Rockstar Games Red Dead Redemption Original Soundtrack (2010)
[edit] References
- ^ "Chris Holmes commands Ashtar, dance and respect. Not W.A.S.P.". SIEGE Audio Inc.. http://siegeaudio.com/blog/?p=649. Retrieved 2010-06-04.
- ^ "Love Songs In Advance of the Landing by Ashtar Command - Rhapsody Music". Rhapsody.com. http://www.rhapsody.com/ashtar-command/love-songs-in-advance-of-the-landing. Retrieved 2010-06-04.
- ^ "Holding Out For Love: Ashtar Command: MP3 Downloads". Amazon.com. http://www.amazon.com/Holding-Out-For-Love/dp/B003EO036A. Retrieved 2010-06-04.
- ^ "Zune - Two Little Birds commercial". splendAd. http://www.splendad.com/ads/show/402-Zune-Two-Little-Birds. Retrieved 2010-06-04.
- ^ "Nissan - Altima - Yup commercial". splendAd. http://www.splendad.com/ads/show/1165-Nissan-Altima-Yup. Retrieved 2010-06-04.
- ^ "Nissan - Altima - Next Generation commercial". splendAd. http://www.splendad.com/ads/show/375-Nissan-Altima-Next-Generation. Retrieved 2010-06-04.
- ^ "Soundtracks for The Avengers". IMDb.com, Inc.. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118661/soundtrack. Retrieved 2010-06-04.
- ^ a b "Ashtar Command Music Credits". Yahoo! Inc.. http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1808981658. Retrieved 2010-06-05.
- ^ Randall Roberts (2009-04-20). "LA Weekly Coachella Awards 2009: The Best and Worst of the Festival". LA Weekly, LP.. http://blogs.laweekly.com/westcoastsound/coachella/la-weekly-coachella-awards-200/. Retrieved 2010-06-04.
