Cobra Starship
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| Cobra Starship | |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | New York City, New York, United States |
| Genre(s) | Pop punk, synthpop, alternative dance |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Label(s) | Atlantic Records, Decaydance, Fueled by Ramen |
| Associated acts | Midtown This Is Ivy League The Academy Is... Gym Class Heroes Fall Out Boy Paramore Hey Monday The All-American Rejects The Sounds Armor For Sleep Kite Flying Society Leighton Meester |
| Website | CobraStarship.com |
| Members | |
| Gabe Saporta Ryland Blackinton Alex Suarez Victoria Asher Nate Novarro |
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| Former members | |
| Elisa Schwartz | |
Cobra Starship is an American pop punk band created by former Midtown bassist/lead vocalist Gabe Saporta. The members consist of lead vocalist Saporta, guitarist Ryland Blackinton, bassist Alex Suarez, Nate Novarro on drums and Victoria Asher on keytar, all of whom provide backing vocals. The band is classed generally as pop punk with the electronic/synth sounds of alternative dance and synthpop.
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[edit] History
[edit] Origins and First Album
Cobra Starship became a full-time project for Gabe Saporta after the dissolution of his previous band, Midtown. The band signed with Decaydance Records in July 2006.[1] Their first album, While the City Sleeps, We Rule the Streets, was release October 10, 2006 and featured the single "Bring It (Snakes on a Plane)" whose video had been featured during the closing credits of the film Snakes on a Plane earlier that summer.
[edit] ¡Viva La Cobra!
Cobra Starship released their second album, ¡Viva La Cobra!, on October 23, 2007. It was produced by Patrick Stump, who was also credited as singing some backup vocals.[2] The album has been toured heavily worldwide. Cobra headlined the Really Really Ridiculously Good Looking Tour with guests Metro Station, The Cab, and We The Kings from January to March, 2008. They also played on Warped Tour 2008 and headlined the SassyBack tour, which toured from October 7 through November 30, 2008 with guests Forever the Sickest Kids, Hit the Lights, and Sing it Loud.
The album art for the ¡Viva La Cobra! album has also been used to promote the latest edition of Apple's iPod nano in purple. It shows Gabe's trademark American Apparel purple hoodie which matches the iPod color.
[edit] Hot Mess
Following the success of Katy Perry's "I Kissed a Girl", Cobra Starship recorded their own cover version, "I Kissed a Boy," in summer 2008. The song was released on August 25, 2008 on Fall Out Boy's Citizens For Our Betterment mixtape Welcome To The New Administration. Cobra Starship is one of 9 artists who participated in thetruth.com’s Remix Project, where they remixed the Sunny Side song "Magical Amount".
Cobra Starship also began the "Believers Never Die (Part Deux)" tour in the beginning of April, opening for Fall Out Boy, with other bands All Time Low, Metro Station and Hey Monday. They also performed a few shows in the UK at the end of May 2009, supported by Sing It Loud, Cash Cash and UK Band Mimi Soya.
In 2009, a new album was announced for a tentative release in the summer. The band has worked with Kara DioGuardi, Kevin Rudolf, S*A*M, Sluggo and song-writers Benny Blanco and Patrick Stump.[3] Gossip Girl star Leighton Meester is featured on the song "Good Girls Go Bad", produced by Kevin Rudolf and co-written by Rudolf and Kara DioGuardi.[4] The song is the album's first confirmed single, added on iTunes on May 11th and available to listen to on the band's official MySpace. Other songs include "Pete Wentz Is The Only Reason We're Famous", which has been released on their YouTube channel[5] and MySpace page. On May 8th, the album title was confirmed as "Hot Mess", with a release date of August 11.
The band will go on tour to promote the new album starting August 8. The tour has 21 stops and features guests like Plastiscines and Friday Night Boys. The tour is called Hot Mess Across the U.S. Tour.
On their official video podcast (CobraCam.tv), the band released humorous tentative titles for the album (which parodies several other notable albums) "Griller", "Tha Ryland III", and variations of their "Viva la Cobra" album.
[edit] Band members
[edit] Current
- Gabe Saporta – lead vocals (2005-present)
- Alex Suarez – bass, backing vocals, synthesizer (2006-present)
- Ryland Blackinton – lead guitar, backing vocals, synthesizer (2006-present)
- Victoria Asher – keytar, backing vocals (2007-present)
- Nate Novarro - drums, percussion, backing vocals (2006-present)
[edit] Former
- Elisa Schwartz - Keytar (2005-2007)
[edit] Discography
[edit] Studio albums
| Year | Album | Chart positions | ||
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| US | US Indie | US Heat | ||
| 2006 | While the City Sleeps, We Rule the Streets | 125 | 7 | 1 |
| 2007 | ¡Viva La Cobra! | 80 | — | — |
| 2009 | Hot Mess | — | — | — |
[edit] Album appearances
| Year | Album |
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| 2006 | Snakes on a Plane: The Album |
| 2007 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Music From the Motion Picture |
| 2008 | Warped Tour 2008 Tour Compilation |
[edit] Singles
| Year | Single | US Hot 100[6] | US Mod Rock[7] | Album |
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| 2006 | "Snakes on a Plane (Bring It)" (featuring William Beckett, Travis McCoy and Maja Ivarsson) | — | 32 | While the City Sleeps, We Rule the Streets |
| "The Church of Hot Addiction" | — | — | ||
| 2007 | "Send My Love to the Dancefloor, I'll See You In Hell (Hey Mister DJ)" |
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| "The City Is at War" | — | — | ¡Viva La Cobra! | |
| "Guilty Pleasure" | — | — | ||
| 2008 | "Kiss My Sass" | — | — | |
| 2009 | "Good Girls Go Bad" (featuring Leighton Meester) | 24 | — | Hot Mess |
[edit] References
- ^ "Cobra Starship (ex-Midtown) officially joins Decaydance." Punknews.org. July 21, 2006.
- ^ Backstage Videos from the Honda Civic Tour 2007 Official Community
- ^ Montgomery, James (2009-04-15). "'American Idol' Judge Kara DioGuardi Working With Cobra Starship". MTV. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1609302/20090415/cobra_starship.jhtml. Retrieved on 2009-04-26.
- ^ Montgomery, James (2009-04-17). "Cobra Starship, Leighton Meester Collaborating On New Song". MTV. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1609487/20090417/cobra_starship.jhtml. Retrieved on 2009-04-26.
- ^ "cobra starship - pete wentz is the only reason we're famous". YouTube. 2009-04-01. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ER6bFitXuws. Retrieved on 2009-04-26.
- ^ http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=379&cfgn=Singles&cfn=The+Billboard+Hot+100&ci=3108611&cdi=10207852&cid=05%2F30%2F2009
- ^ http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.vnuArtistId=771248&model.vnuAlbumId=1203159
[edit] External links
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- Official website
- Cobra Starship at MySpace
- CSS Buzznet Tourblog
- Interview with Ryland Blackinton at SaintRockNRoll.com
- Ryland Blackinton's Interview at Armed&Ready
- Interview with PopZap
- Burning Stars Interview with Ryland - 2007
- Photos: Cobra Starship at the Pomona Glass House on 02/15/2008, part of The Really Really Ridiculously Good Looking Tour
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