Cobra Starship
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| Cobra Starship | |
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| Image:Cobra starship.jpg Nate Novarro, Ryland Blackinton, Gabe Saporta, Victoria Asher, and Alex Suarez
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| Background information | |
| Origin | New York, New York, USA |
| Genre(s) | Alternative rock Pop-punk Alternative dance |
| Years active | 2005-present |
| Label(s) | Decaydance Fueled by Ramen |
| Associated acts | Midtown |
| Website | CobraStarship.com |
| Members | |
| Gabe Saporta Alex Suarez Ryland Blackinton Victoria Asher Nate Novarro |
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| Former members | |
| Elisa Schwartz | |
Cobra Starship is an alternative rock band created by Midtown bassist/lead vocalist Gabe Saporta as a side project. They are perhaps best known for their songs "Bring It (Snakes on a Plane)" from their 2006 album While the City Sleeps, We Rule the Streets as well as "The City Is at War" and "Guilty Pleasure" from their 2007 album ¡Viva La Cobra!. The members of Cobra Starship, along with vocalist Saporta, include Victoria Asher (keytar), Ryland Blackinton (guitar), Alex Suarez (bass), and Nate Novarro (drums).
Gabe Saporta, along with William Beckett of The Academy Is..., Travis McCoy of Gym Class Heroes, Maja Ivarsson of The Sounds, Nick Wheeler of The All-American Rejects (although Wheeler didn't appear in the video but played guitar) and Pete Wentz of Fall Out Boy (as a cameo) were featured in a music video for the film Snakes on a Plane. The song, "Bring It (Snakes on a Plane)," was featured on the Snakes on a Plane: The Album, released on August 15, 2006.
Fall Out Boy vocalist and guitarist Patrick Stump makes a cameo appearance in the music video for "Send My Love to the Dance Floor, I'll See You in Hell (Hey Mr. DJ)". Stump also produced the newest Cobra Starship album, ¡Viva La Cobra!, which was released on October 23, 2007.[1]
On October 2, 2007 Cobra Starship released the single "Guilty Pleasure" from their second album ¡Viva La Cobra! According to the MySpace bulletin posted by the band, their new single can be heard on Absolutepunk.net on their artist page.
Later this year, they plan on recording a Spanish version of ¡Viva La Cobra! as well as making a dance remix EP, as said in an interview in the June 2008 issue of Alternative Press.
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[edit] Tours
Cobra Starship toured with Cartel, Boys Like Girls, Panic At The Disco, Patent Pending, Permanent Me, and Quietdrive throughout the months of February and March of 2007. That summer, the band toured with Fall Out Boy, +44, The Academy Is..., and Paul Wall on the 2007 Honda Civic Tour. They later toured with The Academy Is... in Singapore and Australia in August 2007 and played on the "Sleeping With Giants Tour" with The Academy Is..., Armor for Sleep, Sherwood, and The Rocket Summer for fall 2007. They also played the Carling tent at Reading Festival in August 2007. They would then join The Academy Is..., Sherwood, Armor for Sleep and The Rocket Summer on the Sleeping with Giants Tour in October.
In the spring of 2008, Cobra Starship performed their first headlining club tour entitled "The Really Really Ridiculously Good Looking Tour." They will be supported by Metro Station, We the Kings, and The Cab. Later, the band played on the main stage of the Give It A Name tour and also are on tour with the band All Time Low.
In June and July 2008, Cobra will join the Warped Tour 08 lineup along with friends, The Academy Is..., Gym Class Heroes, and many others. In August 2008, Cobra Starship and The Academy Is... will be joining Panic at the Disco on the Australian and New Zealand leg of their world tour. [2]
[edit] Band members
[edit] Current
- Gabe Saporta - Lead vocalist
- Ryland Blackinton - Guitarist
- Alex Suarez - Bassist
- Nate Navarro - Drummer
- Victoria Asher - Keytarist
[edit] Former
[edit] Singles
| Year | Song | U.S. Hot 100 | U.S. Mod. Rock | Album |
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| 2006 | "Bring It (Snakes on a Plane)" | - | 32 | While the City Sleeps.. |
| 2006 | "The Church of Hot Addiction" | - | - | While the City Sleeps.. |
| 2007 | "Send My Love to the Dancefloor, I'll See You In Hell (Hey Mister DJ)" | - | - | While the City Sleeps.. |
| 2007 | "The City Is at War" | - | - | ¡Viva La Cobra! |
| 2007 | "Guilty Pleasure" | - | - | ¡Viva La Cobra! |
[edit] Compilations
- Snakes on a Plane: The Album (2006, Decaydance Records/New Line Records)
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Music From The Motion Picture (2007, Warner Music/Atlantic Records)
[edit] References
- ^ Backstage Videos from the Honda Civic Tour 2007 Official Community
- ^ [www.frontiertouring.com]
[edit] External links
- Official website
- Cobra Starship at MySpace
- Cobra Starship at Last.fm
- 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
- Send My Love To The Dance Floor, I'll See You In Hell (Hey, Mister DJ!) review
- Cobra Starship France French fansite non-officiel
- Fansite
- 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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