VHS or Beta
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Louisville, Kentucky, USA |
| Genres | Alternative rock Indie rock Dance-punk Post-punk revival |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Labels | Astralwerks |
| Website | www.vhsorbeta.com |
| Members | |
| Craig Pfunder (guitar, vocals) Mark Palgy (bass) Mark Guidry (drums) Mike McGill (guitar, vocals) Chea Beckley (keyboards, tech) |
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| Zeke Buck Jerome Miller |
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VHS or Beta is a band from Louisville, Kentucky, that combines elements of rock, French house and dance-punk. Their self-released debut Le Funk found some success on the charts, but the band became better known in the wake of their 2004 release Night on Fire. In early 2007, after two and half years of touring, the band made the trek to Asheville, NC to record 2007's Bring on the Comets. Released in August 2007 Bring On The Comets marked a slight change in direction towards a more straightforward pop sound; all this was achieved without sacrificing the band's trademark dance sensibility.
The band's core members are guitarist/vocalist Craig Pfunder, bassist Mark Palgy, and drummer Mark Guidry. Chea Beckley has supported the band on keyboards on tour since 2000 replacing Jerome Miller (1998-2000). Mike McGill was enlisted to play guitar on tour after Zeke Buck left the band in 2006.
Palgy and Pfunder were in the early 90's band Raze with former Elliott and current Wax Fang drummer Kevin Ratterman.
In 2005 the band opened for Duran Duran on a leg of their North American tour.
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[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- VHS or Beta EP-Released on VHS tape only (1997)
- Le Funk EP (2002 · ON!)
- Night on Fire (Astralwerks, 2004)
- Bring on the Comets (Astralwerks, 2007)
[edit] EPs and singles
- On and On EP (1998 · ON!)
- "Solid Gold" (Astralwerks, 2003)
- "Night on Fire" (Astralwerks, 2004) - the song was in the movie Grandma's Boy and on The OC, in addition to Mack Dawg Production's 2006 "Follow Me Around". It was also used as part of the soundtrack for the videogame MLB 06: The Show
- "The Melting Moon" (Astralwerks, 2005)
- "You Got Me" (Astralwerks, 2006) - Giant Drag's Annie Hardy and Ima Robot's Alex Ebert both appeared in the video.
- "Can't Believe a Single Word" (Astralwerks, 2007)
- "Burn it All Down" (Astralwerks, 2007) - featured in the videogame Grand Theft Auto IV.
[edit] Videography
- "Messages" (1999)
- "You Got Me" (2005) - Directed by Ryan Rickett
- "Night on Fire" (2005) - Directed by Ben Dickinson
- "Can't Believe A Single Word" (2007) - Directed by Greg Foley
