Riddlin' Kids

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Name = Riddlin' Kids


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Origin = Austin, Texas, United States
Genre = Punk rock
Pop punk
Years_active = 2001-2004
Label = Sony Records
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URL = [http://www.riddlinkids.org The Official Riddlin' Kids Site]
Past_members = Clint Baker
Dustin Stroud
Mark Johnson
Dave Keel

Riddlin' Kids (sometimes referred to as RK) was a punk rock band from Austin, Texas and was made up of Clint Baker (guitar and vocals), Dustin Stroud (guitar and vocals), Mark Johnson (bass), and Dave Keel (drums).

History

2002-2004

Stroud and Baker met at a local pizza parlor where they both worked and formed "Igmo" (derived from Ignorant Motherfucker). [ [http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/riddlin_kids/artist.jhtml] "From the band's Full Biography on MTV.com"] Following the departure of Mikey Baker [ [http://www.annecarlini.com/ex_interviews.php?id=323] "Interview with Clint Baker"] , brother of lead singer Clint and founding member, the new band decided to rename their band after Ritalin, the drug commonly used in children to treat Attention Deficit Disorder. Following this name change, Keel and Johnson joined the band, and the Riddlin' Kids released a 500-copy limited edition EP entitled "What Does it Matter?" on KYQ Records. The band followed with another EP, "Any Day Now", which they sold as they toured with Goldfinger and Reel Big Fish. The band's audience began to grow as they received airtime on KROX-FM in Austin. [ [http://www-personal.umich.edu/~bmcfarli/riddlinkids/bios.html] "Information about early career available on this fan site, based on an early RK interview."]

The band released their first full album entitled "Hurry Up and Wait" on August 6, 2002 featuring "I Feel Fine", which quickly became popular and was featured in the 2002 movie "Orange County" [ [http://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/music/pid/2359326/a/Orange+County.htm] "CD Universe: Orange County Soundtrack"] . The band also made a music video for this track, based on the movie "Loverboy" starring Patrick Dempsey. In addition, the song "Pick Up the Pieces" was featured in the soundtrack for the video game "ATV Offroad Fury 2" [ [http://ps2.ign.com/articles/374/374621p1.html] "ATV Offroad Fury 2 Soundtrack at IGN website"] , and in the movie "Extreme Ops" [ [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0283160/soundtrack] "IMDB Soundtrack Site for Extreme Ops"] .

The band toured heavily for over two years to promote their first album [ [http://www-personal.umich.edu/~bmcfarli/riddlinkids/tour.html] "Unofficial Fan Site with December 2002 tour dates"] . The Riddlin' Kids' second album, "Stop the World", was released on October 22, 2004. The songs "Never Live it Down" and "Stop the World" became the Riddlin' Kids' next singles.

Riddlin' Kids won "Best Alternative Rock/Punk Band" at the 2001-2002 Austin Music Awards [ [http://www.austinchronicle.com/gyrobase/Awards/MusicAwards_00-01] "List of 2001-2002 Austin Music Awards winners"] . They were also nominated in the same year for "Best Rock Band", "Best Single" (for "Blind"), and "Best Pop Band".

2004-2005 (break-up)

The launch of the Riddlin' Kids' second album marked the decline of the band. After heavily touring for over 5 years to promote their two albums, the band began to feel quite "burned out". The band mutually agreed to break up in August 2005. [ [http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=3101033] "Clint Baker's MySpace page; explains the sudden break-up of the band]

Due to the band's quiet and sudden breakup, many Riddlin' Kids fans are unaware the group is no longer touring. However, the Riddlin' Kids breakup was confirmed both on their official website [ [http://www.riddlinkids.net] "Official Riddlin' Kids website. Previously simply displayed 'R.I.P. RK' but the domain was not renewed.] and MySpace [ [http://www.myspace.com/riddlinkids] "Official Riddlin' Kids website confirming the band's breakup"] last year.

2006-present (solo careers)

Following the break-up, Johnson formed the rock band New Disaster [ [http://www.myspace.com/newdisasteratx] "MySpace page of New Disaster"] . New Disaster released their first album entitled "Last Night Rites" in February 2008 [ [http://www.cdfuse.com/items/last-night-rites-new-disaster] "CDFuse site for New Disaster's debut album"] . Baker and Keel are currently working on a project entitled "Twenty Questions", previously named "Clint's Junior Orchestra" [ [http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=74487845] "MySpace page for Twenty Questions, Baker's new band"] . Stroud formed Say Hello to the Angels, and is in the process of recording their debut album [ [http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=48649381] "MySpace page of Stroud's new band, Say Hello to the Angels"] .

Baker also had a cameo appearance in the FOX hit TV show "House" [ [http://imdb.com/name/nm1820970/] "Clint Baker's IMDB page with information regarding his cameo"] . In addition, Paul Ebersold, the producer for two of the Riddlin' Kids' albums, helped to record the demos tracks for Baker and Keel's new project. Some of these songs may be part of the soundtrack for the new movie "Weekend Junkies".

Band Members

* Clint Baker, guitar and vocals
* Dustin Stroud, guitar and vocals
* Mark Johnson, bass
* Dave Keel, drums

Discography

Extended Plays

* "What Does it Matter?" (2001)
* "Any Day Now" (2002)

Studio Albums

* "Hurry Up and Wait" (2002)
* "Stop the World" (2004)

References

External links

* [http://www.riddlinkids.com Official Website]
* [http://www.sonymusic.com/artists/RiddlinKids/videos/CrazyVidFull.ram Live Video of "Crazy" from "Hurry Up and Wait"] at sonymusic.com
* [http://www-personal.umich.edu/~bmcfarli/riddlinkids/index.html Big Fun Riddlin' Kids Fan Site]
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