Star 69 (band)

"Star 69" is the name of a band headed by Julie Daniels, who released a single full-length album and a number of eps in the late 90s, as well as providing "You Are Here" for the soundtrack to the movie "Trojan War". [ [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120376/soundtrack Trojan War (1997) - Soundtracks ] ]

History

Star 69 started out in London, England, after recent immigrant Julie Daniels placed an ad in Melody Maker for musicians to form a band. It was responded to by Richard Cordon, Patrick (Patch) Hannan of The Sundays and Warren Huart. Their first two EPs were recorded in Patch's recording studio, Blah Street in 1996 and released by Organic Records. Julie wanted to move back to L.A., but Patch's position as drummer for The Sundays meant he had to record the album Static and Silence. So he stayed while the rest relocated and picked up Johnny Haro from Freak of Nature (band) to take Patch's position on drums.

Their full length album, "Eating February", was released by MCA Records in the US and Radioactive Records in the UK in February, 1997. It received a relatively lukewarm response, and the band broke up soon after.

Warren Huart then joined Disappointment Incorporated who released an album in 1999 on Time Bomb Recordings. He has since become a record producer and musician, and wrote the score to the 2004 documentary film following Joe Strummer Let's Rock Again! [ [http://movies2.nytimes.com/gst/movies/filmography.html?p_id=407317 Warren Huart - Trailer - Showtimes - Cast - Movies - New York Times ] ]

Julie contributed a single "You Should Know" for disc 2 of the compilation album "Acoustic Vol 1", released in February 2002, and has also moved back to the UK with her husband.

Discography

Main releases

* "Mama Don't Let" (1995), Single, Organic Records
* "You Are Here" (1995), EP, Organic Records, Radioactive Records, MCA Records
* "Xtended Play" (1996), EP, Radioactive Records
* "I'm Insane" (1996), EP, Radioactive Records
* "Eating February" (1997), LP, Radioactive Records, MCA Records
* "Burning Down the House" (1997), Single, Radioactive Records

Compilation album appearances

* "I'm Insane", song 6 on "Meaty Alternative Stew" (1997), Chrysalis Music Group
* "Burning Down the House", song 6 on "Chrysalis Progressive" (1997, Chrysalis Music Group

Trivia

Devin Grayson, DC Comics writer used "I'm Insane" among other songs as inspiration while writing "Catwoman". [http://www.shotgunreviews.com/bigq/bigq022899.html]

An Eating February songbook was released under ISBN 0769201458

References

* [http://dropd.com/issue/50/Star69/ Interview by Alphonse Leong in Drop-D magazine]
* [http://pauseandplay.com/058arch.htm Interview in Pause & Play from November, 1996]
* [http://www.kittyfeet.com/30music/warren.htm Warren Huart interview by Michael Dean of Kittyfeet]

Reviews

* [http://dropd.com/issue/47/Star69/index.html Live, March 1, 1997 at the Starfish Room, Vancouver BC]
* [http://www.entertainmentavenue.com/concert_hall/reviews/s/star_69/st052797.htm Live, May 27, 1997 at The Metro, Chicago IL]
* [http://dropd.com/issue/60/Gene/index.html Live, June 1, 1997 at Graceland, Vancouver BC] (opening for Gene)
* [http://www.kernel.uky.edu/1997/spring/0303/div04.html By Jeremy Rogers of the Kentucky Kernel]
* [http://amzmediareviews.com/back/star69.htm By Mary Ellen Gustafson from music-reviewer.com]
* [http://www.illinimedia.com/di/archives/1997/March/007/pD11_star.txt.html By Ingrid Messer of the Daily Illini]