Adam Green (musician)

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Adam Green (born May 28, 1981 in Mount Kisco, New York) is an American singer-songwriter.

Green's off-kilter style has achieved a moderate college radio following in the United States and enjoys increasing popularity in different European countries, particularly Germany. [ [http://youtube.com/watch?v=Obr7YhicnKQ YouTube: Interview with Adam Green at TV Total] , March 15 2005] [ [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2IcTnc-WL7c YouTube: Interview with Adam Green at TV Total] , March 27 2008] [cite news
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Career

Green attended Emerson College for one semester in 1998 before leaving to concentrate on his music, going on to co-found the anti folk group The Moldy Peaches with Kimya Dawson.

In 2004 The Moldy Peaches went on hiatus and both Green and Dawson embarked on solo careers.

Green released several albums on Rough Trade Records. Among his better known songs are "Jessica" (about singer Jessica Simpson), "Novotel", "Friends of Mine", "Dance with Me", "Carolina" and "Emily", and, in Britain, his cover of The Libertines track "What a Waster".

Prior to "Jacket Full of Danger" in 2006, all of Green's albums had been released on the 22nd of the month. His latest album was released on March 18th, 2008 and is titled "Sixes & Sevens". Titles include "Morning After Midnight", "Twee Twee Dee", and "Drowning Head First", the latter a duet between Green and his girlfriend. [http://www.spin.com/features/news/2008/01/080129_rem_mmj_supergrass/]

In January 2008, The Moldy Peaches began having a resurgence in popularity, due to their music being included in the hit indie film "Juno". Most notably, a duet between Adam Green and Kimya Dawson, The Moldy Peaches song "Anyone Else But You" was featured in the film, and also in a scene which features the films lead actors, Michael Cera and Ellen Page performing the song together. The soundtrack album reached #1 on the Billboard album chart on its third week of release.

Trivia

Adam's brother Joel, an astronomer, has appeared as an accompanying musician on several recordings. [ [http://joelgreen.net/music.html Music: From Woodwinds to Indie Folk Rock ] ]

In Germany journalists often note that his great-grandmother, Felice Bauer, was engaged to Franz Kafka, who was born in Prague but wrote in German; her family fled the Nazis in the late 1930s and wound up in New York.Fact|date=June 2008

Green is a good friend of musician Carl Barât, appearing in a documentary with him in 2005, following the pair on a night out in London, for the European television culture channel Arte. [ [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0567292/ "Durch die Nacht mit..." Carl Barât und Adam Green (2005) ] ]

In 2007, Austin, Texas country singer-songwriter Kelly Willis covered Adam's "Teddy Boys" for her album "Translated from Love".Fact|date=June 2008

On 27 March 2008 he was guest on the German TV show "TV total". He was drunk and sat down on the knees of Stefan Raab, tried to kiss him and tumbled through the show. Furthermore he threw a bottle of beer on the floor, fortunately hitting nobody in the audience. [ [http://de.youtube.com/watch?v=FYiXHZW-55c Adam Green bei TV total am 27. März 2008 Teil 1] ]

Green became close friends with George Harrison after accidentally bumping into him whilst on tour. According to Green, the two "bonded over our love of mini coopers". Shortly before his death, Harrison gave Green a green vintage Mini Cooper as a gift.

Adam appeared with his mother, Leah, on an episode of Cash Cab, which aired originally in the United States on Thursday, April 10th, 2008. [ [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyhgHBCHqMo YouTube: Adam Green on Cash Cab] ]

Earlier in 2008, according to Ben Kweller's Twitter, Adam married his girlfriend Loribeth Capella.

Discography

Albums

*"Garfield" (October 22, 2002)
*"Friends of Mine" (July 22, 2003)
*"Gemstones" (February 22, 2005)
*"Jacket Full of Danger" (April 24, 2006)
*"Sixes & Sevens" (March 18, 2008)

Books

* Adam Green: "Magazine". Frankfurt: Suhrkamp Verlag , 2005, ISBN 3-518-12405-6
* Martin Büser: "Antifolk. Von Beck bis Adam Green". Mainz: Ventil Verlag , 2005. ISBN 3-931555-93-3
* Albert Koch: "Fuck Forever. Der Tod des Indie-Rock". Planegg: Hannibal Verlag , 2007. ISBN 3-854452-82-9
* Silke Leicher, Manuel Schreiner:"Skizzenbuch Unterwegs". Schlüchtern: Rockbuch Verlag , 2006. ISBN 3-927638-08-0

References

External links

* [http://www.adamgreen.net www.adamgreen.net] Official website
* [http://www.adamgreen.po.gs Adam Green Media site]
* [http://www.livejournal.com/~obsolete_to_you Adam Green Journal] (fansite)
* [http://www.fansofmine.net Official Fanpage]
* [http://www.braindeadmedia.com Album Coverage]
* [http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=88668671 Adam Green at NPR Music]

Interviews

* [http://www.3ammagazine.com/musicarchives/2005/mar/interview_adam_green.html 3:AM Magazine Interview] (2005)

Video

* [http://punkcast.com/302/ PUNKCAST#302] live @ Pier 54 NYC, Aug 8 2003. (RealPlayer)