- Poppermost
Poppermost, on the Suicide Pop! Records label, is an original indie sunshine pop music band and cartoon based in
Las Vegas, Nevada ,United States . The retro pop rock band draws comparisons to R.E.M.,Wilco ,Elvis Costello , Oasis, Jet, The Beatles,Beach Boys , Queen, and classic '60s / '70s pop radio. Poppermost has been picked as "one of Las Vegas' most promising bands" by the Las Vegas Weekly entertainment magazine, and also received a Best of Las Vegas 2007 award from theLas Vegas Review-Journal newspaper. Alex Oliver and Roy Al Rendahl, both registered with ASCAP, started Poppermost on July 4th, 2001. They have released three full-length albums, and several CD singles and EPs of original music, all recorded at Roy Al's Trimordial Studio. Their influences include: The Beatles, R.E.M., Oasis, Queen,David Bowie (Ziggy Stardust era),Beach Boys ,Jimi Hendrix ,Rolling Stones , Santana,Bruce Springsteen , andThe Who . The cartoon version of Poppermost is Lex Neon (a chicken who thinks he's a mockingbird) on guitars, keyboards, and vocals; Vegas Royal (a Blue Jay) on bass, gadgetry, and vocals; and Ms. Tex Duckingham (a duck) on drums, percussion, and vocals. They play pop music and teach pop music history. The Poppermost name originates from the earlyBeatles ' inspirational call and response, John: "Where are we going, lads?" Paul, George, Ringo: "To the toppermost of the poppermost, Johnny!"External links
* [http://www.poppermost.com Official Poppermost Website]
* [http://www.myspace.com/poppermost Poppermost on MySpace]
* [http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewArtist?id=6269652 Poppermost on iTunes]
* [http://cdbaby.com/all/poppermost Poppermost on CD Baby]
* [http://www.trimordial.com/ Trimordial Studio - Audio Video & Graphics]
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