History

The Oohlas consist of Olivia Stone (vocals/guitar), Mark Eklund (bass/vocals), Hayden Scott (drums) and Greg Eklund

Greg Eklund

Greg Eklund was the American drummer for the rock band, Everclear, until 2003.Eklund attended high school at Lake Braddock Secondary School in Burke, Virginia, graduating in 1988...

 (vocals/guitar). Stone moved to Los Angeles from Phoenix and met met Mark, who was working for Stone's aunt. Mark introduced her to Greg, who had recently left Everclear

Everclear (band)

Everclear is a rock band formed in Portland, Oregon in 1992 best known for their radio hits spanning more than a decade. For most of its existence, Everclear has consisted of Art Alexakis , Craig Montoya , and Greg Eklund . Eklund replaced original drummer Scott Cuthbert in 1994...

. Wasting little time, they practiced in Greg's studio and were playing in the Los Angeles area.

The band released an LP entitled Best Stop Pop on September 26, 2006, on Stolen Transmission

Stolen Transmission

Stolen Transmission was an American independent record label founded in 2005 by Sarah Lewitinn and Rob Stevenson. They have released albums from well-known artists such as Innerpartysystem, Monty Are I, and Schoolyard Heroes.-History:...

, a subsidiary of Island Def Jam. In May 2007, they signed to Island Records. They released an EP entitled Chinchilla in early 2009 on their own and are not currently signed to a record label.

The band has shared the stage with, among others, Sean Lennon

Sean Lennon

is an American singer, songwriter, musician, guitarist and actor. He is the only child of John Lennon and Yoko Ono. His godfather is Sir Elton John.-Early life and education:...

, The Raveonettes

The Raveonettes

The Raveonettes are a Danish indie rock duo, consisting of Sune Rose Wagner on guitar, instruments, and vocals, and Sharin Foo on bass, guitar and vocals...

, Giant Drag

Giant Drag

Giant Drag is an American alternative rock band from Los Angeles, California. Formerly a duo, the band was founded in 2003 by Annie Hardy who continues to be the band's sole singer and songwriter....

, Burning Brides

Burning Brides

Burning Brides is an American hard rock band. They are partially known for their live performances, such as in 2000 playing selected dates as the opening band for The White Stripes...

, Carina Round

Carina Round

Carina Round is a British singer/songwriter from Wolverhampton in the West Midlands of England.Comparisons are frequently drawn to PJ Harvey, though Round would contend that she is more directly influenced by Patti Smith.- Background :...

, the Duke Spirit

The Duke Spirit

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 and Men Women & Children.

They are featured on the soundtrack for the movie Spider-Man 3

Spider-Man 3

Spider-Man 3 is a 2007 American superhero film written and directed by Sam Raimi, with a screenplay by Ivan Raimi and Alvin Sargent. It is the third film in the Sam Raimi Spider-Man trilogy based on the fictional Marvel Comics character Spider-Man...

, with their song "Small Parts".

Discography

• September 26, 2006: Best Stop Pop
• July 24, 2007: "Small Parts"
• February 26, 2009: Chinchilla

External links

• Official blog
• The Oohlas on iLike
• http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/oohlas/artist.jhtml#/music/artist/oohlas/bio.jhtml
• http://www.spin.com/features/band_of_the_day/2006/09/060926_theoohlas/
• http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2006/09/22/rs-exclusive-download-the-oohlas-tripped
• http://www.calendarlive.com/printedition/calendar/calwknd/cl-wk-bands28dec28,0,6779257.story?coll=cl-weekend