Trash Fashion
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Trash Fashion are a four-piece band made up of brothers Tom Marsh and Ben Marsh (lead vocals and lead guitar, respectively) joined by Matt Emerson (as drummer) and Jim Ready (as bassist). Their current UK record label is Propaganda Records and in Japan it is Vinyl Junkie. All members originally hail from Birmingham
and are now based in London
.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-496785/Kelly-Osbournes-mystery-rocker-revealed-last.html
category, citing Black Strobe
, Tiga
, Daft Punk
, Altern8, The Prodigy
, Shalamar
, Prince
, Stevie Wonder
and Iron Maiden
as some of their influences.
Trash Fashion also cover songs from established bands, such as Madness
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRNiFkc1vX8&feature=channel_page and Hall & Oates
http://www.myspace.com/trashfashion.
Birmingham
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...
and are now based in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
.
Members
In early 2009, the band replaced their previous stage names (shown in brackets for posterity) with their real-life first names on their MySpace. It is unknown what names they currently use at live venues. Matt is also known by the British tabloid press for briefly dating Kelly OsbourneKelly Osbourne
Kelly Michelle Lee Osbourne is an English media personality, television personality, host, judge, fashion designer, singer, and actress, best known for being the daughter of Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne...
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-496785/Kelly-Osbournes-mystery-rocker-revealed-last.html
- Tom Marsh ("Jet Storm") — keyboards, lead vocals
- Ben Marsh ("Mason Storm") — guitar, vocals
- Matt Emerson ("Bam Bam") — drums
- Jim Ready ("Jimbo Ready") — bass
Former members
- K-Bomb left the band in May 2008 to pursue his solo project, Kurran and the Wolfnotes http://www.myspace.com/kurranandthewolfnotes.
Future members
Trash Fashion have also blogged about auditioning a female member for a keyboards role http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=2318929&blogId=467656848, but it is unknown if these auditions took place as no new members have yet been announced.Musical style
Trash Fashion describe their sound as "Guntronic Disco Warehouse Rock" but are often placed in the New RaveNew Rave
New rave is a term applied to several types of music that fuse elements of electronic music, new wave, rock, indie, techno, bastard pop, breakbeat hardcore and electro house...
category, citing Black Strobe
Black Strobe
Black Strobe were formed in Paris in 1997 by producer Arnaud Rebotini and DJ Ivan Smagghe, and were instrumental in the rise of the electroclash movement in the UK with their breakthrough single Me And Madonna...
, Tiga
Tiga (musician)
Tiga is the stage name of Montreal-born DJ/producer Tiga James Sontag . His album Sexor won the 2007 Juno Award for Dance Recording of the Year.-Career:He graduated from Selwyn House School, a prestigious school in Westmount...
, Daft Punk
Daft Punk
Daft Punk are an electronic music duo consisting of French musicians Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and Thomas Bangalter . Daft Punk reached significant popularity in the late 1990s house movement in France and met with continued success in the years following, combining elements of house with synthpop...
, Altern8, The Prodigy
The Prodigy
The Prodigy are an English electronic dance music group formed by Liam Howlett in 1990 in Braintree, Essex. Along with Fatboy Slim, The Chemical Brothers, and other acts, The Prodigy have been credited as pioneers of the big beat genre, which achieved mainstream popularity in the 1990s and 2000s...
, Shalamar
Shalamar
Shalamar was an American music group, primarily of the 1970s and 1980s, that was originally a disco-driven vehicle created by Soul Train booking agent Dick Griffey and show creator Don Cornelius. They went on to be an influential dance trio, masterminded by Soul Train producer Don Cornelius...
, Prince
Prince (musician)
Prince Rogers Nelson , often known simply as Prince, is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. Prince has produced ten platinum albums and thirty Top 40 singles during his career. Prince founded his own recording studio and label; writing, self-producing and playing most, or all, of...
, Stevie Wonder
Stevie Wonder
Stevland Hardaway Morris , better known by his stage name Stevie Wonder, is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer and activist...
and Iron Maiden
Iron Maiden
Iron Maiden are an English heavy metal band from Leyton in east London, formed in 1975 by bassist and primary songwriter Steve Harris. Since their inception, the band's discography has grown to include a total of thirty-six albums: fifteen studio albums; eleven live albums; four EPs; and six...
as some of their influences.
Trash Fashion also cover songs from established bands, such as Madness
Baggy Trousers
"Baggy Trousers" is a song by English ska/pop band Madness from their 1980 album Absolutely. It was written by lead singer Suggs and guitarist Chris Foreman, and reminisces on school days....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRNiFkc1vX8&feature=channel_page and Hall & Oates
I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)
"I Can't Go for That " is a 1981 song recorded by Daryl Hall and John Oates.It was the fourth number-one hit single of their career on the Billboard Hot 100 and the second hit single from their album Private Eyes...
http://www.myspace.com/trashfashion.
Albums
- Nights of Error (album) (Released 20-10-2008), Propaganda Records
- Beat Goes Round
- Why Can't We Be Friends
- We Go To War
- Spread the Love
- Night of Error
- Rabbit in the Headlights
- Mom and Daddy
- Rave Dave
- I Got Slimed
- Tight Body
- Uphill Struggle
- What Am I Supposed To Do
- Eat our Skill (Japan only mini-album) (Released 4-6-2008), Vinyl Junkie
EPs
- I can't go for that (Released 2009)
- Why Can't We Be Friends? (Released 10-3-2008)
- Mom & Daddy (2007)
Singles
| Year | Title | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | "Its a Rave Dave" | Nights Of Error |
| 2008 | "Beat Goes Round" | |
| "Night Of Error" |