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Ghettobillies

Hailing from Ann Arbor, MI, these three slightly twisted gentlemen -- Tasty Pastor J (Jason Church), Reverend C. Cobb (Robbie Conaway), and Pope D Licious (Derek Kramer) -- serve up some of the funniest, quirkiest, dirtiest songs ever to be performed on acoustic instruments. Surfacing in 1997 as the opening act for the adult-themed marionette group the Gepetto Files, the Ghettobillies quickly developed a following of...
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by Zac Johnson

Formed

1997 in

Genre

Pop/Rock

Styles

  • Country-Rock
  • Country Comedy
  • Comedy Rock
  • Cowpunk
  • Punk/New Wave

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  • Still in the Pink

    The Ghettobillies hold such a pure allegiance to booze, smut, and toilet humor that it seems almost unpatriotic to dismiss them as a novelty act. Like precocious fourth-graders who pontificate... More ...

  • Butterface

    Kiss my grits, this CD's fun! The Ghettobillies, Ann Arbor, MI's, favorite dirty acoustic punks, have grown considerably with their second release Butterface. It would be simple for the casual... More ...

  • Some Rezeev

    Some Rezeev giggles out of the gates with a goofy spoken word intro that sets the tone for the entire album, aquatinting listeners with the band members and preparing them for the wacky circus... More ...

30 Seconds to Mars

Formed in 1998 by frontman Jared Leto and his older brother, 30 Seconds to Mars found success in the 2000s with a mix of post-grunge, screamo, and hard rock. The band gained a modest audience with its debut album, but it was the platinum-selling sophomore effort A Beautiful Lie that officially opened the flood gates in 2005. By placing all-access passes into 12 copies of the album, the bandmates also showed a savvy appreciation for marketing, which they revisited several years later by putting fans' photographs on the cover of their third album, This Is War.

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