Artist description Just listen to the g'damn music.

Music Style Indie-rock/pop

Musical Influences LA's Launchpad Scene - http://indielaunchpad.tripod.com/

Artist History The origins of All Your Base Are Belong To Us are rooted in the Palm Desert rock scene that spawned the Queens of the Stone Age, Brant Bjork and the Operators, Fatso Jetson, and myriad other bands. Unlike their metal influenced brethren, All Your Base Are Belong To Us is a pop band. Yadda yadda yadda. Yes, we’re great. Yes, we were influenced by bands that you probably know. We were even influenced by bands that you don’t know and will never know about because we are infinitely cooler than you. Just listen to the music and make your own opinions about what we sound like and who we compare to. (If we haven’t offended you yet, keep reading, we will.) The founding members of All Your Base Are Belong To Us, along with their friend Eric Altenbernd played together in a band initially called The Neo-Yahtzee Party, until it was changed to The Meshuganahs, and ultimately changed to The Spriggans. The band wrote and recorded about forty-five songs that still circulate among certain very hard-to-breach circles. The Spriggans broke up in 1992. Rick Vegas moved to the LA area and earned a writing degree from Northridge, while Dr. Modo moved to Texas, became a Longhorn and graduated with a degree in Chemistry. Mike TV was hired as a writer at Universal and ultimately became a goddamn development executive for Universal Cartoon Studios. (Friend Eric is currently working towards his Ph.D in History.) In 1996, frustrated with animation, Mike TV taught himself the open D chord on the guitar, called his friend Rick Vegas, and suggested they form a band. Oblivious to the Pandora’s Box of aggravation, strife, and suffering they were about to open, the two idiots rented a lock-out in Burbank and started practicing. A few weeks later they called their friend Dr. Modo and told them what they were up to. A couple months later, the good doctor moved all his shit down to LA and the rest, as they say, is none of your business. All Your Base Are Belong To Us The Official History (As Published by Modest Proposal Magazine. www.modestproposalmag.com) January 1st, 1863, Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation February 7th, 1969 U.S. Senate creates Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities. To commemorate the day, Rick Vegas is born. April 23, 1973, Modo Sr. and Mrs. Modo have a bouncing baby Modo. May 7th, 1973, Momma TV is subjected to a 52-hour labor. Baby Mike is reluctant to move out of his swanky accomodations. Free rent, free food, no utilities. June 17, 1980, C Shoemaker discovers asteroid #2586 Matson. On that very same day, miles away, Amy Wood is born. Early-October, 1996 Mike TV writes his first song. Late-October, 1996 Vermicious K is formed. The members are Rick Vegas, Dr. Modo, and Mike TV. June-ish, 1997, KXLU plays Boba Fett by Vermicious K Sometime in 1997, Vermicious K plays Demolisten show at Alligator Louge. Mike can't play his guitar. He dies of embarrassment. His clone is activated. Sometime later in 1997, Vermicious K plays second Demolisten show. They meet the band Otto, who will later become the pop-phenom, Arlo. The month after that in 1997, Vermicious K and Otto play a series of Wednesday shows at the Cobalt Cafe in the West Valley. Nobody comes. Early October, 1998, At a party, Mike proposes that Vermicious K, Otto, and our friends find a venue to book. Otto and Tommo (former Beachwood Sparks, Arlo drummer) suggest Mr. T's Bowl. October 20th, 1998 Otto, Vermicious K, the Holliston Stops play the first Tuesday at Mr. T's Bowl. They are later joined by The Mash Notes, 1976, Dopamine and then hundreds of other bands. November 1998-August, 2002 Rick leaves Vermicious K. Frank joins the band on drums. Frank leaves the band. Soup joins the band on drums. Soup leaves the band. Dave, Lenny, Jason join and leave the band. (All drummers.) Rick rejoins the band. Rick leaves the band. Amy joins the band. The band changes their name to The Get Lost, back to Vermicious K, then finally to All Your Base Are Belong To Us. Mike vomits from motion sickness. September, 2002 All Your Base Are Belong To Us begin work on their first single, to be released by newly-formed Seattle-based label, Ethereal Sweetheart. Ben Vaughn (Arlo, Ween) agrees to produce. Matt Thorn (The Eels, The Muffs) is slated to Mix. January, 2010 All Your Base Are Belong To Us is heralded as the greatest band to ever make music. Ever. They are given Australia. February, 2010 Aliens land, having been wooed by the sweet sounds of All Your Base Are Belong To Us. They trade the secrets of inter-stellar travel for a case of signed vinyl. March, 2010, Dr. Modo, Mike TV, and Amy Wood ascend into heaven, from whence they came.

Group Members Mike TV - guitar and vox Dr. Modo - Bass and backing vox Amy Wood - drums

Press Reviews Read a recent interview about Mike TV and the band at www.modestproposalmag.com.

Location Pasadena, CA - USA

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