Dynamite Boy
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Dynamite Boy was a pop punk
band from Austin, Texas
. They comprised Sean Neil, Dusty Kohn, Adrian Munoz and Sam Rich. Allegedly, they disbanded in 2005 after a ten-year career, however due to recent posts on the band's MySpace this is unsure. They have been reuniting for one-off shows between 2006 and 2008.
by four members Sean Neil, Andrew Leeper, Matt Greco, and Scott Williams, and in 1996, the band recorded their first full length album, Hell is Other People, which was not released until 1998 through Offtime Records. They played shows throughout Texas
over the next few years, before signing to Fearless Records
in 1999, releasing their second full length album, Finder's Keepers. They would go on to tour with bands such as The Ataris
and No Use for a Name
, before releasing their third album Somewhere in America, in 2001. From there, they toured with bands such as The Offspring
, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
, Further Seems Forever
, Riddlin' Kids
, Cruiserweight
, Fall Out Boy
, Mest
, and Lost City Angels
.
After releasing their last album in 2004, Dynamite Boy disbanded in 2005. Sean Neil announced that the disbanding was a result of his desire to start a family.
Also in 2004, the band wrote and recorded the title track (same name as the film) for the short film Gay By Dawn.
On April 21, 2008, Punkbands.com reported that Dynamite Boy had reformed and would be playing at the Emo's in Austin on April 26, although this was not the band's first reunion show; they had previously got together for one-off shows in both 2006 and 2007 in Austin. Dynamite Boy also played a show on June 7, 2008, at the Red Eye Fly in Austin, Texas. Despite the additional shows, there was definite indication of whether the band will do a full scale tour or begin writing a new album.
In 2002 Dynamite Boy did a cover of "I Want It That Way" made famous by the Backstreet Boys
for the album Punk Goes Pop
created by Fearless Records
, they also did a cover for another album for the Punk Goes...
series: "T.N.T"
by AC/DC for the Punk Goes Metal
album. Also in 2003 the band lent it's music to be used to in the disney film "MXP: Most Extreme Primate." The song "AV99" is featured in the film to be played by Trevor Wright
's character Jay's band as a celebration for his little brother and a monkey winning a snowboard race.
Pop punk
Pop punk is a fusion music genre that combines elements of punk rock with pop music, to varying degrees. Allmusic describes the genre as a strand of alternative rock, which typically merges pop melodies with speedy punk tempos, chord changes and loud guitars...
band from Austin, Texas
Austin, Texas
Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of :Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 14th most populous city in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in...
. They comprised Sean Neil, Dusty Kohn, Adrian Munoz and Sam Rich. Allegedly, they disbanded in 2005 after a ten-year career, however due to recent posts on the band's MySpace this is unsure. They have been reuniting for one-off shows between 2006 and 2008.
History
Dynamite Boy were formed in 1995 in Austin, TexasAustin, Texas
Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of :Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 14th most populous city in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in...
by four members Sean Neil, Andrew Leeper, Matt Greco, and Scott Williams, and in 1996, the band recorded their first full length album, Hell is Other People, which was not released until 1998 through Offtime Records. They played shows throughout Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
over the next few years, before signing to Fearless Records
Fearless Records
Fearless Records is an alternative rock-oriented record label that has been signing artists since 1994. Fearless is based in Westminster, California and are best known for their early pop-punk moments captured in the Fearless Flush Sampler and Punk Bites releases, as well as additional releases by...
in 1999, releasing their second full length album, Finder's Keepers. They would go on to tour with bands such as The Ataris
The Ataris
The Ataris are a rock band from Anderson, Indiana. They have released five studio albums, and their most recent E.P. was released on November 25, 2010 on the Gainesville, Florida based label, Paper + Plastick. It contained the brand new tracks "All Souls' Day" and "The Graveyard of The Atlantic"...
and No Use for a Name
No Use for a Name
No Use for a Name is a punk rock band from San Jose, California, United States formed in 1987 by Chris Dodge , Steve Papoutsis , Rory Koff and John Meyers...
, before releasing their third album Somewhere in America, in 2001. From there, they toured with bands such as The Offspring
The Offspring
The Offspring is an American punk rock band from Huntington Beach, California, formed in 1984. Known as Manic Subsidal until 1986, the band consists of lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Dexter Holland, lead guitarist Kevin "Noodles" Wasserman, bassist Greg K. and drummer Pete Parada...
, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones are an American ska punk band from Boston, Massachusetts, formed in 1983. Since the band's inception, lead vocalist Dicky Barrett, bassist Joe Gittleman, tenor saxophonist Tim "Johnny Vegas" Burton and dancer Ben Carr have remained constant members...
, Further Seems Forever
Further Seems Forever
Further Seems Forever is an American rock band formed in 1998 in Pompano Beach, Florida and disbanded in 2006. Over the course of their career the band experienced several lineup changes, resulting in a different lead vocalist performing on each of their three studio albums...
, Riddlin' Kids
Riddlin' Kids
Riddlin' Kids was a punk rock band from Austin, Texas and was made up of Clint Baker , Dustin Stroud , Mark Johnson , and Dave Keel .- 2001-2005:...
, Cruiserweight
Cruiserweight (band)
Cruiserweight was an American rock band from Austin, Texas. The band consisted of vocalist Stella Maxwell, guitarist Urny Maxwell, bassist David Hawkins, and drummer Yogi Maxwell. The band's sound was defined by poppy female vocals, as well as fast, sometimes aggressive instrumentals, while still...
, Fall Out Boy
Fall Out Boy
Fall Out Boy is an American rock band from Wilmette, Illinois, formed in 2001. The band consists of vocalist, guitarist and composer Patrick Stump, bassist and lyricist Pete Wentz, guitarist Joe Trohman, and drummer Andy Hurley. The band released five studio albums from 2003–2008...
, Mest
Mest
Mest was a pop punk band from Blue Island, Illinois. The band's lineup, prior to their breakup in 2006, consisted of vocalist and guitarist Tony Lovato, guitarist Jeremiah Rangel, bassist Matt Lovato, and drummer Nick Gigler...
, and Lost City Angels
Lost City Angels
Lost City Angels were a punk rock band from Boston, Massachusetts. Their most well known lineup consisted of members, Ron Ragona, Adam Shaw, Chris Duggan, Drew Indingaro, Scott Vierra and Nick Bacon.- History :...
.
After releasing their last album in 2004, Dynamite Boy disbanded in 2005. Sean Neil announced that the disbanding was a result of his desire to start a family.
Also in 2004, the band wrote and recorded the title track (same name as the film) for the short film Gay By Dawn.
On April 21, 2008, Punkbands.com reported that Dynamite Boy had reformed and would be playing at the Emo's in Austin on April 26, although this was not the band's first reunion show; they had previously got together for one-off shows in both 2006 and 2007 in Austin. Dynamite Boy also played a show on June 7, 2008, at the Red Eye Fly in Austin, Texas. Despite the additional shows, there was definite indication of whether the band will do a full scale tour or begin writing a new album.
In 2002 Dynamite Boy did a cover of "I Want It That Way" made famous by the Backstreet Boys
Backstreet Boys
The Backstreet Boys are an American vocal group, formed in Orlando, Florida in 1993. The band originally consisted of A. J. McLean, Howie Dorough, Brian Littrell, Nick Carter and Kevin Richardson. They rose to fame with their debut international album, Backstreet Boys...
for the album Punk Goes Pop
Punk Goes Pop
Punk Goes Pop is a compilation album part of the Punk Goes... series created by Fearless Records. It contains a collection of songs by various artists performing covers of pop songs. It was released on April 3, 2002.-Track listing:...
created by Fearless Records
Fearless Records
Fearless Records is an alternative rock-oriented record label that has been signing artists since 1994. Fearless is based in Westminster, California and are best known for their early pop-punk moments captured in the Fearless Flush Sampler and Punk Bites releases, as well as additional releases by...
, they also did a cover for another album for the Punk Goes...
Punk Goes...
Punk Goes... is a series of compilation albums released by Fearless Records in which bands that are in some way linked to punk rock perform covers of songs from other genres or time-periods. The deviations from this theme are Punk Goes Acoustic and Punk Goes Acoustic 2 in which the featured bands...
series: "T.N.T"
T.N.T. (song)
"T.N.T." is a single recorded in 1975 by the hard rock band AC/DC, taken from their Australian album T.N.T. and the international version of High Voltage. The song was written by Bon Scott, Angus Young and Malcolm Young...
by AC/DC for the Punk Goes Metal
Punk Goes Metal
Punk Goes Metal was the first compilation album to be released as part of the Punk Goes... series created by Fearless Records. It features covers of heavy metal songs by punk rock bands and was released on August 1, 2000....
album. Also in 2003 the band lent it's music to be used to in the disney film "MXP: Most Extreme Primate." The song "AV99" is featured in the film to be played by Trevor Wright
Trevor Wright
Trevor Christopher Wright is an American actor.Wright was born in Pomona, California. His breakthrough acting role was in the 2007 film Shelter....
's character Jay's band as a celebration for his little brother and a monkey winning a snowboard race.
Albums
- Hell Is Other People (Offtime Records; 1998)
- Finder's Keeper's (Fearless RecordsFearless RecordsFearless Records is an alternative rock-oriented record label that has been signing artists since 1994. Fearless is based in Westminster, California and are best known for their early pop-punk moments captured in the Fearless Flush Sampler and Punk Bites releases, as well as additional releases by...
; 1999) - Somewhere in America (Fearless RecordsFearless RecordsFearless Records is an alternative rock-oriented record label that has been signing artists since 1994. Fearless is based in Westminster, California and are best known for their early pop-punk moments captured in the Fearless Flush Sampler and Punk Bites releases, as well as additional releases by...
; 2001) - Dynamite BoyDynamite Boy (album)Dynamite Boy is the fourth and most recent studio album by the Austin, Texas band of the same name, released 2004. It was also their last album before the band's 3-year breakup from 2005 to 2008.- Tracklist :#"Suspended Animation"#"Satellite"...
(Fearless RecordsFearless RecordsFearless Records is an alternative rock-oriented record label that has been signing artists since 1994. Fearless is based in Westminster, California and are best known for their early pop-punk moments captured in the Fearless Flush Sampler and Punk Bites releases, as well as additional releases by...
; 2004) - Time Flies (Stab Me Recordings; 2008; complication download only)
EPs
- Devoted EP (Offtime Records, 2001)
- Dynamite Boy vs. Cruiserweight split EP with CruiserweightCruiserweight (band)Cruiserweight was an American rock band from Austin, Texas. The band consisted of vocalist Stella Maxwell, guitarist Urny Maxwell, bassist David Hawkins, and drummer Yogi Maxwell. The band's sound was defined by poppy female vocals, as well as fast, sometimes aggressive instrumentals, while still...
(Stab Me Recordings, 2003)
Singles
- "Only God Can Stop Us Now" split 7" with The ImpossiblesThe ImpossiblesThe Impossibles were a rock music band from Austin, Texas on the Fueled by Ramen label. They originally played ska punk prior to their first break-up but transitioned to a more indie rock/alternative sound upon reuniting....
(Rollo Records, 1997) - "Red EnvelopeRed envelopeIn Chinese and other Asian societies, a red envelope or red packet is a monetary gift which is given during holidays or special occasions.-Usage:Red envelopes are mainly presented at social and family gatherings such as...
" 7" (Stab Me Recordings, 2003)