Manda and the Marbles
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Manda and the Marbles were a pop punk
/ New Wave
band from Columbus, Ohio
.
Founded in 1997, the group produced four albums: Rock's Not Dead, Seduction, More Seduction, and Angels With Dirty Faces. The band was originally a three-piece featuring Manda Marble on vocals and bass, Joe A. Damage on guitar, and Mark Slak on drums. Work on their most recent album featured keyboardist Elias Dubok, 2001 was the band's breakout year; they played at the CMJ Music Marathon
and later signed with Go-Kart Records.
The Marbles were the first band to release a song using podcast
ing and were heralded for this achievement on MTV and the BBC. While the band's latest album, Angels With Dirty Faces (to which the podcast distribution related), was well-received, the label to which it had been licensed, Addison Records, ceased operations within a short time after the album's 2005 release.
Following guitarist Joe A. Damage's departure in late 2005, the band's activity slowed considerably. In 2008, Manda Marble and Mark Slak recorded a new demo and posted it on their MySpace page, but nothing has been heard since. The band website (www.marthaandthemarbles.com) is also inactive.
Manda and the Marbles' music was featured in several motion pictures, including the low budget thriller Creepies (2003) and the 1980s throwback Nail Polish (2006). Their music also appeared on the MTV show Rich Girls
(2003-2004), and the band's image and name were shown in the film Come Away Home (2005).
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...
/ New Wave
New Wave music
New Wave is a subgenre of :rock music that emerged in the mid to late 1970s alongside punk rock. The term at first generally was synonymous with punk rock before being considered a genre in its own right that incorporated aspects of electronic and experimental music, mod subculture, disco and 1960s...
band from Columbus, Ohio
Columbus, Ohio
Columbus is the capital of and the largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio. The broader metropolitan area encompasses several counties and is the third largest in Ohio behind those of Cleveland and Cincinnati. Columbus is the third largest city in the American Midwest, and the fifteenth largest city...
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History
- Many grown-up children of the '80s have a special place in their hearts for ladies such as the Go-Go'sThe Go-Go'sThe Go-Go’s are an all-female American rock band formed in 1978. They made history as the first all-female band that both wrote their own songs and played their own instruments to top the Billboard album charts....
, BananaramaBananaramaBananarama are an English female pop duo who have had success on the pop and dance charts since 1982. Rather than relying on a two part harmony, the duo generally sings in unison, as do their background vocalists. Although there have been line-up changes, the group enjoyed their most popular...
, and Kim "Kids in America" WildeKim WildeKim Wilde is an English pop singer, author and television presenter who burst onto the music scene in 1981 with the number 2 UK Singles Chart new wave classic "Kids in America". In 1987 she had a major hit in the United States when her version of The Supremes' classic "You Keep Me Hangin' On"...
. Their music was pouty, awash in lip gloss and hairspray, and absolutely irresistible. Their songs made pining and heartache sound like so much friggin' fun. Finally, the valley girl woes have a new poster girl: Manda Marble. Manda and the Marbles are a Columbus, Ohio trio whose songs mirror those of sassy female-fronted pop bands – sunny surf rhythms and rather forlorn subject matter.
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- Jeanne Fury, Review of Manda and The Marbles, NY Rock Confidential, March, 2003
- Who is Manda you might ask? Well just take the best of the Go-Go's, BerlinBerlin (band)Berlin is an American New Wave/Synthpop band. The group was formed in Los Angeles in 1978 by John Crawford . The band contained Crawford, Terri Nunn , David Diamond , Ric Olsen , Matt Reid and Rod Learned . Learned left during the first EU tour and was replaced by Rob Brill...
, and your favorite girl-fronted 80's new waveNew Wave musicNew Wave is a subgenre of :rock music that emerged in the mid to late 1970s alongside punk rock. The term at first generally was synonymous with punk rock before being considered a genre in its own right that incorporated aspects of electronic and experimental music, mod subculture, disco and 1960s...
pop band...that's Manda. This will be the soundtrack to many a summer. Prepare to have your hearts broken.
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- Punk Updates, October 15, 2002, in relation to release of More Seduction
Founded in 1997, the group produced four albums: Rock's Not Dead, Seduction, More Seduction, and Angels With Dirty Faces. The band was originally a three-piece featuring Manda Marble on vocals and bass, Joe A. Damage on guitar, and Mark Slak on drums. Work on their most recent album featured keyboardist Elias Dubok, 2001 was the band's breakout year; they played at the CMJ Music Marathon
CMJ Music Marathon
CMJ Music Marathon & Film Festival is put on by CMJ Network. CMJ Music Marathon & Film Festival 2010 is scheduled for October 19–23 and will be headquartered at New York University and other downtown NYC venues.- History :...
and later signed with Go-Kart Records.
The Marbles were the first band to release a song using podcast
Podcast
A podcast is a series of digital media files that are released episodically and often downloaded through web syndication...
ing and were heralded for this achievement on MTV and the BBC. While the band's latest album, Angels With Dirty Faces (to which the podcast distribution related), was well-received, the label to which it had been licensed, Addison Records, ceased operations within a short time after the album's 2005 release.
Following guitarist Joe A. Damage's departure in late 2005, the band's activity slowed considerably. In 2008, Manda Marble and Mark Slak recorded a new demo and posted it on their MySpace page, but nothing has been heard since. The band website (www.marthaandthemarbles.com) is also inactive.
Manda and the Marbles' music was featured in several motion pictures, including the low budget thriller Creepies (2003) and the 1980s throwback Nail Polish (2006). Their music also appeared on the MTV show Rich Girls
Rich Girls
Rich Girls was an MTV reality show that aired for one season in the fall of 2003 and winter of 2004.It followed the lives of the privileged Ally Hilfiger and her then-best friend, Jaime Gleicher...
(2003-2004), and the band's image and name were shown in the film Come Away Home (2005).
Albums
- 1999 Rock's Not Dead Break Up Records
- 2001 Seduction Break Up Records
- 2002 More Seduction Go-Kart Records (Remastered Seduction, with four new songs)
- 2005 Angels With Dirty Faces Sickhouse Records, licensed to Addison Records
Compilation Contributions
- 2002 Fields and Streams Kill Rock Stars Records. "New tracks by 45 indie artists", including "Sex Object" by Manda and The Marbles.