The Actual (band)
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The Actual were a four piece alternative rock
group from Los Angeles, California
headed by guitarist and singer Max Bernstein. They were signed to Eyeball Records
and released one album as a three piece for the label, "Songs On Radio Idaho", before signing with Scott Weiland
's label Softdrive Records
.
They opened for the supergroup
Velvet Revolver
at the Aladdin Hotel in the summer of 2005 and also played the Volcom stage on the 2007 Warped Tour
. In 2005, The Actual
contributed two songs "Promised Land" and "Dancing On The Perimeter" to the film "Bewitched" (2005).
The Actual's second album In Stitches was released on May 31, 2007 on the Softdrive label. They promoted the album by touring as the opening act for Velvet Revolver on their Spring 2007 club tour. Weiland is the co-producer of In Stitches. The album's first single, "This is the Worst Day of My Life," was selected as song-of-the-week on MySpace
in late May 2007.In late 2007, The Actual
parted ways.
Alternative rock
Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...
group from Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
headed by guitarist and singer Max Bernstein. They were signed to Eyeball Records
Eyeball Records
Eyeball Records is an independent record label based in Northern New Jersey, formed in 1995 by Alex Saavedra. They have released albums by artists such as Thursday, My Chemical Romance and Murder by Death....
and released one album as a three piece for the label, "Songs On Radio Idaho", before signing with Scott Weiland
Scott Weiland
Scott Weiland is an American musician, lyricist, and vocalist, most notable for his work with Grammy Award-winning rock band Stone Temple Pilots. Weiland is also known for his five-year career with supergroup Velvet Revolver as well as his own solo career...
's label Softdrive Records
Softdrive Records
Softdrive Records is an independent record label founded by Stone Temple Pilots/ex-Velvet Revolver singer Scott Weiland in 2006. The now-defunct band The Actual was the first band to be signed to the label...
.
They opened for the supergroup
Supergroup (music)
In the late 1960s, the term supergroup was coined to describe "a rock music group whose performers are already famous from having performed individually or in other groups"....
Velvet Revolver
Velvet Revolver
Velvet Revolver is an American hard rock supergroup consisting of former Guns N' Roses members Slash, Duff McKagan, and Matt Sorum, alongside Dave Kushner formerly of punk band Wasted Youth. Stone Temple Pilots vocalist Scott Weiland was Velvet Revolver's lead singer from their formation until...
at the Aladdin Hotel in the summer of 2005 and also played the Volcom stage on the 2007 Warped Tour
Warped Tour
The Warped Tour is a touring music and extreme sports festival. The tour is held in venues such as parking lots or fields upon which the stages and other structures are erected. The BMX/skateboarding shoe manufacturer Vans, among others, has sponsored the tour every year since 1995, and it is...
. In 2005, The Actual
The Actual
The Actual may refer to* The Actual , an American pop rock group* The Actual , a novel by Saul Bellow...
contributed two songs "Promised Land" and "Dancing On The Perimeter" to the film "Bewitched" (2005).
The Actual's second album In Stitches was released on May 31, 2007 on the Softdrive label. They promoted the album by touring as the opening act for Velvet Revolver on their Spring 2007 club tour. Weiland is the co-producer of In Stitches. The album's first single, "This is the Worst Day of My Life," was selected as song-of-the-week on MySpace
MySpace
Myspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....
in late May 2007.In late 2007, The Actual
The Actual
The Actual may refer to* The Actual , an American pop rock group* The Actual , a novel by Saul Bellow...
parted ways.
Line-up
- Max BernsteinMax Bernstein (pop-punk musician)-Life and career:Bernstein is the younger son of author-screenwriter-director Nora Ephron and journalist Carl Bernstein. He grew up in New York. He was the lead singer and guitarist for the Los Angeles, pop punk band The Actual and is now in political post-punk band Max and the Marginalized. In...
- vocals, guitar - Rob Obee- drums
- Jeremy Bonsall- bass
- Ben Flanagan- guitar, vocals