Richard Cheese and Lounge Against the Machine

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Richard Cheese and Lounge Against the Machine
Origin	Los Angeles, California
Country	United States
Years active	2000—present
Genres	Lounge, Parody, Comedy
Labels	Surfdog
Members	Mark Jonathan Davis, Louis Allen, Noel Melanio, Brian Fishler
Past members	Charles Byler, David Adler, Christopher Monaco
Website(s)	http://www.richardcheese.com

Richard Cheese & Lounge Against the Machine are a cover band and comedy act based in Los Angeles, California. The band's name is a play on that of rock band Rage Against The Machine.

Since 2000, the band has played concerts around the U.S.A. and Europe, and has made numerous television appearances, including performances on Jimmy Kimmel Live, Fox News Channel, CNN, and as the house band on NBC's Last Call with Carson Daly and MTV's Say What? Karaoke series.

1 Style
2 Members
3 Appearances
4 Discography
- 4.1 Studio albums
- 4.2 Unreleased songs
5 See also
6 External links

[edit] Style

The band specializes in playing lounge-style covers of recent popular rock, metal, rap and hip hop songs, sung in a calm jazz voice. The group has been giving the Vegas treatment to popular songs since 2000.

[edit] Members

The line-up of the band consists of:

Richard Cheese: vocals
Gordon Brie: double bass
Buddy Gouda/Frank Feta: drums
Bobby Ricotta: keyboards

The names are all pseudonyms, and new band members adopt the pseudonym of the player they replace. The only constant band member is Cheese himself, who is really a Los Angeles-based comedian and entrepreneur named Mark Jonathan Davis. When the drummer Buddy Gouda (Charles Byler) left the band in 2004, he was replaced by Brian Fishler who changed the stagename for the drummer to Frank Feta. The role of pianist and musical director Bobby Ricotta is currently played by Noel Melanio, but was previously played by David Adler. The role of bass player Gordon Brie is played by Louis Allen, and was previously portrayed by Christopher Monaco.

Cheese's pseudonym is a slang reference to smegma, as Richard can be shortened to Dick, making his name "dick cheese".

[edit] Appearances

[edit] Television

VH1's Rock & Roll Jeopardy! (2001-2002) ("Nookie", "Suck My Kiss", "Only Happy When It Rains", "The Rockafeller Skank", "Wrong Way" & "What's My Age Again")

CNN Showbiz Today - Richard Cheese Interview (Summer 2001)

Last Call with Carson Daly (Summer 2002) (Performs "Rape Me")

Fox News Channel - Fox & Friends Morning Show (Fall 2002) (Performs "Baby Got Back" live on the streets of New York City)

Last Call with Carson Daly (Summer 2003) (Performs "Hot In Herre")

Jimmy Kimmel Live (April 2004) (Performs "Baby Got Back" and "Personal Jesus"}

[edit] Radio

Dr. Demento Show (1997-2006) ("Last Resort", "Rape Me", "Guerrilla Radio", "Used To Love Her", "Baby Got Back", "Hey Ya!", "Yellow", "American Idiot", "Been Caught Stealing", "Enter Sandman", "Christmas Time Is Here" & "Me So Horny")

Howard Stern Show (March 13, 2003) ("Hot for Teacher" & "Insane in the Brain")

Opie & Anthony Show (June 17, 2005) (Performs "Shitdick") (Live)

Tommy & Rumble Show (March 09, 2006) ("Down With The Sickness")

[edit] Film

Dawn of the Dead (2004 film) ("Down With The Sickness")

[edit] Podcasts

Coverville (April 5, 2006) Richard Cheese Interview

[edit] Discography

[edit] Studio albums

Lounge Against the Machine (2000)	Tuxicity (2002)	I'd Like a Virgin (2004)	Aperitif for Destruction (2005)
The Sunny Side of the Moon: The Best of Richard Cheese (2006)	Silent Nightclub (2006)