Riddlin' Kids
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| Riddlin' Kids | |
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| Origin | Austin, Texas, United States |
| Genre(s) | Punk rock Pop punk |
| Years active | 2001-2004 |
| Label(s) | Sony Records |
| Website | The Official Riddlin' Kids Site |
| Former members | |
| Clint Baker Dustin Stroud Mark Johnson Dave Keel |
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Riddlin' Kids was a punk rock band from Austin, Texas and was made up of Clint Baker (guitar and vocals), Dustin Stroud (guitar and vocals), Mark Johnson (bass), and Dave Keel (drums).
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[edit] History
[edit] 2002-2004
The band released their first album entitled Hurry Up and Wait on August 6, 2002 featuring "I Feel Fine", which quickly became popular and was featured in the 2002 movie Orange County[1]. The band also made a music video for this track, based on the movie Loverboy starring Patrick Dempsey. In addition, the song "Pick Up the Pieces" was featured in the soundtrack for the video game ATV Offroad Fury 2[2], and in the movie Extreme Ops[3].
The band toured heavily for over two years to promote their first album[4]. The Riddlin' Kids' second album, Stop the World, was released on October 22, 2004. The songs "Never Live it Down" and "Stop the World" became the Riddlin' Kids' next singles.
[edit] 2004-2005 (break-up)
The launch of the Riddlin' Kids' second album marked the decline of the band. After heavily touring for over 5 years to promote their two albums, the band began to feel quite "burned out". The band mutually agreed to break up in August 2005.[5]
Due to the band's quiet and sudden breakup, many Riddlin' Kids fans are unaware the group is no longer touring. However, the Riddlin' Kids breakup was confirmed both on their official website[6] and MySpace[7] last year.
[edit] 2006-present (solo careers)
Following the break-up, Johnson formed the rock band New Disaster[8]. New Disaster released their first album entitled Last Night Rites in February 2008[9]. Baker and Keel are currently working on a project entitled "Twenty Questions", previously named "Clint's Junior Orchestra"[10]. Stroud formed Say Hello to the Angels, and is in the process of recording their debut album[11].
Baker also had a cameo appearance in the FOX hit TV show House[12]. In addition, Paul Ebersold, the producer for two of the Riddlin' Kids' albums, helped to record the demos tracks for Baker and Keel's new project. Some of these songs may be part of the soundtrack for the new movie Weekend Junkies.
[edit] References
- ^ [1] CD Universe: Orange County Soundtrack
- ^ [2] ATV Offroad Fury 2 Soundtrack at IGN website
- ^ [3] IMDB Soundtrack Site for Extreme Ops
- ^ [4] Unofficial Fan Site with December 2002 tour dates
- ^ [5]Clint Baker's MySpace page; explains the sudden break-up of the band
- ^ [6]Official Riddlin' Kids website. Previously simply displayed 'R.I.P. RK' but the domain was not renewed.
- ^ [7]Official Riddlin' Kids website confirming the band's breakup
- ^ [8]MySpace page of New Disaster
- ^ [9]CDFuse site for New Disaster's debut album
- ^ [10]MySpace page for Twenty Questions, Baker's new band
- ^ [11]MySpace page of Stroud's new band, Say Hello to the Angels
- ^ [12]Clint Baker's IMDB page with information regarding his cameo
