Rock Kills Kid

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Rock Kills Kid
Origin	Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genre(s)	Art punk Progressive rock Alternative rock Electronica
Years active	2001–present
Label(s)	Fearless Reprise
Members
Jeff Tucker Shawn Dailey Mike Balboa Sam Kearney
Former members
Sean Stopnik Reed Calhoun Ian Hendrickson

Rock Kills Kid is an American alternative rock band from Los Angeles, California that consists of Jeff Tucker (guitar and vocals), Shawn Dailey (bass), Sean Stopnik (guitar), Reed Calhoun (keyboards/vocals), and Mike Balboa (drums). Their music often draws comparison to The Cure, Echo and the Bunnymen and U2, as well as new bands such as The Killers and Franz Ferdinand.^{[citation needed]} They were named one of Rolling Stone magazine's "10 Artists to Watch in 2006".^{[citation needed]}

1 History
2 Trivia
3 Interviews
4 Albums
5 Singles
6 External links

[edit] History

Rock Kills Kid’s self-titled 5-song EP was released in early 2003 by Fearless Records. With no money and no place to live, Tucker began sleeping at the recording studio Fearless was paying for in Los Angeles.

Tucker later regrouped with a new line-up of Rock Kills Kid, which included Dailey, Stopnik, Calhoun, and Hendrickson. They signed to Reprise Records and are currently touring in support of their debut album, "Are You Nervous" (which Kenny Livingston played drums on). A tour in fall 2005 and early 2006 with Electric Six and She Wants Revenge further boosted their profile, as did the use of "Hide Away" on an episode of Fox television drama The O.C.

"Hide Away" was an iTunes free download in April 2006. "Paralyzed" is the first single off "Are You Nervous" and was sent to radio that same month. "Paralyzed" was played during the credits of the 2008 feature film Prom Night.

[edit] Trivia

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Lead singer Jeff Tucker is engaged to Natasha Melnick (Cindy Sanders in Freaks And Geeks)
On the album The OC Mix 6: Covering Our Tracks, they cover the Spoon song "I Turn My Camera On."

[edit] Interviews

ThoughtWorthy Media Interview with Reed Calhoun (01:03:32)

[edit] Albums

Rock Kills Kid EP - Fearless Records - 2003
Are You Nervous? - Reprise Records - 2006

They also appear on a Fearless Records Promotional CD: 2003 And Beyond... with "Be There" from their first EP and "Still Standing" which was remade on the album Are You Nervous? and retitled "Hope Song".