Starfucker

Starfucker
Also known as STRFKR, PYRAMID, Pyramiddd
Origin Portland, Oregon
Genres Indie, electronica, pop
Years active 2007–present
Labels Badman, Polyvinyl
Members
Joshua Hodges
Shawn Glassford
Keil Corcoran
Past members
Ryan Biornstad

Starfucker is an electronica band from Portland, Oregon formed in 2007, initially started as a solo project for Joshua Hodges.

Members include Joshua Hodges (vocals, keyboards, guitar, drums), Shawn Glassford (bass, keyboards, drums), and Keil Corcoran (drums, keyboards, vocals). Hodges describes the band's music as "dance music that you can actually listen to, that's good pop songs, but also you can dance to it."

Prior to forming Starfucker, Hodges released a solo album titled Sexton Blake and followed up with an album released under the band name "Sexton Blake" entitled "Plays The Hits!. Both albums were released on Expunged Records. Ryan Bjornstad also played with Hodges in Sexton Blake, along with Ryan Dobrowski (now in Blind Pilot).

Starfucker's song, "Rawnald Gregory Erickson the Second" (2008) was used in Target's "Pink Pepto" commercial in 2009[1] created by the Portland ad agency Wieden+Kennedy and as selected as the AdWeek's "Ad of the Day" on September 4, 2009.[2]

In the fall of 2009, they changed their name to "PYRAMID"[3] then "Pyramiddd"[4][5], finally reverting to Starfucker in April 2010, although they may use the name STRFKR when touring.[6]

The band members will, in many cases, during performances, wear women's clothing; this is done mostly by bass player Shawn Glassford, but sometimes done by the other members as well. This can also be seen in their music video for the song "German Love," directed by Rebecca Micciche. Although seemingly insignificant, this is one of the small issues that Starfucker is often scrutinized over. Along those same lines, Hodges says that they chose the name "Starfucker" just based on the curiosity of how far they could get "with a stupid name like that."

In late summer 2010 Starfucker announced they would be signing with Polyvinyl Records, releasing a two song EP, with a full album in preparation for March 2011.

In several of their song intros or endings ("Florida," "Isabella of Castile," "Medicine," "Pistol Pete," "Mystery Cloud," "Hungry Ghost," "Quality Time") are samples from lectures by Alan Watts.

On August 2nd, 2011, the band announced over Facebook that Ryan Biornstad would be leaving the band to pursue a solo career.

Discography

Albums

EPs

Singles

References

  1. ^ "What We Listened to in 2009". Seattle Weekly. December 30, 2009. http://www.seattleweekly.com/2009-12-30/music/what-we-listened-to-in-2009/3/. Retrieved November 1, 2011. 
  2. ^ "Target "Pink Pepto"". Adweek. http://teens.adweek.com/aw/creative/best-spots/general/article_display.jsp?creativeId=270301. Retrieved November 1, 2011. 
  3. ^ Caraeff, Ezra Ace (October 14, 2009). "Say Goodbye to Starfucker. Say Hello to PYRAMID!". The Portland Mercury. http://endhits.portlandmercury.com/endhits/archives/2009/10/14/say-goodbye-to-starfucker-say-hello-to-pyramid. Retrieved November 1, 2011. 
  4. ^ Hobart, Erika (October 7, 2009). "Once a Starfucker, Always a ...". Seattle Weekly. http://www.seattleweekly.com/2009-10-07/music/once-a-starfucker-always-a/. Retrieved November 1, 2011. 
  5. ^ Caraeff, Ezra Ace (November 13, 2009). "Starfucker/Pyramid Change Their Name (Again)". The Portland Mercury. http://endhits.portlandmercury.com/endhits/archives/2009/11/13/starfuckerpyramid-change-their-name-again. Retrieved November 1, 2011. 
  6. ^ Caraeff, Ezra Ace (April 7, 2010). "Pyramiddd is Dead. Long Live Starfucker. (And Fake Drugs, Too.)". The Portland Mercury. http://endhits.portlandmercury.com/endhits/archives/2010/04/07/pyramiddd-is-dead-long-live-starfucker-and-fake-drugs-too. Retrieved November 1, 2011. 

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