Assorted Jellybeans
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Assorted Jelly Beans is a Ska punk
/Punk rock
band originally from Riverside, California
. The band was actually the first release for Kung Fu Records
, with their highly successful self-titled debut having sold over 25,000 copies. Their song, "Rebel Yell" (not a Billy Idol
cover), was featured on the soundtrack of the video game Tony Hawk's Underground
.
In 2009, AJB as reformed and as played a sold-out show in Pomona with The Vandals
. They are now playing shows around the California area, and are touring through the UK, France, and Germany through December.
Ska punk
Ska punk is a fusion music genre that combines ska and punk rock. It achieved its highest level of commercial success in the United States in the late 1990s. Ska-core is a subgenre of ska punk, blending ska with hardcore punk.The characteristics of ska punk vary, due to the fusion of contrasting...
/Punk rock
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
band originally from Riverside, California
Riverside, California
Riverside is a city in Riverside County, California, United States, and the county seat of the eponymous county. Named for its location beside the Santa Ana River, it is the largest city in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario metropolitan area of Southern California, 4th largest inland California...
. The band was actually the first release for Kung Fu Records
Kung Fu Records
Kung Fu Records is an American independent record label founded in 1996 by Joe Escalante and Warren Fitzgerald of the punk rock band The Vandals. Founded in order to release a record by the Riverside, California band Assorted Jelly Beans, the label soon grew to include a roster of notable artists...
, with their highly successful self-titled debut having sold over 25,000 copies. Their song, "Rebel Yell" (not a Billy Idol
Billy Idol
William Michael Albert Broad , better known by his stage name Billy Idol, is an English rock musician. A member of the Bromley Contingent of Sex Pistols fans, Idol first achieved fame in the punk rock era as a member of the band Generation X...
cover), was featured on the soundtrack of the video game Tony Hawk's Underground
Tony Hawk's Underground
Tony Hawk's Underground, abbreviated to THUG, is a skateboarding video game, available for the PlayStation 2, GameCube, Game Boy Advance, and Xbox platforms released in 2003. A PC version was released exclusively in Australia as a budget release in 2005. This version was ported by Beenox. In 2004,...
.
In 2009, AJB as reformed and as played a sold-out show in Pomona with The Vandals
The Vandals
The Vandals are an American rock band established in 1980 in Huntington Beach, California. They have released ten full-length studio albums and two live albums and have toured the world extensively, including performances on the Vans Warped Tour...
. They are now playing shows around the California area, and are touring through the UK, France, and Germany through December.
Albums
- Assorted Jelly BeansAssorted Jelly Beans (album)-Track listing:# "No Time" - 2:24# "Plain Life" - 2:22# "Braindead" - 2:38# "8th Grade Nerd" - 2:33# "In Our Eyes" - 2:38# "Don't Ask Me" - 2:39# "Punk Rock Jock" - 2:11# "Assorted Jelly Beans" - 2:11# "You'll Never Know" - 2:20# "Another Way" - 2:04...
(1996) - What's Really Going On!?! (1998)
Current
- Ricky Boyer – bass guitar, vocals
- Mike Garrett – drums
- Wylie Johnson – guitar, vocals