Lily Randall
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Lily Randall is a character from the teen drama Radio Free Roscoe
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. While few things make her happier than spending time with her fellow DJs (particularly her best friend and crush, Ray Brennan), she often has trouble reconciling her confusion and angst and, whether she intends to or not, often finds herself acting in a deceptive or hurtful manner toward her friends. Lily Randall acts as Radio Free Roscoe's unofficial music director
, preparing original songs, short pieces, introductions and special effects for the station. She lives with her father, Philip Randall, and sister, Simone Randall. Her radio name, "Shady Lane", came from the song of the same name by Pavement
which inspired her to begin playing the guitar.
Lily was originally going to be a character named "George".
and Megan
. According to the creators of the show, the band was originally going to be called No Boyz Allowed. The band was essentially first formed in "You've Got E-mail", when Megan was first introduced. The members frantically tried to come up with a name for the band until deciding on No Man's Land.
Lily also performed many of her own songs over the course of the show, including one that her and Travis recorded and marketed as a single. The majority of the songs she, and for that matter, No Man's Land performed were left untitled, leaving fans to make up their own titles for the tracks.
Radio Free Roscoe
Radio Free Roscoe was a Canadian television series filmed in Toronto, Ontario. The show was produced by Decode Entertainment, and it first aired on 1 August 2003 on Family, in Canada. It has also been dubbed in French in the province of Quebec and aired on VRAK.TV...
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Biography
The resident girl next door, Lily Randall has a passion for music, which is hampered by her crippling self-consciousness. She works to overcome her infirmity over the course of the series, however, allowing her to finally step out from behind her alter ego and form her all-girl rock trio, "No Man's Land", in which she is lead vocalist and plays lead guitarLead guitar
Lead guitar is a guitar part which plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs within a song structure...
. While few things make her happier than spending time with her fellow DJs (particularly her best friend and crush, Ray Brennan), she often has trouble reconciling her confusion and angst and, whether she intends to or not, often finds herself acting in a deceptive or hurtful manner toward her friends. Lily Randall acts as Radio Free Roscoe's unofficial music director
Music director
A music director may be the director of an orchestra, the director of music for a film, the director of music at a radio station, the head of the music department in a school, the co-ordinator of the musical ensembles in a university or college , the head bandmaster of a military band, the head...
, preparing original songs, short pieces, introductions and special effects for the station. She lives with her father, Philip Randall, and sister, Simone Randall. Her radio name, "Shady Lane", came from the song of the same name by Pavement
Pavement (band)
Pavement is an American alternative rock band that formed in Stockton, California in 1989. In their career, they achieved a significant cult following, and they were called the best band of the 1990s by prominent music critics Robert Christgau and Stephen Thomas Erlewine...
which inspired her to begin playing the guitar.
Lily was originally going to be a character named "George".
No Man's Land
No Man's Land is Lily's first band, with other members including ParkerParker Haynes
Parker Haynes is a character from the TV show Radio Free Roscoe.Parker's first appearance in "A Class, a Grade, a Lifetime" was during Miss Mitchell's English class, where the group is speaking about Julius Cesar...
and Megan
Megan (RFR character)
Megan is a character from the TV show Radio Free Roscoe.Megan was first seen in the episode "You've Got E-mail", where Parker introduces her as "the drummer." She is a very quiet person. She later joins Parker and Lily in their band, No Man's Land. Her signature move is to throw her drum sticks...
. According to the creators of the show, the band was originally going to be called No Boyz Allowed. The band was essentially first formed in "You've Got E-mail", when Megan was first introduced. The members frantically tried to come up with a name for the band until deciding on No Man's Land.
Songs
- "Don't Tell Me What to Do" (from the episode "More Than a Single"; written and performed by Lily only)
- "You Belong to Someone Else" Watch clip
- "Superman" Watch clip
- "Untitled" (Most likely titled "I Don't Care") Watch clip
- "I Can't Explain" (from the Radio Free Roscoe, Volume 1 CD soundtrack)
- "I've Got Spirit" (from the episode "Rah Rah Revenge")
Lily also performed many of her own songs over the course of the show, including one that her and Travis recorded and marketed as a single. The majority of the songs she, and for that matter, No Man's Land performed were left untitled, leaving fans to make up their own titles for the tracks.