Foxboro Hot Tubs
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| Foxboro Hot Tubs | |
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| Origin | San Francisco Bay Area/Oakland, California, United States |
| Genre(s) | Garage rock revival Rock 'n' roll Alternative rock |
| Years active | 2007–Present |
| Label(s) | Jingle Town Records |
| Associated acts | Green Day The Network The Frustrators |
| Website | www.foxborohottubs.com |
| Members | |
| Billie Joe Armstrong Mike Dirnt Tré Cool Jason White Jason Freese Kevin Preston |
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The Foxboro Hot Tubs are an American rock n' roll band. The group made its debut in December 2007 with three songs on their website. Soon after, the Foxboro Hot Tubs were discovered and subsequently made headlines, being heralded as the next secret side project of Green Day,[1] which was later confirmed by the band themselves.[2] Billie Joe Armstrong told NME magazine: "The only similarity between Green Day and Foxboro Hot Tubs is that we are the same band".[3] His reasons for starting the band, also told to NME magazine, were that they "love to play music and be spontaneous, and after a few late-night jams and a few too many bottles of wine, we were inspired to record some rockin' eight-track recordings".[3] In a similar manner to other side project The Network, Billie Joe has adopted an alter ego for Foxboro Hot Tubs - Reverend Strychnine Twitch.[4] "Strychnine Twitch" is also mentioned in the lyrics to the title track, Stop Drop And Roll: "Sixteen and a son of a bitch/got a gun and a strychnine twitch".
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[edit] Formation
The band consists of Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt, Tre Cool, Jason White, Jason Freese and Kevin Preston. While the band's history is, as yet, unknown, they comprise the members of Green Day [5], who are performing "garage" music under a nom de plume. Fans of Foxboro Hot Tubs have noted, on the band's MySpace site, many musical similarities between the band and Green Day. Among the common traits listed are Billie Joe Armstrong's "unmistakable" vocals and guitar playing, and a rhythm section which recalls the sound of Green Day's own Mike Dirnt and Tré Cool.[6]
On December 8, 2007, Foxboro Hot Tubs' site released the band's debut EP, Stop Drop and Roll!!!, in streaming and downloadable mp3 formats, free of charge to the listener. Five days later, on December 13, the mp3s were taken off the site, which then displayed just a clock. The mp3s were reinstated on December 16, but were again removed and replaced with the clock; later the website was changed to simply redirect to the band's MySpace.
Soon after, the song "Mother Mary" became a hit on alternative rock radio, hitting #16 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart.
The songs "The Pedestrian" and "Alligator" were featured in the Hollister Co. jukebox throughout the summer.
The name "Foxboro Hot Tubs" was explained in an email that was sent to MTV News: "The Foxboro Hot Tubs were a place we used to sneak booze and chicks into late at night. But most of the time it was just 'dude soup'." Foxboro is a housing development located in Hercules, CA..
On June 12, 2009, the band made their television debut on the Last Call with Carson Daly show.[7]
[edit] Band members
- Mike Dirnt - bass guitar, backing vocals
- Billie Joe Armstrong - lead vocals
- Tré Cool - drums, percussion
- Jason White - lead guitar, backing vocals
- Jason Freese - keyboards, saxophone, flute
- Kevin Preston - rhythm guitar
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- Stop Drop and Roll!!! (2008) #21 US; #37 UK
[edit] Singles
- "Mother Mary"
- "The Pedestrian"
[edit] Chart positions
| Year | Title | U.S. Hot 100 | U.S. Modern Rock | U.S. Mainstream Rock | UK Singles Chart | Album |
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| 2008 | "Mother Mary" | - | 16 | - | 137 | Stop Drop and Roll!!! |
| "The Pedestrian" | - | - | - | - |
[edit] References
- ^ Green Day side project releases new single NME - April 1, 2008
- ^ Green Day Authority, a dedicated fan site.
- ^ a b NME, May 3, 2008
- ^ Kerrang! June 7, 2008
- ^ "New Green Day music?". Kerrang! magazine. http://www2.kerrang.com/2007/12/new_green_day_music.html. Retrieved on 2007-12-10.
- ^ "Foxboro Hot Tubs' MySpace". Myspace. http://www.myspace.com/foxborohottubs. Retrieved on 2007-12-08.
- ^ "NEWS: GREEN DAY". http://www.greenday.com/site/news.php?pageNum_NewsItems=1&totalRows_NewsItems=336.
[edit] External links
- Foxboro Hot Tubs official site
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