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Jump to navigationJump to search- 11:25, 9 November 2010 diff hist +22 N The Doodlebops New page: Disney kids show band.
- 11:23, 9 November 2010 diff hist +59 N Hi-5 New page: Australian kids showbaand, then remade as an American show. current
- 11:17, 9 November 2010 diff hist +242 N Andy Miller New page: successful American composer and pianist visiting the little French town of Rochefort in the 1967 film ''Les demoiselles de Rochefort'' (''The Young Girls of Rochefort''). Played by Gene ...
- 11:00, 9 November 2010 diff hist +256 Dreilide Thrace
- 08:36, 9 November 2010 diff hist +459 Dreilide Thrace
- 08:25, 9 November 2010 diff hist +173 N Dreilide Thrace New page: Classical concert pianist and father of Kara "Starbuck" Thrace, revealed in the "Someone to Watch Over Me" episode of the SciFi Channel's reboot of ''Battlestar Galactica''.
- 19:38, 8 November 2010 diff hist +29 Root Canal
- 19:34, 8 November 2010 diff hist +277 N The Fresh Beat Band New page: From the Nick Jr. channel show of the same name. If you gave The Monkees a lobotomy, a horse-pill-sized dose of political correctness, and an insatiable appetite for fruit smoothies, you m...
- 18:41, 27 October 2010 diff hist +321 N Bradley and the Billionaires New page: Snotty, arrogant rich kid Bradley (Ron Melendez) leads this quartet that always wins the annual local battle of the bands. He's the nemesis of the lead singer of band California Dreams, at...
- 18:27, 27 October 2010 diff hist +528 N Root Canal New page: Band barely mentioned in the ''California Dreams'' episode "Double Date". When the California Dreams accidentally double book themselves at both a wedding and a luau at their regular h...
- 10:57, 27 October 2010 diff hist +363 N Tina and the Tiaras New page: From the 2003 graphic novella ''Days Like This'' by J. Torres (writer) and Scott Chantler (illustrator). Set in the early 1960s, this would be girl group African American teens Christina, ...
- 10:47, 27 October 2010 diff hist +232 N Zora Banks New page: An aspiring singer who's a schoolteacher by day in the 2000 television movie ''Disappearing Acts''. Played by Sanaa Lathan. She falls for Franklin Swift (Wesley Snipes), a construction wo...
- 10:31, 23 October 2010 diff hist +131 N Tucker Crowe New page: Cult American singer/songwriter who disappeared into seclusion slash obscurity years ago in the Nick Hornby novel ''Juliet Naked''.
- 10:18, 23 October 2010 diff hist +75 N Bucky Wunderlick New page: Terribly named rock star from the Don Delillo novel ''Great Jones Street''.
- 06:55, 22 October 2010 diff hist +21 Category:A&R
- 06:53, 22 October 2010 diff hist +203 N Category:A&R New page: This 2000 novel by VH1 executive Bill Flanagan about the music biz features a number of fictional artists on the Worldwide Records label: *Jerusalem *Cokie Shea *Black Beauty ...
- 11:06, 21 October 2010 diff hist +45 Kelp
- 10:40, 19 October 2010 diff hist +121 N Rage/Tectonic New page: From the 2004 young adult novel ''Fat Kid Rules the World'' by K.L. Going. ==Links== *http://www.klgoing.com/fatkid.htm
- 08:56, 19 October 2010 diff hist +64 The Do-Gooders
- 08:52, 19 October 2010 diff hist +1,190 N The Do-Gooders New page: Southern California high school band catapulted to fame by a song the lead singer wrote about his girlfriend breaking up with him. All from the girlfriend's point of view. From the 2009 yo...
- 20:05, 18 October 2010 diff hist +6 Purge
- 20:04, 18 October 2010 diff hist +5 Purge
- 20:01, 18 October 2010 diff hist +108 N Purge New page: Punk band from the young adult novel ''Born to Rock'' by Gordon . *http://gordonkorman.com/borntorock.htm
- 19:02, 17 October 2010 diff hist +10 The Foxxes
- 19:02, 17 October 2010 diff hist +167 The Foxxes
- 19:01, 17 October 2010 diff hist +71 Anchor
- 18:59, 17 October 2010 diff hist +109 Anchor
- 18:56, 17 October 2010 diff hist +52 N Anchor New page: From the novel ''Please Step Back'' by Ben Greenman.
- 18:56, 17 October 2010 diff hist +52 N The Foxxes New page: From the novel ''Please Step Back'' by Ben Greenman.
- 18:35, 17 October 2010 diff hist +460 N Gigi Gaston New page: Artist Josh Gosfield created a series of fake ads, articles, magazine covers and other pop culture detritus all about this 1960s chanteuse. *http://www.stevenkasher.com/html/artistresults...
- 10:54, 17 October 2010 diff hist +245 N PoP! New page: Eighties new wave act from the film ''Music and Lyrics''. Hugh Grant played frontman Alex Fletcher. The rest of the unnamed members: Nick Bacon was the bass player, Andrew W. Blakemore...
- 10:40, 17 October 2010 diff hist -84 m Cora Corman Coa Corman moved to Cora Corman
- 10:39, 17 October 2010 diff hist +84 N Cora Corman New page: Reigning pop princess in the film ''Music and Lyrics''. Played by Haley Bennett.
- 10:28, 16 October 2010 diff hist +664 N Buck Walker New page: The "grand old man of country music" in MEGAN HUGHES 1980 novel ''Yesterday's Music''. Blurb: When Reta Freedland first worked with Keats in the sixties, he was a rock star with the w...
- 10:16, 16 October 2010 diff hist +5 Black Dog
- 10:15, 16 October 2010 diff hist +293 N Black Dog New page: British rock band on the cusp of success but then tragedy strikes in the 1979 novel ''While My Guitar Gently Weeps'' by Paul Breeze. A sequel, ''Back Street Runner'' follows former Black D...
- 10:05, 16 October 2010 diff hist +157 N Timmy Valentine New page: A vampire thousands of years old has a go at being a 12 year old pop singing sensation under this name in the 1984 novel ''Vampire Junction'' by S.P. Somtow.
- 11:53, 15 October 2010 diff hist +286 Johnny Troy
- 11:48, 15 October 2010 diff hist +476 N Johnny Troy New page: Pop star from the 1964 novel ''The Trojan Hearse'' by Richard S. Prather. blurb: Johnny Troy - America's top pop singer - was dead. Resting peacefully six foot under. Until his fans du...
- 11:39, 15 October 2010 diff hist +375 N Reddimixx New page: From the 1986 british young adult mystery novel, ''The Three Detectives and the Missing Superstar'' by Simon Brett. Blurb: When Dazzleman, lead singer of the chart topping group Reddimi...
- 11:33, 15 October 2010 diff hist +63 N Leroy Kirby New page: Elvis stand-in, in the 1990 novel ''Tender'' by Mark Childress.
- 11:29, 15 October 2010 diff hist +111 N Tony Torrent New page: Fifties rocker from the 1976 British stage play ''Teeth 'N' Smiles'' by David Hare. His real name is Randolph.
- 11:23, 15 October 2010 diff hist +97 N Bobby Sharp New page: Pop star from the 1973 novel ''Teeny Bopper Idol'' by Richard Allen, a pseudonym of James Moffat.
- 11:16, 15 October 2010 diff hist +90 N Rick Lathem New page: Rock star with cliche rock star problems from the 1977 novel ''Superstar'' by Barry Mazer.
- 11:12, 15 October 2010 diff hist +163 N Dee Willis New page: Female blues singer with a double platinum album and a murder for detective Carlotta Carlyle to solve in the mystery novel ''Steel Guitar'' (1991) by Linda Barnes.
- 10:59, 15 October 2010 diff hist +107 N Tommy Hatcher New page: Rock star from the 1960 novel ''Stop-Over'' by Morton Cooper. Later published as ''The Star-Cross System''.
- 10:44, 15 October 2010 diff hist +93 N C.C. Gilley New page: An alcoholic, washed-up rock star from the 1990 novel ''Platinum Blues'' by William Deverell.
- 10:35, 15 October 2010 diff hist -3 Brick Springhorn and the Tenth Avenue Band
- 10:34, 15 October 2010 diff hist +70 Brick Springhorn and the Tenth Avenue Band
- 10:32, 15 October 2010 diff hist +326 N Brick Springhorn and the Tenth Avenue Band New page: Brick Springhorn and the Tenth Avenue Band - From the comic book Transformers #14 (1984). This obvious reference to Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band is even right on the cover. Th...
- 18:27, 14 October 2010 diff hist +295 N Brainkrieg New page: From the web site Homestar Runner (01/16/2006). In Strongbad's email "death metal," Strongbad gives out some death metal pointers illustrating his point with this cartoon-within-a-cartoon ...
- 18:26, 14 October 2010 diff hist +154 N Boyzvoice New page: From the film ''Get Ready to Be Boyzvoiced'' (2000). Fake boy band from this Norwegian mockumentary. Wow. Even the Norwegians are making fun of boy bands.
- 18:22, 14 October 2010 diff hist +185 N Jan Levinson New page: In the 10/13/2010 episode of sitcom ''The Office'', Michael Scott's crazy ex-girlfriend Jan Levinson (Melora Hardin) says she has released an album of Doris Day covers on her own label.
- 17:49, 14 October 2010 diff hist +214 N Dr. Leo Spaceman New page: In the live episode of the sitcom ''30 Rock'', the worst doctor since Nick Riveria, has an TV ad for his album, ''Love Storm''. It's supposed to be the best doin' it album, so good it can ...
- 11:28, 14 October 2010 diff hist +66 N Danny Gabriel New page: Pop star from the 1964 novel ''Myself For Fame'' by Royston Ellis.
- 11:23, 14 October 2010 diff hist +217 N Paul Montana New page: From the novel (and before that, play) ''Liverpool Fantasy'' by Larry Kirwan of real band Black 42. An alternate-reality Paul McCartney turns into this famous Las Vegas crooner after the ...
- 12:27, 13 October 2010 diff hist +76 N Kenny & The Merry Pranksters New page: Next big thing on Paradigm Records in the 1990 novel ''Hype!'' by John Gill.
- 12:21, 13 October 2010 diff hist +130 N Wade Coley New page: Country and Western singer From the 1969 novel ''High Lonesome World: The Death and Life of a Country Music Singer'' by Babs Deal.
- 11:40, 13 October 2010 diff hist +273 N The Bingoes New page: From the comic book ''That Wilkin Boy'' (1969-1982). An Archie rip-off... from Archie comics! Teenager Bingo Wilkin had his own band.. Lineup: Bingo, fashion victim Tough Teddy, Samantha, ...
- 11:27, 13 October 2010 diff hist +679 N Lochinvar New page: From the young adult novel ''Ginny Gordon and the Mystery of the Old Barn'' (1951). The Hustlers have sold the swap shop to Joe Dakor, and their new project is a snack barn as a hangout fo...
- 09:35, 13 October 2010 diff hist +73 N Herman E. Calloway and the Dusky Devastators of the Depression New page: From the award winning young adult novel ''Bud, Not Buddy'', set in 1936.
- 09:15, 13 October 2010 diff hist +259 N Static Cling New page: Collingwood High School's hottest rock band in the young adult novel ''Gemini Solo'' by E. M Rees, the 8th book in The Zodiac Club series. Ann Crawford, newly transplanted in Collingwood,...
- 12:42, 12 October 2010 diff hist +4 Twin Trouble
- 12:41, 12 October 2010 diff hist +299 N Twin Trouble New page: Mary-Kate and Ashley and some of their friends go undercover as this fake band to investigate who is sabotaging the Bailey Brothers' concerts. From the 1998 young adult novel ''The Case ...
- 12:38, 12 October 2010 diff hist +156 The Bailey Brothers
- 09:41, 12 October 2010 diff hist +247 Shayne
- 09:35, 12 October 2010 diff hist +104 N Shayne New page: Big teenaged rock star in the 1996 novel ''Heaven Can't Wait'', the first book in the Teen Angel series.
- 09:26, 12 October 2010 diff hist +151 N Dakota New page: Going nowhere band from Louise Wener's 2002 novel, ''Goodnight Steve McQueen''. Wener was a singer/songwriter in the British band Sleeper in the 1990s.
- 09:20, 12 October 2010 diff hist +72 N Ghoul New page: Horror-rock band touring Canada in MIchael Slade's 1988 novel ''Ghoul''.
- 10:34, 11 October 2010 diff hist +164 N The Bailey Brothers New page: Boy band from the 1998 young adult novel ''The Case of the Rock & Roll Mystery'' by Lisa Eisenberg in the New Adventures of Mary-Kate & Ashley series of mysteries.
- 18:14, 9 October 2010 diff hist +939 N The Stingrays New page: From the 1986 novel ''Fuel-Injected Dreams'' by James Robert Baker. Now, here was a girl you could be proud to be ashamed of, a tough little dolled-up working-class slut, libidinous jailb...
- 12:00, 8 October 2010 diff hist +177 Jupiter
- 11:50, 8 October 2010 diff hist +107 N Jupiter New page: The school's most popular band in ''Rhythm of Love", the 58th novel in the young adult Sweet Dreams series.
- 09:49, 3 October 2010 diff hist +5 Fireballs from Hell
- 09:48, 3 October 2010 diff hist +101 N Fireballs from Hell New page: Schoolkids' garage band from the 1996 young adult novel also titled ''Fireballs from Hell'' by Rose .
- 19:19, 2 October 2010 diff hist +158 N Frozen Gold New page: Famous Scottish rock band from the 1987 novel ''Espedair Street'' by Iain Banks. Toldfrom the point of view of Daniel Weir, the band's bassist and songwriter.
- 19:10, 2 October 2010 diff hist +60 N Satiety Incorporated New page: Rock band from the novel''Drummer by Richard Carlile (1971).
- 20:03, 30 September 2010 diff hist +95 N Boodles New page: From the second book in the young adult Sleepover Friends novel series, ''Starring Stephanie''.
- 16:29, 30 September 2010 diff hist +111 N U4ME New page: From the 87th book in The Baby-sitters Club series of young adult novels , ''Stacey and the Bad Girls'' (1995).
- 12:10, 30 September 2010 diff hist +4 The New Generation
- 12:09, 30 September 2010 diff hist +1,020 N The Dreadful Alternatives New page: From the 29th book in the Fabulous Five series of young adult novels, ''Melanie Edwards, Super Kisser''. Melanie and her friends attend The New Generation's concert, where they have...
- 09:11, 30 September 2010 diff hist +1,016 N The New Generation New page: From the 29th book in the Fabulous Five series of young adult novels, ''Melanie Edwards, Super Kisser''. Melanie and her friends attend the New Generation's concert, where they have one...
- 08:41, 30 September 2010 diff hist +44 Trevor Morgan
- 08:40, 30 September 2010 diff hist +1,039 N Trevor Morgan New page: From the fifth book in the Fabulous Five series of young adult novels, ''The Bragging War''. Laura McCall is bragging about everything her dad lets her do, and implies that she'll invite...
- 16:18, 29 September 2010 diff hist +122 N Vermilion New page: Madonna-esque rock star from the young adult novel ''Allie's Wild Surprise'', the first book in the The Party Line series.
- 16:22, 28 September 2010 diff hist +31 N Sweet Valley Sweet Valley moved to Sweet Valley High: Proper name
- 16:18, 28 September 2010 diff hist +86 N Johnny Buck New page: Singer mentioned in several of the Sweet Valley High series of young adult novels.
- 11:41, 28 September 2010 diff hist +3 N The Bratz Rock Angelz New page: Oy.
- 11:12, 28 September 2010 diff hist +59 N Crash New page: Current band mentioned in passing in ''Bratz Rock Angelz''.
- 10:17, 27 September 2010 diff hist -104 Trudy Hart
- 17:36, 26 September 2010 diff hist +229 N Trudy Hart New page: LOUIS CHARBONNEAU The Corrupt and the Innocent Corgi, London, 1968 (price: 3s 6d; 176 pages) (first published in Great Britain under the title Way Out by Barrie and Rockliff 1966) de...
- 12:38, 26 September 2010 diff hist +100 N The Angels New page: Rock star from the British television series ''No Excuses''. *http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0771884/
- 11:22, 26 September 2010 diff hist +77 N Kelp New page: Band from the 1986 British young adult novel ''Chartbreak'' by Gillian Cross.
- 11:15, 26 September 2010 diff hist +141 N Coco New page: From the Sweet Valley Twins series young adult novel ''Brooke & her Rock-Star Mom''. Brooke's mom returns and she's the pop sensation Coco
- 11:03, 26 September 2010 diff hist +83 N The Big Boys New page: All gay British boy band from the pornographic novel ''Boy Banned'' by Sam Stevens.
- 21:06, 25 September 2010 diff hist +227 N Birdy Jones New page: Whistler from a series of juvenile fiction by E. W. Hildick. *''Birdy Jones'' (1963) *''Birdy and the Group'' (1968) *''Birdy Swings North '' (1969) *''Birdy in Amsterdam'' (1970) *''Bird...
- 20:48, 25 September 2010 diff hist +59 N Dystopia New page: From Mark Dawson's 2001 novel ''The Art of Falling Apart''.
- 20:41, 25 September 2010 diff hist +159 N Things Fall Apart New page: Eighties English new wave band from the novel ''All The Rage'' by Paul Magrs. They compete in the Eurovision Song Contest with their hit, 'Let's Be Famous'.
- 09:24, 24 September 2010 diff hist +135 N Bosco New page: Aging rocker whose popularity has evaporated, from the 2010 novel ''A Visit From the Goon Squad''. Working on a new album, ''A to B''.
- 09:20, 24 September 2010 diff hist +62 N Cait O'Dwyer New page: Singer from Arthur Phillips's 2009 novel '''The Song Is You''.