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Poster Children

P-Kids · Poster Children International
Formed 1987United States23 albums

American indie rock band

Biography

Poster Children is an American indie rock band formed at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in 1987. They have issued nine studio albums and two EPs. Known for their strong DIY ethic, the band members continue to drive their own tour bus, create their own artwork and T-shirt designs, and operate their own record label. Poster Children were also pioneers in several forms of electronic technology relating to performance art, including enhanced CDs, webcasts, and blogs.

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People

Members

Rick Valentin1987–nowRose Marshack1987–nowShannon Drew1987–1988Brendan Gamble1988–1989Jeff Dimpseyguitar · 1989–1991Mike Rader1989–1990Bob Rising1990–1991John Herndon1991–1993Howie Kantoff1993–2001Matt Friscia2001–nowJim Valentin

Songs written

  1. 0 for 1writer1997 · 5 releases
  2. 21st Centurywriter1997 · 2 releases
  3. Afterglowwriter1997 · 2 releases
  4. Attack!writer1997 · 2 releases
  5. Black Dogwriter1997 · 2 releases
  6. Dream Smallwriter1997 · 2 releases
  7. Happens Everydaywriter1997 · 2 releases
  8. King of the Hillwriter1997 · 2 releases
  9. Music of Americawriter1997 · 2 releases
  10. Pearly Gateswriter1997 · 2 releases
  11. Sleepwriter1997 · 2 releases
  12. Speed of Lightwriter1997 · 2 releases

Songs recorded

  1. If You See Kay6 versions
  2. Junior Citizen5 versions
  3. Clock Street4 versions
  4. Detective Tracy4 versions
  5. Jeremy Straight4 versions
  6. Question4 versions
  7. Rain on Me4 versions
  8. Dangerous Life3 versions
  9. Dynamite Chair3 versions
  10. Eye3 versions
  11. King for a Day3 versions
  12. Strange Attractors3 versions
  13. Wanna3 versions
  14. Where We Live3 versions
  15. 0 for 12 versions
  16. 10,000 Pieces2 versions
  17. And So It Goes… (The Skanky Song)2 versions
  18. Blatant Dis2 versions
  19. Bump Bump2 versions
  20. Byron’s Song2 versions
  21. Cancer2 versions
  22. Carrie Look Ahead2 versions
  23. Carver’s of NYC2 versions
  24. Chain Reaction2 versions
  25. Daisy Changed2 versions
  26. Dream Small2 versions
  27. Elf2 versions
  28. Everything Burns2 versions
  29. Evidence2 versions
  30. Five Minutes2 versions
  31. Get a Life2 versions
  32. He's My Star2 versions
  33. He's My Star (remix)2 versions
  34. He’s My Star2 versions
  35. Hollywood2 versions
  36. Hollywood U.S.A.2 versions
  37. I Feel Love2 versions
  38. Isis2 versions
  39. It's True2 versions
  40. Judge Freeball2 versions
  41. Love2 versions
  42. Matter Crush2 versions
  43. Modern Art2 versions
  44. Music of America2 versions
  45. Non-Reggae Song2 versions
  46. Outside In2 versions
  47. Perfect Product2 versions
  48. Persimmon2 versions
  49. Rock and Roll2 versions
  50. She Walks2 versions
  51. Shotguns & Pickups2 versions
  52. Sick of It All2 versions
  53. Silhouette2 versions
  54. State of Mind2 versions
  55. Superhero2 versions
  56. The Bump Bump Song2 versions
  57. The Half‐Time Song2 versions
  58. The Non-Reggae Song2 versions
  59. The Old School and the New2 versions
  60. The Un‐Reggae Song2 versions
  61. The Weenie Song2 versions
  62. This Town Needs a Fire2 versions
  63. Three Bullets2 versions
  64. Time Share2 versions
  65. Tommyhaus2 versions
  66. Water2 versions
  67. Western Springs2 versions
  68. What's Inside the Box2 versions
  69. White Noise (Black Light)2 versions
  70. Zero Stars2 versions
  71. 21st Century
  72. 6 x 6
  73. 6x6
  74. Accident Waiting to Happen
  75. Afterglow
  76. Ankh
  77. Attack!
  78. Back Out Of Line
  79. Back in Uniform
  80. Better Place
  81. Better Than Nothing
  82. Big Surprise
  83. Black Dog
  84. Brand New Country
  85. Bulletproof
  86. Byron's Song
  87. Byron's Song (demo)
  88. Carver's
  89. Chemicals
  90. Clampdown
  91. Clock Street (edit)
  92. Commentary Track
  93. Complicated Game
  94. Deadman
  95. Dee
  96. Devil and the Gun
  97. Dialogue/10 O’Clock Tigers
  98. Different & Special Things
  99. Divide and Conquer
  100. Down in the Desert
  101. Downwind
  102. Drug I Need
  103. Everything Must Go
  104. Fascist Groove Thang
  105. Ferris Wheel
  106. Final Offense
  107. Flag
  108. Freedom Rock
  109. Frustration
  110. Good Cop Bad Cop
  111. Grand Bargain
  112. Grand Bargain!
  113. Happens Everyday
  114. He’s My Star (remix)
  115. Hippie Hills
  116. Hollywood, Part II
  117. Hum & Poster Children: 1994-06-29 The Middle East, Boston
  118. I Don't Wanna Grow Up
  119. Idiot Show
  120. If You See Kay (March 1989 Blanket Demo)

Albums

Toreador Squat
Toreador SquatPoster Children · 1988
Flower Plower
Flower PlowerPoster Children · 1989
Thinner, Stronger
Thinner, StrongerPoster Children · 1990
Daisychain Reaction
Daisychain ReactionPoster Children · 1991
Eye / Down in the Desert
Eye / Down in the DesertThin White Rope / The Poster Children · 1991
Clock Street
Clock StreetPoster Children · 1993
Tool of the Man
Tool of the ManPoster Children · 1993
Just Like You
Just Like YouPoster Children · 1994
Junior Citizen
Junior CitizenPoster Children · 1995
Soil X Samples 19
Soil X Samples 19Poster Children / Wilco · 1995
RTFM
RTFMPoster Children · 1997
©
©Poster Children · 1998
New World Record
New World RecordPoster Children · 1999
DDD
DDDPoster Children · 2000
No More Songs About Sleep and Fire
No More Songs About Sleep and FirePoster Children · 2004
On the Offensive
On the OffensivePoster Children · 2004
Lost Songs 1996
Lost Songs 1996Poster Children · 2006
Zero Stars
Zero StarsPoster Children · 2012
Daisy Chain Reaction 25th Anniversary Reissue Bonus Tracks
Daisy Chain Reaction 25th Anniversary Reissue Bonus TracksPoster Children · 2016
Grand Bargain!
Grand Bargain!Poster Children · 2018
Grand Bargain!
Grand Bargain!Poster Children · 2018
Back Out of Line
Back Out of LinePoster Children · 2020
Cabaret Metro May 24, 1992
Cabaret Metro May 24, 1992Poster Children · 2020

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