American punk rock band
Cerebral Ballzy is an American punk rock band from Brooklyn, New York, United States.[3][4] The band was formed in 2008[5] and released their debut, self-titled, album on 26 July 2011.[6] The album was released in full as an online preview on the Revolver magazine website.[7]
Cerebral Ballzy are known for their love of 1980s punk, along with a keen interest in drinking, girls, pizza and skateboarding.[1] The band has received praise for their debut single "Insufficient Fare" and their energetic live performances. According to lead singer Honor Titus, the name Cerebral Ballzy came from a friend who dropped a slice of pizza on a train track and picked it up. Honor said "That was ballsy" and his friend replied "Cerebral Ballsy!", a play on the congenital disorder cerebral palsy.[8][9] Titus is the son of rapper Andres "Dres" Titus, of the acclaimed alternative hip hop duo Black Sheep.
The band has completed a tour of the United States[6] and played major European festivals including Hevy Music Festival, Sonisphere Festival, Lowlands, Pukkelpop, Soundwaves, Roskilde, Eurockéennes and Latitude.[10] They played at the Summer Sonic Festival in Japan and the Reading and Leeds festivals in the United Kingdom in August 2011, headlined the 2013 NME Radar Tour,[11] and have played with Flag, Black Lips, The Horrors, Japanther, GBH, The King Blues and FEAR. In 2013, Cerebral Ballzy were signed to Julian Casablancas's label Cult Records.[12][13]
The band disbanded in 2015.
Discography
Albums
Studio albums
Extended plays
Live albums
Singles
Music videos
Members
- Honor Titus[1] – lead vocals[8]
- Melvin Honore (Mel) – bassist[1][27]
- Jason Bannon – guitarist[28][29]
- Tom Kogut – drummer[28]
- Abraham Sanabria – drummer
References
- ^ a b c d e Chris Ziegler (16 June 2011). "Cerebral Ballzy Are Barfing Their Way to the Top – Page 1 – Music – Orange County". OC Weekly. Archived from the original on 25 July 2011. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
- ^ "Cerebral Ballzy | Cooking Vinyl". Archived from the original on 14 August 2011. Retrieved 3 August 2011.
- ^ Paul Lester (1 June 2010). "New band of the day – No 798: Cerebral Ballzy | Music". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
- ^ Louis Pattison (22 May 2010). "Cerebral Ballzy just wanna have fun | Music". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
- ^ "Vice Magazine: NEW YORK – BALLZY AS HELL". Vice.typepad.com. 13 March 2009. Archived from the original on 21 August 2011. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
- ^ a b "SKOA – [Download] Cerebral Ballzy – "Insufficient Fare"". Some Kind of Awesome. 25 May 2011. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
- ^ "Exclusive Premiere: Cerebral Ballzy Debut Their Self-Titled Album". Archived from the original on 19 December 2014. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
- ^ a b "Crawl Insights: CEREBRAL BALLZY | News | The Gaymers Camden Crawl 2011". Thecamdencrawl.com. Archived from the original on 2 August 2011. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
- ^ "When WANARB met : Cerebral Ballzy « we are not a rock band". Wearenotarockband.wordpress.com. 13 December 2010. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
- ^ "Line-up – Latitude Festival 2011". Latitudefestival.co.uk. 17 July 2011. Archived from the original on 7 August 2011. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
- ^ "Cerebral Ballzy". Facebook.com. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
- ^ Gentile, John. "Julian Casablancas Signs Cerebral Ballzy to Cult Records". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
- ^ "Cerebral Ballzy Signed to Cult". Cult Records. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
- ^ "Jaded & Faded". allmusic.com. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
- ^ "|| Article || You're Idle // Cerebral Ballzy ||". Articlemethod.com. Archived from the original on 3 June 2010. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
- ^ "|| Article || You're Idle // Cerebral Ballzy ||". Articlemethod.com. Archived from the original on 16 April 2011. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
- ^ "iTunes Store". Itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
- ^ a b "Another Day Music Video". YouTube. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
- ^ "StackPath". Federalprism.com. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
- ^ "Richard Phillips | artnet". Artnet.com. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
- ^ "Cerebral Ballzy". YouTube. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
- ^ "Marshall Darling Productions". YouTube. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
- ^ "Cerebral Ballzy". YouTube. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
- ^ "Cerebral Ballzy". YouTube. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
- ^ "Cerebral Ballzy". YouTube. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
- ^ "YouTube". YouTube. Archived from the original on 27 May 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
- ^ "Radfest: Cerebral Ballzy". Dazed Digital. Archived from the original on 21 October 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
- ^ a b "Adult Swim Music: Cerebral Ballzy". Adultswim.com. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
- ^ "On the Road with Cerebral Ballzy". NME. Archived from the original on 30 March 2012. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
External links
- Official Website
- Record Label's Site
- Music Brainz