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Beat Happening

Beat Happening Radio

General Info

  • Genre: Indie / Pop / Rock

    Location Olympia, Washington, US

    Profile Views: 236929

    Last Login: 4/18/2008

    Member Since 10/14/2005

    Record Label K Records

    Type of Label Indie

  • Bio

    ..Beat Happening was among the truly seminal and influential American bands of the post-punk era, a paragon of pop minimalism, rebellious innocence, and indie defiance. The linchpin of the Olympia, WA-based International Pop Underground, they adopted a stance in direct opposition to the accepted norms at the heart of rock music; ignoring all notions of pretense, professionalism, and stardom, Beat Happening created an unorthodox, raw sound which democratically rotated vocal, guitar, and drum duties between members while jettisoning bass altogether. Dropping their last names to further emphasize their everyman approach, members Calvin (Johnson), Heather (Lewis), and Bret (Lunsford) expressed simple truths and simple emotions with simple music, favoring off-key, tuneless vocals and three-chord primitivism over slick, processed packaging; implicit in their work was also a rejection of major-label trappings, as the group steadfastly remained with K Records, Calvin's self-owned imprint and a model of D.I.Y. indie success..... ..-Jason Ankeny, All Music Guide.......... ..DISCLAIMER: This page is unofficial, and not actually maintained by Beat Happening. Sorry for any confusion!....

  • Members

    Calvin Johnson.. Heather Lewis.. Bret Lunsford

  • Influences

    The Velvet Underground.. Wipers.. The Cramps.. R.E.M.

  • Sounds Like

    Lois.. Half Japanese.. The Vaselines.. Pavement.. Sebadoh ..

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Beat Happening was among the truly seminal and influential American bands of the post-punk era, a paragon of pop minimalism, rebellious innocence, and indie defiance. The linchpin of the Olympia, WA-based International Pop Underground, they adopted a stance in direct opposition to the accepted norms at the heart of rock music; ignoring all notions of pretense, professionalism, and stardom, Beat Happening created an unorthodox, raw sound which democratically rotated vocal, guitar, and drum duties between members while jettisoning bass altogether. Dropping their last names to further emphasize their everyman approach, members Calvin (Johnson), Heather (Lewis), and Bret (Lunsford) expressed simple truths and simple emotions with simple music, favoring off-key, tuneless vocals and three-chord primitivism over slick, processed packaging; implicit in their work was also a rejection of major-label trappings, as the group steadfastly remained with K Records, Calvin's self-owned imprint and a model of D.I.Y. indie success.

-Jason Ankeny, All Music Guide



DISCLAIMER: This page is unofficial, and not actually maintained by Beat Happening. Sorry for any confusion!

Member Since:

October 14, 2005

Members:

Calvin Johnson
Heather Lewis
Bret Lunsford

Influences:

The Velvet Underground
Wipers
The Cramps
R.E.M.

Sounds Like:

Lois
Half Japanese
The Vaselines
Pavement
Sebadoh ..

Record Label:

K Records

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