| Member Since | 8/18/2008 | | Band Website | www.thepinupgirlsmusic.net | | Band Members | MONDO CASTRO - vocals, guitars
RYAN NACHURA - lead guitars
MITCH SINGSON - drums
JENG TAN - bass, vocals
| | Influences | Echo & The Bunnymen, The Cure, The Church, The Smiths, Joy Division, Jesus & Mary Chain, The Railway Children, The Wild Swans, The Ocean Blue, Depeche Mode, Duran Duran, The Blue Nile, The Lotus Eaters, Siouxsie & The Banshees, The Housemartins, Riverside, The Wild Swans, The Clash, The Ramones, Psychedelic Furs, The Sex Pistols, The Stone Roses, Galaxie 500, Lush, Ride, The Charlatans, Blur, Oasis, Suede, The Replacements, Pixies, Big Star, Toad the Wet Sprocket, Pixies, Violent Playground, The Dawn, Sonic Youth, Juliana Hatfield, Placebo, Death Cab for Cutie, Popsicle, Ian Brown, The Strokes, Idlewild, The Strokes, Interpol, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Bloc Party, Conan O'Brien, Johnny Depp (oh, alright! And Richard Grieco too!), The Dawn, Violent Playground PH, Ethnic Faces, Francis M | | Sounds Like | The Pursuit of Happiness, Pixies, Throwing Muses, Juliana Hatfield, R.E.M., Lemonheads, Prefab Sprout, The New Pornographers, stellastarr**, Dandy Warhols, Sonic Youth, | | Record Label | NONE. ZILCH. NADA. WALA. | | Type of Label | Indie |
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Based in Manila, Philippines, The Pin-Up Girls is the first Philippine-based rock group to be signed to a U.S. independent label, Know-It-All Records in Tacoma, Washington. Their songs are being played on some U.S. radio stations like KAOS FM in Olympia, Washington and one of the top internet stations, New Jersey’s www.flashbackalternatives.com.
/ In 2005, The Pin-Up Girls signed on to SUTTON MUSIC GROUP.
/ 2006 saw the band fronting for FRA LIPPO LIPPI at the Araneta Coliseum as they released “All Seats Are Taken,” [distributed by SONY-BMG Philippines]16-track behemoth that has spawned their best songs yet.
/Early 2009 saw The Pin-Ups severing their ties with Sutton Music Group. On the other hand, their track "Jackson Pollock 9" was included in Manchester, England's BABY BOOM RECORDS' Sampler 4!
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