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Poster Children are an American indie rock band formed at the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana in 1987.〔(Trouser Press Online ).〕 They have issued eleven studio albums. 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. ==History== Rick Valentin and Rose Marshack met in the mid-eighties at the University of Illinois and formed several bands in rapid succession. When the two met drummer Shannon Drew in 1987, their like-minded enthusiasm sparked the beginning of a new band, dubbed Poster Children. As Valentin explained in 1991: They began selling their first album TOREADOR SQUAT〔http://www.posterchildren.com/toreador.html〕 on cassette and playing clubs in the Midwest. The following year, the band recorded songs with producer Iain Burgess, followed by five more songs produced with Steve Albini:〔''Trouser Press Record Guide (4th Ed.)''; Ira Robbins, ed.; 1991, Collier Books, NY).〕 the resulting album ''Flower Plower'' was released in 1989 on the Limited Potential label. It was also at this time that Poster Children picked up a second guitarist in order to complete their four-piece configuration. A major label record deal was signed with Warner Bros. Records subsidiary Reprise Records. Over the next few albums, Poster Children would be shuffled from imprint to imprint within the Warner organization. Tracks for ''Daisychain Reaction'' were recorded by Steve Albini at the Chicago Recording Company in 1990, but due to financial difficulties at the label, the album was not released until the following year. The album included Hum bassist Jeff Dimpsey on guitar. In 1991 Rick's brother, Jim, replaced Dimpsey, and remains to this day. ''Tool of the Man'' was recorded in 1992 at Dreamland Studio in New York with John Herndon (celebrated Tortoise percussionist) on drums. ''Tool of the Man'' was also released in the UK on the Creation label. The track ''Clock Street'' was picked as their only UK single to date. ''Just Like You'' and ''Junior Citizen'' followed, with modest but consistent sales. Matt Friscia auditioned for the band in 1993 as a high school student willing to drop out to go on tour, but the band didn't want to contribute to his delinquency, and hired Howie Kantoff instead. Amazingly, Matt was available again in 2001 when the band was searching for its seventh (and current) drummer. The band was on the second stage for Lollapalooza in 1995. Rick Valentin and Rose Marshack are married and have hosted the podcast ''Radio Zero'' since 1999. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Poster Children」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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