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Cobra Starship is an American pop punk band created by former Midtown bassist/lead vocalist Gabe Saporta. The members consist of lead vocalist Saporta, guitarist Ryland Blackinton, bassist Alex Suarez, Nate Novarro on drums and keytar player Victoria Asher AKA Vicky-T, all of whom provide backing vocals. Their music is mainly a mix of alternative rock and pop punk and the electronic sounds of alternative dance and synthpop.
History
Formation
Gabe Saporta's former band Midtown was in a state of dismay, thus he decided to start his own side project called Cobra Starship, named after the words on the backs of his vintage jackets. Saporta, along with William Beckett of The Academy Is..., Travis McCoy of Gym Class Heroes, Pete Wentz of Fall Out Boy, and Maja Ivarsson of The Sounds worked together on a song for the film Snakes on a Plane. The song, "Bring It (Snakes on a Plane)", was featured on the Snakes on a Plane soundtrack, released on August 15, 2006.
The "legend" of Cobra Starship tells of the time when Gabe Saporta fled to the desert to contemplate life and himself, when, in the middle of his epiphany, a snake bit him in the neck. Saporta awakened to see a talking cobra, telling him in the future, the only survivors were the cobras. The cobra told him he was sent from the future to tell Saporta it was his duty to make sure the human race went out in style. The cobra taught him to dance and make beats, and explained he must fulfill his role "by teaching hipsters to not to take themselves so seriously and by telling emo kids to stop being pussies."
While the City Sleeps, We Rule the Streets
Saporta decided to continue Cobra Starship and work on a full-length album. The band was signed to Decaydance Records and spent part of autumn on tour with Gym Class Heroes. While the City Sleeps, We Rule the Streets, which features the previously released song "Bring It", was released October 10, 2006. Saporta continued to tour alongside new bandmates Elisa Schwartz [1](keytar), This Is Ivy League's Alex Suarez (bass) and Ryland Blackinton (guitar), and Armor for Sleep drum tech Nate Navarro (drums). Schwartz was kicked out of the band in early 2007 because she stalked Saporta[2]. Elisa has since changed her name to Elisa Jordana, and was recently seen on Fuse TV's "Redemption Song" hosted by Chris Jericho.
¡Viva La Cobra!
Cobra Starship released their second album, ¡Viva La Cobra!, on October 23, 2007. It was produced by Patrick Stump, who was also credited as helping with lyrics.[3] The album has been toured heavily worldwide, most notably on Warped Tour 2008 and their current headlining SassyBack tour, which tours from October 7 through November 30 with guests Forever the Sickest Kids, Hit the Lights, and Sing it Loud.
The 'album art' for the Viva La Cobra album has also been used to promote the latest edition of Apple's iPod nano in purple. It shows Gabe's trademark American Apparel purple hoodie which matches the iPod colour.
Recent activity
Following the success of Katy Perry's "I Kissed a Girl", Cobra Starship recorded their own cover version, "I Kissed a Boy," in summer 2008. The song was released on August 25, 2008 on Pete Wentz's Citizens For Our Betterment mixtape Welcome To The New Administration.
Cobra Starship have been in and out of the studio working on a third album, which had a planned release for February 2009, although due to delays, it will be coming out in July.[citation needed] There is a live feed from Gabe himself on his Twitter as to what they are doing.
Cobra Starship is one of 9 artists who participated in thetruth.com’s Remix Project, where they remixed the Sunny Side song “Magical Amount”.
Cobra Starship will also be touring starting in April on the "Believers Never Die Part Deux" tour along with Fall Out Boy, All Time Low, Metro Station, and Hey Monday.
Cobra Starship also have a song on their Myspace called "Pete Wentz is the Only Reason We're Famous", for their next album scheduled for 2009.
Band members
Current
- Gabe Saporta – Lead vocals
- Ryland Blackinton – Guitar, backing vocals,
- Alex Suarez – Bass, backing vocals
- Nate Novarro – Drums
- Victoria Asher – Keytar
Former
- Elisa Schwartz - Keytar
Discography
Studio albums
| Year | Album | Chart Positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US Indie | US Heat | ||
| 2006 | While the City Sleeps, We Rule the Streets | 125 | 7 | 1 |
| 2007 | ¡Viva La Cobra! | 80 | ||
| 2009 | TBA | |||
Album appearances
| Year | Album |
|---|---|
| 2006 | Snakes on a Plane: The Album |
| 2007 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Music From the Motion Picture |
| 2008 | Warped Tour 2008 Tour Compilation |
Singles
| Year | Single | US Mod Rock | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | "Snakes on a Plane (Bring It)" (featuring William Beckett, Travis McCoy and Maja Ivarsson) | 38 | While the City Sleeps, We Rule the Streets |
| "The Church of Hot. Addiction" | — | ||
| 2007 | "Send My Love to the Dancefloor, I'll See You In Hell (Hey Mister DJ)" |
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| "The City Is at War" | — | ¡Viva La Cobra! | - |
| "Guilty Pleasure" | — | ||
| 2008 | "Kiss My Sass" | — | |
| 2009 | "Pete Wentz Is The Only Reason We're Famous" | - |
References
External links
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- Official website
- Template:MySpace
- CSS Buzznet Tourblog
- Interview with Ryland Blackinton at SaintRockNRoll.com
- Ryland Blackinton's Interview at Armed&Ready
- Interview with PopZap
- Burning Stars Interview with Ryland - 2007
- Photos: Cobra Starship at the Pomona Glass House on 02/15/2008, part of The Really Really Ridiculously Good Looking Tour