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Blow Up Hollywood is an underground American rock band. Their eclectic sound, built over a decade of recording, incorporates many different styles, diverse as progressive rock, post-rock, experimental, pop, classical, jazz and ambient soundscapes. Founded by Steve Messina and Nik Chinboukas in 2001, the group has evolved into more of a collective than a band, as some of their members have changed over the years. == History == Their debut, self-titled CD, is a concept album about death and the afterlife. The CD was recorded in a beach house in West Hampton, New York, over the course of three weeks in March 2001, and was released the following year. Originally the recording was intended to be just a "musical vacation" amongst friends who had performed and recorded together in various groups and projects throughout the years. But after hearing the results, and enjoying the collaboration, they decided to release it, with Blow Up Hollywood as their moniker. Their sophomore CD, Fake, was released in 2004, and garnished critical acclaim. In September 2004, John Diliberto, the host of the radio show Echoes, ran a feature on the band and had them perform live on air, bringing them national attention. That same year their live version of the song "beyond the stars" was included on the Echo's compilation CD, alongside artists Yo-Yo Ma, Kai King, and Will Ackerman. Stars End - A one track ambient improvisation, was recorded live on November 14, 2004, at WXPN in Philadelphia. The CD is titled after Chuck Van Zyl's show ''Star's End'' which has aired every Saturday night since 1976. "We asked Chuck what we should play, and he gave us . So we improvised for an hour", one of the band members has stated. In 2006 the band released what would become their most popular CD, both nationally and internationally. With the debate over the war in Iraq raging, the band released another concept album, ''The Diaries of Private Henry Hill''. Based on the journal entries of a young, deceased soldier from the Iraq war, Blow Up Hollywood takes us on Private Henry Hill's surreal journey as he joins the army out of necessity rather than patriotism. That same year the album was released, Amy Goodman, the host of the news show ''Democracy Now!'' (a daily TV/radio news program, airing on over 900 stations, pioneering the largest community media collaboration in the United States) championed the band and the video for the song ''WMD'' playing it repeatedly on her show for weeks. Rachael Maddow, the then host of ''The Rachael Maddow show'' on Air America Radio, also invited the band to perform live and discuss the CD. And many other songs from the Diaries record were featured on NPR's program ''All Things Considered''. In 2008, the band was invited by Tomas Young (an injured American soldier from the Iraq war ) and Eddie Vedder (the lead vocalist of the American rock band Pearl Jam) to have ''WMD'' included on the compilation soundtrack to the documentary film ''Body of War'', alongside Bruce Springsteen, Neil Young, Tori Amos, Tom Waits, Roger Waters (founding member of Pink Floyd), and Eddie Vedder and Pearl Jam. ''Body of War'', directed by Ellen Spiro and Phil Donahue, is a 2007 documentary following Tomas Young, an Iraq War veteran paralyzed from a bullet to the spine, on a physical and emotional journey as he adapts to his new body and begins to question the decision to go to war in Iraq. As Tomas's journey unfolds, the film cuts back and forth to Congressional proceedings in Washington, D.C. Footage includes passionate speeches by Senator Robert Byrd as well as a running tally of how each U.S. Senate member voted on the resolution to authorize President George W. Bush to war in Iraq. The National Board of Review named ''Body of War'' Best Documentary of 2007.〔http://www.nbrmp.org/awards/awards.cfm?award=Best%20Documentary〕 Phil Donahue and Ellen Spiro appeared on ''Bill Moyers Journal'' for a one hour special about Body of War. 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「Blow Up Hollywood」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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