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Manda and the Marbles were a pop punk/ new wave band from Columbus, Ohio. == History == :''Many grown-up children of the '80s have a special place in their hearts for ladies such as the Go-Go's, Bananarama, and Kim "Kids in America" Wilde. Their music was pouty, awash in lip gloss and hairspray, and absolutely irresistible. Their songs made pining and heartache sound like so much friggin' fun. Finally, the valley girl woes have a new poster girl: Manda Marble. Manda and the Marbles are a Columbus, Ohio trio whose songs mirror those of sassy female-fronted pop bands – sunny surf rhythms and rather forlorn subject matter.'' ::Jeanne Fury, Review of Manda and The Marbles, ''NY Rock Confidential'', March, 2003〔Full review accessible (here ); www.nyrock.com.〕 :''Who is Manda you might ask? Well just take the best of the Go-Go's, Berlin, and your favorite girl-fronted 80's new wave pop band...that's Manda. This will be the soundtrack to many a summer. Prepare to have your hearts broken.'' ::Punk Updates, October 15, 2002, in relation to release of ''More Seduction''〔Complete review by Hein Terweduwe is accessible (here ); www.punkupdates.com: "...I'd prefer to call this sound power pop with a glimpse of pop punk in it. Manda's fluent voice really does fit this music and the light guitar and mid-tempo drumming results in joyful tunes. ...Fans of The Go-Go's, Blondie or why not Dance Hall Crashers and Teen Idols will like it for sure." 〕 Founded in 1997, the group produced four albums: ''Rock's Not Dead'', ''Seduction'', ''More Seduction'', and ''Angels With Dirty Faces''. The band was originally a three-piece featuring Manda Marble on vocals and bass, Joe A. Damage on guitar, and Mark Slak on drums. Work on their most recent album featured keyboardist Elias Dubok,〔also from Columbus, Ohio, and a member of the band Dubok, formed in 1998 and disbanded in 2006. See (Dubok MySpace Page ).〕 2001 was the band's breakout year; they played at the CMJ Music Marathon and later signed with Go-Kart Records.〔, 〕 The Marbles were the first band to release a song using podcasting and were heralded for this achievement on MTV and the BBC. While the band's latest album, ''Angels With Dirty Faces'' (to which the podcast distribution related), was well-received, the label to which it had been licensed, Addison Records, ceased operations within a short time after the album's 2005 release.〔A companion act on Addison Records, The Evil Queens, was forced to purchase copies of its own album on Amazon, in order to have copies available for distribution at shows: "drastic times require creative solutions, and there’s nothing more drastic than the record company suddenly falling off the face of the earth." See Brian O'Neill, (Evil is good for you ), May 23, 2007; www.uweekly.com (weekly newspaper of Ohio State University).〕 Following guitarist Joe A. Damage's departure in late 2005,〔(Manda and the Marbles MySpace Blog ), October 5, 2005.〕 the band's activity slowed considerably. In 2008, Manda Marble and Mark Slak recorded a new demo and posted it on their MySpace page, but nothing has been heard since.〔MySpace Last Login: 6/25/2008, 11-08-13.〕 The band website (www.marthaandthemarbles.com) is also inactive.〔Attempted website access 09-01-16.〕 Manda and the Marbles' music was featured in several motion pictures, including the low budget thriller ''Creepies'' (2003) and the 1980s throwback ''Nail Polish'' (2006).〔"Lipstick", "Simple Things" and "Seventeen", from ''Angels With Dirty Faces''. See ( Nail Polish Soundtrack Details ); www.imdb.com.〕 Their music also appeared on the MTV show ''Rich Girls'' (2003-2004),〔The song "I Wanna Go Home" was included in the soundtrack to Episode 7. See (Rich Girls Episode Guide ); www.mtv.com.〕 and the band's image and name were shown in the film ''Come Away Home'' (2005). 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「Manda and the Marbles」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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