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Deadstar (styled as deadstar) were an Australian pop rock music band formed in August 1995 by Peter Jones (Crowded House) on drums and percussion; Caroline Kennedy on lead vocals and guitar; and Barry Palmer (Hunters & Collectors) on guitar and bass guitar. They released three studio albums, ''deadstar'' (October 1995), ''Milk'' (April 1997) and ''Somewhere Over the Radio'' (September 1999). Two singles reached the top 100 on the ARIA Singles Chart, "Run Baby Run" and "Deeper Water", both in 1999. The group were nominated for three ARIA Music Awards, "Don't It Get You Down?" for Best Independent Release (1997), "Run Baby Run" (1999) for Best Pop Release, and ''Somewhere Over the Radio'' (2000) for Best Rock Album. The group disbanded in 2001. Peter Jones died on 18 May 2012 of brain cancer, aged 49. ==History== deadstar were formed in August 1995 in Melbourne as a pop music band. Initially they were a side-project for Barry Palmer on guitar and bass guitar who was also in Hunters & Collectors and Peter Jones (of Crowded House) on drums.〔 The pair invited Caroline Kennedy (ex-Plums) into the studio to write melodies and lyrics over tracks of guitar music on the score they had recorded for a proposed short film, ''The Baby Bath Massacre''.〔〔〔McFarlane ('The Plums' ) entry. Archived from (the original ) on 28 August 2004. Retrieved 27 August 2013.〕 The group's first album, ''deadstar'', was issued in October 1995, it was produced by Palmer for the White Records label and distributed by Mushroom Records and Festival Records.〔〔 Australian musicologist, Ian McFarlane, described the album as a "mix of trashy pop and indie guitar rock () found a ready-made market. There were plenty of loose arrangements in the songs, with Palmer's guitar and Kennedy's quavering, imperfect vocals laid down rough and raw".〔 They released CD singles from the album, "Going Down" / "Valentine's Day" (June 1995), "She Loves She" (October) and "Sister" (April 1996).〔 The singles were co-written by Jones, Kennedy and Palmer, except "She Loves She" which was co-written by the three with Charlie Marshall.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 'Going Down' at APRA search engine ) Note: For further information click on Search again and 'Enter a title:' or 'Performer:'.〕 In November 1996 Jones' band mate from Crowded House, Nick Seymour, joined on bass guitar – allowing Palmer to concentrate on lead guitar for live performances.〔〔 deadstar toured the United Kingdom where "Valentine's Day" was issued as the A-side of their debut single for Discordant Records. Late that year, Palmer started producing the debut solo album, ''King Without a Clue'', for Nick's older brother, Mark, which was released in the following year.〔〔 Mark was Palmer's band mate in Hunters & Collectors, Palmer co-wrote five tracks with Mark and provided lead guitar.〔 Fellow deadstar members, Nick (on bass guitar, backing vocals and piano) and Jones (on drums and percussion), also worked on the album.〔 In January in 1997, deadstar appeared on the Big Day Out tour.〔 In August that year they issued their second studio album, ''Milk'', which Palmer co-produced with Kalju Tonuma (Nick Barker, The Mavis's).〔〔 McFarlane felt the album contained "garagey pop gems".〔 In Australia two singles were released from the album, "Don't It Get You Down?" (September 1996) and "I've Got Something to Tell You" (June 1997).〔 Both singles were co-written by Jones, Kennedy and Palmer.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 'Don't It Get You Down' at APRA search engine ) Note: For further information click on Search again and 'Enter a title:' or 'Performer:'.〕 In the UK they issued "Sex Sell" as their lead single from ''Milk'' (titled ''Deadstar'' for the European market) on Discordant Records. At the ARIA Music Awards of 1997 "Don't It Get You Down?" was nominated for Best Independent Release.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 ARIA Awards – History: Winners by Year 1997 )〕 Late that year Nick Seymour left deadstar and was replaced on bass guitar by Pete McCracken – Kennedy's band mate from Plum and her future husband.〔〔〔 By mid-1998 Michael den Elzen (ex-Schnell Fenster, Rebecca's Empire) joined on lead guitar and deadstar started recording their third album, ''Somewhere Over the Radio''.〔〔 Its lead single, "Run Baby Run", appeared in January 1999, which reached the top 100 on the ARIA Singles Chart. "Run Baby Run" was co-written by Kennedy and Palmer.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 'Run Baby Run' at APRA search engine ) Note: For further information click on Search again and 'Enter a title:' or 'Performer:'.〕 deadstar employed The Killjoys' band member, Anna Burley, as auxiliary keyboardist when performing live.〔〔 A second single, "Deeper Water", appeared in June, which peaked at No. 28. "Deeper Water" was also co-written by Kennedy and Palmer.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 'Deeper Water' at APRA search engine ) Note: For further information click on Search again and 'Enter a title:' or 'Performer:'.〕 The album followed in September and was co-produced by Palmer, Tonuma and Mark Opitz (AC/DC, The Angels, INXS).〔〔 During 1999 Mushroom Records owner Michael Gudinski sold his record label to Festival Records. As a result of the negotiations and subsequent sale of Mushroom Records, the promotion of deadstar's album was compromised. At the ARIA Music Awards of 1999 "Run Baby Run" was nominated for Best Pop Release.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 ARIA Awards – History: Winners by Year 1999 )〕 A third single, "Somewhere Over the Radio", appeared in May 2000 but did not chart.〔 At the ARIA Music Awards of 2000 ''Somewhere Over the Radio'' was nominated for Best Rock Album.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 ARIA Awards – History: Winners by Year 2000 )〕 The group disbanded in 2001.〔 The band enjoyed mixed commercial success during their existence. They had some success in the UK and toured there after extensive radio play of "Sex Sell". They were played on national Australian radio station Triple J with two of their tracks listed on its annual Hottest 100: "Don't It Get You Down" at No. 70 in 1996 and "Deeper Water" at No. 74 in 1999.〔National radio station Triple J's listeners have voted for deadstar's tracks on annual Hottest 100 lists: *1996: "Don't It Get You Down" No. 70. *1999: "Deeper Water" No. 74. 〕 They were picked up by commercial radio stations and their music was used in TV ("Run Baby Run" on ''Home and Away'', ''Queen Kat Carmel and St. Jude'', and ''Good News Week''; "Deeper Water" on ''The Panel'') and film productions. 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「Deadstar」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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