:Ashtar Command
{{short description|American indie rock band}}
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{{One source|date=June 2010}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
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| genre = Indie rock, Psychedelic rock, Alternative rock, Chillout
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| website = {{URL|ashtar-command.com/}}
| current_members = Chris Holmes
Brian Liesegang
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Ashtar Command is the name of an indie rock band composed of Chris Holmes (not to be confused with the former guitar player for the metal band W.A.S.P.{{cite web|url=http://siegeaudio.com/blog/?p=649 |title=Chris Holmes commands Ashtar, dance and respect. Not W.A.S.P. |publisher=SIEGE Audio Inc. |date= |accessdate=2010-06-04 }}{{dead link|date=July 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}) and Brian Liesegang. They have released one album: "Love Songs In Advance of the Landing",{{cite web|url=http://www.rhapsody.com/ashtar-command/love-songs-in-advance-of-the-landing |title=Love Songs In Advance of the Landing by Ashtar Command - Rhapsody Music |publisher=Rhapsody.com |date= |accessdate=2010-06-04}} one EP: "Holding Out For Love",{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Holding-Out-For-Love/dp/B003EO036A |title=Holding Out For Love: Ashtar Command: MP3 Downloads |website=Amazon |date= |accessdate=2010-06-04}} and have had songs featured in a number of feature films, television series, television commercials, and video games such as one of the first Microsoft Zune commercials,{{cite web|url=http://theinspirationroom.com/daily/2006/microsoft-zune-two-little-birds/ |title=Microsoft Zune Shares Two Little Birds |work=The Inspiration Room |date=October 11, 2006 |accessdate=2010-06-04| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20100712121859/http://theinspirationroom.com/daily/2006/microsoft-zune-two-little-birds/| archivedate= 12 July 2010 | url-status= live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.splendad.com/ads/show/402-Zune-Two-Little-Birds |title=Zune - Two Little Birds commercial |publisher=splendAd |date= |accessdate=2010-06-04}} on the FIFA 13 soundtrack list, two Nissan Altima commercials,{{cite web|url=http://www.splendad.com/ads/show/1165-Nissan-Altima-Yup |title=Nissan - Altima - Yup commercial |publisher=splendAd |date= |accessdate=2010-06-04}}{{cite web|url=http://www.splendad.com/ads/show/375-Nissan-Altima-Next-Generation |title=Nissan - Altima - Next Generation commercial |publisher=splendAd |date= |accessdate=2010-06-04}} on The Avengers (1998) Soundtrack,{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118661/soundtrack |title=Soundtracks for The Avengers |publisher=IMDb.com, Inc. |date= |accessdate=2010-06-04}} on Spread,{{cite web|url=https://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1808981658 |title=Ashtar Command Music Credits |publisher=Yahoo! Inc. |date= |accessdate=2010-06-05}} on Fragments, on The O.C. television series, and on Rockstar Games' Red Dead Redemption Original Soundtrack and in the video game end credits sequence.
History
After hearing Chris Holmes DJ in South America, Paul McCartney requested that Holmes do something before McCartney's own Friday set at the Coachella Festival in 2009. Holmes created a mix of old Beatles' covers with McCartney's Temporary Secretary. Holmes displayed his band's "Ashtar Command" logo on both sides of the Coachella Festival stage prior to his opening act for McCartney as foreshadowing for an Ashtar Command resurgence.{{cite web|author=Randall Roberts |url=http://blogs.laweekly.com/westcoastsound/coachella/la-weekly-coachella-awards-200/ |title=LA Weekly Coachella Awards 2009: The Best and Worst of the Festival |publisher=LA Weekly, LP. |date=2009-04-20 |accessdate=2010-06-04| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20100426053950/http://blogs.laweekly.com/westcoastsound/coachella/la-weekly-coachella-awards-200/| archivedate= 26 April 2010 | url-status= live}} On May 12, 2011, Chris Holmes was on tour with Paul McCartney in South America.
Discography
- Love Songs In Advance of the Landing (2008)
- Holding Out For Love (2010)
- American Sunshine (2011)
Song appearances
- "(Walking On) Landmines" from Ten Inch Hero (1997)
- "Solve My Problems Today" from The Avengers film soundtrack (1998)
- "Summer's End featuring Sinéad O'Connor" from The Avengers film soundtrack (1998)
- "Into Dust" from Music from the OC: Mix 6 (2006)
- "Holding Out For Love" from Grey's Anatomy (Season 6, episode 18)
- "Deadman's Gun" from Rockstar Games' Red Dead Redemption Original Soundtrack (2010)
- "Mark IV featuring Joshua Radin" from EA Sports' FIFA 13 Soundtrack (2012)
- "Four Years Gone" from How to Make Money Selling Drugs (2012)
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.ashtar-command.com/ Official site]
- [http://www.myspace.com/ashtarcommand MySpace page]
- [http://www.last.fm/music/Ashtar+Command Last.fm]
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