Birdbrain (band)
American band
Birdbrain was an American post-grunge band, formed in Boston, Massachusetts, by neighborhood friends in 1992 and dissolved in 1997. They had some success with their song "Youth of America", which appeared in the 1996 film Scream, as well as a contribution to the soundtrack for the 1995 film The Last Supper with a cover of Paul McCartney's "Jet". They were formed by guitarist/singer/songwriter Joey "Ammo" (Amicangelo) and drummer Mike Benway and signed to TVT Records in 1995. In their time, they produced two CD albums, and two film soundtrack song contributions. They broke up in 1997.
History
The Boston band was formed in the early 1990s after a chance meeting in a Roslindale, MA, bar, between Ammo and Benway. They rented a rehearsal studio, began funding some recording projects and started setting up bookings. Eventually they hired local manager Jeff Hudson.
Hudson successfully shopped the recordings to contacts at TVT Records in 1995 with their tape "Princess", their contribution to Boston Rock n' Roll Anthology Vol. 18, as well as the release of their self-produced, full-length album, Bliss, and soon they had a recording contract.
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