Cerebral Ballzy Explained

Cerebral Ballzy
Years Active:2008–2015
Origin:Brooklyn, New York, United States
Genre:Hardcore punk, skate punk
Label:Williams Street Records, Dine Alone Records,[1]
Moshi Moshi Records
Cooking Vinyl[2]
Vinyl Junkie, Cult Records
Website:cerebralballzy.com
Current Members:Honor Titus
Melvin "Mel" Honore
Mason
Jason Bannon
Tom Kogut

Cerebral Ballzy is an American punk rock band from Brooklyn, New York, United States.[3] [4] The band was formed in 2008[5] and released their debut, self-titled, album on 26 July 2011.[6] The album was released in full as an online preview on the Revolver magazine website.[7]

Cerebral Ballzy are known for their love of 1980s punk, along with a keen interest in drinking, girls, pizza and skateboarding.[1] The band has received praise for their debut single "Insufficient Fare" and their energetic live performances. According to lead singer Honor Titus, the name Cerebral Ballzy came from a friend who dropped a slice of pizza on a train track and picked it up. Honor said "That was ballsy" and his friend replied "Cerebral Ballsy!", a play on the congenital disorder cerebral palsy.[8] [9] Titus is the son of rapper Andres "Dres" Titus, of the acclaimed alternative hip hop duo Black Sheep.

The band has completed a tour of the United States[6] and played major European festivals including Hevy Music Festival, Sonisphere Festival, Lowlands, Pukkelpop, Soundwaves, Roskilde, Eurockéennes and Latitude.[10] They played at the Summer Sonic Festival in Japan and the Reading and Leeds festivals in the United Kingdom in August 2011, headlined the 2013 NME Radar Tour,[11] and have played with Flag, Black Lips, The Horrors, Japanther, GBH, The King Blues and FEAR. In 2013, Cerebral Ballzy were signed to Julian Casablancas's label Cult Records.[12] [13]

The band disbanded in 2015.

Discography

Albums

Studio albums

TitleAlbum detailsNotes
Cerebral Ballzy
Jaded & Faded Produced by Dave Sitek[14]

Extended plays

TitleAlbum detailsNotes
You're Idle
  • Released: 2010
  • Format: 7" vinyl
4-track limited to 500 copies[15]
Return of the Slice
  • Released: 9 March 2011
  • Format: CD, digital download
9-track Japanese EP
The Grip (EP)
  • Released: 12 April 2011
  • Format: Audio cassette
6-track limited to 1000 copies[16]

Live albums

TitleAlbum detailsNotes
Live in Toronto 06/19/09
  • Released: 2009
  • Format: Audio cassette
9-track limited to 100 copies
Live at the Macbeth, London 7th May 2011
  • Released: 2011
  • Format: Audio cassette
13-track limited to 100 copies
Live at the Detroit Bar, Costa Mesa, CA 7th February 2011
  • Released: 2011
  • Format: 7" Vinyl
6-track limited to 700/200/100

Singles

Release DateTitleFormatReleased InFrom Album
US
UK
29 November 2010"Insufficient Fare" (Still in Love)7" VinylCerebral Ballzy
7 June 2011"Insufficient Fare"Digital Download
19 June 2011"Cutting Class"Digital Download
5 July 2011"Junky For Her"Digital Download
6 August 2013"Another Day"[17] [18] Digital DownloadJaded & Faded
6 August 2013"City's Girl"[19] [20] 7" Vinyl

Music videos

ReleasedTitleDirector
24 May 2010"Insufficient Fare"[21] Mason James/Evan Wunsch
12 April 2011"Don't Tell Me What To Do"[22] The Marshall Darlings
6 June 2011"Drug Myself Dumb"[23] Mason & Julian Gilbert
2 August 2011"Junky For Her"[24] Vice Cooler
2 August 2011"Cutting Class"[25] The Marshall Darlings
August 2011"On The Run"[26]
14 August 2013"Another Day"

Members

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Chris Ziegler . Cerebral Ballzy Are Barfing Their Way to the Top – Page 1 – Music – Orange County . OC Weekly . 16 June 2011 . 2 August 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110725003649/http://www.ocweekly.com/2011-06-16/music/cerebral-ballzy-honor-titus/ . 25 July 2011 . dead .
  2. Web site: Cerebral Ballzy | Cooking Vinyl . 3 August 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110814095103/http://cookingvinyl.com/artists/cerebral-ballzy/ . 14 August 2011 . dead .
  3. News: Paul Lester . New band of the day – No 798: Cerebral Ballzy | Music . The Guardian. 1 June 2010. 2 August 2011 . London.
  4. News: Louis Pattison . Cerebral Ballzy just wanna have fun | Music . The Guardian. 22 May 2010. 2 August 2011 . London.
  5. Web site: Vice Magazine: NEW YORK – BALLZY AS HELL . Vice.typepad.com . 13 March 2009 . 2 August 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110821035500/http://vice.typepad.com/vice_magazine/2009/03/new-york---ball.html . 21 August 2011 . dead .
  6. Web site: SKOA – [Download] Cerebral Ballzy – "Insufficient Fare" |publisher=Some Kind of Awesome |date=25 May 2011 |accessdate=2 August 2011].
  7. Web site: Exclusive Premiere: Cerebral Ballzy Debut Their Self-Titled Album. 19 December 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141219061058/http://www.revolvermag.com/news/exclusive-premiere-cerebral-ballzy-debut-their-self-titled-album.html. 19 December 2014. dead.
  8. Web site: Crawl Insights: CEREBRAL BALLZY | News | The Gaymers Camden Crawl 2011 . Thecamdencrawl.com . 2 August 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110802032225/http://www.thecamdencrawl.com/news/article/crawl-insights-cerebral-ballzy . 2 August 2011 . dead .
  9. Web site: When WANARB met : Cerebral Ballzy « we are not a rock band . Wearenotarockband.wordpress.com . 13 December 2010 . 2 August 2011.
  10. Web site: Line-up – Latitude Festival 2011 . Latitudefestival.co.uk . 17 July 2011 . 2 August 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110807180406/http://www.latitudefestival.co.uk/2011/lineup/ . 7 August 2011 . dead .
  11. Web site: Cerebral Ballzy. Facebook.com. 25 September 2020.
  12. Gentile. John. Julian Casablancas Signs Cerebral Ballzy to Cult Records. Rolling Stone. 1 April 2018.
  13. Web site: Cerebral Ballzy Signed to Cult. Cult Records. 2 April 2018.
  14. Web site: Jaded & Faded. allmusic.com. 24 August 2015.
  15. Web site: || Article || You're Idle // Cerebral Ballzy || . https://archive.today/20100603203343/http://www.articlemethod.com/ART001.HTML . dead . 3 June 2010 . Articlemethod.com . 2 August 2011 .
  16. Web site: || Article || You're Idle // Cerebral Ballzy || . https://archive.today/20110416104208/http://www.articlemethod.com/ART007.HTML . dead . 16 April 2011 . Articlemethod.com . 2 August 2011 .
  17. Web site: iTunes Store. Itunes.apple.com. 19 December 2014.
  18. Web site: Another Day Music Video. YouTube. 25 September 2020.
  19. Web site: StackPath. Federalprism.com. 25 September 2020.
  20. Web site: Richard Phillips | artnet. Artnet.com. 25 September 2020.
  21. Web site: Cerebral Ballzy. YouTube. 19 December 2014.
  22. Web site: Marshall Darling Productions. YouTube. 19 December 2014.
  23. Web site: Cerebral Ballzy. YouTube. 19 December 2014.
  24. Web site: Cerebral Ballzy. YouTube. 19 December 2014.
  25. Web site: Cerebral Ballzy. YouTube. 19 December 2014.
  26. Web site: YouTube . . 25 November 2016 . 27 May 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160527014036/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVaiCH4v0ic . dead .
  27. Web site: Radfest: Cerebral Ballzy . Dazed Digital . 2 August 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121021121849/http://www.dazeddigital.com/mobile/music/article/8086/1/radfest-cerebral-ballzy . 21 October 2012 . dead .
  28. Web site: Adult Swim Music: Cerebral Ballzy . Adultswim.com . 2 August 2011.
  29. Web site: On the Road with Cerebral Ballzy. NME. 17 August 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20120330221442/http://public.edition-on.net/data/NME/2373/nme_digital_2010_issue_33_48.asp. 30 March 2012. dead.

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