Mars Argo Explained

Mars Argo
Birth Name:Brittany Alexandria Sheets
Years Active:2009–present
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Brittany Alexandria Sheets, known by her stage name Mars Argo, is an American singer, songwriter, and internet personality.[2]

Sheets is prominently known for her portrayal of a fictionalized stage persona of herself on YouTube. She became known as the lead singer of the indie rock band of the same name, named after her main stage persona.[3] [4] Mars Argo (the band) released their only album, Technology Is a Dead Bird, on November 6, 2009. The band continued to release extended plays such as Internet Sessions and Linden Place throughout 2010 and 2011. In a 2013 Vice article, the band stated that they were working on their own TV show along with a second album, but both projects were later abandoned.

Besides releasing music, Sheets co-produced, wrote, and directed content for her YouTube channel grocerybagdottv (renamed shouldicleanmyroom in 2022), formerly co-operated by her former partner Titanic Sinclair. The channel's content was often satirical, revolving around society and Internet culture. However, after the duo separated in early 2014, all but three videos (the music videos for "Using You", "Runaway Runaway", and a satirical video called "Delete Your Facebook") were removed from the channel. [5]

In 2022, Sheets released her debut solo single "Angry", and a subsequent audio video was uploaded onto the channel. On March 15, 2023, she released another single titled "I Can Only Be Me".

Early life

Brittany Alexandria Sheets was born in Saginaw, Michigan. Growing up, she played piano and sang in her church choir. She has stated that her mother never allowed her to play video games as a child, believing that they were a distraction from her studies. Before launching the YouTube project grocerybagdottv, Sheets attended university and pursued a major in biology.

Career

2009–2011: Career beginnings, Technology Is a Dead Bird, and Computer Show

After meeting Corey Michael Mixter (P.K.A. Titanic Sinclair) on Myspace,[6] they cameoed[7] [8] and worked[9] [10] on the YouTube channel titled digitalfuntown.[11] Sheets and Mixter later formed the alternative pop band Mars Argo. They also co-operated a YouTube channel under the title Grocerybagdottv (stylized in all lowercase), where they uploaded music-related content and a series of social commentary videos, initially dubbed Video Blog and later renamed Computer Show. Their most popular non-music video is a 2014 episode of this series, titled "Delete Your Facebook",[12] mocking social media usage and the website of the same name. The music video for "Using You", the most well known single from the project, already counts more than 21 million views on the channel.

The band released their debut album, Technology Is a Dead Bird, on November 6, 2009.[13] [14] It was followed up with an acoustic EP, Internet Sessions, in 2010,[15] and another EP, Linden Place, in 2011.[16] [17] They began working on an eventually scrapped and heavily delayed second album with Chicago-based producer, Johnny K, soon after Technology Is a Dead Bird was released.[18] [19]

2015–2019: Mars Argo breaks up

Sheets and Mixter moved to Los Angeles in 2012, where they filmed and released the remainder of the YouTube channel's uploads, followed by the romantic separation of the couple in 2014. The band continued to perform during the South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas,[20] before going on a hiatus, being briefly revived in December of the same year, although permanently splitting up sometime in March 2015. According to a 2018 lawsuit filed by Sheets, the dissolvement of both the relationship and band was due to Mixter's incessant verbal abuse and physical violence.[21]

Sheets resurfaced in April 2018, by addressing her absence, and promising new music in the future to her fans.[22] [23]

2020–present: Dinner in America, Angry and future projects

Sheets portrayed Sissy in the film Dinner in America alongside Kyle Gallner, Emily Skeggs, Pat Healy, Griffin Gluck, Lea Thompson, and Mary Lynn Rajskub. The film was filmed in Detroit, Michigan and was selected to premiere at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival.[24] On April 25, 2022, Sheets released her debut solo single, titled "Angry". The single was released onto streaming services and uploaded onto the now-renamed shouldicleanmyroom channel.[25] [26]

On 13 November 2023, Sheets released her most popular single, "Using You", on Spotify, over nine years after its initial release. The track is the original studio recording of the song, however Sinclair's backing vocals have been removed.[27]

Lawsuit against Sinclair and Poppy

On April 17, 2018, Sheets filed a 44-page lawsuit against Corey Mixter and his then-collaborator Poppy (real name Moriah Rose Pereira) alleging copyright infringement, stalking, and emotional and physical abuse being inflicted upon her by the former.[28] [29] [30] That same day, Sheets posted a message on her social media pages addressing the lawsuit, thanking fans for their support and confirming new music to come. On May 7, Poppy put forth a public statement about the "frivolous" lawsuit, stating that Sheets was attempting to manipulate her psychologically. She called the suit a "publicity campaign" and a "desperate grab for fame".[31]

The lawsuit was dismissed on September 14, having been settled outside of court with agreements that Mixter and Pereira would not be in contact with Sheets, and with Sheets gaining all rights, title and interest to the Mars Argo music and brand.[32] [33] [34] Pereira later publicly split with Mixter in December 2019, and alleged that she was a victim of "manipulative patterns" by him.[35] However, Pereira has never publicly retracted her initial statements regarding the lawsuit and insists she was "never controlled" by Mixter,[36] further stating that "he didn't want to make YouTube videos, but [she] begged him". All parties agreed to not contact each other directly and to do so via each Counsel.[37] [38]

Discography

Extended plays

TitleDetails
Internet Sessions
  • Released: August 18, 2010
  • Label: Grocerybag Media
  • Format: Digital download
Linden Place
  • Released: March 20, 2011
  • Label: Grocerybag Media
  • Format: Digital download
I Can Only Be Me EP[40]
  • Released: June 24, 2024
  • Label: SICMR
  • Format: Digital download, streaming

Singles

Title! scope="col"
YearAlbum
"Love in Black and White"[41] 2011Linden Place
"Pls Don't Forget Me"[42] 2012
"Runaway Runaway"[43] [44] Mars Argo
"Using You"[45] 2014
"Angry"2022I Can Only Be Me EP
"I Can Only Be Me"2023

Guest appearances

Title! scope="col"
YearOther artistAlbum
"Limousine Machine"[46] 2012Titanic SinclairThick Jello

Music videos

TitleYearOther artistDirector(s)
"Tired Today"2009Titanic Sinclair[47]
"The Singularity Is Near"[48]
"Monsters Under My Bed"[49]
"Mrs. Stadler"2010Matthew Franklin, Tony Katai[50]
"Love in Black and White"2011[51]
"Beauty Is Empty"2012Titanic Sinclair[52]
"Limousine Machine"Titanic Sinclair[53]
"Runaway Runaway"2013Tony Katai[54]
"Using You"2014Ryan Wehner[55]
"I Can Only Be Me"2023

Notes and References

  1. Web site: grocerybagdottvtest on SocialBlade. Socialblade. October 30, 2019. 2019-10-30.
  2. Web site: Mars Argo are Done Being Cool - Watch Their New Video for "Runaway, Runaway" . 2013-02-14 . . 2018-03-08.
  3. Web site: Poppy is a disturbing internet meme seen by millions. Can she become a pop sensation?. Hunt, Elle. December 11, 2017. The Guardian. https://web.archive.org/web/20180127205557/https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/dec/11/poppy-youtube-meme-pop-sensation-titanic-sinclair-moriah-pereira. January 27, 2018.
  4. Web site: Exploring The Mystery Behind Titanic Sinclair, Mars Argo, And That Poppy . 2016-11-15 . Odyssey. en-us . 2018-03-08.
  5. Web site: grocerybagdottv. YouTube. en. 2018-10-25.
  6. News: Poppy, a projekt kimászna az internetből, de a világ még nem készült fel rá - 444. Juli. Boros. 444. 2018-03-25. hu-HU.
  7. Web site: March 21, 2008. Pirate Wheel of Fortune. 2021-01-12. www.youtube.com.
  8. Web site: February 14, 2008. Doritos Sandwich. 2021-01-12. www.youtube.com.
  9. Web site: Around the Watercooler - YouTube. 2021-01-12. www.youtube.com. March 21, 2008 .
  10. Web site: Obama Rap by Pizza Featuring Obama Girl-Yes We Can - YouTube. 2021-01-12. www.youtube.com. February 5, 2008 .
  11. Web site: digitalfuntown - YouTube. 2021-01-12. www.youtube.com.
  12. Welcome to Poppy's World. Pandell. Lexi. Wired. 2018-03-25. en-US.
  13. Web site: Technology is a Dead Bird by Mars Argo. November 6, 2009. Bandcamp. April 27, 2018. July 27, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180727181305/https://marsargo.bandcamp.com/album/technology-Is-a-dead-bird. dead.
  14. Web site: Technology Is a Dead Bird by Mars Argo. November 6, 2009. iTunes. https://web.archive.org/web/20100526052554/http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/technology-is-a-dead-bird/id339924415. May 26, 2010. dead. April 27, 2018.
  15. Web site: Internet Sessions Mars Argo. August 18, 2010. Bandcamp. https://web.archive.org/web/20101017092316/https://marsargo.bandcamp.com/album/internet-sessions. October 17, 2010. dead. April 27, 2010.
  16. Web site: Linden Place EP Mars Argo. March 20, 2011. Bandcamp. https://web.archive.org/web/20110413175735/http://marsargo.bandcamp.com/album/linden-place-ep. April 13, 2011. live. April 27, 2018.
  17. Web site: Linden Place - EP by Mars Argo. April 4, 2011. iTunes. April 27, 2018.
  18. Web site: Mars Argo - Fearless Radio Interview. February 17, 2012. YouTube. https://web.archive.org/web/20180428011600/http://www2.fearlessradio.com/component/k2/item/4106-mars-argo. April 28, 2018. dead. April 27, 2018.
  19. Web site: Mars Argo - Using You (Official). January 13, 2015. YouTube. April 27, 2018.
  20. Web site: Mars Argo. South by Southwest. April 27, 2018.
  21. Web site: Mars Argo That Poppy Lawsuit. April 17, 2018. TMZ. September 13, 2021. September 14, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210914012538/http://tmz.vo.llnwd.net/o28/newsdesk/tmz_documents/Mars-Argo%20-ThatPoppy-Lawsuit-01.pdf. dead.
  22. Web site: Mars Argo. April 17, 2018. Twitter. April 29, 2018.
  23. Web site: The Internet is Boring.. April 19, 2018. Tumblr. April 29, 2018.
  24. Web site: Hinds . Julie . Detroit makes its mark on the lineup for the 2020 Sundance Film Festival in January . Detroit Free Press . 14 December 2019.
  25. Web site: Spotify – Angry. Mars Argo. April 25, 2022. open.spotify.com.
  26. Web site: Mars Argo - Angry. April 25, 2022. YouTube.
  27. Web site: Spotify . 2023-11-21 . open.spotify.com.
  28. Web site: Alexander. Julia. 2018-05-16. A new legal battle could threaten Poppy's YouTube career. 2021-08-19. Polygon. en.
  29. News: MARS SUES TITANIC AND THATPOPPY .. You Jacked My Identity!!!. April 17, 2018. TMZ. April 29, 2018.
  30. News: YouTuber Mars Argo is suing Poppy's creator for 'severe' abuse, ripping off her persona. Farokhmanesh. Megan. April 18, 2018. The Verge. April 29, 2018.
  31. Poppy Responds to Mars Argo Copyright Suit, Calls It 'Desperate Grab for Fame'. Billboard. 2018-10-04.
  32. Web site: 2019-01-08. Poppy and collaborator Titanic Sinclair settle lawsuit with Mars Argo. 2021-08-19. NME. en-GB.
  33. News: Lawsuit against YouTube personality Poppy dismissed. 2018-09-18. The Daily Dot. 2018-09-20. en-US.
  34. News: The lawsuit against Poppy and her creator has been dismissed. The Verge. 2018-09-20.
  35. Web site: Lavin . Will . Poppy parts ways with Titanic Sinclair, accuses him of "manipulative patterns" . NME . December 29, 2019 . 23 May 2020.
  36. Web site: Poppy interview. 2021-07-01 . The Forty-Five . 2022-05-18.
  37. Web site: The Beautiful, Bizarre Future of Poppy. 2018-11-30 . . 2022-05-18.
  38. https://www.nme.com/news/music/poppy-and-manager-titanic-sinclair-settle-lawsuit-with-mars-argo-2428225
  39. Web site: Mars Argo Store – Mars Argo CD. March 23, 2012. Big Cartel. https://web.archive.org/web/20130630061347/http://marsargo.bigcartel.com/product/mars-argo-cd. June 30, 2013. dead. April 27, 2018.
  40. Web site: Argo. Mars. June 24, 2024. I Can Only Be Me EP - Album by Mars Argo - Apple Music. Apple Music. June 24, 2024.
  41. Web site: Mars Argo. June 7, 2011. Bandcamp. https://web.archive.org/web/20110619211946/http://marsargo.bandcamp.com/. June 19, 2011. dead. April 27, 2018.
  42. Web site: Pls Don't Forget Me Mars Argo. December 10, 2012. Bandcamp. April 27, 2018. August 15, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180815001757/https://marsargo.bandcamp.com/album/pls-dont-forget-me. dead.
  43. Web site: Runaway Runaway Mars Argo. December 14, 2012. Bandcamp. April 27, 2018. August 15, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180815002122/https://marsargo.bandcamp.com/album/runaway-runaway. dead.
  44. Web site: Runaway Runaway - Single by Mars Argo. February 14, 2013. iTunes. April 27, 2018.
  45. Web site: Using You - Single by Mars Argo. December 21, 2014. iTunes. April 27, 2018.
  46. Web site: Limousine Machine (feat. Mars Argo) Titanic Sinclair . June 20, 2020 . December 11, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121211085011/http://titanicsinclair.bandcamp.com/track/limousine-machine-feat-mars-argo . bot: unknown .
  47. Web site: GROCERYBAG.TV. March 18, 2009. Grocerybag. https://web.archive.org/web/20090406023748/http://grocerybag.tv/. April 6, 2009. dead. April 27, 2018.
  48. Web site: The Singularity is Near. July 10, 2009. YouTube. https://web.archive.org/web/20100620171415/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5zj3dHM3Ao. June 20, 2010. dead. April 27, 2018.
  49. Web site: Monsters Under My Bed. September 9, 2009. YouTube. https://web.archive.org/web/20100409120743/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkLjw8ocspo. April 9, 2010. dead. April 27, 2018.
  50. Web site: Mars Argo - Mrs. Stadler (OFFICIAL VIDEO). November 11, 2010. YouTube. https://web.archive.org/web/20110527223013/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsTaZ8K2k6g&gl=US&hl=en&has_verified=1. May 27, 2011. dead. April 27, 2018.
  51. Web site: Mars Argo - Love in Black and White (Official). June 6, 2011. YouTube. https://web.archive.org/web/20110608170317/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sw0YMlbS7fM&gl=US&hl=en&has_verified=1. June 8, 2011. dead. April 27, 2018.
  52. Web site: Mars Argo - Beauty is Empty (Official). August 28, 2012. YouTube. https://web.archive.org/web/20120829082551/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xR62YlFYqrA&gl=US&hl=en. August 29, 2012. dead. April 27, 2018.
  53. Web site: Titanic Sinclair (feat. Mars Argo) - Limousine Machine - YouTube. grocerybagdottv. December 8, 2012. youtube.com. December 31, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20121212105127/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQr2-KQesdE. December 12, 2012.
  54. Web site: Mars Argo - Runaway Runaway (Official). February 14, 2013. YouTube. https://web.archive.org/web/20130219104852/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbgWXRxlSuQ&gl=US&hl=en. February 19, 2013. live. April 27, 2018.
  55. Web site: Using You. January 14, 2014. Vimeo. April 27, 2018.

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