Boy Hits Car

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Boy Hits Car is a four piece American alternative rock band from Los Angeles, California.

Biography

The band was formed in 1993. After releasing their first album, My Animal, independently in 1998, they went on the Sno-Core Tour and recorded their next album, Boy Hits Car, on Wind-up Records. A third album was self released in 2005 called The Passage. In 2006 the band re-released the album in July after signing with Rock Ridge Music as their distributor. It was announced on their myspace that they are currently working on a new album which will be released sometime in 2009.^{[citation needed]}

Members

Current

• Cregg Rondell - vocals, twelve string guitar
• Bill Gower - bass guitar
• Mike Bartak - guitar
• Johnny Ransom - drums

Former

• Dusty Hunt - (2006 - 2007) - guitar
• Michael Ferrari (1993 - 2003) - drums
• Scott Menville (1993 - 2006) - bass guitar
• Louis Lenard (1993-2006) - guitar

Discography

• My Animal (1998) (NMG Records)
• Boy Hits Car (2001) (Wind-Up Records)
• The Passage (independently released 2005, then re-released in 2006 through Rock Ridge Music)
• TBA (2009)

Trivia

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• Boy Hits Car's original name was Grandma's Third Battalion^{[citation needed]}.
• Their song, lovefurypassionenergy, was the entrance theme for WWE wrestler Amy Dumas, better known by her stage name Lita. It contains elements of her first entrance music, a generic theme called "It just feels right". This theme debuted at WWF WrestleMania X8, but was not used until 2003. She used this theme up until her retirement in November 2006.
• They were featured on the Public Radio International show, "This American Life" in 1998, concerning their song "Mr. Loh."
• Former bassist, Scott Menville, voice acted for numerous video games (including Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater, Tales of Symphonia, Final Fantasy X-2, and Dark Cloud 2) and animated series (including Mission Hill, Teen Titans, and Jonny Quest)^{[citation needed]}.
• The songs "Escape The World" and "Tonight" feature in Warren Miller's ski film Higher Ground.^{[citation needed]}
• The song "I'm a Cloud" was featured on the action sports television show Bluetorch.^{[citation needed]}
• The song "I'm a Cloud" was featured also on the game "Aggressive Inline".^{[citation needed]}
• The song "The Rebirth" was featured in the 4th Dragonball Z movie Lord Slug.^{[citation needed]}
• The song "The Rebirth" appears in Warren Miller's 2001 Cold Fusion during a feature on BASE Jumping with Dave Barlia.
• Boy Hits Car briefly appeared in the "311" documentary "Enlarged to Show Detail 2".^{[citation needed]}
• Cregg Rondell plays the part of the boyfriend in the movie "Captain Ron"

External links

• Official website
• Boy Hits Car at MySpace
• Official Street Team

References

1. ^ Schade, Melanie (2007). "Interview with Boy Hits Car", indieSolo!, http://www.indiesolo.com/artists/Boy_Hits_Car/interview.htm