The Chinese Stars
Shortly after experimental rock avatars Arab on Radar disbanded in late 2002, vocalist/guitarist Eric Paul set about forming his next project, the Chinese Stars. Paul recruited Arab on Radar drummer Craig Kureck, former Six Finger Satellite bassist Rick Ivan Pelletier, and guitarist Paul Viera to complete the unit. While the Chinese Stars were slightly more conventional than Arab on Radar's provocative chaos, the band was noisy and weird enough to find a home on Skin Graft, which was also home to Paul and Kureck's previous band. The gr...[more]
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VINYL FORMAT. From the ashes of ARAB ON RADAR and SIX FINGER SATELLITE rise The Chinese Stars. If you haven't heard them yet, you soon will. The Chinese Stars include drummer Craig Kureck and vocalist Eric Paul formerly of Arab On Radar, a band legendary for disbanding at the height of their popularity, after achieving status as one of the most innovative bands of the last decade. The Chinese Stars also include the mysterious Paul Vieria on guitar and bassist Rick Pelletier (who was formerly of Six Finger S [ read more ]
LP $10.99
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From the ashes of ARAB ON RADAR and SIX FINGER SATELLITE rise THE CHINESE STARS. If you haven't heard them yet, you soon will. The Chinese Stars include drummer Craig Kureck and vocalist Eric Paul formerly of Arab On Radar, a band legendary for disbanding at the height of their popularity, after achieving status as one of the most innovative bands of the last decade. The Chinese Stars also include the mysterious Paul Vieria on guitar and bassist Rick Pelletier (who was formerly of Six Finger Satellite, a ba [ read more ]
CD $15.99
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This five-song EP is the debut from the Chinese Stars, a quartet that features vocalist Eric Paul and drummer Craig Kureck (both formerly of Arab on Radar) and guitarist Paul Vieira (formerly of Six Finger Satellite). The sound is no huge departure from what you'd expect from these Providence, RI, noise rock veterans, although compared to Arab on Radar, at least, this is more listener-friendly, and less shrill and confrontational. The lyrics, while still typical of Paul's sideways [ read more ]
CD $15.18
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This sophomore full-length is sicker and sexier than their previous attempts to impregnate the World of Dancing Your Ass Off. Christened after the "Chinese Star Epidemic" of the early '80s which found legions of grade school kids across America armed with "shuriken" throwing stars, the band pledge to follow in this tradition: terrorizing parents, authority figures and the psyche of the free world. The Chinese Stars include Craig Kureck and Eric Paul formerly of Arab on Radar.
CD $13.99
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