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Member Since: 4/27/2004
Band Website: controllingthefamous.com
Band Members: Controlling the Famous:
John Collins, Brendan Hughes, Mike Schneider, Max Hellmann

Past Members:
Louis Laoudis, Tony Ostrowski
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"Controlling the Famous craft immediately lovable songs that deftly worm their way into your skull without the use of cheap pop hooks." SPIN.com

"the boys of Controlling the Famous are sophisticated musicians. One part experimental and one part indie pop" MSNBC.com

"Bounding out of the gate with big, slick staccato riffs and determined vocals, this LA bands debut instantly establishes hefty ambitions of sound and sensibility." CMJ

"A consistently enjoyable listen, their brand of melodic post-rock has subtle hints of math rock technicality ... remains wholly listenable and satisfyingly digestible throughout." - All Music Guide
Record Label: The Militia Group
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

R.I.P. Controlling the Famous (Read This!)

Greetings Ladies and Gentlemen of the world.As you can all probably tell by now, the end to supposed CTF hiatus never actually happened. We never made it back together. It was a tough long thought o...
Posted by controlling the famous on Thu, 22 Feb 2007 07:57:00 PST

"If You Die" video exclusively on spin.com

Head over to see our new video for "If You Die" over at www.spin.com.The video was done in a weekend up in Northern California by our good friends Jared Salas and Jake Anderson.
Posted by controlling the famous on Fri, 01 Dec 2006 01:15:00 PST

Controlling the Famous Press!

Features:Spin.com Band of the Day | www.spin.com/features/band_of_the_day/2006/05/060512_control lingthefamous/ MSNBC.com (Independent Study) | www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13208822/ Revolt Media l http://...
Posted by controlling the famous on Sat, 10 Jun 2006 04:59:00 PST

"Automatic City" in stores now!!

Yes--- the day is finally here!!! Head to your local record store or head to your ginormous chain store to pick up a copy of our debut album "Automatic City!" Automatic City was produced by Alex Newpo...
Posted by controlling the famous on Wed, 17 May 2006 03:52:00 PST

Exclusive stream at Emotionalpunk.com

Head over to www.emotionalpunk.com to check out an exclusive Controlling the Famous song off of "Automatic City!"
Posted by controlling the famous on Wed, 17 May 2006 11:53:00 PST

SPIN.com "Band of the Day!"

Controlling the Famous is Band of the Day, front and center, at SPIN.COM right now and all weekend long! You can vote on each Band of the Day when you click through to read the whole feature. VOTE A+ ...
Posted by controlling the famous on Sat, 13 May 2006 11:29:00 PST

New songs up!

Three new songs from our Militia Group debut album "Automatic City" are up now! Automatic City was produced by Alex Newport (At The Drive In, Mars Volta).
Posted by controlling the famous on Wed, 19 Apr 2006 10:58:00 PST

Alternative Press "100 Bands You Need To Know In 2006"

Controlling the Famous was selected by Alernative Press as one of the "100 Bands You Need to Know in 2006". Here's what the article had to say: "FOR FANS OF: Cursive, Fugazi, and Minus the Bear"On Aut...
Posted by controlling the famous on Tue, 28 Feb 2006 10:17:00 PST

new militia group website

www.themilitiagroup.com news and info on the CTF release, check it out.
Posted by controlling the famous on Tue, 28 Feb 2006 10:55:00 PST

Maris the Great Interview

check out www.maristhegreat.com for an interview w/fred.
Posted by controlling the famous on Wed, 08 Feb 2006 04:36:00 PST