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High School Reunion

American Laundromat Records

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PRAISE FOR HIGH SCHOOL REUNION!!!
"One of the finest tribute records ever amassed! Let this serve as a blueprint for all future tribute sets." John D. Luerssen (All Music Guide)
"This is how tribute albums should be done... the music on High School Reunion is as entertaining as it is nostalgic." Devin Grant (The Post & Courier)
"American Laundromat Records dreamt up a concept so disgustingly cool that it can only be a triumph." Alan Pedder (U.K. Music Journalist)
"Thank goodness for American Laundromat Records... with a highly entertaining new CD compilation featuring a bevy of New England artists covering movie soundtrack songs written by Iggy Pop, the Cars, and Psychedelic Furs." Jonathan Perry (The Boston Globe)
ABOUT HIGH SCHOOL REUNION!!!
HIGH SCHOOL REUNION is an outstanding 20-song compilation featuring indie-rockers Frank Black (PIXIES), Matthew Sweet, John P. Strohm (Blake Babies, Lemonheads), Kristin Hersh (Throwing Muses, 50 Foot Wave), Lori McKenna, The Caulfield Sisters, The Dresden Dolls and more covering tracks from some of the 80's most popular teen films.
Pretty in Pink, The Breakfast Club, Sixteen Candles, Weird Science, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Say Anything, Valley Girl, and more. They're all being covered here on a CD Transcendental Pop Magazine called "the compilation CD of the year!
Features a hilarious forward by film critic Chris Gore who also hosts IFC's "Ultimate Film Fanatic", and is the creator & editor of FilmThreat.com.
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Member Since: 6/15/2005
Band Website: alr-music.com
Band Members: Matthew Sweet
Frank Black
The Caulfield Sisters
Kristin Hersh
The Dresden Dolls
John P. Strohm
The Atomic Hep Cats
The Wading Girl
AM
PC Munoz
Kitty Hawk (formerly The Smarties)
Lori McKenna
Nova Social
The Modifiers
Underdog
Dipsomaniacs
The Commons
Blank Pages
The Bennies
Bastards of Melody
Influences: The Films & Music of the 80's!
Sounds Like: Tom Petty
Echo & The Bunnymen
Wayne Newton
The Simple Minds
Fresh For Lulu
Modern English
The Thompson Twins
Peter Gabriel
The Specials
The Psychedelic Furs
The Plimsouls
The Cars
The Smiths
The Psychedelic Furs
Iggy Pop
Jackson Browne
The Vapors
The Pixies
Oingo Boingo
The Replacements
Record Label: American Laundromat Records / Face Down Records
Type of Label: Indie