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Mere Mortals

" You rise up,you come down in the Hard Light"

About Me



What Jonesy said...Sex Pistol Steve Jones sounds off
about MM on Indie 103.1. Click to hear the clip.



My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 7/15/2004
Band Website: meremortalsmusic.com
Band Members:

Axel....Vocal/Guitar
Mimi Star ....bass guitar
Todd Demma ...Drums
Derek Walker ....Guitar/back up vocal
Influences: Primal Scream, NEU!, Oasis, Verve, Stones, Pistols, Stone Roses, Spacemen3, Ride, Faces, Suede, Bowie, TRex, Secret Machines, Early Floyd, Soundtrack, BRMC, MBV, Mansun, Catherine Wheel, Death in Vegas, The Only Ones, The Dead Boys, These Animal Men, Warlocks, Etc...

REVIEW

"Mere Mortals sound as if they're angling for a spot in the Britpop pantheon, nurturing a jangly, neo-psychedelic sound that brings to mind early Primal Scream, Supergrass or maybe Oasis as fronted by a man who smiles at the world rather than sneers. The merry band of do-it yourselfers self-released the all-wheat, no-chaff "Rebel Radio" EP late last year, and several of the disc's seven songs cracked the specialty charts (which track the amount of airplay on "specialty" shows where the DJs program their own music)."
- LA Times

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Any struggling A&R rep ought to take advantage of this holiday season and jump on the Mere Mortals while Hollywood naps.

Their self-made "Rebel Radio" EP is climbing the FMQB charts that track national airplay on new music radio shows. Not only are the Mere Mortals the only unsigned band on the Single chart where they're 15, but they're 10 on the Album chart.

This year they replaced their bass player with Japanese hellion Mimi Star, formerly of Rayon, put out their EP and played everywhere they could. Indie 103's Jonesy called Rebel Radio an "amazing sounding EP", and the fact that they're rubbing shoulders on the charts with The Decemberists, Veruca Salt, and ... And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead should raise at least a few eyebrows.
-http://www.laist.com

Sounds Like: Beauty, Volume, Medication, Cities, Space Stations, High Rises, Runways, Dreams, Drinks, Love.

Record Label: none
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Dragon Mothers in the desert

Hey CadetsWe've been threatening for a long time, and it's finally happening:mere mortals is hitting the road.Just some overnight stints right now, with a proper tour to follow later this year.The fir...
Posted by Mere Mortals on Mon, 16 Jun 2008 12:56:00 PST

Shadows on your eyes

Hey CadetsNew photos are coming. We’re working with a talented and sharp guy called Aaron Lucy. Had a blast with him and his camera last night. Rehearsal was also quite amazing. Let’s hope...
Posted by Mere Mortals on Thu, 27 Mar 2008 12:08:00 PST

ichi ni san...

hiya!mimi star from mortals here.seems it's been silent for a while,but actually we've been working hard for up coming new material.quick update,captain mortals is in England and Germany,and drummer T...
Posted by Mere Mortals on Wed, 27 Feb 2008 08:26:00 PST

No comedown 08

Hey CadetsQuite a week in the hard light kicking off the new year.First some spectacular bleeding all over the practice roomthe day before the ECHO show after Axel's hand had a run-in with some broken...
Posted by Mere Mortals on Thu, 03 Jan 2008 12:41:00 PST

Afterglow

Thanks, mortals, that felt great. A packed house and hot and sweaty welcome back at Silverlake Lounge. We couldn't have hoped for a better first show back. All systems were firing and everyone had a b...
Posted by Mere Mortals on Fri, 07 Dec 2007 10:47:00 PST

Back in the Hard Light

Ok, cadets. This is it, our first show with the pretty, new line-up. Our two new Mortals are Todd Demma on drums and Derek Walker on guitar and vocals. And don't worry, Mimi Star didn't go anywhere. W...
Posted by Mere Mortals on Tue, 04 Dec 2007 12:30:00 PST

Resuming transmissions with a new Mortal

Hey CadetsSometimes the stars do smile down. It seems that, after a very short search, Mere Mortals have indeed found a great new drummer. We will reveal details after a little more time together, but...
Posted by Mere Mortals on Fri, 14 Sep 2007 12:44:00 PST

Spaceland show Photos

9th July @Spaceland with ESKIMOHUNTERsrc="http://s155.photobucket.com/albums/s313/mim i4521/meremortalsspaceland4.jpg">.....
Posted by Mere Mortals on Thu, 12 Jul 2007 07:07:00 PST

thought from Mimi Star from mortals

past 3 weeks was hard time for mortals.now I'm heading to Japan to refresh mind ,refuel energy while I'm there.I can't wait to come back.we ganna meet&try out people who want to be next mortals force,...
Posted by Mere Mortals on Sat, 11 Aug 2007 10:25:00 PST

mortals on Little radio.com

Click here **Mere Mortals based out of Los Angeles kept up the rock anthems with a heavy nod to the Brits. I detected elements of Oasis, Primal Scream, and Stone Roses in their songs. Mimi Star (Bass)...
Posted by Mere Mortals on Sun, 15 Jul 2007 02:26:00 PST