THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2002
MUSIC
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN = 3
Thulium changes name, not sound
www.anythingbutjoey.com
Anything But Joey holds top position on K.C. radio
By Matt Beat Jayplay writer
The future seems anything but bleak for Anything But Joey, formerly known as Thulium, a Kansas City rock band of former KU students that recently found success on a national tour and local commercial radio.
Anything But Joey has reached the number one requested song spot on 96.5 FM The Buzz, in Kansas City, Mo.
"We are all very excited," Bryan Chesen, guitarist and singer, said. "We didn't even tell anybody to call up and request us, but they still do."
Anything But Joey, formerly known as Thulium, recently wrote a song for the NBA's Dallas Mavericks. The band's album "Come Out Fighting" is slated to come out in December.
The song, "Girl Roommate," is one of 11 new songs that will be featured on a new album by the band due in stores in December.
The band in August was part of the national NBA Rhythm and Rims Tour and performed in cities such as Dallas, New York, Chicago, Detroit, San Jose, Seattle and Portland. Chesen said they performed with big acts like Days of the New and LL Cool J.
The band was just happy to perform in front of big-time record label representatives, some of whom were from Jive Records, home of acts like Nelly and Britney Spears.
Chesen said he had mixed feelings about whether the band was willing to take chances and sign with a major label.
"We would probably much rather sign with a smaller label, like New Found Glory did," Chesen said. "Eighty percent of bands that sign with big labels get dropped within three months. We want a record label that lets us show them that we're worth it and supports our style of music."
During the NBA playoffs, Anything But Joey composed a Dallas Mavericks theme song, which they performed on The Mark Cuban Show, which airs in Dallas on UPN
Anything But Joey, formerly known as Thulium, recen The band's album "Come Out Fighting" is slated to o and CBS. Also, they will be interviewed and filmed live in concert on the nationally televised Rock On, seen on HDNet.
Chesen said the new name marked an attitude change, as "Thulium" no longer resonated for the group, which also includes singer Matt Groebe, bassist Drew Scofield and drummer Jeff Polaschek.
"We came up with the name back in high school when we didn't take the band that seriously," Chesen said. "We were also tired of the fact that most people didn't know how to pronounce our name."
Chesen said the day the Buzz started playing them was the day they changed the band name.
"When we were Thulium, all we were known for was bringing sorority girls out to see shows." Chesen said. "With the name change, we want the public to start taking us seriously."
Anything But Joey takes its success seriously. The band recently hired Texas-based Brown Gravy Entertainment for management and Brian Cuban, brother of billionaire TV-show host Mark Cuban, as their entertainment lawyer.
But Anything But Joey's pop-rock sound has remained very much the same.
Their new album's first track, "Girls Like U," sounds like a mix of the Barenaked Ladies, Weezer and Better than Ezra, as when the band uses vocals for melodies typically conveyed with a guitar line.
As Anything But Joey's success looks to be on the rise, the unity of the band is as strong as ever.
"We're all brothers. It's almost like we're married, since we're such good friends," Chesen said.
Anything But Joey
Anything But Joey will play 4 to 5:30 p.m., Sept. 14, at Memorial Stadium. The band performed last night at Abe and Jake's Landing.
For more information on the band go to www.anythingbutjoey.com.
www.thulium.com
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ARTIST Recording
1 SPOON Kill The Moonlight
2 BECK Sea Change Sampler
3 SLEATER-KINNEY One Beat
4 COLDPLAY A Rush Of Blood To The Head
6 RJD2 Dead Ringer
5 BRIGHT EYES LIFTED Or The Story Is In The Soil, Keep Your Ear To The Ground
6 RJD2 Dead Ringer
7 GOLDEN Apollo Stars
8 SOLOMON BURKE Don't Give Up On Me
9 AIMEE MANN Lost In Space
10 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
The Rising
11 QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE Songs For The Deaf
12 HOT SNAKES Suicide Invoice
13 MARK MALLMAN Red Bedroom
14 STANDARD August
15 ROCKET FROM THE CRYPT Hot Charity/Cut And Play
16 24 HOUR PARTY PEOPLE Soundtrack
17 I AM THE WORLD TRADE CENTER The Tight Connection
18 PULP We Love Life
19 IN OUR LIFETIME VOL 1 Various Artists
20 HUDSON BELL Captain Of The Old Girls
21 DJZ-TRIP AND DJP Uneasy Lis tening
22 BILLIONS Never Felt This Way Before
23 DEATH OF MARAT All Eyes Open
24 PAUL WELLER Days Of Speed
25 HIGH CONTRAST True Colours
26 PAPER CHASE Hide The Kitchen Knives
27 PREFUSE 73 '92 Vs. '02 Collection EP
28 TJDOVEBELLY TJ Dovebelly
29 COST Chimera
30 MCLUSKY Mclusky Do Dallas
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Thursday
Uptown Theatre, Kansas City, Mo.
Robert Plant, Strange Sensation
8 p.m., all ages, $50 and $55
The Bottleneck Motion For Alliance, DJ Not A DJ,18+
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The Bottleneck
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