In The Graham Norton Show, Ben Stiller talks about his teenage band and reveals what the other members are up to now.
Showing posts with label Ben Stiller Band. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ben Stiller Band. Show all posts
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Wednesday, September 11, 2019
Ben Stiller on Meeting Obsessed Fan on Subway & Escape at Dannemora
Ben talks about vacationing in Hawaii, preparing for a big tennis match,
watching the Tour De France, directing “Escape at Dannemora,” being
nominated for 12 Emmys for it, the album his punk band put out when he
was 15, and the viral Instagram video of a fan meeting him on the
subway. (7.08.2019)
Ben Stiller Shares Music from His Teen Rock Band
Ben Stiller chats with Jimmy about the post-punk-neo-goth album he made
as a kid, and Jimmy surprises him with a snippet from their
never-released single. (20.12.2014)
Tuesday, September 10, 2019
Roadkill: The Story of Ben Stiller’s Teenage Punk Band Capital Punishment
Before Ben Stiller was Derek Zoolander or Greg Focker, he was just
another high school student messing around in a garage band.
In the late Seventies, Stiller and a few of his New York City friends,
including frontman Kriss Roebling, who formed the band Capital
Punishment with the future Tropic Thunder actor serving as the group's
drummer.
They self-released one LP, 1982's Roadkill, that was all but forgotten until Brooklyn record label Captured Tracks announced the album's reissue this fall. In a recent interview with Howard Stern, Stiller talked about Capital Punishment and seemed somewhat amazed that "a real company" would reissue Roadkill. Stiller told Stern, "I was in a ridiculously weird band. I was like 15, 16, and my friend in high school, Kriss, started this band. He was the one who had the talent, he wrote the songs, I was the drummer". / Wochit Entertainment 2015/27/03
They self-released one LP, 1982's Roadkill, that was all but forgotten until Brooklyn record label Captured Tracks announced the album's reissue this fall. In a recent interview with Howard Stern, Stiller talked about Capital Punishment and seemed somewhat amazed that "a real company" would reissue Roadkill. Stiller told Stern, "I was in a ridiculously weird band. I was like 15, 16, and my friend in high school, Kriss, started this band. He was the one who had the talent, he wrote the songs, I was the drummer". / Wochit Entertainment 2015/27/03
Pitchfork is proud to present Roadkill, a new documentary film telling
the surprising and often hilarious story of the band Capital Punishment.
Formed when its members were teenagers, Capital Punishment
self-released a blistering post-punk/industrial album in 1982 before
going their separate ways upon graduation from high school. Frontman
Kriss Roebling’s ancestors built the Brooklyn Bridge. Bassist Peter
Swann went on to become a judge for the Arizona Court of Appeals.
Guitarist Peter Zusi became a professor of Slavic languages. And drummer
Ben Stiller became... Ben Stiller. / Pitchfork 2019/01/07
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