Star Star

Despite being considered a New York City band, STAR STAR originally formed in Los Angeles.

The bands original Los Angeles line up would break away prior to the debut album. Mid way through recording the "Go Go Girls In Love" album STAR STAR returned to NYC and inducted guitarist Kane Dailey (later replaced by Jay Hening). Although Darcy Drash performed drums on the record Deon Molyneux would take over once the sessions were complete.

Signing to the Roadrunner label STAR STAR took a nine month period to record the second album ("The Love Drag Years") with producers Neil Kernon, Earle Mankey and Richard Gottehrer across studios in New York, Los Angeles and New England.

A dark period followed when singer Johnnie Holliday suffered a serious car accident in Greece, undergoing a number of major surgeries the following years. Further major blows were struck when guitarist Jay Henning committed suicide and drummer Deon died from cancer two years later.

Original STAR STAR members Johnnie & Weeds are now joined by drummer Chris Jones and background singer "Trashette" Elaine Nardo Sunset. The new CD "The Rock Trash Au Go Go Show" due out in the Fall of 2009 is a represenation of their whole live show. "We wanted to capture what this band is really like live", explains Johnnie. "Something we never managed to do in the past. The labels always leaned towards making us more clinical than we are live. With this album there will have to be a compromise."



Links.

Official Star Star website