Cerebral Ballzy

Cerebral Ballzy
Cerebral Ballzy
Cerebral Ballzy
Background information
OriginBrooklyn, New York, United States
GenresHardcore punk, skate punk
Years active2008–2015
LabelsWilliams Street Records, Dine Alone Records,[1]
Moshi Moshi Records
Cooking Vinyl[2]
Vinyl Junkie, Cult Records
MembersHonor Titus
Melvin "Mel" Honore
Mason
Jason Bannon
Tom Kogut
Websitecerebralballzy.com

Cerebral Ballzy is an American punk rock band from Brooklyn, New York, United States.[3][4] The band was formed in 2008[5] and released their debut, self-titled, album on 26 July 2011.[6] The album was released in full as an online preview on the Revolver magazine website.[7]

Cerebral Ballzy are known for their love of 1980s punk, along with a keen interest in drinking, girls, pizza and skateboarding.[1] The band has received praise for their debut single "Insufficient Fare" and their energetic live performances. According to lead singer Honor Titus, the name Cerebral Ballzy came from a friend who dropped a slice of pizza on a train track and picked it up. Honor said "That was ballsy" and his friend replied "Cerebral Ballsy!", a play on the congenital disorder cerebral palsy.[8][9] Titus is the son of rapper Andres "Dres" Titus, of the acclaimed alternative hip hop duo Black Sheep.

The band has completed a tour of the United States[6] and played major European festivals including Hevy Music Festival, Sonisphere Festival, Lowlands, Pukkelpop, Soundwaves, Roskilde, Eurockéennes and Latitude.[10] They played at the Summer Sonic Festival in Japan and the Reading and Leeds festivals in the United Kingdom in August 2011, headlined the 2013 NME Radar Tour,[11] and have played with Flag, Black Lips, The Horrors, Japanther, GBH, The King Blues and FEAR. In 2013, Cerebral Ballzy were signed to Julian Casablancas's label Cult Records.[12][13]

The band disbanded in 2015.

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  2. ^ "Cerebral Ballzy | Cooking Vinyl". Archived from the original on 14 August 2011. Retrieved 3 August 2011.
  3. ^ Paul Lester (1 June 2010). "New band of the day – No 798: Cerebral Ballzy | Music". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
  4. ^ Louis Pattison (22 May 2010). "Cerebral Ballzy just wanna have fun | Music". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
  5. ^ "Vice Magazine: NEW YORK – BALLZY AS HELL". Vice.typepad.com. 13 March 2009. Archived from the original on 21 August 2011. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
  6. ^ a b "SKOA – [Download] Cerebral Ballzy – "Insufficient Fare"". Some Kind of Awesome. 25 May 2011. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
  7. ^ "Exclusive Premiere: Cerebral Ballzy Debut Their Self-Titled Album". Archived from the original on 19 December 2014. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
  8. ^ "Crawl Insights: CEREBRAL BALLZY | News | The Gaymers Camden Crawl 2011". Thecamdencrawl.com. Archived from the original on 2 August 2011. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
  9. ^ "When WANARB met : Cerebral Ballzy « we are not a rock band". Wearenotarockband.wordpress.com. 13 December 2010. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
  10. ^ "Line-up – Latitude Festival 2011". Latitudefestival.co.uk. 17 July 2011. Archived from the original on 7 August 2011. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
  11. ^ "Cerebral Ballzy". Facebook.com. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  12. ^ Gentile, John. "Julian Casablancas Signs Cerebral Ballzy to Cult Records". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  13. ^ "Cerebral Ballzy Signed to Cult". Cult Records. Retrieved 2 April 2018.