Artist of the Week: Lit

Here's the deal, those who know me, know that I love Rock Band. It's has to be one of my favorite games of all time, or was. So what's changed you might ask. What could have knocked off Rock Band from my list? Well, Rock Band 2 of course. The new game was just released yesterday (for PS3) and I've been pretty much playing non-stop. The cool think about this week's artist is that they are featured in the game. I wanna get back to playing so I'm gonna make this short and sweet. The band has been around since 1990 when they came together in Fullerton California. The band consists of A.Jay Popoff (Vocals), Jeremy Popoff (Guitar), Kevin Baldes (Bass) and Allen Shellenberger (Drums). After two name changes, the band finally settled with their current name in 1996. The band was not well known, but that all changed in 1999 with the release of their album A Place in the Sun.


The album would go on to reach platinum thanks to the help of singles like "Zip-Lock", "Miserable" and "My Own Worst Enemy" which was number one on the billboard charts for three months straight. The album would take the band all over the world in hundreds of shows, including a spot in Woodstock 1999. In 2001 the band released their next album Atomic. Although it wasn't as successful as their last album, it did reach the top 10 thanks to singles like "Lipstick And Bruises" and "Addicted". Shortly after the release of the album, the band asked for their release from their contract. In 2004, the band released a self-titled album under the DRT Entertainment label. The album produced three great singles in "Looks Like They Were Right", "Needle & Thread" and "Times Like This". Sadly the album had little success due to lack of promotion on the label's side. In May of this year, the band announced that drummer Allen Shellenberger was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor. Since then, the band has had numerous benefit shows to support their band mate who is currently receiving treatment. The shows have included bands like Sugar Ray and No Doubt. The band has also hinted at writing some new songs, and re-releasing their self-titled album, but no word on a new album. That being said, this week's artist is Lit with their video My Own Worst Enemy, enjoy.