Robbie Allen (musician)
Robbie Allen, also known as Rob Rule, is an American bassist and guitarist from
Career
Allen grew up in
Allen left One Hit Wonder in 1993[5] to record an album "She Gets Too High" for Mercury Records under the moniker "Rob Rule".[6] The album was produced by Don Gehman,[7] and as part of its promotion, he opened for Dada and Candlebox.[8][9]
During this time, Allen made his primary living as a guitar tech for the
Allen joined Candlebox after their album Happy Pills was released, playing guitar for them from 1998 until their split in 2000.[12] He would continue to work with Candlebox singer Kevin Martin as a composer and background vocalist on Martin's 2003 album The Possibility of Being. In 2008, he released his own solo album Artificial Horizon.[4]
In 2017, Allen played in an act called "Cowboy and Indian" with Antoine Arvizu and Sublime bassist Eric Wilson. The trio opened for Mike Watt.[13]
References
- ^ a b c d "Allen's 'Monkey' Worth the Wait : Thermadore: "Monkey on Rico"; Atlantic/Holiday (*** 1/2)". Los Angeles Times. March 13, 1996.
- ^ "Not Out of the Woods Yet : No Strangers to Stress, T.S.O.L. Singer and Wife Foresee New Challenges From Solo Careers". Los Angeles Times. 1991-06-06. Retrieved 2023-11-15.
- ^ "The Vandals Independent Punk Superstuds | Exclaim!". exclaim.ca.
- ^ a b c "Robbie Allen | Credits". AllMusic.
- ^ reporter, Mike Boehm Mike Boehm is a former arts; Times, pop music critic for the Los Angeles (September 1, 1994). "Guitars Rule; One-Hit Wonder Stays in Power". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ Inc, Nielsen Business Media (April 2, 1994). "Billboard". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. – via Google Books.
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has generic name (help) - ^ "Rob Rule: | Daily Vault". dailyvault.com.
- ^ Violanti, Anthony; Allen, Carl (November 25, 1994). "Texas Twist Singer/Songwriters Have Unique Alternative Style". The Buffalo News. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
- ^ Boehm, Mike (August 3, 1995). "Coming of Age : Reconstituted Gypsy Trash Proves That Some Things Really Do Improve With Time". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ Inc, Nielsen Business Media (April 9, 1994). "Billboard". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. – via Google Books.
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has generic name (help) - ^ "Josh Freese interview" (PDF). Modern Drummer. pp. 73–94. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
- ^ "On the road again". Arkansas Online. August 11, 2009.
- ^ "The Compound Studio: 'Dream builder' makes all kinds of music in renovated Signal Hill cabinet shop". Presstelegram.com. January 8, 2014.