The Dead Stars On Hollywood

The Dead Stars on Hollywood
Origin	New York City, New York, USA
Genres	Glam rock, new wave, alternative rock, gothic rock, industrial rock, post-punk
Years active	2000–2012
Labels	Apocalypstick UK
Associated acts	Consolidated (band), Black 'N Blue, Strongbox (band), Sin Corporation
Website	deadstarsonhollywood.com
Members	Kneel Cohn Todd Bryerton
Past members	TJ Hamilton Gino Mari Brandt Sundholm Troy Stutzman Jeff Warner Paul Mauceri Chris Waage Eric Wybenga Terry Taylor Annie Halo

The Dead Stars on Hollywood were an American rock band based in New York City, that incorporated elements of glam, new wave and goth into their alternative rock sound. The group's name was inspired by the "cinematic" imagery of the glory days of old Hollywood.

The band's sound has been compared to and influenced by T. Rex, Love and Rockets and includes lyrical references to Sigue Sigue Sputnik.

The Dead Stars on Hollywood performed live shows in bars and clubs throughout Portland, Oregon as they recorded their demo recordings as early as 1998 under the band name Strongbox. The band was known to rehearse and perform in the popular local classic arcade Ground Kontrol. In 1998, founding member Kneel Cohn became known also as a producer for his remixing and production work on the song "Falling Up" by the band Collide which appeared on their remix album Distort released on Cargo Records.

British producer Fran Ashcroft known for his work with Damon Albarn of the UK band Blur and Lords Of Acid recorded and produced two singles which appear on the Anthems For The Friendly-Fire Generation EP released on the Apocalypstick UK label.

The band achieved attention as a supporting act for bands Placebo, GWAR and Idlewild. The song "Flaunt It Like This" was being heard on college radio and as a result the song "Prozac Smile" appeared in the motion picture "Blast" released in 2000 starring Liesel Matthews, Adam LaVorgna and PJ Soles.

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