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This posts relates to one of the members of the Kontraband Project. This is a project done by DC area teens in order to create a media company owned and operated by teens that produced serious worthwhile music and movies. Some of the members have decided to give themselves interesting back stories to add to the mystique of the project. This is one of those back stories.

'Alexander Falconer (born October 8, 1976) is a solo musician, and former member of rock bands Point Of No Return, The Exits, and The Junkyard Angels.

Pre-band days

Falconer was born in Los Angeles, California in 1976, to Scott Falconer, a businessman from Oakland, California, and his wife, a surrealist artist from Sierra Madre. At age 8, Falconer moved to Washington, D.C.

At a young age, Falconer became passionately involved in music. At age 10, he picked up a guitar for the first time and realized from that day on that he was destined to be a musician. At age 13, he began to listen to artists such as David Bowie, Iggy and the Stooges, the Rolling Stones, the Velvet Underground, the Smiths, Bob Dylan, and Johnny Thunders. Although most of these artists are classified in the rock genre, Falconer was also heavily influenced by music such as the blues, jazz, funk, classical, hip-hop, R&B, and other world musics. At age 15, Falconer's childhood idol, Robbie Taylor (a highly acclaimed guitarist from Falconer's own school), graduated. At this time, Falconer felt that he would have to take Taylor's place as the rocker on campus.

Point Of No Return

Before forming his first band, Point of No Return, Falconer changed his image drastically. He traded in his baggy khakis for tight jeans, and his preppy polos for slim New York Dolls tees. That year Point of No Return played their first gig at the Springfest, a school event. The band was well received and due to a series of connections they were able to play a short set at D.C's 9:30 club. A talent agent saw the band at the club and signed them to his label Kontraband Records, a small independent label based in D.C. Kontraband offered to record an E.P for the band, and they happily accepted. The E.P featured six songs including Comrade, Lethal Weapon, No Situation, Land of the Chains, Freedom?, and the underground hit Animosity. Shortly after the release of the E.P, Falconer became frustrated with his role in the band and the political nature of the music. He then left Point of No Return and dropped out of school at age 17.

The Exits

Out of school, Falconer moved to Detroit, Michigan with the small amount of money he had saved up. There he met Jack Dirving. He and Jack soon began collaborating and eventually formed the band the Exits. The band consisted of Falconer on guitar, Dirving on Bass, David Holland on Drums, and Brian Alzens on vocals. The band signed a deal with Cherrybomb Records, and released their debut "Entrances" which received warm reviews, and developed a cult following. As the band began to tour for the album, tensions between Falconer and the other members of the band began to arise. Dirving and company began to become concerned with Falconer's rising popularity and "devil may care" lifestyle. After a heated argument, one thing led to another and Falconer was booted from the band.

That same night, an intoxicated Falconer was shot 3 times by a man who he had mistaken for Dirving. Falconer had insulted the man and pushed him into a wall, who then pulled out a 9 millimeter pistol and fired at Falconer. 1 of the 3 bullets had pierced his chest, centimeters from his heart. A passerby called an ambulance which quickly rushed Falconer to the nearest hospital. There Falconer spent a month, in which he spent his time writing songs.

Junkyard Angels

After he was released, Falconer began to recruit members for his new band the Junkyard Angels. He described the bands sound as what would happen if someone took the songwriting skills of Dylan, the variety of Bowie, the raw power of the Stooges, the pure rock 'n' roll of the Stones, and the sophistication of the Smiths and put them in a blender. Finally after months of searching Falconer found the members. The band's lineup consisted of Falconer on guitar, piano, harmonica, sitar, and vocals, Brendan 0’Conell on bass and organ, Jerry Buevin on drums and percussion, and finally Keith Murray on lead vocals and percussion. After a brief touring stint across the U.S, the band was picked up by Shire Records. They spent the rest of the year recording their debut album entitled "The Junkyard Angels Sing the Blues," a primarily punk album with small traces of the blues. The album was not well received by the critics, but it sparked a cult following for the band.

As the band began touring for the album Falconer was arrested for Assault and Battery in El Paso, Texas. As soon as the band finished touring, they went right back into the studio to record their sophomore effort entitled "Carnival". The album contained traces of avant-jazz and funk, including a song sung by MelloMan, the Jamaican dub artist. This time the album was critically acclaimed, unlike their previous effort.

As the band began touring, Falconer met Robert Jones, a famed glam rock musician and occasional producer. The pair hit it off immediately and began to collaborate on the Angels' new album "These Surreal Times Are Too Much For the Children". While recording the album Murray and Falconer began to argue over the direction of the band and Falconer left the band, and brought Jones with him.

Solo

Falconer and Jones then traveled to France with some friends. High up in the mountains, Falconer and Jones recorded Falconer's first solo album in an old French chateau.



Falconer then succeded Elvis as the greatest pop-icon in all of americana, this disturbed him and he went into hiding. 28 years later, he surfaced a new man. As a hippie, he began a quest for the ultimate granola mixture. He failed. His granola was too chewy. A euphoric expirience drove him to make music about his failed quest. He did just that and rekindled his cult following while avoiding fame. On a fateful day he was giving a lecture on granola at the University of Wisconsin, when an estranged lab animal attacked him and his samples. He was gravely injured. He survived after being in a coma for two weeks. He woke up with more drive and began a campaign to end the misuse of lab animals. His song "Gorilla Ain't No Slave" and his glory anthem "Mouches for da Mice and Men" both gained him international acclaim. He lives for much of his time on a farm in colorado where he explores his soul. He has been nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize for his open arms to humanity. He lives with his dog, cat, and gorilla JoJo.

His gorilla is blind deaf and dumb.

Albums

Point of No Return

PONR E.P.

The Exits

Entrances

Junkyard Angels

The Junkyward Angels Sing the Blues

Carnival

These Surreal Times Are Too Much for the Children- Album was never completed