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Kent James

Kent James on stage in 2008
Background information
Birth name Kent Bradley James
Also known as Nick Name
Born April 30, 1964 (1964-04-30) (age 45)
Ogden, Utah
Origin Logan, Utah, U.S.
Genres Acoustic, Alternative, Metal, Punk, Queercore, Rock
Occupations Singer-songwriter, Actor
Instruments Vocals, Guitar
Associated acts Kent & The Kommotion
Nick Name & The Normals
The Original Position
James & Michaels
Kent James Band
Website www.KentJames.com

Kent Bradley James (born April 30, 1964 in Ogden, Utah) is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, and actor. He is also known as Nick Name.

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Early life

Raised in Logan, Utah, James grew up performing for audiences throughout the state. He attended Utah State University on a music scholarship.

1990s career

In the 90's, James performed his original song "Out Of Control" on the popular TV show Star Search and won the first round of competition. He acted in the TV series Emmanuelle in Space, Erotic Confessions, and Women: Stories of Passion. He also acted in a few music videos including "Silent Scream" by Richard Marx and directed by Kiefer Sutherland.

Nick Name

In 2000, James began performing as his gay punk rock alter ego "Nick Name".[1] In 2001, Name performed his original songs "Head Rush" and "I Fucked Your Boyfriend"[2] on MTV's "Flipped".

In 2002, Name toured the U.S. West Coast Gay Pride festival circuit.[3] He was featured in an interview in Unzipped Magazine.[4] In 2003, Portland's Willamette Week proclaimed "If Kurt Cobain had stayed around long enough to come out of the closet, he would have sounded just like Nick Name".[5] Name was also featured in an 8 page article in Australia's Blue Magazine[6], in an interview in New York City's Next Magazine[7], and in a cover story in London's QX Magazine.[8] "Who's Your Daddy?" won "best music video" of the year on MNN's "ADD-TV".[9] Name released a cover version of "Physical" by Olivia Newton-John. He performed at the Sunset Junction Street Fair in Los Angeles.

In 2004, a documentary film entitled "Nick Name and The Normals"[10] premiered in London, England.[11] The film also screened in New York City, Portugal, Brazil, Spain, Dallas, and Providence, Rhode Island. Name made a cameo appearance in the movie Hellbent in which he performed his original songs "Porno Di Giorno" and "Who's Your Daddy?". He was featured in an article in Mandate Magazine.[12] In 2005, "Blue Boys"[13], the 10th anniversary issue of Australia's Blue Magazine, proclaimed Nick Name to be one of the "10 Hottest Men" in Blue. Name's final performance was on QTN's "On Q Live".

Recent history

In 2006, James was featured in an interview in Germany's Gab Magazine.[14] In 2007, a "best of" compilation album entitled "Kent James: Decade Of Dirt (1997-2007)" was released.[15] "Decade Of Dirt" is the top-selling album in the Queercore genre.[16] He was featured in an article in the Bay Area Reporter.[17] In 2008, James performed at The San Francisco Pride Festival where he shared the stage with Lady Gaga.[18] He was featured in an interview in Australia's DNA Magazine.[19] In 2009, James was interviewed for the Brazilian blog "O Caralho do Rock".[20]

Discography

Albums and EPs

  • 1997: Paperback Romeo
  • 1999: Guilty Pleasures
  • 2001: Nick Name
  • 2002: Nick Name: POW!

Compilations

  • "Baby, Let's Play Catch" and "Mangy Little Star" (recorded with Flappy Curtain on the album "Flappy Curtain: Greatest Hit") (1999)
  • "I Fucked Your Boyfriend" on "The Freak Show: Year One" (2001)
  • "Nick Name and The Normals" ("Nick Name" & "Nick Name: POW!" re-mastered and combined) (2003)
  • "Physical" on "Import Sound + Vision", "Promo Only: Alternative Club", and "Screenplay VJ Pro-Series" (2003 & 2004)
  • "Porno Di Giorno" and "Who's Your Daddy?" on the "Hellbent" movie soundtrack (2004)
  • "Decade Of Dirt (1997-2007)" (2007)

References

  1. ^ Nick Name: Bad Boy Gone Good?, Hotsapien.com, http://hotsapien.com/hotsapienmag/8maat/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=108:nick-name-bad-boy-gone-good&catid=24:interviews-2008&Itemid=87, retrieved 2008-12-31  .
  2. ^ Listen Up Punk! Is This the New Gay Anthem?, CarnalNation.com, http://sf.carnalnation.com/content/12677/4/listen-punk-it-new-gay-anthem, retrieved 2009-07-19  
  3. ^ Nick Name Interview, spike00.com, http://www.spike00.com/clubky/nn.htm, retrieved 2002-12-31  .
  4. ^ "Trouser Arouser", Unzipped (magazine), http://www.unzipped.net, retrieved 2002-06-01  .
  5. ^ "Heavy-Metal Homos", Willamette Week, http://www.wweek.com/editorial/2923/3810/, retrieved 2003-04-09  .
  6. ^ "Spunk Rock", Blue (magazine), http://www.bluemagazine.com.au/, retrieved 2003-12-31  .
  7. ^ "Name Calling", Next Magazine (New York City), http://nextmagazine.net, retrieved 2003-12-31  .
  8. ^ "(Cover Story)", QX Magazine, http://www.qxmagazine.com, retrieved 2003-12-31  .
  9. ^ Best Music Video, add-tv.com, http://add-tv.com/nominations.html, retrieved 2003-12-31  
  10. ^ Angry Young Queer, CinemaQueer.com, http://www.cinemaqueer.com/review%20pages%202/nickname.html, retrieved 2008-07-01  
  11. ^ Nick Name and The Normals, imdb.com, http://imdb.com/title/tt0401684/releaseinfo, retrieved 2007-10-16  .
  12. ^ "Nick Worship", Mandate magazine, http://www.mandate.com, retrieved 2004-12-31  .
  13. ^ "10 Hottest Men", Blue (magazine), http://www.studiomagazines.com/blueboys/main.htm, retrieved 2005-12-31  
  14. ^ "Sanft sein ist mannliche Starke", gab magazin, http://gab.publigayte.com, retrieved 2006-12-31  .
  15. ^ Kent James Interview, waybackmachine.org, http://web.archive.org/web/20070707053152/outrate.net/kentjames.html, retrieved 2007-05-01  
  16. ^ Top-Selling album, CDbaby.com, http://cdbaby.com/top/677, retrieved 2009-06-19  
  17. ^ "Kent's State", Bay Area Reporter, http://www.ebar.com/arts/art_article.php?sec=music&article=284, retrieved 2007-02-01  .
  18. ^ Main Stage Line-up, SFpride.org, http://www.sfpride.org, retrieved 2008-07-01  
  19. ^ "Punk'd", DNA Magazine, http://www.dnamagazine.com.au/default.asp?section_id=369, retrieved 2008-12-31  .
  20. ^ Kent James a.k.a. Nick Name, cdorock.blogspot.com, http://cdorock.blogspot.com/2009/07/kent-james-aka-nick-name.html, retrieved 2009-10-02  

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