I had this other band and the label it was on had this vision for it and I wasn’t that into it. So it does hold us back, but that was the point, originally." They have also explained it is to keep themselves from taking themselves too seriously as a band and get involved in social politics in the music industry: "I got kind of sick of the idea of success through music or something, so that’s how STRFKR was born. “Open Your Eyes” was played during the opening title of Trinkets on Netflix, in the third episode of the first season “P*ssy Palace”įurther explaining the band's name, Josh Hodges said: "I was around all these people who were kind of douchey, the kind of people I would never hang out with, and one of them bragged about being a 'starfucker.' I thought, 'Who are these people? What is this world?' That's why I chose the name: because it represented all I didn't want to be a part of, all I didn't want to do. The songs "Rawnald Gregory Erickson The Second", "While I'm Alive" and "Bed-Stuy (Super Cop)" were played in the 2014 film Two Night Stand, starring Miles Teller and Analeigh Tipton as main characters, Jessica Zohr, and Scott 'Kid CuDi' Mescudi. "While I'm Alive", from the album Miracle Mile, is featured in the film adaptation of The Fault in Our Stars.
The song "Mona Vegas", off of the album Reptilians, was played in the 2013 film 21 & Over. The song "Millions", off of the album Reptilians, was played on the American version of the television show Skins.
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Strfkr's cover of Cyndi Lauper's " Girls Just Want to Have Fun" from Jupiter was featured in a Juicy Couture ad directed by Terry Richardson starring Candice Swanepoel in 2012, and in the pilot episode for the MTV series Faking It in 2014. Their song "Bury Us Alive" was featured in the 2012 film Chronicle.
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"Rawnald Gregory Erickson the Second" also was featured in the TV series The Blacklist near the end of episode 14 of season 1 in 2014. "Rawnald Gregory Erickson the Second" was also featured in the TV series Weeds in a scene where Andy and Audra are in a minivan, as well as their song "Biggie Smalls" in the final episode of the series (episode 12 of season eight). The promotion was selected as the AdWeek 's "Ad of the Day" on September 4, 2009. Strfkr's song, "Rawnald Gregory Erickson the Second" (2008) was notable for its use in Target's "Pink Pepto" commercial in 2009 created by the Portland ad agency Wieden+Kennedy. On September 6, 2019, the band released a new single titled "Fantasy", and the band's sixth studio album, Future Past Life was released on April 10, 2020. On February 10, 2016, the band released a single titled "Never Ever", while the album Being No One, Going Nowhere was released in November of that year. The group shortened their name to STRFKR in 2012.
On August 2, 2011, Starfucker announced that Ryan Biornstad would be leaving the band.
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In 2010, Starfucker announced that they would be signing with Polyvinyl Records, releasing a two-song EP, and a full album in preparation for March 2011. In response to this success, and with the guidance of an ex manager, they briefly changed their name to Pyramiddd, before quickly changing their name back. The name Starfucker started off as a joke by Sam Norris, an early patron of the band, but the band's success under the name grew rapidly.
During this time Corcoran was the drummer for Vegas-based grindcore band The Weirding Way. Prior to forming Starfucker, Hodges released a solo album titled Sexton Blake and followed up with an album released under the band name "Sexton Blake" entitled Plays The Hits! Both albums were released on Expunged Records. Members include Joshua Hodges of Sexton Blake (vocals, keyboards, guitar, drums), Shawn Glassford (bass, keyboards, drums), Keil Corcoran (drums, keyboards, vocals), and Arian Jalali (Guitar, Keyboards)
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