Hometown: Boynton Beach, FL
Label: Basement Boy Records
Sounds Like: The Muffs, Hole, T.Rex, David Bowie (Official), The Rolling Stones
Genre: Rock
Bam and Share Ross started Bubble as a two piece band in 1999. (or thereabouts?!) It began as a way to let off steam as they were both in 'recovery' from their old bands, Vixen and The Dogs D'Amour being over and broken up and done. Just guitar and drums and Share rasping out rock vocals... they quickly created a B-U-Z-Z in Hollywood.
In 2000, they had their first official lineup of Brent Muscat and Eric Stacy from Faster Pussycat and they recorded their first full length album - "how 'bout this?".
As a lark to test out a 'band credit card', Bubble entered the John Lennon Songwriting Contest with one song, Sparkle Star. Not only did they win Best Rock Song but Sparkle Star went on to win Song Of The Year!
After touring the UK, Japan and America, they made some changes to the sound and eventually both Brent and Eric left the band for various reasons.
The second album - Total Harmonic Distortion was done in 2002 with Tad Dery on bass and Share handling guitars and Bam pounding on the drums. Another tour of Japan, the UK and Texas and the West Coast happened and more fans were met and loved.
The third and final album for Bubble is Rock n Roll Hell. With Brian Wong taking over on bass, the band dialed in their punk/pop/gritty sound and produced tracks like Deadender and Head Case both of which have been featured in many movies and tv shows.
In between full length cd's there were ep's as well. Miss Hellaneous, The Xmas Split EP with Canadian rockers, The Black Halos and a prequel ep to the third album.
The core of Bubble has always been Bam and Share and their unbridled passion of all things dirty and rock n roll along with an unabashed love of the Beatles. Today, Bubble exists in digital download format only as the cd's have sold out.
Notable accomplishments:
* John Lennon Songwriting Contest Song of the Year - Sparkle Star
* Share Ross was named Best Female Guitarist in Los Angeles two years running.
* Sparkle Star was featured in the movie, "Dancing At The Blue Iguana" starring Daryl Hannah.
“The cutesy name might imply a more sugary pop sound, but make no mistake: When Bubble starts blowin' up onstage, what you get is as gritty as it is pretty.”
Lina Lecaro - LA Weekly
"Summary: Altogether bold, brazen and brash, BUBBLE is a power-rock punk band with songs that are mini-anthems. Fronted by Share Ross, this group has star power to spare and an impact that crosses formats as well as fan bases. With three world tours behind them, this L.A.-based outfit is well on its way to becoming one of the top acts around."
Bernard Baur - Music Connection
“Bubble are a great band producing solid, no messing around low-fi rock tracks with ease with How ’bout This... being a very strong album indeed and one I’d definitely recommend!”
Andy Doherty - Rock Album Reviews