Editing Musical Sightings

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== [[Wikipedia:ApologetiX|ApologetiX]] ==
*In the booklet for the Christian group ApologetiX's 2003 CD "Adam Up," their guitarist is wearing a Strong Bad shirt. Also, at a show in Cincinnati, Ohio, the guitarist, Karl, wore his Strong Bad shirt (the mask shirt). In the booklet, he is wearing the full body shirt.
*At their stop in Big Rapids, Michigan October 2, 2004, the keyboardist, Bill Hubauer, somehow got the Homestar quotes from the main webpage into his piano playing loud "Toons!," "Games!," "Characters!," and "Downloads!" while the lead singer, J. Jackson, was trying to say stuff. So far, no reported repeats of this activity.
*On August 22, ApologetiX stopped at Elizabethtown, PA. In the middle of the concert, between songs, Karl started singing "[[Trogdor (song)|Trogdor]]". He also commented on someone's The Cheat hoodie.
*Early 2006 ApologetiX released a Live DVD with snippets between some songs. Karl is seen several times with a Trogdor t-shirt.
*On www.apologetix.com in the FAQ section, it says Bill Hubauer's (keyboardist) favorite bands are "including, but not limited to...Limozine, etc.
*In 2007, ApologetiX bought and renovated a bus. On the [http://apologetix.com/bus/Site/Demolition%20II.html web site] with pictures of their progress, one of the albums is titled "Demolition II: (This Time It's Not "Demolition I")", a reference to [[Dangeresque (film series)|Dangeresque]].
*In 2007, ApologetiX played Emanuel Community Church in Fort Wayne, Indiana and while people were finding seats, the song "Trogdor" was played.

== [[Wikipedia:The Aquabats|The Aquabats]] ==
*The song "Pink Pants" features Strong Bad as a guest vocalist. Homestar also appears at the end of the song.

==[http://www.ashleywool.com/ Ashley Wool]==
*Pop singer/songwriter Ashley Wool links to [[homestarrunner.com]] in the "Friends" section of her Web site. Since finding herself listed in the "Musical Sightings" section, she joined the wiki as TehAshleyWool.
*The photos on her MySpace (http://www.myspace.com/ashleywool) include a photograph of a Trogdor drawing on the bathroom wall of the studio at which she recorded her first album.
*Other references in her photos include a picture of Modestly Hot [[Homsar]], accompanied by the caption, "Don't cha wish your girlfriend was modestly hot like me?" (in reference to the Pussycat Dolls' single "Don't Cha)," as well as a screen capture of her coloring one of the pages from the Limozeen Coloring Book (from [[coloring]]), with lyrics from her song "Disposable (The Crayon Song)."
**On one of her blog postings, the title is "What time is it? IT'S VALENTIMES!", which is from [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 12]]. Readers of her blog will find many more subtle references to the site, and links to several of the toons, especially on [[Halloween]]. She also blogged excitedly about her feature on the Wiki.
**Her MySpace headlines have featured numerous H*R quote such as,  "and that's when i tampered with the [[DNA Evidence (running gag)|dna evidence]]," "Crystal clear like domestic beer!" from [[rough copy]], and "With a rusty fork and a guitar string," from [[pet show]].
*She recently posted an acoustic cover of Beyonce's "Irreplaceable," and during the song's interlude, she imitates Homestar's voice as she quotes his line from [[Date Nite]]: "Ah, good evening, ungodly couple..."
**The song's picture features Homestar as the waiter from this toon.
*Ashley interviewed the band [[Y-O-U]], co-producers of [[Strong Bad Sings And Other Type Hits]] [https://web.archive.org/web/20070928154547/http://musiqtone.com/news/interviews/indie/you_080707.php for Musiqtone.com], and mentions that she is a "huge fan" of the album.  Her penultimate question for the band is, "If you had three wishes, what would the second one be?" in reference to [[3 wishes]].

== [[Wikipedia:The Beach Boys|The Beach Boys]] ==
*Homestar makes a random appearance on the interactive [[Wikipedia:The Beach Boys|Beach Boys]] CD-ROM "Project SMILE." Click to enter the "Smile 2004" section, then the "Fan Experiences" subsection. Somewhere in the mess of random images on the main page of this section is a tiny animated GIF of Homestar dancing.

== [[Beastie Boys]] ==
*On December 16, 2004 at the Zenith in Munich, Germany, the {{w|Beastie Boys}} used two JumboTron screens on the left and right side of the stage to present to the crowd the first one and a half minutes of [[Everybody to the Limit]]. The crowd cheered and clapped their hands rhythmically with the music.
*''Everybody to the Limit'' and other Homestar Runner footage might have been part of other Beastie Boys shows during the 2004 Pageant Tour, but no other sightings have been reported.

== Bigg Nife ==
*The band [http://www.angelfire.com/music5/bigg_nife/ Bigg Nife] took their name from [[band names]].

== [[Wikipedia:Butch Walker|Butch Walker]] ==
*On the links page on [http://www.butchwalker.com Butchwalker.com], there is a link to homestarrunner.com which reads "Homestar Runner ..our buddies.. yes.. i said it.. OUR buddies.."

== [[Wikipedia:Calibretto 13|Calibretto 13]] ==
Calibretto 13 has a [http://www.myspace.com Myspace profile]. [http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=20334531&blogID=33999662 Evidently] they like Homestar Runner.  They have a link to the website, with the text "You gotta love that homestar, he is a terrific athlete."

== [http://soundcloud.com/chrispydubstep/ Chrispy] ==
There is a British dubstep DJ called Chrispy, which was named after the sender in [[labour day]].

==[[Wikipedia: City (Comma) State|City (Comma) State]]==
City (Comma) State is an actual band established in 2010 in collaboration with [[Wikipedia:Blink 182|Blink 182]] frontman [[Wikipedia: Mark Hoppus|Mark Hoppus]]. The band was named after the [[city (comma) state|indie film]] that Strong Bad imagined in the email [[independent]].

== [[Wikipedia:Iowa State University Cyclone Marching Band|ISU Cyclone Marching Band]] ==
The Iowa State University marching band sometimes plays [[Trogdor|Trogdor]]'s song from the [[dragon]] email as a stand tune.

== Family Force 5 ==
*On their myspace, in the Durrty Durrty Blog #14, titled "Are You Ready For Some Football", Chapstique intentionally spells "job", "jorb".

== [[Wikipedia:Five Iron Frenzy|Five Iron Frenzy]] ==
*Reese Roper, lead singer of the Christian ska band Five Iron Frenzy, is pictured in a CD release's booklet wearing a The Cheat shirt [http://img156.exs.cx/img156/1907/reesecheatbig0qs.jpg as shown here]. In the liner notes, drummer Andy Verdecchio thanks Strong Bad.
*During their performance at the [http://www.cornerstonefestival.com/ 2003 Cornerstone Music Festival], Reese asked the crowd if they were "ready to achieve burnination".

== [[Wikipedia:Flatfoot 56|Flatfoot 56]] ==
Josh of the Christian Celtic punk group Flatfoot 56 cites Homestar Runner as one of his favorite websites. [http://www.flatfoot56.com/page_meet_us/bio_josh.htm]

==The Foresters==
*The Foresters have a song called "Bleach[['d]]", [http://the-foresters.bandcamp.com/track/bleachd], which is a reference to [[Teen Girl Squad]].
*They also sample the music from [[Old Intro 2]] on their song Twisted.

== [[Wikipedia:Goldspot|Goldspot]] ==
Indie band [http://www.goldspot.net/goldspotnew/index.php Goldspot] used the beat from the [[Old Intro 2]] on their song "Cusp" from their album "Tally of the Yes Men".  This song is available for download on [http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=73660800&selectedItemId=73660458 iTunes].

== [[Wikipedia:Gym Class Heroes|Gym Class Heroes]] ==
The indie rap group's song "New Friend Request" (video currently available on the website) includes the lyrics "[[butt IQ|On a scale of 1 to awesome]]".

== Home Star Runner ==
An Irish indie band from Dublin named after the [http://www.homestarrunner.com website of the same name.]  In a radio interview on Dublins' FM104, they stated they were fans of the cartoon.
 
== Hoosier Hijack ==
Hoosier Hijack is an indie band who has a song named [http://www.last.fm/music/Hoosier%20Hijack/_/An%20Important%20Rap%20Song%20(Crack%20Stuntman) An Important Rap Song (Crack Stuntman)], which is a cover of [[An Important Rap Song]].

== [[Wikipedia:Jack's Mannequin|Jack's Mannequin]] ==
During a performance of their song The Mixed Tape for Yahoo Music, one of the band members can be seen wearing a Limozeen t-shirt. [http://music.yahoo.com/ar-15591915-videos--Jacks-Mannequin See it here.]

== [[Wikipedia:Jump, Little Children|Jump]] ==
On June 6, 2003, during his solo tour, Jay Clifford was asked to play a song and replied "It's been probably five years since I've played this song so forgive me. It's gonna sound like crap. Crap! It's gonna sound like crap! Anybody watch Homestar Runner? It's the cool- I mean, the best thing ever, that's ever happened to this planet! That's Homestar Runner. So Holy Crap!"
[http://www.archive.org/download/jclifford2003-06-06a.shnf/jclifford2003-06-06at01.shn Download this clip!] - ''You will need to be able to convert it or play a shnf file.''

== [[Wikipedia:Jump5|Jump5]] ==
During one bonus "track" on their remixed album (Remixed), Chris sings something extremely similar to The System is Down (one of the various sound effects).

== Karl Olson/Ultraklystron ==
[http://www.ampcast.com/music/4979/artist.php Karl Olson], also known as [http://www.karlrolson.com/ Ultraklystron], recorded two songs related to H*R: a cover of [[The Skate Party]] song [http://www.ampcast.com/LST-67826-mus-128-5890398-0-0-0-DLDLZTREGXSJDLGXDL/Ultraklystron__Strong_Sad_Rocks_Out_Original_by_the_Skate_Party.m3u Strong Sad Rocks Out] and an original song, [http://www.ampcast.com/LST-67834-mus-128-5890398-0-0-0-DLDLZTREGXSJDLFQO/Ultraklystron__Hes_Homsar.m3u He's Homsar], which are no longer available at these sites.

== [[Wikipedia:KJ-52|KJ-52]] ==
On his 2005 album, ''Behind the Musik (A Boy Named Jonah)'', Christian rapper KJ-52 lists Homestar Runner in his song "Things I Like."

Upon being asked what his favorite [[Strong Bad Email]] was, KJ-52 replied, "Oh, man! Come on, now, that's not even a question right there. Um, my favorite Strong Bad Email, I'm-a probably say, I like [[virus|the one where they got the virus]], that one was hilarious. I like the one where Bubs went out and blew, um, shot a hole through the computer, but I have tons of them. Couldn't even name them all on top of my head. Um, so, that's to say, I have quite a bit. I would say that one's definitely one of the first ones that popped into my head." [http://kj52.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=36323&comments=on Click here] to hear the podcast.

Earlier, a fan asked if he would write a song about Homestar Runner. KJ-52 said, "Oh, yeah! I just went to Homestar Runner this morning. I was watching, um, I read [[cheatday|the cheatday]], that was a Strong Bad Email, so you might wanna go check it out. Do I think I'll write a song about Homestar Runner? Uh, you know what, don't put it past me, I'm not saying I would. But don't put it past me, I would say that this is from the guy who wrote a song about [[Wikipedia:Mullet (haircut)|mullets]], ''[[Wikipedia:Napoleon Dynamite|Napoleon Dynamite]]'' and [[Mountain Dew]]. And, I love Homestar. I think it's my favorite web site ever." [http://kj52.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=20520&comments=on Click here] to hear the podcast.

On [http://media.libsyn.com/media/kj52/ask_kj_podcast_pt_1.mov his video podcast], he says that writing a song based on a Strong Bad Email is a good idea. He also wonders whether the emails sent to Strong Bad are real. [http://media.libsyn.com/media/kj52/ask_kj_podcast_pt._2.mp3]

On part 1 of his ''Remixed'' podcast, he mentioned downloading [[Podstar Runner]]. [http://media.libsyn.com/media/kj52/ask_kj_podcast_pt._1.mp3]

== Kid, You'll Move Mountains ==
*The band [http://kidyoullmovemountains.com/ Kid, You'll Move Mountains] has a song titled "I'm a Song from the Sixties," a reference to a line [[Homsar]] said in [[interview]].

== Legitimate Business ==
*New Jersey ska/punk band [http://www.legitimatebusinessrock.com/ Legitimate Business] is named after one of Homsar's lines on [[Homsar Main Page|his Main Page]].

== [[Wikipedia:Neil Cicierega|Lemon Demon]] ==
*The band [http://www.lemondemon.com/ Lemon Demon] referenced [[Trogdor]] in the song Fire Motif from "Clown Circus" with the lyrics "The time has come for burnination."
*In the song "Geeks In Love" on the album ''Damn Skippy'', one lyric says "ponkity-ponkity", and in the commentary Neil Cicierega says that it is a reference to the Strong Bad email [[funny]].
*In the [http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/295165 Music Video] for "Geeks  In Love", during the Logo declaring the songs name, you can see the word "TROGDOR" in the background.

== MazeDude ==
*Videogame music remixer MazeDude (Christopher Lee Getman) created a remix of the boss theme from [[wikipedia:Final Fantasy Mystic Quest|Final Fantasy Mystic Quest]], using clips from Homestar Runner cartoons. This mix was made for use in the Final Fantasy Mystic Quest Remix Project titled ''Misstik Kwest'' on [http://www.olremix.org OverLooked ReMiX]. [http://mazedude.com/remixdescriptions/ffmq.htm]

== [[Wikipedia:MC Lars|MC Lars]] ==
*The [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HFNXOzcLlI Video for "I'm dreaming of a Green Christmas"], which was animated by Lars himself, includes Trogdor as one example of something green.
*In the same video, a man shoveling poop is seen.

== [[Wikipedia:Mindless Self Indulgence|Mindless Self Indulgence]] ==
*The band [http://www.mindlessselfindulgence.com/ Mindless Self Indulgence] played [[The System is Down]] and [[Everybody to the Limit]] while setting up equipment before a show at the Metro in Chicago, Illinois. After the show, a band member was heard to comment on a fan's Strong Bad T-shirt and mentioned reading about H*R in Spin Magazine.
*During their Desparta Los Ninos tour a compilation CD was played in between opening acts and before the openers played. The CD had The System Is Down, Everybody to the Limit and Ballad of the Sneak. The lead singer Jimmy Urine is quite fond of Homestar Runner cartoons, especially Strong Bad.

== [[Wikipedia:My Chemical Romance|My Chemical Romance]] ==
*Lead singer Gerard Way, in an interview with Hot Topic, said that homestarrunner.com was one of his favorite websites. (This interview is no longer on HotTopic.com.)

=={{w|Ninja Sex Party}}==
*Lead singer {{w|Dan Avidan}} (aka Danny Sexbang) has stated that he is a Homestar fan.

== [[Wikipedia:Of Montreal|Of Montreal]] ==
The music video for of Montreal's song "Heimdalsgate Like a Promethean Curse" was co-directed by [[The Brothers Chaps]].

[[Ryan Sterritt]] and [[Wikipedia:David Barnes (artist)|David Barnes]] helped make the music video for of Montreal's song "So Begins Our Alabee".

== [[Wikipedia:Over the Rhine|Over the Rhine]] ==
They have a song called ''The [[Poopsmith]] Song'' on the album For the Kids III.

== [[Wikipedia:Owl City|Owl City]] ==
On his YouTube [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBoF7PcjHeA vlog], [[Wikipedia:Adam Young|Adam Young]] mentioned how he was a fan of the cartoon in high school and mentioned [[A Jorb Well Done]].

== [[Wikipedia:Paramore|Paramore]] ==
On their "links" page, under the "things we love" list, there is a link to homestarrunner.com

== [[Wikipedia:Patent Pending (band)|Patent Pending]] ==
Patent Pending has a song on their album ''Don't Quit Your Day Job'' called Decemberween.

== [[Wikipedia:The Planet Smashers|The Planet Smashers]] ==
The hidden 13th track of The Planet Smashers album ''Mighty'' proclaims "Trogdor!"

== [[Wikipedia:Poison (band)|Poison]] ==
Poison released an album titled ''[[Wikipedia:Poison'd!|Poison'd!]]'' in June 2007.

== [[Wikipedia:Project 86|Project 86]] ==
Strong Bad is thanked in their "Special Thanks" section of their self-titled debut album.

== [[Wikipedia:Relient K|Relient K]] ==
*The band Relient K had a Homestar Runner-like [http://millionmanmerch.com/Merchant2/graphics/00000001/rk_homestar_blue.jpg shirt logo] (currently unavailable) and have linked to Homestar Runner from their [http://www.relientK.com web site], although since the reformatting of their website the link has been taken off.
*Occasionally, Relient K will play Teen Girl Squad in concert.

== The Reunion Show ==
*The punk rock band [http://www.music-city.org/discography.php?artist=The+Reunion+Show The Reunion Show] named one of their songs for their 2002 debut album "Kill Your Television" "On a Scale from One to Awesome (You're Pretty Great)".

== [[Wikipedia:Rush (band)|Rush]] ==
*Geddy Lee, lead singer and bassist for the band, [http://www.rushisaband.com/tourgallery/detail.php?id=4187&i=1 performed wearing] a [[Store T-Shirts#tshirt_trogdor_black|Trogdor t-shirt]] at shows.

== Salsa Commodity ==
[http://www.strikefouronline.com/salsa/home.html Salsa Commodity] released the song A Tribute to Homestar Runner "Live" on their debut album, Official Homemade Ice Cream.  Before all this, guitarist and singer Michael Sanders made a song about Teen Girl Squad, which can be found in the [http://www.strikefouronline.com/salsa/music2.html old music] section of the site.  There is also a sort of Trogdor cover there, using the singing from the email.

== Shaffer the Darklord ==
His song "Nerdy Girls" Mentions that he enjoys women wearing 'Strong Bad shirts'.

==Screaming Mechanical Brain==
Screaming Mechanical Brain covered the song [[Trogdor]] on their album "SMB's Museum of Barnyard Oddities"

== Shellac ==
Strong Bad speaks parts of the semi-spoken word song "Genuine Lullabelle" from the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shellac_%28band%29 Shellac] album [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Excellent_Italian_Greyhound Excellent Italian Greyhound].

== SivakDrac ==
SivakDrac has done NES covers of the [[YouTube:uif-1WZXAtQ|Negatory]] ([[Stinkoman 20X6 Walkthrough Level -0|article]]) and [[YouTube:5VNsKZuOK3k|Oh, The Moon]] ([[Stinkoman 20X6 Walkthrough Level 5|article]]) themes.

== [[The Skate Party]] ==
Wrote the music for [[The Cheat Theme Song]], and sent it to [[The Brothers Chaps]] as a fan contribution, who liked it enough to make a video for it and put it on the site. The Skate Party also have another song called "Strongsad<!--sic--> Rocks Out".

== Sol Martin ==
At singer Sol Martin's web site, there used to be a link to Homestar Runner on the [http://www.sol-martin.com/new/index.php main page]. His musical idol, Ronnie Martin, founder of [[Wikipedia:Joy Electric|Joy Electric]], [http://www.joyelectric.com/jeboard/viewtopic.php?t=4676 probably dislikes Homestar Runner].

== Something Corporate ==

On the Live in Ventura Theater DVD, one of the band members is shown wearing a Strong Bad shirt in the beginning.

== Strike Four ==
The band [http://www.myspace.com/strikefour Strike Four], which has some of the members from the now defunct band, Salsa Commodity, referenced the Strong Bad email [[mile]] in their song "''Here I Go''."

== Strong Bad Live! ==
On June 7, 2003, at a concert featuring Radiohead and the Beastie Boys, Strong Bad Emails were shown on the JumboTron between acts. They also showed [[Everybody to the Limit]] and it had a special new introduction wherein Strong Bad complained that he wasn't allowed on stage even though he had been the [[Number One Jam|#1 hit]] for two summers in a row.

==[[Wikipedia:Switchfoot|Switchfoot]]==
On Episode 17 of the Switchfoot podcasts, it begins with a member playing Guitar Hero. You can hear Trogdor playing in the background.

== [[Wikipedia:Suburban Legends|Suburban Legends]] ==
Orange County ska band Suburban Legends thank "homestarrunner.com" in the inside cover of their 2003 album ''Rump Shaker''.

== [http://last.fm/music/Tacocat Tacocat] ==
[http://imgur.com/bruPO.jpg The insert] for Tacocat's 2009 split with Ghost Mice is a spoof of the traditional Teen Girl Squad opening sequence.

== [[Wikipedia:Thursday|Thursday]] ==
The band [http://www.islandrecords.com/thursday/index.las Thursday] thanked The Chapman Brothers in the booklet to their 2003 album, ''[[Wikipedia: War all the Time|War all the Time]]''.

== Time For Living ==
The San Francisco hardcore punk band [http://hardcoremusic.com/tfl/main.html Time For Living] has a Homestar themed album with the title track "The Cheat is not Dead". They have songs called "Discount Brick", "Just A Friendly Reminder", "Population: Tire", and "The King Of Town." Beyond the titles, the songs don't have any relationship to Homestar Runner.

== Tripleside ==
Tripleside ([http://www.tripleside.net www.tripleside.net]) wrote an homage to Homsar called "Legitimate Business", which contains many classic Homsar quotes. You can download the song [http://purevolume.com/tripleside here] or read the lyrics [http://www.firewalkingmusic.com/3S/lyrics/legitbiz.html here].

== Very Low Sodium Band ==
*[http://www.verylowsodium.com The Very Low Sodium Band] has a song that praises Homestar Runner. Hear the song [https://soundcloud.com/user-953937422-570663376/homestar-runner-tribute-by-very-low-sodium-band here].
*VLSB guitarist and singer Michael Sanders later formed the band [http://www.myspace.com/salsacommodity/ Salsa Commodity] a recording is on their album [http://www.cdbaby.com/salsacommodity Official Homemade Ice Cream].

== Waking State ==
In the liner notes of their 2005 release, ''Hang On'', the DC Band [http://www.wakingstate.net Waking State] gives special thanks to www.homestarrunner.com.

== [[Wikipedia:"Weird Al" Yankovic|"Weird Al" Yankovic]] ==
In the music video for ''Virus Alert'' (included on the ''[[Wikipedia:Straight Outta Lynwood|Straight Outta Lynwood]]'' DualDisc), a guitar turns into a shark, which then eats the guitarist. The scene is a reference to a similar scene in [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 8]].
:The animator of the video, [http://www.umop.com/index.php David Lovelace], is a big fan of Homestar Runner.
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