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Aston's career began as a roadie for bands Boot Party, [[AFI (band)|AFI]], and [[Rancid (band)|Rancid]].<ref name="gwhatchet">{{cite web|url=https://www.gwhatchet.com/2002/12/05/interview-rob-aston-you-know-that-kid-who-plays-with-tim-armstrong-and-that-kid-from-blink-182/|title=INTERVIEW: Rob Aston, you know, that kid who plays with Tim Armstrong and that kid from blink-182|first=Andrew|last=Phillips|publisher=[[GW Hatchet]]|date=December 5, 2002}}</ref> He eventually started a solo career, releasing the song "Show Me". He became involved in the [[Transplants (band)|Transplants]] when [[Tim Armstrong]] asked for lyrics to the songs Aston had been writing. The two started jamming in Armstrong's basement. They eventually invited [[Travis Barker]] of [[Blink-182]] to provide drum tracks, instead of using drum-loops as originally planned.
Aston's career began as a roadie for bands Boot Party, [[AFI (band)|AFI]], and [[Rancid (band)|Rancid]].<ref name="gwhatchet">{{cite web|url=https://www.gwhatchet.com/2002/12/05/interview-rob-aston-you-know-that-kid-who-plays-with-tim-armstrong-and-that-kid-from-blink-182/|title=INTERVIEW: Rob Aston, you know, that kid who plays with Tim Armstrong and that kid from blink-182|first=Andrew|last=Phillips|publisher=[[GW Hatchet]]|date=December 5, 2002}}</ref> He eventually started a solo career, releasing the song "Show Me". He became involved in the [[Transplants (band)|Transplants]] when [[Tim Armstrong]] asked for lyrics to the songs Aston had been writing. The two started jamming in Armstrong's basement. They eventually invited [[Travis Barker]] of [[Blink-182]] to provide drum tracks, instead of using drum-loops as originally planned.


At the end of the 2005 [[Vans Warped Tour]], Transplants took a hiatus and Aston and Barker joined Houston rapper [[Paul Wall]], who [[chopped and screwed]] the Transplants' ''[[Haunted Cities]]'' album, to form a new group called [[Expensive Taste]]. He has been interviewed by [[Nardwuar the Human Serviette]], along with Barker. As of January 2010, according to drummer Travis Barker, the Transplants are active again and currently planning a third album.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://twitter.com/trvsbrkr/status/7287434312 | archive-url = https://archive.today/20120730012325/http://twitter.com/trvsbrkr/status/7287434312 | url-status = dead | archive-date = July 30, 2012 | title = Get ready for new TRAN$PLANT$ music | publisher = Twitter | date = January 1, 2010 | access-date = January 13, 2010}}</ref> As of 2021, it has indeed been released to no acclaim.
At the end of the 2005 [[Vans Warped Tour]], Transplants took a hiatus and Aston and Barker joined Houston rapper [[Paul Wall]], who [[chopped and screwed]] the Transplants' ''[[Haunted Cities]]'' album, to form a new group called [[Expensive Taste]]. He has been interviewed by [[Nardwuar the Human Serviette]], along with Barker. As of January 2010, according to drummer Travis Barker, the Transplants are active again and currently planning a third album.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://twitter.com/trvsbrkr/status/7287434312 | archive-url = https://archive.today/20120730012325/http://twitter.com/trvsbrkr/status/7287434312 | url-status = dead | archive-date = July 30, 2012 | title = Get ready for new TRAN$PLANT$ music | publisher = Twitter | date = January 1, 2010 | access-date = January 13, 2010}}</ref> As of 2021, it has indeed been released.


Aston sang on the track "Red Hot Man" about his sister, from Rancid's ''[[Indestructible (Rancid album)|Indestructible]]'' album and participated in the music video. Aston also credited as additional background vocalist for [[Death by Stereo]]'s third album ''[[Into the Valley of Death]]'' and Travis Barker & [[Yelawolf]]'s collaborative [[Extended play|EP]] ''[[Psycho White]]''. In 2006 Aston has made extra performance in stop motion-animated, musical independent film directed by [[John Roecker]] "''[[Live Freaky! Die Freaky!]]''".
Aston sang on the track "Red Hot Moon" about his sister, from Rancid's ''[[Indestructible (Rancid album)|Indestructible]]'' album and participated in the music video. Aston also credited as additional background vocalist for [[Death by Stereo]]'s third album ''[[Into the Valley of Death]]'' and Travis Barker & [[Yelawolf]]'s collaborative [[Extended play|EP]] ''[[Psycho White]]''. In 2006 Aston has made extra performance in stop motion-animated, musical independent film directed by [[John Roecker]] "''[[Live Freaky! Die Freaky!]]''".


== Discography ==
== Discography ==

Revision as of 17:57, 11 January 2025

"Robert Aston" redirects here. For those of a similar name, see Robert Ashton (disambiguation).

Rob Aston
Skinhead Rob performing in 2005
Background information
Birth nameRobert Aston
Also known asSkinhead Rob
Born (1978-10-29) October 29, 1978 (age 46)
Fresno, California, U.S.
Genres
OccupationRapper

Robert Aston (born October 29, 1978), better known by his stage name Skinhead Rob, is an American rapper best known as a founding member of the rap rock group the Transplants.[1] He is also the lead vocalist in a D-beat punk band named Death March and a former member of hip-hop group Expensive Taste.

Career

Aston's career began as a roadie for bands Boot Party, AFI, and Rancid.[2] He eventually started a solo career, releasing the song "Show Me". He became involved in the Transplants when Tim Armstrong asked for lyrics to the songs Aston had been writing. The two started jamming in Armstrong's basement. They eventually invited Travis Barker of Blink-182 to provide drum tracks, instead of using drum-loops as originally planned.

At the end of the 2005 Vans Warped Tour, Transplants took a hiatus and Aston and Barker joined Houston rapper Paul Wall, who chopped and screwed the Transplants' Haunted Cities album, to form a new group called Expensive Taste. He has been interviewed by Nardwuar the Human Serviette, along with Barker. As of January 2010, according to drummer Travis Barker, the Transplants are active again and currently planning a third album.[3] As of 2021, it has indeed been released.

Aston sang on the track "Red Hot Moon" about his sister, from Rancid's Indestructible album and participated in the music video. Aston also credited as additional background vocalist for Death by Stereo's third album Into the Valley of Death and Travis Barker & Yelawolf's collaborative EP Psycho White. In 2006 Aston has made extra performance in stop motion-animated, musical independent film directed by John Roecker "Live Freaky! Die Freaky!".

Discography

Studio albums

With Transplants
Main article: Transplants discography

With Death March

  • A Different War (2014)[4]

Mixtapes

With Expensive Taste
  • DJ Skee Presents: Expensive Taste (2007)

Guest appearances

References

  1. ^ "The Accidental Career of the Transplants' Rob Aston – Music, Celebrity, Artist News | MTV". MTV. Archived from the original on December 31, 2006. Retrieved December 21, 2010.
  2. ^ Phillips, Andrew (December 5, 2002). "INTERVIEW: Rob Aston, you know, that kid who plays with Tim Armstrong and that kid from blink-182". GW Hatchet.
  3. ^ "Get ready for new TRAN$PLANT$ music". Twitter. January 1, 2010. Archived from the original on July 30, 2012. Retrieved January 13, 2010.
  4. ^ "Death March – A Different War". Discogs. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
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