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'Snakes' Theme Boosts Profile Of Burgeoning Band Katy Kroll

8-10-06

"I have had it with these motherf*ckin' snakes on this motherf*ckin' plane!" may be the most memorable movie quote of the summer.

In fact, "Snakes on a Plane" has already reached cult status, and it hasn't even been released yet. And the band Cobra Starship is adding to the hype with the theme song, "Snakes on a Plane (Bring It)," which last week debuted at No. 38 on the Alternative/Modern Rock chart.

The band is the brainchild of former Midtown singer Gabe Saporta, and the single features William Beckett of the Academy Is..., Maja Ivarsson of the Sounds and Travis McCoy of Gym Class Heroes.

Saporta tells Billboard.com that "this recording is -- I hate the term 'solo project,' which is why I came up with the name Cobra Starship -- but this is definitely a representation of my influences and the kind of songs that I wanted to…

I thought everyone knew about it by now, and I'm pretty sure a lot do as I'm watching the vid views/song play numbers skyrocket today (seriously over 25,000 plays in the last three and a half days!), but just in case you are hiding under a rock, here's my newest obsession:

Cobra Starship via myspace

Read Gabe's stuff, the boy is hysterical!

You HAVE to watch the vid</b>, here's the link:
Cobra Starship- Snakes on a Plane music vid.  Its also up on their myspace page... and will be on my page in a min!

And if you can't live without this song, much like my life lately:
Snakes on a Plane for download

Quick background- Gabe, lead singer of Midtown, is friends with FOB and The Academy is... William from Academy Is... introduced Gabe to phenomenon known as Snakes on a Plane, Gabe was very interested, had been working on some solo material, decided to…