Orson
Orson Biography
Orson formed in 2000 around a core of Jason Pebworth and guitarist George Astasio. The group took its name from Hollywood legend Orson Welles. There are two reasons for this. Firstly, they admired the great man's work (Jason: "Orson Welles was a maverick who took a lot of shit and made a lot of enemies yet his art stood the test of time."). Secondly, they saw a sandwich named after him and reckoned that the name just sounded good. "We were in a little coffee shop in Hollywood," Jason recalls, "and there was a list of sandwiches: the Greta Garbo, the Clark Gable, the Orson Welles. That got me thinking..." (Note: the sandwich was filled with Gouda cheese and pickles, and none of the band ate one.)
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The Latest News
The Oscar given to Orson Welles for his 1941 masterpiece Citizen Kane is expected to fetch up to....
11/12/2007
11/12/2007
American rockers ORSON have failed to secure a record deal in their homeland - despite becoming big....
23/11/2007
23/11/2007
ORSON frontman JASON PEBWORTH is haunted by the memory of a man dying in the audience of his show....
23/10/2007
23/10/2007
ORSON's lead singer JASON PEBWORTH found the most difficult thing about moving to Britain was....
23/10/2007
23/10/2007
An Oscar won by ORSON WELLES for his 1941 film CITIZEN KANE is expected to go for in the region of....
17/10/2007
17/10/2007
Video and Audio
 | ORSON, AIN'T NO PARTY VIDEO AND INFORMATION the band recorded Culture Vultures through the early months of 2007 in west London's Townhouse Studios with Bright Idea producer, Noah.... 10/10/2007 |
| ORSON, ALREADY OVER, VIDEO STREAM AND INFORMATION Orson close the year with the release of a new single from their platinum album 'Bright Idea'. 'Already Over', an anthemic ode to the destruction of.... 01/11/2006 |
 | ORSON, HAPPINESS, VIDEO STREAM AND INFORMATION Click here to watch the amazing new video from Orson 'Happiness' released August.... 01/08/2006 |
 | ORSON, BRIGHT IDEA, VIDEO STREAM AND INFORMATION Orson are set to release their second single ‘Bright Idea’. The single comes out on the 15th May and is another sure-fire slice of.... 09/05/2006 |
 | ORSON, NO TOMORROW, VIDEO STREAM AND INFORMATION On the 27th of January Orson are set to release their british debut 'No.... 02/02/2006 |
Reviews
Therefore, for Jason Pebworth and his Californian colleagues to be able to pull out of the bag, a wistful indie soul....
31/07/2006
31/07/2006
The pulse of the outfit, drummer Chris Cano makes a lone dash to mount his drum rack and pounds out a throbbing solo....
25/05/2006
25/05/2006
This years The Killers is a tag that many will slap straight on Orson’s back, but they are more yearning and diverse....
24/04/2006
24/04/2006
They don’t try to push boundaries, and can be placed in the same category as Maroon 5 – a soft rock band that is a....
06/03/2006
06/03/2006
“No Tomorrow” is sprinkled with electronic effects and has an arms-in-the-air chorus. It’s a wonderful hybrid of rock....
13/02/2006
13/02/2006
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