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Richard Cheese and Lounge Against the Machine
Origin	Los Angeles, California, United States
Genre(s)	Comedy Lounge
Years active	1997 - present
Label(s)	Surfdog
Website	http://www.richardcheese.com
Members
Mark Jonathan Davis, Louis Allen, Noel Melanio, Brian Fishler
Former members
Charles Byler, David Adler, Christopher Monaco

Richard Cheese & Lounge Against the Machine is a cover band and comedy act based in Los Angeles, California, playing popular rap, rock, metal, and pop songs in a swanky lounge music style. The band's name is a play on that of alternative metal band Rage Against the Machine.

Since 2000, the band has played concerts around the U.S.A. and Europe, and has made numerous television appearances, including performances on Jimmy Kimmel Live, Fox News Channel, CNN, and as the house band on NBC's Last Call with Carson Daly and MTV's Say What? Karaoke series.

The band is currently in the midst of their 2007/2008 worldwide "Drinkchronicity/Farewell Tour," after the conclusion of which they have announced they will no longer tour. The band's official website stated that the reason for this is that Richard Cheese has some "vocal chord problems" and has been advised to suspend singing before the condition worsens.

While promoting their latest album "Dick at Nite" on the KFMA/KDOT simulcast The Frank Show, Richard Cheese expressed his love for the city of Phoenix, Arizona and said he hopes to do many more shows there. He also stated that he is considering buying a home there.

Contents 1 Style 2 Members 3 Appearances 3.1 Television 3.2 Radio 3.3 Film 3.4 Podcasts 4 Discography 4.1 Studio albums 4.2 Unreleased songs 5 See also 6 External links

The band specializes in playing lounge-style covers of recent popular rock, metal, rap and hip hop songs, sung in a calm jazz voice. The band contrasts an elegant jazz treatment of the music with often profane and ribald lyrics to create a humorous dissonance.

The original line-up of the band consists of:

• Richard Cheese: vocals
• Gordon Brie: double bass
• Frank Feta: drums and percussion (2004 - present)
• Bobby Ricotta: piano and keyboards

The names are all pseudonyms, and new band members adopt the pseudonym of the player they replace. The only constant band member is Cheese himself, who is really a Los Angeles-based comedian and entrepreneur named Mark Jonathan Davis. When the drummer Buddy Gouda (Charles Byler) left the band in 2004, he was replaced by Brian Fishler and the stage name was changed to Frank Feta. The role of pianist and musical director Bobby Ricotta is currently played by Noel Melanio, but was previously played by David Adler. The role of bass player Gordon Brie is played by Louis Allen, and was previously portrayed by Christopher Monaco. The band has also hired numerous session musicians, including horn players Eric Jorgensen, Terry Landry, and Lee Thornburg, and theremin player Pamelia Kurstin.

Cheese's pseudonym is a slang reference to smegma, as Richard can be shortened to Dick, making his name "dick cheese".

• CNN Showbiz Today - Richard Cheese Interview (Summer 2007)
• Last Call with Carson Daly (Summer 2002) (Performs "Rape Me")
• Fox News Channel - Fox & Friends Morning Show (Fall 2002) (Performs "Baby Got Back" live on the streets of New York City)
• VH1's Rock & Roll Jeopardy! (2001-2002) ("Nookie", "Suck My Kiss", "Only Happy When It Rains", "The Rockafeller Skank", "Wrong Way" & "What's My Age Again")
• Last Call with Carson Daly (Summer 2003) (Performs "Hot In Herre")
• Jimmy Kimmel Live (April 2004) (Performs "Baby Got Back" and "Personal Jesus")
• NBC's Las Vegas (December 2006) ("Christmas In Las Vegas")

• December 13th, 2007 - KFMA Tucson, Arizona and KDOT Reno, Nevada. It was a simulcast on The Frank Show.
• KROQ Kevin & Bean Show (2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007) (Live)
• Dr. Demento Show (1997-2006) ("Last Resort", "Rape Me", "Guerrilla Radio", "Used to Love Her", "Baby Got Back", "Hey Ya!", "Yellow", "American Idiot", "Been Caught Stealing", "Enter Sandman", "Christmas Time Is Here" & "Me So Horny")
• The Howard Stern Show (March 13, 2003) ("Hot for Teacher" & "Insane in the Brain")
• Opie & Anthony Show (June 17, 2005) (Performs "Shitdick" and others) (Live)
• Tommy & Rumble Show (March 09, 2006) ("Down With The Sickness")
• Johnny Dare Morning Show (Various dates) (Various songs)
• KTBZ-FM The Rod Ryan Show (Various dates) (Various songs)
• Rick Emerson Show (2003, 2004) Live, (2007) Via Telephone

• Dawn of the Dead ("Down with the Sickness")

• Coverville (April 5, 2006) Richard Cheese Interview
• Club 301 (November 30, 2006) Richard Cheese Interview and music selections from "Silent Nightclub"

• Lounge Against the Machine (2000)
• Tuxicity (2002)
• I'd Like a Virgin (2004)
• Aperitif for Destruction (2005)
• The Sunny Side of the Moon: The Best of Richard Cheese (2006)
• Silent Nightclub (2006)
• Dick at Nite (2007)

• "Come Dancing" (The Kinks) (Live)
• "Hash Pipe" (Weezer) (Live)
• "It's Been Awhile" (Staind) (Live)
• "Panettone is on the table" Christmas song (Elio e le storie tese) (Live)
• "Just Like Heaven" (The Cure) (Live)
• "One" (Harry Nilsson) (Live)
• "Renegades of Funk" (Rage Against the Machine) (Live)
• "Stairway to Heaven" (Led Zeppelin) (Live)
• "Shitdick" (People Haters) (Live)
• "Hot in Herre" (Nelly) (Live)
• "The Real Slim Shady" (Eminem) (Live)
• "Hit Me With Your Best Shot" (Pat Benatar) (Live)

• The Mike Flowers Pops
• Nouvelle Vague
• Peter Sellers
• The Dan Band
• Frank Bennett

• Official website
• Richard Cheese and Lounge Against the Machine at MySpace
• Richard Cheese - The Sunny Side of the Moon Review (UpBeetMusic)