There is more than one artist with this name:

(1) Pedestrian is the psuedonym of rapper James Brandon Best. Possibly the least well known of anticon's co-founders, his first release, the 12" "The Toss & Turn", wasn't issued until 2004. The next year, Pedestrian's full-length debut, Unindian Songs, Vol. 1, came out.


(2) Pedestrian -Pedestrian is a rock band from Los Angeles

-Pedestrian consists of: Joel Shearer (vocals, guitars) Zac Rae (keyboards, guitars) Blair Sinta (drums) and Joe Karnes (bass)

-Pedestrian has 4 independently released cd’s: the Electric and Acoustic EP’s (2003)
Ghostly Life (2006) and their newest album Sidegeist (2008)

-Pedestrian recorded Sidegeist independently at the band’s studio in Los Angeles

-Pedestrian has nothing to do with walking or being ordinary so put those thoughts to rest

-Pedestrian is lyrical, poetic, chaotic, dirty, beautiful, loud, dynamic and we like David Bowie, The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Black Sabbath, Nick Drake, The Cure, U2, Nirvana, Radiohead and Jeff Buckley to name a few

-Pedestrian’s members have contributed as session and touring musicians to the music of: Alanis Morissette, Damien Rice, Our Lady Peace, Annie Lennox, John Cale, Fiona Apple, Gnarls Barkley, Dido, Jane’s Addiction, Carly Simon, and Lindsey Buckingham to name a few

-Pedestrian does not sound like any of the above

-Pedestrian does not believe in war

-Pedestrian toured with Damien Rice most of 2003 and Our Lady Peace in 2005

-Pedestrian did not meet on the streets of Philadelphia

-Pedestrian’s Sidegeist is inspired by art, politics, love, life, loneliness, chaos, good scotch and a beautiful dog named Cedrick.

-Pedestrian thanks you for reading and listening and if you would like to read more, please visit our website at: www.pedestrianmusic.org