Myspace Teaches AKA Return of The Realistics?
While wasting some time on Myspace this morning, I leaned two things. The first came courtesy of Evan who saw Less Than Jake last night in New Mexico:
Saw Less Than Jake last nite.....Just like being a 16 year old virgin all over again..........I almost skanked one out for you, almost. Did talk with Roger for about 3 min afterwards about the old State College days in which he devulged that they loved that place because of the girls from PSU/
Lesson learned - LTJ love college pussy.
The second and more important order of business involves a band that helped push me into the New York Music scene. When I checked my "New Friend Request" tab, on top of the heap was a request from The Realistics. Yes, the same Realistics who fell off the map in early 2004. Are they back? Well, it remains to be seen. The page acts as an indication that there is some stirring of the pot, especially since their tag line is "Stranded in Stereo" which is the new Cornerstone Player-esque style compilation being thrown on the market by Chris and the kids at The Planetary Group.
The Realistics was (I speak in the past only because I'm uncertain of the future) comprised of four New York kids including Dennis Cahlo (of Saints + Lovers) and Mike D (who played with the now defunct Blue Sparks) along with Will and Dave who both worked on different projects following the Realistics' demise. If you were around in the days when Tiswas ruled Saturday night while MisShapes was still a shitstain on some 11 year old tighty whities, then you probably caught this burst of energy at the Mercury Lounge. They were a ball of spastic energy, but I'm not talking Todd P style spastic. The Realistics was the fresh face of the Neu New Wave or whatever the fuck it was called. The problem with this band is they had fun. They didn't invest in all the dark dancey bullshit that blew up in late 2001. Unfortunately they got lumped in with the ill-fated garage revival when they were anything but. Hopefully they'll be back and we'll all get the chance to enjoy ourselves without having to bite our lip to avoid a smile.
Saw Less Than Jake last nite.....Just like being a 16 year old virgin all over again..........I almost skanked one out for you, almost. Did talk with Roger for about 3 min afterwards about the old State College days in which he devulged that they loved that place because of the girls from PSU/
Lesson learned - LTJ love college pussy.
The second and more important order of business involves a band that helped push me into the New York Music scene. When I checked my "New Friend Request" tab, on top of the heap was a request from The Realistics. Yes, the same Realistics who fell off the map in early 2004. Are they back? Well, it remains to be seen. The page acts as an indication that there is some stirring of the pot, especially since their tag line is "Stranded in Stereo" which is the new Cornerstone Player-esque style compilation being thrown on the market by Chris and the kids at The Planetary Group. The Realistics was (I speak in the past only because I'm uncertain of the future) comprised of four New York kids including Dennis Cahlo (of Saints + Lovers) and Mike D (who played with the now defunct Blue Sparks) along with Will and Dave who both worked on different projects following the Realistics' demise. If you were around in the days when Tiswas ruled Saturday night while MisShapes was still a shitstain on some 11 year old tighty whities, then you probably caught this burst of energy at the Mercury Lounge. They were a ball of spastic energy, but I'm not talking Todd P style spastic. The Realistics was the fresh face of the Neu New Wave or whatever the fuck it was called. The problem with this band is they had fun. They didn't invest in all the dark dancey bullshit that blew up in late 2001. Unfortunately they got lumped in with the ill-fated garage revival when they were anything but. Hopefully they'll be back and we'll all get the chance to enjoy ourselves without having to bite our lip to avoid a smile.
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