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The Pink Slips, 1985
The Pink Slips attended (and even GRADUATED from!) Lake Washington High School in Kirkland, WA (across Lake Washington from Seattle). We were suburban punks in the early/mid 1980s, on the cusp of the Grunge Era. In fact, our 1986 cassette-only release "Eclectic Lunch" was described by a reviewer in the University of Washington Daily as having "grungy enthusiasm." And this was YEARS before SubPop paid Everett True to create/write about the "grunge" moniker for Seattle bands. Sigh. Ahead of our time, I suppose . . .
Feliks
Overdew (1971)
The band Overdew. Five guys from NYC and Long Island. One from Brooklyn. Two from Far Rockaway. One from Woodmere. One from Little Neck.
We were very into harmonies and tight Beatle-esque pop arrangements. Recorded in a Brooklyn studio.
Far Rockaway High School, Hebrew Institute High School (Far Rockaway), Woodmere High School. Brooklyn College. Queens College.
Len
The Rabies, 1981
The Rabies almost exclusively wrote and performed original songs. 3/4 of the band met in kindergarten, and came together in Mamaroneck High School (NY) over shared love for The Clash and The Ramones. The band played it's first gig in a basement, the second on stage at CBGB's. The drummer was 15 at the time.
George
Wakovia Bank Robbers, 2003
Lynchburg, Virginia
Butt Rock
Cullen
Wakovia Bank Robbers
Lynchburg Virginia
Butt Rock
Cullen
The Welders, 1979
We went to high school at McCluer North in beautiful Florissant, Missouri. We were a teenage all-girl punk rock band in the Midwest in the late 1970's. We wrote and played smart, funny, pop-punk songs. Although all of the aforementioned ended up being a recipe for certain failure, we had a lot of fun and that's what counts in the end!
Check out our submissions in the Studio 360 Battle of the Bands music section!
Won't you be our friend?
www.facebook.com/thewelders.stlouis
Jane
The Welders, 1977
The Welders went to McCluer North High School in Florissant, MO. In most cases, playing in a high school band made you cool, but in our case, playing punk rock in 1977 made us total outcasts. Yeah, it was awesome!
Jane
Nobody, circa 1973
Bob Kashinsky and Steve Medeiros went to Archbishop Ryan High School for boys, Philadelphia, PA. Andy Kakas attended Bensalem High School, Bensalem, PA.
Our sound was heavily influenced by the prog rock of the time, especially ELP, the Nice, Pink Floyd, and Genesis. We thought it would be fun to disgard the guitar for an ELP combo, minus the Moog synthesizers (too expensive in those days0.
Steve
The Schwogglers, 1999
The Schwogglers were a ska-punk band from Humble, TX. We formed in 1998 and broke up in 2000. We were made up of mostly band geeks and skater punks and were probably the best thing to ever happen to Humble High School.
Steve
Frankie Valli and The 4 Seasons
Hatboro Horsham High School, Horsham, PA
1963 - I remember us marching up the ramp in school singing "Walk Like a Man!" with our highest voices. They played it at all the parties. We liked all their songs, but this is the one I remember best.
We liked the falsetto (that was new to us) the beat - with those clean back-up boys, and we liked the lyrics - perfect for young teenagers. The guys seemed just like high school boys to us - only older and cooler.
I guess many of you are too young to remember them and others - but they were just thrilling to us.
Barb
Mourning Rain, 1969
Members of the band Mourning Rain (L-R); Valerie Brauner Tomiello (keyboard), Patricia Burden Scott (flute), Bob Von Rhee (drums), Roy Justice (guitar), Jeff Gallagher (bass guitar). We were an MOR band covering groups like Chicago, Blood Sweat and Tears, Sly and The Family Stone, CCR, some Beatles and Rolling Stones. Val, Pat and Roy went to Massapequa High School, Massapequa, L.I., N.Y. Bob and Jeff went to Berner High School, also in Massapequa. The band was unusual at the time for having female members who not only sang but played instruments, as well. Roy, Jeff and Bob had played and sang together as a trio before inviting Val and Pat to join the band. The addition of the extra voices made 5 part harmonies possible and the group had a unique sound for the times. Together for less than a a year, in 1969, the band entered a series of Battles of the Bands, sponsored by LILCO (the Long Island Lighting Company), placed first at the Marjorie Post Park local competition and took second place at the Bethpage Community Park Finals competition. That win earned them a spot in the Nassau County Finals held in front of a crowd of nearly 15,000 at Eisenhower Park in East Meadow, New York. Mourning Rain won that competition which earned them an 8 track recording session at Ultra-Sonic Recording Studio and a $400 gift certificate to Sam Ashe Music Store. The band was favored to place well at the NY State competition that year but the event was cancelled. When the band arrived at Ultra-Sonic Studios to record the two songs that they had planned to use on the demo, they were informed that the songs had to be originals - unless licenses were obtained for the songs they intended to cover. Ultra-Sonic graciously allowed the band 48 hours to come back in with two original songs (no time to obtain licenses in that time-frame, in those days!) so, Roy (vocal leader of the band) - with the help of the other band members - wrote two original songs the next day and recorded them the day after. One of those songs - Speak for Yourself - will be entered into the R360 HS Band Contest. The demo that was made at Ultra-Sonic was shopped to several record/music publishing companies in NYC and the band received an invitation to do more recording for MGM Studios. Unfortunately, MGM went through a corporate re-construction just before the sessions were to take place and Mourning Rain, along with a number of other bands slated for development deals, received a letter of apology, cancelling the sessions, but encouraging the band to keep making music! Since the band members were 15 and 16 years of age, and lives were becoming diverse, the band broke up in 1970. But, oh, those memories! Today the band members enjoy sharing those stories (and songs!) with their children and grand-children and, thanks to Radio 360, have re-connected through Facebook, email and phone, after several decades! There's even 'talk' of a 50 Year Reunion of the band!! Thanks, R360 for the opportunity to relive some of our best memories from that time period!
Roy
Regret the Hour, 2012
Regret the Hour is an all-original alternative rock group that formed at Nyack High School.
Raleigh
Raine Vivian 2004
Dessert souls rising from beneath the dry sands of Santa Fe, New Mexico, This was a planned-unplanned promotional photo taken for a press kit in regards to a up coming tour
Industrial Rock. Sadness. Where did the time go? Still FUCK'n Making MUSIC!
Raine
Majesty, 1977
Jamesville-Dewitt High outside of Syracuse, NY.
We were a pretentious mid-70's prog band covering Yes, Genesis, ELP, and UK. While we were impressed with ourselves, we made the gals laugh and the guys want to beat us up. ; )
Fortunately, all of us have gone on to more eclectic musical pastures.
Larry
The Snaz
The Snaz is a current band of teens from Brattleboro Vermont and Brattleboro Union High School. We play original, catchy indie rock songs. Check us out on
Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Snaz/290505860984785
We're also on Soundcloud and Youtube ect.
From the left is Zack (drummer),
Dharma (Singer/guitarist/songwriter), Mavis (Keys, back up vocals) and Sally (Bass).
Did I mention we're snazzy?
Dharma
DQ & the Young Republicans
Northview High School, Dothan, AL. Heavily influenced by REM and the Smiths, with a smattering of Zeppelin.
David
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