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| Wax | |
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 Left to right: Dave Georgeff, Soda, Joe Sib and Loomis | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 1991–1995, 2009 |
| Labels |
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| Past members | Joe Sib Tom "Soda" Gardocki Dave Georgeff Loomis Fall |
Wax was an American punk rock band from Los Angeles, California. Wax emerged during the pop punk resurgence of the early 1990s, and included Joe Sib, Tom "Soda" Gardocki, Dave Georgeff, and Loomis Fall. The band is best known for their MTV buzz clip video "California", directed by Spike Jonze.
History
13 Unlucky Numbers included the single "California", whose music video was later called "infamous" by NME and has been included on Artforum's website. The video depicted a man on fire running in slow motion, and was quickly banned from daytime airplay on MTV. It was included on a retrospective DVD of the director, Spike Jonze, where a still from the video was also shown on the cover of the collection. The video was also included in an episode of MTV's Beavis and Butt-head. The song became a moderate hit on American rock radio, reaching No. 28 on the Billboard Modern Rock charts in 1995.
Band members
- Joe Sib – lead vocals
- Tom "Soda" Gardocki – guitars, vocals
- Dave Georgeff – bass, vocals
- Loomis Fall – drums, vocals
Legacy
"Hush" from the album What Else Can We Do was cited as an influence by Rivers Cuomo for the Weezer song "Say It Ain't So".
Discography
Studio albums
| Year | Album details |
|---|---|
| 1992 | What Else Can We Do
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| 1995 | 13 Unlucky Numbers
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- I The LP version was issued on Shattered Records.
Extended plays and singles
- "Who Is Next" (1994) Side One
- "It Ain't Funny" (1994) Side One
- "Who Is Next" (1995) Interscope/Atlantic
- "California" (1995) Interscope/Atlantic
- "Hangin' On" (2009) Side One Dummy
Compilations and soundtracks
- Mallrats (1995) MCA
- Saturday Morning: Cartoons' Greatest Hits (1995) MCA
- Bio-Dome (1996) Priority Records
References
- "Wax – Southern California (A film by Spike Jonze)". New Musical Express.
- "wax, "california" music video". Artforum.com.
- "The Work of Director Spike Jonze". IMDb. October 20, 2003.
- Billboard, AllMusic
- Spotify (June 24, 2024). Weezer - The Blue Album LIVE | Spotify THIRTY - The 30th Anniversary. Retrieved October 13, 2024 – via YouTube.