Toilet Böys
| Toilet Böys | |
|---|---|
| Origin | New York City, United States |
| Genres | Punk rock, hard rock, glam rock |
| Years active | 1995–2003, 2010 |
| Labels |
RAFR Roadrunner Records Masterplan Entertainment Hall of Records Ozit/Morpheus Records Coldfront Records Lookout! Records Devil Doll Records Cargo Records Dead City Records |
| Associated acts |
Deborah Harry Theo and the Skyscrapers Afterparty The Voluptuous Horror of Karen Black |
| Website |
www.toiletböys.com (former site) Official MySpace page |
| Members |
Miss Guy Sean Pierce Rocket Adam Vomit Electric Eddie |
| Past members |
Paul Rocks Jimmy Grillo Oliver Miller Mike Rubio |
Toilet Böys are an American rock and roll band from New York City, United States. The band's original line-up is made up of Miss Guy, Sean Pierce, Electric Eddie, Rocket, and Adam Vomit. Toilet Böys have toured world-wide supporting musical acts such as Red Hot Chili Peppers, Nashville Pussy,[1] Orgy,[2] The Damned, Dee Dee Ramone & Deborah Harry. They were known for a highly energetic stage show that included spark-showers, smoke, lasers, strobes, synchronized flame-columns, cheerleaders, confetti cannons, burning guitars and fire breathing performed by their lead guitarist, Sean, during the finale.
An album of unreleased material, demos, and remixes entitled Sex Music was released in 2007.[3]
Toilet Böys reunited and played their first surprise concert on June 14, 2010 at Le Poisson Rouge in New York City.[4] Most of the boys are back including Miss Guy, Sean, Eddie and Adam with the addition of Shane on guitar.[5] They played the Azkena Rock festival in Spain in June 2010.[6]
History
The Toilet Böys formed in 1995 and their first show was as opening act for Deborah Harry, who performed with her own band at the rock club, Don Hill's, in NYC.[7] They were not formed as a backing band for Deborah Harry as is erroneously published and believed.
Toilet Böys lead singer, Miss Guy (who was house-DJ at the club)[2] was inspired to form a band and fulfill a dream of playing a show with Harry, one of his idols, if just for one night. He put together a band specifically for this occasion and it was only intended to be a one-time performance. The response was overwhelmingly positive, with the result being the booking of Toilet Böys for several additional gigs. These performances led to demand for further performances. Within a year and a half the Toilet Böys line-up had solidified into the permanent, 'classic' line-up,[8] under which they gained worldwide notoriety.
In the ashes of their break up in 2003, Sean & Rocket formed the group Afterparty. Sean, under the moniker "Chopper,"[9] performed his normal guitar duties as well as being the band's lead singer.
Discography
| Year of release | Title | Record Label | Notes |
| 1996 | Toilet Böys | Squeezebox Records | |
| 1997 | Mail Itch/Dream Action | Hypurrr Records | |
| 1998 | Living Like a Millionaire | RAFR Records | |
| 1998 | Go To Hell | Devil Doll Records | b/w "Hard", "Be A Man" |
| 1999 | Sinners and Saints | Coldfront Records | |
| 1999 | You Got It | Lookout! Records | Split single with the Donnas |
| 1999 | Broken Home | Devil Doll Records | b/w "Shine On", "Baby's Wrong" |
| 1999 | Come and Get It | Cargo Records | |
| 2000 | Space Truckin/Slow Dancing | Coldfront records | 7" split with American Heartbreak |
| 2001 | Toilet Böys | Masterplan Entertainment | |
| 2003 | Live In London | Ozit/Morpheus Records | |
| 2004 | The Early Years | Ozit/Morpheus Records | |
| 2007 | Sex Music | Dead City Records | |
| 2012 | Dumb Blonde | Guy solo EP |
References
- ↑ "Triggermagazine.com". Triggermagazine.com. Retrieved 2014-07-26.
- 1 2 "The Toilet Boys Set the House on Fire (NY Rock Interview)". Nyrock.com. 1999-12-08. Archived from the original on 2014-07-16. Retrieved 2014-07-26.
- ↑ Archived September 28, 2007, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Gary Pini (2010-06-10). "The Toilet Boys, Anna Wintour and Ron Galella in Today's Eight Items or Less". Papermag. Retrieved 2014-07-26.
- ↑ "Facebook". Facebook. Retrieved 2014-07-26.
- ↑
- ↑ "Punk Globe Magazine Online". Punkglobe.com. Retrieved 2014-07-26.
- ↑ "Maxpages.com". Maxpages.com. Retrieved 2014-07-26.
- ↑ Archived June 16, 2006, at the Wayback Machine.