Wax (band)
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Wax was a San Jose, California rock band best known for the MTV "buzz clip" song and video "California," directed by Spike Jonze. The video depicted a man on fire calmly running in slow motion, and was quickly banned from daytime airplay on MTV.
The band released their first album, What Else Can We Do?, on Caroline Records in 1992. Their surf-inflected punk rock was compared to the Ramones and Pixies, and in 1995 the band issued its major-label debut, Thirteen Unlucky Numbers, on Interscope Records. Wax licensed the song "Who's Next" to Nike for a commercial which featured Pete Sampras and Andre Agassi. The band failed to gain either critical or commercial success, and soon faded from view. Singer Joe Sib later joined the band 22 Jacks, which also featured punk mainstay Steve Soto of the Adolescents and Agent Orange. Guitarist Soda now fronts Soda & His Million Piece Band, an L.A.-based Pogues-esque rock band specializing in punk-inflected Americana and blues, and the LA-based Americana Rock group Rose's Pawn Shop. [link]
Their song "Mallrats" is featured on the soundtrack of the 1995 Kevin Smith film of the same name; in the film itself, it is the last tune to be heard over the end credits.
The band was also in the 1996 movie "Bio Dome" Starring Pauley Shore and Stephen Baldwin. They are the live band that is playing at the party in the dome. They play the songs "Do you wanna dance", and "He's a whore".
Wax is also notable in contemporary pop culture due to the presence of band member Loomis Fall. Loomis Fall A.K.A. "The Sexiest Man in Rock" worked as a member of the Jackass Crew on the Jackass television show as well as the Jackass movie. Currently he sporadically appears on the television show "Wildboyz" - an offshot of the Jackass t.v. show.
Dave Georgeff (p/k/a Burdie Cutlass) is currently writing and recording with Sign Of The Fox. "How Lucky Am I" has been recorded by Maggie Gyllenhaal for Lion's Gate film "Happy Endings"
Wax was Joe Sib (vocals), Tom "Soda" Gardocki (guitar), Dave Georgeff (bass), and Loomis (drums).
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