In 1984, people were talking about the “new wave” in rock music. Talking about those hairdressers. A bunch of guys named “Taylor.” That blonde woman. 

And of course, Sid Luscious. 

Sid Luscious and The Pants had the look and the sound the world didn’t know it craved. Teenage prodigies, they quickly rose to prominence in 1983 – barely able to drive themselves to rehearsal! 

Showcase performances around the world followed, as did a recording contract. Sid Luscious and The Pants were primed for great success. The press machine had geared up to prepare everyone for what the band called “Maximum New Wave”.

And then the bottom fell out of their world. Holed up in various studios for almost a year, they struggled with technology, the record business, and each other. For reasons unknown, their record company decided not to release the completed record and dropped the band from their contract. 

Sid disappeared shortly thereafter and the band went their separate ways.

And just as suddenly as they had been headliners, 1984’s “next big thing” became an all-but-forgotten footnote. 

We didn’t talk much for the next 20 years. One of the guys became an accountant. One became a lawyer. Our original keyboard player developed a mental illness and retired. And so on. Sort of like high school – everybody just…grew up. The usual things happen: marriages, kids, happy and unhappy lives, successes and failures, comedy, tragedy, triumph. You know how it is.

Now, 20 years later, the band has re-formed, minus a few original members and plus some new folks: a local musician once famous for performing with a dancing steak, a punk rock escapee, and a hot new keyboard player.

Underworld are Rick Smith and Karl Hyde. Their peerless first album - dubnobasswithmyheadman - was released to universal acclaim in 1994. In the thirty years since that mould breaking debut, the band have established their reputation as one of the most groundbreaking and important electronic acts of all time, one that constantly pushes creative boundaries, twists genres and refuses to stay still. In those thirty years, their music has soundtracked approximately 100,000,000 nights out, and the mornings after. In the past year alone, Underworld have played live in front of over half a million people all across the globe.

Indie rock from Coachella Valley, California, USA. Thanks for supporting indie music. Stay up to date.  LIKE us on Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/chillmagnet
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Chill Magnet is:
TomTom - Lead Vocals, bass, guitars, keys, /songwriter
Randy Banis - backing vocals, Lead guitar, Keyboards, midi /Producer
guest appearances by:
Caleb Householder - Drums
Noah Householder - Lead Guitar
JxPx Blackmon - drums and percussion
Matt Reese - Drums
Barry Conley - Guitar
Claire Dore - vocals

A LOCAL H podcast with Scott Lucas, Gabe Rodriguez, Ben Reiser, and a revolving door of friends, luminaries and beloved “lifers”.

Shallow People is an experimental instrumental group hailing from Los Angeles. They currently have released three self-produced albums.

Furyouhin is an EDM-based mix of trip-hop, industrial, techno and house with ambient influences. One man learning the digital audio workstation:  singing, keyboard, bass, synth, robo-drums. Heavily influenced by Portishead, Death Grips, NIN, Ulver, U2, William Basinski, Arvo Part and movie soundtracks.

[ Electronic music from Los Angeles ]

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