Rock Stars Who Went Back to Work:
- “M4rk 1bold of Pavement’s been seen pouring drinks in M4nh4tt4n of late.”
- “what were embrace doing? one of kula shaker works in marketing, that i know.”
- “bill withers went back to working as a contractor when he stopped singing.”
- “Greg Norton from Husker Du opened a restaurant.”
- “Justine Frischmann of Elastica has done some school teaching since 2001.”
- “Topper Headon (Clash) is apparently a taxi driver”
- “Michael Gerard of Killdozer is a tax lawyer”
- “A former Buzzcock (can’t remember if it’s Steve Garvey or John Maher) is apparently working as a car mechanic somewhere in the USA.”
- “kyuss bassist scott reeder opened a petstore when they disbanded”
- “adam pfahler (jawbreaker) owns his own video store.”
Any others?
(link via a comment in this Monkeyfilter thread about David Yow)
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fire the lamo Scott dude & bring on jim for prez… he’s the only who can post it good…
I saw Christina Aguilera at a brothel last night.
Everyone in Korn is working at Hot Topic at the local mall.
I think Scott Stapp is giving awkward handjobs behind my Dairy Queen
mo like lapadick is blowing hisself….
that thread on I Love Music is soooo good! I think I’ll go back there after reading these inciteful comments…
after the online release of the new Strokes single, “Juicebox”, Julian Casablanca and company have been trying to get a job.. anywhere
Adam Pfahler’s also in this great band called Whysall Lane with Richard from Versus. Don’t know if they are still playing together, but I think so.
http://www.whysall-lane.com
blake schwarzenbach is a teacher at hunter college.
“Topper Headon (Clash) is apparently a taxi driver”
yeah & the puke who runs this blog will be picking up garbage sooner or later cause the FCC will either shut him down or someone will sue the puke for deformation of character…
It’s true. I made a weirdy shape out of Topper.
I used to take the same bus as the drummer from Warrant. This was ten years ago, in Canoga Park California.
Also, there is a crazy man who rides the bus in Salt Lake City who claims to be Ringo Starr. Google him, he has an arrest record.
He was last seen in Florida. Ringo I mean:
http://www.defensesupplier.com/defense/defensenews/crime-news/crime-news-p-8466.html
Bill Janovitz of Buffalo Tom is a real estate agent (when he’s not playing with his current band, Crown Victoria); so is one of the guys from Bell Biv DeVoe, but I forget which one.
the keyboardist from men without hats is now a dentist in ottawa. i only know that because he did the score to a local movie called “jesus christ, vampire hunter”…
I can’t be the only one who snorted beverage out his nose when “lawyer” said the FCC will shut down a website and that someone can sue for “deformation of character”.
David Yow appeared with The Melvins at this year’s ATP in the UK. He was wearing a tutu, stockings and pants were absent.
Nothing changed really.
“deformation of character” nice try
-defamation of character, you must be a hotshot lawyer
justine frishman still work in the music industry.she has done stuff for MIA.
As a VH1 employee, you must be aware that Gary Numan is a test pilot and Thomas Dolby invents high-end music hard/software. Also, last I heard, the guy from Operation Ivy who DID NOT end up in Rancid was working at Blondie’s Pizza on Telegraph Ave. in Berkeley.
When I lived in Minneapolis (’99-’00), Lori, the drummer from Babes In Toyland, was a server at a bar called Grumpy’s.
Well the “lawyer’s” deformation of character statement could arguably be attributed to a typo (although I doubt it).
What’s more revealing of his legal credentials is his prediction that the FCC will shut this site down. Of course, since the FCC has no authority to regulate the Internet (they regulate broadcast media) I’m not sure how they’ll “shut him down”. I suppose he figures that the site will get hit with copyright infringement lawsuits, but until the FCC gets its hands on some copyrights, it has no standing and cannot otherwise “shut him down”.
Also, there were two members of Operation Ivy that did not join Rancid: Dave Mello, the drummer, and Jesse Michaels, the lead singer. I have no idea what Dave has done since 1989 (maybe he’s the pizza guy), but Jesse has been a graphic designer and occassionally has performed with a new band called the Last Wave Rockers. I saw them perform in DC probably about three years ago.
correction Topher- Jesse from Op Ivy’s band was called Common Rider. their first album was called “Last Wave Rockers”
They called it quits sometime last year I think.
just looking out for you, I know you werent intentionally deforming his character.
All three of the surviving Dead Milkmen are doing computer/web stuff in or around Philly.
Krist Novoselic wrote a book about politics and runs a website called fixour.us about voting reform. i think he was considering running for congress (he also thought about running for Lt Gov of WA)
Oh yeah, that’s right. I wouldn’t want to commit intentional deformation of character. That’s like a class 3 federal offense.
I should correct myself by adding that the FCC does regulate the Internet somewhat in that it regulates the telecom companies that provide access to the Internet. It has not, however, been granted any authority to regulate the content of a website in the same way it can fine a broadcaster.
The dude from EU (D.C. Go-Go band behind “Doin ‘da Butt” and featured on Salt ‘n Pepa’s “It’s Your Thang”) is now a high school teacher at T.C. Williams in Alexandria, VA (Remember the Titans?).
John Strohm from the Blake Babies is a real estate and banking attorney in Birmingham
http://www.bradleyarant.com/attorney_prof.cfm?g35203=02831
“I think Scott Stapp is giving awkward handjobs behind my Dairy Queen”
Josh, everyone knows he hangs out at Denny’s.
mark ibold bartends at great jones cafe by the way…
One of the Red Aunts has a cafe in Eagle Rock, CA. I think it’s called Auntie Em’s.
The guitarist from Faith No More is now a pumpkin farmer. I learned that from VH1 Classic!
Gregg Dulli owns two bars in LA-Short Stop and Footsies.
ummmm,Har Mar pimps himself to underage hipster girls in Silverlake
There is one more I am forgetting…
Whatever happened to OD’ing on heroin or beating up hookers as the thing to do once the band breaks up? What is this job BS? So not rock and roll.
That message board claims that Hugo Burnham of Gang of Four is in the music biz, but he’s actually a professor at the New England Institute of Art in Boston.
http://www.boston.com/news/globe/living/articles/2004/03/03/his_gang_days_are_behind_him?mode=PF
I believe Shivika Asthana, the drummer in Papas Fritas, recently finished her Masters in Public Policy from Boston University.
I’m fairly certain that Peter Prescott of Mission of Burma works at a used record store in Cambridge, MA called Looney Tunes Records. If it’s not him, it’s a damn good look-a-like!
Hey, it was an all-drummers list!
Erstwhile bassist for the Von Bondies Carrie Smith is getting an M.A. in architecture.
Joel the tambo player who was in Brian Jonestown Massacre and Dig! works at the Amoeba here in SF he works in the DVD department, I have also heard he is in a new band.
Todd Brashear from Slint owns a small indie/cult video store in Louisville, KY. Check it out if you’re in the area.
http://www.wandwvideo.com/
Times are hard for has-been musicians. Why, just the other night, I came home and caught 2 of the Four Tops rifling trhough my sock drawer.
Patti Smith Band’s guitarist (Lenny Krahl?? I’ll give you a dollar to look it up for me) used to own a video store in NJ.
hey topher, if i was a hotshot lawyer such as yourself, i sure wouldn’t be posting messages all over this site and leaving my name with it. not the most credible of places to hang out.
Not credible? Then are you saying that stereogum is incredible??? How sweet.
The one thing that topher didn’t mention was that although the FCC wouldn’t regulate a site or postings such as this one, a private person (i.e. the musician) could sue the people who posted the less-than-glam jobs. A libel claim could be filed, assuming the assertion of the wack job was untruthful. All they need to sue is to be able to prove the statement is:
1. Defamitory — saying that someone’s “pouring drinks” may or may not be defamatory — giving awkward handjobs is (although they’d have a case that any reasonable person would get the joke)
2. False (who knows?)
3. A factual assertion (it is)
4. Identifies the plantiff (it does)
5. Published to a third party (’twas)
6. With fault (in this arena, you’d have to prove they maliciously posted the info — that it was more than forgetting to doublecheck sources)
7. Causing damages (isn’t it cool to re-like a band once they’ve hit rock bottom?)
think gopher was just finding it funny that a “hot shot” lawyer was posting messages on this site at all hours all the time on a site where people use corrosive language, insult each other & public figures & say some pretty nasty stuff.. guess things must be slow at the office
Barett Dungy of the poducers owns a record label now called mecca recordings
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