Wax (American band)

American punk rock band

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Wax

Left to right: Dave Georgeff, Soda, Joe Sib and Loomis

Background information
Origin| Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres|

* Punk rock
* pop punk
* alternative rock

Years active| 1991–1995, 2009
Labels|

* SideOneDummy
* Interscope
* Atlantic
* Shattered
* Caroline

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

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13 Unlucky Numbers included the single "California", whose music video was later called "infamous" by NME[1] and has been included on Artforum's website.[2] 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.[3] 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.[4]

## Band members

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* Joe Sib – lead vocals
* Tom "Soda" Gardocki – guitars, vocals
* Dave Georgeff – bass, vocals
* Loomis Fall – drums, vocals

## Legacy

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"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".[5]

## Discography

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### Studio albums

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Year  | Album details

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1992  | What Else Can We Do

* Released: September 18, 1992
* Label: Caroline Records
* Formats: CD, cassette (CS)

1995  | 13 Unlucky Numbers

* Released: February 28, 1995
* Labels: Interscope Records, Atlantic Records
* Formats: CD, CS, LP[I]

* I ^ The LP version was issued on Shattered Records.

### Extended plays and singles

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* "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

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* Mallrats (1995) MCA
* Saturday Morning: Cartoons' Greatest Hits (1995) MCA
* Bio-Dome (1996) Priority Records

## References

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1. ^ "Wax – Southern California (A film by Spike Jonze)". New Musical Express.
2. ^ "wax, "california" music video". Artforum.com.
3. ^ "The Work of Director Spike Jonze". IMDb. October 20, 2003.
4. ^ Billboard, AllMusic
5. ^ Spotify (June 24, 2024). Weezer - The Blue Album LIVE | Spotify THIRTY - The 30th Anniversary. Retrieved October 13, 2024 - via YouTube.

Authority control databases

International|

* ISNI
* VIAF

Artists|

* MusicBrainz