Template:Did you know nominations/Foss (band)


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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:57, 1 March 2019 (UTC)

Foss (band)

 * ... that Texas politician Beto O'Rourke and Cedric Bixler-Zavala (pictured)—the singer of At the Drive-in and the Mars Volta—were once members of the same band, Foss? Sources: "It is a well-established fact that as a high schooler in El Paso, Texas, Rep. Beto O'Rourke (D-TX) was in a band, Foss ... with Cedric Bixler-Zavala, who would go on to considerable fame fronting the Mars Volta and At the Drive-In." (Rolling Stone)
 * ALT1:... that Texas politician Beto O'Rourke wore a dress on the cover of a record by his former punk band Foss? Sources: "The state GOP identified a rock star in a faded monochrome from the 1990s. A floral-print getup (perhaps a dress or tunic), cut wide at the neck, hangs over his lean frame. ... The man gazing out from the black-and-white image is college-aged Beto O'Rourke. An electric bassist, he toured the United States and Canada in the early 1990s with his punk rock band, 'Foss'... The image circulated by the Texas Republicans is drawn from the band's 1993 record, 'The El Paso Pussycats.'" (The Washington Post); "During last year's Senate campaign, the Cruz camp attempted to own O'Rourke by posting a picture of him in a dress with his old punk band, Foss..." (The Cut)
 * ALT2: ... that Texas politician Beto O'Rourke was in a punk band called Foss with Cedric Bixler-Zavala (pictured), who went on to become the singer of At the Drive-in and the Mars Volta? (Variant of ALT0, same sources.)
 * Reviewed: Pacific Islands home front during World War II

Created by Brandt Luke Zorn (talk). Self-nominated at 05:39, 8 February 2019 (UTC).


 * Will be claiming this for review. My tentative preference is ALT0, but perhaps you can write a hook that focuses on its relationship to O'Rourke? Since that's probably the band's main claim to fame at present. Narutolovehinata5 tccsdnew 10:08, 12 February 2019 (UTC)
 * I've prepared AL2, a variation on ALT0 that centers Beto a little more. I do think it's worth mentioning Bixler-Zavala in the hook. For me—and for many press outlets that covered Foss, especially music publications—what's notable about the band is not merely the fact that Beto was in it, but the surprising fact that Bixler-Zavala was in Beto's band. It's one thing for Foss to be merely a politician's old band; it's quite another to find out that the politician shared a band with someone who went on to have a successful career in music. Additionally, I think if the hook focuses solely on Beto, it could veer into seeming like a political promo, which is not my intention here.I've also added a free-license image of Bixler-Zavala that can accompany the hook. —BLZ · talk 20:43, 12 February 2019 (UTC)


 * Symbol confirmed.svg Thanks. Here's the full review: new enough, long enough, well-sourced, neutral, with interesting hook facts (all cited inline and verified in the source). The only hits Earwigs detected was to quotes (that are referenced), otherwise no problems on the paraphrasing part. Images is properly licensed and looks good at a small size. QPQ done. Approving ALT2 as being interesting to a broad audience. Narutolovehinata5 tccsdnew 00:05, 13 February 2019 (UTC)