User:Jacobwinehouse/The Hollabacks

= The Hollabacks =

Biography
Once upon a time there were 3 young gents: Tony Yalda, Joe Gunther, and Bernie Passarinho. They traveled many distances to the land of LALA in hopes of being thin and famous. Tony, a sassy Arab lad from Chicago, saw himself as a soulful black girl from 1966; while J & B (two strapping Brazilians) saw themselves as a hard rock band who loved to chase girls. One fateful sober day, Tony decided to look at nude pictures on Craigslist before stumbling on an ad calling for a lead singer. He auditioned for a solid 3 months before Joe and Bernardo chose him as their new frontman for their band. Tony joyously agreed to join on one condition: that the music, image and style be nothing like what it currently was. J & B being foreign and not so fluent in English, gave their trust and souls over to Mother Arabia. Then Tony whipped out his magic carpet and their journey began. The guys sat around scheming about style and sound. Tony hailed, “The 60’s!” Joe vivaciously followed suit. Bernie, on the other hand, pondered the style of the 70’s. After threats to fire him and call immigration, he was “happily” on board with the rest. They talked for hours, gabbed over smores, and shared pillow fights before these late 20 somethings concluded on their theme: Senior year of high school. Combining their love and influences ranging from Billie Holiday to Metallica, the new band tirelessly worked to capture a nostalgic feel of beloved past pop and R&B sounds. Many nights of delirium followed suit. Joe stopped eating carbs to look like He-man; Bernie crushed anything and snorted it; and Tony paraded around with a bee-hive wig believing he was Amy Winehouse incarnate (Note to readers: Miss Winehouse is alive and sort of well residing in London, England). From this state of delusion arose the name of the band like a phoenix from fire. Tony, not having slept in days, was bopping his head to Gwen Stephanie and her four adopted Asian children/dancers, when it hit him. He approached his bandmates and spoke with an erotic tremor in his voice, “We’re ‘The Hollabacks!’” After translating the meaning and showing music video clips of Gwen, the boys from the jungle finally got it. Well…Bernie is still slightly in the dark. The Hollabacks are currently working on their album with high hopes of completing it by summer 2010. You can, however, catch them performing all over Los Angeles. Two of their songs, “Reconcile” and “Low Down Dirty Shame” are already featured in the upcoming 2010 thriller, Cyrus (thriller film), which Tony also stars in alongside Danielle Harris and Lance Henrickson. You can also catch Tony in the 2010 Official Sundance Selection, The Taqwacores, scheduled for national release in the Fall. So, fans and fans-to-be, if you’re craving a slice of the past, with a nipple twist of a modern sound, The Hollabacks are the cure for your ache ‘n need. Friend them, Facebook them, make love to them. They are here, one is queer, and they ain’t going nowhere.