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Taintstick is an American hard rock band, signed to Suburban Noize records  Their self-titled album will be released in September 2009.

History
Taintstick (also known as "Tony Hawk's Taintstick") was formed in 2007 by skateboarder and radio personality Jason "The Future" Ellis, along with Michael "Cowfucker" Tully, and Christian "Shoebox" Hand. In 2008, Josh "Raw Dog" Richmond would join the group, though his musical contributions are nebulous. As of August 2007, their video for debut single "Apple Juice", featuring celebrities Tony Hawk, Rob Dyrdek, Jason "Mayhem" Miller and Heidi Cortez, has over 100,000 views on Youtube.

To date, the band has played one live show, in Fall 2008, at the club "Wasted Space" in the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas. No other shows are currently scheduled. Taintstick's music is regularly featured on SIRIUS XM radio's "Faction" channel, which has also broadcast extended programs featuring interviews with band members, and behind-the-scenes looks at the making of their album.

Music
Taintstick's music is often obscene, and tends to be satirical. Many of their songs, such as "A6K" and "Motodick", use Ellis's favorite vehicles as their subject matter. Others, such as "Handjob" and "Load", are taken from Ellis's life. The music often parodies other popular rock bands, such as "Apple Juice", lyrically and musically a swipe at Blink-182.

Mentions in the press
--The Website for "Gibson" guitars picked Taintstick as one of today's worst band names.

--Insane Clown Posse fan site juggalonews.com panned "Apple Juice".

--Music blog bookhockey.com takes a look at the band.

--The "Apple Juice" video is Digged, with commentary.