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To the lucky few who caught the first live shows of new Chicago-based quartet Wax on Radio, those performances may be remembered as the launch of a strikingly original new voice in rock music. At club dates in the Windy City and in New York, the customary buzz of cocktail chatter and the click of Blackberrys fell to a hush as jaded concert-goers stopped and craned their necks to see just who was making the riveting, emotionally-captivating music that was pouring forth from the stage. Wax on Radio brings a fresh, well-developed sound to rock music at a time when the genre seems to have reached a creative plateau. Familiar, successful formulas like emo, nu metal, hardcore are being played out all over the charts but there is an undeniable restlessness among fans and a sense that rock is overdue for a blast of fresh air. Enter Wax on Radio, which mixes catchy songwriting, intelligently evocative lyrics and an engaging style.
The lyrics plunge in to big themes that resonate with listeners – missed opportunity, preserving your individuality, lifting your life out of stagnation and living it with passion. The music is sonically spacious and beautifully composed, in the vein of Pink Floyd or Yes, but Wax On Radio is also being compared to Coheed & Cambria, Mars Volta, Bright Eyes, Radiohead, Muse, Jane’s Addiction and latter day King Crimson. Wax on Radio performs the trick of sounding both progressive and nostalgic.
Wax on Radio was born in 2004 when singer Mikey Russell, bassist Harrison Taylor, guitarist Bob Buckstaff and drummer Sammy Del Real hooked up in the tiny suburban Chicago music scene and immediately hit it off.
The lyrics plunge in to big themes that resonate with listeners – missed opportunity, preserving your individuality, lifting your life out of stagnation and living it with passion. The music is sonically spacious and beautifully composed, in the vein of Pink Floyd or Yes, but Wax On Radio is also being compared to Coheed & Cambria, Mars Volta, Bright Eyes, Radiohead, Muse, Jane’s Addiction and latter day King Crimson. Wax on Radio performs the trick of sounding both progressive and nostalgic.
Wax on Radio was born in 2004 when singer Mikey Russell, bassist Harrison Taylor, guitarist Bob Buckstaff and drummer Sammy Del Real hooked up in the tiny suburban Chicago music scene and immediately hit it off.
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Today I Became A Realist
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Time Will Bind Us To The Guilt Of Commitment
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The Devil
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Guilding The Lily
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Remembering
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The General Of Medicine City
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When In Rome...
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Shoutbox
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BakeBisBife wrote:
can we at least have the demos pleaze
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childrenofpozzi wrote:
come baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaack!!!!!!!!!!!
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withpassion wrote:
I miss them like none other.
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MissPackard wrote:
never got to see them live :c
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shablaman wrote:
can anyone send this to me? message me
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MidnightBlues_ wrote:
What again? Such a shame...Their music is beautiful!
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funkypepper1024 wrote:
ugh..so upsetting.
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youknowittttt45 wrote:
they broke up again. yes, wax on radio no longer exists. the band is over. two members have decided to leave. no idea when they will be formally announcing it or if they even will. but they will not be recording a new album. it's done.
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noisemuse wrote:
eff yea, glad they are back and can't wait to see them again
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gooodnight_ wrote:
I cannot wait to hear their new albums.
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J_theChosenOne wrote:
love them.
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falloftroys wrote:
I'm so happy they've decided to continue. I bet the new stuff will be incredible.
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Octagon88 wrote:
http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=12308706&blogID=426894559 They're back......I can't wait for the new material. I need to see them live before I die.
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Axcylae wrote:
I'm normally pretty good at accepting the breakup of a band, but part of me really does almost feel like crying when I think about the fact that I'll never hear anything more from these guys...and I never even had a chance to see them live. ...I still haven't seen anything on their myspace page confirming the breakup, though, which makes me repeatedly anxious! *sigh*
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Vdub213 wrote:
Damn shame they broke up. They were pretty fantastic live. Hopefully only good will come out of this. Maybe like an At the Drive-in sort of story.
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falloftroys wrote:
It happened earlier in the year I believe, and it's because of musical differences.
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XM4RK5_The_Spot wrote:
Why'd they break up? When did it happen?
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moviescptending wrote:
say it ain't so...
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falloftroys wrote:
so sad they broke up :(
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dracomordag wrote:
such a fucking good band
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Fall_Music, VR791, RHCPMSI44 and 24 other people added Wax On Radio to their libraries. 17 days ago
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