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telefonics

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About Me

Electric pop noise band hailing from erie, pennsylvania mixing feedback, psychedelic sounds and sugary melodies for a splattered and messy mix of sound and fury representing absolutely nothing.

The band which is gently guided by the iron fist of john johnston, originated in a basement in 1999. amongst the washer, the dryer and johns collection of my little ponies, developed the sound which we hear today.

Carrying on the pop tradition of bands such as beat happening, nick lowe, blondie and of course the velvet underground, the telefonics wallow in near obscurity. Catering to their elitist fanbase consisting of ham radio operators, starving artists and retired rail yard bulls, they continue to please, please, please.

See this band, you will at very least, be amused

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My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 5/25/2005
Band Website: telefonics455.com
Band Members: ginajohnpetefred jeffjoshlarry
Influences: things that sound good...things that make you wanna dance...things that make you wanna sing
Sounds Like: like the MP3's to the right
Record Label: basement transmissions records
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Hunter S. Thompson on the music industry

The music business is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free, and good men die like dogs. There's also a negative side."    ...
Posted by telefonics on Tue, 15 Jan 2008 07:33:00 PST

Roky Erickson/13th Floor Elevators

The documentary You're Gonna Miss Me is fantastic!
Posted by telefonics on Wed, 09 Jan 2008 05:50:00 PST

Repost--Adbusters in the Canadian Supreme Court!

From the folks at adbusters:Jammers and creatives,Today is our big moment in court. Ever since the first issue of Adbusters was published seventeen years ago we've been fighting to break the corporate...
Posted by telefonics on Tue, 08 Jan 2008 12:48:00 PST

Happy Winter Carnival!

We probably won't see you all til' next year... So have a good one...or at least slightly above average. Cheers   the tf's crew  
Posted by telefonics on Thu, 13 Dec 2007 06:56:00 PST

Captain Beefheart Ten Commandments for Guitarists

..> ..>   Captain Beefheart's Ten Commandments For Guitarists   We stole this from a friend's blog! 1. LISTEN TO THE BIRDS That's where all the music comes from. Birds know everything abo...
Posted by telefonics on Fri, 21 Sep 2007 06:46:00 PST

This is Art! This is Music!

Saturday at the Hangout in Edinboro. Starts at 1PM.
Posted by telefonics on Fri, 07 Sep 2007 02:22:00 PST

We’re on a Dynamo Sound Release

Check this out:    
Posted by telefonics on Fri, 07 Sep 2007 02:21:00 PST

Trance Show Cancelled

The Trance Show has been cancelled.  I guess the Rock Erie Awards were threatened by our tinsy weensy little show that happened to fall on the same night as the Rock Erie Awards.  The might...
Posted by telefonics on Mon, 13 Aug 2007 10:16:00 PST

a well needed break...

we are off for the entire month of july... we will be back in Erie at Billie's on August 10th! Meanwhile you can check out the multi talented Josh Zimmer on his solo tour...here are the dates: http://...
Posted by telefonics on Tue, 03 Jul 2007 01:14:00 PST

New Review of Strangest Places

1340 Magazine Review of Strangest Places Erie, PA (Lake Effect Hardcore baby!) based Telefonics are back with Strangest Places. While the band are still slightly undone sounding (always a good thing i...
Posted by telefonics on Thu, 21 Jun 2007 01:27:00 PST