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Dark Side of the Cop

About Me

Dark Side of the Cop began in 2004 when Marco Panella and Joe Weisenthal decided to write an alternate soundtrack to the Eddie Murphy masterpiece Beverly Hills Cop. With the vocal help of Tyler Gibbons (of Red Heart the Ticker) and touring help from Roger Thomasson and Matt Hayashi, Dark Side of the Cop released its self-titled record in 2006 and toured for a few months before calling it quits and moving on to other things.

Thanks everyone for your support! We are are still making music (non-cop related music) under the name Fior Fiero. We can be reached at the Fior Fiero myspace page or through our label, Auger Down Records. We don't check this account very often so if you've contacted us and we haven't gotten back to you, that's why.

Thanks again everyone and remember to press play when the mountain disappears.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 13/08/2005
Band Website: www.darksideofthecop.com
Band Members: Marco Panella -- songs, singing, six-string
Roger Thomasson -- four-string, four-0-four, forty-four + forty-four

Influences: Elvis Costello, Prince, Randy Newman, ELO, Brian Wilson
Sounds Like: "...the sun shines down in a warm Colecovision tinge of orange and red, as acoustic guitar and shakers tremble in a predawn hymn..."

The self-titled cd is available straight from Auger Down on paypal.
Free shipping! Free postcards!

Or buy it on CDbaby:

New Fior Fiero EP available now from Auger Down. Features Marco and Roger from DSOTC.
Record Label: Auger Down Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Postcard from the road...

From our favorite gas station in Iowa.
Posted by on Sun, 22 Oct 2006 20:30:00 GMT

Guess what Roger discovered last week...

...besides the fact that Jello Biafra is a pompus blowhard?He found out that Colorado Rocks!
Posted by on Wed, 20 Sep 2006 08:40:00 GMT

Leaving San Francisco

We're leaving San Francisco this week for two months on the road. Half of Dark Side (Marco), will be leaving permanently for the wonderful city of Philadelphia at the end of the year. Roger will keep ...
Posted by on Sun, 17 Sep 2006 19:18:00 GMT

Feels like home...

Check this out!http://www.synchronicityarkive.com/There's more of them!
Posted by on Tue, 05 Sep 2006 17:48:00 GMT

Woah. New shows up there.

Marco just threw some new shows up there on the front page. And that ain't all. We got, like, 30 more on the way. Keep your eyes peeled -- we'll be hitting up your town too!
Posted by on Tue, 29 Aug 2006 00:02:00 GMT

Farewell Matthew, and godspeed!

Last nights show marked a bittersweet parting. Our drummer, Matt "Kamikaze" Hayashi announced his retirement from active duty. He'll be pursuing a career in fashion photography and continuing his ni...
Posted by on Thu, 17 Aug 2006 12:30:00 GMT

The Make Out Room. Rocks!

Fantastic show last night at the Make Out Room. Social Studies and The Lovely Public packed the joint, and even got some of their diligent fans to make it over early for our set. Can't thank you guys...
Posted by on Thu, 17 Aug 2006 12:25:00 GMT

Dark Side of the Cop joins the Crow Agency

DSOTC are happy to announce that we've joined the Crow Agency. The Crow Agency - led by Southerly's Krist Krueger - is an artist-run booking agency from Portland, Oregon. We're very excited to be work...
Posted by on Sat, 12 Aug 2006 10:46:00 GMT

Auger Down site is up

www.augerdownrecords.comThanks to Austin's Hunter Cross and Maritsa Asghari, the new Auger Down site is up and running. All our new press is up there, as well as tour dates and news. The tour section ...
Posted by on Mon, 17 Jul 2006 00:02:00 GMT

Auger Down Records, other press news

Good news for everyone who likes ice fishing or grew up Marlboro, Vermont... DSOTC is starting a label, Auger Down Records, to release the album. We've been thinking about starting a label for a while...
Posted by on Mon, 13 Feb 2006 18:49:00 GMT