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THE STICKS

About Me

THE STICKS: are brothers Thom [29] and Dave [31] FORMED: Christmas Eve, 1995 WHERE: Forest Hills, NY, USA.HISTORY: THE STICKS joined forces when Thom [17] and Dave [19] were bored NYC suburban teenagers. Armed with an acoustic guitar and a tape recorder, they recorded their 1st tape outside in a blizzard on x-mas eve. Songs were improvised by coming up with random song titles. Then pressing PLAY + RECORD. Several more tapes were recorded through floods, tornadoes and other natural disasters. Next THE STICKS bought a 4-track and headed down to the basement. They came up with several more tapes. Upon moving to Los Angeles they spent even more time at home recording as they had no car. After several cars that have broken down THE STICKS have finished recording their latest album called "Grow Up". It features 12 new tracks. The two songs uploaded are "In Limbo" a song by Thom + "It's All Good" a song by Dave, &copy by The Sticks, 2004.When THE STICKS aren't recording together they can be found alone in their bedrooms recording solo.UPDATE : The Sticks have just finished recording a new album. It's called "+ Stones" and features 15 new tracks. The two songs uploaded are: "Celebration Time" a song by Thom + "Can't Get You Off My Mind" a song by Dave, &copy by The Sticks, 2006. Enjoy !DISCOGRAPHY : Early Songs : '95-'96 : 21 songs cassette ; S/T : '98-'99 : 33 songs : cd ; New Songs : '03 : 8 songs cassette ; Grow Up : '04 : 12 songs cd ; + Stones : '06 : 15 songs cd.I edited my profile with Thomas' Myspace Editor V4.4

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 22/11/2004
Band Members: Thom J. Petrizzo: age 29 [acoustic/electric rhythm + lead guitar, electric bass, ukulele, synthesizer, drum machine, vocals, etc...]+ Dave T. Petrizzo: age 31 [acoustic/electric rhythm + lead guitar, keyboard, vocals, etc...]
Influences: Music: VU, Beatles, Dylan, Byrds, Kinks, Who, Love, Ramones, Joy Division, New Order, Cure, Jesus and Mary Chain, Sonic Youth, Dinosaur, Sebadoh, Beat Happening, Unrest, Air Miami, Magnetic Fields, Beck, Nirvana, etc...Non-Music: Coffee, Beer, Cigarettes, Anxiety, Poverty, Sub-Culture, Sex, Life, Death, etc...
Sounds Like: Electro-coustic folk pop with a back beat and a bit of a dark side... See above influences...
Record Label: Homemade...

My Blog

New Album

Hey ! The Sticks have finished recording yet another new album. It's called "+ Stones" and features 15 new songs by Thom + Dave. It was recorded throughout April at home by Thom + Dave, and mixe...
Posted by on Thu, 11 May 2006 17:10:00 GMT

the sticks 1st review [ever...]

i haven't posted a blog in a long time... there hasn't been much to tell... however the sticks received their 1st printed review in late april... by the great web fanzine uncommon folk... you'd t...
Posted by on Mon, 27 Jun 2005 17:31:00 GMT

mp3 uploads...

hi... i just uploaded two songs by the sticks. they are both from the new album "grow up". "a humble past" is a song by thom and it's an ode to growing up in NYC. "eternity" is a song by dave in which...
Posted by on Tue, 30 Nov 2004 18:12:00 GMT

i would like to congratulate...

myself on putting this website together. it took little effort and no $. also congratulations to the sticks for finishing recording their album "grow up". what started as a fast paced project in summe...
Posted by on Fri, 26 Nov 2004 17:51:00 GMT