{"product_id":"toothpaste-and-pills-demos-and-live-1978-1980","title":"Toothpaste and Pills: Demos and Live 1978-1980","description":"\u003cp\u003eLong before John Brannon of Negative Approach cemented himself as a USHC icon, you would hear rumblings about his pre-NA glam group, Static. Only a handful of people were lucky \/ brave enough to see them live. Scenesters spoke of a tape but never seemed to have one. Their most well-remembered song, Toothpaste and Pills, allegedly featured smashing beer bottles against John’s mom’s basement wall as a percussion instrument. Could this be real?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFast forward to 2020 and a few months into the covid-19 lockdown, Brannon came across a bunch of tapes he dug out of a box in his Mom’s closet - Static “demos ‘78”, Static “live At Grosse Pointe South H.s.”, Static “live At Plewa Hall”, Holy shit! The legend is true! And best of all, Static rule!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Brannon grew up in Grosse Pointe Park just a few blocks from the Detroit border. John\u003cbr\u003ewas always into music, but as soon as he heard T-Rex, The Stooges and Alice Cooper, he\u003cbr\u003ewas obsessed (and still is) and had to start a band to channel his obsessions. With the help\u003cbr\u003eof neighborhood kid and collaborator Billy Daniels and a local drummer simply known as\u003cbr\u003e“Red”, Static was born.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBefore Negative Approach changed the face of punk and hardcore, before Laughing Hyenas\u003cbr\u003escared the world silly and blew everyone else off the stage and before Easy Action started\u003cbr\u003emelting minds all over the world, there was Static. Static was real. Static was real as\u003cbr\u003eshit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThird Man Records is beyond ecstatic to be providing this long-missing piece of the\u003cbr\u003eAmerican Underground Music puzzle. We worked closely with John Brannon and Warren\u003cbr\u003eDefever, one of Third Man Mastering’s resident wizards, to put together this essential\u003cbr\u003ecollection of demos and live recordings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor fans of: Electric Eels, Alice Cooper, T. Rex, Sex Pistols\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Third Man","offers":[{"title":"Black | LP","offer_id":50456299438411,"sku":"1131981","price":22.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"LP","offer_id":50456298586443,"sku":"1131982","price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/78109834-1d7e-479c-8eb6-c88ace91e53a_thumbnail_4096.png?v=1727197476","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/fr\/products\/toothpaste-and-pills-demos-and-live-1978-1980","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}