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The Dead Milkmen
Origin Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Genre(s) Punk rock, Comedy rock, Alternative rock
Years active 1983-1995
2004
Website www.deadmilkmen.com
Members
Joe Genaro
Dave Schulthise
Dean Sabatino
Rodney Linderman

The Dead Milkmen were a satirical punk band formed in 1983 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Comedy rock is a term used to describe Rock music that is mixed with satire or other forms of Comedy. Alternative rock (also called alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of Major releases Michael Jackson's Thriller, the highest-selling album of all time as well as the best-selling album of 1983 and 1984 was released See also 1995 in music (UK Musical groups established in 1995 Record See also 2004 in music (UK Musical groups established in 2004 Record labels Joe Jack Talcum (born Joseph Genaro October 1971 is the former Guitarist and sometimes Vocalist for the Dead Milkmen. Dave Blood ( September 16, 1956 - March 10, 2004) otherwise known as Dave Schulthise, was the Bass guitarist for the Dean Sabatino is most recognized as " Dean Clean " the drummer of The Dead Milkmen. Rodney Linderman, better known by his former stage name Rodney Anonymous (and such variations thereof as "Rodney Amadeus Anonymous" Major releases Michael Jackson's Thriller, the highest-selling album of all time as well as the best-selling album of 1983 and 1984 was released Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə The band consisted of Joe Genaro ("Joe Jack Talcum"; guitar, vocals), Dave Schulthise ("Dave Blood"; bass), Dean Sabatino ("Dean Clean"; drums), and Rodney Linderman ("Rodney Anonymous"; vocals, synth). Joe Jack Talcum (born Joseph Genaro October 1971 is the former Guitarist and sometimes Vocalist for the Dead Milkmen. Dave Blood ( September 16, 1956 - March 10, 2004) otherwise known as Dave Schulthise, was the Bass guitarist for the Dean Sabatino is most recognized as " Dean Clean " the drummer of The Dead Milkmen. Rodney Linderman, better known by his former stage name Rodney Anonymous (and such variations thereof as "Rodney Amadeus Anonymous" [1]

The band has claimed that the name comes from a character in Toni Morrison's book Song of Solomon ("Milkman Dead"), as well as from one of Genaro's high school projects. Toni Morrison (born Chloe Anthony Wofford on February 18 1931 is a Nobel Prize -winning American author editor and professor Song of Solomon is a 1977 novel by Pulitzer and Nobel Prize -winning American author Toni Morrison. [2]

The band's musical style could be described as jangly, driving punk rock with a steady supply of irreverent humor as evident from the song titles "My Many Smells", "Taking Retards to the Zoo" and "If You Love Someone, Set Them On Fire. " Anonymous and Talcum both sang with heavy Philadelphia accents often sounding exaggeratedly snotty. The Philadelphia dialect is the Dialect of English spoken in Philadelphia; and extending into Philadelphia's suburbs in the Delaware Valley [3]

Contents

History

During their heyday in the late '80s, the Dead Milkmen led a crop of college-radio jokesters that also included Mojo Nixon, King Missile, and Too Much Joy, among others. Mojo Nixon (born Neill Kirby McMillan Jr, August 2, 1957 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina) is an American musician King Missile is an avant-garde band that has been led in various disparate incarnations by Poet / Singer John S Too Much Joy is an American indie music group The band formed in the early 1980s in Scarsdale New York. Playing a happy and fast brand of punk-pop, the Milkmen skewered popular culture, indie trend-followers, and the intellectually challenged. Despite the band's mixed reviews, the Milkmen earned a devoted cult following, a few novelty hits on college radio, and even an MTV hit with "Punk Rock Girl" which got frequent rotation. As polarizing as their sense of humor was among critics, it was what fans wanted and came to expect, and attempts to move into more genuine, serious territory during the '90s effectively spelled the end of the band. Oddly enough, by that time, they were exerting a measure of influence, perhaps more than any of their peers, they paved the way for the legion of smart-assed geek-rockers who ruled alternative radio for a brief period in the mid '90s.

The band began as a bedroom cassette project featuring Genaro and his friend Garth, who created characters and mythology in the band's name. Linderman (originally the drummer) joined the group in its embryonic home-recording stage prior to Garth's departure to join the United States Air Force; Schulthise and Sabatino, respectively, joined prior to the band's first performances.

After a few self released cassettes, the first official Dead Milkmen album, Big Lizard in my Backyard was released in 1985. Big Lizard in My Backyard is the debut Album by the Dead Milkmen, released by Restless Records in 1985. Their music received some airplay on college radio stations but was rarely heard on commercial radio. Their best-known song from this record was "Bitchin' Camaro," which became their signature tune. Because of its improvised dialogue intro, it was a favorite at live shows. (Both the album and song were mentioned on the television show Midnight Caller in a scene featuring lead actor Gary Cole and guest star Robert Klein. Midnight Caller is a dramatic NBC Television series which ran from 1988 to 1991 Gary Michael Cole (born September 20, 1956) is an American Actor. Robert Klein (born February 8, 1942) is an American Stand-up comedian and Actor. )

Their next two LP's, Eat Your Paisley (1986) and Bucky Fellini, (1987) saw the band continue to embrace humor. Eat Your Paisley's single "The Thing That Only Eats hippies" was a hit in Australia and got some rotation on the radio, it would also be the first Dead Milkmen music video. Bucky Fellini featured a tune that received some radio play, "Instant Club Hit (You’ll Dance to Anything). " This song attacked the supposedly shallow listeners of post-punk dance music for their lack of taste in music--done in a stereotypical post-punk dance style. Another track attacking a similar crowd (and mentioning the band Depeche Mode as well), "Moron", was featured on Eat Your Paisley, The song Big Time Operator was the Dead Milkmen's 2nd music video, and featured Rodney dressed up as Franken-Elvis, in a Jewish cemetery.

During the bands uprise, Dean "Clean" Sabatino kept a band journal, which he later posted on his website. [4]

Sparky and "stardom"

In 1987, Detroit Tigers rookie Jim Walewander, became notorious for being a huge fan of the band. The Detroit Tigers are a professional baseball team based in Detroit, Michigan, USA James Walewander (born May 2, 1962, in Chicago Illinois) was a Major League Baseball infielder This fact was even noted on his baseball card, which described the group as "an obscure punk-rock band"[5]. Walewander invited the Dead Milkmen to Tiger Stadium to see a game in which he hit his first, and only, major league home run. The Milkmen even had a short conversation with Tigers manager Sparky Anderson:

Sparky meets the Milkmen.
Sparky meets the Milkmen. George Lee "Sparky" Anderson (born February 22, 1934 in Bridgewater South Dakota) is fifth on the all-time list for manager career wins

Sparky: "Well, hello, boys. "

Rodney: "WE LOVE SATAN!"

Sparky: "Well, gotta go, boys. "

In 1988 came Beelzebubba, which featured what would become the Dead Milkmen's biggest commercial hit and best-known song, "Punk Rock Girl. Beelzebubba is the fourth full-length studio album by the Satirical punk band Dead Milkmen, released in 1988 " The song's video won rotation on MTV, and was later featured on MTV's Beavis and Butthead show. MTV ( Music Television) is an American Cable television network based in New York City. Beavis and Butt-head is an American Animated television series created by Mike Judge. This album was somewhat more sophisticated, technically and musically than previous work, and featured two music videos, "Punk Rock Girl" and "Smokin Banana Peels". Following in this vein is 1990's Metaphysical Graffiti, which was even more technical than the last album, but didn't receive the same attention as Bezzlebubba did, the album featured the song "Methodist Coloring Book", the music video and the song got little rotation. The Dead Milkmen were a satirical punk band formed in 1983 in Philadelphia Pennsylvania.

Up to this point, the band had been recording for Enigma Records and its subsidiary Restless Records. Enigma Records was a popular rock and alternative Record label in the 1980s Restless Records was a Hollywood California based Independent record label which was started by Enigma Records. They signed with Hollywood Records, owned by Disney. Hollywood Records is a Record label owned by the Walt Disney Company. Their next two albums, Soul Rotation (1992) and Not Richard, But Dick (1993), saw the further polishing of their production. Soul Rotation is an album by the Dead Milkmen released in 1992 Not Richard But Dick is a Dead Milkmen studio album released in 1993 by Hollywood Records. However, many fans felt the band had lost its humor and vitality in an attempt to be more mainstream.

Soul Rotation featured Linderman on synthesizers and Genaro taking on more vocal responsibility. The resulting record is much more pop oriented. Hollywood Records, unfortunately, soon went out of business and these two records went out of print not long after their initial releases. Afterwards, The Dead Milkmen were unable to feature any of the songs on either "Soul Rotation" or "Not Richard, but Dick" on any of their other Cd Compilations. The Milkmen were able to smuggle "If I had a Gun" onto their Live compilation Cd "The Dead Milkmen: Live at the Trocadero".

By the time Restless Records released their final studio album in 1995, Stoney's Extra Stout (Pig), the Dead Milkmen had broken up. Restless Records was a Hollywood California based Independent record label which was started by Enigma Records. Stoney's Extra Stout (Pig is the final Dead Milkmen studio album released in 1995 by Restless Records. This was due, in part, to Schulthise, who was suffering from tendonitis and could not play the bass guitar without intense pain in his hands. Since then, compilations of both hits and rarities have been made available. [6]

Post break-up

Rodney Linderman performed with a gothic, Celtic rock/punk called Burn Witch Burn, from 1994-1998, and released two demos and a self titled studio album in 2000 on the Philadelphia label Razler Records. Celtic music is a term utilised by artists record companies music stores and music magazines to describe a broad grouping of Musical genres that evolved out of the Folk

Sabatino drummed with the Big Mess Orchestra, who sporadically performed in Philadelphia throughout the '90s and into the '00s, and also played with the Hunger Artists.

Genaro and Sabatino formed a new band, Butterfly Joe, performing material based on Joe's solo home recordings, from 1993-1999. Joe Jack Talcum (born Joseph Genaro October 1971 is the former Guitarist and sometimes Vocalist for the Dead Milkmen. Butterfly Joe also released a self titled album on Razler Records. Genaro played in Touch Me Zoo, which was a home-recording-only project from 1990-1993, and a live band from 1994-1996. Genaro also had a group called the Town Managers from 1996-1999. He is currently in a successful Philadelphia punk band called The Low Budgets, who've toured extensively and released three albums, and a home-recording project called The Cheesies with Brian Sprenger, from Touch Me Zoo and the Town Managers. Genaro also frequently performs solo under the name Joe Jack Talcum; he's released about a dozen self-recorded cassettes between 1984-1997, some of which was compiled onto a CD released on the Valiant Death Records label out of Richmond, VA. This article is about the city of Richmond the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Schulthise attended Indiana University to study Serbo-Croatian language, literature, history, and culture. Indiana University, founded in 1820, is a nine-campus University system in the state of Indiana. In 1998 he moved to Novi Sad, Serbia, where he taught English. Novi Sad ( Cyrillic: Нови Сад 'nɔviː 'saːd; Hungarian: Újvidék Slovak His writing was published several times in Svetigora, the magazine of the Serbian Orthodox Church. The Serbian Orthodox Church ( Serbian: Српска Православна Црква / Srpska Pravoslavna Crkva; СПЦ / SPC) or the [7] He hoped to contribute to the country’s re-growth and development. [8] He fled in April of 1999 when NATO bombed Serbia. For the next few years he worked as a custodian in Philadelphia. Schulthise committed suicide on March 10, 2004. Events 241 BC - First Punic War: Battle of the Aegates Islands - The Romans sink the Carthaginian fleet bringing "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " [9]

2004 Reunion shows

Dave Blood committed suicide March 10, 2004. Dave Blood ( September 16, 1956 - March 10, 2004) otherwise known as Dave Schulthise, was the Bass guitarist for the Dave suffered through depression and intense pain in his hands due to his tendonitis. Tendinitis or tendonitis (from the Greek Τενοντίτις 'itis' denoting inflammation or swelling used to be thought of as a painful Inflammation He was unable to return to Yugioslavia and suffered a mental breakdown. He overdosed on pills at a friends house. After Schulthise's death, the surviving Dead Milkmen took the stage once again for two consecutive nights in November of 2004 at the Trocadero Theatre in Philadelphia. For the origins of the word Trocadero and other places where it has been used see Trocadero (disambiguation. Proceeds were donated to a variety of mental health organizations and to a Serbian monastery that Schulthise supported. Dandrew Stevens, bass player of Genaro's band the Low Budgets, performed on bass.

Dead Milkmen Facts

The Dead Milkmen's album Big Lizard in my Backyard and song Bitchin' Camaro were mentioned on the television show Midnight Caller in a scene featuring lead actor Gary Cole and guest star Robert Klein.

The Dead Milkmen were mentioned in an episode of Grounded for Life, where uncle Eddie states that he use to listen to the dead milkmen, the word Paisley is said be Lilly, and Henry has to take care of the class lizard which may be references to Big Lizard in my Backyard and Eat you Paisley.

During the Eat Your Paisley and Bucky Fellini tours, The Dead Milkmen toured in a converted ambulance.

Dean "Clean" Sabatino's drum sticks are in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Beavis and Butthead have watched Punk Rock Girl and Smoking Banana Peels, they seemed to have disliked both, but during Punk Rock Girl, Beavis asks "What is this?" Butthead says "It's college music" Beavis asks "Is it good" and Butthead replies "uhhh I don't know"

Bass player Dave Blood switched his bass strings around so that they spelled out DEAD.

The CDs Beezlebubba and Big Lizard in my Backyard can be seen floating around in an Ipod commercial. iPod is a popular brand of Portable media players designed and marketed by Apple Inc

Joe Genaro is also known as Joe Jack Talcum, Jasper Thread, Butterfly, and Butterfly Fairweather. He has been in the bands The Dead Milkmen, The Cheesies, Touch me Zoo, Town Managers, Butterfly Joe, is currently in the band The Low Budgets, and tours solo under the name Joe Jack Talcum.

Rodney "Anonymous" Linderman writes for a Philadelphia newspaper, Was in the bands Burn Witch Burn, Mike's Honorable Discharge, and is currently in the band Parasite Lost.

Dean "Clean" Sabatino was in the band Narthex before he toured with The Dead Milkmen, he also played with former Dead Milkmen guitar player and vocalist Joe Genaro in the band Butterfly Joe, and currently plays in The Big Band Orchestra.

The Song "How It's Gonna Be" from the "Soul Rotation Album" was featured on the movie "It's Pat"

The Dead Milkmen were attacked by some theater students throwing raw eggs at a live concert at Penn State University [10]

Dave "Blood" Schulthise committed suicide in 2004. His death was featured in the The New York Times and Rolling Stone Magazine.

Discography

Self-released cassettes

Full-length studio albums

Other releases

References

  1. ^ The Dead Milkmen Biography - AOL Music
  2. ^ The Official Dead Milkmen Website » Milkmen FAQ
  3. ^ http://www.deadmilkmen.com/song-lyrics][http://www.deadmilkmen.com/videos
  4. ^ http://archives.deadmilkmen.com/
  5. ^ http://www.chinmusic.net/Walewander.html
  6. ^ The Dead Milkmen Biography - AOL Music
  7. ^ The Official Dead Milkmen Website » Dave Blood
  8. ^ The Official Dead Milkmen Website » Dave Blood
  9. ^ Dead Milkmen obituary
  10. ^ http://jacktalcum.com/archivebotm.php

External links

Big Lizard in My Backyard is the debut Album by the Dead Milkmen, released by Restless Records in 1985. Eat Your Paisley is an album by the Dead Milkmen, released on Restless Records in 1986 Bucky Fellini is an album by the Dead Milkmen produced and released in 1987 by Enigma, being their first not on Restless Records Beelzebubba is the fourth full-length studio album by the Satirical punk band Dead Milkmen, released in 1988 Metaphysical Graffiti is a Dead Milkmen album released by Enigma Records in 1990 Soul Rotation is an album by the Dead Milkmen released in 1992 Not Richard But Dick is a Dead Milkmen studio album released in 1993 by Hollywood Records. Stoney's Extra Stout (Pig is the final Dead Milkmen studio album released in 1995 by Restless Records.
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