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Vladimirs formed in 1995 as a side project by members of Bad Samaritans (Brian Day), Thorns of the Carrion (Marquis Thomas), Estuary (Ash Thomas), The Blame (Doug Nevels). The four decided to get together to do some music that was more loose with a 'campy-horror-movie' and 'classic 50's sci-fi' feel lyrically. The first s/t CD 'Vladimirs' was released in January of 1995 and is regarded by many as the '2nd Wave' of horror punk. With elements of punk, metal, goth, and rock the Vladimirs drew a large and diverse audience. Interest in the band from fans was so great that...

Eytan Mirsky may be best known for writing the title songs for the films "American Splendor," "Happiness" (sung by Michael Stipe) and "The Tao of Steve." Remember the song (I Just Wanna Be) Your Steve McQueen" from "Tao"? That was Eytan, too. He's put out four cd's, the most recent of which is "Everyone's Having Fun Tonight!" The songs sound like Nick Lowe meets Jonathan Richman as sung by Evan Dando -- if you can imagine that. .