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'''Wax''' was a Los Angeles-based punk-pop band in the early 1990s. They released just two albums, 1992's ''What Else Can We Do'' and 1995's ''13 Unlucky Numbers''. | '''Wax''' was a Los Angeles-based punk-pop band in the early 1990s. They released just two albums, 1992's ''What Else Can We Do'' and 1995's ''13 Unlucky Numbers''. The latter spawned their one and only minor hit, "California" (not to be confused with similarly-titled songs by [[The Rentals]] or [[Phantom Planet]]), which benefitted from a [[Spike Jonze]] video. They also contributed the title song to the ''[[Mall Rats soundtrack]]''. | ||
==Weezer connections== | ==Weezer connections== | ||
Guitarist [[Tom Gardocki]] had previously been in the band [[Bush]] with [[Patrick Wilson]]. | Weezer played "[[Conversationalist]]" live at a handful of shows in 1992. This was a reworked version of Wax's song "So Much Talk." Wax Guitarist [[Tom Gardocki]] had previously been in the band [[Bush]] with [[Patrick Wilson]]. | ||
Wax often played club shows in and around LA with [[Weezer]], and some of its members, along with future MTV star [[Johnny Knoxville]], roomed with members of Weezer in the early 90s. | Wax often played club shows in and around LA with [[Weezer]], and some of its members, along with future MTV star [[Johnny Knoxville]], roomed with members of Weezer in the early 90s. | ||