The Pizza Underground
The Pizza Underground | |
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Background information | |
Origin | New York City |
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Years active | 2013 | –2018
Past members |
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Website | thepizzaunderground |
The Pizza Underground was an American
History
Deenah Vollmer, the group's "pizza box" percussionist, said the idea for the Pizza Underground began as a joke in 2012.[4] "We soon realized you can replace most any word with slice or cheese," she told The Philadelphia Inquirer. Glockenspiel player Phoebe Kreutz stated they believed the Velvet Underground songs were written about pizza, but had to be reworded to accommodate the "standards of their day."[4]
On November 11, 2013, the group recorded a live demo at Macaulay Culkin's apartment.[1] That same month they performed a Lou Reed tribute show at the Sidewalk Cafe in the East Village.[5] In December, a viral video of Culkin eating a cheese pizza was uploaded to YouTube. He was parodying Andy Warhol consuming a Burger King Whopper in Jørgen Leth's documentary 66 Scenes from America.[6] Culkin was promoting the debut of the Pizza Underground.[7]
The group released its first music video in January 2014, parodying various Velvet Underground songs such as "All Pizza Parties" ("
In May 2014, the band was
The initial cassette release was followed by Live at Chop Suey, also on Bitter Melody Records,
In January 2018, Culkin revealed during an interview on the WTF with Marc Maron podcast that the Pizza Underground had broken up.[17]
References
- ^ Pitchfork. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
- ^ Beck, Laura (9 December 2013). "Macaulay Culkin Has a Pizza-Themed Velvet Underground Cover Band". Jezebel. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
- ^ Ayers, Mike (12 December 2013). "Inside Macaulay Culkin's Pizza Underground Sessions". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 15 December 2013. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
- ^ a b Amorosi, A.D. "Season of tributes to Lou Reed - including Macaulay Culkin's band Pizza Underground Read". The Philadelphia Inquirer. philly.com. Archived from the original on 23 January 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
- ^ Michaels, Sean (9 December 2013). "Macaulay Culkin forms pizza-themed Velvet Underground tribute band". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
- ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Macaulay Culkin Eating a Slice of Pizza. YouTube.
- ^ Luling, Todd Van, December 27, 2013 'The 34 greatest moments in pizza history from 2013', retrieved December 27, 2013
- Huffington Post. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
- ^ Daily News. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
- ^ Bitter Melody Records, About Bitter Melody Records. Retrieved February 15, 2016.
- ^ Matheson, Whitney (January 27, 2014). "Pop Candy: Hear a demo from Macaulay Culkin on Cassette". USA Today. Retrieved February 25, 2014.
- ^ Bitter Melody Records, Particulars of Pizza Underground Demo Cassette Release. Retrieved February 15, 2016.
- ^ "Macaulay Culkin booed off stage in Nottingham". BBC News. May 27, 2014. Retrieved May 27, 2014.
- ^ "Macaulay Culkin's band booed off in Nottingham". The Telegraph. May 27, 2014. Retrieved May 27, 2014.
- ^ Bitter Melody Records, Particulars of Live at Chop Suey. Retrieved February 15, 2016.
- ^ Particulars of Chop Suey, Seattle Archived 2013-06-24 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved February 15, 2016.
- ^ "Macaulay Culkin Says the Pizza Underground Are No More | Pitchfork". pitchfork.com. 22 January 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
External links
- Official page on Bandcamp
- The Pizza Underground on Tumblr
- The Pizza Underground at AllMusic