Finishing up this post with two 45s from The Retardos, who somehow tie this whole mess together. Meanwhile, Dug Six-pack (Doug Gwosdz) teamed up with Brian (Hermosillo) & Kathy (Walker) from The Suckdolls & Dave Masung, the keyboardist/singer to form The Retardos, a faux-60s power pop-rock band. What incestuous times.
The Retardos - Don't Want the...7",Super*Teem! SUP4504, 1995.
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Side 1 -
I Can Only Dream (Protex cover)Girl Like You (The Explosions cover)
Quit This Town (Eddie & the Hot Rods cover)
The Retardos - Come on Back b/w Shame 7", Super*Teem! 4506, 1995.
Side 1 -
Come on Back
Side 2 -
Shame
Big Dave M moved from San Jose to Durham, NC & re-invented himself as Viva Cohen, the over-the-top lead singer for Jett Rink, an energetic disco-influenced pop-glam-surf-new wave-punk band. They released one self-titled EP. Here's a song from that...
Jett Rink - The Sweet, self-released, 2003.
Brian & Kathy went on to form the band Donny Denim with Darin Raffaelli of the band Supercharger & the Super*Teem! Record label.
Donny Denim - Hey You 7", radio X RX11, 1999.
Side A -Hey You
Side B -
Rock 'n' Roll Love Affair
There were several further iterations of Donny Denim with Brian & Darin with various others. They had however parted ways with Kathy. Brian has gone on to have a productive & promising career. He provided 12-string guitar work for Nikki Corvette...
Nikki Corvette - Love Me 7", Rapid Pulse Records rp AtAll24, 2003.
Side A -
Love Me
Side B -
What's on My Mind
Brian then formed the band The Fevers. They have recorded several LPs & this 7".
The Fevers - Get on Again b/w Can't Be True 7", Plastic Idols Records PIR018, 2006.
Side A -
Get on Again
Side B -
Can't Be True
As a side project from The Fevers, he recorded some things with Sweet Faces.
Sweet Faces - Four Song 7", Douchemaster Records DMR019, 2008.
Side A -
On Top of That Girl
Here Comes the Nice Boys
Side B -
Leslie is a Noise Band
Cool Kids (Don't Wanna Listen)
Now I believe Brian is living in St. Paul, Minnesota. He is currently fronting Skipper, a Minneapolis band. Brian Hermosillo is playing guitar & handling lead vocals, with Briana Jeanne on bass & Crystal on drums, both covering backing vocal duties. Back to the same format that he began in Suckdolls (except there is no vocalist I know on par with Krista). So far, they’ve put out a self released live split 7” with Thee Makeout Party!!, a 7” on Chocolate Covered & a live 10” called In Italy on Bachelor.
Skipper - Cold Pizza 'n' Pop, Chocolate Covered Records, 2009.
Side A -
Hangin' on the Telephone
Just Miles Away
Side B -
You're so Charming
'Til She Comes Around
Enjoy,
NØ