Mas Rapido (formerly Toothpaste 2000) are a POWER POP TREASURE.........
who prove that a band CAN have melody and attitude!
After being label mates with the Fastbacks and Velvet Crush on Subway
Records in the UK, TP2K re located to Seattle after living in England for two
years
The sound consists of quick fire grooving gems and classic guitar pop
ditties that pay homage to everything from Teenage Fanclub/Cheap Trick/
dBs/Who/Ramones/Blondie and the Beatles.
Mas Rapido managed to keep it tight while admiringly mixing up the
dynamics . Energetic melodies collide with incandescent harmonies delivering
feel good vibes.
They have released six cds on Parasol Records in Urbana Illinois.
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Check out recent "Pity Party" press:
"Unmistakably direct Pity Party opener “Emily Lloyd” is as much an homage to the British actress by the same name (or, more specifically, the character named Lynda she played in the 1987 movie Wish You Were Here) as it is a tribute to a handful of Mas Rapido!’s influences—The Kinks, The Beatles, the theme song from Spider-man, and that power pop sound that may have died tragically when three quarters of The Exploding Hearts did—but it’s not entirely special until the title track hits immediately afterwards and takes things in a completely different, if not altogether Orbison-esque direction. Due out next month on Parasol Records, Pity Party is a love letter to classic rock and roll crafted with a punk aesthetic and signed by a band who understands that sometimes a morose record is best played jubilantly—it is, at least, if you want people to sing along contently to a lyric like “You were in control once before / Go on, kill yourself.”
Hey and thanks! If you're around, feel free to drop by the show at Otto's next Friday the 23rd; no cover. Let me get in the obligatory Facebook link, too: http://www.facebook.com/greatmusic. Vanity URL, indeed.
yo how are things? your myspace is looking nice! anyway, i just downloaded some cool new ringtones from www.singingcell.info for FREE! they have the tightest selection!
Yay! So glad you two are coming back to the west side of the continent. Now we have a reason to trek down to Portland more often - AND WE CAN PLAY MORE SHOWS TOGETHER!!!
Donna! Got the lovely Pete's Candy store poster from your Halloween gig! Love it! Thank you - as always. Can't wait to see you next week. We'll give you a call before you get here!
woooow you aint gunna believe this...i click'd this deal to receive a REAL bag with a wallet from Coach totally FREE & it amazingly came in the mail!! since i KNOW its no joke now, i'm gunna act quick and snag more to give as a gift..you should go get some as well LOL! isnt the one they sent me awesome?
You should change the name of the band to Miss Rapido, because I miss you guys...but, that can all change tonight with a quick trip to Pete's Candy Store in good ole Brooklyn tonight :>)
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