THE SMITHS, JOY DIVISION, R.E.M, PIXIES, BAUHAUS, GANG OF FOUR, GENE, MAGAZINE, MISSION OF BURMA, PIL, THE MAGNETIC FIELDS, THE CHAMELEONS, NAKED RAYGUN
the public was formed in 2003 by drummer bryan besse and guitarist jack champagne with the singular goal of creating the band they wanted to listen to. singer/guitarist travis shuler soon joined the lineup and the trio began working on a few songs inspired by 60's pop, 70's glam, 80's uk goth/postpunk, and 90's britpop. a few months later, with the public's first show already booked, bassist ryan plattsmeir joined just in time to complete the group before it hit the stage. an ep/demo (we are the public) was released soon afterward and the band has since played many successful shows in their hometown of New Orleans and around the U.S. The Public has independently produced and released an ep/demo, and a full length "saturn missile battery". In August of 2007 they signed with NYC based indie Five03 records and their next recording, "No Love Is Permanent" is due 2009.
The band's name, "the public", is trademarked internationally (serial number 78853015) as a performing and recording artist licensed to the four members.
Just a reminder to check out Versailles this month on tour. We are traveling to Phoenix, Albuquerque, Little Rock, Joplin, Austin, and New Orleans. June 19th through the 28th
A special DVD set of the February shows is now available to pre-order at the wire-sound shop
This strictly limited edition 2 disc, region free, PAL format DVD set will be shipped in June.
The ‘Real Life + Thereafter’ DVD contains the entire concert filmed at Manchester Academy …
PLUS … Extra features include ‘Feed The Enemy’ filmed at the rehearsals, an alternate take of ‘A Song From Under The Floorboards’ and exclusive images from the period …
PLUS … On the second CD disc, you get an audio recording straight from the desk of 11 songs from the show at The Forum, London …
PLUS … In the package, you get a free tour T-Shirt in any size you like ranging from Super Small to Mighty XL and all stops in between.
