Latex Generation
| Latex Generation | |
|---|---|
| Origin | New York, United States |
| Genres | Punk rock |
| Years active | Early 1990s-2006 |
| Past members | Paul Fort, Mike Hobbs, Tommy Rockstar |
Latex Generation is a New York, United States punk rock band that formed in the early 1990s. The band's name was inspired by a news report that spoke of the current generation of teens regarding the threat of STDs and the AIDS epidemic came on the radio.
Over the years, Latex Generation has released 2 full-length CDs, 3 7" records, a number of compilation album contributions and have toured extensively throughout North America, Europe, and Australia - most notably on the Van's Warped Tour.
In addition to the news report that inspired it, there have been various theories on the development of Latex Generation's name. The name has been said to be a play on words as the "Late X Generation" because the members all fall age-wise at the tail end of Generation X, but that's not true at all. Any reference to being late was because Tom and Paul are always late, which often made the entire band late for gigs and commitments. In fact being late was the first stereotype established by Paul and Tom for Czech people, who otherwise don't have any established stereotypes. The band are also referred to as "L8XG" or just "LG".
The founding members were:
In its infancy, the band's performances were at high school functions. No Frontman was available at this point, so good friends/family members took the stage with the band. The band soon added James Simpson on guitar to fill out the live sound. However, Simpson's role with the band was short lived due to personality clashes with the other members. which is a candy-a** way of suger coating the fact he punched Tommy Rockstar in the face after a battle of thebands gig at Wheatley High School. There was no way he could be kept in the band after that point.
Soon after this, vocalist Matt Small was recruited. Matt fronted the band for a few shows, including one at Long Island's HammerHedz, the Vault in Queens (NYC), & the Wheatley High's Battle of the Bands. The Wheatley battle of the band's show incited an infamous mosh pit that brought the show to a halt twice and led to the school principal ejecting the band's fans, resulting in a disappointing loss in the contest. The band realized that Matt's singing style didn't fit their style so his stint as lead singer ended rather quickly.
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