Tim Lauterio
| Primitive Radio Gods | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Ventura, California, USA |
| Genres |
Alternative rock Indie rock |
| Years active | 1985–1991 (as The I-Rails) 1991–1994 (O'Connor solo) 1996–present |
| Labels |
Columbia Records Sire Records London Records What Are Records? |
| Website | primitiveradiogods.info |
| Members |
Chris O'Connor Tim Lauterio Luke McAuliffe |
| Past members | Jeff Sparks |
Primitive Radio Gods is an American alternative rock band from Southern California. Current members consist of frontman Chris O'Connor, who performs vocals and bass; percussionist Tim Lauterio; and Luke McAuliffe, who contributes various additional instrumentation (guitars, violins, piano) as well as much of the art that has appeared on the band's albums and website. Former member Jeff Sparks wrote, sang, and played bass before leaving the band to pursue other music projects in 2001.
The band is best known for their 1996 hit "Standing Outside a Broken Phone Booth with Money in My Hand," that reached the Billboard chart.
The history of the Primitive Radio Gods begins with The I-Rails. Formed in the late 1980s, The I-Rails were an alternative independent rock band based in Oxnard, California. Consisting of three members; bassist/singer Chris O'Connor, guitarist Jeff Sparks (a childhood friend of O'Connor), and drummer Tim Lauterio; The I-Rails released a total of four albums, none of which received much public attention. After the fourth album, Panharmonium, was released in 1990 and similarly ignored, the band decided to split. While Sparks and Lauterio went on to pursue other potential careers, O'Connor continued to work with material originally intended for a fifth I-Rails album. Inspired by bands such as Public Enemy, O'Connor recorded additional material and ultimately mixed a total of ten tracks. After mastering, O'Connor released the demo to public music stations under the (misspelled) moniker "Primative Radio Gods", a song on the I-Rails album Nine Songs from Nowhere. Like his former band's works, O'Connor's Rocket, as the album came to be called, was widely disregarded by both radio and the general public. Defeated, O'Connor retired from the music business.
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