Young Sibling Rockers 'Disgusted' by McCain, Palin
Brother and sister rock duo Tiny Masters of Today still live with their parents. But that's because Ivan and Ada are 14 and 12, respectively. The Brooklyn band got their break after Russell Simins, from the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, heard their tunes on the Tiny Masters' Myspace page. It's been a whirlwind since; Ivan and Ada recorded their debut album, 'Bang Bang Boom Cake,' with guests like Karen O and Nick Zinner from the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Fred Schneider from the B-52's, performed at Lollapalooza, with Bob Dylan and even earned a fan in David Bowie. And that's not all these youngsters tackle despire their age. They've also taken on politics.
Available for download now on their website is the song 'La La Land,' which mashes Senator John McCain's and Governor Sarah Palin's speeches over garage rock and fuzzed-out beats.
"We cut and pasted sound bites together, pretty sloppily," Ivan tells Spinner. "We did it because they disgust us."
But this isn't their first political foray. The duo featured a song on their first album that dissed President George W. Bush called, well, 'Bushy.'
They may be wise beyond their years but Ivan and Ada are certainly still kids, attending school which they say keeps them busy. Band practice is still a must, however, though they're both quick to admit that playing in front of an audience is much more fun.
"I don't like to practice," Ada says.
Honey, who does?
Posted by Georgia Kral on Oct 28th 2008 2:00PM
Filed under: News, Exclusive, Campaignwatch
Reader Comments(1 of 1)
bacc58at 10-28-2008
Oh this is great; I don't care if one is for McCain or Obama; these kids don't have the knowledge base about history, the world and how things work in order to make an informed choice; if they did then the voting age would be much younger. Give me a break! Sadly there are a lot of adults who are spouting off their mouths who couldn't answer the most basic of questions about what either candidate stands for; and they too are spouting off their mouths. The sad thing about all of this, is that the press in our country gives these people air time as if they were some kind of experts.
pepleplzerat 10-28-2008
I suppose if we have adults actually believing Obama is a socialist and a terrorist and that Palin could handle being president, these kids couldn't do much worse if they had the right to vote.