Episode 9 found us cruising the streets of San Francisco with Social Studies, blushing at their scandalous tales of tour life and its attendant nudity. The band also rocked a couple of excellent tunes out enplein air in John McClaren Park. This video of Social Studies performing “You Still Laughing” was originally published on The Bay Bridged on March 22, 2011.
The smell emanating from the back of the van, the bitching and moaning about how your stash of expired Slim Jims has mysteriously disappeared, the license-plate game for the nth fucking time, passing the last rest stop for 150 miles just before that last beer hits your bladder. It’s like Vacation all over again. The real question on our minds here at Backseat Beat headquarters is not which member of Social Studies would play Clark Griswold, but rather, what the hell did happen to that stack of nudie books this high? Continue reading Episode 9: Social Studies, part 2→
Episode 9 found us cruising the streets of San Francisco with Social Studies, blushing at their scandalous tales of tour life and its attendant nudity. The band also rocked a couple of excellent tunes out enplein air in John McClaren Park. This video of Social Studies performing “Delicate Hands” was originally published on The Bay Bridged on March 8, 2011.
Everyone knows that senior prom is basically a bunch of horny build up followed by dashed hopes, drunken disappointment and, if you’re one of the lucky ones, bad sex and a not-too-exorbitant dry cleaning bill. We’d been trying to get Social Studies to the prom—um, into the back seat—for months. It turned out to be nearly as tough as convincing your date to wriggle out of that Jessica McClintock taffeta nightmare, but far, far more satisfying. Continue reading Episode 9: Social Studies, part 1→
