Never too Young to Rock �n� Roll: The Third Grade Punk of "Old Skull"
There�s been much ado�countless articles, TV appearances galore, a whole movie even�about pre-teen rockers Unlocking the Truth . Which is fine and all, but what if I told you there was another band, decades before, that were even younger, sold more records, toured extensively, and rode a wave of minor rock fame all the way to high school ? It�s true. And if Unlocking the Truth knew what happened to �em after the band broke up�a saga much grimmer than your average episode of VH1�s Behind the Music �they�d find new hobbies. Old Skull formed in Madison, Wisconsin when a couple of punk rock dads�Vern Toulon (Missing Foundation) and Robin Davies (Tar Babies)�decided to recruit their sons into the lucrative world of indie-rock. Toulon�s kids JP and Jamie handled guitar/vocals and keyboards respectively, and Davies� stepson JP pounded the skins. They �wrote� songs about hot dogs and AIDS (most people assume Toulon senior composed the music, but the truth is lost in the mist...