Today's band is Marcy Playground, from Minneapolis, Minnesota. The song, as you probably guessed, is the bands greatest hit - "Sex and Candy". Though the band has had several singles, and continues to make music, none has stood out in the mainstream media as much as their initial claim to fame.

     I remember watching VH1, and listening to the song very quietly... when my Mom asked me from the other room... "What is that song saying?!" I responded quite calmly... "I smell lots of candy." Oh, such a little liar. Taking their influence from bands like Nirvana, and (artistically) the Butthole Surfers, they always seemed to remind me of plaid flannels, and Toad the Wet Sprocket tour t-shirts.

     As of July 12'th 2008, John Wozniak (the lead singler, guitarist, and songwritter) posted a blog on MySpace stating his unreleased solo effort is now officially going to be a Marcy Playground record and is going to be released within the next few months along with a separate "Rarities and B-Sides" album. They are still performing live although to their many fans dismay, venues are sporadic.

Here's the bands Myspace page: http://www.myspace.com/marcyplaygroundmusic