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Tag Archives: Karaoke Hottiez
Ball of Wax 66 Songs: Karaoke Hottiez – “High & Wide”
As recently as 2019, rumors were circling the Blog of Wax community that Matty P had officially retired his much-maligned Karaoke Hottiez moniker. Well wax-heads, I’m pleased to announce that reports of the Hottiez’ demise were greatly exaggerated. Really, who cares if this is … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 51 Songs: Tight Cannons – “Going for It”
Tight Cannons is the latest musical moniker of Seattle’s lovable Matty P, who also sings in the Foghorns choir and writes for this very blog. Tight Cannons is a huge improvement on his last band name – Karaoke Hottiez, which … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 46 Songs: Karaoke Hottiez – Grandma, Grandpa
All around local treasure Matty P returns to Ball of Wax under the inexcusable moniker of Karaoke Hottiez with the lovely, nostalgia-rich “Grandma, Grandpa.” Is this a vaudeville ditty from ages long past? Is the Coney Island suitcase organ a stroke … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 44 Songs: Karaoke Hottiez – Get on By
When I first wrote about Karaoke Hottiez (and that still-atrocious moniker) for volume 43, I had no idea that the band was the side project of one Matty P, he of the Foghorns choir, Plastic Jet Airline and all-around good … Continue reading
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Ball of Wax 43 Songs: Karaoke Hottiez – I Don’t Care, It Don’t Bother Me
Ok, so there’s the band name. Karaoke Hottiez is just brutal. It’s another in a growing trend of jokey pizza-fart-punk rock-ish names that seem to be all the rage in this town, evoking 8-bit ’90s Olympia backwash posing as transgressive … Continue reading