Fuzzbubble

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Fuzzbubble were among several 1990s Long Island power-pop bands, such as Hunk, Track One A.B. and One Groovy Coconut, that received some major exposure but ultimately were victims of changing music business trends and personnel. The band was formed by Jim Bacchi, guitarist with One Groovy Coconut along with vocalist Mark DiCarlo of funk-metal regional favorites Po Boy Swing. They recorded a demo dripping with exquisite vocals and patented Bacchi melodies and riffs, and were picked up by indie Royalty Records (which eventually released two Track One A.B. albums and an Iggy Pop tribute that featured the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Joey Ramone, Joan Jett and the reunited Blondie). Sean "Puffy" Combs came looking for a rock band to widen his musical horizons and Fuzzbubble was signed to his Bad Boy Entertainment. By this time drummer Jay Camiolo and bassist Brett Rothfeld had joined the fold. The band backed up Puffy on a version of his hit "It's All about the Benjamins" and contributed to the Godzilla and South Park soundtracks; they recorded "Ordinary" with Susanna Hoffs of The Bangles which was featured on Felicity; and various band members performed live with Slash at Giants Stadium and Puff Daddy & Jimmy Page on Saturday Night Live.

The band parted ways with Bad Boy before the release of their much-delayed debut, which was produced by Mike Clink (of Guns N' Roses fame) and, appropriately, featured Roger Manning of Jellyfish, who shared Bacchi's gift for songcraft (as well as his frustrating lack of mainstream success). The album was eventually released in 2000 on Orchard Records, which also put out Demos, Outtakes and Rarities in 2002, by which time the band had split up.