The Bastard Kings Of Rock were a local New York
rock
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* Rock music, a genre of popular music
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band formed by
bassist
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Robt Ptak, of the band
Size 14
Size 14 was an American rock band in the late 1990s based out of Hollywood that gained some notoriety with the novelty song "Claire Danes Poster". This song appeared on the '' Dude, Where's My Car? soundtrack''; other Size 14 songs appeared on mo ...
. The band was started after Ptak's formed band Artificial Joy disbanded in 2001. The Bastard Kings Of Rock were a three piece group with
Aristotle Dreher
Aristotle Dreher is an American songwriter/musician from Bay Shore, New York. He is known as a founding member and bass player for the band Vaeda
Vaeda was an American three-piece alternative rock band formed in Brooklyn, New York in 2003 ...
on bass and
Michael Hamilton on drums. Hamilton left the band in 2004 to join the band
Vaeda
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and was replaced by
Alex Elena. Elena's stay in the band was short-lived as the band split later the same year. At one time former
Psychotica drummer
Buz also played with the band.
The band self-released a 4-song sampler.
After the group disbanded, Ptak managed
Pin Me Down. Elena was also involved with Pin Me Down as producer of their album.
References
External links
Archived Bastard Kings Of Rock Official Site
Musical groups established in 2001
Musical groups from New York (state)
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