"Punkrock has no idols!" and in no way could the
Public Toys be described as poor copy of already established celebrities
of punk. For a while they've been known in the scene as a celebrity on their
own: "The Public Toys are not 'opium for the people', but rather speed for
a whole generation. Their first release is the EP "Tote Helden". It is
local-patriotism that makes them record the next single "Drei Akkorde für
Fortuna" in honour of the local football team "Fortuna Düsseldorf",
followed by the LPs "5Asse" and "Punk"
End of 1997: Fossi, the band's vocalist, quits and is replaced by Pascal.
Pascal is half-English - a fact that supplies the Public Toys with brilliant
new lyrics. As Pascal had operated as both bass-guitar and rhythm-guitar
player in diverse other bands he at one blow provides the inspiration for
new music. Most of the songs are written by him and Uwe.
March 1998: Release of the single
"Safety-pins on television", containing four new titles that the German
underground punk scene had already been awaiting for too long. The record
is released through Pascal's own label "Dirty Faces" and the punks run their
tour through the country themselves.
August
1998: The Public Toys appear as supporting act of the "Toten Hosen" on two
of their Magical Mystery gigs in Düsseldorf and Frankfurt.
Beginning of 1999: The new songs are almost completed and the Public Toys
are on the road over the weekends giving concerts. For the end of February
studio recording is on the agenda. Confirmed fans are waiting for the new
CD, that was actually supposed to be released in autumn 1998.
"The Public Toys are the last and only true punk heroes. So sweet that the
girls lie to their feet, hard enough to hit it off with the punk scene and
smart enough to write controversial lyrics that when brought together with
the right music are so melodious that you don't want to withhold it from
anyone..."(BUT Fanzine).
The only thing missing is the record contract! |