The Adventures of Pete & Pete was a show on Nickelodeon in the early nineties. The theme song to that show is in the video above. So catchy. So indie-rock. Mainly that’s because the band was formed by Mark Mulcahy. For the longest time, it was impossible to get that CD. I finally got it somehow. I can’t really remember. But, I was pumped. There was soooo much good music on that show. Plus, they had tons of musical guest stars… Iggy Pop, Michael Stipe, Kate Pierson, Juliana Hatfield… to name a few. The funny thing about that show is that it’s connected to a bunch of people I know. First… the girl in the show that played Ellen… she went to my high school. She was a year younger than me. 2nd… my friend Ken was obsessed with the show more than I was. He ended up going to college in upstate New York. Guess who his randomly selected roommate was? Older Pete. Nuts, eh? 3rd… Ken lived in my neighborhood in Brooklyn for a short period. We were walking towards some bar one night and who rides up on his bike completely out of the blue… Older Pete. Very bizzare… mainly because I didn’t believe him for the longest time. And 4th… my roommate at college, Jeff, lived in the town in Jersey where they filmed it. I know these are all random coincidences… but all the same.
Any-whoo… here are a couple of songs from the show and one from Mark…
Polaris- She Is Staggering (this is the same band that does the theme song along with a lot of other music in the show)
Chug- Flowers
Mark Mulcahy- Hey, Self Defeater
I AM THE STRONGEST MAN… ALIVE!
You can buy the Polaris CD (Music from the Adventures of Pete & Pete) directly from Mark Mulcahy at http://www.mezzotint.com
Also his solo stuff and much of the Miracle Legion back catalog.
this show changed my life and my record collection…they were also one of the first programs hip enough to use indie music in their show…now it’s the thing to do .