HISTORY:
An American Alternative Rock/Rap Rock band founded in 1999 by Rob Werthner, Luis Espaillat, Kory Knipp and Tim Flaherty. The band is known for their loud style, strong rhythmic beats, epic guitar riffs and sexually explicit lyrics. The origin of the name comes from a nickname Werthner gave his ex-girlfriend's new
boyfriend. He was a NYPD officer with a "feathery, out-of-date haircut."
VITAL STATS:
CURRENT MEMBERS:
Rob Werthner (Vocals & Guitar)
Tim Flaherty (Guitar)
Juan Chavallo (
Bass)
Johannes Greer (Drums)
FORMER MEMBERS:
Kory Knipp
Luis Espaillat
Miles McPherson
Daniel Feese
LABEL(S):
Red Panda 7 (current)
Lava/Atlantic (former)
INFLUENCES:
Eminem
Limp Bizkit
Bloodhound Gang
Red Hot Chili Peppers
MAJOR WORKS:
Nutbag EP (2002)
Hot Action
Cop (2003)
2009 EP (2009)
SINGLES:
Fever for the Flava (2003)
Goin' Down on It (2003)
Don't Want Her to Stay (2003)
Samuel L.
Jackson (2002)
USES IN OTHER MEDIA:
The songs "Fever for the Flava" and "Goin' Down on It" have become popular party anthems and have been featured in various media from movies
like Grind, American Wedding, The Hot Chick and The Real Cancun to TV Shows
like Malcolm in the Middle, King of the Hill and The
Man Show as well as video games
like Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2. The songs have been edited and replaced with lyrics about cars in the latter.
The song "Samuel L.
Jackson" was featured in the motion picture S.W.A.T and the song "Don't Want Her to Stay was featured in the video
game Project Gotham Racing 2.
Guy 1: I don't like Hot Action
Cop. All they do is sing about
beer, girls and fucking.
Guy 2: What do you expect from a band called Hot Action
Cop? Shakespeare?
Guy 1: I still don't like them.
Guy 2: That's because you're a douche.
