50 Cent Haircut formed in New York City in the late 1990s with Eric Dluhos on vocals and guitar, Jake Elliott on bass, Kenny Chambers on guitar, and Mike O'Doherty on drums. They took their name from a discarded barbershop sign advertising 50-cent haircuts, which set the tone for their scrappy, no-frills approach.
Their 2001 album "Anvil" gave them a foothold in the punk scene, with tracks like "Anvil" and "Atomic Anti-star" delivering the kind of fast, loud guitar work that felt both urgent and slightly unhinged. They followed it with "Bigger and Better" in 2003 and "The Shape of Things to Come" in 2005, maintaining a pace that kept them on the radar without ever smoothing out their edges.
Songs like "Bring Me The Head (Of A Backstreet Boy)" and "Baby Lotion" captured their mix of punk aggression and dark humor, delivered with a live energy that made their shows feel volatile and immediate. The band called it quits in 2007, leaving behind a handful of records that still sound like they were recorded in a hurry, for better or worse.
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