The Bogmen

Although they were signed by major label Arista Records in 1995, they fell just short of mainstream success.

During college, the group picked up bassist Mark Wike, drummer Clive Tucker and percussionist P. J. O'Connor.

[2] In 1995, after playing at every bar, club and retirement home in the tri-state area, the band from Long Island was signed to Arista Records and released its first album Life Begins at 40 Million which was produced by Jerry Harrison of Talking Heads.

After switching producers, the band then tapped Bill Laswell and Godfrey Diamond before heading back into the studio and recorded the album Closed Captioned Radio in 1998 before disbanding.

[5] The band played well-attended holiday shows at Manhattan venues in the following years and released a studio EP Looking For Heaven In The Barrio in 2010,[5] as well as several singles.