The Young and the Useless were an American punk band formed in the early 1980s that consisted of Adam Trese,[1] Arthur Africano,[2] David Scilken and future Beastie Boys member Adam Horovitz.
[5] Pucci held the concert in Bard College's Preston Drama Dance Department Theatre.
This performance marked both The Young and the Useless' and the Beastie Boys' first on screen appearance in a published motion picture, although the segment including The Young and the Useless was not included in the film's final edit.
On October 28, 1984, they played their final gig at Club CBGB in New York City.
Real Men Don't Floss was their only official recording, released on Rat Cage in 1982.