Lazlo Bane

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Lazlo Bane
Origin	Santa Monica, California, USA
Genre(s)	Alternative rock Powerpop Pop
Years active	Late 1980s–present
Label(s)	Lookout Sound
Associated acts	The (Silent) Rage
Website	http://www.lazlobane.com
Members
Chad Fischer Chris Link Tim Bright Chicken

Lazlo Bane is an alternative rock band hailing from Santa Monica, California. They are well known for collaborating with former Men at Work member Colin Hay, and providing the song "Superman" as the theme for the television show Scrubs. "Superman" also appeared on the soundtrack for the movie The Tao of Steve in 2000.

[edit] Background

The band's origin can be traced back to the efforts of Chad Fischer touring with School of Fish in the late 1980s and early 90s as a drummer. After a disagreement and falling out with a producer, Fischer went solo and began writing his own material. Without the benefit of professional mixing or mastering, he was forced to improvise and use an acoustic guitar and a dictophone to achieve a sound resembling playback through a transistor radio.

To share the effort and workload, Fischer recruited bass player Chris Link, guitarist Tim Bright (reputed to play a Telecaster), and a drummer named "Chicken" to form a band. Now named Lazlo Bane, they embarked on several circuits to small clubs and venues, all the while formulating a debut album. In August 1996, they produced an EP entitled Short Style comprised of five brief tracks. On January 28, 1997 they released 11 Transistor featuring Fischer originals like "Wax Down Wings" and a cover of Men at Work staple "Overkill". The song was recorded in conjunction with Colin Hay himself, and when released as a single, reached MTV2's Top Ten of the Year (1997) list.

In 2002, Lazlo Bane released All the Time In the World. While it featured additional instruments and effects — such as violin, saxophone, and piano — it still was produced without assistance from a major recording label. This album is host to the band's most recognizable song, "Superman", because of its use in the hit TV-comedy series Scrubs. Series star Zach Braff (who has selective input on songs chosen for the show's soundtrack) was immediately struck by the song, and wanted to use it as the recurring theme song. The band initially was reluctant, and declined Braff's request. After a short while, they changed their minds and Braff and Fischer worked out an arrangement.

Back Sides followed in 2006 and featured tracks that were considered for inclusion in All the Time In the World, but had been dropped and later refined. The two albums represent the paradigm shift in music marketing as they are both "virtual albums", available primarily through online sales outlets instead of traditional, physical retailers.

According to the band's Myspace page, two new albums are planned for release: a selection of 70s covers (named Guilty Pleasures) which was due to be released on July 7, 2007, and is now available on iTunes and CD Baby . Lazlo Bane also has an additional album that they say consists of original material; it is set to be released later this year.

In the summer of 2007, Lazlo Bane hit the road opening for Colin Hay in support of Guilty Pleasures, which was the band's first official tour in 10 years.

Singer, Chad Fischer, and guitarist, Tim Bright are currently scoring the ABC hit series, Private Practice.