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  • John Taglieri Gets Wikipedia Entry

    John Taglieri with Mike Matera

    THE WORLD WIDE WEB January, 2012  How do you know when you’ve “made it”? When you’ve got an entry in Wikipedia, of course.

    While Sneak’s Noise itself has not been granted Wikipedia-style immortality, one of its alumni certainly has. John Taglieri, who handled lead guitar, along with backing and occasional lead vocals back in the band’s formative days, is now on Wikipedia.

    “He certainly deserves recognition for his talent, hard work, and persistence” contends drummer and founding Noise member Mike Matera. “Plus, he let us hang onto a piece of his 1988 Mitsubishi Cordia before leaving Sneak’s Noise to join a nationally-touring band. That was awful nice of him.”

    Taglieri apparently left behind a removable section of his Mitsubishi hatchback’s rear interior when transporting equipment to and from the band’s rehearsal space. “He joined this other band and never came back for part of his car. That says something about a man’s character and priorities.”

    While no one knows what happened to that part of his car, speculation is that John did ultimately return for it a year or two later. Terms of its release were never made public, and it is alleged that he has since moved on to another vehicle.

    In any case, the members of Sneak’s Noise are pleased to see John getting the recognition he deserves. To view his Wikipedia entry, please click here.

     

  • Founding Members Muddle Musically into 2012

    Sneak's Noise Founding Members Jamming in a Living Room

    LYNDHURST, NJ  January 1, 2012 – Ralph Carey and Mike Matera, founding members of North Jersey band Sneak’s Noise, celebrated the New Year by jamming live in Ralph’s living room. Carey took on lead vocals and electric guitar whilst Matera supplied drums and the occasional backing “vocal”.

    Playing as a duo at Ralph’s place is precisely how the band began. “Ralph and I have always worked well together”, says Mike. “We were even equally late for tonight’s festivities.”

    In the band’s early days, before other members were brought on board, Carey and Matera met weekly to arrange, practice, and record original songs. “It’s easier to decide where a song should go when it’s just guitar and drums”, adds Carey.

    Prior to the evening’s impromptu jam (they came up with the idea the night before), Carey and Matera hadn’t played together in almost three years. The raw results of their scarcely rehearsed meanderings, which include both an old (previously unrecorded) composition and a new one, can be viewed on the Videos page (see “It’s Raining Out” and “Giuli Giuli”).

  • Sneak’s Noise Plans Twice as Many Shows in 2012 as in the Prior Two Years Combined

    NORTH JERSEY, December 31

    Sneak's Noise Boys

    Reflecting on a year’s relative lack of accomplishment, the members of former North Bergen-based band Sneak’s Noise vowed that changes are in order. Their first goal? Double the number of shows played in 2012 as were played in the past two years.

    “As lofty as it sounds”, observes Gus Tobar, the band’s erstwhile bassist, “we are starting with what we believe to be our most manageable goal. In fact, I’m so certain we can meet this milestone that I am upping the ante; we will accomplish that feat by the middle of the new year.”

    Time will tell whether the band can muster its collective will and make good on its promise.

  • North Jersey Man Sues Sneak’s Over Noise

    Mr. Sneak S. Noise

    NORTH BERGEN, NJ – Narrowly averting a statute of limitations, a North Bergen man has filed a noise lawsuit against his erstwhile neighbors – New Jersey rockers Sneak’s Noise – despite the fact that the band hasn’t rehearsed next to his house since 1992.

    “This has nothing to do with the fact that I haven’t had an income in 14 months”, notes the band’s former neighbor, Jacob Alvarez. “Those guys played at full volume, two to three nights a week, for five years. My attorney says my ears are still ringing.”

    Amplifying Alvarez’s case is the allegation that Gunther “Beatle” Brown, owner of a Union City nightspot where Sneak’s Noise once regularly played, often had his fiancee inform the band members that they were “too loud”. A string of character witnesses and band members has been summoned to a hearing, which will determine whether Alvarez’s case is sound enough to go to trial.

  • Hurricane Threat Forces Sneak’s Noise to Cancel None of its Shows

    Sneak's Noise Plays Stingers in Wallington, NJ

    Hurricane Irene is expected to pound the Northeast this coming weekend, bringing 50 + mph winds and flooding rains. As a result, the band looked at its complete lack of bookings and decided to cancel all of them.

    “You really can’t be too safe”, notes Ralph Carey. “What if some poor soul shows up sopping wet at a cold venue not expecting us to play – and there we are? We simply can’t risk that.”

    Fans of the Noise are advised to stock up on batteries, duct tape, and Twizzlers – and to check this site for updates on the band’s comparative sparsity of focus and ambition.