{"id":12627,"date":"2018-07-13T16:00:02","date_gmt":"2018-07-13T16:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blanktv.com\/videos\/the-blankz-white-baby-slope-records-a-blanktv-world-premiere\/"},"modified":"2019-03-19T13:39:10","modified_gmt":"2019-03-19T13:39:10","slug":"the-blankz-white-baby-slope-records-a-blanktv-world-premiere","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blanktv.com\/videos\/the-blankz-white-baby-slope-records-a-blanktv-world-premiere\/","title":{"rendered":"The Blankz – “White Baby” Slope Records – A BlankTV World Premiere!"},"content":{"rendered":"

http:\/\/www.BlankTV.com<\/a> – The Blankz – “White Baby” – Like this video? Come see thousands more at the Net’s largest, uncensored, completely d.i.y. music video site, BlankTV.com! We’ve got News, Games, Contests and the stuff that we can’t show on YouTube! <\/p>\n

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\nGoogle Play: https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/music\/artist\/The_Blankz?id=Avbnanapfso32ml3uvetpcnrndu&hl=en<\/a>
\niTunes: http:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/album\/id1360634384?ls=1&app=itunes<\/a>
\nBandCamp: https:\/\/theblankz.bandcamp.com\/music<\/a><\/p>\n

The Blankz – “White Baby” Slope Records – A BlankTV World Premiere!<\/p>\n

Artist city, country: Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.A.<\/p>\n

Artist Biography: Rising out of the Arizona desert, Phoenix five-piece The Blankz celebrate the disruptive attitudes and no-holds barred fun of early punk and new wave with a modern point of view and hooks to spare.
\nThe band was originally intended to be a recording project between Tommy Blank (Slope Records founder Thomas
\nLopez) and Jaime Blank (esteemed garage\/punk musician and archivist, Jaime Paul Lamb). Following a 2016
\nrecording session for Jaime\u2019s exotica-fueled combo Moonlight Magic, Tommy\u2014who hadn\u2019t played in a band since
\nhis teens\u2014approached him about collaborating on some new music. \u201cI kind of got this itch to do some shit that’s
\nkind of snotty like the Ramones, with some MOOG driving synth; kind of like Devo, and maybe a little crusty like the
\nSpits,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n

He\u2019d already sketched out a first song, too; \u201cWhite Baby,\u201d a quirky take on his experiences growing up as a white
\nkid adopted by a Mexican-American family in Phoenix in the late-1960s, and his subsequent struggle with identity
\nand quest for belonging. Inspired by a small document that detailed his birth but held little clues about his
\nbiological family or heritage, the song came together seamlessly.
\nThe friends dubbed the group The Blankz and, nodding to classic punk culture, they swapped the moniker with their
\nsurnames. The move holds special significance to Tommy, who despite growing up in a loving household and a rich
\ncultural environment always had lingering questions about who he was and where he came from, like many children of adoption. \u201cIt evolved from an idea of my last name just being \u2018blank,\u2019 My last name was always kind of this thing for me, because that became who I am,” he says, noting that as a teenager and young man his
\ncombination of white skin and traditional Spanish last name was often the first thing about him that caught people\u2019s attention\u2014and attracted both curiosity and antagonism.
\nThey quickly rounded out the lineup out with fellow Phoenix punk and garage vets\u2014bassist Andy Blank, drummer Johnny Blank, and synth player Nikki Blank (who also plays in badass all-woman garage band, the Darts) and got to work on new material that oozes irreverence and showcases their penchant for fast, quick riffs and spastic beats.<\/p>\n

Director Name: Tommy Blank<\/p>\n

About the Video: The Blankz, are letting loose their new video for their tune \u201cWhite Baby\u201d which is the first single off their debut 7\u201d. The record hits the streets on Friday, July 13, and Slope topman, Thomas Lopez, took on several roles with the new video including director and star.
\nThe video is a good bit of fun and it is going to be airing on BlankTV after July 13, 2018.<\/p>\n

Artist Website: http:\/\/www.theblankzband.com\/<\/a>
\nFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/theblankzband\/<\/a>
\nBandCamp: https:\/\/theblankz.bandcamp.com\/<\/a>
\nInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/theblankzband\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Label Name: Slope Records
\nLabel Website: https:\/\/www.sloperecords.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Song Lyrics: “White Baby”<\/p>\n

COMING UP WITH CONFUSED IDENTITY
\nA LIFE OF CURIOSITY
\nWHO ARE MY REAL PARENTS WHAT’S MY DESTINY <\/p>\n

ALL GROWN UP AND PART OF REALITY
\nVATOS LOCOS ALL AROUND ME
\nWHITE BABY FOUND NO LIFE OF CURIOSITY <\/p>\n

WHITE BABY \u2013 BROWN MOMMY
\nWHITE BABY \u2013 BROWN DADDY
\nWHY AM I SO CONFUSED AROUND ALL THESE BROWN DUDES <\/p>\n

COMING UP WITH CONFUSED IDENTITY
\nA LIFE OF CURIOSITY
\nWHO ARE MY REAL PARENTS WHAT’S MY DESTINY <\/p>\n

WHITE BABY \u2013 BROWN MOMMY
\nWHITE BABY \u2013 BROWN DADDY
\nWHY AM I SO CONFUSED AROUND ALL THESE BROWN DUDES <\/p>\n

NOW I’M PART OF FAMILY WHITE BOY HAS A BROWN REALITY <\/p>\n

WHITE BABY \u2013 BROWN MOMMY
\nWHITE BABY \u2013 BROWN DADDY
\nWHY AM I SO CONFUSED AROUND ALL THESE BROWN DUDES <\/p>\n

NOW I’M PART OF FAMILY WHITE BOY HAS A BROWN REALITY <\/p>\n

ALL GROWN UP AND PART OF REALITY
\nVATOS LOCOS ALL AROUND ME
\nWHITE BABY FOUND NO LIFE OF CURIOSITY <\/p>\n

WHITE BABY \u2013 BROWN MOMMY
\nWHITE BABY \u2013 BROWN DADDY
\nWHY AM I SO CONFUSED AROUND ALL THESE BROWN DUDES <\/p>\n

WHITE BABY \u2013 BROWN MOMMY
\nWHITE BABY \u2013 BROWN DADDY
\nWHY AM I SO CONFUSED AROUND ALL THESE BROWN DUDES<\/p>\n

***
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\nhttp:\/\/www.BlankTV.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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Check out the new merch!
\nhttp:\/\/www.blanktv.bigcartel.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

http:\/\/www.BlankTV.com – The Blankz – “White Baby” – Like this video? Come see thousands more at the Net’s largest, uncensored, completely d.i.y. music video site, BlankTV.com! We’ve got News, Games, Contests and the stuff that we can’t show on YouTube! Free! Uncensored! Retarded! BlankTV.com! *** Google Play: https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/music\/artist\/The_Blankz?id=Avbnanapfso32ml3uvetpcnrndu&hl=en iTunes: http:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/album\/id1360634384?ls=1&app=itunes BandCamp: https:\/\/theblankz.bandcamp.com\/music The Blankz – […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":12630,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"video","meta":[],"categories":[4233],"tags":[367,366],"youtube_video":{"channel_id":"UC8l9frL61Yl5KFOl87nIm2w","channel_title":"BlankTV","title":"The Blankz - \"White Baby\" Slope Records - A BlankTV World Premiere!","description":"http:\/\/www.BlankTV.com - The Blankz - \"White Baby\" - Like this video? 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Following a 2016\nrecording session for Jaime\u2019s exotica-fueled combo Moonlight Magic, Tommy\u2014who hadn\u2019t played in a band since\nhis teens\u2014approached him about collaborating on some new music. \u201cI kind of got this itch to do some shit that's\nkind of snotty like the Ramones, with some MOOG driving synth; kind of like Devo, and maybe a little crusty like the\nSpits,\u201d he says.\n\nHe\u2019d already sketched out a first song, too; \u201cWhite Baby,\u201d a quirky take on his experiences growing up as a white\nkid adopted by a Mexican-American family in Phoenix in the late-1960s, and his subsequent struggle with identity\nand quest for belonging. Inspired by a small document that detailed his birth but held little clues about his\nbiological family or heritage, the song came together seamlessly.\nThe friends dubbed the group The Blankz and, nodding to classic punk culture, they swapped the moniker with their\nsurnames. 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