Was the true identity of Bitch Slap ever revealed?

[-MK-]

I don't see any forum particularly suited to this question, but since the story involves "people skills" (and lack thereof) I posted it here.

If it's a real band, I thought that they would have used all of the internet buzz ahead of the record's release to promote it, kind of like what's happening with that "Snakes on a Plane" movie starring Samuel L. Jackson.

Did I just miss the bombshell, or has Bitch Slap vanished into the mists of time? I'd love to hear the record if one exists.

[John Jeffers]

I figured it was all fiction, and there was no such band or session--rather it was probably like a "worst-of" collection of various experiences. Good reading, though, true or not.

[JWL]

One rumor is that it was The Ataris, but that was only because they were involved in an incident with broken glass in an LA studio around the same time that happened in the Bitch Slap saga.

Who knows, though. I think it almost has to be fiction.

[drumsound]

I kind of believe that Bitch Slap and the whole book are an amalgamation of many bands and session. Mostly true stories, but not one band and one record.

[Cellotron]

Geez louise - I can't believe people still are debating about this one. The "Bitch Slap" stories while a really entertaining read are as much of a true story as the J.T. Leroy "autobiographical" novels.

Best regards,
Steve Berson

[-MK-]

So it appears that the Bitch Slap mystery is right where it was about a year ago, which was the last time I checked - plenty of speculation, but no actual statements by the participants or any other relevant news items?

I guess I'll never get to hear that song about Penny.

[Ryan Ferris]

I heard that the band is "Nine Days" and that Mixerman is Eric Sarafin. This doesn't completely add up to me though because Nine Days had a sort-of-hit song with that one song "Absolutely (Story of a Girl)" and that was supposedly BEFORE they worked on the album in question with Sarafin.

Bitch Slap was supposed to be an uknown band outside of the "industry." I'm thinking now that it's just what everyone else is saying - a combination of old stories with a bit of fictional flair added.

[Russian Recording]

it was The Beatles. duh.

[rydberg]

it was The Beatles. duh.

F@$k the f@$king Beatles, man. C'mon, dontcha know that stuff is TIRED?!




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[virtualguthrie]

Damn you guys are funny, seriously I can't stop laughing. I heard it was Linkin Park. Darn good read though, read it if you haven't.

[trash180]

I'm waiting for the sequel. MM had a few chapters up, but I haven't heard about anything since. Great read indeed...

[philbo]

Last I heard, the whole thing was published as a book, which is why it was taken off the web.... I have no idea what band it was, though. Maybe The Archies?
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[Roboburger]

I hear that Mixerman is actually James Frey.

[8th_note]

The diaries are just too good to have been written in real time. There's no way a guy could be doing that project and writing the sheer volume of quality prose in his "off time" and have it turn out like that. It's tightly written, well constructed, edited, and proofed. It's got to be a work of fiction.

[Everybody's X]

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