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So there's this joke that goes, "there once was a band in a bubble..." And the punchline comes June 12th when, after 20 days of living and recording an album in a televised, Dr. Pepper-sponsored bubble/studio on NYC's Pier 54, pop-punkers Cartel will emerge to perform tunes from their new LP and absorb an undetermined mix of laughter, cheers, and jeers.
You'll be able to watch 'em live in the studio from May 24th on at drpepperbubble.com, and eventually on the four-part MTV reality show Band in a Bubble presented by Dr Pepper.
On one hand, with every Thom, Ben, and Swede getting into the studio-video-update thing, we know it's not an entirely deplorable idea (i.e. you'd watch if they did this with Arcade Fire), but bringing on a brand name cola, throwing it all on MTV ... makes you wonder about Cartel's integrity. Wait, does a band like Cartel even believe in integrity? After taking a shot from rabble-rousing rapscallion Bob Lefsetz, Cartel's Will Pugh wrote Bob with a two-steps sideways-one-step back response.