members: Joseph Nienstedt: Vocals/Guitar Tommy Rockstar: Bass Hugo Lowbrow: Drums With a full catalog of music, the band got back on the road playing alongside Florida's Ska/Punk kings Less Than Jake on an impromptu East Coast tour. They soon recorded some new material for a new 7-inch single, as well as a few tracks for their follow up record to 360˚. The band members had changed, and so did their sound. In a final transition from old to new, the band changed studio engineers again. Recording Session No. 6 During the Eric Rachel sessions (Tracks East Studios, NJ) they recorded the following songs: For the Whatever Happened to PJ Soles? 7-inch Whatever Happened to PJ Soles? Come Along Sorry Ass, We're Going Places (which also appeared on "Boysrock") For compilation records: 21 (of age) (which also appeared on "Boysrock" and the "Boysrock Sampler" cassette) Cycle (which also appeared on "Boysrock" and the "Boysrock Sampler" cassette) Holiday Road (which was never released) Overseas With heavy support from their record label, Latex Generation embarked on their first international tour to Europe with label-mates, Radio Baghdad. The tour was a gritty yet successful endeavor, playing to a foreign "grass roots" audience which varied from city to city, and included performances at venues such as at government-supported squat houses, indoor pools, night clubs, disco-techs, farms, army camps, and more. Some highlights from the tour included nightly "jams" with tour-mates RadioBaghdad, who often covered rock classics such as '99 Red Balloons' (sung in German and English) and 'Stepping Stone'. The tour would help give the band memorable experiences that would later materialize in song-form on their next record. Latex Generation was featured in video documentary filmed during that tour (European release only) and some material was recorded for the documentary appeared in a short video clip on their "Boysrock" CD. Upon returning from the European tour, L8XG parted ways with Hugo Gasc (who remained a close friend and played an occasional show with them as a guitarist) due to his commitment to his own band Desperosity. L8XG began to audition new drummers and found a drummer named Jay who played their first Vans Warped Tour shows as well as a nationwide tour with the band Whatever?. However, the band did not have the same chemistry achieved with Hugo, so they parted ways with Jay on good terms, with Jay going on to play with other