The band 's East Village loft exploded in the notorious 2nd avenue gas explosion . Front man John Eatherly dropped out of high school at the age of 16 to pursue music full-time . For the next several years he played in various projects as a hired musician and wound up in New York City . He eventually began working on his own songs and formed " Public Access TV "
2nd avenue gas explosion
2015 East Village gas explosion
Public Access T.V.