{"id":2314925,"date":"2026-03-06T02:32:16","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T02:32:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2314925"},"modified":"2026-03-06T02:32:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T02:32:16","slug":"samplecore-maestros-the-john-candy-unveil-clobbering-new-single-lost-in-d-c-official-music-video-premiere","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/samplecore-maestros-the-john-candy-unveil-clobbering-new-single-lost-in-d-c-official-music-video-premiere\/","title":{"rendered":"Samplecore Maestros The (John) Candy Unveil Clobbering New Single \u2018Lost in D.C.&#8217; [Official Music Video Premiere]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>If you\u2019re here looking for the new single from The (John) Candy, well, \u201cMerry Christmas, ya filthy animal.\u201d The <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vice.com\/en\/article\/5-heavy-bands-you-should-definitely-be-watching-in-2026\/\">Orange County Samplecore<\/a> maestros\u2019 new tune, \u201cLost In D.C.\u201d, is now streaming, and Noisey has the exclusive early premiere!<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-savage-platform-youtube-placeholder\" data-component=\"youtube-placeholder\">\n\t\t<button type=\"button\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Play video<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" width=\"72\" height=\"50.76\"><use href=\"#am-symbol-youtube-play-dark\"\/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/LgdoYv3cUfU\/maxresdefault.jpg\" media=\"(min-width: 480px)\"\/>\n\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t<\/button><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<template><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The (John) Candy - Lost in D.C. (Official Music Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LgdoYv3cUfU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/template><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<noscript><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The (John) Candy - Lost in D.C. (Official Music Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LgdoYv3cUfU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/noscript>\n\t<\/div>\n<p>Along with the \u201cLost In D.C.\u201d exclusive premiere, I also spoke briefly with The (John) Candy vocalist Brannon Means. I picked his brain about the new song, video, and how they settled on that incredible band name\u2026<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>So this new song is a real auditory bulldozer. Can you tell me a little bit about it?<br \/><\/em><\/strong>Recently, we\u2019ve been interested in doing sequel songs. So, we thought it would be fun to do a sequel to our first <em>Home Alone<\/em>-inspired track, \u201c$122.50+ Tip.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>We always love the juxtaposition of making heavy, super fun, tongue-in-cheek music that weaves together these themes and plays them off of each other. It\u2019s a challenge for us to \u201cmake it all work,\u201d if you will. We are also big Synthwave fans, as evidenced by our ongoing work with our friend Davey Oberlin of <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/allthedamnvampires.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">All the Damn Vampires<\/a>, because after all, we are 80s kids.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Do you have any particularly favorite samples in this one?<br \/><\/em><\/strong>Hands down, my favorite sample is the Krusty the Clown quote, <em>\u201cNow for my favorite part of the show.\u201d<\/em> He\u2019s just such a lovable degenerate. Having to be told what his \u201cfavorite part\u201d is, then openly disparaging it, kills me every time.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Simpsons<\/em> has been my favorite show since I was a kid, and seasons 3 \u2013 8ish are infinitely quotable. The song also has many call-back quotes to previous songs we have released (another notable being \u201cIn the Air Tonight\u201d by Phil Collins).<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"536\" width=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/pressimage1.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1965791\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/pressimage1.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.vice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/pressimage1.jpg?resize=300,157 300w, https:\/\/www.vice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/pressimage1.jpg?resize=768,402 768w, https:\/\/www.vice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/pressimage1.jpg?resize=1024,536 1024w, https:\/\/www.vice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/pressimage1.jpg?resize=1536,804 1536w, https:\/\/www.vice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/pressimage1.jpg?resize=600,314 600w, https:\/\/www.vice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/pressimage1.jpg?resize=2000,1047 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><\/figure>\n<p><strong><em>We also have to talk about this incredible music video. What\u2019s the story behind it, and how much of that boxing was real?<br \/><\/em><\/strong>We reached out to our go-to music video gurus, Javi Ben Bueno and Ian Norum, with Just2Boys Music Videos. They are insanely creative and, per usual, only took a couple of days to come up with a full storyboard and concept after hearing the song. Essentially, it\u2019s our \u201cnew mask\u201d vs. our \u201cold mask\u201d in a boxing match inspired by all the antics Kevin McAllister dishes out in <em>Home Alone<\/em>. <\/p>\n<p>Our videos are generally a reflection of who we are as people, as well as our tastes. We don\u2019t take things too seriously and love to just have a good time through a heavy music lens. None of the boxing was real. But what WAS real was when \u201cold mask\u201d Kyle Steiner fell through the boxing ring\u2019s ropes. We are so fortunate that there was a stool on the ground that broke his fall!<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"678\" width=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/pressimage4.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1965793\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/pressimage4.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.vice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/pressimage4.jpg?resize=300,199 300w, https:\/\/www.vice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/pressimage4.jpg?resize=768,509 768w, https:\/\/www.vice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/pressimage4.jpg?resize=1024,678 1024w, https:\/\/www.vice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/pressimage4.jpg?resize=600,398 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><\/figure>\n<p><strong><em>For people who may just be discovering The (John) Candy for the first time, I feel like I have to ask you how you settled on that band name.<br \/><\/em><\/strong>We have always been big fans of the late, great actor John Candy. In 2005, our bass player, Brent Tarquin, and drummer Erik Tinajero wanted to start a throwback hardcore band with all John Candy movie quotes. They brought me in for vocals. We recorded a three-song EP, then did nothing with the band until 2017. <\/p>\n<p>When we revived the band, we realized we wanted to expand into full samples for all aspects of the band besides vocals (you name it \u2013 guitar, bass, drums, all pop culture), and we went from there. It\u2019s extremely important to us to do whatever we can to help introduce (or reintroduce) people to John Candy and his legacy. He holds a very special place in the collective hearts of so many.<\/p>\n<p><em>[All images courtesy of The (John) Candy<\/em>]<\/p>\n<p><!-- AI CONTENT END 1 -->\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.vice.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019re here looking for the new single from The (John) Candy, well, \u201cMerry Christmas, ya filthy animal.\u201d The Orange County Samplecore maestros\u2019 new tune, \u201cLost In D.C.\u201d, is now streaming, and Noisey has the exclusive early premiere! Play video Along with the \u201cLost In D.C.\u201d exclusive premiere, I also spoke briefly with The (John) [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2314926,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25179],"tags":[343479,276068,21800,295732],"class_list":["post-2314925","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-music","tag-john-candy","tag-metalcore","tag-music","tag-noisey"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Samplecore-Maestros-The-John-Candy-Unveil-Clobbering-New-Single-\u2018Lost.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2314925","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2314925"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2314925\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2314927,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2314925\/revisions\/2314927"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2314926"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2314925"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2314925"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2314925"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}