Die On This Date (November 13, 2010) J.P. Toulan / Old Skull; Planned Collapse
themusicsover John Paul Toulan
1980 – November 13, 2010
JP Toulan is best remembered as the lead singer and guitarist for early ’90s pre-teen punk band, Old Skull. Formed in Madison, Wisconsin in 1989, the band was initially made up of Toulan (age 10), his brother Jamie Toulan (age 9), and friend Jesse Collins-Davies (age 10). In 1989, the band signed with respected indie label, Restless Records who released their debut, Get Outta School. The fact that the boys were not even in their teens yet sang of such themes as AIDS, homelessness, and Reagan-era politics, many critics wrote them off as a novelty act. Meanwhile, they continued a to build a solid fanbase throughout the skate punk community. And perhaps due to their novelty, they were asked to support such acts as Flaming Lips, Sonic Youth and GWAR, and were profiled in such media as “A Current Affair,” MTV News, Life and Newsweek. In 1992, the band released their second album, CIA Drug Fest but soon broke up. Toulan battled drug addiction throughout his adult life. In 2005, Old Skull briefly reformed, afterwhich Toulan moved to New York where he joined crust punk band, Planned Collapse. JP Toulan was 30 when he passed away on November 13, 2010. Cause of death was not immediately released.
Thanks to Mike Woodford for the assist.