Phil ‘n’ the Blanks formed in Chicago in early 1980. Best described as the thinking person’s dance band, they recorded two singles and three albums for Pink Records. Their songs received wide acceptance on college and progressive radio shows, including WXRT in Chicago and KROQ in Los Angeles and reached top forty on several national new music charts. MTV aired three of their dramatic videos in rotation. Phil ‘n’ the Blanks toured the Midwest and East Coast. Chicago shows often sold-out with lines circling the block. Anxious fans didn’t mind waiting for their chance to dance to ‘Autosex’.