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Get back, Dogstar, there's a new kid in town. Actually, three of them. Keanu's band may have faded into living-room-jam oblivion, but that hasn't stopped a new generation of broody thespians from picking up a six-string. Below, we survey three current It Boys of the small and silver screens, and their respective musical efforts.
JARED LETO
Known for
My So-Called Life, Fight Club, dating famous hot blondes (Cameron, Scarlett, Ashley O.).
Band
L.A. angst-rock outfit 30 Seconds to Mars.
Sounds Like
Linkin Park/Incubus alt-metal epicness, with superserious pensive screams and howls courtesy of Leto.
Quit the Day Job?
After Alexander? Um...maybe.
ADRIAN GRENIER
Known for
HBO hit Entourage, Melissa Joan Hart vehicle Drive Me Crazy, superexpressive eyebrows.
Band
The Honey Brothers, who've been dubbed ''masters of Hawaiian-Appalachian glam rock.'' Very tongue-in-cheek brand of self-mythology (see www.thehoneybrothers.com); full-length due shortly.
Sounds Like
Sort of They Might Be Giants meets y'allternative: Grenier contributes drums, cowbell, and backing vocals. The rest split the difference on guitar, ukulele, recorder, banjo, and melodica.
Quit the Day Job?
And say no to Aquaman? Ari would lose it.
MICHAEL PITT
Known for
Dawson's Creek, playing muse to art-house directors (Gus Van Sant, Larry Clark, Bernardo Bertolucci), vague resemblance to Leo DiCaprio.
Band
The Brooklyn-based Pagoda. No official release slated, but fangirls flocked to a recent NYC residency.
Sounds Like
Early-'90s flannel angst meets dissonant art-rock freak-out.
Quit the Day Job?
Well, the band only enhances Pitt's disheveled downtown-indie-god mystique — so we say go ahead and pull a double.
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