With influences ranging from James Brown to Talking Heads to The Sex Pistols, The Imperial Orgy's music is a very unique blend of styles.

"The band is pretty eclectic," said Hal McCullough, owner of Café 210. "It plays a pretty hard type of alternative music."

The multimedia band's roots stretch back to 1995, when it was formed by four Penn State film students. The group played at Penn State clubs for a year before it moved to New York to get closer to the entertainment industry.

The move paid off. Shocking and delighting the New York crowds, the band soon became regulars at some of the city's biggest clubs, including CBGB's and The Wetlands dance hall.

Not feeling content with only making music, the band now has a syndicated cable TV show, an online magazine and a ground-breaking Web site.

The Imperial Orgy TV Show is a half-hour variety show written, filmed and edited by the band's members. Some of its features include music videos, comedy sketches, artists' profiles, interviews and The Imperial Orgy's activities.

The band began broadcasting in the New York City area in April and will soon expand its viewing availability.

"It will be syndicated to local cable television stations in most major cities," said Caeser Pink, lead vocalist and visionary of the group.

To further enhance audiences' viewing pleasure, the band offers a Web site (www.theimperialorgy.com) that redefines the word "interactive." Besides having information on the band and its members, it contains a maze that requires the participant to relax and concentrate on feelings of pleasure in order to get through its many obstacles. The Web site was featured in a cover story in .Net magazine.

The band's online magazine, The Outsider E-zine, will make its official debut Oct. 15 and can be read on the band's Web site.