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DT: OCTOBER 2, 2020

FM: KELLY WALSH, SRO PR

WEAPONS OF ANEW

ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM
‘ART OF WAR’
(DUE 2021)
REVEAL DEBUT SINGLE / LYRIC VIDEO
COVER OF THE CHAINSMOKERS’
“SICK BOY”

SHARE Q&A WITH GUITARIST FREDDY ORDINE

New Jersey-based hard rock quartet WEAPONS OF ANEW are excited to share the news of their sophomore album ART OF WAR scheduled for release in early 2021. The band-which consists of seasoned musicians guitarist Freddy Ordine (ex-Axiom, ex-HavocHate) and vocalist Ray West (ex-Spread Eagle) along with bassist Stefan “Reno” Cutrupi and the newest addition, drummer Chad Szeliga (ex-Breaking Benjamin, ex-Black Label Society)-have revealed its debut single, a cover version of The Chainsmokers’ “Sick Boy.” It can be seen in the below lyric video and is out digitally today, October 2. Read a Q&A with Ordine below discussing the new album and more.

ART OF WAR was produced by longtime band collaborator Grammy Award-nominated Mike Ferretti (Sevendust, Warren Haynes, Saliva), mixed by multi-platinum Grammy-winner David Bendeth (Papa Roach, Paramore, Bring Me The Horizon) and mastered by A-list mastering engineer Ted Jensen (Evanescence, Korn, Lamb Of God). With its profoundly personal but accessible lyrics, the album creates an unadulterated fusion of hard rock with hints of p-funk and thrash creates a loose yet focused atmosphere of good times.

“There is a line in the song where it says, ‘How many likes is my life worth,'” shares Ordine. “The reality of that line hit home like few songs have in my life because of the pressure people have on them to be relevant at all costs. It was awesome and cathartic to be able to recreate such an awesome song and I hope it connects with people and makes them think, like it did with me.”

Weapons Of Anew – “Sick Boy” Official Lyric Video

Stream/download “Sick Boy” now at: https://fanlink.to/sickboy

WEAPONS OF ANEW first stormed the rock world in 2017 with their debut offering, The Collison of Love and Hate, which collected numerous accolades on the strength of songs like “Killshot” and “Sundown.” Through the power of their debut and explosive performances on national tours with the like of Alter Bridge, Scott Stapp, and even the heavy metal supergroup Metal Allegiance, WEAPONS OF ANEW have earned a fiercely loyal fanbase around the globe.

Photo Credit: Elena Jasic

WEAPONS OF ANEW Q&A

with FREDDY ORDINE

–The band recently went through some lineup changes including the addition of drummer Chad Szeliga (ex-Breaking Benjamin, ex-Black Label Society). How was he introduced to the band? What are some of the qualities you feel he supports or adds to the overall sound of the band?

Ordine: “Chad’s name came up to us from a couple of people. My manager knew him and our producer had previously worked with him and his name kept coming up. We had given him and a few other guys songs to just track and make our decision from there. As soon as I heard Chad’s tracks, just the way the groove was in it, just the way he swings, I was like ‘yeah, this guy’s pretty badass, let’s send him a couple more songs’ and once we heard those I knew right away this guys needs to be in the band. He was a perfect fit, once we got in the room it was like we had been playing together forever.

Musically, he’s not like your typical drummer. He’s a musician’s musician.’ He is into chord progressions and organizing the dynamics of choruses and verses–he’s really well-rounded so for me it’s been phenomenal to have someone like that to bounce stuff off.”

–You recently finished recording your sophomore album with Grammy Award-nominated producer Mike Ferretti. What was it like working with him? Any favorite memories from the studio?

“Ferretti mixed our first record. He actually lives about 15 minutes away from us. So the same thing happened where his name kept being brought up to us in circles. LJ from Sevendust said, ‘Dude, how don’t you know Ferretti, he lives like five minutes from you?’ and I replied ‘I don’t know who this guy is’ so we met about four or five years ago and he’s become the fifth member of the band-we call him the hidden Beatle. He’s always around us, he’s great.

Writing the record with him was awesome. I wrote the whole record pretty much, just me and Mike in the studio and then Ray would come in after the songs were done and start adding vocals to it. I’m so comfortable with being around Mike, so for me it was super easy and Mike will push me. I respect him a lot as a musician–as a friend, he’s like my brother so for me to get in the room and be vulnerable like that…I don’t know if I would have gotten this record out of me without him.

My favorite memory with him is we’re always drinking coffee together. I got sober eleven months ago and he’s always been sober. He got me turned on to all of these flavored coffee creamers, so now I’m a coffee junkie constantly drinking Reeses-Pieces flavored coffee…cannoli is a new one that I’m on…so that’s our thing, just him and I sitting together and drinking coffee together all the time, constantly.”

–Having formerly been in recognized acts prior to forming Weapons of Anew-Freddy Ordine as the former guitarist for Axiom and HavocHate and Ray West the former vocalist for Spread Eagle-how do you feel this has shaped the band?

“You figure it would’ve taught us two idiots to never come back to doing this but it didn’t, ha. I think it’s just the work ethic that we come to the table with-I was lucky enough to get signed when I was 17 and the same thing for Ray, he was really young when he did his first Spread Eagle record. We’ve seen the music business at its best and we’re seeing it through the whole transition stage. When we started the band we got to jump a couple of levels because of the previous relationships we had. We had never played a show ever as Weapons of Anew and our first show was in front of thousands of people opening for Alter Bridge just due to those relationships.

That helped us guide the ship but we’re still learning nowadays because everything’s about streaming and social media, so we’re learning as we go with that. The asset of it is that we value relationships. When you get a good team of people behind you, you value those people and hang on to them as long as you can.”

–What can we expect from the new album? Compared to your debut album The Collision of Love and Hate, what has changed? What has stayed the same?

“It’s definitely different but it’s still Weapons. We grew a lot. When we did the first record, we had never done a show. We were in the middle of writing and recording the first record when we went on tour with Alter Bridge, so it was like we had already started to grow during that first record.

With this new record, we had just come off tour with Scott Stapp and were leaning more towards the active rock scene. It’s a pure version of us and also a more cohesive, mature version of us. It’s still got the heavy stuff from the first record but there’s definitely a lot more groove and melody which is what I was pushing for in the first record, but we just weren’t there yet.”

— What inspired you to cover The Chainsmokers’ song “Sick Boy” and release that as your first new single? What do you think makes your version stand out from the original?

“We’re a ‘metal/rock band’ but all of us are into R&B and hip-hop and crazy shit that most people would never think. I always like stuff that has that dirty in and out groove that most rock and metal bands don’t do, so when I heard it I thought ‘we could totally make this song us.’ Me and Mike Ferretti started putting an arrangement together and then Ray came in and he knocked it out of the park.”

–Prior to the pandemic, you were no stranger to extensive touring and gigs. Can you share what makes a Weapons of Anew live show unique? Are you planning any livestream concerts or drive-in gigs while we await the return of live shows? If not, how have you managed to stay connected to your fanbase?

“There’s been some talks about us doing some livestreams here and there, but nothing has really come through yet. We are a live band, we’re all about sweating on people, giving them high-fives, it’s all about energy for us and getting a conversation going with the audience. We’re all personable so after we play, we go hang out at the merch booth for however many hours it takes for everyone who wants to take pictures and talk to us, so that’s one unique thing we bring to it. I don’t know if we’d even ever sell meet & greets, these people are busting their asses to come to our shows and we appreciate that so we go out of our way to show as much appreciation back to them and hang out and that sort of stuff. With a livestream, I don’t know if that would really work that well for us-I’m not opposed to it, but I’m not 100% for it. I just want to get back out and tour!

We’re trying to keep connected with our socials as much as we can and doing videos. Chad and I are doing this weekly series which we alternate with each other where we’ll give playthroughs or tutorials on our instruments. Reno’s been doing reviews of really crazy stuff. Last week he ate a whole bunch of hot sauces and burnt his ass off, it was really funny. We’re just trying to connect with people and see what everyone else is up to. So far it’ s been pretty neat and a positive response to it.

–If you could perform on a bill with one artist, dead or alive, who would it be and why?

“For me personally, it would be Led Zeppelin or Michael Jackson, believe it or not. That guy was a f*cking phenomenal showman, so that would be mind-blowing. For Weapons of Anew…with a current live band it would probably be Metallica. if we ever do a concert with them, that would be the pinnacle of it, y’know? Who’s bigger than those guys?”

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October 1, 2020

“The Many Moods Of Donald Trump”: HARRY SHEARER To Release Full Donald Trump Album

DATE: OCTOBER 1, 2020

FROM: MARCEE RONDAN

“THE SIMPSONS” AND “SPINAL TAP” STAR

HARRY SHEARER

TO RELEASE FULL DONALD TRUMP ALBUM:

“THE MANY MOODS OF DONALD TRUMP”

AVAILABLE OCTOBER 30 ON CD, DIGITAL PLATFORMS AND VINYL

PRE-ORDER NOW

SECOND MOTION-CAPTURE VIDEO FOR

“EXECUTIVE TIME”TRACK HERALDS ALBUM RELEASE

VIDEO AVAILABLE HERE

Throughout this summer and autumn, “The Simpsons” and “Spinal Tap” star HARRY SHEARER has been releasing a song a week (via YouTube), in which he performs as Donald Trump, in order to explore the dark and often comical recesses of the president’s mind during his time in office. Today, it is revealed that the complete collection of these tracks will be released this autumn as a full album. THE MANY MOODS OF DONALD TRUMP, which comprises 13 tracks, hits the shelves October 30, just three days before the U.S. goes to the polls.

“America has never had a President so demanding of our continued attention. I decided to give him too much of mine.”

—Harry Shearer

The album announcement coincides with the release of the latest addition to the song cycle. “Executive Time“ and its accompanying motion-capture video, is a languorous love of leisure ballad, in which SHEARER as Trump sings wistfully of those long periods of contemplation and nothingness between unnecessary briefings from so-called ‘experts.’ In “Executive Time” SHEARER poses, and goes some way, to answer SHEARER‘s question:

“When does the President get the time to watch all the TV news? It’s a big section of his daily schedule.”

The accompanying video for “Executive Time” uses ground-breaking motion-capture animation to portray the U.S. president in ‘do not disturb’ mode as he watches his flat screen, fine tunes his golf swing, practices his signature, stares moodily through his window and does all the other things befitting the most powerful man in the world as he goes about his daily business. It follows the motion-capture video for “Son In Law,” which launched the song series, showing Trump both behind his desk in the Oval Office and as he addresses the gathered press corps on the White House lawn, while lionizing his senior advisor and husband of his daughter Ivanka.

The entertainment journalist Louis Chilton, writing in The Independent (UK), was so impressed by the “Son In Law” video that he described the singing Trump as:

“…possibly the most horrifying thing I’ve ever seen”

HARRY SHEARER has vocally portrayed every U.S. president of his lifetime. Donald Trump is the third he has portrayed physically, having previously played Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan on screen.

“Executive Time“ will be featured as the sixth track from THE MANY MOODS OF DONALD TRUMP.

The “Executive Time” video was made covid-style with HARRY in isolation in Los Angeles, being filmed by Matt Mindlin remotely with a production team in Sydney, Australia headed by Matt Hermans (Electric Lens Co) and Michela Ledwidge (MOD studio).

The full THE MANY MOODS OF DONALD TRUMP listing is as follows:

1. I Can’t Believe I’m Me (4:22)

To be released October 9

2. I Can’t Drive Anymore (2:35)

To be released on October 2

3. Son-in-Law (3:42)

Available to watch here
Shearer Trump performing an old style New Orleans number in praise his senior advisor, Jared Kushner. Always mentioned as one of Trump’s top aides, Jared Kushner has been given a portfolio that ranges from Middle-East peace to the pandemic. His success rate speaks for itself.

Music and words by Harry Shearer

Harry Shearer – vocals

David Torkanowsky – piano. Organ

George Porter, Jr. – bass

Raymond Weber – drums

Brad Walker – saxophone

Scott Frock – trumpet

Jon Ramm – trombone

4. Stormy Daniels (4:00)

Available to listen to here

A lush string-filled ode to passion, power and pay-off. What good is hush money when it buys so little hush?

Music and lyrics by Harry Shearer

Lead Vocal: Harry Shearer

Piano: CJ Vanston

Drums: Gregg Bissonette

Strings, bass, trumpet and string arrangement: CJ Vanston

5. Bill of Love(4:02)

To be released October 16

6. Executive Time (3:35)

A languorous love of leisure ballad in which Shearer as Trump sings wistfully of those long periods of contemplation and nothingness between unnecessary briefings from so called ‘experts. When does the President get the time to watch all the TV news? It’s a big section of his daily schedule.

Music and lyrics by Harry Shearer

Lead Vocal: Harry Shearer

Backing Vocals: Sharlotte Gibson, CJ Vanston

Drums: Toss Panos

Keyboards, Trombone, all other instruments: CJ Vanston

7. I Never Knew Him (3:09)

Available to listen to here

An eclectic musical mix in which Trump demonstrates that he might not have “one of the greatest memories of all time” as he purges his contact book and airbrushes his history of those who may be an impediment to his ratings. A very famous guy has so many people claiming to be his friends or family. It’s always important to clear the air.

Music and lyrics by Harry Shearer

Lead Vocal: Harry Shearer

Backing Vocals: Sharlotte Gibson, CJ Vanston

Trumpet: Jim Gammon

Drums: Toss Panos

Keyboards, Trombone, all other instruments: CJ Vanston

8. Very Stable Genius(4:09)

Available to listen to here

A power ballad in which Trump vaunts his own intellectual prowess combined with his calm and balanced disposition. When a person refers to himself with that phrase once, it’s newsworthy. When he does it repeatedly, it’s song- worthy.

Music and words by Harry Shearer

Lead Vocal: Harry Shearer

BG Vocals: CJ Vanston

Guitars: Marc Bonilla

Drums: Toss Panos

Keyboards, all other instruments: CJ Vanston

9. Number One Son(2:51)

Available to listen to here

An electric chop suey, listing all Donald Jr.’s qualities and Trump’s new-found love for the boy who serves him well. The apple doesn’t fall far from the refrigerator.

Music and lyrics by Harry Shearer

Lead Vocal: Harry Shearer

BG Vocals; Sharlotte Gibson, CJ Vanston

Guitars: Marc Bonilla

Drums: Toss Panos

Keyboards, all other instruments: CJ Vanston

10. Alabama (3:22)

Available to listen to here

A southern rock tribute to the state that holds a special place in the President’s “heart.” The trouble with official hurricane forecast maps is that they don’t often include Sharpie additions. When it’s the state that gave your Presidential campaign its kickoff, a Sharpie warning is the least you can do.

Music and lyrics by Harry Shearer

Lead Vocal: Harry Shearer

BG Vocals: CJ Vanston

Harmonica: Howard Levy

Guitars: Mark Bonilla

Drums: Toss Panos

Keyboards, all other instruments: CJ Vanston

11. COVID-180 (4:47)

Available to listen to here

Alternating stanzas of pumped-up disco and plaintive folk rock to represent the alternating “up” and “down” approaches taken to the pandemic by the President. Emerson once said, “Petty consistency is the hobgoblin of small minds.” Trump agrees, though he may not quite understand it.

Music and words by Harry Shearer

Lead Vocal: Harry Shearer

BG vocals: Sharlotte Gibson, CJ Vanston

Guitars: Marc Bonilla

Drums: Toss Panos

12. Acquittal (3:58)

Available to listen to here

A “prog rock revenge anthem,” in which the president basks in the sheer vitriolic joy on offer when it’s time to settle scores. When you’re impeached, and survive, the natural human impulse is balls-out revenge.

Music and lyrics by Harry Shearer

Lead Vocal: Harry Shearer

Backing Vocals: Sharlotte Gibson, CJ Vanston

Guitars: Marc Bonilla

Drums: Toss Panos

Keyboards, all other instruments: CJ Vanston

12. He Lies (3:27)

To be released October 23

THE MANY MOODS OF DONALD TRUMP is produced by CJ Vanston

on Twanky Records.

Album pre-order (as of October 9) here

Digital album and CD available October 30

Vinyl album available November 13

Twitter

For more about HARRY SHEARER, click here.

Here’s a link to HARRY SHEARER‘s series of Trump-themed songs.

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October 1, 2020

GODSMACK Earn Platinum-Certification For #1 Rock Single “Bulletproof”

DATE: OCTOBER 1, 2020

FROM: MARCEE RONDAN/ MITCH SCHNEIDER/KELLY WALSH

GODSMACK

EARN PLATINUM-CERTIFICATION FOR

#1 ROCK SINGLE

“BULLETPROOF”

TRACK WAS FIRST OF FOUR #1 SONGS

FROM THEIR

‘WHEN LEGENDS RISE’ ALBUM

Photo credit: Chris Bradshaw

Multi-platinum hard rock titans GODSMACK continue to receive awards and accolades for WHEN LEGENDS RISE (BMG) with the album’s first single and #1 rock track “Bulletproof” receiving a Platinum Digital Single Award as of September 24, 2020.

“Bulletproof” was released February 28, 2018 as the first single from WHEN LEGENDS RISE; the track was previously certified Gold in the U.S. and was also the most-played song at rock radio in 2018. The song shows the band–Sully Erna [vocals, guitar], Tony Rombola [guitar], Robbie Merrill [bass], and Shannon Larkin [drums]–doubling down on their combination of tightly wound riffs, rhythmic fury, naked emotions and pushed-to-the-edge vocals, all fired up with melodic precision and tight songcraft.

“The plan from the beginning of this cycle was to try and step outside our comfort zone and explore new sounds and melodies in hopes of reaching new fans, without alienating our core audience,” SULLY ERNA says. “‘Bulletproof’ really set the tone and paved the way for how well that vision has been executed!”

“Thanks first and foremost to our fans for making this song a smash!” SHANNON LARKIN adds. “That it was received so well motivates us and makes us super proud. Hitting platinum in this day and age is a big deal to us, and a ray of light in this otherwise dreary year of pandemic. Thanks also to Paul [Geary, their manager] and everyone at Shelter Music, all the folks at BMG, John Branigan at WME, and our producer Erik Ron. The team is strong, the future is bright.”

“It is indisputable that Godsmack is one of the few truly great core artists at rock radio,” says Nick Attaway, VP of Radio Promotion/BMG. “Earning four consecutive #1 singles from their latest release WHEN LEGENDS RISE proves that they are on top of their game. Not only did the first single ‘Bulletproof’ go platinum, but it will forever be the most played song at rock radio for 2018.”

Originally released April 27, 2018 via BMG (their debut on the label), WHEN LEGENDS RISE marked GODSMACK‘s first album in four years. The smash album earned career milestones for the group: four #1 rock tracks (an accomplishment that makes GODSMACK one of only four rock acts to achieve this), and a record 11th #1 singles in the band’s career with the album’s fourth single “Unforgettable.”

“Unforgettable” follows three previous #1 singles from GODSMACK‘s critically acclaimed and seventh studio album WHEN LEGENDS RISE: “Under Your Scars,” and “When Legends Rise” plus “Bulletproof.” WHEN LEGENDS RISE entered the Billboard Top 200 album chart in the top ten (#8), with four #1 placements on other charts: Top Rock Albums, Top Hard Music Albums, Top Independent Albums and Top Alternative Albums.

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New LA indie duo DARK SIDE OF LIGHT Reveal SoCal-filmed Music Video for “Summer Breeze” Cover

DT: SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

FM: MITCH SCHNEIDER, KELLY WALSH/SRO PR

LOS ANGELES INDIE DUO

DARK SIDE OF LIGHT

RELEASE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA-FOCUSED MUSIC VIDEO

FOR COVER OF SEALS AND CROFTS’
“SUMMER BREEZE”

New Los Angeles-based indie rock duo DARK SIDE OF LIGHT–comprised of singer/songwriter/DJ Nik Frost (The Bangkok Five, Air Liquide) and Emmy Award-winning producer/engineer Grant Conway on drums–have called out to the lost and strange summer of 2020 with a cover of the Seals and Crofts‘ “yacht rock” classic, “Summer Breeze.” The single, which has seen airplay on KCRW via DJ Liza Richardson, was released digitally on September 18 and will be released on vinyl in the coming weeks in addition to being featured on their debut EP due later this fall. The eclectic duo have now shared the music video for their rendition which premiered yesterday (September 29) via Glide Magazine who praised the new outfit for “combining a melodic precision and a powerful alt-rock stance…”

DARK SIDE OF LIGHT‘s video for “Summer Breeze” was directed by Eden Tyler and filmed across various locations in Los Angeles including the Valley Relics Museum in Van Nuys. Watch it streaming below or via YouTube here: https://youtu.be/fZaJkmXzNXQ.

DARK SIDE OF LIGHT – “Summer Breeze” (Official Video)

Stream/download “Summer Breeze” across all digital platforms at https://bit.ly/35LzZhu.

“Since mid-March, some lost jobs, some lost love, and tragically some lost this precious thing we call life,” recalls Nik Frost–a singer/songwriter/DJ who’s worked with everyone from Malcolm McLaren to Photek. “Somewhere in this endless summer loop of loss, me and a good friend found a classic track that while it might not be more than a band-aid in these times, we hope it can give everyone 3:49 back on this lost summer.”

“No graduations, no vacations, just lots of “NO’s,” says Grant Conway–a drummer by nature and a producer/engineer by trade. “No one got to do the usual things of summer. But I did find a little piece of nostalgia that seemed to offer a little bit of light, hope and love. Let’s close out the unusual summer of 2020 with some positive vibes, ‘Summer Breeze.'”

DARK SIDE OF LIGHT is a soundchild of the nouveau California scene created to counteract the anxiety-filled hours of our new normal. Conceived over the last four months as a distraction from the timeless nature of the New Normal; the duo was looking for new artists to listen to but found a landscape of music that repeated itself. Tired of searching for something fresh and new, they burrowed into a deep, sonic exploration to make a sound of their own.

For more information on DARK SIDE OF LIGHT, please visit:
WEBSITE | INSTAGRAM | FACEBOOK

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September 25, 2020

Outstanding “Downtown Rising” editorial + photos by Las Vegas Weekly

9/25/20

Really great things are happening and predicted for the revitalization of downtown Las Vegas. Now let’s support + frequent all the Covid-affected businesses so they can hold on through the “storm.” Outstanding “Downtown Rising” editorial + photos by Las Vegas Weekly!

https://lasvegasweekly.com/news/2020/sep/24/downtown-rising-the-revitalization-of-city-core/

September 23, 2020

TASH SULTANA Releases Official Music Video For ‘Beyond The Pine’

DATE: SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

FROM: MARCEE RONDAN/MITCH SCHNEIDER

TASH SULTANA

RELEASES OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO FOR

‘BEYOND THE PINE’

WATCH HERE | LISTEN HERE

Australian multi-instrumentalist TASH SULTANA today released the official music video for “Beyond The Pine” on Mom + Pop Music. The ARIA award-winning musical luminary connected with fans across the globe for the video premiere on YouTube this morning.

TASH SULTANA‘s music beautifully narrates a visual masterpiece starring Australian dancers Timothy Springs and Chris Haines. Directed by renowned Sydney-based cinematographer Patrick Rohl, the video cleverly illuminates the joys and trials of an intimate relationship through the contrast of light and shade, flow and tension.

TASH offered a deeper layer of meaning to the creative behind the video, explaining that “love is yours no matter the colour, race, gender, religion, sexuality or identity. Here is a visual representation of energy fluidity.”

WATCH THE OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO FOR “BEYOND THE PINE” HERE

Since premiering on triple j in their native Australia, “Beyond The Pine” has become the most played song at the network, received major support from DSPs globally, and has now surpassed over one million streams. TASH co-wrote this dreamy tune alongside Matt Corby and Dann Hume at their home studio in Melbourne. Of the single, TASH says “It’s a little bit of a slower, softer approach to a message from within, ‘Beyond The Pine’ is about finding solace in nature and realizing the depth of your relationship when you find your one.”

LISTEN TO “BEYOND THE PINE” HERE

Other recently released songs, “Pretty Lady” and “Greed‘” will join ‘Beyond The Pine,‘ on TASH SULTANA‘s forthcoming sophomore album, TERRA FIRMA (release date TBA).

About Tash Sultana:

For an artist that only released their debut album two years ago, TASH, who identifies as non-binary and prefers they/them pronouns, is not showing any signs of slowing things down. With over one billion total worldwide streams, 500,000 tickets sold globally including a sold out Red Rocks Ampitheatre, performing stand-out sets at Coachella, Lollapalooza, Governer’s Ball, Bonnaroo, Austin City Limits and more, TASH has also made their U.S. debut TV performance on “Late Night with Seth Meyers.”

In Australia, TASH‘s debut album FLOW STATE was nominated for six ARIA Awards including winning the ARIA for “Blues and Roots Album Of The Year,” they undertook a massive sold-out Australia headlining tour with over 70,000 tickets around the country, while “Jungle” and “Notion” are ARIA accredited 2x Platinum, “Mystik,” “Murder to the Mind” and the NOTION EP all are ARIA-accredited Gold.

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THE VERVE PIPE Announce ‘In The Round’ Livestream Concert October 10 Co-Hosted By Two Michigan Venues

DT: SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

FM: KELLY WALSH, MITCH SCHNEIDER, SRO PR

MULTI-PLATINUM ALTERNATIVE ROCK BAND
THE VERVE PIPE
ANNOUNCE SPECIAL TICKETED LIVESTREAM CONCERT
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10

FIRST-EVER COLLABORATION BETWEEN MICHIGAN VENUES:
THE ARK (ANN ARBOR) & THE LISTENING ROOM (GRAND RAPIDS)

TICKETS ON-SALE NOW VIA MANDOLIN

HERE

THE VERVE PIPE recently shared news of their first socially distanced, COVID safety compliant performance on October 17 in Omaha, NE at Orpheum Theater. Now, the multi-platinum alternative rock group are equally excited to announce a special virtual livestream leading up to that gig. The Michigan-based outfit have brought together two of their favorite venues, The Ark (Ann Arbor) and The Listening Room (Grand Rapids), to co-host a livestreamed experience to be filmed at The Listening Room on Saturday, October 10. The event will feature the band grouped “in the round” with multi-camera HD video and concert-quality audio, allowing fans an insider look at the band’s creative process and friendship as they play recognizable hits from their discography-such as 1997’s iconic #1 single “The Freshmen“– and share the stories behind them along with debut new, never-before-heard material.

“This will be a live stream like no other; an inside look at the band’s creative process,” reveals front man BRIAN VANDER ARK. “In addition to playing the favorites and telling some of the stories behind them, I’ll be introducing two new songs to the band for the first time, and we’ll work them out live in front of the virtual audience.”

“In this time when we can’t present artists in person the way we are used to doing,” states THE ARK‘s Program Director Anya Siglin. “The Ark is working to find ways to keep the music going and support artists, like The Verve Pipe, who mean so much to us and have been part of our musical family for so many years. It’s exciting to be able to work collaboratively and in partnership with The Listening Room in a new and creative way that supports both our venues and brings a truly special experience to our audiences.”

THE VERVE PIPE UPCOMING APPEARANCES:

VIRTUAL:
Sat., 10/10: Live streaming from The Listening Room – Grand Rapids, MI – TICKETS

LIVE:

Sat., 10/17: Orpheum Theater – Omaha, NE – TICKETS

THE VERVE PIPE formed in 1992 and are recognized worldwide for their radio hits “Photograph,” “Hero,” “Happiness Is,” “Never Let You Down“ and the #1 smash single “The Freshmen” as well as being featured in the movie Rock Star with the song “Colorful.” In addition to their success on radio, TV and film, the band have performed sold-out shows and tours across North America, Europe and Australia, including notable appearances at Lollapalooza, Austin City Limits, Lincoln Center, Hangout Music Festival, SummerStage in Central Park and many more.

Photo Credit: Anthony Norkus

For more information on THE VERVE PIPE, visit the band online at:
Website | Facebook | Twitter | YouTube | Instagram

SRO Press Assets + Releases:
http://sropr.com/portfolio/the-verve-pipe/

September 18, 2020

Heavy Metal Trio RUSTY EYE “Can’t Wait To Go To Hell” In New Music Video

DT: SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

FM: KELLY WALSH, SRO PR

HEAVY METAL TRIO

RUSTY EYE

“CAN’T WAIT TO GO TO HELL”
IN NEW MUSIC VIDEO
(WATCH HERE)

FIRST ALBUM IN SIX YEARS
‘DISSECTING SHADOWS’

DUE OCTOBER 23

VIA EPOCHÉ RECORDS/BLOOD BLAST DISTRIBUTION

Los Angeles-based heavy metal trio RUSTY EYE are back in ferociously fine form with their second single “Can’t Wait To Go To Hell.” It’s taken from their upcoming album, DISSECTING SHADOWS–the first new music from the band in over six years–due out on October 23 via Epoché Records/Blood Blast Distribution. The band yesterday (September 17)premiered the song’s blood-drippingly evocative music video viaDecibel Magazinewho laud the track for its “progressive metal riffing and the dual vocals of drummer Miss Randall and bassist Mr. Rust, (which) pack grooves, solos, synths and an anthemic chorus into the new song.” Watch it streaming below followed by a video message from co-vocalist/bassist Mr. Rust discussing the new song and limited-edition pre-order options for the new album.

Rusty Eye - Can't Wait to go to Hell (Official Music Video)

RUSTY EYE – “Can’t Wait To Go To Hell” Music Video

Mr Rust talks about Can't wait to go to Hell single

RUSTY EYE’s Mr. Rust Exclusive Video Message

DISSECTING SHADOWS highlights RUSTY EYE‘s definitive ‘Rust’n’Roll‘ sound combining a blend of prog, thrash, punk, blackened death and synthwave, while its lyrics celebrate exploitation cinema, Italian horror, and grindhouse. The album’s fierce debut single/video, “This Is Permanent,” was premiered via Metal Injection in August and was featured on several playlists including Spotify‘s official ‘Metal de Nuestras Tierras‘ playlist and Nuclear Blast‘s ‘Heavy Metal Lockdown‘ playlist.

Pre-order options are available now on CD, Vinyl (limited to 500 clear variants) and a special limited-edition branded boombox and cassette bundle at http://store.rustyeye.com. Digital pre-orders can be found here.

RUSTY EYE–which along with Mr. Rust includes co-vocalist/drummer Miss Randall and guitarist Baron Murtland–have previously released five studio albums, a catalog of EPs, live records, singles, and music videos that have seen them featured in several notable music outlets including Noisey, Revolver, Metalsucks, Metal Edge, Exclaim! and Music Connection, while their horror-themed lyrics and videos have received praise from the likes of horror genre outlets including Rue Morgue and the defunct FEARnet.com. Their 2014 release Saca el Cobre, a cover album of Spanish language classics by Cuca, Amantes de Lola, Fobia, Caifanes, Café Tacuba, and Maldita Vecindad, caught the attention of famed Mexican musician and filmmaker Sergio Arau, who hired RUSTY EYE to be his backing band.

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September 18, 2020

HARRY SHEARER Releases “Acquittal,” Eighth Song In Donald Trump Series

DATE: SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

FROM: MARCEE RONDAN

“THE SIMPSONS” AND “SPINAL TAP” STAR

HARRY SHEARER

RELEASES EIGHTH SONG IN DONALD TRUMP SERIES:

“ACQUITTAL”

When you cross me I remember
When you serve me I forget
They say I learned a lesson
I haven’t learned one yet

I wake up every morning
So angry and so brittle
But screw all that
It’s payback time

Ever since my Acquittal

#DonaldTrumpSong

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As the U.S. election campaign picks up pace, HARRY SHEARER releases the eighth song in his Donald Trump series. “ACQUITTAL” is the latest addition to the track-a-week cycle, in which “The Simpsons“ and “Spinal Tap“ star transforms the ups and downs of the current presidency into musical form.

“ACQUITTAL” is a song of bitterness and vengeance, which has SHEARER as Trump wielding the knife as he conducts a purge against both those who testified against him and even some who supported him. In this ‘prog rock revenge anthem,’ the president basks in the sheer vitriolic joy on offer when it’s time to settle scores.

As SHEARER says: “When you’re impeached, and survive, the natural human impulse is balls-out revenge.”

“ACQUITTAL” features Shearer on lead vocals as Trump, with backing by Sharlotte Gibson and CJ Vanston, Marc Bonilla on guitar, Toss Panos on drums and CJ Vanston on all other instruments. The track is released by Twanky Records.

“ACQUITTAL” follows the old school R&B anthem to Jared Kushner “SON IN LAW” (with groundbreaking motion capture video), the disco/plaintive folk number celebrating Trump’s consistent inconsistency in his approach to the pandemic “COVID-180,” “VERY STABLE GENIUS,” a low-power power-ballad, in which the leader of the free world vaunts his self-proclaimed intellectual prowess combined with his calm and balanced disposition, “STORMY DANIELS,“ a romantic ballad of passion, power and pay off, “ALABAMA,” a southern rock style tribute to the state that holds such a special place in the Trump ‘heart,’ “NUMBER ONE SON,” Donald Sr’s “electric chop suey” paean to his eldest child Donald Jr and “INEVER KNEW HIM,“an eclectic musical mix that demonstrates that the president might not have “one of the greatest memories of all time” as he purges his contact book and airbrushes his history of those who may be an impediment to his ratings.

Harry Shearer says of the series of Trump themed song series:

“My Donald Trump is almost as eager for continued public attention as the ‘real’ Trump.”

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September 18, 2020

OZZY OSBOURNE Celebrates Landmark Debut Album, ‘Blizzard Of Ozz’ With New Videos, Sirius XM “Ozzy’s Boneyard Special,” Live Twitter Chat And Limited-Edition Commemorative Merchandise

DATE: SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

FROM: MARCEE RONDAN/MITCH SCHNEIDER

OZZY OSBOURNE’S

LANDMARK DEBUT ALBUM

‘BLIZZARD OF OZZ’

TO BE CELEBRATED TODAY, RELEASE DAY (SEPTEMBER 18) WITH:

NEW ANIMATED VIDEO FOR “CRAZY TRAIN”

NEW HD VERSION OF

’30 YEARS AFTER THE BLIZZARD’ DOCUMENTARY

SIRIUS XM OZZY’S BONEYARD: “40 YEARS OF OZZY OSBOURNE’S ‘BLIZZARD OF OZZ'” SPECIAL

LIVE TWITTER CHAT SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 WITH FANS

AND LIMITED-EDITION COMMEMORATIVE MERCHANDISE

To commemorate the 40^th Anniversary of OZZY OSBOURNE‘s landmark debut album BLIZZARD OF OZZ, fans will be able to celebrate with a new animated video for “Crazy Train,” a live Twitter chat, the release of a new HD version of ’30 Years After The Blizzard’ documentary, a Sirius XM Ozzy’s Boneyard radio special: 40 years of Ozzy Osbourne’s Blizzard Of Ozz, a selection of limited-edition Blizzard Of Ozz commemorative merchandise, and a black and red vinyl version of the album To purchase BLIZZARD OF OZZ, click here; for the special black and red swirl vinyl version of Blizzard (available exclusively at Best Buy on October 23), pre-order here.

● First up, earlier today, a new animated video by Tiny Concert for “Crazy Train” debuted on YouTube. The clip features OZZY and his band in an animated live performance. Watch the clip here.

● A newly uprezzed HD version of 2010’s documentary 30 Years After the Blizzard–originally only released as part of the Blizzard of Ozz/Diary of a Madman boxset–will debut today at 6:00 PM (ET)/3:00 PM (PT) and run for seven days on YouTube, with a chat with OZZY before the premiere. Watch here.

● OZZY will discuss BLIZZARD OF OZZ in a special one-hour “40 Years Of OZZY OSBOURNE‘s Blizzard of Ozz” special on his Sirius XM, Ozzy’s Boneyard Channel. Set to debut tonight (Friday, September 18) at 5:00 PM ET/2:00 PM (PT) and airing multiple times throughout next week, the special–which features a conversation between OZZY and his close friend/musician, Billy Morrison–will take listeners track-by-track through OZZY‘s first solo album on its 40^th anniversary.

● On Sunday, September 20 at 7:00 PM (ET)/4:00 PM (PT), OZZY will host a special BLIZZARD OF OZZ listening party on his Twitter (talking about all the tracks from the album) on its official release date anniversary.

● A selection of commemorative BLIZZARD OF OZZ merchandise (t-shirts, jersey and a track jacket) is available via OZZY‘s website.

All of this coincides with the official 40^th anniversary of BLIZZARD OF OZZ. Initially released on September 20, 1980 in the UK, BLIZZARD OF OZZ marked OZZY‘s debut studio album (following his departure from Black Sabbath). The new package includes the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee and Grammy®-winning singer and songwriter’s hits: “Crazy Train,” which will hit certified 5x platinum status to coincide with its September release date; the gold-certified (in four countries) “Mr. Crowley” (both of which feature Randy Rhoads on guitar); along with “Suicide Solution,” plus live versions of seven tracks that are currently unavailable digitally. The record was ultimately certified 5x platinum and was ranked #9 on Rolling Stone‘s list of “100 Greatest Metal Albums of All Time” in the U.S.; platinum (or multi-platinum) in another 12 countries and gold in an additional 13 countries. BLIZZARD OF OZZ was the first of two studio albums recorded with guitarist Randy Rhoads. The album’s “Crazy Train” went on to become one of OSBOURNE‘s signature tracks; the song has also become one of the most played sports anthems frequently heard at NFL, NBA, MLB & NHL games. It peaked at #9 on Billboard‘s Top Tracks chart upon release–and in 2009, the song achieved a 5× platinum certification. The live tracks–“I Don’t Know,” “Crazy Train,” “Mr. Crowley,” “Revelation (Mother Earth),” “Steal Away (The Night)” and“Suicide Solution”–were recorded on the “Blizzard of Ozz” tour and were previously found only in the BLIZZARD OF OZZ/DIARY OF A MADMAN 30th Anniversary Deluxe Box Set. “You Said It All” (live) was originally found on the 1980 MR CROWLEY live EP, recorded in 1980 at the Gaumont Theater, Southampton, UK and was also not previously available digitally.

Earlier this year, OZZY‘s ORDINARY MAN album–released in February–marked his first new solo music in almost 10 years. It was the #1 rock album in the world, topping multiple charts in its triumphant first week of release. Worldwide, ORDINARY MANentered the charts in the Top Ten in seven countries making it the highest-charting album of OZZY‘s career. Recorded in Los Angeles, the album features producer Andrew Watt on guitars, Duff McKagan (Guns N’ Roses) on bass and Chad Smith (Red Hot Chili Peppers) on drums. Beyond the core band, ORDINARY MAN, features a who’s-who of OZZY friends and collaborators including Elton John, Slash, Post Malone, and Tom Morello.

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