NEWS, 18th June 2010
> THE GLITTERATI BRING THEIR SPARKLE TO NEWCASTLE
In conjunction with Generator, Global Music are proud to present Plugged In Live! with performances from We Are Knuckle Dragger, Remedy and The ‘awesome’ Glitterati at The Northumberland Arms, Newcastle, Friday 9th July 2010.
Plugged In Live boasts a night of music from several genres, where each promoter takes over a different venue for one evening of live performances in Newcastle City Centre. Proceeds from each show will be donated to the Teenage Cancer Trust.
Global Music are pleased to be hosting the Rockshow for this event and the bill is as follows:
19:30 Doors
20:00 We Are Knuckle Dragger
21:00 Remedy
22:00 The Glitterati
(Each band will play for approximately 40mins)
The Glitterati
Leeds-based hard rockers first burst back on to the scene in 2003 and secured a loyal fan base with energetic live performances and high praise from the national press. You might remember songs such as ‘Heartbreaker’ and ‘Do You Love Yourself?’. Now the Glitz-boys are back in 2010 with their new album, ‘Are You One Of Us?’, out now!! http://www.myspace.com/theglitterati
The Glitterati will also be making a special in-store appearance on July 9th at Northumberland Street HMV and will play a free warm-up set at 5pm, ahead of that evening’s show.
Remedy
Imagine Led Zeppelin playing with Incubus, Pat Benatar singing with Audioslave, throw in a drinking session with the Foo Fighters and you’ll have, Remedy - Energetic, emotion-fueled, passion-driven music. http://www.myspace.com/remedyrocks
We Are Knuckle Dragger
An onslaught of live shows have made We Are Knuckle Dragger the talk of the scene. Featuring ex-members of YourCodeNameIs:Milo, Scrabo and Contraband; you have three hell-bent individuals who unleash the beast. Whether you like it or not! http://www.myspace.com/weareknuckledragger
To view which other venues are hosting Plugged In Live! events visit: http://www.generator.org.uk/pluggedinlive
> GERMAN SCHAUSS - THE LIGHT SPEEDER
''He plays faster than the police allows musicians...his arpeggios and sweeps are incredible, and his compositions are a real blast.'' Gitarre & Bass Magazine
With dizzying precision and graceful agility, German Schauss takes us on a journey through the outer limits of sound through mind blowing guitar playing and melodic guitar lines soaring through stratospheric heights against the gravity of a rich and complex orchestral score. Using odd and even meters, German fuses the classical influences of Bach, Beethoven and Chopin with modern instrumental rock guitar music through epic music structures and lush soundscapes.
As a composer, performer and educator, German is involved in various music projects including his own solo instrumental rock project, teaching at Berklee College of Music and the Los Angeles Music Academy, writing articles for MelBay and developing an advanced Rock Guitar course on ''Shredding Techniques'' for the National Guitar Workshop's online school WorkshopLive.com. German writes the popular monthly guitar column "Instant Shredding" in Germany's biggest guitar magazine "Gitarre & Bass." He is a 5 time (2004-2009) recipient of the ASCAP Plus Award from the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. The July 2008 Issue of Guitar World Magazine listed German as one of the fastest guitarists of all time.
Performance track List: 1. Quaedam, 2. The Lightspeeder, 3. The Awakening, 4. Chasing the Dragon, 5. The List, 6. The Final Showdown, 7. The Soul of Light
Mail them at: http://www.germanschauss.com/
> NEW HELIX VIDEO AND DATES
June 30th: K-Rock Party Cruise/Kingston, Ontario
July 1st: Cranky Joe's/Sudbury, Ontario
July 2nd: The Old Victorian Tavern/Timmins, Ontario
July 16th: Colonial Days Fair/Lloydminster, Alberta
July 17th: Rock the Yacht/Toronto Harbour
July 22nd: Hospitality Days/Bathurst, N.B. (w/Streetheart)
July 23rd: Fergus Truck Show/Fergus, Ont. (w/David Wilcox/Honeymoon
Suite/Barney Bental)
July 29th: Carlyle, Sask/Bear Paw Casino (w/Nazareth)
July 30th: Rockin' The Fields of Minnedosa/Minnedosa, Manitoba (w/The
Mudmen and more...)
August 6th: The Rockhouse, St. John's, Nfld
August 7th: The Mussel Bed Soiree/Lewisporte, Nfld
Aug. 22nd: Ottawa Civic Fair/Ottawa, Ont
> SOUTHERN LORD MINI TOUR
Southern Lord Recordings is proud to announce a West Coast mini-tour, featuring several SL artists as well as some very special opening and headlining guests.
Running from August 8th through 12th, the three-show tour features Southern Lord artists Eagle Twin, Black Breath and the return of Goatsnake. All of this is in addition to the headliner for the festivities; the recently reunited circa-1986 Animosity album lineup of Corrosion Of Conformity, featuring Woody Weatherman on guitar, Mike Dean on bass and vocals, and Reed Mullin on drums! The tour will also showcase openers Righteous Fool featuring Mike and Reed from C.O.C.
The string of dates kick off in Los Angeles at the Southern Lord sponsored The Power Of The Riff Festival, featuring this tour's full lineup as well as countless other brutal acts including Repulsion, Trap Them, Nails, From Ashes Rise and more. The full lineup and info behind the fest will be announced soon.
Southern Lord West Coast Mini Tour:
8/08/2010 Echo and Echoplex - Los Angeles, CA @ The Power of the Riff Fest
8/10/2010 DNA Lounge - San Francisco, CA
8/12/2010 Neumo's - Seattle, WA
http://www.myspace.com/southernlordrecordings
http://twitter.com/twatterlord
> RAMESSES ALBUM LAUNCH PARTY TONIGHT
UK doom trio Ramesses are throwing a launch party at Rough Trade East in London tonight, in celebration of their latest opus Take The Curse, to be released on Monday, June 21st. Ramesses takes the stage for a devastating live set showcasing some new material from Take The Curse.
The festivities will also include special DJ sets by Jake and Dinos Chapman, the internationally renowned visionaries behind the brutally brilliant sculpture "Fucking Hell" which was used exclusively for the layout of Take The Curse.
This will be the last live show for Ramesses until their autumn tour, which will be fully announced in the coming weeks.
Ramesses Take the Curse - Album Launch Party: Friday 18th June, Rough Trade East - London, England, Times: 6pm to 11pm (no admission after 10:15pm), Ramesses play live at 10pm
Please Note: Tickets are free but limited to 100 wristbands that must be collected from Rough Trade. http://www.roughtrade.com/
Ramesses were spawned in the woodland of Dorset, England. They have been disfiguring the innards of their army of devoted listeners since 2003 when drummer Mark Greening and guitarist Tim Bagshaw hooked up with Adam Richardson (bass + vox). In the intervening years, Ramesses have ripped an incurable wound in the metal scene with killer live shows around the UK and Europe.
http://www.myspace.com/ramesses666
> FIRST BLACK RIVER VIDEO
All-star band Black River, which features within its ranks members of Behemoth, Dimmu Borgir, Neolithic and Rootwater, are proud to unleash their first video for the song 'Lucky In Hell' which comes off their upcoming new full-length Black 'N' Roll. The video features one of the most talented and popular Polish actresses – Magdalena Cielecka – who's won several important awards over the years at cinema festivals in Edinburgh, Geneva, Tokyo and Gdynia, among others.
Check the clip out here:
Black ‘N’ Roll is Black River's second full-length and offers 45 minutes of gritty, bar-ready riff rock anthems! The long player was recorded at Studio Sonus and Studio Gdansk, engineered by Malta (Behemoth) and debuted at #20 on the official Polish charts upon its European release earlier this year.
Said guitarist Kay of the offering: “It has the taste of good whiskey, it smells with sweat of girls dancing at the strip bar and with odour of car tires burnt on tarmac.”
For fans of The Cult, Monster Magnet and Danzig. Black 'N' Roll will be released in North America by Armoury Records/Eagle Rock on July 20th.
http://www.myspace.com/blackriverpl
