giovedì 18 dicembre 2014

Hollywood Groupies announce new EP “Bitchcraft”

The Italian hard rockers are back with four solid and adrenalinic songs which follow their debut album “Punched By Millions Hit By None” released in 2010.


Genre: hard rock/rock’n’roll
Label: Self / K2Music
Release Date: 17 december 2014

Recorded by Hollywood Groupies at Leonardo Maniscalco's Rock Tribe Studio in La Spezia, Italy and mastered by David Campanini at Sonic Lab Studio, "Bitchcraft" is a four track EP that shows a songwriting of great awareness and maturity. Four pieces of hard rock punctuated by powerful and adrenalinic episodes like the first single "Helter Jester", or "Get It On" which proves, more than any other song, the band’s evolution with its extremely catchy chorus. Then we have "The Empress", played by an insistent rhythm section and scratchy guitars that create a hypnotic melody recalling magic somehow, which is the EP’s main theme: all the songs tell life stories in an mystic-esoteric way, giving the listeners the opportunity to have their own interpretation of the lyrics. Bitchcraft is the result of a few years of hard working in the studio and intense live activity, during which the band shared great stages with established international artists such as Twisted Sister and Motorhead at the Free Wheels Festival in France, and at the world’s famous Whisky a Go Go in Los Angeles. The Hollywood Groupies changed their line up in 2013 when Ace moved from drums to rhythm guitar and Mirko, a Scuderie Capitani certified teacher, joined the band as official drummer, giving that extra value to the their sound. All these things can be heard on "Bitchcraft", now available on the best music online stores like : iTunes, Spotify, Amazon, BandCamp e Cdbaby.



Tracklist

1 - Helter Jester
2 - Get It On

3 - The Empress
4 - Sick Twisted Paradise



Bio
Hollywood Groupies were founded in 2006 by Foxy and Kelly, the female section of the band. From the very start, their sound is a mix of hard rock and heavy metal elements resulting in catchy tunes. In 2010, after a few demos, they release their debut album " Punched By Millions Hit By None", which garnered positive reviews throughout the world and got them on the stage of the Free Wheels Festival in France in 2010, where they played alongside with international bands such as Twisted Sister, Motorhead, Crucified Barbara and Popa Chubby.  In 2011 they played at the world famous Whisky a Go Go in Los Angeles and in 2012 in London  In 2013 the Hollywood Groupies change their line-up: Ace moves from drums to rhythm guitar and Mirko joins the band as the official drummer, giving an extra value to their sound. During 2014 the group works hard in the studio developing a new sound that sees them take a new and fresh direction in a heavier but still melodic way. In December they release "Bitchcraft", four tracks aimed to fascinate the listener with catchy moods and captivating lyrics.

Hollywood Groupies are:

Foxy (lead-vocal)
Kelly (lead-guitar)
Ace (rhythm-guitar)
Condor (bass)
Mirko (drums)


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Contacts

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Frank Lavorino 3396038451
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mercoledì 3 dicembre 2014

Hikobusha - "Disordini"

The Italian rock-wave band presents their third official album, out on November 15, 2014 via Seahorse Recordings in collaboration with Motherfuckart Prod. Eleven evocative songs that see the participation of international guests such as Hugo Race (The Wreckery, Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds), as well as the indie songwriters Cinzia Mai and Monica Postiglione.
Label: Seahorse Recordings; Digital distribution: The Orchard/Audioglobe; Physical distribution: Audioglobe; Editor: New Model Label
YouTube : http://www.youtube.com/user/hikobusha
Produced by Seahorse Recordings in collaboration with MFA Prod., distributed by Audioglobe and available in all record stores, iTunes and other digital download platforms (The Orchard Ed.), "Disordini" is the third album byHikobusha. There are eleven tracks (including the cover of the song "Baby Play Dead" by The Wreckery withHugo Race contributing on guitar) with blended pieces of old Italian films and excerpts of interviews with Italo Calvino and Alberto Manzi, overlapping with verses of the American poet Gil Scott Heron…a meltin pot of splendour with no apparent logic, crossed by lyrics sung/recited by Davide Gammon alongside with emerging songwriters like Cinzia Mai and Monica Postiglione, which contrasts with the minimalism of the album's artwork, created by illustrator Gianfranco Enrietto (already known for his collaboration with Calibro 35). The first single from the album is “Obliquità”, whose video has been directed by Mattia Molinari, young and eclectic filmmaker who has collaborated on clips with Francesco Sarcina of Le VibrazioniLuca CarboniNina ZilliTiziano FerroClub Dogo and many other important Italian artists.
Tracklist
1- Obliquità
2- La Ferita Perfetta
3- Spazi Vuoti
4- Magica Nera Preghiera (Linoleum)
5- Rivoluzione Televisione
6- Carnaval!
7- Il Meraviglioso Ragazzo Invisibile
8- Vieni Mio Mostro
9- Diventare Deserto
10- Disordine
11- Baby Play Dead (bonus track)
Obliquita”, opening track of the album, was chosen as first single because it perfectly represents the band's evolution, after nearly a decade of activity. Both the song and the video see the partecipation of Monica p., who duets with Hikobusha's singer Davide Gammon on an instrumental background of solid, dark and sensual rock. The video was shot inside an old, abandoned manor house and amplify the atmosphere of decadence and sophistication, so beloved by the band.
Watch "Obliquità"
Hikobusha
Hikobusha is the mispronunciation of a Japanese word (hibakusha), which occurs in the books of Kenzaburo Oe. It means "survivor" and was coined after World War II to refer to the survivors of the disaster of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Hikobusha was founded in 2005, with a mixture of rock, indie wave and electronic music, combined with Italian lyrics and texts about disillusionment and social criticism. Between 2006 and 2008, Hikobusha enter the world of independent music world with two Eps and the participation in events and festivals that include leading names of the national alternative scene. In 2009 they released their debut album "Dinosauri", followed in 2012 by "Discoregime". In the course of 2013, the band was busy to promote the album and to reshuffle the sounds and the contributors to the project. At the end of 2014, the third official album of the band, "Disordini" is ready for release.
Hikobusha are:
Davide Gammon: Lead Vocalist, Keyboards, Programming.
Paolo Zangara: Electric Bass, Electric and Acoustic Guitars, Backing Vocals.
Stefano Maurizio: Electric Guitars.
Gianmario Jama Ferrario: Synth, Electric And Acoutic Guitars, Backing Vocals
Next Gigs
5 dicembre 2014 @ Circolone, Legnano (MI) (+ Pan Del Diavolo)
Pictures
Contacts
Press Media Office
Frank Lavorino 339 6038451
Skype: sgrooveman

mercoledì 12 novembre 2014

Dead Bouquet – As Far I Know


The Italian rock band present their debut album, out on October 27th via Seahorse Recordings, comprised of 13 mystical and nocturnal songs, ranging from psychedelia to folk. As Far As I Know has been produced by Paul Kimble (Grant Lee Buffalo) and mastered by Joe Gastwirt (Bob Dylan, Jerry Garcia, Tom Petty, Jimi Hendrix, The Beach Boys).
Genre: psychedelic folk-rock, Label; Seahorse Recordings; Digital Distribution: The Orchard; Physical Distribution: Audioglobe
Dead Bouquet announce the release of their debut album As Far As I Know, produced by Paul Kimble (Grant Lee Buffalo), which has officially come out on the 27th of October by the Italian label Seahorse Recordings. After all, Autumn is a key season for this collection of songs. Beyond having recorded, mixed and being the artistic producer of the album, Paul Kimble has also been the extraordinary session man, coloring many tracks with his multi-instrumental abilities. Fantastic has also been the collaboration with legendary Joe Gastwirt, mastering engineer that has worked with Bob Dylan, Jerry Garcia, Tom Petty, besides being famous for his re-mastering of historical albums by Jimi Hendrix, The Beach Boys and so on... “Knowing that your album has passed through the same mixing board as Time’s Out of Mind by Dylan, or Fuzzy and Mighty Joe Moon by Grant Lee Buffalo gives you the shivers, especially if the owner of that mixing board has become a fan of yours.” says the Italian band, adding: We are grateful for having had the possibility to work with these two huge world wide talents. As for us, in this album we put all ourselves, not only melodies and signatures. We thank Fabio De Angelis for the wonderful support at the drums during the session of As Far As I Know, an album that largely represents our life, past and present”. The album has been launched by Dead Bouquet's first single, Nobody's Sky, whose videoclip can be seen below:
Dead Bouquet
Dead Bouquet is a rock trio from Italy that expresses mystical and nocturne atmospheres through moors of eclectic psychedelia, sealed by distortions from a twelve string acoustic guitar and characterized by folk, Celtic and boundary sonorities, hanging in balance between light and darkness. They have been playing together since summer of 2012, performing in some of the most relevant clubs in Rome and surroundings, furthermore participating to LazioWave festival at Isola Tiberina. They immediately decided to register their debut album, As Far As I Know, with the contribution of Paul Kimble, formal bass player from Grant Lee Buffalo, in the role of producer and additional musician. In addition to the previously mentioned Grant Lee Buffalo, Paul Kimble has been the producer of several bands for Slash/London Records (Warner Bros); he has produced the album The Days of Our Nights by the rock band Luna, for Elektra Records/Jericho (Warner Bros), he also has contributed as singer and multi-instrumentalist to the soundtrack for the film Velvet Goldmine, where he worked with artists the likes of Michael Stipe, Thom Yorke and Andy Mackay of Roxy Music (with whom Paul sang a duet in Bitter's End). Paul's enthusiasm for the band lead him, beyond participating as a multi-instrumentalist during the album sessions, to make his huge talent available to play with Carlo and Daniele at The Spot Live Club in Marino, Rome, donating an unforgettable evening of rock and magic to the public. The mastering has been provided by Joe Gastwirt, well-known mastering engineer, who has contributed to hundreds of Gold and Platinum Records for the likes of Bob Dylan (in Time Out Of Mind), Neil Young, Pearl Jam, Jerry Garcia, The Grateful Dead, Paul McCartney; nominated for a Grammy Award with Pet Sounds Box Set by The Beach Boys. The recording sessions for As Far As I Know have taken place in Italy, at SoundClub Recording Studio; mixing has been done by Paul Kimble in Seattle, U.S.A. The band will be on the road very soon for their debut album's promotion.
Contacts
Dead Bouquet are:Carlo Mazzoli:12-string acoustic guitar, vocals and author;
Daniele Toti: bass guitar and backing vocals;
Alberto Croce: drums.
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giovedì 17 luglio 2014

Rudy Rotta is back with a new tribute album!

Blob Agency

presents


The great bluesman Rudy Rotta tributes The Beatles and The Rolling Stones.

The famous Italian artist, who has shared the stage and worked with superstars such as B.B King, John Mayall, Robben Ford, Brian Auger and Etta James, revisits and compares, with his unmistakable style, some of the milestones by the two iconic groups.




Videostory Rudy Rotta with B.B King, Robben Ford, Montreux Jazz Festival, Woodstock 5 stelle



The Beatles vs The Rolling Stones”

Fifty years on from the first Rolling Stones record and the landing in America of both bands, Rudy Rotta presents "The Beatles vs. The Rolling Stones," a precious album that collects and compares the music, the history and the rivalry, true or assumed, between the two iconic bands that have moved and revolutionized the music that preceded them. The idea began as a labor of love (and devotion) towards these "giants" of rock music, in which Rudy Rotta plays some of the most beautiful songs, developing an original theme of two of them in one piece, all adapted and arranged with personal touch. A message that is not only exciting but also challenging to those who still conceive and outline their career in the guise of pure replicants, without being able to give their music a touch of personality and originality that should be inherent in every artist.



RUDY ROTTA – BIOGRAPHY

Born in Piedmont, Italy in 1950, Rudy Rotta moved with his family in Lucerne, Switzerland; there at age 14 he began playing the guitar. At forty years old he made a choice of the heart, selling his company and dedicating himself entirely to music. He performs almost exclusively abroad, scaling Olympus of the blues world and establishing a series of collaborations with big names such as BB King, John Mayall, Etta James, Brian Auger, Taj Mahal, to name but a few. He made five appearances at the Montreux Jazz Festival, two of them as a guest of BB King, participation in the cruise "Mississippi Boat Celebrating B.B King ", one in 1997 at the Kansas City Blues Festival with Al Green, Taj Mahal, Brian Seltzer when he was crowned" Europe's Top Act”, that is the maximum representative of the European blues; the presence at the Premio Tenco with Lowell Fulson and delivery of two Fender Stratocaster "Rudy Rotta Signature", respectively in 1994 and 2002. After the album "Some Of My Favorite Songs" in 2004 and "Winds Of Louisiana" in 2006 with the cream of American musicians, participation in the 2013 Roxy Bar with Red Ronnie and after hosting on stage in October 2013 the great Larry Carlton "Mr. 335”, Rudy Rotta now returns with " The Beatles vs. The Rolling Stones”, his personal tribute to the two legendary British bands.


Upcoming gigs

19 July @ Sogliano Blues Festival, Sogliano al Rubicone, Forlì/Cesena, Italy
24 July 2014  “The Beatles vs The Rolling Stones” official release party @ Soiano del Lago, Brescia, Italy
25 July @ Teatro Vittoria di Boscochiesanuova, Verona, Italy
26 July @ Campo Sportivo di Rivalta di Brentino Belluno, Verona, Italy
31 July @ Open Air di Fiamene, Verona, Italy
15 August @ Sirolo Music Festival, Sirolo, Ancona, Italy
4 September @ S'Gwoelb in Watt, Switzerland
5 September @ Dukes in Sihlbrugg, Switzerland
6 September @ Private Party in Zuerich-Affoltern, Switzerland
21 September @ Loc. Tratto Spino, Malcesine, Verona, Italy
18 October @ Hotel Waldheim in Sarnensee, Switzerland
24 October @ Kirchdorf/Krems, Austria
25 October @ Uhlenspiegel in Rutesheim, Germany
14 November @ Haus RingerbrÜggen in Emlichheim, Germany
15 November @ Ducsaal in Freudenburg, Germany
21 March 2015 @ Beatles vs Rolling Stones a S. Giacomo di Laives, Bolzano, Italy
28 March 2015 @ Adler in Meidelstetten, Germany
30 April 2015 @ Blues Fabrik in Muenchwilen, Switzerland
12 May 2015 @ Kongressalak in Linz, Austria
13 May @ Jeorgi's Bar in Mitterdof/Muertal, Austria





Contacts

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