NBC called Greg Kihn “Rock’s True Renaissance
Man”
Apple iTunes Music called the Greg Kihn Band
“A Rock Band of
Genuine Consequence”
As a pioneer with the legendary Beserkley Records,
Greg Kihn helped write the book on revolutionary west coast rock and roll. He’s
toured the world, had hit records, and has won several awards for his hit songs
“Jeopardy”, “Break Up Song” and “Lucky”.
After recently obtaining the rights to all his old
recordings, Greg Kihn re-mastered & re-released his entire catalogue. In
support of these releases and his latest 2018 album “ReKihndled”, the iconic
San Francisco Bay area rocker, radio personality and author has been going out
with the Greg Kihn Band all across the country. When the Greg Kihn
Band wasn’t rockin’, Greg was on the road as part of Rick Springfield’s
“Best In Show” 2018 Tour. The Greg Kihn Band and the “Best In Show” Tour
Kihntinue to pick up 2019 dates, so check Greg’s calendar for an upcoming show
near you.
The Greg Kihn Band consists of Greg Kihn on lead
vocals/guitar, Greg’s son Ry Kihn on lead guitar/vocals, Robert Berry on
bass/vocals, and David Lauser on drums. Fans who see the band will really
appreciate the NEW 90 minute set consisting of all Greg Kihn original material:
like the big hits “Jeopardy” and “Break Up Song”, fan favorites such as “Happy
Man” and “Can’t Stop Hurtin’ Myself” as well as new material from his latest
“ReKihndled” album. Greg is also a renowned author of 4 novels and 1 book of
short stories.
There are songs you hear in your life that transport
you to a certain time period or give you a special feeling.
You associate those good times to the group that made them famous.
Songs like “I’d Really Love To See You Tonight,” “Nights Are Forever Without
You” and “Love Is The Answer” have that kind of effect on people. Those songs
and numerous others have made John Ford Coley a singing legend. He has spent
decades touring, writing, recording, and producing.
John is most revered as half of the Grammy nominated
duo England Dan and John Ford Coley. He continues with an active roster
performing the platinum and gold record hits for audiences around the world.
Classically trained on piano and an avid guitarist, John loves the craft and enjoys
every audience he encounters.
John recorded a live album while he was on tour in the
Philippines with many of the hits while also recording a CD entitled “The
Best of John Ford Coley.” John’s most recent CD is entitled “Eclectic” and
contains all new material for an acoustic/Americana album available now at
amazon .com
“I’d Really Love To See You Tonight” appeared in the
film "Long Kiss Goodnight" with Geena Davis and Samuel
L. Jackson and his and England Dan Seals’ song “Simone” was featured in
the HBO Series “Vinyl” where two actors portray John and Dan in the studio
singing the song.
In between the extensive road duty, John lives in the
Nashville area as well as the Charleston, SC area with his family, where
he's penned a book on his years in the music industry entitled “Backstage
Pass.”
Ambrosia ("Holdin' On To Yesterday", "How
Much I Feel”), John Ford Coley ("I'd Really Love To See You Tonight",
"Nights Are Forever Without You”), Elliot Lurie
of Looking Glass ("Brandy (You're a Fine Girl)", "Jimmy Loves
Mary Anne"), Peter Beckett, lead singer of Player ("Baby Come Back”,
"This Time I'm In It For Love") and Walter Egan ("Magnet And
Steel", "Tunnel O' Love")
We put the old band back together to CELEBRATE the 50th ANNIVERSARY
of NEKTAR!
Nektar:
The Legendary Rock Band are recording a new album! This is the first new studio
album made in the United States since 1977!!
We
put the old band back together to CELEBRATE the 50th ANNIVERSARY of NEKTAR!
The
original members of Nektar; Derek “Mo” Moore, Ron Howden, and Mick Brockett are
back. We’ve added Ryche Chlanda from Fireballet and the 78′ band, Randy Dembo from
the 2005 band, and newcomer and world-class keyboard player, Kendall Scott.
The
music for our new album “The Other Side” comes from the 1978 era when we were
writing in Mo’s basement in Chatham, New Jersey. This music was put on pause
for the last 40 YEARS and it’s now time to release it with new input and fresh
ideas. The music is growing exponentially as we continue rehearsing and writing
and letting it take us to new heights.
Nektar has started a Kickstarter campaign
to fund the recording of the new album!
Nektar's
contribution over the last 49 years has quite rightly earned them their place
in any 'Progressive Rock Hall of Fame'. But the band is much more than
a 'Prog Legend', the Nektar brand of innovative composition, performance
and visuals is simply unique.
Nektar's
history appeared to have been written when they finally split in the early
eighties. Despite attempts to re-kindle the flame, the Nektar light, it seemed,
was out . . . . until that is, the year 2000.
The new millennium saw the long-awaited reunion tour of the classic line up, to
rave reviews and fantastic receptions. The light we thought was out, had in
fact been kept aglow - by loyal fans across the globe.
Sixteen
years on and the family has grown a little, but the classic Nektar spirit is still
very much alive, building on the band's rediscovered popularity. The Nektar
family is determined to continue bringing Nektar music to you around the world.
“It’s Rolling Stones songs deconstructed,” says
Bernard Fowler, explaining the title of his new album Inside Out. “I just took these songs
and turned them inside-out.”
Bernard Fowler has another gig too: he’s sung and
played percussion with the Rolling Stones, on stage and in the studio, since
1988. At soundcheck somewhere along their 2015 Zip Code tour, he started
riffing on a Stones song as dramatically delivered spoken-word — and the
band dug it. “Mick said, ‘Bernard, I’ve heard Rolling Stones songs done a
lot of ways but never like this,’” Fowler recalls. “I said, ‘Well, you
know what? When the tour is over, I’m going to cut it.’ And he
said, ‘You should.’ That’s all I had to hear. That was the green
light.”
And that’s how it came to be that one
of rock and pop’s most sought-after singers doesn’t sing a note on his new
record.
Lots of people have celebrated
Keith Richards’ iconic riffs, Mick Jagger’s trademark howl-and-strut, and the
Rolling Stones’ blazing live show, but there’s never been such a thoughtful,
soul-baring and thoroughly original appreciation of the band’s lyrics. In order to do that, Fowler
pared away the chord changes and even the melodies and left only the words,
then declaimed them like the world’s coolest preacher atop slammin’ grooves
powered by a who’s who of crackerjack players. It’s not quite singing,
but only a peerless vocalist could pull it off so powerfully, his incantations
seething with righteous anger, foreboding and desire.
That strong feeling of back-in-the-day
New York is where the autobiography comes in. Growing up in New York
City’s predominantly black and Puerto Rican Queens Bridge Projects, Fowler
listened to a lot of funk and R&B. Maybe that’s why Inside Out is laced with references to touchstones
like James Brown (“Dancing with Mr. D”), War and the Chambers Brothers (“Time
Waits for No One”), Curtis Mayfield (“Sister Morphine”) and any number of ‘70s
funkateers. And it just so happens that the first record Fowler’s dad
ever gave him was 12 x 5 — the
second album by up-and-coming British R&B combo the Rolling Stones.
The full-band
tracks feature top-shelf players: long-time Stones bassist Darryl Jones, former
Miles Davis drummer/producer Vince Wilburn, Jr., guitarist George Evans and
pop/R&B session heavyweight Michael Bearden on piano. Drummer Clayton
Cameron, renowned as “the Brush Master,” added extra texture. Then Fowler
called in guitarist Ray Parker, Jr. “He came over, plugged in and started
playing,” says Fowler, “and I was screaming. Everybody
was screaming. He was killing it. Killing
it.” Listen for Parker’s work on “Time Waits for No One” and “Sister
Morphine.”
Inside
Out demonstrates what cover versions are supposed to be:
reinterpretations that are not only a vehicle for personal expression, but also
put the material in a new light. “People hear their favorite songs all
the time — but sometimes they don’t really hear
them,” Fowler says. “This is a way to hear them all over again and
appreciate them in a whole new way.” But the beauty of Inside Out is that it provides an opportunity
to appreciate Bernard Fowler in a whole new way too.
Featuring guest appearances by Cherie Currie, James
Williamson, Wayne Kramer, Brian Auger, Sylvain Sylvain, Walter Lure, Arthur
Adams, Big Joe Louis & others!
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW
The
unsung heart and soul of the Motor City rock & roll scene, Mitch Ryder was
simply one of the most powerful vocalists to rise to fame in the '60s, a
full-bodied rock belter who was also one of the most credible blue-eyed soul
men of his generation. He first made a nationwide impression fronting Mitch
Ryder & the Detroit Wheels, whose fiery R&B attack boasted a gritty
passion and incendiary energy matched by few artists on either side of the
color line. After exploding onto the charts in 1966 and 1967 with singles like "Jenny Take a Ride" and "Devil with a
Blue Dress On/Good Golly Miss Molly," and "Sock It to Me Baby!"
After wowing audiences with
a rollicking Christmas-themed release at the close of 2018, the icon of Detroit
rock and soul, Mitch Ryder, returns with this superb collection of all-new
recordings – Detroit Breakout! The album celebrates both the music of Detroit
as well as the classic, timeless songs of Ryder’s generation. From a smokin’
new version of Ryder’s own blockbuster hit single “Devil With A Blue Dress On”
to The Capitols’ “Cool Jerk” to Otis Redding’s “(Sittin’ On) The Dock Of The
Bay, Detroit Breakout! has something for every true rock n’ roller including
special guest performances by fellow Motor City alumni James Williamson of The
Stooges and Wayne Kramer of MC5 as well as blues legends Joe Louis Walker and
Arthur Adams PLUS the New York Dolls’ Sylvain Sylvain, The Runaways’ Cherie
Currie, daughter of B.B. King, Shirley King and more! Detroit Breakout is
available now at amazon.com.
M I T C H R Y D E R DETROIT BREAKOUT! available atamazon.com
Devils & Blue Dresses
MY WILD RIDE AS A
ROCK AND ROLL LEGEND
By MITCH RYDER
Mitch also uses his book as a platform to express his still
simmering rage at the music industry as a whole and at individuals such as Bob
Crewe, Robert Stigwood, and Bud Prager, that screwed him over and damaged his
career.
Ryder learned much
about himself during his journey into the heart of darkness and has emerged
triumphant on his own terms as a result.
Also available at amazon.com
MITCH RYDER APPEARS JULY 16TH 7 PM PACIFIC/10 PM EASTERN on INTERVIEWING THE LEGENDS withRAY SHASHO BBS Radio 1 www.bbsradio.com
