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DRIVE A ANNOUNCE “THE WORLD IN SHAMBLES”, REVOLT TOUR 2011

Posted in Releases with tags Drive A, The Rock Tribune on February 24, 2011 by Randy

Inaugural Bill Includes Drive A, Hollywood Undead, 10 Years, New Medicine

New York, NY – February 24, 2011- Sometimes a chance meeting is more than it seems – in the case of DRIVE A, a random moment ignited a fuse resulting in an incendiary new band. Songs about rebellion, lethal guitars and killer hooks have their foundation in old school punk and rock n’ roll that the band reveres but their stage presence and delivery puts them firmly in the now. With a fan following that is expanding exponentially, it’s clear that the band is onto something. DRIVE A come roaring into 2011 with their brand new album, The World in Shambles, out on Dead Conflict Records and a support slot on the House of Blues Revolt Tour 2011 with Hollywood Undead, 10 Years and New Medicine. The tour kicks off April 6^th in Boston and runs through May 27^th, covering the United States.

“We are excited to be a part of the inaugural run of the REVOLT! Tour,” says frontman Bruno Mascolo. “We look forward to sharing the stage with Hollywood Undead, 10 Years, and New Medicine. It’s going to be a great tour.” DRIVE A are celebrating the tour and new album by offering a free download of “Revolt!” from The World In Shambles. Fans can purchase tickets, get the free download and view the video for “Revolt!” here:www.therevolttour.com

The World in Shambles is the follow up to their debut album Loss of Desire (2009). The critically acclaimed album which featured singles “Are You Blind” and “Can’t Sleep It Off” set the precedent for DRIVE A’s form of high energy rock n’ roll and provided the soundtrack for their energetic live show. Mascolo explains “although we’re still proud ofLoss of Desire, we feel we’ve come a long way as musicians and songwriters, you can hear that we’ve played about 200 shows since our last record.” The band freely admits that their singular mission upon entering the studio was to craft an album that bottled their firecracker live energy and onstage prowess. They collectively rejected polished, computerized techniques and technologies in favor of beautiful, genuine imperfections, all of which serve to make The World in Shambles that much more authentic.

The California quartet formed after singer/guitarist Bruno Mascolo and guitarist Jason Nott ran into each other one night outside of Hollywood’s Troubadour in 2006. After realizing they both possessed the drive and passion to start their own band, they recruited drummer Cody Root via a mutual friend. Bassist Taylor Knowles joined the band after seeing them open for Set Your Goals in Orlando. He became a fan based on their live performance and when the bass player position opened, he got in touch through the wonders of social networking and secured his slot in the rhythm section.

DRIVE A has steadily built a following of fans by touring with the likes of Alkaline Trio, The Used, Atreyu, Bullet For My Valentine and Escape the Fate over the past two years. It’s the band’s onstage power that has attracted an alliance of kids that continue to multiply with every tour. Nott summed up the band’s relationship with their fans and the crowds, saying, “We’re a breath of fresh air for them. We’re only a couple years older than the kids listening and they can relate.”

A switchblade to the soft, white underbelly of today’s watered-down state of music, DRIVE A are pure, raw energy–on stage and in the studio–which is, after all, what Rock ‘N’ Roll has always been about. The release of their sophomore album and the House of Blues Revolt Tour 2011 are a match made in heaven. “Touring is the life’s blood of this band,” says Bruno. “Recording and everything else is cool, but we are a live band and that is the best way to experience DRIVE A.”

HOUSE OF BLUES REVOLT TOUR 2011

Wednesday, April 06 Boston,MA House of Blues

Friday, April 08 Hartford, CT The Dome

Saturday, April 09 New York, NY Irving Plaza

Tuesday, April 12 Philadelphia, PA TLA

Friday, April 15 Charlotte, NC Fillmore

Sunday, April 17 Ft. Lauderdale, FL Revolution

Tuesday, April 19 New Orleans, LA House of Blues

Wednesday, April 20 Dallas, TX House of Blues

Friday, April 22 Albuquerque, NM TBA

Monday, April 25 Salt Lake City, UT The Complex

Tuesday, April 26 Reno,NV Knitting Factory

Friday, April 29 San Diego, CA House of Blues

Saturday, April 30 Los Angeles, CA Wiltern

Sunday, May 01 San Francisco, CA Fillmore

Tuesday, May 03 Spokane, WA Knitting Factory

Wednesday, May 04 Boise, ID Knitting Factory

Friday, May 06 Las Vegas, NV House of Blues

Sunday, May 08 El Paso, TX Club 101

Tuesday, May 10 Houston, TX House of Blues

Thursday, May 12 Denver, CO Fillmore

Saturday, May 14 Chicago, IL House of Blues

Tuesday, May 17 Myrtle Beach, NC House of Blues

Wednesday, May 18 Atlanta, GA Tabernacle

Friday, May 20 Cincinnati, OH Bogart’s

Saturday, May 21 Detroit, MI St Andrews

Tuesday, May 24 Cleveland, OH House of Blues

Friday, May 27 Des Moines, IA TBA

For more information on DRIVE A:

http://www.facebook.com/drivea

http://www.myspace.com/drivea

http://twitter.com/driveaband

http://www.youtube.com/user/drivearocks

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“SUCKER PUNCH” SOUNDTRACK SET FOR MARCH 22nd RELEASE FEATURING ARTISTS ALISON MOSSHART, QUEEN, EMILIANA TORRINI, AND BJÖRK TWO-YEARS-IN-THE-MAKING-COLLECTION SET ALSO INCLUDES SONGS FROM THE FILM’S STARS: EMILY BROWNING, CARLA GUGINO AND OSCAR ISAAC SOUNDTRACK COMPRISED OF WILDLY REIMAGINED VERSIONS OF CLASSIC SONGS

Posted in Releases on February 24, 2011 by Randy

WaterTower Music is thrilled to announce the release of “Sucker Punch: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack” on March 22, 2011. The audio companion to the film director Zack Snyder describes as “Alice In Wonderland with machine guns” has taken over two years to create, and will delight filmgoers and music fans of all generations.

Snyder (Watchmen, 300), collaborated with Grammy®-nominated composer and music director Marius de Vries (Moulin Rouge!) and composer Tyler Bates (Watchmen, 300, Californication) to select the collection of songs featured on the soundtrack, which play an integral role in the film.

“Working with Marius and re-teaming with Tyler on Sucker Punch’s soundtrack was an extraordinary experience,” said Snyder. “Sucker Punch is a film created with multiple levels of reality, so this same layered construct had to be considered and applied when approaching the music. The selection of songs we chose and the various ways in which they were each re-envisioned had to add depth, dimension and meaning to the sequences they exist within. Marius and Tyler did an amazing job creating an intricate musical landscape to accompany the surreal imagery of the film.”

Fascinatingly reworked versions of classic songs illuminate the soundtrack, with the film’s star Emily Browning covering “Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)” (Eurythmics), “Where Is My Mind?” (The Pixies), and “Asleep” (The Smiths), and stars Carla Gugino (Watchmen) and Oscar Isaac (Robin Hood) performing a sultry, musical theatre-inspired version of “Love Is The Drug” (Roxy Music). Alison Mosshart (The Dead Weather, The Kills) and Carla Azar (Autolux) team up on a haunting version of “Tomorrow Never Knows” (The Beatles). Björk fans will love the newly created version of “Army Of Me (Sucker Punch Remix)” that features Skunk Anansie and clocks in at nearly seven minutes.

Intense, sexy, edgy and highly imaginative, these new and unrestrained arrangements of legendary songs, along with the original mash up of Queen’s “I Want It All/We Will Rock You” featuring Armageddon Aka Geddy (Terror Squad), are the backbone of the film driving the relationship between the motives of the characters and the lengths they are willing to go for survival.

TRACK LISTING:

1.   “Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)” – Emily Browning
2.   “Army Of Me (Sucker Punch Remix)” – Björk featuring Skunk Anansie
3.   “White Rabbit” – Emiliana Torrini
4.   “I Want It All”/”We Will Rock You” Mash-Up – Queen w/ Armageddon Aka Geddy
5.   “Search And Destroy” – Skunk Anansie
6.   “Tomorrow Never Knows” – Alison Mosshart and Carla Azar
7.   “Where Is My Mind?” – Yoav featuring Emily Browning
8.   “Asleep” – Emily Browning
9.   “Love Is The Drug” – Carla Gugino and Oscar Isaac

Check out Skunk Anansie performing “Search And Destroy” here:
http://soundcloud.com/soundtrack-stream/sucker-punch-search-and-destroy

Sucker Punch is an epic action fantasy that takes us into the vivid imagination of a young girl whose dream world provides the ultimate escape from her darker reality. Unrestrained by the boundaries of time and place, she is free to go where her mind takes her, and her incredible adventures blur the lines between what’s real and what is imaginary.

She has been locked away against her will, but Babydoll (Emily Browning) has not lost her will to survive. Determined to fight for her freedom, she urges four other young girls-the outspoken Rocket (Jena Malone), the street-smart Blondie (Vanessa Hudgens), the fiercely loyal Amber (Jamie Chung) and the reluctant Sweet Pea (Abbie Cornish)-to band together and try to escape their terrible fate at the hands of their captors, Blue (Oscar Isaac), Madam Gorski (Carla Gugino) and the High Roller (Jon Hamm).

Led by Babydoll, the girls engage in fantastical warfare against everything from samurais to serpents, with a virtual arsenal at their disposal. Together, they must decide what they are willing to sacrifice in order to stay alive. But with the help of a Wise Man (Scott Glenn), their unbelievable journey-if they succeed-will set them free.

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RED

Posted in 2011 Interviews, Artist Watch, News with tags music, Randy Hall, RED, Rob Graves, The Rock Tribune, TheRockTribune.com, Until We Have Faces on February 24, 2011 by Randy

I caught up with Anthony Armstrong once again, guitarist of multi-Grammy nominated rock band RED…their album, Until We Have Faces, dropped February 1st and debuted at number 1 on several Nielsen SoundScan Chart categories. Give the interview a listen below…we chatted about their recent Conan performance, working with producer Rob Graves, and what its like to attend the Grammy’s.

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