Saturday, October 1, 2011

WildRose



Wild Rose


Members


George "Captain" Bitzios (Lead Vocals)

Andy "Rock" Pegios (Guitars,back vocals)

John "Jiosby" Bitzios (Lead Guitars,back vocals)

"Dirty" Haris Patsos (Keyboards,back vocals)

Phill "Gun" Sakaloglou (Bass)

Current Location
Evosmos - Greece

General Manager

Chris Siloma
Booking Agent
Chris Siloma

Press Contact
wildrosemanagment(at)gmail.com


 BIO



Wild Rose original idea was sprung in 2004 by Andy Rock. In the original composition, due to the

impossibility of finding musicians who could support this style of music band, the line-up didn’t remain

stable for long and it took a lot of time to create a mellow sound of an AOR band. After trying for two years,

and after continuous changes in composition, Wild Rose reached a basic line-up, which was introduced in

2006 to the audience with songs composed by Andy Rock. In 2007 Wild Rose released their first promo cd

entitled "It's all about love" which contained the homonymous title track and "Too Late", a track rapidly

accepted and loved by the audience of AOR. In mid-2009 the band came up with a demo cd, which contained

10 songs: 1) That Girl, 2) Too Late, 3) It's all about Love, 4) Hold me, 5) Dream on, 6) If you still love me, 7) I

don't know, 8) Goodbye, 9) Want you back, 10) Straight to my heart with the main author Andy Rock and

secondary Dirty Haris Patsos. 2011, and the Wild Rose songs, having matured through rehearsals, have been

recorded professionaly this time to produce the debut album with the title "Half Past Midnight". And the

story keeps on rockin’…


                                                                                WildRose

                                                                   by Regina Swarn



I'm often asked, "Is there any music you don't like or is there any band or artist that you would rate not so good?  I guess it bothers some people and critics why I always seem to find something positive or great to say about a band or artist in my stories.  First of all I only spotlight and showcase the music that I'm very passionate about and after hearing the band or artist  a few times I automatically know what moves me.  I feature artists that rock my very soul and that makes me happy.  When that happens I want to share their music with the world. 

 
That brings me to my spotlight band this month, WildRose.  Sitting on my patio I decided to play some music by this spectacular band.  I feel better when I'm in a quiet place because that is when I really let my musical imagination flow.  I felt something very special the first time I listened to WildRose.  George Captain Bitzios sings with so much power.  He has a voice that reminisce the rock singers from the past (Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, Europe, just to name a few).  I was into this great music from the very start.  It was like listening to my favorite bands from an era when music was all about having fun.  I was also very impressed with the great production of Andy Rock.  His talent shines through in every song on the CD.
So now the big question, "Do I have a favorite track from this new CD Half Past Midnight, out now on Retrospect Records?"  I have to admit each song delivers it's own personal flavor so it's very hard to pick just one favorite track from this CD, but I did play "Another Shot" and "Goodbye" many times and loved them more with every listen.  You are in for a special treat with this new CD by WildRose. This band is like a breath of fresh air and this CD is great and worth buying, so invest in your own personal copy today.  There are eleven power packed songs rocking your soul to it's core.


VISIT WildRose Online

Official  Website 

http://www.wildrose.gr/ 

          Myspace

www.myspace.com/wildroseaorevo
            Facebook

www.facebook.com/wildroseaorevo




Checkout some great interviews by WildRose


http://minizine.berock-live.com/html/interviews/pages011/wild_rose.html?tag=result%3Btitle%3B0


Interview at Berock Minizine done by : 

Snake Eyes
For BeRock Radio MiniZine (2011)



AND ANOTHER GREAT LINK

   *FROM MAY THE ROCK BE WITH YOU*


http://maytherockbewithyou.com/mtrbwy/2011/09/wild-rose/



Listen to the music of WildRose on many of your favorite radio stations online & around the world & right here at the most melodic place Berock Online Radio Station

 

 http://www.berock-live.com/
 

Debut album "Half Past Midnight" release date  Oct. 1st  2011

by Retrospect Records.






*A big thanks to WildRose and their record company and management team for allowing me to do this spotlight story this month.* Thank you Chris Siloma, Andy Rock & all the great band members of WildRose & thanks for sharing your great story with me & the world!!




Sunday, September 11, 2011

REDRUM

 

Redrum is a melodic Hard Rock Band based in Thessaloniki (Greece).
Athan 'Lyssa' Kazakis and Panos Baxevanis started the project in September of 2003 and one year later they recorded 12 songs in a local studio.
After getting in touch with the
well known German Vocalist Michael Bormann, they΄d sent the material to Duisburg, where Michael recorded all the vocal parts and co-write a couple of the songs.
Unfortunately because of some line-up changes they had to re-record all the drums(Thanos Sarketzis) and bass(Vassilios Topalides) parts.
The mix then took place in Michael΄s “RMB – studios”, where Panos, Athan and Michael finally completed
“No turning back”. In these first four years of existence, besides their headliner shows,
they supported also a lot of well known bands like
Bonfire, Tyketto, Krokus, Danger Danger, House Of Lords,
Adlers Apetite, Blue Tears, Europe, Robert Plant and Glenn Hughes.
They appeared on festivals like “Firefest” and Rockwave in Athens.
REDRUM is the only band in “Rockwave΄s” history, who has played
without having any discography.




                                                                                         By  REGINA SWARN



I was casually relaxing in my home office and doing some work at my website about a month ago when I saw this video in my email message box.  I normally get lots of music and videos from many artists and bands so I tend to check my mailbox quite often.  I was going to wait until the next day to check out all the music and videos that is sent to me so that I would have the time to give each one my undivided attention.  I get dozens of videos and music sent to me either by mail or email for review on a daily basis.  Most of the time I'll wait until the weekend (Saturday) so that I can give the entire day to just listen to all music sent to me from the bands, artists, or their managers to get my review or a simple opinion.
 


When I got the video by RedRum I decided to play it.  There was something about the picture on the cover of the video that made me listen to this band right away.  The picture reminded me of Classic Rock and Metal that I loved so much.  I didn't hesitate to hit the play button, and the rest as they say, was history.  The music coming from this video blew me away.  I stopped everything that I was doing to hear this powerful rock and roll song.  Oh my God, Oh my God, Oh my God.  I just kept saying, Oh my God, Oh my God, is this happening to me?  So I played it once again and the feeling grew stronger.  It was at that point that I knew this was something mega.  Something major.  This song is a hit and the band is great.  I played the song about seven more times back to back and still wanted more.



                                                 
I had to say that because this is how I first heard of the band RedRum just a month ago and since then I've become one of their biggest fans.  Rock and Roll music at it's very best with the powerful vocals of Michael Borman, Athan Lyssa Kazakis and Panos Baxevanis on guitars, Vassilios Topalides on bass, and Thanos Sarketzis on drums.  I'm writing about this band because I wanted the world to know how their music affected me the very first time that I heard it and how blessed I am to have found a band that brings that good ole Rock and Roll back.  It's the kind that I grew up with.  Hard and Heavy, yet still very melodic.
 
                                       I still can't sit still when a RedRum song is playing.  This music is like a Rock and Roll explosion that's so powerful.  Every song by this band is great and stays in your mind.  You find yourself singing the song long after the music has stopped playing.  
                                                 A message to the world:  Please check out this great band from Thessaloniki (Greece) and let them take you down a memory lane to the great Rock and Roll you've known and loved. My message to the band RedRum:  Thank you so much for touching me with your great brand of Rock and Roll, the kind that I grew up with and  always loved.  Thank You! Thank You!  
VISIT THE REDRUM FAN PAGE AT FACEBOOK
    http://www.facebook.com/pages/redrumgr/204272293405       MYSPACE http://www.myspace.com/redrumgr   
                                                                        I  LOVE  REDRUM

Sunday, July 31, 2011

ISIS CHILD



Back from the US where he spent 12 years playing with great musicians from New York and New Jersey, Freddy Mazzucco( Guitars, songwriting & production) decided to return to the French Riviera and form his own band. He met rock vocalist Nathalie Pellissier, bass player, Christophe Canto and drummer Rob Hirons together they are ISIS CHILD. Their first album “Ailleurs” was recorded in 2008.


A year later at Noise Factory Studio in Belgium, ISIS CHILD recorded their first English album called “Strange Days”. This album will features 12 songs, with Bass player Alain Rinallo, Mathias Lecoubiac and Hugo Adam, drums, David Zecca and Chris Drouin, Keyboards, Robert Geoffroy and Julien Spreutels, Magali Luyten ( Great vocals coaching + Background vocals on the song "stop looking down on me") And Alex From the band "Orion"( Background vocals on the song "even if") . 

 
The recording is done by the great engineer and owner of the studio Noise Factory (Belgium), Gerald Jans (He’s a genius!) and the mixing and mastering is done by The maestro Pelle Saether, singer from the band “Grand Design” and owner of the studio “Underground” in Sweden. The cover and booklet will be done by our great friend Mike Lombard (another genius and great musician) The album should be released around Fall 2011 Stay tuned.

              
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO HEAR THE MUSIC OF ISIS CHILD YOU CAN VISIT THEIR  OFFICIAL MYSPACE PAGE...YOU CAN ALSO HEAR THE GREAT MUSIC OF ISIS CHILD ON BEROCK RADIO*THE MOST MELODIC PLACE IN THE WORLD!

                                 Nathalie Pellissier

                                     Freddy Mazzucco

                               

Sunday, July 17, 2011

MARCELLO ZAPPATORE BAND SPOTLIGHT 7/17/2011

Marcello Zappatore is in my band spotlight.  I did a feature story of Marcello back in February and the response to his life and music was shared by millions around the world.  I received lots of fan mail at my website also about this great musician, producer, actor and guitarist. 
 
That's just to name   a few.  I call him a virtuoso.  He's a man that does it all and a man of great talent.
 CHECKOUT MARCELLO BELOW ON THE MOVIE SET W ZAPPATORE....

MARCELLO has worked with some of the greatest singers, bands, actors & musicians in the world




Please check out his great work in the band spotlight.  The links to his websites and online profiles are also listed.  Also, please don't forget to check out his brand new movie, W ZAPPATORE

         
                 MARCELLO WITH CO-STARS AT MOVIE PREMIERE IN APRIL 2011

Articolo su W ZAPPATORE apparso su ROLLING STONE di Maggio 2011 - pag. 22

"W Zappatore".  It's a wonderful movie that's getting rave reviews around the world!  I ADMIRE THIS MAN SO MUCH & LOVE WHAT HE'S DOING IN THE WORLD OF MUSIC & ENTERTAINMENT.........GRAZIE MARCELLO



 MY FEATURE STORY OF MARCELLO ZAPPATORE IN FEB. 2011 CHECKOUT THIS GREAT STORY BELOW


Marcello  Zappatore
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Marcello Zappatore was born in Lecce, Italy on 1976. He starts playing when he was 13 years old.

- he studied with: Frank Gambale (1997), Brett Garsed (2003), Massimo Varini (2005), Luca Colombo (2005), Pietro Nobile (2006), Paul Gilbert (2008) and Steve Vai (2009);;

- he played in 2002 with Alex Damiani;

- he played with Kiss of Death, recording the cd ‘Inferno Inc.’ in 2004 and playing as supporting band for Sepultura in 2002;


- from May 2005 he started playing live and in studio along with Après la Classe (www.apreslaclasse.it) sharing stage with many important people like Chuck Berry and recording guitars for the cd ‘Luna Park’ (On the Road, 2007);


- On January 2004 Marcello Zappatore won the Emergenza Chitarre contest (by 'Chitarre' Magazine and 'Playgame Music') as one of the ten best talented new italian guitar players; 'Playgame Music' published in 2004 a cd with the ten winners' songs;

- he played on Arezzo Wave’s main stage with Après la Classe in 2005;

- On 2007 he played along with Après La Classe at 'Primo Maggio 2007' in Rome, the biggest italian stage, in front of 700000 people, broadcasted live by Rai3;

- On October 2003 Italian MTV broadcasts a short movie on Marcello Zappatore's daylife;


- In 2005 he acts as main actor in the short movie ''In religioso disagio'', which won the staff prize on Milano Film Festival;

- he is very endowed with instructional activity, teaching guitar both in private lessons and in music schools; he writes lessons for Jazzitalia and many other websites (http://www.jazzitalia.net/lezioni/marcellozappatore/indicemarcellozappatore.asp); in 2005 he published his own first instructional dvd ‘’L’improvvisazione sulla progressione di accordi’’ [improvisation on chords progression] produced by sevenotes.com;


- on 2006 he played in Albany and Switzerland;

- on 2007 he played at Auschwitz (Krakow, Poland) in an event in memory of victims of Holocaust.

- he endorses and uses Di Marzio pickups, ThreeGuitars guitars, Madcat amplifiers, Essetipicks handcrafted picks and Arte-Sound handcrafted amplifiers;

- on June 2008 Marcello was teaching and playing his own music at University of Lecce, invited by Ferdinando Boero, the biologist who discovered a jellyfish and named it after Frank Zappa, becoming Zappa's friend;


- on november 2008 Marcello played in Rome with Grazia Negro, Roy Paci and Frank London for the presentation of the Italian movie ‘’SE CHIUDI GLI OCCHI’’ by Lisa Romano

-on may 2009 Marcello's cd 'LA CILIEGINA SULLA PORTA' is out (ed. Note Volanti)

- on september 2009 the tv network 'Italia Uno' broadcasts Marcello Zappatore playing, during the format 'Talent1'

- on october and november 2010 he shoots as main actor the movie about himself called 'W ZAPPATORE' (Apnea Film, director Maci Verdesca) with great actors such as Sandra Milo, Guia Jelo and Monica Nappo




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Marcello Zappatore nasce a Lecce il 4 maggio 1976. Comincia a suonare la chitarra a 13 anni.

- si è formato da autodidatta, perfezionandosi in seguito frequentando innumerevoli masterclass con celebri chitarristi di fama mondiale, tra cui: Frank Gambale (1997), Brett Garsed (2003), Massimo Varini (2005), Luca Colombo (2005), Pietro Nobile (2006), Paul Gilbert (2008) e Steve Vai (2009);

- ha suonato nel 2002 con Alex Damiani;

- ha suonato con i Kiss of Death, incidendo il disco 'Inferno Inc.' (2004) e suonando di spalla ai Sepultura nel 2002.


- ha suonato dal vivo per due anni e mezzo con gli Après la Classe dal 2005 al 2007, incidendo anche le chitarre nel disco 'Luna Park' (2006) e nel cd live uscito nel 2008.

- nel 2004 vince il concorso 'Emergenza Chitarre' indetto dalla rivista Chitarre e dalla Playgame Music, risultando tra i migliori dieci nuovi talenti chitarristici italiani selezionati dal concorso: ciò gli vale la pubblicazione di un suo brano nella compilation 'Emergenza chitarre 4'

- si è esibito sul palco grande di Arezzo Wave con gli Après la Classe nell'estate del 2005;

- ha suonato al Primo Maggio 2007 sul palco di Piazza S. Giovanni a Roma con gli Après la Classe, davanti ad un pubblico di settecentomila persone, dividendo il palco con Chuck Berry e numerosi altri grandi artisti;

- a ottobre 2003 la rete televisiva MTV gira un breve spot che ha per protagonista Marcello Zappatore e la sua passione per Frank Zappa;


- nel 2005 è l'attore protagonista del cortometraggio 'In religioso disagio' di Massimiliano Verdesca, che vince il premio della critica al Milano Film Festival;

- svolge un'intensa attività didattica, sia insegnando privatamente e in scuole di musica, che collaborando con Jazzitalia (http://www.jazzitalia.net/lezioni/marcellozappatore/indicemarcellozappatore.asp); inoltre nel 2005 pubblica il suo dvd didattico 'L'improvvisazione sulla progressione di accordi' prodotto da sevenotes.com;


- dal 2008 è endorser dei pickup Di Marzio e dal 2009 è endorser dei plettri Essetipicks e degli amplificatori MadCat. Nel 2010 diventa endorser degli amplificatori artigianali ARTE-SOUND e delle chitarre ThreeGuitars;

- il 7 giugno 2008 presso l’Università degli Studi di Lecce tiene un seminario dal titolo: ''Incontro con Marcello Zappatore, chitarrista e compositore'', organizzato dal prof. Boero, biologo amico di Frank Zappa, il quale scoprì una specie di medusa e la chiamò Phiaella Zappai in onore del suo idolo.

- a Novembre 2008 si è esibito a Roma con Grazia Negro, Roy Paci e Frank London per la presentazione del film di Lisa Romani ‘’Se chiudi gli occhi’’

- a maggio 2009 esce il suo disco solista 'LA CILIEGINA SULLA PORTA' (ed. Note Volanti)

- a settembre 2009 viene mandato in onda su Italia Uno nell'ambito della trasmissione per nuovi talenti 'Talent1'

- a ottobre e novembre del 2010 gira da attore protagonista il film su di lui intitolato 'W ZAPPATORE' (Apnea Film, regia di Maci Verdesca) affiancato da grandi personaggi come Sandra Milo, Guia Jelo, Monica Nappo


MARCELLO ZAPPATORE  & STEVE VAI
 
MARCELLO ZAPPATORE AFTER PERFORMING A SONG ON INFAMIGLIA TELERAMA
InFamiglia Telerama is a great show, i've watched it many times & i always enjoy it, the cooking, the guests, & the great music of Marcello Zappatore performing with different singers.  You gotta check it out sometime!
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 MARCELLO ZAPPATORE DOING WHAT HE DOES BEST IN THE PICTURE BELOW



TO CHECKOUT MORE FROM THIS GREAT ARTIST FOLLOW THE LINKS BELOW
Marcello Zappatore: Official Website


www.marcellozappatore.com 



Marcello  Zappatore: Official Facebook Pages
PROFILE


http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001459791554#!/marcellozappatore 




MOVIE PAGE AT FACEBOOK
W ZAPPATORE


http://www.facebook.com/pages/W-Zappatore/144456225606906



FAN PAGE AT FACEBOOK



http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001459791554#!/pages/MARCELLO-ZAPPATORE/35302441151 



GROUP PAGE AT FACEBOOK


http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001459791554#!/group.php?gid=72812542116 




MARCELLO ZAPPATORE OFFICIAL YOUTUBE CHANNEL


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



OFFICIAL MYSPACE PAGE


http://www.myspace.com/marcellozappatore



Jazzitalia - Artisti: Marcello Zappatore

http://www.jazzitalia.net/artisti/marcellozappatore.asp 

 Please checkout this video, this is one of my favorite videos by Marcello.  Please stop by his youtube channel & checkout the other rockin videos too....

Monday, June 27, 2011

The Unsatisfied JUNE 27TH 2011

Biography

The Unsatisfied;
raw, high energy, rock & roll meets dangerous punk rock with precision. A complete package; a genuine American punk act with so much energy & spectacle on stage it's like being hit by a rock and roll lighting bolt.

Out of the frustrated underground punk culture of the South, comes The Unsatisfied. Front-man Eric Scealf started the group in 1986. Weathering years of personnel issues, equipment breakdowns and the ever changing music business, they are better than ever. They’re like a well-oiled machine that explodes on to the stage in the tradition of The Who, The Cramps, and The Ramones. This is the music your momma warned you about.



This true blood and glitter operation has toured for many years across the southeast and beyond, sharing the stage with such luminaries as the Misfits, Sylvain Sylvain (New York Dolls), Cheetah Chrome (Dead Boys), Dave Brockie Experience (GWAR), The Murder Junkies, Superdrag, Asphalt Blaster, Georgia Satellites, and Nashville Pussy. Even touring multiple times with HBO’s Real Sex most dangerous rock band, The Impotent Sea Snakes. Playing everywhere from the hallowed stage of CBGB’s in New York, to performing at southern skate parks for underage fans, The Unsatisfied always serves up healthy portions of faith and fire for punk rock aficionados.
     
 

"Songs the Belt Taught Us" is the newest CD from The Unsatisfied. It was recorded at Revolution Sound with Mike Pack engineering and helping the band produce and finished at Chase Park Transduction in Athens, GA with mixing by David Barbe (Bob Mould, DriveByTruckers) and mastering by Drew Vandenberg (WidespreadPanic, DriveByTruckers). It is slated to be released April 27th 2011.
          

The Unsatisfied is not your average rock band. They may be hard, but they’re more rhythmic than James Brown and embody the sensuality of Prince. It’s punk rock infused with jazz beats and sexual angst, you owe it to yourself to see The Unsatisfied live. Prepare yourself for the Southern music scene's most whispered dirty secret, The Unsatisfied…

Instrumentation
E.T. - Bass
Doug Bales - Drums
Wayne Shadwick - Guitar, Backing Vocals
Johnny Stockman - Guitar
Eric Scealf - Lead Vocals



www.theunsatisfied.com

www.facebook.com/theunsatisfied

twitter.com/#!/TheUnsatisfied


www.myspace.com/theunsatisfied

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