December 24 :
PAUL STANLEY's SOUL STATION to release debut album in March 2021 From
:
blabbermouth.net
In a new interview with Scott Lipps, Paul Stanley confirmed that the
debut LP from his R&B band SOUL STATION will be released in March.
The effort, which was recorded over a period of several months, will
be preceded by "a couple of singles."
Speaking about how the idea for SOUL STATION came about, Paul said
(see video below): "I was really lucky, because, before I ever saw
[LED] ZEPPELIN or any of the British bands that I grew to love, or
the blues bands that I saw, I saw Otis Redding as a kid, I saw
Solomon Burke and The Temptations. So that really is the core of
what I do. It's not all that I do, but it's in there, and it always
has been. SMOKEY [ROBINSON] AND THE MIRACLES; early Stevie Wonder;
Philly soul; Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff, all the things that they
produced - Thom Bell. So you have THE DELFONICS, STYLISTICS, BLUE
MAGIC, THE TEMPS, FOUR TOPS, and on and on. So, for me, that music,
unfortunately, has been relegated to becoming samples in somebody's
rap songs. Those songs deserve so much more, not only respect, but
to be listened to, because when we play those songs live,
everybody's faces light up, because they're just great, great songs.
"SOUL STATION is 15 people, and everybody's played with everyone
from Smokey to Stevie Wonder to Natalie Cole to The Temptations,
Whitney Houston, and on and on and on," Stanley continued. "And it
really is like a family. We hang out at my house and have a great
time. But what really bonded us together was this love of that music
and wanting to recreate it accurately, respectfully. Even some of
those bands, when they wound up playing live, did these up-tempo,
kind of soulless versions of their own songs. And we're playing
those songs the way they're supposed to be, and it's glorious.
"Look, I started doing it selfishly, 'cause I love that music, and
to have it surrounding me, and to get to sing those songs, is crazy.
And then to also write some new tunes that really marry so well to
the old tunes is like writing another page.
"Will it surprise some people? Yeah," Paul added. "But, honestly,
I'm not… Somebody said, 'Oh, you're reinventing yourself.' I'm not
the champion of blues rock or hard rock or metal or this. I did
'Phantom Of The Opera'. I'm a singer, and I choose to sing whatever
I choose to sing at any given time. So, really, honestly, it's as
natural for me to sing Philly soul as it is to sing rock. It's just
I haven't done it publicly."
Earlier this month, Stanley told Kyle Meredith that SOUL STATION
recently "shot a bunch of videos, COVID safe and under supervision."
This past May, Stanley released a cover version of Smokey Robinson's
classic song "Ooo Baby Baby", recorded by SOUL STATION. In a
statement accompanying the clip, Stanley said: "These are
challenging times. Long before I ever heard the great British bands,
I grew up listening to Philly Soul, Motown and so much more. I was
lucky to see Otis Redding and Solomon Burke among others. That music
and its storytelling gave me strength and hope even in some tough
days. The great classics of that era are magical medicine for most
and I felt myself drawn back to that era for some sorcery I think we
could all use."
He added: "While it's hard to connect physically, some of SOUL
STATION decided to reach out and make a virtual and emotional
connection on a great Motown and Smokey Robinson classic, Ooo Baby
Baby."
Last year, Stanley told the Real Radio 104.1 radio station that he
wanted to wait for the right time to release the SOUL STATION LP.
"It really deserves full attention and my full commitment," he
explained. "So until we can do great live performances — the band is
amazing live — and until we can promote it the way we should, it's
just going to simmer."
Asked if he gets any hate from KISS fans for making an album that is
stylistically far removed from the music his main band is best known
for producing, Stanley said: "I'm sure there are some people who'd
rather me doing a KISS album or something like that, but when you
sign on with me, you understand that we're both in this together,
and sometimes I have to do what I need to do. And that's part of the
joy and the reward for me. So I would rather do a great SOUL STATION
album right now than tamper with KISS or the KISS legacy and do
something that I'm really not feeling at the moment."
December 16 :
Richie Scarlet feat. Peter Criss new single
"The Catman & The Emperor" From
:
Kiss
Related Recordings
/
Richie Scarlet
Please
DON'T miss....of The Premiere of Richie Scarlet...as The World
Premiere of "The Catman & The Emperor"...featuring Peter Criss.
Coming this Thursday December 17, 2020 Live @ 3PM on the
Eddie Trunk Sirius XM Volume CH 106. Replay at 11PM, also
available on the Sirius XM App.
The recording of the new single "The Catman & The Emperor" was
already mentioned on Richie Scarlet's facebook page halfway
September 2020 : "In DirtyBrook
Studios today with Louie Spagnola and fresh from the stage of
Madison Square Garden with Peter Frampton bass player supreme John
Regan. Tracking my new single featuring a superstar HOOLIGAN on
drums! Stay tuned for more details! I am super excited about my next
single!!"
Richie Scarlet’s new single, "The Catman and The Emperor" with Peter
Criss on drums, will be released as a CD single, 7" green vinyl, 7"
purple vinyl and 7"purple and green mixed vinyl, and is available
for pre-orders at
Prudential Music Group.
You will be able to download the song Friday the 18th.
December 14 :
THE HOLLYWOOD STARS Release
"King Of The Night Time World" (live) single From
:
bravewords.com
It would seem like every nook and cranny in rock ‘n’ roll
history has been explored ad infinitum by this point. Countless
books and magazine articles have been written, painstakingly
excavating the lives and careers of everyone from Chuck Berry to
Aerosmith, Wanda Jackson to Arcade Fire. But what if there was a
band with deep roots whose story had barely been broached?
A band with direct ties to Little Richard, The Kinks, The Mamas &
the Papas, The Electric Prunes, The Strawberry Alarm Clock, Alice
Cooper, KISS, Iggy Pop, The Runaways, The Flamin’ Groovies,
Bachman-Turner Overdrive, Steppenwolf, Meat Loaf, and Blue Cheer.
Such a band does exist. They are The Hollywood Stars. And now, after
more than 40 years apart, they are performing together again and
making new music.
Today, The Hollywood Stars release their version of "King Of The
Night Time World" via Golden Robot Records, taken from their
upcoming live album.
"The original version of the song that was later done by KISS. It is
a more straight ahead, rock and roll version with all of the energy
and excitement of a live performance combined with a near
studio-quality sound. The lyrics bring back the vibe of the Sunset
Strip in the mid-1970s and the street scene in Hollywood at that
time."
From
:
Kiss Related Recordings
"King Of The Night Time World" was originally a piece written by Kim
Fowley and Mark Anthony, manager and guitarist/vocalist,
respectively, in the band The Hollywood Stars.
The Hollywood Stars is one of those unlucky, seemingly cursed bands
around whom an odd legend has grown over the years. Formed in 1973
by manic rock hustler and dealmaker Kim Fowley as a pre-Runaways pet
project, the band was meant to be the West Coast’s answer to the New
York Dolls. The Hollywood Stars did record a rough mix of their
debut album, 'Shine Like a Radio', (which contains the original
version of "King Of The Night Time World") in 1974 for Columbia
before being abruptly dropped by the label. Fowley blamed problems
with the producer, engineers, and label executives. As a result the
debut album was shelved and moldered somewhere until a 2013 release.
(see
discogs.com)
Stream/buy "King Of The Night Time World" (live)
here.
You can also stream the song below.
December 4 :
PAUL STANLEY says debut album from his R&B band SOUL STATION is
'Done': 'I'm Proud Of It' From
:
blabbermouth.net
In a new interview with Kyle Meredith, Paul Stanley confirmed that
he has completed work on the debut LP from his R&B band SOUL
STATION. "The album is done," he said (see video below). "We just
shot a bunch of videos, COVID safe and under supervision."
Regarding how the idea for SOUL STATION first came about, Stanley
said: "Some people don't know, and I can understand it: before I
ever saw LED ZEPPELIN or any of the great British bands, I was lucky
as a kid — I saw Otis Redding; I saw Solomon Burke; I saw THE
TEMPTATIONS. That's really the foundation of what I do. It's a
strange brew, but it's what created what I do to this day. And to be
able to go back now and have a band of 15 amazing musicians who,
we're like family. Everybody has played with everyone from Smokey
Robinson to Stevie Wonder to Natalie Cole to Whitney Houston, and on
and on. And to be able to embrace and recreate music that somehow
has been relegated to a loop in a rap song is really, really
something special for us. To be able to do Motown, Philly soul, to
do songs by THE SPINNERS, THE O'JAYS, TEMPTATIONS, Smokey, and to do
them faithfully, and to do them with the spirit that was, I think,
intended is awesome. And then to write new songs that seamlessly
bridge that gap to today and into the future, I'm blessed.
"I originally did it because I love that music," he explained. "And
to have three violin players, three horn players, three stellar
singers with me, two keyboard players, percussion, drums, and to
create this beautiful symphony of music that Ken Gamble and Leon
Huff wrote and arranged for Thom Bell, or Holland-Dozier-Holland, or
Norman Whitfield. The list just goes on. And for me, to hear those
songs and go, 'Woah! I'm singing it,' it's pretty heavy stuff."
Stanley added: "It's very funny, because when I was chatting one day
— I spend little bits of time with Rod Stewart — and I said, 'Yeah,
I've got my R&B band.' He goes, 'You have an R&B band?' I said,
'Yeah.' He goes, 'Who's singing?' I said, 'Me.' And he goes, 'You
can handle that stuff?' So I said, 'Okay.' And I played it for him.
He spoke about it for days. It's really that good. I'm proud of it."
This past May, Stanley released a cover version of Smokey Robinson's
classic song "Ooo Baby Baby", recorded by SOUL STATION. In a
statement accompanying the clip, Stanley said: "These are
challenging times. Long before I ever heard the great British bands,
I grew up listening to Philly Soul, Motown and so much more. I was
lucky to see Otis Redding and Solomon Burke among others. That music
and its storytelling gave me strength and hope even in some tough
days. The great classics of that era are magical medicine for most
and I felt myself drawn back to that era for some sorcery I think we
could all use."
He added: "While it's hard to connect physically, some of SOUL
STATION decided to reach out and make a virtual and emotional
connection on a great Motown and Smokey Robinson classic, Ooo Baby
Baby."
Last year, Stanley told the Real Radio 104.1 radio station that he
wanted to wait for the right time to release the SOUL STATION LP.
"It really deserves full attention and my full commitment," he
explained. "So until we can do great live performances — the band is
amazing live — and until we can promote it the way we should, it's
just going to simmer."
Asked if he gets any hate from KISS fans for making an album that is
stylistically far removed from the music his main band is best known
for producing, Stanley said: "I'm sure there are some people who'd
rather me doing a KISS album or something like that, but when you
sign on with me, you understand that we're both in this together,
and sometimes I have to do what I need to do. And that's part of the
joy and the reward for me. So I would rather do a great SOUL STATION
album right now than tamper with KISS or the KISS legacy and do
something that I'm really not feeling at the moment."
