As a part of our year-end 2k11 coverage , I just wanted to remind everyone of the awesome bands that I've written about this year. These are all the Introducing pieces that I did throughout 2k11 about amazing new up-and-comers etc, in descending order: introducing: mr elevator & the brain hotel introducing: toto & the bad eggs (feat jerry tropicano, brown brogues & sex beet members) introducing: hypocrite in a hippy crypt introducing: [...]
Over the past year and a half, Arish A. Khan (a.k.a King "BlackSnake" Khan) has been to the depths of Hell and back. He was arrested twice while on tour, lost three of his best friends, parted ways with longtime collaborator and best friend, Mark "BBQ" Sultan, had a nervous breakdown, quit music, and considered becoming a Buddhist monk. Naturally, Khan's wife, family, and friends were worried about his well-being and encouraged him to check into a mental institution in Berlin. He agreed. At the hospital he was evaluated, prescribed "mind numbing" drugs, and monitored on an [...]
Ole "Blacksnake" Khan has decided to go country with new project Khanwood Clarke. KWC is King Khan , Sean Wood (The Spits) and Jeff Clark ( Demon Claws) are forming this garage super group...that plays country. There is a hitch in there giddyup though.. Sean is stuck in Kalamazoo (Holla Bell's beer garden).. and needs 3k to get to Khan's Moon Studios in Berlin to actually track this album and get er did! Check out the demos below and if you want to help out a link to the kickstarter follows. I mean for 100 smackaroonies you get a [...]
Stop the mother effing presses, y'all! Our buddies at Rollo & Grady just broke the news that King Khan, Demon Claws' Jeff Clarke and his girlfriend Emily, the Spits' Sean Wood, and the Sadies are forming a Kukamonga Death Cult country western band and record an album. Whether KhanWood Clarke is a working title or [...]
King Khan has decided to go country. In a recent conversation with Khan, he said goal is to assemble a serious country band with the best and wildest of his Kukamonga Death Cult : something like our generation's Highwaymen. He has enlisted some talented musicians to help create his vision. In addition to Khan, Demon's Claws' Jeff Clarke and his talented girlfriend Emily Blitz, Sean Wood from the Spits, and the Sadies are going to comprise the band. Jeff Clarke Khan explained to me that Jeff's [...]
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Antony and the Johnsons - "Rise"
Video: Dreamers - "Appaloosa"
