BASSMENT UPDATE:

JUNE 2008:

LATE BLOGGING NEWS:

And now a word from the rock icon, Eric Martin:

-Australia-

“John McNamara – Cheers to my new best friend on the planet. Thank you so much for bringing me to Australia as a promoter and playing guitar and singing for me. I love your style brother; I don’t mean the way you dress even though you make the rest of us look like bargain basement mannequins but it’s your aggressive swagger, clever riffing and black & blues tone that slays me. This whole touring thing was your brain child with having great musicians in different countries back me up. Denise and I helped make your plan work and it has been very successful. Thank you and your wife (Hot!!…sorry Johnny) Sheila for getting this snow ball rolling. Your Father and Mother have got to be the most down to earth people that I have ever met; I love ‘em (you too Keith). I really had the most wonderful time in OZ; we had a lot of laughs and rocked hard. It doesn’t get any better than this folks.

Keith McNamara – Holy stage presence bat dog!!! Keif me old china, you can sing, dance (Don’t dance with me….(inside joke)), rap to the audience, converse with the club owners, flirt with the girls, drink with the men, bring the house down with a scream and party like its 1999….uhm 2008. Hey look I know I can sing but if I had your presence I would be packin’ them in at the shows. Break a leg with the musical theatre and thanks for singing the harmonies with me on my tour down under.

Dean Gaudoin – when you hear the words “It’s a bird or a plane and faster than a speeding bullet and able to leap tall buildings with a single bound” you think of the comic book figure known as Superman. Well for all of us mere mortals out here in the jungle…one man stands alone. It’s the bass wielding, black clad avenger known throughout Europe, Asia and parts of Melbourne as “Gaudoin” (French accent applied). You’re one hell of a bass player Mr. Suave, cool, schooled, calm and collected. I know that you’re going to be embarrassed but it’s a plain fact…Chicks dig you! All Danny and I could do is smirk…how the hell do you do it kid. You’re Gaudoin for god sake; you’re in a whole different league than the rest of us wallflowers. Well it was my pleasure to grace the stage with you and your magical powers your hipness.

Dan “Danny” Luttick – “Double trouble” and I don’t just mean his amazing double bass kicking ability, nope I’m talking about an incredible hard rock drummer with a strong willed bad ass personality. You mess with this youngster and you get the horns or a fistful of dynamite. When that jerk-off through a pint of ice cream at you from his 20th floor penthouse apartment in the Gold Coast (sorry for laughing) and it landed at your feet…man I thought you were going to get all nuclear on his ass. Danny boy you’re a superb drummer and I hail you for being no nonsense kind of blokey. You are truly one of the great ones, Virgil Donati would be proud of one of his best pupils. I recommend this cobber to the highest bidder.”

Keep in touch with what Eric is up to on his sites:

www.ericmartin.com

www.myspace.com/ericmartinband

NEW STEVE TURNER ALBUM:

The brand new album from Steve Turner has been released and is now available! “Not in Kansas Anymore” is a stunning album featuring five original tracks from Steve. Check out the following links for more details and to get your hands on Steve’s amazing music:

www.steveturner.com.au

www.myspace.com/steveturnersolo

STUDIO LOVEKRAFT:

Dean is pleased to announce that he is now the proud owner of his own personal studio. “Studio LoveKraft” is the Bassman’s very own recording space. Here, Dean is able to lay down high quality low end for any musical project with amazing results.

YOU NEWS, YOU NEWS:

Here are a few ‘YouTube’ links to Dean and his various bands (“DHP”, “Syrup”, “Xistance”, “Enter Twilight”) which have surfaced:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1WwYMYewFU

www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjO6jwxbeRk

www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLvf9XWVtCo

www.youtube.com/watch?v=9w6RhDfnrNM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnXpc-g9dcQ

www.youtube.com/watch?v=r04_0tJMJxo

www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LStqhXbquA

Enjoy!

NEW XISTANCE ALBUM:

‘Xistance’ have finally released their latest CD: “Lament of the Terraist”. This is a double album and follow up to the band’s debut: “Heart of Midlothian”.
Check the following sites for more details and grab yourself a copy of the new CD:

www.xistance.info/

www.myspace.com/heartofxistance

Thanks to “Activate” and “The Road Hogs” for some great live gigs!

All the Bass!