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Sonic Swirl Records News ArchiveHello Once Again, It's March and still cold in Cleveland... Cold is good... it keeps me indoors to work more on the label. We now now the order of the next three releases for this Spring. First, we are going to finally release the CHINATOWN self titled CD release. This Vancouver based band rocks til it hurts. Chinatown rocks long the lines of The Faces, old Aerosmith, New York Dolls, Dogs D'Amour and Guns N' Roses. It's a great mix of 70's glam rock and 80's hard rock. This will be Sonic Swirl's 35th release! Release date: March 28th, 2006 Sonic Swirl's 36th release will be Phoenix, Arizona's WHITE DEMONS. The CD is titled "Say Go" and it is 10 tracks of pure rock n' roll mayhem! This band features TONY KRANK, the founder of Krank Amps. Krank Amps were endorsed by Dimebag Darrell Abbott (R.I.P. in rock n' roll heaven) and are also endorsed by great guitarists like Damon Johnson of Alice Cooper, Scruff and Pete of The Adicts, Jerry Cantrell of Alice In Chains, Tommy Victor of Danzig, Flattus Maximus and BalSac the Jaws of Death from Gwar and many more! The White Demons' big rock sound has been compared to AC/DC, The Cult, Buckcherry, Rose Tattoo and Dead Boys. Great High Energy Rock! Art for this release will be done by Cleveland artest Jon Hicks. Jon Hicks works @ the Beachland Ballroom and you can catch his art on the walls for upcoming rock shows. Jon's art has helped the Cleveland rock scene with eye catching concert posters. Jon Hicks has created amazing rock posters for Jame Gang (reunion with all original members), Acid Mother Temple, Built To Spill, The Brain Jonestown Massacre and many others. You can find samples of Jon Hicks art on MySpace. Release date: April 18th, 2006 In WELCOME TO BANGKOK news, the band and I decided to hold off on the April 14th release party. The band had to make a small band change and are still in the studio every night working to their bones. The debut CD titled "Where Ya Want It" will be relased at the end of May or June. We should know more detail next month on an offical release date. The band & I want to make sure everything is finished right with a 100% feeling it's ready to be released. This CD will be worth the wait... Finally... This month's "Sonic
Babe" is a real yummy one from the Far East... Her name
is KAYOLI and she's from Japan. Kayoli's love for rock n' roll
is proof that rock n' roll makes a good girl go bad... Have fun,
she's a killer! February 2, 2006 Speaking of B.A. Baracus. If you have not seen this band live yet, you must check them out. The band has been kicking around for a few years with their 60's/70's soulful rock sound. People compare them to MC5 meets Black Crowes with a touch of James Brown. Great rockin' stuff! They are recording their debut release which is scheduled to drop around May/June. You can hear their music on MySpace. The White Demons CD is almost completed. The only thing left to finish is the artwork. All art will be done by Jon Hicks from Cleveland. I found Jon Hicks art on the walls of The Beachland Ballroom. Jon is a very talented artist! I'm looking forward to working with him on this project, If need any graphics and layouts for print and web, you can contact Jon Hicks @ mindfield007@yahoo.com This month's "Sonic Babe" is Joey from Melbourne, Australia. She's a hot rockin' babe in ever way! She's also the lead vocalist for DOLLSQUAD, an all female garage rock band that kicks most bands in the ass... Check out their offical site @ http://www.geocities.com/dollsquad_rock/ Last of our news this month... We are finally going to put out
a Sonic Swirl Records T-shirt!!! That's right. I have been talking
about this for the last year, but now it's in the works! The t-shirt
art will be done by out own Sonic Swirl artist, Roland Napoli.
If you hate rap music and love Rock N' Roll this is the t-shirt
for you. We should have t-shirt on sale by end of March... January 21, 2006 December 4, 2005 Scooter and I decided to show how much we care about people who support Sonic Swirl and independent music... we are offering buy 2 CDs at full price and get 1 FREE!!! When making a PayPal payment, please write the three CD titles in the message box. If mailing your payment, just write down the titles as well. It's that simple! In other news, the White Demons are completing their album and waiting on artwork to send off for pressing. Also, Welcome To Bangkok is about finish with their new CD. Both should be out in stores by February-March. Hillbilly Nightmare is now looking for a new lead vocalist! If you live around the Grand Rapids area, send an e-mail to Sonic Swirl and we will hook you up with the band for an audition. If you are wondering what happened with Hillbilly Nightmare's lead vocalist... all I can say is that he was not on the same page with the band and more into working sound for crappy bands than being in a kick-ass rock band. Horror Of 59 has been busy with shows in and out of Cleveland. The next few months they will be writing new songs and recording for future compilation releases for other rockin' labels. The band has been getting alot of great feedback on their debut release "Screams From The Cellar" on Sonic Swirl. We are looking for for second full length CD release by the end of summer 2006. Last of all... there will be a Sonic Swirl
Christmas party this year at the Scooter and I wish everyone a safe and
happy holiday! November 8, 2005 Speaking of Welcome To Bangkok. This band from Cleveland totally kicked Scooter & I in the ass hard the first time we saw them live. We both wanted this band on Sonic Swirl. The band and Sonic Swirl worked out a record deal last month. The band will release their debut in February or March of 2006. They are working very hard on the album now and gigging in and out of town. They are a great bunch of guys and a very hard working band. Other news... Scooter & I decided to hold off releasing any more stuff for 2005. We both need a small break to focus on the five releases we put out this year. For 2006 there are already four release in the works. Welcome to Bangkok, Chinatown (from Vancouver, B.C.), Tennessee Outlaws (Sweden) and White Demons (AZ). Tennessee Outlaws recorded their album, but the studio lost all the masters! The band has been working on re-recording the album the last few months as well as being on the road playing all the big fests in Sweden. As for the White Demons, they are finishing up their album. It's almost ready to go except for the artwork. The White Demons have been a secret for the most part. I've been talking back and forth with them on a record deal, and it looks like we both came to an agreement. Next month I'll have alot more info on White Demons. Maybe even a MP3 if you're lucky! Also more info on Welcome To Bangkok. Until then, keep rocking! October 3, 2005
This month's "Sonic Babe" is Jane Erik from Hollywood, CA. Make sure to check back each month to see the next Sonic Babe. If you think you have what it takes to be a "Sonic Babe" please send some photos and answer our standard questionnaire. Email to: info@sonicswirlrecords.com Also on our Sonic Swirl Photos page there are new photos from The Makers show in Cleveland at The Beachland Tavern. Also photos from Horror of 59 CD release party... which we would like to thank all the people coming out to support local music scene.
Happy Halloween and rock on! September 6, 2005
Horror of 59's debut full length CD "SCREAM FROM THE CELLAR" will be released in October of 2005. The album features 13 tracks of terror, and a cover by artist extraordinare "Big Tony" O'Farrell". To celebrate this momentous occasion, we'll be throwing a CD release party at The Beachland Tavern in Cleveland, OH on Saturday October 1st. Sharing the bill with us will be Missouri garage rockers Thee Fine Lines, also Kill The Hippies and The Driven High. Show starts around 9PM. Admission is only $5.00, 18 & over. Please come out and support your local bands and clubs! The Space Cowboys are completed with their new full length, to be released in October. The Swedish rockers worked really hard over one year on this album. After being recorded a few times with different producers, the Space Cowboys finally found the sound they were looking for... raw & dirty. It's an amazing release that is a cross between Hellacopters, New Bomb Turks & Iggy & The Stooges. The band & I decided to hold off on the U.S. tour next year do to rising gas prices and the release coming too close end of the year. Hopefully they'll have another CD out by summer 2006, then a fall tour in the U.S. Hillbilly Nightmare been busy playing gig after gig... including their upcoming shows. Friday September 9th with The Last Vegas from Chicago at Beachland Ballroom. October 9th at Peabodys in Cleveland with Nashville Pussy & Zeke. Also September 16th at Ten Bells in Grand Rapids, MI with Black Halos, Supergroup & others. For complete listing go to www.myspace.com/hillbillynightmare Scooter & I would like to thank all the bands taking care of us at the shows and all the cool rockin' people we meet that had great times with... and of course for buying us rounds of beers! Cheers! Scooter & I been out & about around Cleveland seeing some killer Cleveland rock. Some bands that we love and think you should check live or on the net are: Amps 2 Eleven, A-Tens (A-10s), Welcome To Bangkok, Horror Of 59, Living Stereo, Subtones, B.A. Baracus, Lords Of The Highway, Uncle Scratch, Soulless, Disengage, Abdullah, Cobra Verda and Dozen Dead Roses! Speaking of Dozen Dead Roses... August 7, 2005 It's August and the end of the summer is near! Almost time for the little rockers to head back to school. My son Andrew gets pissed at me when I count down how days of summer he has left.
Hillbilly Nightmare will come back to Cleveland Sept. 9th @ Beachland Tavern to open for The Last Vegas from Chicago. Also on the bill from Cleveland is Welcome to Bangkok & The A-10s. Than one month later (Oct.9th) at Peabodys opening for NASHVILLE PUSSY & ZEKE! Tickets are $12.00. You can buy them direct from Sonic Swirl Records! Anybody that buys direct from Sonic Swirl, show your ticket stub at the show to get $2.00 off any Sonic Swirl Releases (only) or Hillbilly Nightmare T-shirt at the show. To order, payments must be made by no later Sept 5th. Mail in your payment or pay with Paypal. My Paypal account is: info@sonicswirlrecords.com In other news... Sweden rockers The Space Cowboys are finished with their new release titled "Dead End Streets & Devil's Night". This CD is all killer with no filler! Full of high energy punk rock n' roll. Scooter & I are shooting a Sept. 20th release date... Also in a few weeks I'll have a new photo page added to the site with all of the Sonic Swirl bands, and hopefully with have some short videos on there too. Mike "Swirl" Albertson Summer is here rockers! Loads of good news this month... first I'd like to mention some BIG news right off the bat. Since 1994 I have been running Sonic Swirl all by myself. It is loads of work for one person. I'm getting older and more things are going on in my life besides music. I decided to team up with a partner. This way I can provide more releases with alot of work taken off of my shoulders.
At this time I like to mention also other people who been big part of Sonic Swirl. Keith Voracek has worked with me on graphics layout for the releases and makes sure all the spects are right. I'd like to thank Joe & Christine from Monolith Graphics for all the killer artwork they've done in the past. Roland Napoli for the killer art that is coming out on next few releases. Also Kurt Krejny for putting up with my shit the most. Kurt designed my killer looking website that he keeps updated for me when I ask him. I love to give him a hard time, but I'm lucky to have him helping me out. Hillbilly Nightmare's CD titled "Dirt Rock Demons" is mailed to New York for pressing. The release date is still set for the 26th of August. I'll have a few mp3s up in a couple of weeks. The Space Cowboys release has been pushed back to the end of August. The release date is due to the finishing touches on the cover art. Final news! My first show I have booked in over 5 years!
HILLBILLY NIGHTMARE is from Grand Rapids, Michigan. Their sound is loud, dirty rock n roll. Their sound has ben compared to the Supersuckers, Nashville Pussy & Motorhead. Cleveland's Dozen Dead Roses will headline the show. One of Cleveland's loudest, heavy rock meets post punk. Also playing is Pittsburghs finest glam rock
n roll band The Science Fiction Idols, This show will be one
big rock n' roll party! Show time 9:00 pm. Only $6.00 for such
great rock! Please come support the bands and the Beachland Tavern.
Keep independent music alive by going to the shows and buying
the music... Rock On! June 1, 2005  Happy June Rockers! Summer is just about here and it is the season
for releases! I'm happy to announce that Sonic Swirl Records
has a struck a deal with another Swedish rock band called
TENNESSEE OUTLAWS. Sonic Swirl will debut this band's
first album. Tennessee Outlaws
are what rock is all about... Their sound lies between Iggy & The
Stooges and New Bomb Turks with a touch of the Hives. With a
great high-end guitar sound with ripping leads and solos, and
hard driving beats with a strong vocalist top it off, the Tennessee
Outlaws will hit the studio this summer and produce a spankin'
new release by September/October 2005.In other news! The
SPACE COWBOYS CD titled "Royal Experience" and HILLBILLY
NIGHTMARE's "Dirt Rock Demons" CD will both be
released on July 26th 2005. Artist Roland Napoli will be doing
art for both releases. In the beginning of July I'll have a couple
of MP3s from Hillbilly Nightmare. For more info on both bands
please read below... Until then Rock on!
 April 23, 2005Sonic Swirl has great news once again! Another record deal has been made with HILLBILLY NIGHTMARE. Hillbilly Nightmare are from Grand Rapids, Michigan. The band was formed in the summer of 2003 and within a short time the band developed a sound they like to call "Dirt Rock." The band's sound has been compared to Motorhead, Nashville Pussy, Supersuckers and the Hellacopters. They developed a very strong fan base throughout Michigan with their fast paced, hard edge, high energy Rock N' Roll! Their unique sound led to opening for band's like Black Halos, Dirty Americans and other national acts. It was then time for the band to head into the studio to record their debut. I'm thrilled that I have the chance to work with Hillbilly Nightmare. They are putting the finishing touches at the studio and working on the cover art. The Band and Sonic Swirl Records are looking to release this album in June or July... stay tuned for more news!  Great news rockers!Sonic Swirl just signed a record deal with The SPACE COWBOYS from Gothenburg, Sweden. The band came together back in 1996. They started out as a trio (now a full four piece rockin' machine). The three young wayward miscreants were inspired by their collection of Motorhead, Ramones, Kiss, Iggy and The Stooges and Dead Boys records. Within a short time the band launch seven releases around the world including U.S., Australia, Spain, France, Austria and the U.K. All of which sold out their first pressing at the speed of lighting. The band was also featured on handful on compilations, including "Fistful Of Rock" volume 8. The Space Cowboys built world wide fan base with their hard work. They even got positive reviews from Kerrang magazine (one of U.K.'s biggest music magazines). Also the band found its way onto John Peels radio show. The band will head into the studio February/March of 2005 to finish recording their new full length CD titled "ROYAL EXPERIECE." The CD will be released at the end of Spring 200 and will feature art by Roland Napoli (www.hotrodhotties.com). The Space Cowboys also plan to do a North America tour this summer! Listen to some killer rock n' roll from the band's past - check their website at www.thespacecowboys.com Rock
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Last
of all, Sonic Swirl signed another band from Vancouver BC. This
time it's CHINATOWN. This well be the band's debut. Last year Atlantic
Records were looking to sign Chinatown, but told the band we will
be watching you for a few years to see how things develop. That
really meant waiting to see if the band's sound would hit main
stream. Which it will not, because it's pure real straight up rock
n' roll. The band's sound is mixed with 70's glam and 80's hard
rock but has an updated sound as well. Chinatown can get the young
girls up and screaming and the guys with their fists in the air.
Sonic Swirl is proud to work with this sleaze rock machine.
The band is just finishing up on the art and the CD will be released
in first of December. Chinatown's sound is compared to The Faces,
old Aerosmith, New York Doll, Dogs D'Amour and Guns N Roses. Also,
for you Spitfires fans out there, this CD was recorded and produced
by Jason Solyom (lead vocalist for the Spitfires). Killer job Jason!
I'll have mp3s next month...
In
Sonic Swirl News this month... It's all about HILLBILLY NIGHTMARE! Not
only has "Dirt Rock
Demons" just been released, but the band just
played in Cleveland for the first time at Beachland Tavern with
Dozen Dead Roses & Science Fiction Idols.
All three bands rocked it hard that night!
My partner is John "Scooter" Lincoln.
Scooter is all about music. It's in his blood. He lives for it.
Scooter has been in the music scene for over 20 years. He's been
in a ton of bands, and has played with all the top players around
Cleveland at one time or another. Scooter has worked with me in
past with all the local shows I booked in the 90's at the
Euclid Tavern, Speak In Tongues & other
rock clubs. Scooter will be a big part of Sonic Swirl, especially
in the local Cleveland scene. 
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