Best Music in a Film NYC 2008!

The NY Film Festival announced the winners of the festival for 2008....Walker and The Brotherhood of the Grape won (best music in a feature film)....Thaddeus Schneider as (best actor) both for their work in Steven Bozga's "Love Like Blood"....The film will now go to the Los Angeles film Festival and then hopefully Steven,Thaddeus and I can all collaborate on a film with a nice budget.......this some good news in an otherwise lousy month..Go see for yourself www.nyfilmvideo.com Got to keep pushing forward....Don't look back...W

New York Dolls

Me,Thad-Rock and Maguire saw the New York Dolls at The Stone Pony. In the late 80's I sang with the late great Johnny Thunders at some jams in NYC. Here is Me and Thaddeus with Bob Gruen a New York legend responsible for The Dolls bio/film and photographer of every single band worth mentioning from NYC. He took the picture of John Lennon in the I Love NY tee...with the peace sign up.....enough said.

Love Like Blood In Festival

Love like Blood a film by Steven Bozga featuring Thaddeus Schneider and the music of Walker and the Brotherhood of the Grape will close out the New York film festival March 6th 2008 @ Village East Cinemas181 2nd ave at 12th street NY NY 10003
7:45 pm......... more info available at http://www.firelanedigital.com/

Six Flags in July!

Concert Promoter Reiad Subrati is putting on an amazing Soca show in Jackson N.J. at the Six Flags Amusment park. Machel Montano is the headliner along side the mighty Xtatik band.....I too will be on the bill.....much more info to come......this will be an amazing event so save the date...do not miss it!!!!!!

Jim Maguire is Making his Mark

This Saturday Feb 23rd we are tossing a Big Bash for Jim Maguire of Into the Whip records.......all the bands from the record company will stop by The Rail (2 coleman square Howard Beach NY 11414) and perform and party with the only guy who can keep up with Kieth Richards......Gentleman Jim Maguire!

Melvin Sparks and Worange Drexler

Every now and then I join Mike D and his band Drexler for a few tunes live. Tomorrow we are opening for Acid/Jazz legend Melvin Sparks (see right) @ Sullivan Hall in NYC....should be a groove filled evening.....I'm going to sit back and enjoy the music....That's what I have been doing alot lately............You should come hear this cat (Melvin)......good for your head.

It's never too late for Carnival

I have a new Soca track coming out tomorrow. It is my first one in a long time. Timbaland's track Socatized by Jusbus. I got to sing once again with the incredibly talented and beautiful Alison Hinds. The track also features newcomer Trevor. Jusbus is an amazing new producer who is making some big waves in Caribbean music. I love Soca music.....it lets me have fun through song like I used to.... cheers to the whole Soca nation !!!!!

I See the Light

I have a few things in ready for 2008. I have an all acoustic record ready to go for Spring and I'm appearing on Mike D's Worange Drexler C.D. I wrote some tracks for the record and co-wrote some with Mike......It is a nice change and the light at the end of the bar is bright. Letting Go.....make music easy.

Bar-Humbug Live

The legend of Bar-Humbug continues to grow....After the album came out in 2003 we have always managed to raise money every year after for Cancer programs. Me,Eddy Joe,Dan-Nice,Rob Rizzo and Mike Devellis will be performing the entire C.D. live @ The Harbor Light in Bell Harbor Rockaway Beach. Come out make a donation or buy the C.D. anywhere online....."Long ago far away,life was clear....close your eyes"

Good People

It is not often you get to meet and hang with your hero....Terry Reid is one of my all-time favorite singer/songwriters and is a huge inspiration to me.....got to trade tales @ B.B.King's when he performed there........all the best to a great guy!