Guitarist & Bassist for the Heathen Apostles, The Cramps, Nick Curran & the Lowlifes

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Nick Curran Feature In Arts & Labor Austin

The Arts & Labor Magazine did a feature on Nick Curran a while back to celebrate his induction into the Austin Music Hall of Fame. Written by Michael Corcoran, it covers Nick’s early years as well as his battle with oral cancer. You can read it by clicking HERE.

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Heathen Apostles To Play Two Nights In Hollywood

The Heathen Apostles will be playing at two legendary venues this week, the first night is Thursday August 7th at Jonny Coffin’s Club Tarantino. It is located at the Three Clubs Niteclub at 1123 Vine St, Hollywood, CA. Club Tarantino was voted the “Best Industry Showcase Night” by the LA Weekly so head on down and support the club and the band. Click HERE for more details.

Then this Saturday August 9th the Heathen Apostles will be appearing at the Gothic club Bar Sinister, which is located at Boardners Bar at 1652 N Cherokee Ave, Hollywood at Hollywood Blvd. For 21+ it is FREE before 11 pm (you MUST be in black/alternative/formal attire or you will be charged!), and the first 66 attendees that mention the Heathen Apostles at the door will receive a FREE Without A Trace EP download card! Go ahead and see the band both nights if you can, each club has it’s own vibe and energy, and a heathenish time is guaranteed for all! Click HERE for more details.

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Review of The 69 Cats “Transylvanian Tapes” on Punk Globe

 Transylvania Tapes cover The 69 Cats, consist of the vocalist Jyrki69 (The 69 Eyes), Danny B. Harvey (Rockats, Headcat) on guitar and Chopper Franklin (The Cramps) on bass, emerge with the title single of their first EP “Bad Things”. This is definitely a weird kind of supergroup, let’s see what they have created sound wise.
Kicking off this weird and wonderful journey into rockabilly cover madness, comes in the form of “Bad Things” notably from the tv series “True Blood”. From the off the distinct vocals of Jyrki69 are haunting, the guitars are very vintage sounding but make this a very good version. Think along the lines that this could be the theme to a spaghetti western instead of a glittery vampire series.
“Black No 1” by Type O Negative get the treatment next, after loving they original for many years I find myself grooving along. The creepiness seems to be intensified from the original as the female backing vocals give it a very spooky feel, I think Pete Steele would be proud of this version and be grooving with Elvira or the Munsters.
  The final track to get the 69 Cats treatment is Elvis’s “Flaming Star”, knowing how much Jyrki69 has been influenced by Elvis over the years, this seems to be a good homage to the king.

If you are a fan of the band members involved, you may either love this E.P. Or just think it’s wacky, myself I found myself wanting to groove like a cool cat and can’t wait to hear the full album being recorded in 2014.

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You can read the review on Punk Globe by clicking HERE.

Final Editing On Heathen Apostles “Before You Go” Video

Billy Clift has begun final editing on the Heathen Apostles’ video for their ballad Before You Go. It will be the first video from their latest release, the Without A Trace EP. Click HERE to preview it. Here are some production shots Billy has sent over.

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The 69 Cats’ “Transylvanian Tapes” CDs Are In!

The 69 Cats’ debut album Transylvanian Tapes have arrived at the Cleopatra Records offices, see below for some photos of the packaging. The release date is August 5th 2014, you can pre order yours today by clicking HERE.

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