They’ve been around for over 15 years now and been a household name in Europe for almost as long. Countless prolific tours here and of course in their home country. Their high- octane sound has led to comparisons to bands such as The Supersuckers and the New Bomb Turks, which is only fitting to some extend. Because the fictional, almost toon violent, universe THE TURBO A.C.’s are creating along with their signature surf leads make them stand out from the rest. This combined makes them, by all means, The Champagne of Surf Guitar Punk!

The 10th track on the “Kill Everyone” album is the anthemic “Black Lipstick” which is now xclusively put out as a 7” single with the non-album, never before released, track entitled “The Story”! Not only is this the first international artist put out by Screaming Records, it’s also our very first 7” vinyl. Therefore we have also gone the extra mile and made this extra special.

The lyric to “Black Lipstick” clearly suggests an action packed scene of cartoonish violence and femme fatale! We instantly saw comic book-type sleeve with all the references from the text on the actual cover while keeping it in that specific tone, style and aesthetics related to comic books. This, we certainly think, has been realized through the final artwork done by Sern.dk.

THE TURBO A.C.’s are as fresh as they were when they formed 15 years ago and we’re happy to make part of their on-going history by releasing this 7”. “Black Lipstick” will, without a doubt, make a future live classic – so of course the song needs its very own media too.

Line-up:
Kevin Cole – Guitar & Vocals
Tim Lozada – Bass & Vocals
Kevin Prunty – Drums & Vocals
Jer VonDuck – Guitar & Vocals

Web:
www.turboacs.com - www.facebook.com/turboacs

We’ve decided to make a 12” Vinyl EP containing 5 songs which will be a kind of a premonition: a sense of things to come. An appetizer of our coming full lenght.
We’ve decided to do this because we’re so incredibly lucky to be part of the NEW ERA TOUR together with mighty Alcoholic Faith Mission this coming fall and we wouldn’t show ourselves with nothing to offer.

The title of this little appetizer will be "The Other Side" and the tracklist will be as follows:

Sunrise
No choice
The other side
Rain wash away
Birth & Death are sisters (BONUS: haunted rehearsel room version!)

Complementarity is perhaps what best describes and defines DEER BEAR. The Ying and Yang parallel is obvious with the members being a seemingly odd couple: The female part is held by Anne Hjort, with a background rooted in the electro-popish. Her male counterpart is Lars Bjørn-Hansen who normally fronts the critically acclaimed death metal band Koldborn, but there’s no death metal in this musical setting, no insisting aggression, no screaming.

Our sound and songwriting, with its introspective and winding down of time character, stand in an appealing contrast to modernity, and one may sense a search for a more traditional insight and organic output.

The style might be labeled as melancholic pop-folk, and while the sound is warm and comforting, the subject matter is far from it. While listening to the acoustic western guitar, the smooth balanced keys and strings, one starts to notice the words of the effortless male and female voices, and the soundscape, reminiscent of an idyllic gentle green lush forest, turns into one of bleak winter-wrapped woods.

Our music, and the words that live in its wake, are nothing but a shelter from the world. Music really can’t do anything else than to postpone suffering: music is the armor of the heart. This is the reason why we make music: to escape and to alleviate.
The songs, we’ve written, are about life and about unwillingly taking part in it from time to time.
The keys, strings, drums, bow strokes and voices come from our hearts and from the winds, trees and oceans on earth as all these things really are one and the same. We open a door to sadness. Sadness is a magnifying glass when used with courage. Open yourself up to it; invite sadness in when it waits on your doorstep, always eager and ready. On the doorstep of your mental house, in which you spend all your life, locked away from everything else; in your House behind the eyes.
Our notes and lyrics will make you open the door, and your dogs in the cellar will cease their barking and your demons will hold their breath, just for a little while.

This record will enable you to gather strength for the days and nights to come, because days and nights roll in endlessly, like waves beating your battered boat. Our lyrics are about many things, but mostly we try to convey melancholic truths. One such truth is that you should treat yourself and others with love and gentleness, because by merely existing, we are already suffering enough.

Music is a way to forget and is the most merciful thing that we can offer.

Line-up:
Lars Bjørn-Hansen– Vocals & guitar
Anne Hjort – Vocals & piano
Mikkel Bøggild – Guitar, banjo, percussion & glockenspiel
Mads Uldall – Upright bass

Web:
www.deerbear.com - www.facebook.com/deerbearband - www.sonicbids.com

Already at age 17 the Esbjerg-native took media such as Soundvenue, Gaffa and Bandbase.com as well as national radio DJs like Kjeld Tolstrup and Tony Scott by storm; which among other things resulted in “week’s pick” on radio show De Sorte Spejdere 2 weeks in a row. His take on the Alternative pop genre draws on inspiration from Dust Brothers, “Mellow Gold”-era Beck, Beastie Boys and Peeping Tom and this beautiful schizophrenia has great appeal and explains why GUSTAV FOSS has been so well received already on demo material.
We’re talking an alternative fusion of hip hop, pop and rock and the combination is being delivered with an attitude and brashness that only a youngster with a body full of raging hormones can produce.

The 4 tracks on the ”Give A F***” EP pull the listener in 4 different directions with the common denominator being the melodic approach, the wonderfully provocative lyrics and the impeccable desire to twist the knobs and play with the traditional form and structure.
The incredibly dance-stimulating ”Easy” feeds on GUSTAV FOSS’ ego while having a twinkly distance and a lyrical attitude filled with provocation that sends thoughts to the hip hop scene from back when that was dangerous and confrontational. The shambling, almost Weezer-slacker-ish “Home Run” contains a completely unexpected bridge and stands as a potential summer smash hit with the unforgettable hook. And this song, if any, sums up what GUSTAV FOSS is all about; you don’t talk about a home run – you hit it! The before mentioned playful approach is evident on the EP’s 3rd cut, “Piggy Bank”, that drags the listener to the left and right just within the first minute of the song. Yet it appears strangely coherent and displays the great crossover potential there is between hip hop, pop and straight up rock ‘n’ roll. Last track, however, the eerie “Pleasure Please” does something entirely different with its horror-core meets industrial meets dub expression. With insisting and whispering vocals and gloomy instrumentation you’re being pulled into a universe where getting a solid whipping seems not only mandatory but also pleasurable.

GUSTAV FOSS is waving the pointer and demanding attention with these 4 fantastic tunes also functioning as an appetizer for the full length album slated for a late 2011 release!

Line-up:
Gustav Foss – Vocals
Christian Nørby Friis Sørensen – Bass
Mikkel Stokholm – Drums
Lasse Tarp – Guitar

Web:
www.myspace.com/gustavfoss - www.soundcloud.com/gustavfoss

The 4 band members emerge from very different musical backgrounds and seemingly that serves the band just right. With past and present bands in various scenes such as death metal, crust punk, pop-punk and hardcore the band is capable of producing both a unique sound and imagery by combining their somewhat different musical influences.
THE HITCHCOCKS started out in early 2006 as a trio having a more punkabilly take on the horror punk genre; at this stage using a double bass. But within a little over a year the band wisely settled for the line-up known today and with a strict focus on the genre they master and perfect – tight melodic punk rock with obvious references to horror punk, old school punk and street punk.
As a live band THE HITCHCOCKS were soon a force to be reckoned with. Highly successful local shows around Denmark reassured the possibility of taking these activities far beyond the Danish borders was as good as any. A short German tour stint in 2007 served as a tester and quickly established contacts all over mainland Europe for future tours.
So in 2008 the band went on a European headliner tour that included Germany, Switzerland, Belgium, Holland, Austria and Denmark. Important to note is that this was still on the band’s first demo CD put out in late 2007!
That tour raised interest with Denmark’s biggest band, VOLBEAT, who were quick to invite THE HITCHCOCKS to play with them on their sold out national tour in late 2008. A chance unheard of for a demo band and naturally they were quick to jump to the opening.
With their debut album entitled “Blood Will Follow”, THE HITHCOCKCS are now on the prowl, convinced they will take themselves to the next level.
“Blood Will Follow” offers 14+ punk rock anthems, each one perfectly crafted and standout. Filled with aggression, whoa oh backing vocals, genre cross-over references and a lyrical content that draws heavily on the horror comic-book style, THE HITCHCOCKS are creating their own playpen and craving attention!

Line-up:
Mads Dammann – Lead guitars
Kasper Keen – Vocals & guitars
Laurits Nielsen – Drums
KB Larsen - Bass

Web:
www.hitchcocks.dk - www.myspace.com/hitchcockpunkrock

The Turbo A.C.'s
"Black Lipstick"
(regular edition)
7" out Nov 25th 2011

Denmark €6.75 Europe €7.50 World €9.50

Deer Bear
"The Other Side"
(regular edition)
12" EP out Sep 26th '11

Deer Bear
"The Other Side"
(ultra limited edition)
12" EP out Sep 26th '11

Gustav Foss
"Give A F***"
12" EP out Feb. 26th '11