Saturday, May 13, 2023

SCREAMIN’ JACK NOVAK AKA JOHN CUSIMANO OF FASTEST LAND ANIMAL CHATS ABOUT LATEST RELEASE EAST COAST, WEST COAST, IN BETWEEN: ZOOM TV SPECIAL EVENT ON INTERVIEWING THE LEGENDS!

 





JOHN CUSIMANO

AKA 

SCREAMIN’ JACK NOVAK

Leader of

 T H E   C R I N G E

chats about his new band

FASTEST LAND ANIMAL

and their latest release

EAST COAST, WEST COAST,  IN BETWEEN

ZOOM TV SPECIAL EVENT

on INTERVIEWING THE LEGENDS

CLICK BELOW 

TO WATCH IN ITS ENTIRETY


With distortion cranked, synths warm, and no regard for the rules, Fastest Land Animal tap into the eternal power of three equally committed (and possibly crazed) kindred spirits. In this case, the trio— Screamin’ Jack Novak [vocals, guitar, synths] aka John Cusimano, Alfonse Castillo [guitar, bass] aka Jonny Blaze and Shark Samuels [drums] aka Andrew Meskin crash land (at full speed) into the intersection of glorious gutter punk, revved-up rock ‘n’ roll, and off-kilter pop. This slick, yet sharp style continues to captivate a growing fan base with nearly 10 million YouTube views and counting and acclaim from the likes of RIFF Magazine and more.

However, they only amplify every aspect of their vision on their 2023 second full-length LP, East Coast, West Coast, In between.

As the story goes, these old friends logged time in previous bands, performing alongside everyone from Motley Crüe to Alice Cooper. However, the musicians bared their teeth with their self-titled debut, Fastest Land Animal, in 2021. They rallied around influences as diverse as Hüsker Dü, The Velvet Underground, David Bowie, Foo Fighters, Queens Of The Stone Age, Rage Against The Machine, and The Ramones in the cultivation of a singular vision. Arresting (and often hilarious) visuals reacted online as “Too Close To The Fire” and “Answer In My Head” each tallied 1 million-plus YouTube views.

They parlayed this momentum into a prolific creative season despite the distance between them with Jack in New York, Alfonse in Arizona, and Shark in Texas. Beaming in Los Angeles-based producer Don Gilmore [Linkin Park, Avril Lavigne], the group tracked East Coast, West Coast, In Between via ZOOM. This time around, they increased the presence of analog synths, leaned on Gilmore’s impeccable tone selection, and even broke their own “no songs slower than 150BPM” rule.

PURCHASE

THE LATEST RELEASE

BY

FASTEST

 LAND

 ANIMAL

Entitled

EAST COAST/ WEST COAST 

IN BETWEEN



available at

www.fastestlandanimal.band

or amazon.com


ALSO

THEIR

 SELF-TITLED

 DEBUT ALBUM


FASTEST LAND ANIMAL


amazon.com

 



stream it at

https://ingrv.es/east-coast-west-coast-dk8-6


JOHN IS MARRIED
 TO AMERICAN 
CHEF 
AND TV PERSONALITY
RACHAEL
 RAY

www.rachaelrayshow.com


FOR MORE INFORMATION

ABOUT

FASTEST LAND ANIMAL

VISIT

www.fastestlandanimal.band

Official website

www.facebook.com/flabandofficial

Facebook

https://twitter.com/flabandofficial

Twitter

www.instagram.com/flabandofficial

Instagram

www.youtube.com/channel/UCGNXkc5D-BDMsn__5ClsHNg

YouTube


DISCOGRAPHY

With THE CRINGE

SCRATCH THE SURFACE (2003)

TIPPIN POINT (2007)

PLAY THING (2010)

HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT (2012)

BLIND SPOT (2015)

EVERYWHERE YOU’VE NEVER BEEN (2019)

 

With FASTEST LAND ANIMAL

FASTEST LAND ANIMAL (2021)

EAST COAST, WEST COAST, IN BETWEEN (2022)


UPCOMING SHOWS

05/05/23@ 7:00 PM

Lake Buena Vista, FL

House Of Blues Orlando

With Tesla the Band, Kurt Deimer

05/06/23@ 7:00 PM

Lake Buena Vista, FL

House Of Blues Orlando

with Tesla the Band, Kurt Deimer

05/26/23@ 7:00 PM

Omaha, NE

The Admiral Theater

With Tesla the Band










JOHN CUSIMANO

AKA/Screamin’ Jack Novak 

APPEARS WEEK OF 

MAY 13TH 2023



ON INTERVIEWING THE LEGENDS

WITH RAY SHASHO


ORDER NOW

 WHILE SUPPLIES LAST!

RAY’S BEST-SELLING BOOK

ENTITLED

THE ROCK STAR CHRONICLES

SERIES ONE  

CHRONICLES,TRUTHS

 CONFESSIONS AND WISDOM 

FROM THE MUSIC LEGENDS 

THAT SET US FREE!


BY MUSIC JOURNALIST ...TALK SHOW HOST...  

AUTHOR ... TV SITCOM SCRIPT WRITER 

RAY SHASHO

Order yours today on (Collector edition) Hardcover or E-book at bookbaby.com and amazon.com

Featuring over 45 intimate conversations with some of the greatest rock legends the world will ever know.

CHRIS SQUIRE... DR. JOHN... GREG LAKE... HENRY MCCULLOUGH... JACK BRUCE … JOE LALA…  JOHNNY WINTER... KEITH EMERSON... PAUL KANTNER...  RAY THOMAS... RONNIE MONTROSE... TONY JOE WHITE... DAVID CLAYTON-THOMAS… MIKE LOVE... TOMMY ROE... BARRY HAY... CHRIS THOMPSON... JESSE COLIN YOUNG... JOHN KAY... JULIAN LENNON... MARK LINDSAY... MICKY DOLENZ… PETER RIVERA ...TOMMY JAMES… TODD RUNDGREN... DAVE MASON... EDGAR WINTER... FRANK MARINO... GREGG ROLIE... IAN ANDERSON... JIM “DANDY” MANGRUM... JON ANDERSON... LOU GRAMM... MICK BOX... RANDY BACHMAN… ROBIN TROWER...  ROGER FISHER... STEVE HACKETT... ANNIE HASLAM… ‘MELANIE’ SAFKA... PETULA CLARK... SUZI QUATRO... COLIN BLUNSTONE… DAVE DAVIES... JIM McCARTY... PETE BEST

 

THE ROCK STAR CHRONICLES

BOOK TRAILER

 

BOOK REVIEW

-By Literary Titan (5) STARS

The Rock Star Chronicles by Ray Shasho, is a splendid book written by a music enthusiast who has poured their heart and soul into it. It’s a story of a boy who loved rock music, and his obsessive passion of it earned himself the name Rock Raymond. He went to school but instead was schooled in all matters of music while his peers were buried chin-deep in coursework. He then became a radio DJ and has now compiled a book on all interviews he held with Rock gods who raided the airwaves back in the 70s and 80s. It’s a compilation of interviews with outstanding vocalists, legendary guitarists and crazy drummers in the rock music scene. Each interview gives a reader an in-depth view into their personal lives and the philosophies that guide their lives which all serve to humanize these great icons. For readers who are old enough to call themselves baby boomers this book will bring old memories back to life. Millennials, on the other hand, may think of this book as a literal work of the Carpool Karaoke show. 

The Rock Star Chronicles is a book I didn’t know I was waiting for. To come across a book that will talk me into trying something new. One brave enough to incite me to venture into new frontiers. This book made me a believer- I am now a bona fide Rock and Roll music fan. 

Ray Shasho masterfully gets the interviewees talking. He smartly coaxes answers from them with crafty questions designed to get a story rolling out of them. The artists talk about diverse issues ranging from music, politics, and their social engagements. Having been on the music seen all his life, Ray Shasho knows the buttons to press, how to get them comfortable about talking about their lives. 

The book’s cover is befitting of its subject matter with the leather look offering a royal background to the golden letter print. It speaks to how high a level rock music holds in the pecking order- arguably, modern music as we know it has originated from blues and rock music.  The second noteworthy thing is the use of high-definition pictures to reference the musician being interviewed in every sub-chapter. This ensures that the book is for both original rock and roll lovers and aspiring new ones. Together is makes for a refreshing and consistently enjoyable read.

I recommend this book to rock music enthusiasts, aspiring musicians wondering what it takes and all readers curious to learn new things by going back in time.

https://literarytitan.com/2020/05/03/literary-titan-book-awards-may-2020/   

Gold Award Winner



MORE BOOKS BY RAY SHASHO



Tuesday, May 9, 2023

CHARLES WRIGHT LEGENDARY R&B SINGER & SONGWRITER KNOWN FOR THE MEGA HIT “EXPRESS YOURSELF” RELEASING BRAND NEW MUSIC: ZOOM TV SPECIAL EVENT ON INTERVIEWING THE LEGENDS!

 



C H A R L E S 

W R I G H T 

LEGENDARY R&B SINGER & SONGWRITER

RELEASING BRAND-NEW ALBUM!

WROTE THE MEGA HIT

"EXPRESS YOURSELF"

PERFORMED BY CHARLES WRIGHT

AND THE WATTS 103RD STREET RHYTHM BAND

ZOOM TV SPECIAL EVENT

on INTERVIEWING THE LEGENDS

CLICK BELOW 

TO WATCH IN ITS ENTIRETY


Charles Wright was born in Clarksdale Mississippi, where he grew up and was musically inclined by playing the guitar and singing in several doo-wop groups, including, The Twilighters, The Shield, and The Gallahads.

Wright briefly worked as A&R Director for Del-Fi Records and was responsible for the hit recording of "Those Oldies But Goodies (Remind Me of You)" by Little Caesar and the Romans in 1961. By 1964, Wright formed his own band called Charles Wright & the Wright Sounds, which included John Raynford, and Daryl Dragon, the "Captain" of Captain & Tennille. Wright added more members to the group, and they became known as the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band, and they played in several venues across Los Angeles. In the 1970s the band was best known for their world-renowned hit, "Express Yourself.” It was written by Wright and distributed by Warner Bros. TM, where it would hit #3 and #12 on the R&B and Pop charts, respectively.


Another hit record under Wright's reign was Do Your Thing, which set the stage for a 1970s pornographic study of Boogie Nights. To date, Wright's songs have been covered by legendary artists around the globe, including Ray Charles, Les McCann, Della Reese, Roger Troutman & Zapp, The Ohio Players, and the Swiss Lon Genes Symphony Orchestra. During the rise of Hip-Hop in the 1980s, many rap artists sampled chunks of funk from Wright's wax, including N.W.A. and their smash track, "Express Yourself" Brand Nubian Funk, Naughty By Nature, Gang Starr, and Sean "P. Diddy" Combs also gleaned inspiration from Wright's work.
Charles will be releasing a brand new album very soon!

WATCH FOR THE BRAND-NEW ALBUM

AND BOOK

BY CHARLES WRIGHT

COMING SOON!


PURCHASE

THE RECENT RELEASE

BY 

CHARLES

 WRIGHT


‘TAKING IT BACK

at amazon.com


Also
Charles best-selling book

UP 

From where we've come

AN EVENTFUL JOURNEY

by 

Charles Wright 

amazon.com

"UP" contains historical moments, where the reader will experience inserts of the author's life long before he gained his status as a musical legend. And like his music, Wrights' story is a historical account of events that could only be told in his own personal and unique style.

Wright’s book is about a young boy and his family's trials and tribulations on a cotton plantation owned by a cruel sharecropper named Edward Miles, who was born with an unfair advantage, which he uses to dominate his subjects. At the critical age of eight, the boy's father demanded he pick no less than a hundred pounds a day, which according to the author, he has yet to be able to deliver. But any time he failed, he faced yet another one of his father’s vicious whippings. His father was involved with the cruel hearted landowner, who owned four hundred acres of fertile land, which he and his family were obligated to work 40 acres of. This, of course, called for an oversized family, which at that time was a sharecropper's dream.

The beatings continued practically on a daily basis and continued even after the family relocated to California due to the fact that his father had developed a habit of taking his personal frustrations out on the boy.

During the late forties and early fifties, his parents decided to opt out of the cotton business for good, but soon realized Mr. Miles was not so willing to let go. They plotted a scheme and leaving the plantation, they moved into Clarksdale, but only to realize how relentless the old sharecropper actually was. So in an effort to subdue the family, Mr. Miles used his influence among other white southerners to deny the boy's father employment.

Their saga continued due to one incident after another until finally, the child's mother sought help from her oldest daughter, who'd already moved out of state. The rest is history. His story takes too many twists and turns to explain in a brief synopsis, yet in the end it has a surprisingly pleasant way of resolving itself.

FOR MORE INFORMATION

ABOUT

CHARLES WRIGHT

VISIT

https://expressyourself.net/

Official website

www.facebook.com/charleswrightmusic

FACEBOOK

www.youtube.com/user/charleswrightz1

YouTube

https://open.spotify.com/artist/6fN2KrVTKQmaJPNWfIiIuh?si=6yf8nhONRXC296guwV128w&nd=1

Spotify

 

Discography

CHARLES WRIGHT

Singles

Act   Title Release   Year

Charlie Wright "Help Yourself" / "Number One" (1966)

Charles Wright         "(I'm Living On) Borrowed Time" / "Keep Saying (You Don't Love Nobody)" (1966)

Charles Wright         "Soul Train" / "Run Jody Run" (1972)

Charles Wright         "You Gotta Know Whatcha Doin'" / "Here Comes the Sun" (1972)

Charles Wright         "(Well I'm) Doin' What Cums Naturally" Part 1 / "(Well I'm) Doin' What Cums Naturally" Part 2 (1973)

Charles Wright         "You Threw It All Away" / "The Weight Of Hate" (1973)

Charles Wright         "Is It Real?" / "Don't Rush Tomorrow" (1975)

Charles Wright         "You Gotta Know Whatcha Doin" / "Here Comes The Sun"

Happiness (2014)

Just Fine (2020)

 

CHARLES WRIGHT

Albums

Act   Title   Year

Charles Wright         Rhythm And Poetry (1972)

Charles Wright         Doing What Comes Naturally (1973)

Charles Wright         Ninety Day Cycle People (1974)

Charles Wright         A Lil' Encouragement (1975)

Charles Wright of The Watts 103rd St. Rhythm Band Going To The Party (1997)

Charles Wright         Music For The Times We Live In (2002)

Charles Wright of The Watts 103rd St. Rhythm Band High Maintenance Woman (2003)

Charles Wright of The Watts 103rd St. Rhythm Band with The Gallahads          My Love Affair With Doo-Wop (2004)

Charles Wright         Finally Got It... Wright (2007)

Music For The Times We Live In (2007)

Rhythm and Poetry (Remastered & Expanded) (2007)

Something to Make You Feel Good (2016)

Taking It Back (2021)

A Little Bit of Everything (2023) Coming soon!

 

As Charles Wright

and the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band

Album    Year

Express Yourself (1970)

You're So Beautiful (1971)












CHARLES WRIGHT

APPEARS WEEK OF 

MAY 9TH 2023



ON INTERVIEWING THE LEGENDS

WITH RAY SHASHO


ORDER NOW

 WHILE SUPPLIES LAST!

RAY’S BEST-SELLING BOOK

ENTITLED

THE ROCK STAR CHRONICLES

SERIES ONE  

CHRONICLES,TRUTHS

 CONFESSIONS AND WISDOM 

FROM THE MUSIC LEGENDS 

THAT SET US FREE!




BY MUSIC JOURNALIST ...TALK SHOW HOST...  

AUTHOR ... TV SITCOM SCRIPT WRITER 

RAY SHASHO

Order yours today on (Collector edition) Hardcover or E-book at bookbaby.com and amazon.com

Featuring over 45 intimate conversations with some of the greatest rock legends the world will ever know.

CHRIS SQUIRE... DR. JOHN... GREG LAKE... HENRY MCCULLOUGH... JACK BRUCE … JOE LALA…  JOHNNY WINTER... KEITH EMERSON... PAUL KANTNER...  RAY THOMAS... RONNIE MONTROSE... TONY JOE WHITE... DAVID CLAYTON-THOMAS… MIKE LOVE... TOMMY ROE... BARRY HAY... CHRIS THOMPSON... JESSE COLIN YOUNG... JOHN KAY... JULIAN LENNON... MARK LINDSAY... MICKY DOLENZ… PETER RIVERA ...TOMMY JAMES… TODD RUNDGREN... DAVE MASON... EDGAR WINTER... FRANK MARINO... GREGG ROLIE... IAN ANDERSON... JIM “DANDY” MANGRUM... JON ANDERSON... LOU GRAMM... MICK BOX... RANDY BACHMAN… ROBIN TROWER...  ROGER FISHER... STEVE HACKETT... ANNIE HASLAM… ‘MELANIE’ SAFKA... PETULA CLARK... SUZI QUATRO... COLIN BLUNSTONE… DAVE DAVIES... JIM McCARTY... PETE BEST

 

THE ROCK STAR CHRONICLES

BOOK TRAILER

 

BOOK REVIEW

-By Literary Titan (5) STARS

The Rock Star Chronicles by Ray Shasho, is a splendid book written by a music enthusiast who has poured their heart and soul into it. It’s a story of a boy who loved rock music, and his obsessive passion of it earned himself the name Rock Raymond. He went to school but instead was schooled in all matters of music while his peers were buried chin-deep in coursework. He then became a radio DJ and has now compiled a book on all interviews he held with Rock gods who raided the airwaves back in the 70s and 80s. It’s a compilation of interviews with outstanding vocalists, legendary guitarists and crazy drummers in the rock music scene. Each interview gives a reader an in-depth view into their personal lives and the philosophies that guide their lives which all serve to humanize these great icons. For readers who are old enough to call themselves baby boomers this book will bring old memories back to life. Millennials, on the other hand, may think of this book as a literal work of the Carpool Karaoke show. 

The Rock Star Chronicles is a book I didn’t know I was waiting for. To come across a book that will talk me into trying something new. One brave enough to incite me to venture into new frontiers. This book made me a believer- I am now a bona fide Rock and Roll music fan. 

Ray Shasho masterfully gets the interviewees talking. He smartly coaxes answers from them with crafty questions designed to get a story rolling out of them. The artists talk about diverse issues ranging from music, politics, and their social engagements. Having been on the music seen all his life, Ray Shasho knows the buttons to press, how to get them comfortable about talking about their lives. 

The book’s cover is befitting of its subject matter with the leather look offering a royal background to the golden letter print. It speaks to how high a level rock music holds in the pecking order- arguably, modern music as we know it has originated from blues and rock music.  The second noteworthy thing is the use of high-definition pictures to reference the musician being interviewed in every sub-chapter. This ensures that the book is for both original rock and roll lovers and aspiring new ones. Together is makes for a refreshing and consistently enjoyable read.

I recommend this book to rock music enthusiasts, aspiring musicians wondering what it takes and all readers curious to learn new things by going back in time.

https://literarytitan.com/2020/05/03/literary-titan-book-awards-may-2020/   

Gold Award Winner



MORE BOOKS BY RAY SHASHO