Ike & The Capers (GERMANY)
Jukebox Favorites
RBR 5625
© Rhythm Bomb Records 2006

Ike and the Capers are back with a new album - in the original lineup. The Cd contains 3 themes: out on the dancefloor, Out on lovers lane and out on the ranch - there is something for everybody.

Ike and the Capers came together in 1994 and originally played as a trio with two guitars and bass - fiddle.

In the summer of 1994 the guys took the chance to do recordings in a berlin - based studio.When listening to the playbacks they decided to have a drummer in the band. They hired Tina Passberg because they knew that she played drums since she was a kid. With the line-up complete they started to improve way faster just because of the fact that the sound became more catchy and it was easier to keep the rhythm and feel.

In may 1995 they left the town for their first national show with Crazy Cavan in Bremen and they soon signed a record deal with Part-Records , Germany. The Debut-album ´Loud and Silent´ became a huge sucsess all over europe and took them to almost all european countries such as Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Belgium and Spain. In 1997 they appeared at the HEMSBY-Rock and Roll festival as well as the ROCKABILLY-RAVE promoting both their new EP ´I´m not shy to do´ on Part-Records and their second Longplayer on SFAX-Records, Spain. In june 1998 they entered the TAIL - Studios in Jonköping, Sweden to record another album called ´Four Alley Cats´ then took off for a four week US-tour over California, Washington, Colorado, Nevada and Arizona.
In 2000 the recording work continued and TAIL released the fourth Longplayer ´Hello there´. The band went on to perform on festivals in Germany, France and at the GREENBAY ROCKIN´50s FEST, Greenbay, Wisconsin USA in july 2002.

Soon after that they teamed up with RHYTHM BOMB RECORDS and the label released the CD "JUKEBOX FAVORITES" in 2006. The Capers performed at Hemsby 34 in may 2005, at the Screamin´Festival in Spain and the Rockabilly Rave in march 2006.

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K.T. & Midnight Cannonball (GERMANY)
Knock Me A Kiss
RBR 5614
© Rhythm Bomb Records 2005

1950s style jump blues at its best.

Swing, shuffle, mambo, beguine and second lining?

Every one of these words has to be in the mix if you want to try and describe all the different grooves on this CD. But such is the case when a band feels at home in the wide range of rhythms of the Afro-American culture. Heike and Alex have got the reins so firmly in their hands for all of these rhythms that they would win first prize at any rodeo in the Southern states.
Kay plays a very neat harp (whether electric or acoustic), his unpretentious, perfectly sung intonation is simply genuine and does not sound like a bad re-import from Mississippi.
David takes us all on a journey to the top spots of the blues guitar. The West Side Chicagos can be heard on "V 8 Ford", Los Angeles welcomes us in T-Bone Walker's "Glamour Girl" and we are swept off to the wide plains of Texas in "Tell Me Why". But as a guitarist myself, I am impressed the most by the eloquent and agile accompanying guitar when Kai is taking center stage. That really is excellent and is too easily overlooked. Just listen to the backings on "Saturday Night Fish Fry".

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Kill Van Helsing
Alien Hotrod
WSRC002
© Western Star Records 2003

Gav Lusby - Gretsch and Vocals
Graz O'Connor - Epiphone and Vocals
Andy Grey - Resonator

Debut album from these greasy, rockabilly surf-punks. Imagine Link Wray & Dick Dale crossed with b-movies themes and songs about monsters and you’ll be somewhere near.

Skulking around in the shadows for some 10 years or so now Kill Van Helsing are still a force to be reckoned with. Shows are fewer and far between due to the band being spread over the south of England but the boys really appreciate getting together to play, and when they do- it's moider! What ever happened to 'Hart to Hart' eh?
Kill Van Helsing have supported many great names over the years and appeared at Glastonbury 4 times, though unfortunately didn't make it into the film! THQ have borrowed one of their songs and turned it into a game and the boys are waiting for Hugh Jackmans return so they can be paid loads of cash for their name to be used as the title of the next film!

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