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Mickey Squeeze

#33 Dave Caggiano – Music Production During Covid & The Black Crowes | Long Island, NY

We have known Dave for more than a decade & he is a motherf*cker that knows music.  Dave produced all of the Midnight Mob & Misfit Saints material as well as Craving Strange, Mother, Gina Cutillo, Last Turn Off Broadway, Jackknife Stiletto, Va Va Voom, Dead Rocking Horse and many others.  He is a die hard rock n roll music fanatic whose sole mission is to have artists take their songwriting craft & performance to the next level.  It’s not about the money it’s about the art. Where is Dave? Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/david.caggiano.7 Instagram: @DNoise666 VanzigStudios.com Instagram: @VanzigStudios Find Us on Spotify as Vanzig Studios & Carly Quinn

#32 Death by Unga Bunga | Norway – “Gas Station Slice, Time Machine Rock N Roll destination Nowhere”

Death by UB

Lone Rangers Rating: Squeeze (3/3) ; Carly (3/3)

Rock Notes: The Cars, Fucked Up Hall & Oats, Thin Lizzy have Revenge of the Nerds marathon movie night while sporting their best 77 Punk flare & Cheap Trick provides the party favors.  Jesus Christ this band is confusingly awesome! IRoc & Cassette Deck Rock N Roll.

My intention this year is to put a massive foot forward using this podcast, website and social media to make Vanzig Studios a go to network for music fans & musicians to learn, grow, express opinions and support one another. Peace, Love, Leather! – Squeeze

#31 The Dahmers | Sweden – “Knife on the table shirts off at Waffle House Rock N Roll”

The Dahmers | Sweden Spotify – The Dahmers Lone Rangers Rating: Squeeze (3/3) ; Carly (3/3) Latest: Witching Hour (2020) Rock Notes: Joey Ramone’s rock n roll pizza party, Castlevania video game tournament & 70’s Kiss Tribute band on a Saturday night finished off with a Thin Lizzy pub fight.  Marc Bolan would blush at this saucy weird sexiness. My intention this year is to put a massive foot forward using this podcast, website and social media to make Vanzig Studios a go to network for music fans & musicians to learn, grow, express opinions and support one another. Peace, Love, Leather! – Squeeze Bands Mentioned: Midnight Mob, Misfit Saints, Kiss, Thin Lizzy, Misfits, Slade, T. Rex, AC/DC Rock N Roll for Airheads | VanzigStudios.com

#30 – Misfit Saints Interview w/ Carly Quinn | Long Island, NY

Lone Rangers Rating: Squeeze (3/3) ; Carly (3/3) We might be slightly biased on this one…

Album: Misfit Saints (2020)

Rock Notes: Bear on a unicycle shows up at grandma’s house, grandma says, “I’ll bring the vodka!” Woooo!!!!!  This is the abridged edited version of the previous episode.  I had to disappear for a bit for personal reasons and I wanted to pick up where I left off.  There will be new Misfit Saints material this year.

My intention this year is to put a massive foot forward using this podcast, website and social media to make Vanzig Studios a go to network for music fans & musicians to learn, grow, express opinions and support one another. 

Peace, Love, Leather!

– Squeeze

Bands Mentioned: Midnight Mob 

 

Lemmy is Blog! – Atomic Bitchwax “Scorpio” Album Review 2020

The Atomic Bitchwax / Tee Pee Records 

It has been three years since 2017’s Force Field album and New Jersey’s The Atomic Bitchwax came through again like a raging hard on that knows no bounds.  This band and I have a unique kinship because they were the last show I saw at CBGB’s right before it closed its doors for good.  What made that night extra crescent fresh was that The Unband opened, which equated to Drink and Rock Hard!

The Atomic Bitchwax originated in 1993 basically as Monster Magnet’s side piece, which continues to this day with various members playing in and out of both bands.  Fast forward to August 2020 and The Atomic Birchwax release the album Scorpio through Tee Pee Records.  When I heard the single “Scorpio” on my Spotify “Release Radar” playlist I was instantly lubed up to hear the full length.

The Atomic Bitchwax follows the Monster Magnet formula, wear your influences on your sleeve and leave some sticky DNA on it.  The Atomic Bitchwax pushes more of the driving rock metal with classic bombastic drumming, bass fuzz, but nixing any slow psychedelia.  Scorpio plays like a beat up 70’s Camaro blasting a hybrid of Black Sabbath, T. Rex & Eagles of Death Metal running on empty through the dessert after stirring up shit at the Thunderdome.

What is tits about The Atomic Bitchwax is their ear for catchy fun vocal melodies overlapping sometimes chaotic jam sessions.  The mix of melody and instrumentation really showcases the band’s songwriting skill and focus.  The Atomic Bitchwax is the only band where I look forward to the instrumentals on the album and Scorpio added three more: Ninja, Crash & Instant Death.  The instrumentals really give meaning to the term power trio and band love.  The only miss on this album is the track ironically titled “Super Sonic”, which basically stalled immediately for me.

If you’re interested in some bitchin swag head over to Lo-Fi-Merchandise.com.  I thought I would be able to find merch at Tee Pee Records but their site doesn’t work, what a surprise record label.

Scorpio ★★★★★