Rudi Action Protrudi - Lead Snarl, Fuzz Guitar, Booze Harp
"Mad" Mike Czekaj - Loud Drums, Screams, Howls, and Yelps
Lana Loveland - Pulsating Vox Organ
Lenny Silver - Phantom Distorto Grunge
Vince Dante - Phantom Grunge & Theramin
Eric Danno, Screamin' Bo - Throbbing Phantom Bass
Rob Louwres - Primitive Drums & Excessive Alkohol Consumption
FUZZTONES NEW ALBUM "HORNY AS HELL" ON UNIQUE RECORDS!!!
We are proud to announce that the Fuzztones have just signed a licensing deal with Germany's Unique Records to release their new album, Horny As Hell, on CD and vinyl! The album should hit the stands just before the band's Fall tour. Meanwhile, the band is in negotiations with yet another prestigious indie to release the album in the States in time for their US tour in february!
No doubt Fuzztones' fans expected to ogle sexy
strippers onstage when they attended last years "Horny
As Hell" tour, advertising "Very Special Horny
Guests!" What they got instead was the mighty
Fuzztones with a HORN SECTION! To top it off, the
line-up featured the return of veteran Fuzz-monster
"Mad" Mike, beating the crap out of the drums, just
like he did from 1986 to 1992, and together with bassist Screamin' Bo Pille's steady throb,
creating the rhythm section from Hell! The huge new sound went over
so well that Rudi decided to take the band in to a
recording studio at the end of the tour, and record
the set. To emphasize the new arrangements, Lana
switched to wailing Hammond C3 organ, while Rudi Protrudi and
Lenny Silver trade stinging leads and driving rhythms
throughout! And finally, as if that's not enough, a four piece
female backing group was utilized to provide the sassy backing vocals.
The band recorded 17 songs, including future favorites
"Garden of My Mind" and the Pretty Things' "Alexander" (which will
feature Pretties' bassist and occasional lead singer Wally Waller
harmonizing with Rudi) as well as brand new versions of Fuzztones classics
(wait 'til you hear "Ward 81" and "She's Wicked" done "Big Band" style)!
Last but not least, Rudi's unique vocal delivery - just as energetic and vital
as when he began the band 28 years ago!
The new album will be released this summer as a special tour souvenir.
Title? "Horny As Hell," of course!
Check out three featured tracks on our myspace-player now!!!!!
FUZZTONES MP3 DOWNLOADS AVAILABLE NOW!!!
Are you a Fuzz-Freak, starving for more FUZZ in your life, but maybe a little too strapped for cash to actually buy a whole ALBUM? Well, fear not, because The Fuzztones Preservation Society has gotten our grimy lil' paws on some "MODERN TECHNOLOGIE," an can now offer you SELECT Fuzztones mp3 for download! Check out the merchandise link on the Fuzztones' website:
for continually updated download selections.
May the Fuzz be with You!
WHAT'S ALL THE FUZZ ABOUT?
Do you crave the depraved? Are you voracious for the rapacious? Are you agog for the Fog? The PAISLEY Fog, that is! Well, suffer no more, Fuzz Freaks! Subsrcibe now to FUZZ BUZZ, the official Fuzztones newsletter, for the latest in sadist!!!
CHECK OUT RUDI'S BAND HISTORY!
If you think Rudi's musical history consisted merely of 28 years as the frontman for the Fuzztones, you're in for quite a surprise! Starting with Rudi's first band KING ARTHUR'S QUART (1966), we take you on his musical journey that has lasted 42 years and is still going strong!
Check it out here!
Fuzztones classic "She's Wicked" will be among the tracks featured on the upcoming Little Steven Compilation "Coolest Song In The World VOL. IV, which also includes The New York Dolls, The Hives, Radio Birdman, The Yardbirds, and many more.
Read more about HERE! !
ROLLING STONE SALUTES FUZZTONES!
The February issue of the world's biggest rockzine, Rolling Stone,
contains a 12 track CD sampler, entitled (get this!)...."FUZZ TONES"! Even
cooler, the CD, which accompanies an article on
60's and 80's "Garage" bands, features The Fuzztones' classic, "NINE
MONTHS LATER," as well as tracks by the Seeds, Count V, McCoys, Sonics,
Paul Revere & The Raiders, and more!
THE FUZZTONES TRIBUTE ALBUMS
VOLUME I and II
"FUZZTONES ILLEGITIMATE SPAWN (Volume one)," the fantastic double disc Fuzztones tribute album, is almost SOLD OUT!We're now down to only 81 copies! Due to it's overwhelming success, England's TWIST label will be releasing "FUZZTONES ILLEGITIMATE SPAWN 2" this October! Once again, the new double CD tribute will feature bands from all over the world - from Ireland to Japan! - all interpreting Fuzztones classics in their own inimitable style! Among the artists included on Volume 2 will be the Cult's IAN ASTBURY, sixties punk legends GONN, Seattle bad boys, the BOSS MARTIANS, Wicked Cool's newest label singings, THE URGES from Ireland, veteran Fuzztone Mad Mike's Brooklyn brutes, THE LIVE ONES, Australia's DOLL SQUAD, Elan Portnoy's post-Fuzztones crew, HEADLESS HORSEMEN, and three extraordinary bands from Berlin: boogaloo psych combo EL CARTEL, (led by The Fuzztones own Lenny Svilar) delivering a groovin' take on "Johnson In A Headlock", the swingin' QUEENSGANG ORCHESTRA with a dynamite version of "She's Wicked", and MAGNIFICENT BROTHERHOOD, with a magnificent (what else?) acid rock rendition of "All The King's Horses!" ?
42 BANDS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD
Among the 42 bands who contributed their own unique and personal interpretations of Fuzztones classics, are the original transgender punk legend Jayne County, 80's psych pioneers Plasticland, the late Nikki Sudden, country goth crooner Hank Ray, and 80's garage legends, the Morlocks.
Jerry Lee Lewis, The Sonics, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Bo Diddley, Chuck Berry, Strawberry Alarmclock, GONN, Shy Guys, Electric Prunes, Pretty Things, Davie Allan & Arrows, Q & The Mysterians, Music Machine, Shadows Of Knight, Paul Revere & The Raiders, The Fugs, The Doors, MC5, The Stooges, Zacherle, Ed Roth, Link Wray, Linda Lovelace
The Fuzztones have achieved legendary status as cult faves during their 27 year career. Their fiery brand of Garage-Psych-Punk pre-dated the entire "Garage Revival" of the 1980's and has influenced hundreds of groups, some quite famous. Born in the summer of 1980 in the bowels of NYC's Lower East side, The Fuzztones were soon regulars at legendary NYC hotspots such as CBGB, and the Mudd Club. By utilizing the fuzzbox (an antiquated effects pedal used by many 60's groups to achieve overly distorted "psychedelic" guitar sounds), the band created a raunchy sound they referred to as "Grunge"...(On their 1984 debut single, "Bad News Travels Fast", lead guitarist Elan Portnoy is credited as playing "lead grunge", at least a decade before the Seattle Grunge Invasion)! Complete with paisley and leather attire, genuine human bone necklaces, The Fuzztones influenced the fashions of bands as diverse as the Hoodoo Gurus (who also modified the Fuzztones infamous skull and crossed Vox Phantom guitars logo for use on one of their album covers) to Marc Almond (who aped The Fuzztones by wearing black turtlenecks with bone necklaces) to the X-rated Dwarves logo, which was stolen from the Fuzztones "Lysergic Ejaculations" cover. The band's classic video for "Ward 81" even inspired the legendary Ramones, whose "Psychotherapy" video copies several scenes directly from the Fuzztones' masterpiece, as did the glitter-rock docu-film "Velvet Goldmine"! The Fuzztones' first European tour in 1985, a 3 month onslaught of England, Wales, Scotland, Germany and Italy, firmly established the band with a dedicated, and avid following that continues to this day! Their 1985 debut studio LP, "Lysergic Emanations" has achieved major cult status, and has been released by 4 different labels over the last 23 years, the combined sales of which has assured gold record status! The Fuzztones have toured Europe fervently since 1985, and have headlined major venues in Italy, Spain, Greece, France, Norway, Sweden, Belgium, Wales, Scotland, Austria, Germany, Czech Republic, Denmark and Finland, as well as Canada, Israel, and Mexico. During their illustrious 27 year career they have appeared on 62 vinyl and CD releases, including at least 13 albums, countless singles, and compilations, not to mention 5 videos, several television and radio appearances, and countless major press articles (NME, Sounds, Melody Maker, Rockerilla, Hit Parade, US,Rolling Stone, Mojo, and more). They were the only band involved in the 80's "Garage Revival" to obtain a major label record deal (RCA). Among the band's fans were such high-profile rock celebrities as MTV's Martha Quinn, and the Cult's Ian Astbury, who offen joined the band onstage for impromptu guest appearances. By 1992 the band had run it's course, as various members retreated to their side projects (Link Protrudi & the Jaymen, Bomboras, etc). After a five year hiatus, the band reformed for a handfull of reunion shows. In 2000, Rudi reformed the band for good. After releasing several singles the band returned to Europe and has been touring consistantly ever since. Their 2003 album, "Salt For Zombies" received rave reviews, subsequently garnering major press (Rolling Stone, Mojo). The band is currently writing material for a new album, and planing an upcoming US tour. Stay tuned!
"(Rudi) gave us a decade of loyalty to the garage band style and sound, sticking to his guns to the benefit of the musical genre. His crossed Vox guitar tattoo will never fade and neither will the legacy of a band called The Fuzztones."
Fuzztones classic "She's Wicked" will be among the tracks featured on the upcoming Little Steven Compilation "Coolest Song In The World VOL. IV, which also includes The New York Dolls, The Hives, Radio Birdman, The Yardbirds, and many more.
The February issue of the world's biggest rockzine, Rolling Stone,
contains a 12 track CD sampler, entitled (get this!)...."FUZZ TONES"! Even
cooler, the CD, which accompanies an article on
60's and 80's "Garage" bands, features The Fuzztones' classic, "NINE
MONTHS LATER," as well as tracks by the Seeds, Count V, McCoys, Sonics,
Paul Revere & The Raiders, and more!
