Magdalene
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Texan Power Rock
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Magdalene is a power rock/pop band out of Tyler, Texas, that features a two-guitar attack, bass, drums and vocals. They submitted a three-song demo CD-R to showcase their original tracks, and the tracks feature a heavy rhythmic crunch, simple lead work, and cleanly played arpeggios. The guitarists, who just go by first names, are Peter and Michael (they're not the Monkees reunited... honest) and they only need to demand more lead time from whoever is doing the song arrangements to attract more of the guitar fanatics out there - even some twin leads with trade offs would rock the houses in Texas for sure. The other band members, also using only first names, are Bret on bass, Tim on drums, and Joanna on vocals. Just need more guitars here - and get some last names!
Magdalene have torched a path throughout Northeast Texas and Louisiana with a sound that cuts to the soul and a live show that has to be experienced. The band was selected among the top 16 bands out of 1000 from the West by Disk Maker's Heavy Hitters World Series Compilation CD 2005 (when they were known as After Dark). Magdalene worked with multi-gold record producer Robin Hood Bryan on their newest single "If You Want Me To". Last year, the group shared the stage with featured VH1 and MTV artist Flickerstick. Magdalene's music is aggressively played and downloaded off the purevolume.com and the myspace.com sites. Since October of 2005, the band has gained a large following in the U.S., U.K., and other parts of the world.
Magdalene maintains an active live performance schedule, so look for them at a Northeast Texas or Louisiana venue very soon.
MP3 Songs
Look Away
Burn For You
Contact Information
Magdalene
4917 Barclay Dr.
Tyler, TX 75703
United States
E-mail:
Magdalene
Web site:
www.magdalenetx.com
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Harry Tikander
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Finnish Blueman In Thailand
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Yes, you read that right; Harry Tikander is a Finnish guitarist who now is located in sunny Thailand. He submitted a mostly instrumental CD-R demo of 10 blues oriented tracks, recorded with a drum machine backing. All the improvised solos are first takes, because, as Tikander remarks, "Iıve been accused of making my music too polished, and therefore it didnıt sound like real blues. So here it is, raw and real with all the mistakes and everything in it, no second takes on the lead guitar tracks." The ripping solos on "Southside Boogie" are reminiscent of a Molly Hatchet and Billy Gibbons shotgun wedding, while the vocal track "Gamblin' Woman Blues" offers bloozy, whiskey-soaked vocals and an almost Robert Cray-like feel in the lead guitar section. Tikander goes by the stage name Big-Harry Trouble, and he thought there werenıt enough bluesmen on the Undiscovered pages - well, now there's one more!
Harry started to play guitar some 34 years ago, but from the middle of the 1980s to the middle of the 1990s he practically stopped playing for the entire 11 years. His inspirational heroes have been primarily Jimi Hendrix, Ritchie Blackmore, John McLaughlin, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Brian Setzer, the Rosenberg Trio and the late, great Finnish guitar-slinger Albert Järvinen. He mainly uses his '63 Hagstrom (Goya, red sparkle) guitar, being that it is really good for blues. Notably, the tracks ³Southside Boogie² and ³Gamblin` Woman Blues² are from Harry's bandıs first album ³Trouble² and second album ³Wind Blows `Round² released in Finland under his own record label ³Mekong Delta Music². For these tracks their band name was Trouble. Harry states that he's not necessarily trying to reinvent the blues, just trying to keep the blues alive.
Tikander's future plans are to continue to play his blues for as many people as possible, and someday he would love to go to the United States, play in some Texas blues clubs, and record some blues with the local blues guys.
MP3 Songs
Southside Boogie
Gamblin' Woman Blues
Contact Information
Harry Tikander
Saniaistie 16 L 99
00730 Helsinki
Finland
E-mail:
Harry Tikander
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