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The Release Parties Aftermath

the_khz — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 05:52:23 +0000

Hey everyone, I hope your summer has been treating you well! We have been dying to update you with all that has been going on but it has been tough and we are sorry for taking so long. So let me just say that this is going to be long and FILLED with goodies so get comfortable and read on. This is Pull here and I have been nominated to do the typing so just know from this point on it is coming from us all, even if I mistake the occasional "I" for "WE". So we are back in NY and have a full report on our release parties, I am going to work backwards and begin with HOLLYWOOD since it is freshest in our minds. I guess first we want to thank everyone who came out and all those who helped. Putting these things together is a bitch and a half and would have been impossible to do without the help of a few key people.

So we want to thank: Dave Navarro for playing with us and making LA so special, Sarah from Evil Threads for her countless hours and being there at any moment we needed something, from bands to play with to acoustic guitars at 2 AM. Dave's manager Larissa who also spent so much of her time helping us organize schedules as well as any thing else we needed. Mike D. at the viper room for really going out of his way to make the night special as well as everyone else at the viper for being just so damn cool to us. Marcus from VHT who saved my ass since my amp didn't make it. Metal Sanaz for hosting our night, The bands that played the night with us, 33Degree, Plastik and Her Skeleton who all worked to promote the night, our agent Steve and of course Aldo from our label. I find this necessary to say since it takes a bunch of people to make these things happen and too often people are not thanked publicly for what they do privately.

Hollywood at the Viper Room was Amazing! Everyone we hoped would come did, so many different types of people from Industry to friends, Adult stars to Rock Stars, Suicide girls etc etc etc. Raiana and I got there a few days early as Joe and Will were delayed with our gear (that sucked) so Raiana and I handled what we could alone. 1 of which was an interview on "Forbidden Radio".(link to listen below) We had a blast and
met great people like Lux and Justin. The rest of our time before the guys got there was spent solving problems and organizing last minute details for the show. My trip kinda started off rough, when we first went to check in the hotel clerk mangled my bank card and left me stranded with no card and no money with the nearest bank too far to walk to and too late in the day to get to so between that and my favorite place to eat no longer being there I was a bit bummed. Luckily the next morning I was able to get it taken care of but I would not recommend that to anyone.

As we were gearing up for the show Dave's schedule was so hectic and we were trying to figure out if we would have time to throw a rehearsal together, it was getting rough so Dave and I just had a quick phone call to go over some parts. Now this was one of those things that anyone else hearing would have been like WTF is going on. There we are on the phone going......so is it chung...ch..chu...chu...chung or flaaang fla flaaa fla flaaaang? It was perfect and we settled most of it in a 5 minute chat on the phone. We also decided to get to sound check a bit early and tighten things up. Now on the day of the show I once again realized how different certain people's everyday life can be, I mean.....you know it in your head but when you see it, it just hits harder. We all made a plan to be there at a certain time right, so we see Dave pass us while we are in front of our hotel, he beeps & smiles as he drives by, I then drive to the club, park in front no big deal, just getting ready to put our gear inside etc. Dave pulls up behind me and quickly rushes in, in my head I'm like...hmmm that was weird, just the look on his face ya know....then I hear maaaaad footsteps hauling ass down the street and it's the paparazzi trying to get shots of Dave, I couldn't believe how fast they came out of fucking nowhere, I was so caught off guard I almost decked them. The only time I hear footsteps charging like that means someone is getting their ass kicked. I was like seriously guys, are you kidding.....It's 5 PM Friday and Dave Navarro is going into the viper room......oooooooh big fucking story, He lives there, he is a musician what's the big story leave the guy alone. I found out that they were chasing him for like 20 minutes just making his life miserable. I don't know, I know so many people are like...your famous stop complaining but out there, it is just way out of control. Sure Dave is a pro and knows how to handle it but I felt bad and wanted to just wreck those guys out of principle.

Ok I digress, so to speed things up I will try and just get fact oriented. We get on stage to rehearse and I must say, being we never played together and were all seeing each other for the first time in a while, It went awesome right off the bat. Dave and I locked in a few details then we played the song 2 x and everyone felt good. Hearing Dave just break out into that solo the first time was so bad ass though, and each time it had something different, that is the best feeling, to play and not know what's coming next, but to play with someone that each time takes it to another level....few of us are lucky to ever be around that.

So now was gonna be the risky part, we play a remixed version of "Whole Lotta Love" in a different key etc and we wanted Dave to play it with us. So I spring it on him in sound check, I could see he was hesitant, rightfully so, I mean the guy has played that song verbatim for god knows how long and now we want him to basically just wing our version. So I ask him to listen to us do it once and then decide....by the second chorus he was on stage wailing....it was off the hook as the kids now say. So I explained the arrangement one more time and we ran it together and he was like yup...let's do it. we were stoked! From this point on the night starts to blur so without further adieu, here are some video clips and pictures of our west coast release party at the viper room. I wish there was better sound but hey, something is better then nothing. Once again we wanted to thank Dave for taking out the time to come play with us, we know it was a lot for him to do and we are truly grateful as it was a career highlight. Thank you to Ambersonian for these videos!

Then Some Chillin back stage.

Now for NYC! I will keep this one more brief.

NYC was bad ass on so many levels, We live there and have not played in almost 2 years so it was
great to be back on stage in front of our hometown fans and friends. Once again everyone came out and it was great to see it all unravel. We played Crash Mansion in NYC and the club was also so cool with us, I mean they even surprised us on stage in the middle of our set with a bottle of champagne and 4 glasses to toast the album coming out, that was a first!

Some cool ass people were there like John from "Talking Metal" on FUSE who introduced us
(that is one SUPER nice guy btw). Kayla from SIRIUS Octane was there (a total bad ass chick), Legendary Tattoo artist Paul Booth, American Latino TV was there (as well as in LA) and so many others that I know I am forgetting. DJ Tim NO 37 was Djing the night and setting an awesome vibe, our new friends "End of an Era" opened the show (another bunch of super nice guys). The show was a blast, that hometown crowd energy just filled the room and that always leaves a lasting impression.

So here are some photos and videos of our east coast release party in NYC at Crash Mansion. Thank you Deena13 for the awesome photos!

Now some extra stuff for you....
While in LA Raiana did some photo shoots for "Evil Threads Clothing" and here are some shots.

Raiana and I were on Camp Freddy Radio on indie 103.1 fm promoting the LA show and you can hear the edited version of that here: kHz on Camp Freddy Radio edit

and the full hour long version of the show here: Hear the whole camp freddy radio show from July 5

And here is Raiana and Pull on 'Forbidden Radio" Edited:
kHz interview on Forbidden Radio

So in closing, thanks again to all who made it out and all who helped make these nights happen. These things are always so hectic and we wish we could have talked to more of you after the shows and we apologize for those we missed. If we could do this in every city believe us we would and are trying. We have a lot more photo's and videos coming so make sure you join the blog or mailing list. Right now we are still putting together dates and taking some time to finish the first video.

The new album "Disconnected" is out now SO GO GET YOURS NOW!!!!!!

"Buy the new album now!"

"Your Frequency Has Been Changed"
Pull, Raiana, Joe and Will
kHz

Now let us leave you off with our favorite fan:
Alexandra Rockin' kHz

Please Request...Request...Request

the_khz — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 05:40:35 +0000

	Hey everyone, it's that time again to start requesting kHz on the radio. The guys over at SIRIUS RADIO have the new album in hand so it's up to you to request it!!! You can call here and get your voice on air!! Call Octane's "Pipeline" @ 1-877-33-SIRIUS, hit 20 and then go to box #5 for "Pump Your Own!" Or E-mail hard core HERE!! Request kHz on "OCTANE" right here: "click to request kHz on "Octane" Request kHz on "FACTION" right here: "click to request kHz on "Faction" E-mail Covino@maximradio.com and Request kHz on Maxim Radio!!! It is you the fans that will determine if we get played or not.....let em know we are here!!!!! Much Love!! Raiana,Pull, Joe and Will

Hey everyone, it's that time again to start requesting kHz on the radio.

The guys over at SIRIUS RADIO have the new album in hand so it's up to you to request it!!!

You can call here and get your voice on air!!
Call Octane's "Pipeline" @ 1-877-33-SIRIUS, hit 20 and then go to box #5 for "Pump Your Own!"

Or E-mail hard core HERE!!

Request kHz on "OCTANE" right here:

"click to request kHz on "Octane"

Request kHz on "FACTION" right here:

"click to request kHz on "Faction"

E-mail Covino@maximradio.com and Request kHz on Maxim Radio!!!

It is you the fans that will determine if we get played or not.....let em know we are here!!!!!

Much Love!!
Raiana,Pull, Joe and Will

kHz Free Song Giveaway

the_khz — Mon, 19 May 2008 07:43:08 +0000

With our new album "Disconnected" hitting stores July 8th we are having a fan only early release of the album now. To kick this off we are giving away a FREE song. This is a 320 kps mp3 DRM Free download. No strings, nothing to join just click and download. we encourage you to share it with your friends,post it on your blog, play it on your podcast, give it to strangers, etc.

You can Download the kHz single for FREE right here:

"click for free download"

The fan early release is only available from our sites, our store or Itunes. You can visit the store here:

"The only place to get the new album"

Get more info, songs and downloads from kHz here:

"get more"

Your Frequency Has Been Changed! kHz

Buy the new kHz album NOW!

the_khz — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 07:19:56 +0000

PHEW! Now this was a long time in the making and we are amped to finally be up and running. So the most important news is that our new CD "Disconnected" is now available to buy right here from our site.

This is a fan only early release and you will not be able to buy the CD anywhere else till it hits stores June 12 2008. "Disconnected" will be digitally released on Itunes only April 15th then all other digital stores in June.

You can go to the store to see all the kHz merchandise now available. We were hoping to have our t-shirts and stickers available now but there was a slight hold up in shipping and they will not be available for sale till April 15 and we decided to not hold up the CD release any longer. If you would like to be notified of all news including new merch releases make sure to join our blog or mailing list.

Join kHz blog

We have spent almost 2 years on this new album and are excited to finally be putting it out there. It has 15 songs with a guest appearance from our friend Dave Navarro on 2 of them. A 21 page downloadable booklet for those who buy the CD or the Itunes album. For lyrics and a view at the 21 page online booklet visit the lyrics section of the new kHz website www.thekhz.com as well as read more about the album in the bio section of the site.

Speaking of the site here is what’s inside. Hi rez photo galleries and slideshows including never before seen pictures, the first patch of shots from the "Disconnected" photo shoot. Hi rez videos, music clips, all new downloads and much more. All the pictures and video are available to be seen full screen on your computer!

There is so much more coming soon and we are happy as hell to finally be back. Join that list to stay updated!

"Your Frequency Has Been Changed"
kHz
Raiana, Pull, Joe and Will

The Second full song off our new album is up RIGHT NOW!!!!!

the_khz — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 06:19:04 +0000

With the fan early release of our new album "Disconnected" coming this Monday April 7th we have put up another new full song "The Feeding".

On April 7th the first run of fan only CD’s will be available for sale. This album includes 15 songs, a guest appearance by Dave Navarro on 2 songs, a 21 page booklet viewable online as well as a pdf download and a few other goodies TBA.

YOU WILL ONLY BE ABLE TO BUY THIS FAN EARLY RELEASE ON OUR WEBSITES!
It will be in CD form with dowloads available from ITunes and us soon but the early release is CD only.

The all new kHz store and website will launch simultaneously on April 7th. The new site will include the online artwork, Lyrics, all new pictures and slideshow galleries, never before seen videos and a lot more.

Please help us spread the word by adding the song to your page, adding us to your top friends, sporting the fancy new banner etc etc!!! This is one of those moments where you can really help spread the word!

PRESS, RADIO and PROMOTERS. It has been very tough for us to keep up with e-mail while making the record. If you would like a Press release copy of the new album please e-mail us now with the subject line "Advance Copy" with a link to your magazine or website and mailing address.

Web Radio: if you are looking for a web radio mp3 for your radio show please e-mail with the "Subject Line"
Radio Promo, and include a link to your site and we will be in touch on how to obtain the single.

Promoters: we are booking dates now for spring and summer 2008 so please Contact
Steve Goodgold
Ph: 212-725-5588
Fax: 212-725-6868
steve@vital-talent.com
www.vital-talent.com

*********IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE UPDATED THE MINUTE THE ALBUM IS RELEASED AS WELL AS, NEW SONGS POSTED, LAUNCHES, RELEASE PARTIES ETC. PLEASE SUBSCRIBE TO OUR BLOG & JOIN OUR MAILING LISTS. WE ANNOUNCE EVERYTHING THERE FIRST!!!!!!!**********

We can’t stress that enough!!! Join our blog here:

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AND STILL MORE COMING SOON!!!

Get Disconnected from it all and Join us!!

"Your Frequency Has Been Changed"
kHz

You can now sample the entire album by clicking this banner!

New kHz Song Posted Now

the_khz — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 04:40:04 +0000

So the time is finally here!! We have posted the first song from our new album "Disconnected" right here on our Trig page!! Please help us spread the word by adding the song to your page, adding us to your top friends, sporting the fancy new banner etc etc!!! This is one of those moments where you can really help! So here is the plan.

First we will be having this song up, then next week we will be launching our all new sick kHz website that will have a sample of the whole album. Then we will have more songs in the myspace player the first week of April to coinicide with a FAN ONLY EARLY RELEASE. This means you will only be able to buy the CD from our websites.

The Itunes release will follow shortly after in April and then finally in the stores in JUNE 2008! that means you guys that get it from our site will get it almost 3 months early!!!! Plenty more on this to follow but it feels good to finally get it started.

PRESS, RADIO and PROMOTERS. It has been very tough for us to keep up with e-mail while making the record. If you would like a Press release copy of the new album please e-mail us now with the subject line "Advance Copy" with a link to your magazine or website and mailing address.

Web Radio: if you are looking for a web radio mp3 for your radio show please e-mail with the "Subject Line"
Radio Promo, and include a link to your site and we will be in touch on how to obtain the single.

Promoters: we are booking dates now for spring and summer 2008 so please Contact
Steve Goodgold
Ph: 212-725-5588
Fax: 212-725-6868
steve@vital-talent.com
www.vital-talent.com

*********IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE UPDATED THE MINUTE THE ALBUM IS RELEASED AS WELL AS, NEW SONGS POSTED, LAUNCHES, RELEASE PARTIES ETC. PLEASE SUBSCRIBE TO OUR BLOG & JOIN OUR MAILING LISTS. WE ANNOUNCE EVERYTHING THERE FIRST!!!!!!!**********

We can't stress that enough!!! Join our blog here:

Join kHz blog

MORE MORE MORE COMING SOON!!!

Get Disconnected from it all and Join us!!

"Your Frequency Has Been Changed"
kHz