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Shadow of the Great Owl Part II of The Comancheria Series by B Ray Mize

Greed and evil deeds are working there way through the underbelly of Washington all supposedly in the name of helping save the animal causes... 

Events and murders are taking place from Washington DC to the state of Texas and its up to Reid Matthews and his cohorts of staunch patriots of what is true and right to fight the wrongs and make our world safe again. 

Strong women characters influence this series of books by author B Ray Mize.  A must read.  Available through www.amazon.com Published by TurnKey Press 2004

Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Written by David Michaels

K. L. Marsala

Ripped from today’s headlines and ushering forth the terror we face the world over Tom Clancy’s “Splinter Cell” (based on Ubi Soft’s bestselling game) is now available for the first time in print.

Featuring Sam Fisher, a top-secret lethal weapon himself and a part of the Third Echelon, “Splinter Cell” will leave you unable to put the book down.  The growing sophisticated digital encryptions being utilized by terrorist spanning across the globe, along with the murders of several NSA agents- leaves our US government only one choice and that is to send their best man to find the terrorist suppliers and buyers. 

“Splinter Cell” brings together the names that still haunt us after 9-11, names such as al-Qaeda and other nomadic independent terrorist factions; “Splinter Cell” introduces us to a terrorist group known as The Shadows who operate out of the Middle East region.  With the terrorists of radical Islam blowing up busy intersections and bridges you will swear the book at times almost seems prophetic.

Sam Fisher works alone and if caught his existence by the United States government is unknown.  Traveling the world over Fisher works single-handedly, but fights for us all.  As Fisher continues to get closer to the truth of where the illegal weapons are coming through the area of Iraq, his mission to find out who The Shadows are and the connections they have to The Shop bring about the kidnapping of his daughter Sarah and the murder of her best friend, Rivka.

Tom Clancy’s creation does what author Clancy does best and that is take you into the world of espionage, intrigue and believing in the right to do whatever it takes to protect American freedoms.

“Splinter Cell” was created by New York Times bestselling author Tom Clancy and was written by, David Michaels.

A five star book.  Available through Amazon.com Published by Berkley Publishing Group. December 2004.

CD Reviews: 

So Unclear, Simon Vallee’s expressively charged EP is ready to take you on a journey that cuts through to the soul of diversely spinning emotions. The EP, So Unclear, an exceptional work of art, the humanity of rock desires the powerful passionate music of Simon Vallee. 

 Singer/Writer Simon Vallee



Recently I had the pleasure of meeting and speaking to writer, singer, Simon Vallee (and as well a baseball fan). Simon’s latest EP So Unclear unfolds its melodic lines with an overwhelming sagacity of diverse refreshment. Blending a wide array of tunes, leaving the listener geared up to hear and experience more. A Canadian rocker who is reaching beyond the boundaries of inspiration and leading his fans towards passionate beats and great rock n roll.  To read his interview visit: http://www.band-board.com

art music pop shopping@ when a musician loves his piano by Kerry L. Marsala · William Joseph Concert Pianist When passions give way to emotions the fulfillment of dreams blossom forth producing a rare and beautiful melody. A melody brought to full fruition by the talented concert pianist William-Joseph. As a child, William Joseph (an Arizona native) began his path towards what has now culminated into musical grandeur forming the highest peaks of bliss. At the age of eight William-Joseph, a talented prodigy was taught, disciplined, and nurtured by Russian musician, teacher, and friend Stella Saperstein. Ms. Saperstein has much to be proud of, her dream student has gone from organ player for the Phoenix Coyotes Hockey team to the grandest of achievements bestowed or desired by all great musicians, the status of musical genius. William-Joseph is now a legend in the making and the world of music has welcomed him into their arms as one who is truly elegant, and has attained the ardent status of those masters of music who have gone on before him. In a rare appearance at a intimate location, William-Joseph treated family, friends, and guests to an intimate evening of piano fantasy and the Liberace status of majestic entertainment. Flavored well with his own trademark of style, passion, and grace William played for the captivated audience his moving magical songs that he has written himself, and/or with David Foster. On his debut CD, William has recreated a few well known hit songs too, (classic rock artist- Led Zeppelin Kashmir, 80’s rock band- Kansas Dust in the Wind and Butterflies and Hurricanes by indie-rockers Muse) all leaving his audience breathless and desiring his way of defining emotion. His passion driven music leaves his audience filled and satisfied but still needing and desiring to hear more. His style is hauntingly beautiful and stirs something deep within the soul. William Joseph just recently finished his world tour with talented singer Josh Groban. With William-Josephs debut CD, Within released on Reprise Records, success has only begun to take this master concert pianist on the voyage of unforgettable beauty. An inexplicable beauty that can only be experienced, as you become a part of his world through the striking of the ivory keys. William Joseph a man created to fulfill humanities desire to hear and feel the passionate desires of what art truly epitomizes… and that is what William-Joseph delivers. He stands as a giant within the realm of the great lovers of astounding abilities to write, compose, perform and to those who just appreciate what emotional power can do for the soul. For more information, and concert performances on William Joseph: www.william-joseph.com Kerry L. Marsala (To read full article visit: www.ionone.com or www.band-board.com)

MCR's My Sweet Revenge

K L Marsala

My Chemical Romance a love story of a boy, a girl, and love in a cemetery or is it only about “Sweet Revenge?”   The Chemical Romance CD Sweet Cheers for Sweet Romance takes the musical adventure to the heights of death and mausoleums.  This is some of the best music- flavored romantically with death- that has dared come up from the local waves beyond the graveyard. 

Opening with the track, Helena, you will be lead through the death hearse performance and feeling the saddened black hearts as singer, Gerard Way, bemoans his loss or perhaps it is his gain? 

The song The Jet Set Life is Gonna Kill You, and the Thank You for the Venom presents the band in its entirety playing as one.  Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge is the unequivocal grave marker for MCR’s abilities to ride along in the hearse of gothic rock. 

Hang ‘Em High (with additional vocals by Keith Morris) leaves you with the vision of The Good, The Bad and The Ugly just met up with five blokes just leaving a party for the deceased.  A six-gun shotgun song spun for the sinners.

Even though MTV and the radio waves have highlighted I am Not Okay (I Promise) and Helena as the MCR’s lying on the bathroom floor cold and blue on the whole My Chemical Romance’s CD My Sweet Revenge is a great addition to any music collection needing a breath of something fresh, collective, and dark.  The prescription for your lethal injections will be satisfied by MCR.  My Sweet Revenge is the red rose that lies across the coffin of exceptional gothic style music.

You will want to hear and see more of My Chemical Romance and the photographs your boyfriend took just wont seem to matter anymore… because you know… you are okay- I promise.

Website: www.mychemicalromance.com

To order and more info.  visit: http://www.band-board.com to link over to Amazon.

The Bravery- Debut CD Review

Putting the broke in brokenhearted

K L Marsala

As the music starved public craves something outside the “status quo” The Bravery are spinning cutting edge peg legged pants and dark attitudes blended in a fresh take of  retro-minded tunes giving a much needed shot to our desires to have ethereal induced music pulsing through the tracks of our insatiable musical requirements. 

The Bravery’s self-titled debut album already has the radio waves spinning with their lead single “An Honest Mistake.”  The tune is filled with electronic keyboards, sexy low crooning vocals, and a danceable club beat.  Leaving you feeling the need to move your hips as your soul ponders the deep moodiness of darkened smoke filled clubs- pulsating with music that moves your animalistic appetite to purchase The Bravery’s CD, so you can rock your world outside the smoky club down in the Soho Way.

Moving through The Bravery’s CD draws your desires to play their tracks non-stop.  “No Brakes” continues the motion of moving your body to the rhythms of fast pace drumbeats and finger dancing keyboards.  A track request for all Bravery fans.  You certainly won’t mind being a part of stopping, dropping and rolling when “Public Announcement” hits your audio speakers

The Bravery’s Lead singer/guitarist/ and songwriter Sam Endicott looks like something mama wouldn’t want you to bring home, but you cant help yourself he put the broke in brokenhearted but wait your parents wouldn’t want guitarist Michael Zakarin, bassist Mike H., keyboardist John Conway or drummer Anthony Burulcich either.  They are all hot, bad assed, new rockin wave musicians- so scare your parents, buy The Bravery’s debut CD, and be sure to dress in black and play their CD at the highest decibel possible so the neighbors will wonder who’s having all the fun bumpin and grindin to some excellent tunes.

NYC is delivering some of the best new talent and promising bands for our musical feasting pleasure.  The Bravery has arrived and is a force of new music that we are all desiring to saturate our unquenchable musical drugged needs with.

  FYI The Bravery you have us on fire and ready to bounce, move and grind our hips to your danceable beat. 

Island Records

Harkness- Ciao to the Beauty CD Review

By K L Marsala 2005

Too often when musicians enter the fray of artistic talent the mad libbed music aficionados what to label the endowed and draw their savant telling comparisons to great musicians of long ago.  Comparing at times apples to dried rotted fruit and other times labeling a band before they have ever had a chance to claim a lot of musical land for themselves.

 With all good conscience I cannot assign Harkness to any musical slot- hey, babe we have something original here and it is good, very good.

 Those of us who hunger to have our ears satisfied and musical bop-pity fulfilled can bow to the originality of Steve Marrs (Harkness guitarist/vocalist) the gifted musician of magical musical art.  Harkness’s original spin comes from Toronto, Canada and incorporates the band members to produce an array of lyrical rainbow colored- good to the last drop- of listening music (better than Skittles Candy people). 

Harkness consists of: Steve Marrs - lead vox, bass
+ gtr; Lucian rhythm, gtr ; Haywood - vox, keys, percussion; Pell - lead gtr; Beardsley trombone; Jasper  trumpet; Egon - drums

Spinning the tunes from the Harkness CD “Ciao to the Beauty” will leave you wanting to hear more and become a participant in the art of Harkness.  As you take, the leap of faith into the zone of complete Harkness chances are you will be donning your own robe, hood and nuclear shield visors.  Those who venture into the order of Harkness will soon be slipping on their own form of what appears to look like the nuclear babes dress code from the movie- The Planet of the Apes. 

Lyrical lilts of various instruments permeate throughout Harkness’s CD entitled “Ciao to the Beauty.”  Beauty is yours to behold as you listen to the hurt that moans on the track Don’t Say Good-bye.  The tune Kisses We Invent spins the flavor of SKA meets Bond James Bond 007, you will feel like you ought to be shaken-not stirred.  Harkness finally delivers the true meaning of unconditional love loving us to death and telling us to live each moment as it were our last dance- because Steve Marrs of Harkness believes that with his music we all will always be Free with Me.

Harkness- the new music is here- a new era of Harkness is now.

Website/Ordering Information/Tour Dates:  www.harknessmusic.com also available through www.cdbaby.com

THE KILLERS- HOT FUSS

Who knew what a 120-degree garage out of Las Vegas could produce.  The Killers have entered the music scene with their debut CD HOT FUSS.  Eleven of the hottest and, freshest eclectic musical tracks to come from the heat of the Vegas desert and now The Killers are quickly making music critics dizzy with satisfaction.

Each Killer track lives up to their name.  The diversity includes tales of murderers and stalkers.  The Killer's flavored the CD further with taunts of jealousy, paranoia, androgynous girlfriends, and cuckolded boyfriends. 

Lead singer Brandon Flowers has many fans suggesting a mirror image of childlike innocence that the lead vocalist of The Cure (Robert Smith) posesses as well.   Leaving girls desiring his childlike innocence and feeding guys with the idea of... if I could just look like Brandon then I too could get the groupie. 

The Killers influences are from a plethora of venues:  Bowie, Ocasek, Gallagher, Presley, Smith, Sumner, Corgan, Cocker, Byrne, Lennon- to name just a few.

Certainly a Debut CD that must be in any music collector's addition.

Believe Me Natalie you won't Change Your Mind.  Jenny Was A Friend Of Mine and Somebody Told Me that if you believe like Mr. Brightside and Smile Like You Mean It, Everything Will Be Alright at the Midnight Show.  Just look at All These Things I've  Done now Andy You're A Star and The Killer's will always come out On Top.

The Killers are:

Brandon Flowers Vocals, Keyboards
David Keuning Guitars
Mark Stoermer  Bass
Ronnie Vannucci Drums

U2's- How To Dismantle an Atomic Bomb

K L Marsala