BAND LINE-UP TO BE ANOUNCED IN TWO WEEKS

HOLLYWOOD, CA (August 13, 2010) – Marky Ramone, legendary Rock Hall of Fame drummer for The Ramones, will perform a special all-star fund-raising concert on Friday, October 8, 2010 at 8pm in the MI Concert Hall. Doors open at 7:30pm. The concert is in benefit for the newly-created Marky Ramone Drum Scholarship for Musicians Institute in Hollywood, CA. “I am very honored to be chosen as the first artist for the Icon Scholarship program. Music for kids is very important to have,” explains Marky. 100% of the event proceeds will fund the newly-created Marky Ramone Drum Scholarship at MI.

ONLINE ADVANCE SALE: General Admission seats (festival seating) are $30, VIP seating is $45 (guaranteed first 3 rows), $99 VIP Backstage (First 3 rows seating guaranteed | Backstage Pass | After-Show Meet & Greet | Special Marky Ramone Gift bag).

Click here To Buy MARKY RAMONE Concert Tickets or go to www.Ticketweb.com

WALK-UP (day of show): General Admission seats (festival seating) are $35, VIP seating is $50 (guaranteed first 3 rows), VIP Backstage not available.

Musicians Institute Concert Hall
1655 N. McCadden Place
Hollywood, CA 90028

Marky Ramone is a member of the Rock ‘N’ Roll Hall of Fame, and is best known for the 15 years he spent drumming for The Ramones. The Ramones formed in 1974, and are often cited as the first punk-rock group. Marky is the only living member of the longest running Ramones line-up – which featured Johnny, Joey, Dee Dee, and Marky. He has performed over 1700 shows and more than 15 album releases during his tenure (starting in 1978) as a member of The Ramones.

Michale emailed over some impressive photos shot by Iron Mike at Savoia Photography. Very impressive work. Check some previews out below

Artwork by Paulo Rocker

Next up is some killer illustration we received from Paulo. Great work!

Buy some gadget skins!

We’ve hooked up with DecalGirl to make wraps available for any electronic gadget. Wrap your iPhone, iPod, xbox 360, PS3, cellphone and music players in Michale Graves art.

A little more about DecalGril skins:

• Each design is digitally printed in vibrant, art-quality resolutions onto cast vinyl.
• Each skin is covered with a glossy clear laminate layer to protect the design and the device from minor scratches and abuse.
• Our unique, removable channeled adhesive means no air bubbles when installed and no nasty goo or residue when removed.
• DecalGirl skins offer protection, yet are thin enough to work with most third-party cases and accessories.
• Every skin is MADE IN THE USA – produced and packaged right here in our Lewes, Delaware location.

Bookmark us at DecalGirl

A little more about DecalGril skins:

• Each design is digitally printed in vibrant, art-quality resolutions onto cast vinyl.
• Each skin is covered with a glossy clear laminate layer to protect the design and the device from minor scratches and abuse.
• Our unique, removable channeled adhesive means no air bubbles when installed and no nasty goo or residue when removed.
• DecalGirl skins offer protection, yet are thin enough to work with most third-party cases and accessories.
• Every skin is MADE IN THE USA – produced and packaged right here in our Lewes, Delaware location.

Bookmark us at DecalGirl

More information to be added shortly

• APRIL 16 TUPELO, MS
• APRIL 17 BILOXI, MS
• APRIL 18 HOUSTON, TX
• APRIL 21 RADIO DEADLY (LIVE!) LITTLE ROCK, AR
• APRIL 22 BIRMINGHAM, AL
• APRIL 23 JACKSONVILLE, FL
• APRIL 24 ORLANDO, FL
• APRIL 25 IBOR CITY, FL

Make sure to tune into the radio show Wednesday nights at RadioDeadly.net

When We Were Angels

Michale’s new track “When We Were Angels” with Marky Ramone’s Blitzkrieg now available on iTunes! Click the image or link below to download for only .99 cents!

This is a Blitzkrieg version of Michale’s original from the “Illusions” full length. If you haven’t heard it, pick up a copy now.

This is a Blitzkrieg version of Michale’s original from the “Illusions” full length. If you haven’t heard it, pick up a copy now.

Thank you Doyle and Dr. Chud for the opportunity to break down the walls after all of these years and get back on stage together. The energy that truly fill our songs with life and soul can never be duplicated or even sufficiently substituted unless all 3 of us are involved. It is a deep bond that we share and it is unbreakable. The true fans know it and they’ll never let us forget. We are The Fiend Club.

2009 has been incredible. I have been so fortunate to not only play with my “Misfits” brothers to carry on the legacy we share but have also been so lucky to have spent alot of the year carrying on an even bigger legacy with Marky Ramone with his band called “Blitzkrieg”. Together we toured the world playing classic “Ramones” songs. For me it has been a dream come true.

To all of you… my wonderful fans and supporters, thank you.

So bring the New Year. For those of us here in New Jersey we will be bridging the gap between the end and the beginning with a Gotham Rd Reunion show. The times indeed are once again changing and Gotham Rd. is the representing specter of my personal transformation into this New Year which for me holds great potential and challenge. I am excited for the future and look forward to letting you all know whats next.

To check out the Gotham Rd show, Mr. Jim has a ton of great footage up on youtube. Make sure you subscribe to his video feed!

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Wednesday, December 2, 2009

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Feel free to phone in and ask any questions tonight: 506-453-4949

Check out the latest interview by EvAl where Michale talks about Marky Ramone’s Blitzkrieg, working with the Misfits, solo endeavours and more…

Upcoming Shows:

• Oct 29 2009 at 8:00P — Yesterdays – Wheeling, West Virginia
• Oct 30 2009 at 4:00P — The Springdale – Springdale, Pennsylvania
• Oct 31 2009 at 7:00P — Soaring Eagle Casino – Mt Pleasant, Michigan
• Nov 13 2009 at 8:00P — Anti-Pop Music Festival – Orlando, Florida
• Feb 11 2010 at 8:00P — Mohegan Sun – Uncasville, Connecticut
• Feb 13 2010 at 8:00P — Tupelo Music Hall – Londonderry, New Hampshire
• Feb 13 2010 at 8:00P — The River Club – Scituate, Massachusetts
• Feb 14 2010 at 8:00P — Tupelo Music Hall – Salisbury, Massachusetts

There’s also plenty of new music in the works both for Blitzkrieg as well as new solo material.

Check out the Blitzkrieg review at DigitalDiversion.net

Upcoming Blitzkrieg Dates
If you’re anywhere near by these venues, you better be there!

• Aug 7th, 2009 @ 8:00P – Festival Of Friends @ Gage Park., Ontario
• Aug 8th, 2009 @ 5:00P – Clearfield County Fair, Clearfield, Pennsylvania
• Aug 23rd, 2009 @ 8:00P – Rock The Ink, Providence, Rhode Island

Many more dates are in the works… and a little bird told me that the band is writing new material…

Button Packs
We just released a button pack at the shop for $6.50. 5 in a set, 3/4″ in diameter, and each pack comes with a special random added treat (buttons, stickers, picks, etc.). Get them now before they’re gone.

Halifax – Live at the Musicroom
The limited numbered release is in print and should be delivered in the next couple of weeks. There will be 100 numbered CDs, but the digital version will be available for download from the shop. If you’d like to reserve a copy, follow these steps:

You must be a forum member, so sign up if you haven’t yet. Send the following info to evan@evaneckard.com (subject: halifax signup)

I’ll need:

• Forum Username
• Real Name
• Mailing Address
• Email Address

CDs will be $13 + tax, the digital download will be $10

Release date will be towards the end of August. An email to the first 100 that reserved copies will then be sent invites to purchase one of the limited discs.

ATTENTION HOTMAIL USERS: unblock or add evan@evaneckard.com to your safe email list. I noticed with the boxsets that people I emailed with Hotmail addresses would usually not recieve the email (this includes all domains; .com, .co.uk, .etc)

Tracklisting is…

1. BLACKBIRD
2. SHELTER
3. ALMOST HOME
4. FROST BITE
5. SCREAM
6. WE WAIT
7. LUCIFER I AM
8. SHINING
9. RESURRECTION
10. NOBODY THINKS ABOUT ME
11. CASKET
12. THE HOUSE
13. WITCH HUNT
14. GORCH
15. ONE MILLION LIGHT YEARS FROM HER

All tracks were recorded at the Musicroom in Halifax later last year. CD clocks in around 50 minutes.

Get into the discussion and get more info in the forum!

Check out some Perkins 14 interviews:

• the 213
• Dread Central
• We Are Movie Geeks
• Dread Central
• Hagi’s Movie A Day
• On Youtube
• Quiet Earth

I hope to return to the big screen in 2010 under Craig Singers direction in another film he has written called “Paradiddle” that we both have an incredible amount of passion for and a burning desire to make. I had the opportunity to perform it live on stage in NYC a few months ago under the direction of Thomas G Waites.

BLITZKRIEG
I began working with Marky in November of last year. We went to Europe and played a handful of shows together consisting of RAMONES classics just a few days after I had returned from my US tour.

I met him and the rest of the band in Italy.

We rehearsed in Markys room where he played drums on the bed and Alex and Clare strummed there unplugged instruments for about 15 minutes before being shut-down by hotel management for making too much noise. The next night I walked out onto the stage to continue a remarkable American musical legacy started in the early 70′s by a bunch of kids from New York who decided to call themselves THE RAMONES.

The European tour was very successful. I was able to go back to Romania and see some new friends I made while working on Perkins 14 in Bucharest. The true spirit of Rock N Roll is alive and well indeed in Eastern Europe.

On March 4, 2009 we celebrated Marky’s new line of clothes he inspired and designed with his old friend Tommy Hilfiger. The band kicked off the release in NYC in SOHO at the Tommy Hilfiger store by blasting through a 35 minute set that blew everyones mind that attended.

Photos and slideshows:

• At Wire Image
• At Getty Images
• By Patrick McMullan
• At Papermag

The next day I got on a plane with the band and we flew to Mexico to play where a city under siege and marred in violence embraced us and for a short time was able to escape the reality of the outside world to rock out with us. After the second show as we were trying to leave, hundreds of our fans became so rabid that they litteraly attacked us and our vehicle. The scene escalated into a near riot situation before we were able to escape.

I want to thank a good friend of mine, Vampiro, who calls Mexico home and continues to work tirelessly to help transform his country and protect, inspire and motivate the people, especially the youth of that country and ours through his actions and work with The Guardian Angels. To find out more about this organization or to get involved click here.

Our first American show was next on the list and took place on March 17th, 2009 in Tupelo, MS the birthplace of Elvis Presley. As many of you know I am no stranger to the south and with the hard work of all my good friends down that way including my buddy Rick Dunsford who brought us to Tupelo and put on the show through his company we broke the attendance record at “Benjamins On Main”.

A week later we sold out “Maxwells” in Hoboken, NJ.

Check out some photos by Timothy Griffin

Suffice to say we are off to a pretty good start.

So here I am with the band in Japan where we are to play in Nagoya, Osaka and Tokyo at PUNKSPRING 09. Then we are onto Australia for a weeks worth of dates down under.

MICHALE GRAVES
Early this year brought the European release of ILLUSIONS LIVE/VIRETTA PARK.

The album continues to do very well and I am so pleased to be able to share my work with the rest of the world. There were very few that would have bet a few years back that I would be able to do so well when I decided to launch my acoustic effort.

I have written my follow up album to ILLUSIONS LIVE/VIRETTA PARK and in the coming months will begin the process of recording it. The album will contain a couple of older tunes that have been floating around for some time but will mostly consist of brand new songs that I have written.

The follow up to my first film that I made called, “The Blackness and The Forest” is in the works as well.

“The Blackness and The Forest II/Viretta Park” will tell the story of mine and JV’s trip across the US and how and why Viretta Park influenced and played such a huge part in the past effort. It will also contain live footage and audio shot in Pittsburg, PA towards the conclusion of the 2nd US Tour.

I have found some time to begin writing again. I recently wrote an article for a German Publication called “Deadline Magazine” called “Becoming Caligari”.

I am also working on some other literary projects that I hope to complete and have ready for release sometime in 2010.

I will return to the road starting in early July with my acoustic set. Dates will be announced in the next few weeks. If you are interested in information about bookings please contact Roz by email.

Believe it or not there is much more going on and a bunch of other things that I am working on that I have not touched on in this update. Stay tuned for much, much more in the coming months.

~Michale