News
MAY 2013
Been asked to participate in this - 20 unfinished songs by the Big Bopper were found in a briefcase among the wreckage from the plane crash that killed him, Ritchie Valens & Buddy Holly. The people that handle his estate are trying to get the songs together and release them, and have put together a Kickstarter page - check it out HERE.
Gonna be playing guitar for THE A-BONES for some shows in June, starting in NY opening for The Remains (!) and then 4 shows in Spain (More details here)...From there, I go to France for some solo shows and "band" shows where I'll be backed up by The Hot Chickens rhythm section.
Elijah Von Cramon of the band Paint Fumes was hit by a car, and he's a mess! A bunch of us got together and recorded a compilation of Paint Fumes covers to help raise funds for him - Click the link and help this great guy out!
Just back from the Viva Las Vegas fest in (you guessed it) Las Vegas. I played the pre-party with Joe Clay (he was incredible), played the late night parties on guitar & drums with Jittery Jack (see video here) and also singing with Miss Amy on guitar and Chris "Sugarballs" Sprague on drums (see video here). Was in Spain shortly before that - stayed at the 3-time World Champion Blo-Karters farm on the island of Mallorca - and headlined a One Man Band fest in Barcelona. Yee-oow, my left wrist has been killing me lately, Doc says it's inflamed, been doin stuff to treat it right so hopefully it'll all get straightened out soon, but in the meantime, playing guitar has been pretty painful (and not just to the ears!). Did a buncha new recordings with Mark Sultan recently, so hopefully a new Ding-Dongs something-or-other coming out sometime soonish. Also, a new Bloodshot Bill LP (with 16 tracks!) coming soon on Norton, keep those peepers peeled!
Neat video from a recent acoustic show at Sound Central in MTL, courtesy of Angie Radczenko
TRAVELIN' GUITARS - NORTON BENEFIT EP
Squoodge Records (Germany) has released "Travelin' Guitars", a new 7-inch EP by Bloodshot Bill.. A portion of the proceeds will go to Norton Records to help with costs caused by Hurricane Sandy.
Order your copy at Squoodge.
New Bloodshot Bill CD!
Brand new Bloodshot Bill album "So Blue" is available NOW! Order your CD copy pronto! Send $15 to derekdonor@hotmail.com via Paypal - Download version is available on iTunes - 14 tracks - BB goes country and sings some of his favorite hillbilly numbers. Get your copy today and Bounce, Baby, Bounce!
BOLLYWOOD ARGYLES - New Single!
Norton Records just released a new single by The Bollywood Arglyes (aka The Tandoori Knights, aka King Khan & Bloodshot Bill) on their new Popular Demand series. With their own rippin' versions of Alley Oop (Ali Oop) & Linda Lu (Vinda Loo). Go get your copy Now!
TOUR
2013 is lookin like a beast for touring, gonna be hittin' all sortsa places throughout Canada, USA, Europe & very possibly beyond! Keep your eye on the GIGS page to see where the latest action is about to strike!
LATEST RELEASES
- New CD "SO BLUE" available now on iTunes - CD version available at shows or through this site. Out now on Transistor 66!
- New 7" EP TRAVELIN' GUITARS is out now on Squoodge Records
- New BOLLYWOOD ARGYLES (aka Tandoori Knights) 7" out on Norton Records Special Demand series - Ali Oop b/w Vindaloo
- New 7" EP "I'M IN LOVE" out now on Ghost Highway/Squoodge Records!
- "THE OUT OF THIS WORLD SOUNDS OF... BLOODSHOT BILL" 10" - 8 new songs about Martians, the Moon and more! Available now from Squoodge Records!
- "OUT THE DOOR" 5 song EP, including the 30-second radio commercial for the Degeue Burger ! Available now at Transistor 66
- New ultra rare split 7" with Hog Maw labelmate Slim Sandy! Bloodshot Bill sings "Low Road". Available only with Slime Zine #4 (France).
VIDEO
- Cool video of "Stop!" taken at Sonic Boom Records on Record Store Day in Toronto, ON.
REVIEWS
- Check these neat pics / review taken in Brooklyn, courtesy of Paper Mag
- Some new interviews with the CBC (Canada) and Blues @ Greece (Greece)
- Article on BB from The Coast (Halifax, NS)
- Show review from Exclaim Magazine ...and a Larry Brinkley reference to boot - Whoa!
iTunes
"Hey, Downloaders!"
Check out BB on iTunes and carry him in your pocket wherever you go!
- So Blue - Bloodshot Bill (Transistor 66, 2012)
- Out The Door - Bloodshot Bill (Transistor 66, 2012)
- Thunder & Lightning - Bloodshot Bill (Norton Records, 2011)
- Curry Up! - Tandoori Knights (Norton Records, 2010)
- The Ding-Dongs (Norton Records, 2010)
- Git High Tonite! - Bloodshot Bill (Transistor 66, 2009)
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Check this neat video for Tandoori Knights' BHAJI BLUES that Nick Benidt surprised us with...Enjoy!
Here's some videos from our tour:
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300 AU MAX, a bowling alley in Longueuil, QC, is introducing a new burger - The DEGUEU BURGER ("disgusting" burger in english) - and has asked me to help 'em spread the word... Get a quick taste now with this video we made - CAUTION: I sing in French!
*NOTE* The 30-second radio ad for the Degeue Burger is on the new EP "OUT THE DOOR" (Transistor 66 records)
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BLOODSHOT BILL "Thunder & Lightning" LP - on Norton records!!
Here's the word from Nortonville:
"He’s made scads of solid senders all over the globe, but here’s the one man racket squad’s first full length Norton platter and we think it’s his best offering to date! THUNDER AND LIGHTNING features brand new Bloodshot Bill-penned rockers like Crazy ‘Bout The Girl and The Hunt plus killer remakes of Tooter Boatman’s title thumper and Eddie Cochran’s brooding Dark Lonely Street – GET THIS ALBUM!"
Available at Norton Records, cool record shops and at shows!
Click here to see the video for Thunder & Lightning.
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COVER BAND
Hour Magazine (Montreal) had a cover story on BB & The Hand-Cuffs recently...Click HERE to read the article.
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WHAT?!
I was playing out in Southern Ontario recently, and just down the street 80's rock band Helix (seriously, click the link) was playing too...A girl I know was at the Helix gig hanging out with their drummer and he says to her - "If I wasn't stuck here playing drums, I'd be down the street at the Bloodshot Bill show" !! Ha, I dunno, I just found this too funny!
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Here's a neat video of "Stop!" from the Thunder & Lightning LP, courtesy of CHOM FM.
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Here's a video I made in tribute to Madrid, the famous restaurant/hotel/truck stop at exit 202 on Hwy 20 in Quebec, known for it's Monster Trucks and Dinosaurs...Watch it HERE and enjoy! Yummmmm!
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Here's some videos of me playing in The Crows Nest barber shop in Toronto....courtesy of The Untold City!
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Click here for an interview I did with Montreal's CUTV, enjoy!
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Here's a short french/english/acapella(?) interview I did in Sherbrooke with Art Focus TV.
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this silly interview I did with Jake La Botz, who happens to be the guitarist of Blues Hammer (!) from the movie Ghost World!
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- I thought this was neat, taken from a show in Toronto, Nov.'10.
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- Wanna see me mumble and talk really bad french? Check out this interview clip from Musiqueplus.
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- Here's a neat-o profile CBC's Bande-a-Part did on me - just your average "day in the life" kinda thing (massages, limos, wine, chicken wings, piggin' out...you know, average!).
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- On the Hog Maw 10-inch "Homicide", There are 3 songs (Afraid To Take A Chance, Diddley Babe and Tellin' Ya Baby) credited to me that I did not write, this is a mistake on the labels part, not me trying to take credit for 3 kick-ass songs - It has been corrected for the re-press - Sorry for any confusion!
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...and loads more coming, watch this space for all the latest...and remember:
GET LOOSE OR GET LOST!!!
contact: bloodshotbill@gmail.com
