January 29, 2012
EPIC DITCH video "Unexploded Ordnance"
 EPIC DITCH's video for "Unexploded Ordnance" is now available for viewing online at the band's YouTube site (here) and on Vimeo (here).
Don't miss out! This Saturday on February 4th at The Basement will be the band's official release gig AND video premier show! (AND Nick R's birthday as well!) Opening will be Century Club (featuring former members of the Carter Administration) and Hurts to Laugh. Only $5 cover! Doors open at 9pm!
If you haven't done so already, you can order EPIC DITCH's new 5-song vinyl record, the 36-Hour EP from Velocity of Sound right here. The release date is January 31, so get yours now! VOS are giving away an autographed test press to one randomly selected customer that orders before the 31st!
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January 10, 2012
The 5 Spot cancelled show
Unfortunately, the January 28th show at The 5 Spot in Nashville has been cancelled. So be sure to make the EP release/Video Premier/Nick R's birthday bash show on February 4th at The Basement!
(see below or the Tour page for details)
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January 6, 2012
EPIC DITCH update from John Davis!
HAPPY NEW YEAR, EVERYBODY!!! Here's to a stoke-filled 2012. By the way, there are LOTS of big things about to pop off in the EPIC DITCH zone, and we're hoping you'll want to get in on some (if not all) of them! First and foremost, the long wait is over ---- the 36-Hour EP is ready to drop on January 31!!!
We actually recorded and mixed 7 songs in 36 hours (and that's with 12 hours off for sleeping and eating), but only 5 of 'em would fit on the 45. We went back to the same spot where we did our inaugural S/T EP, Studio E at Blackbird, with our bass player and "Producer To The Stars" Nick Raskulinecz at the controls (photos of session here). The upstanding citizens over at Velocity Of Sound Records (PUJOL, Flesh Vehicle, many more) are ready and waiting to hook you up! The 45 rpm 7" (+ download) will be available on black vinyl AND super-limited black-and-white split-color vinyl at VelocityOfSound.com. You can order the 36-Hour EP right here -- and VOS will be giving away an autographed test press to one randomly selected customer that orders before January 31st!
Like us on Facebook, hit us up on bandcamp, and preview full-streaming audio of all 5 tracks from the 36-Hour EP right now!!!
You're still here? You're blowing it! (ha ha) Oh well, check THIS out---we made a video!!!! Local auteur/O.G. Team Geritol veteran Elvis Wilson was kind enough to work his magic on one of the jams off of our new EP called "Unexploded Ordnance." (Check out some photos here.) He's the same director that brought you BOTH of the mindbending videos from Nashville power duo Hurts To Laugh:
* Watch "I Tried" video here
* Watch "Na Na Na" video here
(The "Na Na Na" clip even features some brief cameos by a couple of dudes you might recognize. Occupy Nowhere!) Trust me, we're gonna post up the finished video all over the place as fast as we possibly can... stay tuned!
Last but certainly not least, you're gonna have a couple of opportunities to see the band play live and cop the new EP straight from the horse's mouth! The first gig of the New Year will be on Saturday, January 28 @ The 5 Spot (1006 Forrest Ave, Nashville, TN 37206) with The Vibes. The Vibes are back and rippin' it up after a long hiatus. Seek out their Top 40 Army disc from back in the day... it's a guaranteed stoker! (Even though it's technically 3 days prior to the "street date", I'm pretty sure if you show up with a 5-spot in hand you'll be able to snag the EP a little bit early!) The following Saturday, February 4, EPIC DITCH will be hosting an all-out, full frontal assault of Rock N Roll at The Basement (1604 8th Ave S, Nashville, TN 37203) with Hurts To Laugh and Special Guests TBA. This will not only be our "official" EP Release gig, AND our Video Premier (videos from both bands on the big screen in-between sets), it's also Nick R's Birthday!!! Are you kidding me? This shit's gonna be off the chain!!! Details about show time, etc. still TBA, but suffice to say, it'll be cheap to get in, and the value for your Entertainment Dollar will be absolutely unparalleled. So let's do this!!! Social network it up and let's get it happening!!! Can't wait for you guys to hear the record----it's really something we're proud of, and I'd have to say that it really captures the heart and soul of what we're trying to do. Big thanks to Darren Little and Velocity Of Sound Records for making it possible!!!
Much Respect,
John, Stewart, Nick & Nick
p/k/a EPIC DITCH
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December 21, 2011
Rock City Birdhouse Show - Dec. 29!
Your favorite Chattanooga-influenced band, ROCK CITY BIRDHOUSE, will be playing a year-end extravaganza at The 5 Spot in Nashville, TN. on Thursday Dec. 29th. The line-up is Cali-Coat, Red Wine Hangover, ROCK CITY BIRDHOUSE and Quichenight!
Also RCB just finished recording their debut release, BREAKAGE, at Reel East Nashville. More to come on how to get those 11 brand-new tracks!
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November 9, 2011
Flesh Vehicle playing 11/11/11!
 This Friday 11/11/11 is National Metal Day at The 5 Spot in East Nashville, TN.
First, FLESH VEHICLE will play a 7" vinyl release show. Then Riff Raff plays AC/DC's Highway to Hell. Then the reunion of Spider Virus. Showtime 10pm. $8 cover.
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October 5, 2011
FLESH VEHICLE (Oct 6) & EPIC DITCH (Oct 23) upcoming shows!
Three of our favorite Superdrag-related acts are playing this month of Rock-tober!
Velocity of Sound Recording Artists FLESH VEHICLE will be playing live at Grimey's in Nashville,TN. Thursday, October 6th @ 6pm. FREE show! This show is to support their new vinyl 7", THE SET FREE EP. Check out the flyer here.
 EPIC DITCH will be the support act for the Hurts To Laugh Video Premier @ The 5 Spot. 1006 Forrest Ave, Nashville, TN 37206 Sunday, October 23, 8:00 PM.
And if you saw the earlier announcement, WARTHOG will be playing October 29. (see info below)
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October 3, 2011
Punk Rock Halloween!
 WARTHOG will be playing the Punk Rock Halloween show at the Mercy Lounge. The show features WARTHOG (Ramones Tribute) and WHITE RIOT (Clash Tribute).
* Mercy Lounge
One Cannery Row
Nashville, TN 37203
Saturday, October 29.
9:00pm
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September 21, 2011
Big Star and John Davis EP now available DIGITALLY!
 The digital version of the Live Tribute At the Levitt Shell Big Star and John Davis EP (previously only available on vinyl) is now available at Amazon and iTunes! Click the link below to download the EP from your preferred site!
* Download the EP from Amazon
* Download the EP from iTunes
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September 15, 2011
Flesh Vehicle & WARTHOG updates!
The brand new FLESH VEHICLE 7" vinyl record, the SET FREE EP, is now avaliable at VelocityOfSound.com. This 4-song EP features Steve Latanation of Agent Orange fame, Jeremy Asbrock of the Shazam and Tom Pappas of Superdrag.
Check-out the free sample of the song "Fraud" right here!
Get ready! There's going to be a Flesh Vehicle SET FREE record release party. The event is on October 1st at The Shop, located at 4312 Main St., Pittsburgh (Bloomfield), PA 15224. Phone# (412) 951-0622. The line up will include Flesh Vehicle, The Ceiling Stares, and Holy Daze.
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Last, but not least, WARTHOG (the ultimate Ramones tribute band) will once again be performing live.
Be there on Thursday, September 29th at The 5 Spot in East Nashville, TN at 9:00pm. This show is a benefit for the Belcourt Theater's student outreach program. Watch John Davis, Sam Powers, Joey Sanchez and Tom Pappas give East Nashville a well deserved LOBOTOMY!
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September 5, 2011
Flesh Vehicle to SET FREE on Sept 13 - Autographed Test Press Give-Away
The official release date of FLESH VEHICLE's new SET FREE EP is September 13. Velocity of Sound will be taking pre-orders on Monday, September 5th.
The SET FREE EP features 4 brand new tracks.
Only 50 Black/White split color and 450 black vinyl were pressed.
One randomly selected pre-order will win this autographed test press (pictured below)
Autographed Test Press (random give-away):
EP Cover:
Order yours here before they're gone!
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August 23, 2011
Big Star with John Davis now in stores!
Many independent music stores are carrying the Big Star with John Davis 7" vinyl record. Here's a list of the stores that we know are carrying the record.
* Amoeba Records - San Francisco, CA
* Boo Boo Records - San Luis Obispo, CA
* Goner Records - Memphis, TN
* Grimey's - Nashville TN
* Other Music - New York, NY
* Reckless Records - Chicago, IL
* Shangri La Records - Memphis, TN
* Silver Platters - Seattle, WA
* Treehouse Records - Minneapolis, MN
* Waterloo Records - Austin,TX
* Wuxtry - Atlanta, GA;
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August 22, 2011
ROCK CITY BIRDHOUSE - August 23 - September 3
See ROCK CITY BIRDHOUSE play in Nashville, TN.
Watch Tom Pappas, Scott Ballew and Mick Wilson leave The 5 Spot a smoking pile of rubble.
* Tues Aug 23rd @ 11:00 pm (A mere $2!)
* Sat. Sept. 3rd. @ 11:30 pm ($5 ; with The Charlie Hardin 3)
Check out video of RCB playing their song "Breakage" by going here!
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July 26, 2011
Hangout Party Cancelled
Due to unforseen circumstances, the EPIC DITCH performance at the Hardcore Hangout Party has been cancelled.
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July 25, 2011
EPIC DITCH to play fooBAR!
Nashvillains & Eastsiders take note: EPIC DITCH is scheduled to jam at the Hardcore Hangout Party, but the venue has changed and will be announced shortly. There will be a proper show show happening inside later on, featuring locals Hurts To Laugh and out-of-towners The Disappeared & The Garrison (from St. Louis). The Hardcore Hangout is going on in the parking lot beforehand. It's gonna kick off around 7:00, and we go on at 7:30 SHARP. It's free and all ages are welcome. See you there!
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July 13, 2011
EPIC DITCH Propaganda Pack
EPIC DITCH is super-stoked to announce... drum roll please... our physical goods are now available via Bandcamp!
You wanted it, you got it! Cop the EPIC DITCH PROPAGANDA PACK today! You'll receive:
* a 6-song CD EP in a clear jewel case + immediate high-quality digital download
* a 'Ditch Symbol t-shirt (Adult sizes S-XXL)
* a set of 5 assorted Symbol buttons
* 5 Symbol stickers
... all for the low, low price of just $20 + shipping ($5 US, $10 Canada, $15 everywhere else.)
US customers please allow 10-14 days for delivery. International customers please allow 4-6 weeks.
* click on an image to view larger image *
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July 1, 2011
MORE Vinyl NEWS
 Flesh Vehicle has a new EP that is currently being pressed and will be out this summer! This release will be vinyl only. The 7" record is limited to 450 copies on black vinyl, but there will also be an EXTREMELY LIMITED black/white split-color vinyl that is limited to only 50 copies!
The record will be released by Pittsburgh-based Velocity of Sound. You can receive up-to-the-minute details on their Twitter page (Twitter.com/VOSR).
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June 28, 2011
Vinyl NEWS
You can now get yourself a copy of the vinyl 7" EP of Big Star with John Davis over at Ardent Music! The EP features all 3 of the songs which John joined up with Big Star at last year's Tribute to Alex Chilton in Memphis, TN. The first 1,000 copies sold will come with a free download card for the entire album in mp3 format!
Get yours right here!
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June 8, 2011
Details on the EPIC DITCH show on June 23
Here's a little extra info on the upcoming Epic Ditch show at The Basement on June 23. Admission is $5 at the door. Show is 21+. Doors open at 8:00pm, and show time is 8:30pm. Epic Ditch will have $10 shirts (limited to 25) and $5 CDs (limited to 50) for sale, plus FREE buttons and stickers with every purchase.
Also, in case you missed it, there's another FREE mp3 downloadable (only for a limited time) from the band's Facebook page. Grab it here before it's gone!
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June 7, 2011
Big Star/John Davis vinyl in the works!
Ardent Music is releasing a 3-song vinyl EP Big Star's performance with John Davis from last year's tribute to Alex Chilton. The vinyl is currently being pressed and artwork printed. Stay tuned for more info!
You can check out the promotional video here.
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June 2, 2011
Flesh Vehicle to open for Chuck Berry!
On Wed. June 22nd at Blueberry Hill in St. Louis,MO, FLESH VEHICLE will open for rock 'n' roll architect CHUCK BERRY! Needless to say Steve, Jeremy, and Tom are beside themselves.
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May 27, 2011
Upcoming show info - Epic Ditch, Rock City Birdhouse ; upcoming disc for Flesh Vehicle
EPIC DITCH will be playing for the first time publicly on June 23 at The Basement in Nashville, TN. The band is the first of 3 acts, starting around 9pm. Admission is $5 to this 21+ show.
ROCK CITY BIRDHOUSE (featuring Superdrag's Tom "Senator" Pappas) play Fri. June 3 at The 5 Spot in east Nashville at 9pm. The official line-up: Tom (guitar, lead vocals), Mick Wilson of Shazam fame (bass, backup vocals) and the legendary Scott Ballew of the Shazam (drums, backup vocals). Also on the bill are Country Gentleman and Quichenight.
In FLESH VEHICLE news, Tom, Steve, and Jeremy just finished recording six new songs at Sputnick Sound studios in Nashville. Mark Petaccia of Superdrag's Industry Giants fame lent his gifted engineering skills to the sessions. Four songs will be printed to 7" vinyl and released by Velocity of Sound Records. Stay tuned to Superdrag.com for more updates!
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April 24, 2011
Tom Pappas to play DOORS tribute & new Flesh Vehicle show
1. "The Senator awoke before dawn and he put his Afro on"
Yes, Tom Pappas will sing three songs in a tribute to the DOORS Sat. April 30th at the 5 Spot in Nashville,TN @ 10pm. $8 admission.
2. Do you enjoy Life Affirming Rock 'n' Roll?
If the answer is "Yes" then go see FLESH VEHICLE (Tom Pappas-Superdrag) play the Nashville Springtime Trifecta with special guests Caprice and Brother Thunderbolt on Fri. May. 6th at a href="http://www.therutledgelmv.com/">The Rutledge @ 9pm. Admission $8, show is 18+.
Here is some new live footage from the last time FV Took the Stage. Check it out!
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March 21, 2011
EPIC DITCH
Lots of news to report, no time for chit-chat, let's get into it!
Some of you already know about EPIC DITCH.
www.epicditch.com
www.facebook.com/epicditch
www.myspace.com/epicditch
www.twitter.com/EpicDitch
For those who don't know, EPIC DITCH is the new thing from John Davis (Superdrag), Nick Raskulinecz, Stewart Pack (Pegclimber, One-Nine Hundreds) and Nick Slack (Slack, Pink Spiders). Proper Punk Rock/Skate Rock from the SST Records school, designed to keep the stoke flowing. If you need further credentials, John's been the engine behind Superdrag for the past 18 years, and appeared on records by Knoxville Punk institutions like 30 Amp Fuse and The Used (To Be). Nick Raskulinecz is best-known as a world-class producer, and his client list (Foo Fighters, Alice In Chains, Stone Sour, Danzig, Rush) is pretty ridiculous. Stewart Pack is an unstoppable songwriting machine who's lent his impeccable graphic design and photography skills to every Superdrag and John Davis album package since Last Call For Vitriol. Nick Slack is a ripping drummer. He's been knocking 'em through the floor for years with respected Nashville bands like Slack and the Pink Spiders.
After kicking the idea around hypothetically for a couple of months (and writing a grip of songs---23, last time we checked!), the guys loaded into Nashville's venerable Blackbird Studio one weekend back in January and emerged with a solid 6-song EP. If you've been trawling the social networks, checking out the demos, roughs, and session photos, looking for a place you can download the jams, then we've got good news for you---the wait is officially over. THE EPIC DITCH EP IS HERE. EpicDitch.bandcamp.com For just $5, you get a high-quality download of the 6-song EP (in the format of your choice), plus a hi-res .jpg for the iPod.
Stay tuned for further details regarding the Deluxe Edition of the EP (12" vinyl in the works---with some serious extras!), when and where you can purchase EPIC DITCH stickers and buttons, and another limited edition piece of propaganda that's truly off the chain. In the meantime, download the stencil and get to work! We're not gonna give you any advice on how to put it to use... but we'd love to see some photos of your handiwork on Facebook!
If you like what you're hearing, then by all means share it, tweet it, blog about it and help spread the word. We're already getting stoked up to record the next blast!
Much Respect,
John, Stewart, Nick + Nick
EPIC DITCH
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March 19, 2011
FLESH VEHICLE April Fools Extavaganza!
The Sine Wave That Never Stops has some action for you yet again!
FLESH VEHICLE April Fools extavaganza!
* Fri. April 1st in St. Louis, MO @ The Firebird. 11pm.
FLESH VEHICLE will perform with the glorious Tok. The gateway to the west shall never be the same!
* Sun. April 3rd in Nashville, TN @ The Muse. 8pm.
FLESH VEHICLE will play the Loud Love Benefit for WRVU 91.1 FM. This is an ALL AGES SHOW! Come on down and support a Nashville Institution! After 57yrs. Vanderbilt is going to put the lease for their transmitter up for sale, and WRVU will go to an internet radio status only. To view a larger image of the show's flyer, click on the image below:
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Watch the video for "Lose Complete Control" here.
FLESH VEHICLE are Superdrag's "Senator" Tom Pappas (Vocals and Guitar), Steve Latanation (Drums and Backgrounds), and Jeremy Asbrock (Bass and Backgrounds).
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March 2, 2011
March is a Senatorial Meltdown
Why does Tom Pappas have another new band!? HE CAN'T HELP IT!
Go see the debut of Rock City Birdhouse (RCB) on Tuesday, March 8th @ The 5 Spot in East Nashville, TN at 10pm. This band includes 3/4 of Nashville Brit Pop Legends the SHAZAM! $2 cover $2 Yazoo beer. If you like Superdrag or Flesh Vehicle you will dig this music.
Tom will also play with Bobby Bare Jr. on Friday March 11th @ The Basement in Nashville at 10pm.
Also on St. Patty's Day, Thursday March 17th, he will play in a Thin Lizzy Tribute @ The Mercy Lounge in Nashville at 10pm. Let there be Duck Walking!
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February 4, 2011
EPIC DITCH on the radio
 One of the regulars from the Thrasher forum has a radio show (MN MusicScene) on KMSU (Minnesota State University).
The show airs tonight from 6 pm to 7 pm CST. He will be playing some Epic Ditch. Tune in tonight at www.kmsu.org.
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January 14, 2011
WARTHOG & Riff Raff: a one-two tribute punch!
WARTHOG , the ultimate Ramones tribute, rides again Friday, Feb. 11th @ The Rutlege in Nashville, TN at 10 pm. Help Johnny, Sammy, Tommy and Joey beat on the brat.
In the mood for a one-two tribute punch?!? Check out Riff Raff Tom Pappas's AC/DC tribute. They will play the Classic Highway to Hell LP in it's entirety on Saturday Feb. 19th at The 5 Spot in Nashville, TN at 11 pm.
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