Madam, I’m Adam

You might remember Adam Ant as the lead singer of the 80s band Adam and the Ants? After the band broke up, he went solo, scoring top ten hit singles in the UK, including "Antmusic", "Goody Two Shoes", and "Stand and Deliver".

Recently, the 80s icon was carded for alcohol at a gas station in Kentucky. Instead of being offended, Ant (who was once voted Sexiest Man Alive by MTV viewers), hope it happens more, "I can only hope that I continue to be asked for proof of age for many years to come."

Ant is currently in the middle of his North American tour for his new record, Adam Ant is The Blueblack Hussar in Marrying The Gunner’s Daughter.

The new album was released earlier this year (2013), so I do not believe those new songs were played on his 2012 show in California.

Tour dates below:

08/09/13 Saint Petersburg, FL Palladium 08/10/13 Orlando, FL Hard Rock Café 08/12/13 Charlotte, NC McGlohon Theater 08/13/13 Washington, DC 9:30 Club 08/15/13 Glenside, PA Keswick Theatre 08/16/13 "Thursday At The Harbor" 08/16/13 New York, NY Irving Plaza 08/17/13 New York, NY Irving Plaza 08/19/13 Boston, MA Royale Nightclub 08/20/13 Toronto, ON Phoenix Concert 08/23/13 Pittsburgh, PA Stage AE 08/26/13 Columbus, OH Lifestyle 08/27/13 Detroit, MI Scottish Rite

08/28/13 Cleveland, OH Agora Theatre 08/30/13 Indianapolis, IN Old National Centre 08/31/13 Milwaukee, WI Turner Hall Ballroom 09/01/13 Minneapolis, MN Mill City Nights 09/06/13 Vancouver, BC The Vogue Theatre 09/07/13 Seattle, WA Showbox At The Market 09/08/13 Portland, OR Roseland Theater 09/10/13 Reno, NV Grand Sierra Resort & Casino 09/11/13 Sacramento, CA Ace Of Spades 09/12/13 San Francisco, CA Regency Ballroom 09/14/13 Honolulu, HI Republik 09/17/13 Fresno, CA Tower Theatre 09/18/13 Monterey, CA Golden State Theatre 09/20/13 Las Vegas, NV Hard Rock Cafe

Hard rocker Adam Bones is releasing his new EP Rock It Up on September 10th via Knitting Factory. I think my favorite part of the press release is the fact that he has "an amy of women" called Rikki Styxx (drums), Tracy Lambertucci (bass), and Breanna Fields (guitar).

Unfortunately, it looks like you have to live in California to benefit from the live Adam Bones dates. See details below:

Los Angeles' Adam Marsland has a new album called The Owl and the Full Moon.

The inspiration for the title came from this experience: "I was up in the Santa Monica Mountains hiking. It was after dark, warm, beautiful night, huge moon out, and an owl flew over my head and perched on a nearby tree. I felt so at peace and inspired. And I went home and wrote the music to "The Owl and the Full Moon" and thought, 'when I get that feeling again, I'll finish the song, and maybe write a whole new album that's happy and inspirational and uplifting.' A year went by, and I never got that feeling again."

You can check out those songs on his live appearances:

Singer, songwriter, and producer Sammy Adams just premiered his official new video for his single, "LA Story" on VEVO. The video was directed by Jon Augustavo and you can watch it here.

About the song, Adams said, "LA Story embodies living life the way you want to and having success with it. Although I started in Boston, everyone strives to live their dreams, and Los Angeles is where I'm able to do that best at the moment. The song was inspired by all the places I've been and where I thankfully am today."

Adams just wrapped up his spring national tour with T. Mills, so I don't have any additional new dates… but look for his latest "LA Story" single, which is out now on RCA Records.

This is the sound of composer, percussionist, and conductor Adam Rudolph's Go: Organic Orchestra (or abbreviated to Adam and G:OO) is releasing Sonic Mandela on September 17th on Meta Records.

Rudolph's philosophy on music, "What became interesting to me, the more I worked with my mentors, wasn't just how they played, or what instruments they played, or the sounds they made, but how they approached what they did. I was most interested in what their relationship was to music itself, the context and musical elements that were universal."

In addition to the upcoming release, there will be workshops available in New York (free admission):