The Tonic Rays - I am so psyched to share this awesome news about my friend's band, The Tonic Rays. I met Joe Cummings and Marie Dance earlier this year while in Thailand. I got to hang with Joe and Marie because of Something Underground. They played a few shows there too, it was great to hang out watching musicians jam, sing, and dance with each other and feel the energy that flowed through my art as a result of those experiences.
I feel it like a river raging through me, so hang on for the ride.
The Tonic Rays make Billboard rock critic's top 10 picks of 2008 - December 24, 2008.
Chuck Eddy's Billboard list in full:
Top 10 Albums of 2008, Billboard
1. Jamey Johnson, "That Lonesome Song" (Mercury).
2. Ross Johnson, "Make It Stop! The Most Of Ross Johnson" (Goner).
3. Rose Tattoo, "Blood Brothers" (Wacken).
4. Rick Springfield," Venus in Overdrive" (New Door/UMe).
5. The Knux, "Remind Me in 3 Days..." (Interscope).
6. The Tonic Rays, "The Tonic Rays" (TonicSongs).
7. Woodbox Gang, "Drunk As Dragons" (Alternative Tentacles).
8. Carter's Chord, "Carter's Chord" (Show Dog Nashville).
9. Phil Vassar, "Prayer of a Common Man" (Universal).
10. New Bloods, "The Secret Life" (Kill Rock Stars).
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Detroit-born music journalist Chuck Eddy started his career with The Village Voice and Creem, where he published one of the first national interviews with the Beastie Boys in the mid-1980s. Eddy has gone on to write for Rolling Stone, Spin, Entertainment Tonight, Entertainment Weekly and other national publications. After serving as music editor at The Village Voice for seven years, Eddy briefly wrote a thrice-weekly heavy metal blog for MTV Urge and a monthly page of capsule CD reviews in Harp magazine called 'The Last Roundup.' He most recently worked as senior editor for Billboard. He has authored two books: Stairway to Hell: The 500 Best Heavy Metal Albums in the Universe, and The Accidental Evolution of Rock and Roll.
I feel it like a river raging through me, so hang on for the ride.
WAHOO!
PS - I'm available for travel worldwide!
Call me, we can make some music, tell some stories and have ADVENTURES!
PRESS RELEASE:
The Tonic Rays make Billboard rock critic's top 10 picks of 2008 - December 24, 2008.
The Tonic Rays, founded by songwriters Marie Dance and Joe Cummings in the northwestern Thailand town of Pai in 2006, are the first Thailand-based band ever to be included in a US critic's annual top picks. In addition to Dance and Cummings, who handle vocals and guitars, and who hail from the UK and the USA respectively, the band features Thailand native Sun Ray on bass and Japan-born Mark Iwamoto on drums. A sales surge is anticipated over the coming weeks as a result of making Eddy's list, but the band is pressing more CDs to meet the unexpected demand. Recorded and mixed by Rangsan Chaiya in Thailand and mastered by Prairie Sun in California, 'The Tonic Rays' album is available online as a CD or as an mp3 download at Amazon, CdBaby, iTunes and MySpace, and direct via PayPal.
Chuck Eddy's Billboard list in full:
Top 10 Albums of 2008, Billboard
1. Jamey Johnson, "That Lonesome Song" (Mercury).
2. Ross Johnson, "Make It Stop! The Most Of Ross Johnson" (Goner).
3. Rose Tattoo, "Blood Brothers" (Wacken).
4. Rick Springfield," Venus in Overdrive" (New Door/UMe).
5. The Knux, "Remind Me in 3 Days..." (Interscope).
6. The Tonic Rays, "The Tonic Rays" (TonicSongs).
7. Woodbox Gang, "Drunk As Dragons" (Alternative Tentacles).
8. Carter's Chord, "Carter's Chord" (Show Dog Nashville).
9. Phil Vassar, "Prayer of a Common Man" (Universal).
10. New Bloods, "The Secret Life" (Kill Rock Stars).
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Detroit-born music journalist Chuck Eddy started his career with The Village Voice and Creem, where he published one of the first national interviews with the Beastie Boys in the mid-1980s. Eddy has gone on to write for Rolling Stone, Spin, Entertainment Tonight, Entertainment Weekly and other national publications. After serving as music editor at The Village Voice for seven years, Eddy briefly wrote a thrice-weekly heavy metal blog for MTV Urge and a monthly page of capsule CD reviews in Harp magazine called 'The Last Roundup.' He most recently worked as senior editor for Billboard. He has authored two books: Stairway to Hell: The 500 Best Heavy Metal Albums in the Universe, and The Accidental Evolution of Rock and Roll.
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