Rock N' Roll Gypsy Publishing

Jake Blatchly is the lead singer in White Devil Detroit an Australian hard rock band. A great frontman inspired by Bon Scott and Dee Snider, he's a funny bloke with the wit and wordplay that keeps you laughing. From Aleister Crowley to synchromatic orgasms, Jake is an open book. Hey Jake, thanks so much how the fuck are ya? Hey Andy! No wuckin’ forries at all mate! I’m feeling pretty opti-mystic and well rested! How are you?      When did you decide you wanted to be a singer in a rock n roll band? In the beginning I didn’t really decide to do it, it was thrust upon me haha. My best mate when I was 12 years old got a guitar for Christmas one year and I’m pretty sure before he could even play a note, he decided that he was going to start a band and I was going to be the singer. So I just took it from there and it basically became my entire identity, it took me a long time to get actually any good at singing though! Haha. I’ve been thinking back on dif...

Hailing from Iowa, Surf Zombies deliver gnarly waves, sun, sand, and fun sonically. Guitars soaked in reverb and full on energy. Return Of The Skeleton is a great fun record. Starstorm starts us off with a vibe that mixes Agent Orange with The Eliminators. Fuzzy rhythm with the reverb drenched leads. Its a bit dark though. Frank & The sharks has a element of The Shadows. Its beautiful. sublime. Return Of The Skeleton starts off with a creepy slide down the neck of reverb filled horror scooby doo chase style music. Its done perfectly. They make it real instwad of corny. They capture a dark surf vibe. Rougue Wave has a great opening riff. The rhythm chymes in with power chords to create a groove and builds into what sounds like the great Cthulu of waves set to destroy any surfer in it's path. These dudes are The Misfits of instrumental surf music. Top fucking notch. Slingshot is another happy arousing number. It evokes fun and sunlight. The duality of their sound is reall...

Prophets Of Addictions’ latest Nothing But The Truth is a fantastic, stripped down acoustic record and it is quite amazing and moving at times. Taking their glam punk sleaze hybrid down to their raw bare bones. The American Dream opens the album perfectly. Its subtle and sublime, using lines like 'seasons may change but I'll stay the same’ it's a statement thats powerful and its a truly good song.Lesli has that  folky wine to his voice that i never really caught until hearing this record. Its really something special here and it touches your soul. Altar of Altercation is a twisted beautiful song about living in a rough town. The thing about this record, as they are a punky glammy band, but this record has all the elements of a good folk album. Storytelling songs with wonderful, simple melodies. Holy shit. Babylon Boulevard is a song they have an electric version of, but this version cuts you like a knife and leaves you bleeding in the gutter in the moonlight. Its...

Onset is an Atmospheric Funeral Doom band, a two piece from Singapore. Their EP Unstructured Dissemination is an instrumental masterpiece, haunting and brooding. The soundtrack to the abyss. Brings to mind cold medieval burials. Permeation The Ordeal starts off with eerie synth slowly building, setting the mood, and it's desolate. It builds up and the guitars and everything come in. Very cosmic and hypnotizing in a way. It is quite incredible, with funereal beauty. Echoes of past lives seep through your subconscious as you listen and bask in the dark tranquility of your mind floating through the river of ain. Incredible work. This doesn't need words. Pestis: The Suppressing & Recurrence starts with a drum roll and goes into a motherfucker of a riff and has a layer right underneath that has ghostly like sounds. It almost sounds like a demon whispering to you right underneath the riffs. This ep is absolutely amazing. Stunning and stellar craftsmanship in music, and c...

Scimmie Di Mare is the latest full length release from Italian Surf band Atollo13, and it is fun from the moment it starts to the end. Reminiscent of The Eliminators and the Blue Stingrays and The Shadows, there's some groovy and gnarly tunes here that you can dig unless you're a square. Trappistone is the beginning intro, complete with the old vox keyboard and reverb drenched fender guitars in all their Cali sun glory. Such great musicianship here. Linda Linda the first song with vocals, they sing in Italian, but it sounds right. It's a wonderful song. It's crazy to hear perfect top notch surf music with Italian lyrics, but I must say it's better than alot of stuff around today. It sounds fresh out of a pier in the early 60s. Sea Monkeys starts off with discord and a psychedelic moment before grooving into a beautiful dance tune. Any record that encourages fun, or dancing is a good one. These guys completely have it nailed down and tight. I did not w...

Raven Throne is an atmospheric black metal band from Northern Belarus. Formed in 2004, the band is still eternally influenced by the cold winter and mystical, unseen worlds. Biaskoncy snieh času / Niazhasnaje is a compilation of a single and two additional tracks. They are a phenomenal and intense band. Schooled well on the old school traits of Mayhem and Darkthrone with a bit of early Gorgoroth for good measure, with their own modern spin in a way that works wonderfully. The intro  Viartannie starych viatroŭ starts us out with a slow dark guitar riff with pouring rain, setting the mood. My - vosieni vartaŭniki starts off with such a powerful riff, like your staring down at a portal to hell, looking down smiling before you leap. The vocals are strong, similar to that of Gaahl and Hat thrown together. Absolute perfection. Better than 95% of any recent bands in the black Imetal genre. There's some light synth that ads a nice layer to their incredible, theatrics sound almost. ...

Ace Frehley latest album Spaceman came out on the 40th anniversary of his 1978 solo album, and he is back on track for sure. This record has an Old school feel with a nice mixture of modern digital as well. Production wise it's great. The album cover itself is so cool, and only Ace Frehley could look cool in that bell bottomed space suit thing he's wearing. The first tune Without You I'm Nothing m, cowrittwn with his old pal Gene Simmons making a guest appearance on this track as well. A great funky almost groovy bass line builds up to an awesome anthem. It's got a fantastic hook, fantastic riffs, and it's honest. It's Aces thank you to both music and his fans. But yet it's a great fucking song that isn't corny. The solo gives me chills. It's an awesome introduction to the album, it hits you like a kick to the guts. Rockin With The Boys is a tune just askin your ol lady to chill, he's just rockin with his band. Its a great song, and ...

Today is the birthday of Roger Keith Barrett, better known as Syd Barrett. The crazy diamond recluse, but also the founder and main muse even after he left the band years later, died of diabetes complications on July 7, 2006. Syd Barrett legacy lives on even know. His quick ascent and descent mentally and otherwise, has created a mystic quality to him. Would he want that? Who knows. I just wanted to share my love and thoughts of him on his birthday. His music is unique, bizarre, brilliant, and catchy. From the entire Piper At the Gates Of Dawn record, to the madcap laughs and Barrett, he still has his own world he creates. Today we should all celebrate his music and his life. His influence is undeniable. A mad genius, but geniuses usually have a touch of madness. Shine on you crazy diamond.