Aug 5 2013

World Premiere Video Release of “Ballbreaker” by “Two Ton Anvil”

We are pleased to announce the world premiere video release of “Ballbreaker” from metal trio Two Ton Anvil. The band has been on a non stop rollercoaster ride for this last year, touring non stop in support of their sophomore release “Coming Home” now available worldwide on Dark Star Records and Sony Music Entertainment… The video was directed and produced by Mario Salazar who also directed Two Ton Anvil’s two previous videos “Corruption” and “Victims”… The song Ballbreaker will also be featured in the movie Jezebeth 2 Hour of the Gun, Directed by Damien Dante and starring Ana Santos.

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Jul 27 2013

Naked and Stoned Music Videos Featuring Jeff Swan and Slam Bang Featured at NME Magazine

Photo by Jimmy Barnes Photography

Dark Star Records recently released two music videos for the song Naked and Stoned by Slam Bang. The two music videos feature Ashley UWish Stewart in a sexy photo shoot and have been receiving a lot of press. Both videos can now be seen on the NME Magazine Website.

Naked and Stoned on NME
(Band Version)

www.nme.com/musicvideos/-naked-and-stoned/1952959

Naked and Stoned on NME
(Photography Mix)

www.nme.com/musicvideos/-naked-and-stoned-photography-mix/1952939

Photo by Jimmy Barnes Photography

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Jul 9 2013

World Premiere of “Naked and Stoned” The New Music Video by Slam Bang Featuring Ashley UWish Stewart

Dark Star Records and SGL Entertainment are pleased to announce the release of not “one” but “two” music videos for the song Naked and Stoned performed by Slam Bang and featuring actress model Ashley UWish Stewart.

The song was written about the Hot Summer Nights in Chicago Illinois, and the music video features actress model Ashley UWish Stewart in a Sexy Hot Photo Shoot. The first video is with Slam Bang and includes live footage from their classic lineup: Jeff Swan, Frankie Lee, Bob Cozza, and Bill Gingrich. The New Album Everyday is a Party Featuring Naked and Stoned is Now Available on iTunes via Dark Star Records and Sony Music.

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The second video is a photo shoot montage. Ashley UWish Stewart was hired as a model for the new Slam Bang Album Cover. “We wanted this Album Cover to be Wild and Sexy” Quotes Photographer Jeffrey A. Swanson “and I think we achieved that”. “Ashley UWish stewart did an amazing job”. She is on both the Album Cover for “Everyday is a Party” and the Single “Naked and Stoned”. Ashley has since signed with SGL Entertainment and makes a cameo appearance in the movie “Jezebeth 2 Hour of the Gun” Written and Directed by Damien Dante and Produced by Damien Dante and Jeffrey A. Swanson. www.Jezebeth.com

Photography by Jeffrey A. Swanson

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Jul 1 2013

And The Winner is “Double Eyelid” for the Jezebeth 2 Hour of the Gun Ultimate Band Contest

We are pleased to announce that the winner of the Ultimate Band Contest for the Jezebeth 2 Hour of the Gun Movie and Soundtrack Deal is “Double Eyelid”. The bands song “Dead is Better” will be featured in the End Credits of the movie and will be played out in its entirety. The song will also be included on the Jezebeth 2 Hour of the Gun Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, Distributed by Dark Star Records and Sony Music. “The Song Immediately hit me” quotes Executive Producer and Music Supervisor Jeffrey A. Swanson. “When I played the song for the movie Director “Damien Dante”, Damien said “No need to look any further, this song is perfect”. And, not only are we going to include “Dead is Better” the song in the movie and on the Soundtrack, but we are also going to feature the bands Award Winning HD Video “Dead is Better” on the DVD and Blu-Ray Release as a Bonus Feature. The music video won the Special Selection Committee award at the Hamilton Music Film Festival in Canada, and was also featured on MuchMusic, Canada’s answer to MTV. The video “Dead is Better” was Directed by Steven Cerritos and stars Lovina Yavari. We would like to thank Sonicbids for yet another Successful contest, and helping us find some great music. Double Eyelid is: Ian Revell, Karl Mohr and Benjamin Mueller-Heaslip. “Jezebeth 2 Hour of the Gun” starring “Ana Santos” was written, directed by Damien Dante and produced by Damien Dante, Jeffrey A. Swanson and will be available Worldwide on Blu-Ray and All Media via SGL Entertainment and R-Squared Films in the fall of 2013.

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Jun 20 2013

Dark Star Records Artists will come standard in the new BMW 5 Series

Watch this Special Promotional Video featuring the Song “Big Green Monster” by Shooting Hemlock
Courtesy of Dark Star Records

Dark Star Records Artists will come standard in the new BMW 5 Series as part of a deal with the U.K. based music streaming service rara.com billed as the first direct-to-car music streaming service in Europe. Major Label Dark Star Records in Association with Sony Music Entertainment is part of a deal with rara.com that includes the labels entire catalog of over 50 titles to be available for streaming direct from the dashboard of the new BMW 5 Series. Unlike most other in-car streaming services currently available throughout Europe, rara.com’s fully integrated offering is built into the vehicle allowing users to instantly stream music without needing to plug in a smartphone. Launched in December 2011, London-based rara.com currently operates in 33 international markets, including U.S., U.K., France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Canada, Australia, Mexico, Brazil and South Africa. In addition to its new BMW offering, the service is available to access via the web and on Windows 8, iOS and Android devices. “The digital music landscape is always changing” quotes Dark Star Records President Jeffrey A. Swanson. “Right now we are focusing heavily on streaming music services like: Pandora, Rdio, Jango, Spotify, Slacker, Rara.com, Etc. as we see the world is embracing these evolutionary ways to discover and listen to new music”. “The deal with BMW and rara.com is a major milestone in the evolution of digital music distribution, and everyone at Dark Star Records is very excited to be a part of this historic deal.

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Jun 14 2013

Black Sabbath’s New Album 13 is #1 in 23 Countries

Watch the full length music video for the song “End of the Beginning” as featured on an episode of CSI

“13” track listing:

01. End Of The Beginning (8:05)
02. God Is Dead? (8:52)
03. Loner (4:59)
04. Zeitgeist (4:37)
05. Age Of Reason (7:01)
06. Live Forever (4:46)
07. Damaged Soul (7:51)
08. Dear Father (7:20)

Deluxe-edition bonus tracks:

09. Methademic (5:57)
10. Peace Of Mind (3:40)
11. Pariah (5:34)

Total running time (with bonus tracks): 68 minutes, 42 seconds

The Classic Pioneers of Metal “Black Sabbath” return with a vengeance after 35 years with original singer Ozzy Osbourne, guitarist Tony Iommi and bassist Geezer Butler. The new album 13 produced by Rick Rubin is number one in 23 countries and is expected to sell between 120,000 to 130,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to industry web site “Hits Daily Double”. Several versions of “13” are available for order, including a standard CD, a double CD that includes a second disc of exclusive bonus audio, a heavyweight vinyl album in a gatefold sleeve and the “Super Deluxe Box Set”, which contains the double CD, the vinyl album, an exclusive DVD documentary on the band’s reunion, 13 photographic prints and hand-written lyrics. The drum tracks on the album were laid down by Rage Against the Machine sticksman Brad Wilk following original drummer Bill Ward’s decision to bow out of the reunion. Black Sabbath kicked off its world tour in support of “13” on April 20th, 2013.

by Jeffrey A Swanson / Publisher / Editor / Writer
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May 17 2013

“Love” it’s a Shot in the Dark, Music Video World Premiere

Photo by Mona Marie

This is the first “single” ever released by Singer and Guitarist Jeff Swan. The song is about the hard Life of a street girl and was written and recorded in the 1980’s. Jeff Swan layed down both the guitar and the bass tracks as well as the Vocals, while Producer Brian Eatin played the drums. The song was recently released on Dark Star Records and Sony Music Entertainment, and can be Purchased from iTunes:

www.itunes.apple.com/us/album/love-its-a-shot-in-the-dark/id274301707

The Music Video, “Love” it’s a Shot in the Dark by Jeff Swan is Now Playing at Vimeo On Demand. Watch the entire video in full HD and Download it to keep forever:

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May 14 2013

Jeff Swan Launches His New Website

Musician and Actor Jeff Swan launches his new website jeffswan.net Here is where you can find all of Jeff’s albums, movies and books. Jeff swan has had over a dozen albums released worldwide and has acted in several films including the 80’s sci-fi horror film Carnivore released on 20th Century Fox. Find out more by going to the bio page or get the new book JEFF SWAN “UNRATED” Coming soon. The website has a ton of videos to watch and there are descriptions and pictures of all the bands, albums and films that Jeff was involved with. Also, get all the latest news about his new book JEFF SWAN “UNRATED” when it becomes available right here on the front page. Celebrate over 30 years in the entertainment business with Jeff Swan at:

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Apr 30 2013

“The War We Rage” by “Conquest” Now Available Worldwide

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The new “Conquest” album “The War We Rage” is now available Worldwide. Their sophomore album is produced by Derrick Brumley and engineered by Adam Long who also worked on their well received debut album “End of Days”. The album also features a remake of the popular Charlie Daniels song “Long Haired Country Boy” which you can hear in this 23 minute streaming sample of the entire album.

Promo Video for the Worldwide Release of “The War We Rage”

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Apr 23 2013

RIPT Return to the Stage for Two Nights with Special Guest BLOODY MARY

RIPT return to Rockford for a TWO night stand Friday and Saturday night, May 10th and 11th at Whiskey’s Roadhouse in Rockford Illinois, with special guest and labelmates BLOODY MARY the all female teenaged rock band.

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Hailing from Rockford Illinois the home of Cheap Trick, these bad boys of Rock tore it up in the late 80’s and early 90’s with songs like This Is Your Brain On Rock-N-Roll and the amped up version of Elvis Presley’s Suspicious Minds. The band released their self titled full length album in 1992 that included the love ballad “Nicole” and ten other fan favorites. The album sold over 15,000 copies. Ript is now available worldwide as a special digital release through SONY MUSIC via Dark Star Records. This is great news for Hard Rock and 80’s Metal Fans from around the world. “Ript” is available now at digital retailers everywhere including iTunes.