March 25th, 2010

2010 Vancouver International Burlesquefest Presents:
Rosie Needs A New Brain

Don’t miss the beautiful and fascinating one-woman showcase of Rosie Needs a New Brain; a journey through burlesque and disability, compassion and discrimination, illusion and reality, and the spirituality behind it all. Debut staging: Friday May 7, 9pm at 254 East Hastings Street, Vancouver BC.

Rosie Delight is a burlesque artiste. Unfortunately she is a burlesque artiste with a problem. Rosie has a demon inside her brain and it is slowly taking over her body, robbing her of her beauty, her ability to control her movements, to tolerate music, sound and light, to perform or even live like a normal human being. As she faces the bleak possibility of living out her days hiding in a cave with earplugs in, Rosie filters her current experiences through the lens of her past, the people who surround her and the isolation that is slowly enveloping her.

Rosanna Wijenberg, aka Rosie Delight, has been a burlesque and performance artist in Vancouver for over 10 years before being recently diagnosed with a very rare, progressive and disabling neurological movement disorder. She has performed with Fluffgirl Burlesque, the Ultravixen Peepshow, Empire Burlesque and Screaming Chicken Theatrical Society. Currently she is enjoying the life of a solo performer and sometime small show producer, director and playwright, including the fabulous Cinco de Murder staged last year to a very enthusiastic, sold out audience. Never pigeonholed she has straddled the worlds of classic, comedic, gore and artlesque and tends to stun people with her beautiful costumes and clever burlettas.

Both raw and spectacular, bitter and beautiful, this show will fuse art and burlesque in a new way, with dancing, yelling, magic, neuroscience, comedy, blood, tragedy, striptease, drama, back-up dancers, singing, small explosions, implied nudity, crying, infotainment, utter joy, brain surgery and possibly some puppetry all wrapped up in one 45 minute time slot with one very magnetic performer.

The 2010 Vancouver International Burlesquefest runs May 6-9, 2010. For more information go to: www.vanburlesquefest.com or contact crystalprecious@gmail.com

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March 25th, 2010

Hi Everyone, Happy Spring!
We are having another fantastic sale!
We will be selling some of our most coveted items!

-Vintage
-Medieval
-Asian
-Fantasy
-Western
-Leather/Biker
-Science Fiction
-and other costumes…

We will also have new contemporary clothing, and will be re-stocking daily!

And for you make up artists out there… I have a box of unused silver beard and mustache appliances! And they are of good quality.

The sale is:
March 26th, and March 27th
12:00pm to 5:30pm

#5- 2741 Skeena Street, Vancouver

Pay cash and you don’t pay any tax! We accept cash, debit and credit.

See you there! And don’t forget to become a fan of
Unforgettable Costumes at:
www.facebook.com

-Unforgettable Costumes

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March 25th, 2010

ROCK AND ROLL WILDMAN ANDREW W.K. IS FIRST CONFIRMED GUEST, MANY MORE TO FOLLOW

Even as they move to annihilate the city of Austin at this years SXSW music festival, Antarctic beast-lords GWAR are setting their sights on an event that is destined to go down as one of the most insane experiences in their long and obtuse career. The CRACK-A-THON is on!

GWAR is staging their first CRACK-A-THON April 16th and 17th at the MF Gallery in Brooklyn, NY. Starting at 7:00 pm on April 16th, Oderus, joined by his co-host and band mate, Balsac the Jaws of Death, will star in GWAR’s very own variety show which will be broadcast free of charge to anybody with an internet connection. In the tradition of “The Carol Burnett Show” or the Jerry Lewis MS telethon, Oderus will attempt to entertain and milk the viewing audience for every penny they have while presenting an assortment of guests that glitteringly represent the sub-middle-upper-lower strata of entertainments elite!

Today GWAR announced the first confirmed guest on the program, Oderus’ Red Eye buddy and confirmed nose-bleeder, Andrew W.K. who will be performing live. Andrew W.K. is stoked about his upcoming appearance on the CRACK-A-THON, “I am very excited to have an intimate experience with Oderus. I’ve admired his physique for so long, and now I finally get to see it up close… very up close.”

Lead singer of GWAR and CRACK-A-THON host Oderus Urungus is known for sharing his crack.

Deep within the bowels of the Earth, preparations for GWAR’s first fund-raising drive have reached a fever pitch. As guests are lined up, sets are constructed, and scripts have bongwater spilled all over them, Oderus had this to say…

“I didn’t realize that so much work would be involved, and that sucks…I thought I would just kinda show up and get high. But I am undaunted by the complexity of the task as I just hired a bunch of other people to do it for me!”

This star-choked assault marks Oderus’ last-ditch attempt to raise funds in order to pay off his considerable crack-debt, owed to GWAR manager and underworld tyrant, Sleazy P. Martini, who had the following to say about the matter:
“Oderus’ crack debt makes the U.S. federal deficit look like fucking lunch money. If he wants to continue to “hook-up on the cook-up” then I need to see some cash.”

He continued: “If Oderus is unable to “lock- up on the rock-up” he gets violent, nasty, and confused, even more so than normal. So giving money to Oderus for crack isn’t just a nice thing to do, it’s also saving the human race from annihilation! So if the human race wants to survive they need to pony up.”

At this point Urkel has yet to confirm.

GWAR’s 25th Anniversary epic of earthen escape Lust in Space is undeniably still out on Metal Blade Records. Go out and buy a copy even if you have already.

TONS MORE GUESTS TO BE ANNOUNCED SOON! FOR INFO ON SHOW TIMES, GUESTS, HOW TO DONATE MONEY, HOW TO RESERVE YOUR SEAT AND WHERE TO WATCH THE CRACK-A-THON GO TO:
www.gwar.net

THE OFFICIAL CRACK-A-THON FACEBOOK PAGE
www.facebook.com

FOLLOW GWAR’S TWITTER FEEDS:
ODERUS:
www.twitter.com/therealoderus

BALSAC: www.twitter.com/balsacjod

INFAMOUS ART-CRITIC ANTON REEMCOBB
www.twitter.com/antonremcobb

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March 25th, 2010

WICKED JONES SET TO RE-RELEASE SUPERNATURAL FLESH EP WITH BONUS TRACKS

FULL LENGTH ALBUM- HELL’S KEEPER – DUE THIS YEAR ON NEW LABEL, SONIC SOUL RECORDS

WICKED JONES once again creates hard rock and soul in a very delicious flavor with two new bonus tracks on the re-released EP, Supernatural Flesh this spring. Only to be followed up later on this year by the long awaited hard heavy hitting full length CD, Hell’s Keeper slated to drop in the fall on Sonic Soul Records.

Singer Gregoria “G” D’Voldre spoke on the band’s signing and music: “We’re very happy about signing with Sonic Soul Records and we appreciate them letting us continue to be us musically. Performing live is what drives us though; and we hunger for that experience everyday.”

Guitar/Vocalist Jason Sossoman is equally stoked on the band’s music and future: “I tell you, seeing how people react to our music at live shows and comments online has been a very humbling experience for us. With so many different musical influences and musical styles fused together; we truly didn’t know how people would receive us. I can’t begin to express how grateful we are for the opportunity, the reaction, and the outcome that makes us want to give even more of ourselves in our music in the future.”

Look out for WICKED JONES playing live shows along the east coast this spring and summer.

Fans can now sign up for the WICKED JONES mailing list and street team at www.reverbnation.com/wickedjones. Exclusive downloads will be available for all members on release dates!
Fans can also get news and tour updates first by signing up for the WICKED JONES mobile club at: www.broadtexter.com/wickedjones.

www.wickedjones.com

www.myspace.com/wickedjonesband

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March 25th, 2010

AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER NOW
NEW MYSPACE PAGE LAUNCHED

GOOD FIGHT MUSIC will be unleashing their first two releases on April 13th, 2010. The debut album from SON OF AURELIUS, The Farthest Reaches is among those releases, and is one of the most anticipated albums of the spring. For fans that cannot wait to get their hands on this technical masterpiece, a link has been set up to pre-order the album. The album is available for pre-order in a bundle, which includes the album and a SON OF AURELIUS T-Shirt designed exclusively by acclaimed artist Joshua Andrew Belanger, who also did the cover art for the album. The CD can also be pre-ordered by itself. Make sure to head over to http://goodfightentertainment.merchnow.com/products/113772 and place your pre-order today.
SON OF AURELIUS have just re-launched their MySpace page which can be viewed at www.myspace.com/sonofaurelius. You can check out some of their music, a video for their song “Myocardial Infarction” photos and more info about the band.
Guitarist Cary Gear, had the following to say about their new album and signing with GOOD FIGHT MUSIC, The Farthest Reaches is all about making the music we love with no compromises. Getting signed and working with GOOD FIGHT is a breath of fresh air, it’s reassuring to have a label that puts its artists first and is committed to putting us out there in a big way.

With the new album titled The Farthest Reaches ready to be introduced to the world by GOOD FIGHT MUSIC on Tuesday April 13th 2010, the SON OF AURELIUS plans to embark on a schedule of relentless touring. With a live show that focuses on equal parts accuracy and audience engagement, it is a performance formula sure to win over the hearts of metal fans throughout the world. Like their namesake did many centuries ago, The SON OF AURELIUS are poised to leave their own mark on history.

For More Information on SON OF AURELIUS check out:

www.myspace.com/sonofaurelius
www.goodfightmusic.com

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