Black Sugar Transmission: "Don't Blame The Horse" video

Watch the new Black Sugar Transmission video for Don't Blame The Horse, a track from the forthcoming Wandering Into The Bullseye album. It's a dark and jagged electro-rock track - a warning not to blame the beast when he seems to be wandering of course. The USA is in a flux and Andee Black is not afraid to speak his mind, obviously disaffected by the reign of 45 and his cronies.

Wandering Into The Bullseye will be released later this month as the first part of a trilogy of albums. The other two, unnamed at this stage, will be available in the Summer and the Fall. The CD version will be housed in a box, which will be shipped with part three. Pre-order via his website.

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HCTF review of In The City's Arms.

Cover Me: Killed By Death

NYC singer and guitar ace Andee Black covered the classic Motórhead album Overkill in full last year, using his one-man project Black Sugar Transmission. Those who bought the album will already be familiar with the bonus track Killed By Death, but for those who haven't heard it, here it is in all its pounding glory.

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HCTF review of Overkill.

Black Sugar Transmission: The Aughts Vol 8: Gardens Growing Over Doll Parts

NYC singer and guitar ace Andee Blacksugar has released Vol 8, the final part (for now) of his Black Sugar Transmission re-recordings for his monthly EP series The Aughts. Vol 8: Gardens Growing Over Doll Parts contains six songs crossing the border between glam and hard rock, It can be bought from his webshop.

The Aughts is a new monthly series of 6-song EP releases. These are brand new re-recordings of songs I originally wrote/recorded on my trusty 4-track machine roughly between 2000 and 2006 (also known as the P*S*K era).

Black Sugar Transmission: The Aughts Vol 7: We Blacked Out On The Train To The Future

NYC singer and guitar ace Andee Blacksugar has released Vol 7 of his Black Sugar Transmission re-recordings for his monthly EP series The Aughts. Vol 7: We Blacked Out On The Train To The Future contains six songs crossing the border between glam and hard rock, It can be bought from his webshop.

The Aughts is a new monthly series of 6-song EP releases. These are brand new re-recordings of songs I originally wrote/recorded on my trusty 4-track machine roughly between 2000 and 2006 (also known as the P*S*K era).

Black Sugar Transmission: The Aughts Vol 6: A Love Child That's Not In Style

NYC singer and guitar ace Andee Blacksugar has released Vol 6 of his Black Sugar Transmission re-recordings for his monthly EP series The Aughts. Vol 6: A Love Child That's Not In Style contains six songs crossing the border between glam and hard rock, It can be bought from his webshop.

The Aughts is a new monthly series of 6-song EP releases. These are brand new re-recordings of songs I originally wrote/recorded on my trusty 4-track machine roughly between 2000 and 2006 (also known as the P*S*K era).

Black Sugar Transmission: The Aughts Vol 5: Praying In The Sink Again

NYC singer and guitar ace Andee Blacksugar has released Vol 5 of his Black Sugar Transmission re-recordings for his monthly EP series The Aughts. Vol 5: Praying In The Sink Again contains six songs crossing the border between glam and hard rock, It can be bought from his webshop.

The Aughts is a new monthly series of 6-song EP releases. These are brand new re-recordings of songs I originally wrote/recorded on my trusty 4-track machine roughly between 2000 and 2006 (also known as the P*S*K era).

Black Sugar Transmission: The Aughts Vol 4: Treading Wires

NYC singer and guitar ace Andee Blacksugar has released Vol 4 of his Black Sugar Transmission re-recordings for his monthly EP series The Aughts. Vol 4: Treading Wires contains six songs crossing the border between glam and hard rock, It can be bought from his webshop.

The Aughts is a new monthly series of 6-song EP releases. These are brand new re-recordings of songs I originally wrote/recorded on my trusty 4-track machine roughly between 2000 and 2006 (also known as the P*S*K era).

Black Sugar Transmission: The Aughts Vol 3: Telephones Take Over The World

NYC singer and guitar ace Andee Blacksugar has released Vol 3 of his Black Sugar Transmission re-recordings for his monthly EP series The Aughts. Vol 3: Telephones Take Over The World contains six songs crossing the border between glam and hard rock, It can be bought from his webshop.

The Aughts is a new monthly series of 6-song EP releases. These are brand new re-recordings of songs I originally wrote/recorded on my trusty 4-track machine roughly between 2000 and 2006 (also known as the P*S*K era).

Black Sugar Transmission: The Aughts Vol. 2 Got To Keep It Moving, Got To Spread It Everywhere

NYC singer and guitar ace Andee Blacksugar has released Vol. 2 of his Black Sugar Transmission re-recordings for his monthly EP series The Aughts. Vol 2: Got To Keep It Moving, Got To Spread It Everywhere contains six songs crossing the border between glam and hard rock, It can be bought from his webshop.

The Aughts is a new monthly series of 6-song EP releases. These are brand new re-recordings of songs I originally wrote/recorded on my trusty 4-track machine roughly between 2000 and 2006 (also known as the P*S*K era).

Black Sugar Transmission: new EP series "The Aughts"

NYC singer and guitar ace Andee Blacksugar will revisit the Black Sugar Transmission tracks that were recorded between 2000 and 2006, cherry picking the best stuff and release re-recorded versions for an EP series called The Aughts. Think hard-hitting glam rock goodness that will provoke countless air guitar solos. Vol 1: I'm Up For Anything Tonight can be bought from his webshop.

The Aughts is a new monthly series of 6-song EP releases. These are brand new re-recordings of songs I originally wrote/recorded on my trusty 4-track machine roughly between 2000 and 2006 (also known as the P*S*K era).

Andee Black: Dane Sonnier in Dm

Once again NYC guitarist Andee Black asked his Facebook friends to call out a key and tempo. He would the write a tune, name it after the first respondent, and put it on Youtube. Ladies and gentlemen: Dane Sonnier in Dm, who also requested a 85bpm tempo. It's a dreamy, prog metal instrumental on electric and acoustic guitar.

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Black Sugar Transmission: The Making Of "Taboo"

Watch episode #06 of the studio reports about the new Black Sugar Transmission album Violent Muses:

This one looks at the "Taboo" single: how it was recorded and why the whole thing is really indebted to Marshall Crenshaw.

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HCTF review of Violent Muses.

Black Sugar Transmission: vocal tracking w/ the H9 Pedal

Watch episode #05 of the studio reports about the new Black Sugar Transmission album Violent Muses. Tricks and treats for the vocals with a H9 Pedal:

Eventide's H9 pedal wasn't just used on the guitar tracks of Violent Muses - it's all over the vocals, too. This video isolates vocal FX tracks to reveal the sonic candy.

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HCTF review of Violent Muses.

Black Sugar Transmission: "Taboo" video

Watch the new Black Sugar Transmission video for Taboo, a track from their forthcoming new album Violent Muses. The clip features Andee Blacksugar (guitar, vocals), Ava Farber (bass) and John Clancy (drums).

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HCTF review of Violent Muses.

Black Sugar Transmission: the drummers on "Violent Muses"

Watch episode #04 of the studio reports about the new Black Sugar Transmission album Violent Muses: drummers Timo Ellis (Netherlands, Sean Lennon, Cibo Matto) and Mike Hansen (Bruce Boulliet, Tex Pawn Shop & the Tremolos), and percussionist Jimmy Lopez (Gypsy Kings, Oz Noy).

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HCTF review of Violent Muses.

Black Sugar Transmission: Ava Farber & John Clancy on "Violent Muses"

Watch episode #03 of the studio reports about the new Black Sugar Transmission album Violent Muses: Ava Farber talks about vocals & bass and John Clancy explains his drums parts.

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HCTF review of Violent Muses.

Black Sugar Transmission: Using the "Eventide H9" on "Violent Muses"

Watch Andee Blacksugar demonstrating his use of the Eventide H9 pedal on the new Black Sugar Transmission album Violent Muses.

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HCTF review of Violent Muses.

Black Sugar Transmission: Violent Muses

photo: Natasha Gornik

NYC dance glam rock band Black Sugar Transmission were put on hold for a bit when main man Andee Blacksugar traversed the globe as Peter Murphy's guitar ace. The songs for the new album Violent Muses have been mixed and are currently being mastered. It's not the finished product - mastering will take care of the balance and such, but even in its raw state this is an irresistible bunch of songs with pretty dark lyrics that can you can dance too.

Like its predecessor The Glamour Pantomime Blacksugar pays tribute to the Eighties, touching base with Duran Duran (Hey Wildflower), Let's Dance-era Bowie, Prince (Taboo could have been Around the World in a Day) and Madonna. Prepare to be scared by Solitaire, wowed by the Beach Boys meet the Dresden Dolls dark pop of To the Stars and freaked out by the slowed down heavy metal of Crave.

Black Sugar Transmission:
Andee Blacksugar: vocals, instruments, programming
Ava Farber: additional vocals throughout
John Clancy: drums on "Stripe", "Violent" & "Taboo", background vocals on "Violent"
Leon Gruenbaum: Samchillian solo on "Between The Notes"
Timo Ellis: drums on "Between the Notes"
Mike Hansen: drums on "Watch the Windows"
Adam James: bass on "Alexcafe"
Jimmy Lopez: exotic percussion throughout

Violent Muses is a self-released album. Tentative release date: February 2015. A few snippets can heard in the first studio report.

Tracks:

1. Stripes
2. Violent
3. The World Is Yr Ashtray
4. Hey Wildflower
5. Taboo
6. Between the Notes
7. Solitaire
8. To the Stars
9. Muses Interlude
10. God Loves War
11. Monroe
12. Crave
13. Watch the Windows
14. Alexcafe

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HCTF review of The Glamour Pantomime.

Andee Blacksugar: Joe Mitch & Hans Werksman in Bb

How many music bloggers have a tune named after them? Watch Andee Blacksugar perform Joe Mitch & Hans Werksman in Bb:

Again this week I asked my Facebook friends to call out a key and tempo, with the promise that I'd write/record/film/upload a piece of guitar music using those parameters the same night, and name it after the first respondent(s). Joe Mitch called the tempo (150bpm) and Hans Werksman the key (B-flat major). Here it is!

Features the usual gear (my custom, DiMarzio-loaded Blacksugar Strat, Fractal Audio AFX2, Eventide Pitchfactor, various other pedals and Cubase 5). Everything was recorded direct!

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Andee Blacksugar: Matthew T Rosethorne in F#m

NYC guitarist Andee Blacksugar asked his Facebook friends to call out a key and tempo. He would the write a tune, name it after the first respondent, and put it on Youtube. Ladies and gentlemen: Matthew T Rosethorne in F#m:

Features my gorgeous new Gibson Songwriter DLX 12-string, plus the usual gear (my custom, DiMarzio-loaded Blacksugar Strat, Fractal Audio AFX2, Eventide Pitchfactor, various other pedals and Cubase 5). Everything was recorded direct!

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