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“WELCOME TO THE FREAKSHOW” is the brainchild of Jeff LaBar (Cinderella) and Ronnie Borchert aka *Markus Allen Christopher* (Miss Crazy) ”Welcome To The Freakshow” showcases hioctane ,powerful Hard Rock that blends the melodic sound of the 80s with a fresh punchy modern production that is sure to win over many fans worldwide.

But don't take our word for it, make sure to pick up their new album and get to a show and hear and see for yourself!! They were just here in Vegas and we had a chance to sit down with them and get the inside scoop of what is going on with this amazing band! p. 6

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In Memoriam…

Just a short while ago the music industry lost an iconic figure in Scott Weiland. Weiland was the former front man for Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver. He died in his sleep less than a week before this issue comes to you.

Weiland had a distinctive voice & style, singing in the lower register with almost a growl that set the tone of STP's sound, his onstage persona also flamboyant and chaotic. He's been called one of the three "voices of a generation" of the 90's, alongside Kurt Cobain & Layne Staley.

Weiland died short of his 50th birthday, his star shining bright for the short time we basked in its glow.

His style, energy, and charisma were second to none, but in his quiet moments he battled demons that would not let him go. This is a stark reminder to us all that the shell that we see in a person, the form in which they reside, might not show the entire picture of their life, their struggles, and their fears. We don't know the battles that go on in the mind and body of many people we know, and Weiland was no different.

He was human. He was a star. He was a troubled soul.

The world lost a great person, a great musician, and the world of music mourns his passing.

RIP Scott Weiland Photo Credit: Alex Rauch For KROQ

<CV> Let’s start off with getting a little back- <JEFF> I was in a band called Precious Metal. ground on the both of you. Jeff, what first got We opened for Cinderella on many occasions. you into music and at what age? What made you Cinderella was the House Band at The Galaxy in say "this is what I want to do?” South Jersey every Saturday night at midnight and they would pack the place every Saturday <JEFF> My older brother Jack. Are you record- night. So we got to open for them every now and then. I would play, I would run upstairs, get ing? *laugher* changed and run right back downstairs and be <CV> Yes *laughter* like, I need to be that guy! When Michael Kelly Smith was the guitar player I was like I’m so <JEFF> Ok, just making sure. *laughter* My much better than him, I should be in this band. I older brother Jack when I was in grade school, went to High School with Tom’s wife and Eric’s 8,9,10. He started playing guitar. He was into wife.

Yes, Janis, Pink Floyd, Jethro Tull, that kind of <CV> Oh Wow stuff. He got me into music, he got my parents into music and he started playing guitar. I used to <JEFF> Yea so that helped. So they got signed, play his guitar in front of a mirror to Alice they got record deals offers countless, but every Cooper records, Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, and company said the guitar player and the drummer because my parents got into music they used to have to go. They only wanted to sign Tom and take me to concerts. My dad got into the classical Eric. So finally after so many offers, they took an rock, Yes, Janis and Pink Floyd. That’s how it all offer from Mercury Polygram, but they said you have to replace those two guys. So I auditioned began for me. and Tom came to me and said you know what’s going on. EVERYBODY knew what was going <CV> Now, of course we all know you were in on in South Jersey and Philadelphia. I was like Cinderella. I believe you joined them in 85? Give absolutely! He said, do you want to audition? I us a little history on that experience. was like Fuck Yea! I was like I’m supposed to be in your band! I auditioned with Reggie Wu from

Heavens Edge, “Snake” Dave Sabo from Skid Row, a whole bunch of people auditioned and I got the gig. <CV> What have you been doing since then? I understand you have a solo cd out yes? Can you tell us about that? <JEFF> Yeah, I made a solo record. Tom, after our last tour I believe in 2012, they told me after the tour that they did not want to bring this up during the tour but Tom’s putting out a solo record that he has been working on for like 15 years or something that I actually played on. It started out to be Cinderella music with our Sony deal that got dropped or whatever. So it was put to me and my wife Debbie and my tour manager Larry Morand were like you have been threatening to put out a solo record for years so now is the time. So I did it. My wife kicked me in the ass a few times and so did Larry. So when Tom put out his solo record I was like ok, I will do mine. I put it out on Rat Pack <CV> Oh yea, I know who they are.

that yet. *laughing* So that was before I did my solo record.

<JEFF> Yea, right? <MARKUS> What about the album you did before that, what was that? <JEFF> The album I did before that?

<CV> Markus, now it’s your turn. Let's get a little background on you. What first got you into music and at what age? What made you say "this is what I want to do?

<MARKUS> Yea, the album you did before that in 2009.

<MARKUS> I went to a

<JEFF> I didn’t do an album before that.

<JEFF> Kiss Show!

<CV> Stonehenge

<MARKUS> Kiss Concert

<JEFF> Stonehenge *laughter*

<JEFF> I knew it! *laughing*

<MARKUS> Yea, I did this album with this guy named Jeff Labar in 2009.

<MARKUS> I went to a Kiss concert when I was a little boy and my dad made me rake 8 bags of leaves to get the ticket to see them. I went with my soccer coach and his kid and some kids from school and it changed my life.

<JEFF> Oh Oh I’m sorry, Oh my god <CV> Ohhhhhhh *laughter* <JEFF> Hell yea! I did that Freakshow record with fuckin Markus,”Ronnie” and Frankie Banali and Tony Franklin. <CV> Gee I think I have that album. *laughing* <JEFF> I didn’t know we were moving on to

Paul Stanley, man he really made me want to do this for real. My parents, my mom was really big into Neal Diamond and Elvis Presley, you know what I mean? I was a little guy and I loved that

shit! I really did, I liked the melodies you know?

I was always a melody guy. My mom took me to see Neal Diamond then I eventually saw Kiss too. My dad was into Deep Purple and Led Zeppelin.

*laughing* <JEFF> That’s how I found out about him, that’s how we met! *laughter from all in room* <Jeff> That’s how we fuckin met!

<JEFF> Really? <MARKUS> Yea, and Van Halen and Scorpions. So he kind of pushed all that shit on me and I was just brought up correctly. At the same time being influenced as a teenager with Cinderella, Quiet Riot, AC DC, Kiss, Def Leppard and Ratt. Those bands kind of molded me to want to play this stuff for real. It wasn’t just a joke. <CV> Give us a little background on some of the bands you have been in. Of course many of us know you are singer of Miss Crazy! Give us a little history on that experience and any other projects you have been involved in. <MARKUS> Yea I did some albums before Miss Crazy. I was in a band called Amsterdam and we did 4 albums, then I was in a band called Trixie and we did 3 albums. I was in a band with Lonnie Vincent called Ham Sandwich and we did 3 albums. *laughter from all in room* <CV> I think you told me about that and I was like no you were not. * laughing* <JEFF> He’s done way more records than I have. <MARKUS> Yea this new album with Welcome To The Freakshow makes my 36th album. <CV> Is it really? Wow <JEFF> Your fuckin kidding me *laughter from all in room* <MARKUS> I’ve done a solo album. <JEFF> Including what you have produced. <MARKUS> Yea, I’ve produced some bands and stuff. Then I did Freakshow with Jeff and Frankie and that helped a lot. I did 5 albums with Miss Crazy. I developed a really good underground following worldwide and now I’m in Welcome To The Freakshow with this fuckin guy here. <JEFF> This fuckin guy *laughing* <CV> Do you know how I found out about Markus? Myspace. Do you remember Myspace?

<CV> Now, out of all the different projects, tours, etc. Is there one thing that is memorable for the both of you, one thing that sticks out more than anything? <JEFF> You mean other than Cinderella? <CV> It doesn’t matter, it can be anything. <JEFF> Well Cinderella for me was the pinnacle of my career. Other than Cinderella I played with Eric Brittingham’s wife in Naked Beggars, Eric Brittingham being the bass player for Cinderella. <CV> Right <JEFF> Eric and I have played in quite a few other bands together. When Cinderella is not doing anything we do other stuff. We also played in a band called Cheap Thrill. <CV> That’s right, I think you guys have played at Vamp’d a few times <JEFF> Yes <CV> Unfortunately I was not able to go to it, but I really wanted to. <MARKUS> Yea, he went and got a cheap thrill.*In a mobster voice* *laughter from all in room*

The reason that Cinderella has been together with the same 4 guys for so long is because all we try to do is make each other laugh. <CV> Well that’s a good thing. <JEFF> So specific funny stories. <Markus> Yea Fred is pretty funny. <JEFF> I could go on and on about Fred. <MARKUS> He does the voices like I do too. <JEFF> Right? <MARKUS> Yea, I did it on the phone with him.

<JEFF> I’ve played on countless records and cover tunes and tribute records and all that stuff. <JEFF> Oh my god that’s so funny.

Freakshow was back in ’09. Freakshow was the <MARKUS> *In a Gene Simmons voice* He fuckin coolest thing I’ve got to do! did his Gene Simmons and I did my Gene Sim<MARKUS> Yea, we really wanted to tour that mons. *Room erupts in laughter* bad! <MARKUS> * In a Paul Stanley Voice* But my <JEFF> We did!

Paul Stanley is better than his Paul Stanley. <CV> So what happened with that?

<JEFF> I know, oh my god that is so funny.

<MARKUS> Well, we really don’t want to go “At this point Markus and Jeff are doing differinto it but it was something that really fuckin lit ent voices back and forth and we are all dying of the fire under our asses! It showed us we got this laughter.” shit down! <CV> God I wish this was video *laughing* <JEFF> This really should be on video

<CV>I don’t know why I am asking this <CV> I know! That is what I was just saying! *laughing* Are there any funny stories to share *everyone in room is in hysterics as the voices from the past experiences for either of you from between Markus and Jeff continue* being on tour? <CV> *laughing* I am curious how you guys <JEFF> Nope *laughter from all in room* are gonna be in like a week *laughing* <JEFF> Nope, nothing funny ever happened. <JEFF> More Punch drunk? *laughter* <CV> NO? OK fine, NEXT! *laughing* <JEFF> NO I’m kidding! *laughing* <CV> Ok, I hear some good stuff sometimes so that’s why I started asking this question. *laughing* <JEFF> Hmmm funny stories…. <MARKUS> I have funny stories about other people. *laughter from all in room* <JEFF> Touring is funny. Touring with Cinderella, all we try to do is make each other laugh.

<MARKUS> We will probably be more better of a band *laughing* <JEFF> Yea, we will be better in a week *laughing* <CV> Oh geeze *laughing* Ok, this question is for both of you. What did you learn from your past experiences music wise that you have brought to this new project? <JEFF> *laughing* Nothing <CV> Well that was easy *laughing* Nothing? <MARKUS> Well that is easy, what have you learned? I’ve done numerous records and tours.

I’m not on as a big of a scale as Cinderella and stuff, but I’ve toured the whole US and played some big festivals. I’ve played in front of some 30 thousand and some people. Not like Russia like this guy *points to Jeff* he played to like 60 thousand or something like that. This guy has done some of the most fabulous fucken live shows. Opening for Bon Jovi, AC DC and David Lee Roth. I saw all those shows. When you are in a crowd and you see that shit with the PA and the lights and the fuckin flipping of the guitars, you try harder than the next guy. That was my thing. I would go you know what, I need to be better than the next dude and if I wasn’t I would go in my room and I would fuckin get it down you know what I mean? Like Jeff, I would stand in front of that mirror and get my shit together. <JEFF> *laughing* When I was a kid and I went to concerts as a teenager, it just encouraged me, it made me want to do that. What’s the word? <MARKUS> Influence <JEFF> Yea, influence <MARKUS> With admiration ya know? You see something like that and you say I can do that and I can do it better ya know? <JEFF> I didn’t really think that, I was more like that was so awesome and I want to THAT more.

*laughter from all in room* <CV> Now, the both of you have toured pretty much all over the world, do you have a favorite place to play and why? <JEFF> I love Tokyo. <CV> I hear that a lot. <JEFF> Yes, I love Tokyo, Japan because I’m half Japanese. My mother’s Japanese so every time I tour in Japan <MARKUS> Like Ace Frehley <JEFF> Yes, I would bring my mom with me. <CV> Oh, very nice! <JEFF> I think we did 3 tours throughout Japan and I brought my mother with me every time. The promoter there gave my mother like 20 laminates. I got to see all my family and she would collect all 20 laminates at the end of the night and at the next show I would meet 20 more people in my family or in her family. So Tokyo is my favorite, aside from the US. Every other country is weird. The food is kinda weird or the weather is kinda weird, you know. When I first started touring the south I was like wow, I have never been out of Philadelphia. When I

pissed! *laughing* <MARKUS> There was people from in the front of the stage all the way down the street! Then you look to your left and there is the fuckin Space Needle! It was crazy! Of course with it being Hempfest I was stoned out of my mind! <CV> *Looking at Jeff* This is why I call him Stonehenge *laughing <JEFF> Oh my god that is so funny *laughing* <MARKUS> Then the editor and chief of ,what is that magazine? <Beau Fox> High Times <MARKUS> Yea, High Times Magazine intro duced us! <CV> Nice! was down South I was like wow everyone is so cool. *laughing* For me though it would be Tokyo and through out Japan, that is my favorite. <CV> Markus, what about you? <MARKUS> I have a few. I’ve only toured the US a couple times but when I did do it there were really great crowds in Texas. <JEFF> Yea, the south. <MARKUS> Yea the south, but then for me it was like the East Coast. We did really well in Philadelphia, Jersey, Wisconsin and then all of Iowa. <JEFF> The mid-west is really cool too.

<MARKUS> Yea, he comes out and says Are you guys fuckin ready? So what do we do? We come out with fuckin Quiot Riot… Bam,bam bam,bam, bam bam bam bam.. *In the tune of Bang Your Head* I swear to god everyone came out of everywhere. There was a guy that fell out of a tree. *laughter from all in room* <JEFF> What??? *laughing* <MARKUS> It was so crazy and out of the blue. It was like 10 thousand people that were back there and then out of the blue it was 35 thousand! It was crazy, that was one of the best times I have ever had! <JEFF> *Still laughing* Fell out of a tree? *everyone bursts out laughing again*

<MARKUS> Yea, and in Minnesota. It’s like <CV> I wonder what he was doing up there? they really grasp the shit! You’ve got a hard sell *everyone laughing* in California and New York or something, but <MARKUS> I have never seen so many peoeverywhere else is great! ple run towards a stage. Here I am giving Frankie Banali props for that, but that fuckin <CV> What about when you played Hempfest? riff man… Bam,bam bam… <MARKUS> OH SHIT! <CV> Oh yea,oh shit *laughing* <MARKUS> I had turtle head coming out of my butt that day! *laughter from all in room* Seriously that was for like 35 thousand people! <CV> I know, I did not know about you guys then so I did not get to see you guys there, I was

<CV> This question is for the both of you. What is your favorite thing about being on that stage and performing live? <JEFF> My favorite thing? Oh god. <CV> Besides *laughing*

throwing

picks

at

people?

<JEFF> Well, that’s not “my” favorite, I do that for them. *laughing* Um, god that’s a hard question. What’s my favorite thing about being on stage. Just playing, it’s going to be a boring and simple question. It’s just playing. When I was a teenager I never expected that I would do this for a living. I never said, Oh, I’m gonna be a rock star. No, I never even expected, thought or dared to dream. I just played guitar because I enjoyed it.

So I think my favorite part of performing is just playing and getting the feedback from people. To see people enjoying it. That’s a lame answer isn’t it? <CV> No, not at all! <MARKUS> I’m kind of the same way you know. I play bass now in Freakshow, Welcome To The Freakshow . I keep saying Freakshow, I have to stop saying that. <CV> Yea, I’m going to ask about that a little later, go ahead. <JEFF> Oh Boy. <MARKUS> I love playing bass though. I’ve always been natural at it and I played bass before I played guitar. So now I’m back on bass and that’s really good, and I play a Fender. I really loved playing guitar. <CV> Well and you are really good at it. <MARKUS> Thank-you. When you are on stage there is thing that comes over you. Whether it’s 5 people or 500 people, there’s nothing like pleasing somebody with something you create. It’s like a painting you know? You paint a picture and someone says I have to have that in my living room! <JEFF> Right! <MARKUS> That’s gratification. That means more than money.

<CV> Alright, let’s get to your current project.

First, there seems to be some confusion on the actual name of the band. Some think it’s Freakshow, and some think it’s Welcome To the Freakshow. Can you shed some light on that to clear up the confusion? <MARKUS> There really isn’t any. *laughing* Jeff, you tell them. <JEFF> *Laughing* You want me to tell them? <MARKUS> Sure. Two different bands, two different albums <JEFF> When we did the Freakshow record. *Looks at Markus* Really? You want me to say it? <Markus> Yea <JEFF> Frankie basically took possession, or hostage *laughing* of half the band and half the rights to everything. We wanted to tour, we thought we were going to tour. <MARKUS> We had great guys lined up <CV> I remember you telling me a little about that.

<MARKUS> Yea but Frankie wouldn’t allow it, he wouldn’t let us do it. So here we are now and we got this new album Welcome to the Freakshow. <JEFF> That’s why we changed it to Welcome To The Freakshow because he owns the rights to Freakshow. <MARKUS> With me, and when you are the 50/50 guys if he doesn’t say ok, I can’t do it. <CV> Right <MARKUS> You know, I’m gonna tell you this and I want to end it with this. <CV> Ok <MARKUS> That album was great and it changed our lives in a way if you know what I mean. <JEFF> It’s such a great album <CV> I agree, I have it and I love it!! <MARKUS> I’m very very very proud of it and glad I got to play with Frankie and Tony and Jeff. <JEFF> Me too <MARKUS> But that’s the past now and I wish both of those guys the best and they are great players and God Bless them. You know what I mean? We are doing this now and no one can stop us. <CV> How did you come up with the name for the band? <MARKUS> It was the first song off that album and it was popular. So what we did was rerecorded the songs we wanted to do and we added a few new ones there and we realized we did it. Now we are more excited about doing another one. <CV> Good, and I know how you work so I knew another one would not be far behind. <MARKUS> Yea, well we love those songs and we wanted to give them to people, we wanted to play them, but at the same time we didn’t want to play the songs like the same versions with Frankie. We wanted to do new energy and it is 6 years later right? So we called it that and we did those songs so we could actually give them to people and so we could sell it without having somebody throw an attorney at us or something.

<JEFF> *laughing* Throwing an attorney at us? <MARKUS> Throwing him *laughing*

<CV> How did this project start? What was the catalyst behind it. Give us a rundown how it all came together. <JEFF> He called me. After I got my hair cut! *laugher from all in room* <MARKUS> Yea, I called him but he didn’t answer! Then he called me and said Hey what’s up? What are you doin? <JEFF> Fuckin Markus! <MARKUS> After we got done talking, he said alright I’m in. <JEFF> Oh yea, that’s all it took. He called me and said we can do this! We’ve been wanting to do this for years. I forgot about it. *laughter from all in room* No No, lost cause. We can’t do it because of the Frankie situation. So he fuckin called me and said we are going to call it Welcome To The Freakshow and that’s how we are getting around it. We will re-record everything. <MARKUS> From scratch again, you know? <JEFF> I said I’m in, I’m fuckin in! I wanted to do it then. I so wanted to do it then. <Markus> Then we got Tom Frost who is a drummer virtuoso, he’s a great guy and he has a great attitude. <JEFF> He’s a good engineer in the studio. <MARKUS> It’s a good vibe! We have a good time.

<CV> How did you know this line-up was the right fit? <JEFF> It was just potluck. *laughter from all in room* I’m kidding, I’m kidding. <MARKUS> I already knew what I did with Jeff in Freakshow and knew what he was capable of. He knew I was very similar to the things that he was into. I had a track record with Tom already ghost drumming on some of the Miss Crazy Albums. It was a no brainier. I felt

comfortable inserting these guys into this project.

Now we are all buddies and stuff it’s funny. We make fun of each other and everything. <JEFF> *laughing* <CV> Do they know you make fun of them? *laughing* <MARKUS> Of course <CV> Just making sure *laughing* <MARKUS> We make fun of each other every day. A lot of gay jokes amongst each other. *laughing* <CV> *laughing*

lot of emotions and a lot of being angry and a lot of this and that. Pointing fingers at this guy and that guy, but when it really comes down to it, me and Jeff fuckin know we are supposed to play together. He knows it and I know it. This is what was initially going to happen. I was just going to play guitar because in Freakshow the album I was the guitar player and we had Tony Franklin. So I practiced my ass off to the Freakshow album with him playing on it and I learned all his parts and then I incorporated my own style and then I said you know what?

I’m going to be more of a team player and I got Jeff and I’m going to play bass and then we got this great drummer Tom and we’re kicking these tunes out, and before you know it we’ll have another album so we won’t have to rely on previous material. I did write it all, Freakshow did start out as a solo album. Jeff was going to do my solo album and then it turned into Freakshow when we got Frankie. So we are very motivated to succeed, no matter what happens we are going to give it our best shot.

<CV> I know you said a little about it, but the song writing process, is it a group effort or do you write it all? <MARKUS> Well, I come up with the initial <CV> You just came out with a new album. Tell ideas you know what I mean? Yea on the last us about that and how is it being received thus two albums I have done a majority of it but we are going to expand that a little bit and make it far? <MARKUS> Well it’s kind of new still. We real- more of a band effort. I even encouraged Jeff to ly didn’t do a lot of PR for it yet, but we just got sing a few songs or at least one song on the next new management and we just signed with a new record. booking agency. So we are just testing the waters <CV> That would be very cool. right now. We are going to get it out and so people can see us live. We have a new video that is at 11 thousand plays or something like that, which is <CV> What is the motivation behind the music good for a 4 week span. It’s anniversary is 4 you write? On this album do any of the songs weeks today. It’s growing rapidly and people are speak to you on a personal level? getting the word out there and stations are playing < MARKUS> You know, yea. The album is it. Eddie Trunk has been playing us and we have very emotional because even though it’s recreated but from emotions that were carried over a debut on KNAC this week. from experiences in life and people you meet. It <CV> I saw that, that’s very cool. <MARKUS> Yea, we are going to keep it rolling was a heavy album. I was in a stage where I had you know? I think it’s more an opportunity that 6 some relationships that kind of didn’t work out years later Jeff and I can still do this and we can the way you expected them to and there was do it better than we did then because we did not some emotions there. Now the new things we have the opportunity to do it. We went through a do will be from new experiences but everything

is pretty real. I don’t make shit up. Usually. wrote this cool thing and I’m like does he ever *laughs* sleep? *laughing* <JEFF> *laughing* <MARKUS> Well hey, you know that is what <CV> Usually? *laughing> sucks. Sometimes you never know, I will sit <MARKUS> Yea, I always have some reason there I swear to god, I will sit there all fuckin for something. day and come up with shitty stuff. Or I won’t come up with a song for a month. Then I will be going to sleep and I am really comfortable, eve<CV> Let’s discuss the recording process itself. rything’s great, I’ve got my dogs Any likes or dislikes about it? I get a lot of artists *Jeff starts laughing* who say they love being in the studio and I get a and this melody starts and this riff goes. I’m like lot of people who say they can’t stand it. you know what? If I don’t get up and fuckin do <MARKUS> Oh god, tracking is the greatest. this song right now I’m going to forget a great It’s fun as hell. Making an album is the greatest, tune. So when you saw that post it was for The I love it!

Way That You Love Me, that song’s on our <JEFF> For me I am the exact opposite. I love new album playing live and I love performing. Studio for <CV> Is that what that was? me is like work. Ya know, I’m like shit, I have <MARKUS> Yea, that’s what that song was. to work. I have to actually do something well. We are going to be making a video for that too!

When I’m on stage that is really natural to me, <CV> Nice! but when I go into the studio I’m like fuck, I have to play well, I have to do good stuff. Every <RANDOM GUYS IN ROOM> Hey, do you time I record, I’m like man, that could have to- guys mind if we smoke a bowl over here? tally been better or I come up with better stuff <MARKUS> Please! after I’ve already recorded it. Then I go out live <JEFF> On no, not at all! *laughing* and play the cooler stuff. <MARKUS> Please smoke that bowl! Please <MARKUS> *laughing* Do! *laughing* <JEFF> Ya know, I fucking hate that! It’s kind <CV> Well that’s going to be an interesting part of because I’m lazy. *laughter from all in room* of the interview *laughing* It’s like I go into the studio and I’m like, Oh you <RANDOM GUYS> *laughing* I have a liwant a solo *starts making guitar sounds* cense, I don’t know what you are talking about. <CV> I don’t know how I’m going to type that. *everyone in room laughing* *everyone laughing* <JEFF> Oh, you can type it like “scan a flan a flan, scan scan.” *everyone in room laughing* <CV> *laughing* I will remember that! <CV> Musically, who are your biggest musical <JEFF> That’s what I do. influences? Is there any artist you try to emulate <MARKUS> Just put in parentheses guitar nois- and why? es *laughing* <MARKUS> Def Leppard <CV> There you go! <JEFF> *laughing Def Leppard? <JEFF> Sometimes I listen to it back and I say <CV> You were influenced or you try to emuOh, that kinda sucks and then I will come up late them? with something better live on stage. <MARKUS> Well, I’ve always tried to emulate <MARKUS> I do that too, I get that part. I love the better singers. Robert Plant, Def Leppard, to record, I love to record, I just do. Some peo- Joe Elliot, Brian Johnson ,Tom Keifer even. I ple do, some people don’t. learned so much from these guys. Where a lot of <CV> I remember seeing posts from you at 2 am singers have trouble with that stuff. I wanted to saying OH MY GOD I couldn’t sleep and I just go high.

<JEFF> *in a James Brown kind of voice* H.I.G.H. , H.I.G.H. *everyone in room laughing* <MARKUS> I wanted to be really loud. I wanted the trip those guys did, I wanted the charisma that they had when that voice came out. Like Keifer. <JEFF> Right <MARKUS> That due brought it. Fuckin Night Songs and shit! I was like fuck that’s awesome!

Joe Elliot with that shit that he pulls out, Brian Johnson on “Back In Black” and oh my god, ENDLESS amounts of Robert Plant! <CV> Oh yea, I love Robert Plant! <MARKUS> You see, Robert Plant is really into Elvis, and I am really into Elvis. So it was almost like that guy was meant for me to learn off of, and who better to learn from than the better ones. I never listened to a “Keel” album and tried to sound like that. <JEFF> *laughing along with everyone in room* <MARKUS> Or Black And Blue or something like that. <JEFF> *laughing* Black And Blue? *laughing* <MARKUS> Yea, exactly. There are goofy bands and then there are the real ones. <JEFF> *laughing* Goofy bands? *laughing* Don’t quote him on that. <MARKUS> *laughing* <CV> Oh I’m sure he will get with me later and say don’t put in this or this. *laughing* <JEFF> *laughing* Don’t quote him on goofy bands. The singer for Black And Blue will be like, Markus said this, we’re goofy. *everyone in room laughing* <CV> The reason I ask that is because I get some people that will tell me I want to be like this person or that person, and I’m like No, you need to be yourself. Just like you Markus, when you sing, I don’t need anyone to tell me it’s you, because you have that sound, I know it’s you. <JEFF> There you go! <MARKUS> Thank-you, but at the same time I wouldn’t be who I am if it wasn’t for the people I named. <JEFF> Of course <CV> Well yea, absolutely

<MARKUS> You only learn from the best at anything you do. Like when I was a guitar player. You know what I love about this guy *pointing at Jeff* He just gets to fuckin play guitar! You know, if I couldn’t sing, oh I would just get miserable because I would just want to grab the mic and sing. I love playing guitar too. <CV> Remember what I told you that time I saw the Miss Crazy performance and you weren’t playing guitar and you were just standing there singing, I was like that’s just not right, that’s not you. <MARKUS> I don’t know what you’re talking about. <CV> Exactly. <JEFF> Oh boy *laughing* <MARKUS> *laughing* <CV> Right now, who do you like to listen to during your down time? <MARKUS> I like pop stuff, like Ga Ga and Britney. Classic hard rock and I have been getting into Sweet lately, better late than never. Lol <CV>I know the both of you have families, is it hard trying to juggle all of that? <JEFF> No <MARKUS> It is for me a little bit. <JEFF> Nope <MARKUS> He’s more used to it. <JEFF> Well I’ve been doing it for a long time.

I’ve been doing it for over 30years. My son Sebastian is taking over the family business. My son Sebastian plays guitar for a band Mach22.

He is way better than me, he is 22 years old and he is teaching. He’s basically picking up where I left off. As far as my family, this is what I do. This is what I’ve always done. <CV> So they are very supportive, that’s great. <JEFF> Oh yea, yea. My wife Debbie she’s like you’re going where? Whatever. *laughter from all in room* <CV> Markus, how is your family with what you are doing?

<MARKUS> It is difficult but it has to happen, and there is always some sort of thing, but either way it gets worked out, and if not then I deal. <CV> When you are not on the road or in the studio, what do you like to do during your downtime? <MARKUS> Have a job, PlayStation and Football games. I like sports a lot. Also I like to write new music if I can. <CV> The music business can be very tough.

What do you like the most, and what do you like the least? What motivates and inspires you ords sell 3 million copies. Even with the biggest to keep pushing forward? artists like Lady Ga Ga or Taylor Swift or what<MARKUS>I think the music industry is into ever, they don’t sell that much as far as record making big money. Hard Rock is no longer that sales or cd sales or whatever. Now it’s fuckin Ifor them. It sucks because the internet has de- Tunes. stroyed record companies and has made it to <MARKUS> The pirates, all the pirating. where people steal music and bands like us suf- <JEFF> Yea, it’s like there is way less money to fer. Shame on you people. be made. We have to figure out other ways to make money. Fuckin Pandora pays pennies. <CV> I heard Spotify is the same way. <CV> What are your thoughts on the use and <JEFF> Oh it’s horrible. Basically music has necessity of Social Media? gotten a lot cheaper and artists don’t get rich an<MARKUS> Well, I think there really is no ymore. Unless your Beyonce. choice because that’s what society has turned <CV> I was actually sent the Iron Maiden alinto. It’s not the way it used to be. I kind of miss bum before it came out to do a review on it.

Myspace. We were talking about that the other The way they sent it to me, I can’t remember the day. term but it had a code attached to it. So if I sent <JEFF> *laughing* Right? that to anyone they would know and I would be <MARKUS> It used to be so fun. I used to have sued, what have you. So I was thinking about a page where I had like 120 thousand friends. that and I’m like why can’t you do that when On FB I can only have a certain amount. Social you are selling your music online, so if someone Media is our way of life now. It’s the connec- is trying to steal and pirate it. I was like why tions, everyone knows about it, they get in- doesn’t anyone else have that capability? Is it formed by things, we need it in this day and age because it’s Iron Maiden? definitely. <JEFF> I don’t know, it’s all so new. It’s still so new to everybody, and trying to make money off of trying to be a musician has become a lot <CV> Now this is touchy for some artists but harder. it’s a question I like to ask. How do you feel <CV> Yea there are many that I talk to now that about music download sales, would you prefer a have to have day jobs. return to CD's and Vinyl? <JEFF> Exactly <JEFF> Well, it’s a lot less profitable. The way <CV> I spent Easter interviewing Doyle from music is sold today, back in my day. *laughter* The Misfits, and some of the things he was Our first record sold like 3 million copies and I telling me I was just like wow. He said the same got fuckin paid. Today with downloads and so- thing you did about Japan too. He loves Japan. cial media and all that, first of all not many rec-

<JEFF> I love Japan! <CV> Tell us about the music industry today and where do you think Freakshow fit’s in? <Markus> It doesn't, that is why it is so difficult. We are a Hard Rock band and we have to survive on the real Hard Rockers out there and that are left. <CV>I realize this project is just starting out, but where do you see the journey of Freakshow going?

<CV> Vegas was the first stop on this tour, where do you go next? How many shows do you have lined up right now? <Markus> Arizona, Hollywood, San Jose, Washington, Oregon and Redding, Ca. Then we are gonna release some new videos and plan for next year. <CV> What can fans expect to see at a Freakshow performance? <Markus> A Hard Rock band that plays classic Hard Rock and some bad ass music.

<CV> How did the both of you meet and how <Markus> Well we just did this album and we do you guys like together? Obviously you guys will do some more shows and a few more videos get along very well. for songs on the record. We will do interviews <Markus> We met on Myspace and we see eye and we will take this thing with a humble mind to eye. We understand each other and we both love football. I love this guy, he’s funny and we because we will be grateful for whoever likes crack up about shit. If anything ,I’m really excitus. Hard Rock is a tough sell these days. ed about the things we are going to do. <JEFF> Myspace. Yea, I was all into Myspace. <CV>With the both of you having years of exLike very morning I would get up and I would perience in this industry, what advice would you get right on the computer and I would be on Myspace for hours. So people would send me give to a new band just starting out? music all the time. I listened to everything. <Markus> Be better than everyone else and have Markus sent me, Ronnie, sent me some Miss Crazy stuff and I was like wow! This is really good songs, because without that it does not matter. Everyone is a good player, but what can cool! I was like it ,kind of sounds like Cinderella type music. So I wrote him back saying that, I you do with a bunch of guys? Bottom line is this was like wow this is fuckin cool. He was like key, good songs and be better than the next guy hey, I’m gonna a solo record, do you want to because there are so so so many out there who play on it? Want to know what I said? think they are the shit. <CV> You said fuck yea? <CV> I know that this tour just started for you <JEFF> I said how much money you got? *laughter from all in room* and Vegas was your first show yes? How did that show go? <JEFF> Straight up, straight up! I said how much money you got? We set a price and we <Markus> We were dead tired from driving 12 struck a deal. I was like yea! I’ll play on your sohours, but I don't know. You tell me. You were lo record. From that Frankie Banali got on there. (Smiles) board because Frankie and I always wanted to do something together. So Frankie got on board <CV> I think it was Amazing and can’t wait to and he got Tony Franklin together and the rest see you guys rock the stage again! is history. <CV> Well it seems like you guys get along

very well, you guys are a good fit. <JEFF> Me and Markus get a long great! <CV> That’s important. <JEFF> We got no problems. Well not yet. *laughing* Just kidding. *laughing from all in room* <CV> What does Freakshow have planned for the rest of 2015 and for the start of 2016? Any big tours and projects planned? <Markus> Yea we will have a good plan to rock all of next year. US tour? <CV> Not only do you have the new album out you also have a video as well. Tell us about that? < Markus> We recorded it in San Jose which is my home town and it was fun. We did "Everyone" because it was a song a lot knew and we rocked it! The album you need it and go buy now!!! <CV> If people want to get any further information and pick up the new album where can they go for that? <Markus> www.welcometothefreakshow.com <CV> What would you like to say to your fans and our readers? <Markus> Thank you for digging our music and God Bless you and see you soon!

And; Thank- you so much Sherry, you are always a class act. <CV> Thank-you so much Markus for the kind words and thank-you to you and Jeff for taking the time to sit down with me. Also, thank-you for all the amazing music! I have to say out of all the interviews I have done I have never had as much fun and laughed so much! The album is great and you will always have the continued support of CV WorldWide Magazine. We all can’t wait to see what you have in store for us!

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The MIT Technology Review named V2V one of the biggest tech breakthroughs of 2015, predicting that it will become widely available as soon as next year. General Motors was the first major car company to commit, announcing in September that it would release a V2V-equipped Cadillac by 2017.

“I hear estimates all the time on people rolling it out,” said Debra Bezzina, senior project manager for the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute. “It is very close to being production ready.”

The technology has been in the works for more safety systems that are limited by their field of than a decade, but a recent pilot program has view. brought it closer to deployment than ever.

After analyzing data from the pilot program, Conducted jointly by the University of Michigan NHTSA estimated that V2V technology could and the National Highway Traffic Safety Admin- prevent more than half a million accidents and istration, the pilot put nearly 3,000 V2V-equipped save more than 1,000 lives each year if implecars on the roads of Ann Arbor, Michigan. The mented across the United States. technology allowed the cars to broadcast their But like a vaccine, the safety benefits of V2V only GPS position, speed and other data to nearby ve- kick in if other cars are equipped with the same hicles. Cars then used the information to com- technology. General Motors’ high-tech Cadillac municate with one another and avoid crashes and may have few other cars to talk to in 2017— accidents. defeating the main purpose of the innovation..

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Order in the Chaos Brien D's Helpful Guitar Tip #1- Riff's Conquered Through Persistence

Have you ever been sitting, practicing your guitar diligently, when this killer riff pops into your head? Sure... duh... it happens all the time.

Well, what if every time you tried to play it, it comes out bollocks? Or, you feel you are always being made a fool of by it?

I get them all the time. And you know what? I've successfully conquered some of them. And the ones I’ve conquered; I've written songs around, recorded, and released to the world.

I'm referring to that riff that you just never seem to get right. And, yet, it seems that every time you jam privately, it comes out of your fingers and on to your instrument... but ultimately eludes you due to it's complexity, it's unique picking pattern, it’s speed, cadence, or tempo.

Maybe it’s become the riff that you just don't even try to take on, anymore. It pops its head up while your running through some scale or other, but instead of carrying on with it, you fumble the ball. Or, you just glaze over it and pass it by to work on the easier stuff that you are already fluid on, confident with, and make you sound cooler in front of your friends.

Well, I feel that passing those riffs by every time The three steps I prefer to use in conquering they come around is doing two major disservices those elusive riffs, that work best for me, are to you as a player. One is that you are ignoring a PURSUIT, REPETITION, and BREAK KILLER opportunity to expand your playing and DOWN. mastery over the instrument. The other being the Step 1 - Pursuit: You recognize the riff, and somedisservice you are doing in the battle between thing about it tells you that you might want to your Mind and the Instrument -- the struggle that check it out a little more closely. But you can't taught you in earlier battles that scales CAN be nail it. Then you realize the riff that you are chasmemorized, and that chords and their relation to ing may have been eluding you for YEARS! scales is not out of your realm of comprehension. If you already have a riff like this, you're already aware of the next step. Repetition. But maybe

you don't go any further due to hang-ups like I mentioned above. In either case, REPETITION will help you get past the fumbles and help you conquer that riff. Try it. If the tempo and speed are too fast... use a metronome, slow the tempo down to a comfortable speed you can handle, and play through a few times until it’s smooth, then speed up your metronome a few clicks and catch up to it and get smooth. Speed up the metronome, rinse and repeat.

notes or less (even better would be 6 or less) and make sure you are playing the proper notes while also utilizing the proper hand and fingering positions. “Hand Position” being First Position, Second Position, Third Position, Fourth Positions on the neck. “Finger Position” being which finger to use on which string, fret, at which time.

Hopefully you already know what I am referring to on hand and finger positioning. If not, look them up on your search engine of choice. I'm not giving a free guitar lesson here... just trying to Step 2 - Repetition: Playing it over and over will give you a good idea of how I conquered my get you closer to the final goal of playing that riff “Advanced Riffing Fears.” flawlessly. It might kill you to do it 15 or 20 After you are 100% certain that each fretted note times in an afternoon. By repeating the phrase is sounding pure, and fit with what your mind is over and over, you begin to build up muscle hearing, then move on to the next few notes, and memory, which is directly associated to your so on. Try to figure out each and every note and brain memory. Muscle memory makes it easier play them solidly and in the most efficient manfor you to play that riff easier the next time by ner possible for you (color, style, and technique your brain memorizing the pattern, your fingers can come later). recognizing that the brain remembers, and thus, After a few visits to that riff each day; a week or they fall automatically into place due to pattern two will find you getting smoother and smoother association and work together harmoniously in a with that passage. Eventually, you will be playway that allows you to smoothly and accurately ing that riff without even looking at your neck. play that riff. With time, you will be able to play Try it. See if I am right... that riff without even thinking about it.

So, you see? You ARE able to conquer these As a side note: I watched a local musician in the things when they arise by just breaking them Seattle area burn-out and frustrate himself to the down, or repeat phrasing them, and then OWNpoint of quitting the instrument altogether by ING them. It really is that simple. And don’t constantly performing live while playing WAY think this only applies to Guitar... It can apply to outside of his abilities. He was a spectacular gui- every single aspect of your life. Your job, your tarist, but he was also a huge Dream Theater fan, driving, your gardening, your model-building, but had only been playing guitar about four years your belittlement of your girlfriend, etc. when I met him. He wrote some damned cool tunes, he just couldn’t play his own material, be- In essence, this article is about one thing, and cause his fingers and brain had not been given that thing is called “DISCIPLINE” ;) the opportunity to meld and become one through repetition. He would throw up his hands in de- Brien DeChristopher feat, ON STAGE. In the middle of his own Guitarist / Songwriter / Entrepreneur songs, he would stop playing and throw up his arms in frustration. It absolutely killed me to see Owner Sic•Skinz Custom Drum Wraps it. He was almost literally trying to run before he learned to crawl. I could see it clear as day. And, so could the entire club. He couldn’t, I suppose and, as far as I know, he no longer plays guitar.

Anyway, let’s move on to Step 3.

Step 3 - Break down: Take each little phrase of 8

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Clutch The Knitting Factory, Spokane, WA October 22, 2015 Reviewed by Kathleen Clarkson Clutch www.pro-rock.com played to a sold out crowd at The Knitting Factory on October 22, 2015. Clutch from Maryland, is a rare rock band that formed in 1991. They maintain a true following with their deep rock-blues sound.

Their fans are not ones that go to all the rock shows they go to the perfect show. Clutch is a rarity in the rock genre with lead singer Neil Fallon, a man with the most unique deep vocals. He is amazingly intelligent in his lyrics and he is a storyteller of all times. Tim Sult guitarist for Clutch has a gift of taking every riff to the next level making Clutch that “something” everyone respects. Dan Maines on bass and Jean-Paul Gaster are the ones that give Clutch the depth that only they have. Clutch did not hold back during their performance at The Knitting Factory. They came in like a storm, spinning the crowd into a whirlwind of dispro- Psychic Warfare, Texan Book of the Dead portions with their deep blues-style rock. The from self-titled album. Pure Rock Fury is from set list consisted of 17 songs from a variety of the 5th album bearing the same name. Your there 11 albums. The opened with X-Ray Vi- Love is Incarceration from Psychic Warfare. sions, from their most recent album Psychic Songs unto the Breach and Wolf Man are both Warfare also featuring Firebirds, the rest of the from Earth Rocker. Clutch ended the set with set included Crucial, Cyborg Bette from Earth The Regulator from Blast Tyrant, DC Sound Rocker, Burning Beard from Robot Hives/ Attack from Earth Rocker, and the perfect song Exodus, Elephant Riders album with the same to end the entire set The MOB Goes Wild Blast name, Quick Death Death in Texas, Sucker for Tyrant. Clutch is not a band that you go to see because you looking for a stage show, they are the Witch, Our Lady of Electric Light from a band you go listen to for nothing more than

their music and the story it tells.

Corrosion for Conformity www.coc.com from Raleigh, North Carolina, was direct support for Clutch, yielding there classic punk-rock hardcore sound. Pepper Keenan returning to the band to make them what they truly are with fellow members Woodroe Weatherman on guitar, Mike Dean on bass, and Reed Mullin on drums. They killed it with opening the set with My Grain. A few of the known songs were Paranoid Opioid, Wiseblood, and Albatross. They ended the set with Clean my Wounds. Everyone in the house was either singing, moshing or pouring back a beer in honor of COC. While I was unable to get a hold of the set list I can tell you they rocked the entire place, being the perfect band to open up for Clutch.

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