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ARCHIE AND THE BUNKERS: Cleveland Punks Premiere New Video Single "The Traveler" | Norton Records
Norton Records is proud to announce the label debut of infamous Cleveland rockers Archie & the Bunkers with the agitated pairing of original songs "The Traveler" and "Looking". A&tB are brothers Cullen and Emmett O'Connor. Cullen plays "hi-fi organ" and Emmett plays drums. Both sing and compose. These teenage siblings have exploded locally and have taken Europe by storm with their wild live festival and club dates. They have recorded for Third Man (USA) and Dirty Water Records (UK) and have now come home to Norton Records with their most captivating sides to date. All of their influences have resulted in these riveting original comps.
"THE TRAVELER" YOUTUBE RELEASE VALENTINES DAY FEB. 14 Noted filmmaker Reuben Kincaid shot the band video for "The Traveler" out in the wilds and wastelands of Cleveland, showcasing the key vistas of the city.
A few of you know the story of how we were struck cold in our tracks at hearing The Traveler being ground out of an antique wooden pump organ at 3 in the morning at Franklin Castle in Cleveland this past October 13th-- by 16 year old Cullen O'Connor-- those who don't, suffice it to say that it jarred us out of the blue and into the black. I'm not spreading hype (although I'd love to) in saying this record was meant to be-- and meant to be on Norton. In 1963 Cashbox terms it's a "twin spin destined for chart stardom". In 2018 Norton lingo, it's a "stormy weeper with a will to dominate" b/w a "belligerent teen raver". Music educator Steve Rosen stated that this A&tB release is "teen music at its tormented best"... .we're excited as heck to have a 45 RPM record out there to test everybody's mettle, 'cause this is like Screamin Jay meets the Zombies in a death match.
NORTON RECORD RELEASE BASH FRIDAY FEB. 23 Join us on their home turf at Cleveland's legendary Beachland Tavern for the wildest sounds in captivity, and help ring in organ-grinder Cullen's 17th birthday! Local rockers Lords of the Highway will start things out with high octane/ Link Wray-inspired sounds, and DJing with 45's will be local drum legends Nick Knox and Miriam Linna, who will be pulling from their respective record collections for an incredible night of loud sound abundance! Records, posters and teeshirts will be available at the event. See you in Cleveland. It's gonna be "cold outside", but we wouldn't miss it for the world.
FEB 13 WCSB GUEST HOSTING WITH KRISTIN P ON GARAGELAND SHOW
Tune in 5-7pm EST WCSB 89.3fm Emmett and Cullen will bring in stacks of their own personal wax- and will share their favorite 45s with DJ Kristin. Streaming live worldwide!
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The Dirty Water Club started in October 1996 in the Tufnell Park neighbourhood of north London, at a venue called The Boston. The club's name is derived from The Standells' 1966 hit 'Dirty Water' which glorifies the US city of Boston, Massachusetts.
Past performers have included The White Stripes (voted by Q Magazine as one of the top 10 gigs of all time, Mojo one of the top 30 and Kerrang one of the top 100!), The Gories, Country Teasers, Black Lips, NOBUNNY, Kid Congo Powers, The Fleshtones, Billy Childish, Radio Birdman, The Dirtbombs, Thee Michelle Gun Elephant, The 5.6.7.8's, The Horrors and The Brian Jonestown Massacre to name just a few. The club has also seen some original '60s performers, such as The Monks, ? and the Mysterians, Kim Fowley, Sky Saxon, GONN, Michael Davis of the MC5 and more grace its stage.
Their in-house record label, Dirty Water Records, is one of the leading garage/beat/(real) R&B labels in the world.
