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CIRCUS OF POWER NEWS
[8/27/11] A page for the Vices Reissue has been added to the Discography Page. [8/14/11] Three song samples have been added to the Captain Zapped Myspace page. [8/13/11] Captain Zapped, Alex Mitchell and Billy Tsounis' latest Rock n Roll incarnation, have released the track list for their upcoming sophomore Release "Heavy For Your head".
1. Shake That Pussy The cd is slated for a September 1st release. More info as I get it............ [8/8/11] Alex has sent me a new Captain Zapped song which has been posted on the Captain Zapped Myspace page. The track is titled "Rad Little Bitch" and will be on the upcoming Captain Zapped release "Heavy For Your Head". [7/5/11] Billy Tsounis has told me the new captain Zapped cd will be called "Heavy For Your Head". Billy says they are just about done recording and will start mixing soon. I have been lucky enough to hear some rough demos and this is indeed heavy. This is nothing like Captain Zapped freshmen release style wise. This is more in line with the COP debut and Fat Nancy. This will not dissapoint....stay tuned gang. {6/6/11} Alex Mitchell has reported to circusofpower.net that work on Captain Zapped's sophomore release release "Heavy For Your Head" is coming along. Alex has recorded his vocals and long time collaborator Billy Tsounis is working on tracks as this is written. According to Alex, "It's all heavy stuff like the olden golden days". More updates as I get them. For more Captain Zapped visit, Captain Zapped Myspace, Captain Zapped Facebook, Captain Zapped CD Baby, Billy Tsounis {2/25/11} I have finally started the Articles section. My first little write up is on the Morton Downey Jr. appearance and can be found Here. {2/20/11} Another audio video has been added to the CoP Youtube channel. You can check it out Here. {2/12/11} I have added two "videos" featuring audio to the Circus of Power Youtube Channel. {2/12/11} The Circus of Power related Discography Page has been updated.
DURING THE late 1980s New York played host to a number of crucial hard rock contenders, including the Throbs, Smashed Gladys, Raging Slab and, of course, Circus Of Power. The latter’s debut album, although failing to set the charts on fire, had blown the proverbial roof off with its brazen mix of low-slung guitar worship and a surly attitude to rival the best of West Coast rivals Guns ‘N’ Roses. Produced, like the debut album, by Daniel Rey and titled ‘Vices’ (for obvious reasons), Circus Of Power’s sophomore release is finely hewn from a similar block of tough granite. Big riffs peppered with throat ripping vocals atop huge blasts of guitar are the order of the day, all expertly inserted into some of the most combustible songs the band ever penned. 24-bit remastering from original source tapes, 5 bonus tracks, 4,000 word story of the making of the album, full involvement by the band, rare photos, all spread out over a superb 12 page full colour booklet. TRACK LISTING: 1. Gates Of Love 2. Desire/Fire In The Night 3. Two River Highway 4. Vices 5. Don’t Drag Me Down 6. Last Call Rosie 7. Doctor Potion 8. Los Angeles 9. Got Hard… 10. Temptation 11. Junkie Girl 12. Simple Man/Simple Woman BONUS TRACKS: 13. Gates Of Love (Live) 14. Call Of The Wild (Live) 15. Los Angeles (Live) 16. Vices (Live) 17. How Many More Times (Live) {12/11/10} Sugarbuzz Magazine has posted aninterview with Billy Tsounis which also includes a review of Alex Mitchells newest book "Working Class Superstar Redux". You can read it Here {12/11/10} Below is a write up/review of Alex's new project Captain Zapped with Billy Tsounis {Fat Nancy/Vasoline Tuner}. For more on Captain Zapped please vist The Captain Zapped Myspace page.
{12/6/10} PLEASE NOTE: DUT TO A DRASTIC DROP OFF IN POPULARITY AND THE COMPLEXITY/USER UNFRIENDLY CONTROL PANEL, I WILL NO LONGER BE ACTIVELY MAINTAINING THE CoP MYSPACE PAGE. I pretty much find Twitter useless as well, but will keep it active for now. As far as that "other" social network, there is a Circus page there but I have no part in it. It is a friend of the band that maintains it, so it's pretty much official. With that said, you can still count on circusofpower.net for all the latest Circus of Power news as well as the ever increasing archives.
{10/16/10} Punk Globe has posted an interview with Alex Mitchell on theirwebsite. You can read it Here. {9/27/10} Watch The Rusty Eye Video For "The Serial Kind" featuring Alex Mitchell.
{9/10/10} There are two new Captain Zapped Reviews online. One is at Sleazeroxx and the other is at Uber Rock. Captain Zapped will also be reviewed by Classic Rock Magazine and will be part of a Classic Rock Magazine Compilation cd entitled "Cosmic Blues 2". {08/15/10} A new Alex Mitchell short story, God Bless The Hags Of Laurel Canyon, has been posted on teh Alex Myspace page. {08/05/10} Captain Zapped is now on Facebook. {08/02/10}
 {06/16/10} New music from Alex Mitchell is almost here. Details soon. {05/31/10 Captain Zapped is coming. Check back soon for details..... {04/14/10} A new Alex Mitchell short story has been added to Uncle Al's Diary, you can read it here. {04/06/10} Alex Mitchell and Billy Tsounis {Uncle Max, Fat Nancy} have been working on a new project together called "Captain Zapped". There will be a new song posted on the Alex Mitchell Myspace page shortly. The music has been described as "Space Pop". I have heard a couple tracks and it's very cool. It reminds me of "Lost In Space" from the short lived "Candy Pigs" project. Alex and Billy have an impressive body of work under their belts and I'm happy to see new music from this eccentric pairing. {04/04/10} A new entry called "The Gas Lady" has been added to Uncle Al's Diary. You can read it here. {03/28/10} A new entry to Uncle Al's Diary "THE MYSTERIOUS ABDUCTION OF LITTLE MACKSHMELD" is available to read on the Alex Mitchell myspace page. [02/11/10} Serial Kind, a Rusty Eye song that Alex Mitchell was guest vocalist on, is now uploaded on the Alex Mitchell Myspace Page. {02/02/10} Circus of Power is now on Twitter. {01/29/10} Charlie Pickett And His Incredible Electric Woodchopper, a short story by Alex Mitchell, has bee added to the Alex Mitchel Myspace page. [01/18/10} Big Tim And Me, a short story by Alex Mitchell has been added to the Alex Mitchell myspace page. You can read it Here. While you are there add Alex to your friends {01/13/10}
Uncle Al's Diary has returned!. Fans will remember the popular segment that was part of the Fat Nancy website several years ago. Uncle Al's Diary is a collection of short stories and memoirs from Circus of Power frontman Alex "Showbiz Al" Mitchell. The stories will be posted in the "blog" section of the Plastic Gator Machine/Alex Mitchell Fan Page on Myspace. To visit the page click here {10/29/09} Added a new Tshirt from the Club Vodka show to the Clothing page. {08/22/09} Added 31 new photos to the COP archive thanks to Kruisin' Kenny. The photos are from the Club Vodka show back in June. Check them out Here. {08/12/09} Added the reissue to the Discography Page. {07/17/09} Added quite a few links on the video page. {07/16/09} A new t shirt has been added to the clothing page. (07/03/09}
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The book is also available at lulu.com
{06/23/09} Marc Frappier will appear Wednesday night at The Joint in Beverly Hills to play with Happenin' Harry's All Star Jam. Word has it that Alex will also be there. CD UPDATE 06/17/09
Back in the 1980’s the Los Angeles rock scene cultivated spandex, glam and big - make that HUGE � hair, whilst in New York a far grittier aesthetic was being honed; one that would promote the hard working, hard living ethos of an inner city blighted by forgotten neighbourhoods and low uemployment. The perfect backdrop, in fact, for the low-down high volume rock �n roll of no-frills minimalists such as the Ramones, Raging Slab, Smashed Gladys, Blitzspeer and� Circus Of Power. 24-bit remastering from original source tapes, 5 bonus tracks, 4,000 word story of the making of the album, full involvement by the band, rare photos, all spread out over a superb 12 page full colour booklet. Track listing: 1. Motor 2. White Trash Queen 3. Call Of The Wild 4. Needles 5. In The Wind 6. Heart Attack 7. Crazy 8. Letters Home 9. Backseat Mama 10. Machine. Bonus Tracks: 11. Heart Attack (Bonus track on original CD issue). 12. Backseat Mama (demo) 13. Motor (demo) 14. In The Wind (demo) 15. Dreams Tonight (demo) NOW AVAILABLE The final copies of "Working For The Machine" have arrived and are ready to go. There are about 30 copies available. After these, I don't think there will be any more made. If you would like more info send me a email HERE
The reissue is to be remastered and will include a 14 page booklet as well as a 4000 word essay about the band. This is LONG overdue.......Come here for the latest updates. Circus of Power Live!!!! Circus of Power will be playing a show on Saturday June 27th @ Club Vodka {Knitting Factory} in Hollywood California. Tickets are available Here. Visit the club website Here. {03/12/09} Alex Mitchell will appear on the new Rusty Eye release "Possessor". For those of you who do not know, Rusty Eye covered "Mama Tequila" on the Circus of Power tribute cd "Working For The Machine". You can check out more info Here. Check out Rusty Eyes profile Here. A big thanks to Mr. Rusty for the update.
The reissue is to be remastered and will include a 14 page booklet as well as a 4000 word essay about the band. This is LONG overdue.......Come here for the latest updates.
{01/22/09} For those of you waiting, the additional copies of the cd are still about 2 weeks out. There will only be another 50 made and about 15 of those are already spoken for. I still need to hook up some of the bands that play on the cd, so there will be very few available. After these 50 cd's that's all that will be made......If you would like to be put on my wait list just shoot me off an email HERE
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{1/14/11}
Rock Candy records has reissued the classic Circus of Power cd 
Alex Mitchell appears as a guest vocalist on track 4 "The Serial Kind" of Rusty Eyes new disc "Possessor". The cd is available through cdbaby, a great place to buy music. The track is VERY cool. You can preview and order the cd 
Alex Mitchell's latest musical project "Captain Zapped" is now available through 
Alex mitchell is selling autographed copies of his latest book "Working Class Superstar Redux" for $20 plus shipping. If you are interested, please email Alex 
ORDER THE COP DEBUT REISSUE NOW !!!! 
