Redd Kross have always been too good, too perfect, too true, to believe. Mythic. Could this tuneful hardcore punk EP really be the work of a brother band with the 15-year-old on vocals and guitar and the 11-year-old on bass? Did Redd Kross really open for Black Flag? Could Jeff and Steve really have been born and raised in the Beach Boys’ hometown of Hawthorne, California, and did Jeff really see the Beatles live in 1966? Did one of them, dressed in Gene Simmons makeup, really kill a Bruce Springsteen impersonator onstage? Is that really their hair? Could Researching the Blues, their first studio album in 15 years, be not just the hottest thing since Cher went solo but the best start-to-finish Redd Kross record ever?

Somehow, the answer to all the above is improbably, wonderfully, beautifully YES. Long have Redd Kross rocked, and long have critics, devoted fans, Rodney Bingenheimer and fellow musicians from Seattle (Nirvana) to New York (Sonic Youth) to Driftwood, Texas (Butthole Surfers) to Hollywood (everybody) bowed before the Kross and their self-aware pre-spandex Glam bubblegum garage psychedelic Cheap Trick/Kiss/Revolver post-Kim Fowley rock and roll. Degenerate, sweet: tongues in cheek, song-long winks.

Commercial success may never have been theirs (if time and space had been aligned correctly, they’d have been blitzing ballrooms in the early ’70s instead of opening for Stone Temple Pilots in the early ’90s), but Redd Kross have endured and endeared because they’ve always had the best possible attitude: smarts, smiles, and total commitment to live hair-spinning showmanship.

Like fellow legendary Great American John Waters, they’ve devoted their career to making subversive entertainment in a high pop celebrity style, reintroducing in their especially golden late ’80s/early-’90s period such forbidden classic-rock tropes as melodies, harmonies, ripping musicianship, and primary colors-stuff that had (largely) been ditched in the underground rock’s post-punk, No Wave, hardcore, and sensitive-egghead scenes. Redd Kross then spent the ’90s making one great misunderstood record after another until enough shit had caked the fan that in 1997 they pretty much called it quits.

But you never quit being brothers. And so here’s the next Redd Kross album-produced and mixed by younger brother Steve earlier this year after it was mostly written by older brother Jeff in 2007-08, and recorded in that same period with the band’s current lineup, who’ve re-engaged in live performance since being lured back into action by an excitable Spanish promoter.

They’re too nice to say so themselves, but attention must be paid to this band, to this great album, Researching the Blues, which, like a pair of great pants, is tight and the perfect length. By the time you’re two minutes and 51 seconds into the second song, “Stay Away From Downtown,” and the band is breaking into the sha-la-las, you will be running around the room with your hands in the air. As the fourth song, the Brian Wilsonian “Dracula’s Daughters,” ends and the dynamic mid-’60s Beatles jingle “Meet Frankenstein” launches into its first chorus, you will be mass-texting all of your friends with the good news. By the final four songs-”The Nu Temptations” (Stooges-worthy riffs! Cowsills counter-harmonies! And more!), the “Surrender”/Noel ‘n’ Liam rockers “Choose to Play” and “Winter Blues,” and the stunning summer psychedelic power pop that is the closing “Hazel Eyes”-you will know the truth. You tried the rest-but now you’ve had the best. The McDonalds were educated at Rock ‘n’ Roll High, and they’ve stayed true to their school. Here’s to their beautiful reunion! Redd Kross Forever!

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Broadcasting Celebrity Kris Kourtis, was born January 23, 1983. He is a singer, commentator, author, and much more.  Kris began his career in 2004 after graduating from Columbia Academy into radio and TV. He ventured into TV during college. Kris's first dream was to become a singer but ended up doing radio and much more in media. In radio he first began as dj and then became a talk show host. 
 At the age of 4 Kris sang (Bad) by Michael Jackson to his entire family and friends. Kris loved singing. He won a lot of talent competitions as a kid. The most memorable one is when he won a singing competition for singing Hero by Mariah Carey.

At the age of 5 Kris and his family moved to Dubai. And for Kris it felt like home. Kris went to many different high schools because of his ADHD and constant fights in school.
Kris never liked school even though he had high grades. His favorite subject was Geography and he aced it.

He sang (Oh Holy Night) when he was 16 at his church and made most of the people cry. They loved it so much! Years later Kris was asked to sing (You Raise Me Up) the Josh Groban version at an event and it was a standing ovation.

After graduating from school. Kris moved to Vancouver, Canada to study broadcasting at the best broadcasting school called Columbia Academy.

Then Kris went on as an intern to different kinds of radio and TV stations. Kris was the first to cover the Kelly Ellard trial and he got an exclusive with the parents of Reena Virk,the girl that Kelly killed.

In 2012 Kris released a hit song called Together that went viral on SoundCloud.

Kris had 4 amazing octaves but he lost them because of his smoking addiction.

So Kris forgot about singing and ventured into doing commercials. His first commercial was when he was 10 years old and did and Ad for Snapple the drink. Then Kris took breaks from the broadcasting world and traveled across the world. London, England was somewhere very close to Kris's heart. Kris lived in Chelsea, London. He would often go with his friends to The Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park London to have afternoon tea. Of course Kris never drank tea, He would order instead a Soy Latte. Kris also has a weakness for Nobu the Japanese restaurant in London, Los Angeles, and Dubai.

Kris loves shopping at Harrods. He also loves American high end stores like Sax fifth Avenue and Rodeo Drive.

In 2016 Kris became a size zero model. And did jeans commercials.

Back when Kris was 25 years old he was on a trip to Bali and then cut the trip short because he began having paranoid thoughts and visual hallucinations. He went back home and told his mom everything. Kris admitted to his mom that he had to see a psychiatrist. So after a few sessions, Kris was diagnosed with Schizoaffective disorder. And began with medications. It was always trial and error for years until Kris found the right medications to take. Kris also suffers from PTSD for being raped by the Broadcasting Celebrity Kris Kourtis, was born on January 23, 1983. He is a singer, commentator, author, and much more.  Kris began his career in 2003 after graduating for Columbia Academy into radio and TV. He began his career media right during college. Kris's first dream was to become a singer but ended doing radio.

 At the age of 4 Kris sang (Bad) by Michael Jackson to his entire family and friends. Kris loved singing. He won a lot of talent competitions as a kid. The most memorable one is when he won a singing competition for singing Hero by Mariah Carey.



At the age of 5 Kris and his family moved to Dubai. And for Kris it felt like home. Kris went to many different high schools because of his ADHD and constant fights in school.

Kris never liked school even though he had high grades. His favorite subject was Geography and he aced it.



He sang (Oh Holy Night) when he was 16 at his church and made most of the people cry. They loved it so much! Years later Kris was asked to sing (You Raise Me Up) the Josh Groban version at an event and it was a standing ovation.



After graduating from school. Kris moved to Vancouver, Canada to study broadcasting at the best broadcasting school called Columbia Academy.



Then Kris went on as an intern to different kinds of radio and TV stations. Kris was the first to cover the Kelly Ellard trial and he got an exclusive with the parents of Reena Virk,the girl that Kelly killed.



In 2012 Kris released a hit song called Together that went viral on SoundCloud.



Kris had 4 amazing octaves but he lost them because of his smoking addiction.



So Kris forgot about singing and ventured into doing commercials. His first commercial was when he was 10 years old and did and Ad for Snapple the drink. Then Kris took breaks from the broadcasting world and traveled across the world. London, England was somewhere very close to Kris's heart. Kris lived in Chelsea, London. He would often go with his friends to The Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park London to have afternoon tea. Of course Kris never drank tea, He would order instead a Soy Latte. Kris also has a weakness for Nobu the Japanese restaurant in London, Los Angeles, and Dubai.



Kris loves shopping at Harrods. He also loves American high end stores like Sax fifth Avenue and Rodeo Drive.



In 2016 Kris became a size zero model. And did jeans commercials.



Back when Kris was 25 years old he was on a trip to Bali and then cut the trip short because he began having paranoid thoughts and visual hallucinations. He went back home and told his mom everything. Kris admitted to his mom that he had to see a psychiatrist. So after a few sessions, Kris was diagnosed with Schizoaffective disorder. And began with medications. It was always trial and error for years until Kris found the right medications to take. Kris also suffers from PTSD for being raped by the school janitor. He takes medication for that too.



Kris did 14 audiobooks. They can be found Amazon, and many other platforms and they are free on YouTube and Spotify.



Kris cannot stay in one place all time and that is why he travels all the time.



Kris has written articles for major online sites.



Kris then decided to open up 4 radio stations online and host them. In 2024 Kris shut down his online radio stations and decided he wanted to act and also have his own reality show on Hulu or HBO.school janitor. He takes medication for that too.

Kris did 14 audiobooks. They can be found Amazon, and many other platforms and they are free on YouTube and Spotify.

Kris cannot stay in one place all time and that is why he travels all the time.

Kris has written articles for major online sites.

Kris then decided to open up 4 radio stations online and host them. In 2024 Kris shut down his online radio stations and decided he wanted to act and also have his own reality show on Hulu or HBO.

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