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NOW NEW NEWS! 30.01.21

Our YouTube channel, Smacksalad Productions, is where our finished works are being posted, with videos. Please enjoy a full album by The Subharmoniconist over at YouTube, for free. Thanks! 

Way older news:

A new track from 'The Zygmont Jazz Trio Quartet Ensemble' has been released! Check out Dismissive Identification Brigade.

DOLEMITION IS DONE! We're giving it a little once over but the Zgymont Jazz Trio Quartet Ensemble's contribution to the White Dolemite (https://soundcloud.com/white-dolemite and https://www.facebook.com/WhiteDolemite) compilation album is pretty much done. It just needs a little tinkle, like a new born baby with stage fright, the tiniest dribble of time and 17 months of work is over. Next week, it gets sent to be mastered. 

The Zygmont Jazz Trio Quartet Ensemble had a slight reunion last week. One new album track came out of the session. Thats now a total of 10 beautiful tracks! The album cover is being tirelessly worked. It looks fucking great :)

Older news:

Old The Ear of Dr Yes tracks get a fresh airing! Taken from a taping of a dusty vinyl, these tracks, not heard since 1984, are here for your delectation... Ceefax B Movie - http://dembo.bandcamp.com

The version on Bandcamp has one extra track than the version here on Soundcloud!

The session drummer we hired has finished his work on the new Zygmont single, and the audio is now being polished up to fit our needs. The light at the end of the tunnel gets closer. Stay tuned!

And in case it was missed... Max Dembo has released ambient soundscape "Zygmophobia" to stream or download at http://dembo.bandcamp.com.

Usual blurb: We are currently working on a new ambient jazz noise album with The Zygmont Jazz Trio Quartet Ensemble, a new Ear of Dr Yes album, and a remix album featuring some of the most famous songs of all time, rendered 'unlistenable'*.

Here's what the blurb said when this project had died:

Witness the resurrection. Witness the witless blathering.

Witness the witless.

This was a 3 (or 4) year collaboration between Max Dembo and Dr Yes (depending on who you talk to and what they were on at the time). Years 1 and 2 were very prolific, with an emphasis on quantity over quality that everyone was happy with. Year 3 looked very promising until the unthinkable happened - the emphasis shifted to quality.

Year 3 only produced 3 new tracks and year 4 yielded just one fresh aural vapour. 
Max Dembo spent the next 3 years recovering from the ordeal (memoirs 'The Involuntary Ear' coming soon) and eventually returned with several remixes, a few joint projects and a snail pace of dissatisfaction. That great explorer of the unknown, the hypocratic ape - Dr Yes - was never heard from again...

However, rumours have recently surfaced that The Ear may have unearthed unheard recordings and may be investing reasonable research and development funding in an attempt to declassify these documents into convenient downloadable chunks.

Intercepted messages, leaked and decrypted, periodically appear in the the bio-ether, we will bring them to you APESAP...

*See Steel Pole Bath Tub for metaphorical explanation.

There are certain emotions that are driven from our bodies through bright lights, late nights and pulsing beats. Those emotions punctuate our freedom from reality. To encapsulate a break from reality and put audience members in a different state of mind is something that the new electro-pop band Pardigras knows how to do on a nightly basis. Only being together for a little over a year, the band Pardigras has a refined sound which moves its dedicated fan base to come out to every show with comfortable shoes and an electricity to dance. The band is motivated through dreams of sharing these notions with the world. "Though it might be easy to assume that these Pardigras "dreams' are laden with fantasies of stardom and celebrity, these dudes have more pressing items on their agenda...like putting on a killer live show for their fans.  Ask any female Pardigras groupie and they'll tell you that you'll never leave a PG show with your hair in tact or your makeup still perfectly applied."- Jenna Rubenstein, Seventeen Magazine. The band has redefined electro- pop rock as something with tangibility, the ability to connect across genres and demographics and is driven by real, true inspiration.

Pardigras is a six-piece electro-pop band from Fredonia, New York. They have released an EP, entitled Twist and Shake, self recorded and produced Chris Grabar and Dillon Mealey. Originally the band consisted of just the two members, Dillon Mealey (lead vocals) and Chris Grabar (rhythm guitar/ MC), but as they began to play live shows, added the members Brian Paniknowski (drums/ back up vocals), Christian Carlson (lead guitar), Tyler Gold (synthesizer)  and Jeff Alvarado (bass).  Pardigras can be compared to bands like Metro Station with more punch, 3Oh!3 with more poignant and melodic lyrics or Cobra Starship with more soul. The band is currently projected to release their first full length album, We Prey Like Lions, by the beginning of Jan, 2011. The group has already gone on tour, played with super-groups Brand New and Indie rock favorite Rookie of the Year, among other artists.The band has also received press from seventeen magazine, college newspaper The Leader, been spun on KISS FM, had numerous radio interviews and signed with Just Seven Entertainment Group.  The band has also been selected for the National Association for Campus Activities Main Stage Showcase in February. 


Is an Icon in the acting industry.
A hood star in the Music industry.
A trap star in the hood.

Shot to celebrity overnight thanks to the success of the "Whassup" commercials. The campaign ran for over two-years, with 12 commercials. The New York Times, Washington Post, Newsweek, Vibe, TV Guide, Entertainment Weekly, The New Yorker, People and Forbes, as well as many other magazines and newspapers across the country, all featured articles about the sensation surrounding the commercials. The Commercial was aired on many national & local television & radio shows, including: The Tonight Show, Oprah, Entertainment Tonight, The Today Show, CBS This Morning, Live with Regis and Kathy Lee, The Howard Stern Show, WWF Raw, 48 Hours, Inside Edition, Talk Soup, E! News Daily, VH1's The 25 Greatest, CBS's Super Bowl's Greatest Commercials, TNN's Fame for 15', The 2000 Source Awards, the A&E documentary America's Favorite TV Commercials, and the BBC's television special Best Ads Ever.

The commercials were nominated for an Emmy, won the 2000 Grand Clio Award for Best Campaign and Best Commercial, and "Wasabi" won the 2000 Cannes Film Festival Golden Lion Award for Best Commercial in the world.In 2006 The commercial was inducted into the CLIO Hall Of Fame.

As a Sony recording artist,without selling one record, I was pretty well known within the Music Industry.I had the priveledge and honor to work along artist that I was probably a fan of myself. I met many: Tevin Cambell (Losing All Control) Prod: Stevie J,Quincy Jones (Thanks),Amel Larrieux-Get Up,Bad Boy CEO Sean "Diddy" Combs Met @ Justins, Harve Pierre (Joe Hooker),Artist's Black Rob, (Whoa)-Why I aint get that credit,MY IDEA! G-Dep (Hold Ya head up),Marc Curry-(Alumni), Shyne (Down the Line) Mase-we sat in the studio and listen to your album @ Daddy's House,Carl Thomas-(Justins),Hitman Prod; Yogi- Goodlooking on the Tally hook up, D-Dot, Epic Former Lable Mates:Ruff Endz,3LW,J-LO-I apologize for the comment made on Hollywood Squares,but we stiil should have done that remix together, So Plush, Mrs.Jackson (Michael Jackson's Mother) Hi Ma, Zhigge Jackson, Randy Jackson-came to my studio session-whassup DOG, Mobb Deep, DMX (in cali-thanks for the ride,& Canada, with Eddie Griffin,EPMD 145st Clothing spot,Busta Rhymes,Nokio-Dru Hill, Fat Joe-I tried to holla @ you many times.(Stop The Bomb), Killa Cam'ron, Jim Jones, Dipset (Epic Tour), Freddro-Onyx, Lisa Lisa You wanted all the points :(, Teddy Riley-gave you a-lot of bread 140k, Irv Gotti-(Epic Ceo office), Jadakiss,Lox,-(I Dare You Video), Nelly & The Lunatics- Puffed like mad L's at the SOURCE LAB in cali, Lil Jon & The Eastside Boys,( Whassup Tour) X-zibit, Da Brat, Blacksheep (NC.), Scarface, M.O.P (B&B CLUB in Harlem., A.G., Akon (Karu N Y), (DJ's)-Kool Herc, Grandmaster Flash,(taught me bar structures,Breakdance open show in MVCC), Red Alert (Twins-Wagner), Kay Slay (Mixtape- Raw Deal), Evil Dee, Frankie Cutlass (Puerto Rico), Doo Wop, (Mia Cafe)Eddie F( Studio @ ya crib),Wu-Tang- Method Man(Puffed Incarcerated Scarfaces Video set, Ghostface, Rae (did a song together., Rza( battled in Wagner) Shyheim, La Darkman,Envy,CL Smooth, Capone, Noreaga, Bow Wow, Tyrese, Cormega, Nas, AZ, Foxy Brown,C razy Legs (Rock Steady Crew) , Swizz Beats, Ruff Riders (Dee & Wise), Big Kap, Kid Capri, Enuff, Clue, Green Lantern, Tony Touch,G-Bo The Pro, Double R, Funk Master Flex (gave BangOut & Rocking in da Projects-the Bomb-Good Looking),Bklyns Finest-Jay-Z, Sadat X,Krs-One (Rock Candy Records Bill Kamara) (B-Boy Rec) Dr. Dre( backstage SOURCE AWARDS),Ice T (Miami beach),JT Hut (cali),Too Short (My studio session),I understand sometimes its not what you know, but who you know.TO BE CONTINUE.............

(R.I.P.)-Candy Man (Lil Bro), Scott-La-Rock, Big Pun, Biggie, 2Pac, Big L, Huddy 6,

All Day All Night – The Kinks
All I Have To Do Is Dream- Everly Bothers
All Shook Up- Elvis Presley
Alright Now-Free
Amarillo By Morning-George Strait
American Pie-Don McClain
American Woman- The Guess Who
Amy-Pure Prairie League
Angie-The Rolling Stones
As Tears Go By-The Rolling Stones
Baby Please Don’t Go- Them
Back In The Saddle-Gene Autry
Back In Black-AC/DC
Bad Bad Leroy Brown-Jim Croce
Bad Moon Rising-CCR
Banana Pancakes-Jack Johnson
Battle Of New Orleans-Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Behind Blue Eyes-The Who
Better Together-Jack Johnson
Blue Suede Shoees- Carl Perkins
Blowing In The Wind-Bob Dylan
Born On A Bayou-CCR
Born To Be Wild-Steppenwolf
Born To Run-Bruce Springsteen & The East Street Band
Breakdown-Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers 
Brown Eyed Girl-Van Morrison 
Brown Sugar-The Rolling Stones
Bye Bye Love-Everly Brothers
Call Me The Breeze-Lynyrd Synyrd
Can’t Get Enough-Bad Company
Can’t You Hear Me Knocking- The Rolling Stones
Can’t You See-Marshall Tucker Band 
Cheeseburger In Paradise-Jimmy Buffet
Cherry Cherry- Neil Diamond
Cinamon Girl-Neil Young
City Of New Orleans-Arlo Guthrie
Cocaine Blues-Johnny Cash-George Thorogood and the Destroyers
Comes A Time-Neil Young
Come Together=The Beatles
Cool Water-Johnny Cash
Cotton Fields-CCR
Country Roads-John Denver
Cowboy/Cowgirl Blues-Belinda Gail & Curly Musgrave
Cracklin’ Rose-Neil Diamond
Dancin In The Dark-Brice Springsteen & The East Street Band
Dark Side-John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown Band
Day Tripper-The Beatles 
Desperado-The Eagles
Dead Flowers-The Rolling Stones
Devil With The Blue Dress Medley-Mitch Ryder
Dock Of The Bay-Ottis Redding
Don’t Be Cruel-Elvis Presley
Don’t Fence Me In-Cole Porter & Robert Fletcher sung by Bing Crosby
Don’t Take Your Guns To Town-Johnny Cash
Don’t You Forget About Me-Simple Minds
Don’t Let It Bring You Down-Neil Young
Down By The River-Neil Young
Eight Days A Week-The Beatles
Far Away Eyes-The Rolling Stones
Feel Like Making Love-Bad Company
Fever-Elvis Presley
Field Of Opportunity-Neil Young
Fire-The Jimi Hendrix Experience
Fire On The Mountain-Charlie Daniels
Folsom Prison Blues-Johnny Cash
Four Strong Winds-Ian Tyson, Neil Young
Funk 49-The James Gang
Get Off My Cloud-The Rolling Stones
Ghost Riders In The Sky-Johnny Cash
Good Hearted Woman-Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson
Good Loving-The Rascal’s
Grapevine-CCR
Hair Of The Dog-Nazareth
Heartbreak Hotel-Elvis Presley
Heart Of Gold-Neil Young
Here Comes The Sun-The Beatles
Hey Good Looking-Hank Williams
Hey Hey My My-Neil Young & Crazy Horse
Hey Joe-The Jimi Hendrix Experience
Hit The Road Jack-Ray Charles
Honky Tonk Woman-The Rolling Stones
Hound Dog-Elvis Presley
Hotel California-The Eagles
Hurt So Good-John Cougar Mellencamp
I Am A Child-Neil Young
I Can’t Be Satisfied-Muddy Waters
I Feel Fine-The Beatles
I Hear You Knocking-
I’m Free-The Rolling Stones
Iris-The Goo Goo Dolls
I Shot The Sheriff-Eric Clapton
It Ain’t Me Babe-Bob Dylan & The Band
It’s All Over Now-The Rolling Stones
I Walk The Line-Johnny Cash
I Wanna Rock ‘n’ Roll All Night-Kiss
I’ve Got Friends In Low Places-Garth Brooks
Jailhouse Rock-Elvis Presley
Jambalaya-Hank Williams
Jenny Jenny 867-5309-Rose Tattoo
Johnny B Good-Chuck Berry
Jumping Jack Flash-The Rolling Stones
Just Like A Woman- Bob Dylan & The Band
Just What I Needed-The Cars
King Of The Road-Roger Miller
Knocking On Heaven’s Door- Bob Dylan & The Ban 
Knock Three Times-Tony Orlando and Dawn
Kryptonite-Three Doors Down
Last Time-The Rolling Stones
Leaving On A Jet Plane-John Denver 
Let It Bleed-The Rolling Stones
Let My Love Open The Door-Pete Townsend
Life’s Been Good-Joe Walsh
Life In The Fast Lane-The Eagles
Light My Fire-The Doors
Like A Rolling Stone- Bob Dylan & The Band
Living On Tulsa Time-Eric Clapton
Lodi-CCR
Lola-The Kinks
Lonely People-America
Lonesome Onry And Mean-Waylon Jennings
Long Haired Country Boy-Charlie Daniels Band
Look Out For My Love- Neil Young
Louie Louie-Kingsman
Luchenbach Texas-Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson
Lyin Eyes-The Eagles
Mama Don’t Let Your Babies-Waylon Jennings
Mama Tried-Merle Haggard
Margaritaville-Jimmy Buffet
Mary Jane’s Last Dance-Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Melt With You-Modern English
Message In A Bottle- The Police
Midnight Rider-The Allman Brothers
Mississippi Queen-Mountain
Motor Cycle Mama-Neil Young
Move It On Over-George Thorogood & The Destroyers
Mr. Bojangles-Jerry Jeff Walker- Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Mr. Soul-Neil Young
My Girl-The Temptations
Needle And The Damage Done-Neil Young
No Expectations-The Rolling Stones
Norwegian Wood-The Beatles
Nowhere Man-The Beatles
Ohio-Neil Young
Oh Lonesome Me-Don Gibson, Johnny Cash
Old Time Rock ‘n’ Roll-Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
On The Road Again-Willie Nelson
Over The Hills And Far Away-Led Zeppelin
Pink Cadillac-Bruce Springsteen & The East Street Band
Pink Houses-John Cougar Mellencamp
Positively Fourth Street-Bob Dylan & The Band
Pretty Woman-Roy Orbison
Proud Mary-CCR
Purple Haze-The Jimi Hendrix Experience
Rambin Man-The Allman Brothers
Ramblin Man-Waylon Jennings
Rebel Rebel-David Bowie
Redneck Mother-Jerry Jeff Walker
Redneck Woman-Gretchen Wilson
Revolution-The Beatles
Rip This Joint- The Rolling Stones
Ring Of Fire-Johnny Cash & The Tennessee Three
Rocking Me Baby-The Steve Miller Band
Rocky Top- Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Running Down A Dream-Tom Petty & Jeff Lynne
Satisfaction-The Rolling Stones
Shake Rattle And Roll-Jerry Lee Lewis 
Shanty-Jonathan Edwards
Sharp Dressed Man-ZZ Top
Should I Stay Or Should I Go-The Clash
Shout-Otis from Animal House
Silver Wings-Merle Haggard
Six Days On The Road-Steve Earle
Sixth Avenue Heartach-The Wallflowers
Small Town-John Cougar Mellencamp
Smooth-Carlos Santana and Rob Thomas
Spooky-Atlanta Rhythmn Section
Squeeze Box-The Who
Subterranean Homesick Blues- Bob Dylan & The Band
Sunshine-Jonathan Edwards
Sunshine Of Your Love-Cream
Sunshiny Day-Charlie Pride
Suspicious Minds-Elvis Presley
Suzie Q-CCR
Sweet Home Alabama-Lynyrd Skynyrd
Sympathy For The Devil- The Rolling Stones
Take It Easy-The Eagles
Take The Money And Run-The Steve Miller Band
Taking Care Of Business-BTO
Tell Me Why-Neil Young
Tennessee Stud-The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Tequila Sunrise-The Eagles
That’s Alright Mama-Elvis Presley
The Joker-The Steve Miller Band
The Vacquero Song-Dave Stamey 
Ticket To Ride-The Beatles
Times They Are A Changing-Bob Dylan
Trucking- The Grateful Dead
Two More Bottles Of Wine-Emmy Lou Harris
Tumbling Dice- The Rolling Stones
Turn The Page-Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
Twist and Shout-The Beatles
Under The Milkyway-Church
Venilator Blues- The Rolling Stones
Walk Thus Way-Aerosmith
Wanted Dead Or Alive-Bon Jovi
Who Do You Love-George Thorogood and the Destroyers
        Medley with Not Fade Away-Buddy Holly
Whole Lotta Love-Led Zeppelin
Wild Horses- The Rolling Stones
Wildwood Flower-Instrumental
Wish You Were Here-Pink Floyd
Wonderwall-Oasis
You Can’t Always Get What You Want-The Rolling Stones
You Don’t Know How It Feels-Tom Petty
You Really Got Me-The Kinks


Senior Discount has played hundreds of shows around the East Coast. We've played with such acts as Anti-Flag, Gym Class Heroes, Sum 41, Girl Talk, Boys Like Girls, The Bravery, Guttermouth, Less Than Jake, The Ataris, Leftover Crack, A Wilhelm Scream, the Street Dogs, Zox, Big D and the Kids Table, Darkbuster, The Swingin Utters, Rehab, Mickey Avalon, Streetlight Manifesto, the Bloodshot Hooligans,The Loved Ones, MC Lars, Suburban Legends, Patent Pending, The Toasters, The Pilfers, and many many more. Senior Discount has also played a couple dates on the Ska Goes Solo tour with the singers of Less Than Jake and Catch 22, while Senior Discount lead singer Chuck Staton has played solo shows with artists like Chuck Ragan (The Revival Tour/Hot Water Music), Dave Hause (The Loved Ones), and Kris Roe (The Ataris)

Our first album "There Were Four Who Tried...", has gotten positive reviews from all over the US (and internationally), including very positive reviews from Maximum Rock N Roll (CA), which boasted, "These guys can rock and scream….a strong full-length," and the revered AbsolutePunk.net, which stated "The band really acts out their emotions….Every track from the album is an anthem to punk rock's principles." Our second release received the comment "These guys slay on record and live!" from mash-up DJ sensation Girl Talk.

We also focus heavily on film production, as we've used short films to promote for our shows and releases. Our one full-length film ("VBW Attack: The Senior Discount Movie") was reviewed by The Noise (Boston) which reported "...let's just say that this DVD is gold and that the band, and those with them, have some mighty winds at their sails." The national television network G4 has bought and aired footage from the film. Lead singer Chuck Staton now works on film projects with Walt and Bryan from Comic Book Men and Brian Quinn from Impractical Jokers, for their podcast Tell 'Em Steve-Dave, which has featured Senior Discount songs on numerous episodes and projects.
Chuck also started "The Chuck and Brad Podcast" in 2009, which focuses heavily on Senior Discount and the artists surrounding the band in Providence, RI. Along with regional artists from the area, musicians from Bowling For Soup, The Copacetics, Reel Big Fish and more have appeared on the podcast for in-depth, in-person interviews. Tsunami Bomb, The Homeless Gospel Choir, JT Habersaat, Casey Jost (Impractical Jokers) and Jeff Tremaine (director of the Jackass movies) have also appeared on the podcast.
In summer of 2018, Kevin Lyman personally added them to the Hartford date of the 2018 Warped Tour, and Vinnie Fiorello from Less Than Jake signed the band to Paper + Plastick Records for their upcoming album, "The Best Revenge."

Crazy Goat is a Rock'n'Roll Band. Yes, bands that rock you all through the night, make you sing and dance and shake your pants, still exist. So grease it up (the hair.). This is one. Come and rock with us. Oui.

An artist with a story as powerful and compelling as her music, 
Persia was born in Isfahan, Iran and raised in San Jose, CA. An 
"every woman" who is currently a wife, a mother of four 
children a veteran emcee and performer with over 20 years
experience in emceeing and performing under her belt. Her 
lyrical delivery is described as exceptional. Her stage presence, 
beauty and precision all captivating to her ever expanding market. 
Persia is a legend in the South Bay with strong bay area following 
that she has acquired over many years of honing her skill and 
understanding. Persia is poised to release her long awaited 
collection of songs on her debut album "American Me" which 
consists of hard hitting production, high quality guest appearances 
and the sleek, steady stead flow of one of the South Bay's dopest 
emcees. Her versatile flows command the head nods of backpackers, 
clubbers, and gangsta rap listeners alike. 

Although begining her career and spending most of it as solo artist, 
Persia is also one half of the powerhouse duo The Mamaz with her 
partner in rhyme Aima the Dreamer. Persia has rocked many stages in
the Bay Area, as well as performed at, thrown or helped throw well 
over 100 shows and is a well respected lyricist. She has been featured
on tracks with world known DJ BassNectar on his single "Bomb da Blocks."
This track spun a music video off Om Records as well as a featured 
vocalist on his track "Kick it Complex". 

She's featured with the Mamaz on J-Boogie's Mixed Cd (J Boogie's 
Dubtronic Science on the track "Revolution" which also features 
Lyrics Born as well as DJ Vadim's "Talk to Me" remixed by J Boogie. 

Beyond being a dynamic family woman, Persia is married to her long 
time producer and rhyming partner Warren Blackwell. Together known 
as Testostregon, they create music simply for the love of 
Hip Hop. She says, "Because there is no pressure to 'make it' in 
the music industry anymore in our life, our music comes from the 
most loving and creative place. I just want to make great music to 
share with the world. Now that the music industry has changed so much 
over the years, I can travel the world and share my passion online 
and still be able to be the best mother and wife I can be." 

Her musical influences include Black Star, Slaughter House, Busta Rhymes, 
Nas, Jay Z, Old School Lauren Hill, Bahamadia, Queen Latifah, Rage, 
Lil Wayne, Outkast, as well as a host of talented independent Bay Area artists. 
Even with all this, you can tell when listening to her album that you can identify
her style and sound with a very distinct voice which sets her apart from others.
She's distinct in so many different ways, and at the same time has an approach that
is best described as universal. Persia's story alone is remarkably compelling.
With "American Me" Persia has brought a product that is certain to make every
listener a fan. 


Just having formed in November 2009, Beggars Brew are five guys from Ayrshire who have a passion for heavy metal, and a colossal craving to shake the current music scene to its very core with their hard-hitting, hair-swinging, beer-swiggin’ sound!

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