SICK PUPPIES PREMIERE

Much love to SICK PUPPIES for inviting LB to host their recent online event for music media members where they unveiled the video for their new tune “Going Places.” After the video premiere, Lou spoke with each of the band members including Emma, Mark, and Brian.

The song is just one from the forthcoming new album WAVE THE BULL which is due in 2025. Lots of touring on the way, too!

Thanks to Land Shark Promotion Studio, ONErpm, New Frequency Management and MX2 Media for bringing in your friend and humble narrator for the event.

IF MUSIC IS A DRUG SHIRT

Check out the latest addition to the Merch Table here on the site! It’s the official IF MUSIC IS A DRUG THEN I AM AN ADDICT t-shirt. This was a phrase that LB coined long ago and actually had a few shirts made up with it which he gave out to rock star guests on the show. After several years of requests, he’s finally made the shirts available to the public. Check ’em out here.

Hit the MERCH area of the site for this and a ton of other swag including a new line of giant size stickers featuring LB and Darla the Wonder Dog. Plus, you can get a copy of Lou’s book SONIC WARRIOR signed by both LB and Darla.

Show off your questionable taste in music media hosts with Brutus World Industries items!

THE GRAND ROCK N ROLL TOUR

We are proud to announce The Grand Rock N Roll Tour of the Upper American Latitudes! It’s a promo swing across Idaho, Iowa and Wisconsin for Lou Brutus to hang with HardDrive Radio listeners, affiliates and a whole lotta bands! He’ll be doing interviews, photography and/or stage hosting at the following shows…

Tues Aug 27 – In This Moment/Ice Nine Kills/Avatar/TX2 in Idaho Falls, ID

Weds Aug 28 – Disturbed/Plush in Dubuque IA

Thurs Aug 29 – Chevelle/Return to Dust/Tigercub Madison WI

Fri Aug 30 – Mudvayne/All That Remains Madison WI

Sat Aug 31 – Taste of Madison featuring Nonpoint/Like A Storm/Versus Me

Of course, LB will have free stuff from he and Darla the Wonder Dog including custom picks from InTune Guitar Picks, so keep your eyes open at the gigs! Lou Brutus is coming to town and Rock N Roll is coming with him!

BLACK VEIL BRIDES

Your friend and humble narrator was recently given the honor of unveiling the new track from Black Veil Brides alongside group founder Andy Biersack.

“Bleeders” is the title track of the band’s new EP and an invitation-only event was held online for its debut. The shindig was attended by a large number of music media who were treated to the new tune and an exclusive conversation between Andy and Lou Brutus.

Many thanks to Spinefarm Records and MX2 Media for having Lou out to host the occasion. Portions of the interview will be featured on hardDrive and hardDrive XL.

THE GREAT NORTH AMERICAN ECLIPSE

For the second time in seven-years, a total solar eclipse recently swept the United States and Lou Brutus was on hand to photograph the spectacle. Dubbed The Great North American Eclipse as it crossed from Mexico into the USA and then finally up into Canada, it was the last total eclipse in the lower forty-eight states until 2044.

After months of planning, LB flew into Columbus, Ohio the morning of the eclipse. He had chosen a spot just north of the city in Lewis Center, Ohio to set up his equipment. The location was picked as it got him far enough into the Path of Totality to see a total eclipse of one-minute and fifty-seven seconds, but not too far away from the airport as he needed to be on a flight back shortly after totality ended. The plan came off without a hitch and Lou was on-the-air according to schedule that night.

In the run up to the event, a number of news outlets used Lou’s eclipse photographs from 2017 in new articles including Yahoo Entertainment here.

There are three major eclipse events on the way in the coming years including Spain 2026, Egypt 2027, and Australia 2028. Lou his hoping to catch at least one of those. As he said shortly following totality in Ohio, “You have got to see a total solar eclipse at least once in your life. It will fill you with shock, awe, and a sense of wonder. It’s kinda like a Slipknot concert in that respect.”