Mutant Press
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Mutant Press is an American
political rock
band created by Jerome T. Youngman
in Hollywood, California
in 1990.
started Mutant Press a political hard rock band in Hollywood, California
. Mutant Press first job was headlining international act at the LUC club in Mexico City
in 1990. In 1992 Jerome returned to Detroit, Michigan
, where dancer Danielle Arsenault joined Mutant Press.
From 1996 to 2004, Jerome T. Youngman
managed his recording studio, 500 Pound Weasel Records, in Southfield, Michigan
, where he released fourteen Mutant Press albums, and produced over 200 CD's for local Rap, Hip hop, and Punk Rock Detroit artists. Frank Moore and Mikee Labash (Love Underground Visionary Revolution) from San Francisco joined the creative team after the 2004 Mothers’ day performance at Kimos. The same year, Mikee Labash created the art for the album Evil.
In October 2004, Mutant Press moved to Long Beach, California
. The band performed at Que Sera, Doll Hut, Mr. T's, and many other Los Angeles
and Long Beach
clubs. In 2005, Mutant Press released the album Idiots Rule with Jerome T. Youngman
, The Heavy Weasel (Steve Loria, Spirit (band)
), and Phil Cohen (The Heaters). In 2007, MTV
licensed Idiots Rule to use songs for the Rob and Big reality show.
In January 2008, Mutant Press moved to Austin, Texas
. The band played in the 2008 South by Southwest Festival (SXSW). The band has become regulars on the 6th street
music scene, and they released a new album Don't mess with Mutant Press that is getting international airplay.
Mutant Press has received outstanding reviews. In 2003, Blood for Oil appeared in the Robert Christgau
's Choice Cuts column in the Village Voice newspaper. In 2007, Robert Christgau
wrote “if the MC5
hadn't kicked the bucket, they'd be older and grayer than these guys, but not louder or more revolutionary".
United States
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political rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
band created by Jerome T. Youngman
Jerome T. Youngman
Jerome T. Youngman , is an American rock singer, songwriter, and record producer, best known for his hits "Creeps at my Door" and "Blood for Oil", and TV host of the Talk show Bring it to Jerome.-Career:Youngman's musical influences are Igor Stravinsky, John Lee Hooker, Rolling Stones, Bo Diddley,...
in Hollywood, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
in 1990.
History
In 1990, Jerome T. YoungmanJerome T. Youngman
Jerome T. Youngman , is an American rock singer, songwriter, and record producer, best known for his hits "Creeps at my Door" and "Blood for Oil", and TV host of the Talk show Bring it to Jerome.-Career:Youngman's musical influences are Igor Stravinsky, John Lee Hooker, Rolling Stones, Bo Diddley,...
started Mutant Press a political hard rock band in Hollywood, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. Mutant Press first job was headlining international act at the LUC club in Mexico City
Mexico City
Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...
in 1990. In 1992 Jerome returned to Detroit, Michigan
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
, where dancer Danielle Arsenault joined Mutant Press.
From 1996 to 2004, Jerome T. Youngman
Jerome T. Youngman
Jerome T. Youngman , is an American rock singer, songwriter, and record producer, best known for his hits "Creeps at my Door" and "Blood for Oil", and TV host of the Talk show Bring it to Jerome.-Career:Youngman's musical influences are Igor Stravinsky, John Lee Hooker, Rolling Stones, Bo Diddley,...
managed his recording studio, 500 Pound Weasel Records, in Southfield, Michigan
Southfield, Michigan
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which 0.04% is water. The main branch of the River Rouge runs through Southfield. The city is bounded to the south by Eight Mile Road, its western border is Inkster Road, and to the east it is bounded by Greenfield Road...
, where he released fourteen Mutant Press albums, and produced over 200 CD's for local Rap, Hip hop, and Punk Rock Detroit artists. Frank Moore and Mikee Labash (Love Underground Visionary Revolution) from San Francisco joined the creative team after the 2004 Mothers’ day performance at Kimos. The same year, Mikee Labash created the art for the album Evil.
In October 2004, Mutant Press moved to Long Beach, California
Long Beach, California
Long Beach is a city situated in Los Angeles County in Southern California, on the Pacific coast of the United States. The city is the 36th-largest city in the nation and the seventh-largest in California. As of 2010, its population was 462,257...
. The band performed at Que Sera, Doll Hut, Mr. T's, and many other Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
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and Long Beach
Long Beach, California
Long Beach is a city situated in Los Angeles County in Southern California, on the Pacific coast of the United States. The city is the 36th-largest city in the nation and the seventh-largest in California. As of 2010, its population was 462,257...
clubs. In 2005, Mutant Press released the album Idiots Rule with Jerome T. Youngman
Jerome T. Youngman
Jerome T. Youngman , is an American rock singer, songwriter, and record producer, best known for his hits "Creeps at my Door" and "Blood for Oil", and TV host of the Talk show Bring it to Jerome.-Career:Youngman's musical influences are Igor Stravinsky, John Lee Hooker, Rolling Stones, Bo Diddley,...
, The Heavy Weasel (Steve Loria, Spirit (band)
Spirit (band)
Spirit was an American jazz/hard rock/progressive rock/psychedelic band founded in 1967, based in Los Angeles, California.- The original lineup :...
), and Phil Cohen (The Heaters). In 2007, MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
licensed Idiots Rule to use songs for the Rob and Big reality show.
In January 2008, Mutant Press moved to Austin, Texas
Austin, Texas
Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of :Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 14th most populous city in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in...
. The band played in the 2008 South by Southwest Festival (SXSW). The band has become regulars on the 6th street
6th Street
Sixth Street is a historic street and entertainment district in Austin, Texas. It is located within the city's urban core in Downtown Austin. Sixth Street was formerly named Pecan Street under Austin's older naming convention, which had east-west streets named after trees and north-south streets...
music scene, and they released a new album Don't mess with Mutant Press that is getting international airplay.
Mutant Press has received outstanding reviews. In 2003, Blood for Oil appeared in the Robert Christgau
Robert Christgau
Robert Christgau is an American essayist, music journalist, and self-proclaimed "Dean of American Rock Critics".One of the earliest professional rock critics, Christgau is known for his terse capsule reviews, published since 1969 in his Consumer Guide columns...
's Choice Cuts column in the Village Voice newspaper. In 2007, Robert Christgau
Robert Christgau
Robert Christgau is an American essayist, music journalist, and self-proclaimed "Dean of American Rock Critics".One of the earliest professional rock critics, Christgau is known for his terse capsule reviews, published since 1969 in his Consumer Guide columns...
wrote “if the MC5
MC5
The MC5 is an American rock band formed in Lincoln Park, Michigan and originally active from 1964 to 1972. The original band line-up consisted of vocalist Rob Tyner, guitarists Wayne Kramer and Fred "Sonic" Smith, bassist Michael Davis, and drummer Dennis Thompson...
hadn't kicked the bucket, they'd be older and grayer than these guys, but not louder or more revolutionary".
Albums
- Safe Sex (Mutant Press) (1990)
- Bob had a Gerbil (Mutant Press) (1992)
- Ultra Black (Mutant Press) (1993)
- Damage Guy (Mutant Press) (1996)
- Bring it to Jerome (Mutant Press) (2000)
- Strung Out On You (Mutant Press) (2001)
- World of Fuzz (Mutant Press) (2002)
- Mutant Press (Mutant Press) (2003)
- Blood for Oil (Mutant Press and Friends) (2003)
- Hole in my Heart (Mutant Press) (Mutant Press) (2003)
- Evil (Mutant Press) (2004)
- Slave to Fashion (Mutant Press) (2005)
- Idiots Rule (Mutant Press) (2006)
- Music for Elevators (Mutant Press) (2007)
- Don't mess with Mutant Press (Mutant Press) (2008)
- How y'all doin'...? (Mutant Press) (2009)