Esteemed New Wave Rock Band, Wang Chung Announces US Tour To Coincide With The Release Of CD "Abducted By The 80's"

Website: http://www.wangchung.com/

Los Angeles, CA - May 10, 2010 - In the current state of rock music, there are not many bands that are likely to see the kind of success achieved by veterans, Wang Chung.

Coming out of the post-punk era of the 1980's UK music scene, the band – throughout their 30 year career – has released 5 albums, 2 greatest hits compilations and has had 6 US Top 40 hits.

In the process, Wang Chung has become part of the vernacular of modern-day pop culture. The smash hit, "Everybody Have Fun Tonight," brought to the forefront the creation of a new verb utilized by everyone from Homer Simpson and Frasier Crane to Austin Powers (check out the web site http://www.wangchung.com/ for some great samples).

Their current upcoming release, "Abducted By The '80's," is comprised of a double CD package. CD One, also known as "Wang," consists of the band's biggest hits, including re-recorded versions "Everybody Have Fun Tonight," "Dance Hall Days," "Let's Go" and an acoustic version of "To Live and Die in LA," CD Two, or "Chung," features brand new material. The lead track, "Rent Free" is an homage to the band's history of catchy pop tunes with "Stargazing" and "London Orbital" also connecting to that legacy.

During the interim of the post Wang Chung era, founders Nick Feldman and Jack Hues have certainly maintained busy schedules. In 1995, Nick co-wrote "I Am A Man," with Suggs, (lead singer of the group, Madness) for the film remake of the hit British television series, The Avengers. The song became a top UK hit.

Feldman then went on to an A&R position at Warner UK and later, head of A&R for Sony Europe / Sony BMG, signing Bullet For My Valentine, amongst others.

Jack Hues worked on various soundtracks in the 1990's, including the William Friedkin film, The Guardian. He later teamed up with Tony Banks (Genesis) to form the one-off group, Strictly Inc. The band released a self-titled album in 1995.

Following this, Hues formed the hybrid-jazz unit, The Quartet. They recorded two albums, Illuminated (2007) and Shattering (2008). Both CDs were released through producer, Chris Hughes' (Paul McCartney, Peter Gabriel) label, Helium.

Interest in "Abducted By The '80s," arose as the result of Wang Chung's featured involvement in the "Regeneration Tour" with British pop act, ABC. Since then, Feldman and Hues have been honing material for the new CD.

The 2010 tour will begin at Anthology in San Diego, CA on June 10th and finish at Sellersville Theater in Sellersville, PA on July 10th. For complete itinerary, please check schedule below.

Initial response to "Abducted By The '80s," has been very favorable and by the looks of things, houses are likely to fill quickly. For a free download and ongoing details, check out http://www.wangchung.com/

Contact:

Dan Del Campos / Pop Culture Image
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Tour Schedule:

Thursday, June 10, 2010 San Diego – Anthology

Friday, June 11, 2010 San Juan Capistrano, CA - Coach House

Saturday, June 12, 2010 Redondo Beach, CA - Brixton

Sunday, June 13, 2010 Woodland Hills, CA - Lou Bredlow Pavilion - FREE SHOW!

Wednesday, June 16, 2010 Phoenix, AZ - Skye

Thursday, June 17, 2010 TBA

Friday, June 18, 2010 San Francisco, CA - Slims

Saturday, June 19, 2010 Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge

Sunday, June 20, 2010 Victoria, BC - Logan's Pub

Monday, June 21, 2010 Seattle, WA - El Corazon

Thursday, June 24, 2010 Oshkoshh, WI - Waterfest - Leach Amphitheatre - FREE SHOW

Friday, June 25, 2010 Chicago, IL - CANS Stage - Chicagofest FREE SHOW

Saturday, June 26, 2010 Milwaukee, WI Summerfest (tentative)

Sunday, June 27, 2010 Detroit, MI - Magic Bag

Monday, June 28, 2010 Pittsburgh, PA - Rex Theater (or 29th)

Wednesday, June 30, 2010 - Akron, OH Musica

Thursday, July 01, 2010 Buffalo, NY - Sunset Bay Beach Club

Friday, July 02, 2010 Kokomo, IN - Hayes Apperton Festival

Saturday, July 03, 2010 Cleveland, OH - The Winchester

Wednesday, July 07, 2010 NYC, NY - BB Kings

Thursday, July 08, 2010 – Mohegan, CT - Wolf Den/Mohegan Sun Casino

Friday, July 09, 2010 Boston, MA - Showcase Live

Saturday, July 10, 2010 Sellersville, PA - Sellersville Theatre

Bustin' Out - New Wave To New: Beat The Post Punk Era

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The music termed post punk is well represented here in many of its diverse strains by some of its prime movers. This multi-hued set, the first in the New Wave To New Beat series, encompasses anything from Gary Numan's austere electronic pop on 'Replicas' through 23 Skidoo's atmospheric tribal boogie on 'The Gospel Comes To New Guinea' to the scrabbling guitar-driven pop of Josef K from Glasgow's Postcard Records providing a major influence on Franz Ferdinand.

What happens elsewhere defies blanket description as every track charts a different musical seam which, invariably, proved highly influential. Killing Joke's radical, apocalyptic approach was often cited as a massive influence on anyone from Nirvana to industrial bands, but also incorporated dub reggae and New York dance music, as evidenced by November 1979's 'Almost Red'. The set also shows how later musical movements germinated in the new technology around this time, especially in the hands of electronic protagonists like former Throbbing Gristle duo Chris & Cosey, who pillaged the new sampling possibilities and predated techno with their use of proto-electro pulses, as illustrated by 'Heartbeat', from their 1981 debut album. Or Belgium new beat pioneers Front 242, whose 'Body to Body' sounds like a spooked house music prototype. New York was also leading the world at this time, particularly the legendary

ZE Label, which embodied the multi-genred melting pot of disco, punk, reggae and latin they called Mutant Disco. The label is represented here by Lizzy Mercier Descloux's infernal treatment of Arthur Brown's 1968 hit 'Fire' and Bill Laswell's Material with 'Bustin' Out', his first major dancefloor statement before going on to become a world-renowned producer. Another side of the city is presented by quintessential downtown NY post punk/no wave outfit the Bush Tetras and their debut single, 'Too Many Creeps', while visionary musician-producer Arthur Russell flies the wigged-out disco flag under his Loose Joints banner on the Larry Levan-remixed 'Is it All Over My Face'. The set also illustrates how the disparate post punk spirit captured the rest of the world with the Kraftwerkian 'Cracked Mirror' from Vancouver's Moev, Germany's No More with deadpan electronic classic 'Suicide Commando' and San Francisco's avant punk Tuxedomoon providing one of the set's most grippingly-complex outings with the title track from their Desire album. Meanwhile, Melbourne duo Dead Can Dance match Lisa Gerrard's spooky vocals with Brendan Perry's subterranean atmospherics on their 1981 'Frontiers' demo.

All perfect examples of how music had moved on since 1977's spring clean, trampling fences like a herd of elephants in this exciting, unpredictable time.

MusicDishTV: Tyla Durden - "Fellas"

Tyla Durden, figurehead of the stylistically Confident Underground. Sex, Drugs and Bold-Beats – a Mix of smoky- subtle voice, Staged self-performance, Glam, Cat-walks, Comics, Street life and other Pop-Culture Influences. Her Debut-Album will go by the name "IN TYLA WE TRUST". So let’s follow her to the Musical Mount Olympus. www.myspace.com/intylawetrust

"'Fellas' by Tyla Durden is electro-pop at its finest. While Tyla seduces you with her charming vocals and a catchy chorus, hard-hitting synthesizers threaten to knock you out. The video is a collection of slides that reinforce the song's lyrical content - and show off some amusing pictures in the process. Stay on the lookout for this rising electro star." - MusicDishTV

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