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The best kept secret in music

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"Tulaine Blacktop"

"Tulaine Blacktop played a super cool and super charged show at the Avalon last Friday.

A large crowd was on hand to absorb the infectious and progressive punk stylings of this two guy guy and two girl ensemble. Their substantial and catchy rhythms had the audience screaming for more of that fine hard rock.

A thought came to me during this gig: If the "Breeders" bred and spawned some mad offspring, they would look and sound like Tulaine Blacktop.

A good buzz on this night for sure. Musically, of course. - UPFRONT MAGAZINE


"TULAINE BLACKTOP at the Coach and Horses"

Tulaine most certainly has a solid formula working for them: compelling rhythms and rapid climaxes liked together with a CBGB's intensity to produce some honest good shit. A great crowd was on hand to support them on this night.

I really dig how both girls, while playing drums and guitar contribute to the lead vocals throughout the set: it adds another dimension that gives their motor a little more flavour, and yes just a little more horsepower. A good time for sure.


- UPFRONT MAGAZINE


"Tulaine Blacktop @ The Capital Theatre"

Finally, I hear about this band playing before the show! Good because I do have a soft sponk for the punk ROCK genre. This group plays it fast and furious, the kind of stuff that will give a guitar player carpal tunnel syndrome.

As one would expect (Capital Recording Sessions), the set started a little tentatively, but the band soon found their stride and delivered a stong set. They rolled from one song to the next with a minimum banter between songs. This added to the sense of urgency.

Ashley Granger on guitar has fit perfectly with Tex-sin on drums. They seem to have had a bit of a revolving door at bass (I didn't catch them with the last one) and this is the first time I've seen them with their current bass player Leo Gillis (brother of White Stripes main man..Jack White) who not only looks the part but plays it well.

The songs are short, and in true punk rock style, solos are kept to a minimum. The main source of variety
in the songs comes form the effective way that the lead vocals are done. They do forego the slick harmonies, which seem to dominate the current crop of pop "punk" without any adverse side effects. Some of the lyrics are hard to catch, and that is an important aspect of this style. - UPFRONT MAGAZINE


Discography

TULAINE BLACKTOP - Tulaine Blacktop
...produced by Mark Plancke.

WHEN WE WANT, WE WANT - produced by Jim Diamond....due for release in March 2004.

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Bio

In the spring of 2002, Ashley and Tex-Sin would meet and immediately form a band called Tulaine Blacktop which would be their rock project for the next two years. Tulaine Blacktop originally had three members:

1. Ashley - vocals, guitar
2. Tex - drums, vocals
3. Chris - guitar, vocals

The first time ever playing music together, the trio wrote four songs immediately. The two girls had this ability to just rock out and amazingly approve of each and every riff and beat that was brought forth. Ashley and Tex wrote close to 40 songs while in Tulaine Blacktop, some of which are currenlty in the DEAD HEAT repertoire. With working energy like this, Tulaine progressed at a maniacal rate and managed to create a large local buzz in a matter of three weeks of being together!

Tulaine played live on the college radio station (CJAM 91.5 FM) within a few months of forming and packed the bar every time they played. Tulaine had four bass players during this time and wrote different styles of music during their interaction with each new bass player. A big feature of the band was the fact that each member would take over lead vocals at one point during the set. This created massive energy throughout.

Tulaine has played with bands such as The Soledad Brothers, Detroit Cobras, Slumber Party. They also played with Whirlwind Heat at the Lager House in Detroit. Although Tulaine recorded at "The Disc" in Detroit, the demise of the group (due to band members resisting the force of rock and roll) prevented the release of any material.

The girls then set up a strict rock schedule that took place in the daytime for four days out of the week. Within three weeks they had ten new songs and a brand new band called DEAD HEAT.

Needing a pillar type bass player that believes in the importance the bass in AC/DC , the girls started a hunt that returned the best piece of cured rock meat around. Matt O'Brien (Detroit City Council, Big Chief) had seen the girls play in Tulaine Blacktop and mentioned that he should be contacted if a bass player was needed. Matt showed up with bells on and confirmed the simplistic, less is more formula that was being followed. Circumstances beyond anyone's control caused Matt to leave the band after six months.

Tex and Ash immediately followed up on their other offers and out of nowhere....COMMANDERSON..their baddest ass bass player regained his rock soldier status! With three people who have organized their life with music being the focus, their is nothing holding DEAD HEAT down anywhere.

Dead Heat is known for being extremely entertaining when putting on live rock shows. What makes Dead Heat different from other bands is that it's as honest as it gets. Possessing a sound that has only come up in rock circles a few times, the rough female vocals with such loud "rocker" riffs is what makes this band unlike the one that anyone saw last nite.

Another unique selling feature about Dead Heat is that there are two girls at the ropes. A songwriting team of two chicks that play drums and guitar. Both are outgoing and positive about telling people how they feel about rock.

Dead Heat has just finished recording their debut full-lenth album, "WHEN WE WANT, WE WANT" at Ghetto Recorders in Detroit. Thanks to the ear on Jim Diamond, everything went extremely smooth.