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Hastings 3000

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States | INDIE

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States | INDIE
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"Oct. 31st, 2010--HASTINGS 3000 A New Monster (Bareass Records) [Myspace]"

Review of "A New Monster" from Radio K-

Oct. 31st, 2010--HASTINGS 3000 A New Monster (Bareass Records) [Myspace]

Similar Artists: The Fresh and Onlys, Grinderman, The Bombay Sweets
Minneapolis's own one-man garage/surf/punk outfit Hastings 3000 keeps the energy high on new album A New Monster, with driving riffs and pulsing drums moving the songs forward. Keeping the guitars fuzzy and the high energy vocals gritty, Hastings 3000 captures this one-man band's frantic energy and keeps it hot til the end. - Radiok.org


"HASTINGS 3000: A New Monster Review by Josh Keller, Reviler"

Review of "A New Monster" by REVILER ( reviler.org)

Oct. 31st, 2010--Hastings 3000: A New Monster Review by Josh Keller

Hastings 3000, formerly of the critically lauded but underappreciated garage rockers Fuck Knights, set out recently on a one-man- band path. The first fruits of this creation are the scattered yet focused, scuzzy yet catchy works of his debut album A New Monster, which will fittingly see its release tonight (Halloween) with a performance at Sauce in Uptown.

Starting out with the slashing riffs and pounding drums of “Modern Man,” and continuing throughout the albums 12 song, 37 minute lifespan, A New Monster is focused take on scuzzy punk/garage rock and roll. The sound is tight, with the aesthetic on the lo-fi end. While the functionality of a one man band may be questionable, at least on record Hastings 3000 leaves little to be desired with his exciting, buzzsaw meets pop sound. The tracks range from the poppy (former Radio K track of the day and cover of a French classic “Ca Plane Pour Moi”) to more grinding, industrial sounding sludge rock (“I’m Your Biggest Fan”) to more dreamy, fuzzed out folk (“The Southern Sun”). Lots of the songs fall remind me of Ty Segall, showing an artist who takes a blues/garage/pop sound and boils it down to the bare minimum (literally, as both create their soundscapes on their lonesome).

While one man bands often can seem like a gimmick, it doesn’t take long for A New Monster to prove this is no laughing matter. From the clear eyed pop of “Gold” to the demented noise of “Demuzi, The Wild Bull,” Hastings 3000 find no genre untouchable and doesn’t allow the listener any chance to become comfortable with one style. While the lack of distinguishable focus could be seen as a negative, Hastings 3000 shows the talent needed to walk the genre tightrope. There are a lot of narratives that could be painted around this album (spin off album from well known local group, one man band, etc), but in the end it is just a damn good album that mixes focus with fury and is a endless entertaining batch of songs, which is something that should outshine any storyline. -Josh Keller of Reviler


- Reviler.org


""Hastings 3000, MONSTER!""

"...a wondrous swirl of blues noise craft that would make Jimi and Stevie proud and envious!" - Minneapolis Star and Tribune


""Just found him-Hastings 3000!""

"I just found a super cool band (one man band)... total rock me out!" - MOJO magazine


Discography

Released the DEBUT single entitled "One Person Nation", from "A New Monster" on Chicken Katsu Records (Okinawa) March 2010. Streaming on Myspace.com/Hastings3000. Radio-KUOM RadioK 770AM/100.7FM/104.5FM (Minneapolis, St. Paul), KVSC 88.1 (Minnesota, North Dakota), KEXP 90.3 (Washington), KFAI 90.3/106.7 (Minneapolis, St. Paul).

Released the second single, "Ça plane pour moi" a cover of the hit from Plastic Bertrand from the forthcoming album entitled, "A New Monster" On Bare Ass Records, June 2010.Streaming on Myspace.com/Hastings3000. Radio-KUOM RadioK 770AM/100.7FM/104.5FM (Minneapolis, St. Paul), KVSC 88.1 (Minnesota, North Dakota), KEXP 90.3 (Washington), KFAI 90.3/106.7 (Minneapolis, St. Paul).

Released the third single entitled "Modern man", on Bare Ass Records from the forthcoming album, "A New Monster" September 2010. Streaming on Myspace.com/Hastings3000. Radio-KUOM RadioK 770AM/100.7FM/104.5FM (Minneapolis, St. Paul), KVSC 88.1 (Minnesota, North Dakota), KEXP 90.3 (Washington), KFAI 90.3/106.7 (Minneapolis, St. Paul).

Released locally the DEBUT album entitled "A New Monster" on Vinyl/CD out on Bare Ass Records, distributed by Chicken Katsu Records October 31st, 2010. Streaming on Myspace.com/Hastings3000. Radio-KUOM RadioK 770AM/100.7FM/104.5FM (Minneapolis, St. Paul), KVSC 88.1 (Minnesota, North Dakota), KEXP 90.3 (Washington), KFAI 90.3/106.7 (Minneapolis, St. Paul).

Releasing "Speed of Light (clean version) December 15th, 2010 out on Bare Ass Records.

Releasing internationally, the full length DEBUT Vinyl/CD "A New Monster" out on Bare Ass Records, distributed by Chicken Katsu Records in U.S./JAPAN January 23rd, 2011.

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"Hastings 3000" is a one man rock show formed in Minneapolis, Minnesota in late 2009.

"Hastings 3000" began as “Joe Hastings” who hails out of the upper Mississippi punk-blues underground emergence of the late 1990's and early 2000's. As a teenager, Hastings was
playing shows and sitting in with the likes of R.L. Burnside, rock n' roll legend Chuck Berry, Hubert Sumlin (Howlin' Wolf, Muddy Waters), James Cotton, T-Model Ford, and even young
blues artists such as, Jonny Lang, Lightin' Malcolm, and Charlie Parr. Now you hear these superb influences coming directly out of the tremendous sound known as "Hastings 3000"
complete with heavy punk-blues influences leading from 60's psychedelic, “Velvet Underground” to 70's punk aesthetic, "The Ramones, Sex Pistols" with weighty dark lyrical content, "Leonard Cohen and Tom Waits".

“Hastings 3000” plays forty-seven different instruments and performs live playing ten at the
same time. On the debut album entitled, "A New Monster", Hastings 3000 played live in the studio to create the realistic show sound experience.

In addition to producing his own albums, Hastings 3000 has made many recordings and tour supported many acts all over the world including- Hubert Sumlin (Howlin Wolf, Muddy Waters),
Robert Gordon band featuring Slim Jim Phantom (Stray Cats), Glen Matlock (Sex Pistols), Chris Spedding (Roxy Music), Odd Jobs, toured in support with DJ Shadow (Caroline), R.L. Burnside
(Fat Possum), Grant Hart (Husker Du), Greenhorns (Jack White), Mysts of time (Marc Nathan of Heartless Bastards), Slim Dunlap (The Replacements), 20 Miles (Judah Bauer of Jon Spencer
Blues Explosion), founding member of Fuck Knights (Munster-Madrid, Spain), Bob log III (Fat Possum), Levon Helm (The Band), and many more!

"...a throbbing mass of the gritty... a rocking extravaganza!" -ROUND THE DIAL MAGAZINE
"...a super rad one man band!... total rock me out" -MOJO MAGAZINE
"...new one man band rips!... that shit is dope!!!" -MODERN RADIO
"...Minneapolis's own one-man garage/surf/punk outfit
Hastings 3000 keeps the energy high...with driving riffs!!! -RADIO K
"...a swirling chaos of blues noise-craft that would make Jimi and Stevie proud and envious"
Jim Meyer -MINNEAPOLIS STAR TRIBUNE

Crazy guitar, relentless beat, shocking vocals, from "Fuck Knights" (Munster Records) founding guitar player Joe Hastings-(Hastings 3000). Has played with R.L Burnside, Hubert Sumlin, Jonny Lang, James Cotton, Gary Berger (The Monks), The Castaways, Tommy Tutone, James White and the Blacks, The Contortions, Glen Matlock (Sex pistols), Chris Spedding (Roxy Music), Slim Jim Phantom (Stray Cats)!