Stripped-down, balls-out rock n' roll.
The
No.13s (pronounced: The Number Thirteens) are four non-superstitious
gentlemen from Fort Lauderdale who are being hailed as
the South Floridian saviors of stripped-down, balls-out
rock n' roll. Formed in 2011, their Replacements sucker-punched
by The Stooges, spit on by the Lords of the New Church
and lethally dosed by The New York Dolls approach to
songwriting and live performance has garnered them praise
for both their high-energy shows and catchy-as-hell tunes..
Building on the success
of each show and on the strength of their three-song
EP, the band landed a slot on the KISS Kruise II in October
2012 where they performed alongside KISS, Skid Row and
former Guns N' Roses drummer Steven Adler's new band
to an audience of rock fans from around the world.
On
Halloween 2013, after putting another year of shows under
their belt, the band set sail on KISS Kruise III to perform
once again with KISS as well as support acts Night Ranger,
Vintage Trouble and Leogun. |
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Building on the success of each show
Halloween 2013 also saw the release of the band's debut album “Vacant
Life”. Not so typical rock lead vocals (think Nick Cave),
dual guitars, good vocal harmonies and a handsome rhythm section
support the lyrical topics - and not just throwaway lyrics
here, but thought-out stories that are not run-of-the-mill
rock fodder. I mean, who the fuck writes songs about a French
gangster and guitarist Nasty Suicide?
From the playful tale of the crack-addicted protagonist in
the opening lines of the Hüsker Dü/Bob Mould-esque "Anything",
to the dark, dynamic trip down the rabbit hole of "New
Romantic" (complete with an intro of frenetic feedback
juxtaposed against the equally frenetic rants of jazz legend
Buddy Rich) to the T. Rex stomp of the title track, "Vacant
Life" delivers the goods.
"Vacant Life" is now available on iTunes, Amazon.com,
CD Baby and the bands online store: http://www.TheNo13s.com/store.html
Thoughts on the music business today
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Lead Vocalist/Guitarist Larry Poccia says "I
would like to see people in the business realize that
nobody ever knows what will hit next, so don’t
discourage artists for trying things their own way and
don’t try to change artists to fit another bands “formula”.
Decca Records rejected The Beatles, saying that "guitar
groups are on the way out" and "the Beatles
have no future in show business". Famous last words,
and yet 50 years later people will still base their opinions
on what has come before and where they predict the business
will go."
“The Internet has taken out the middleman and
has given everyone the ability to create, distribute
and promote their art. The positive is that you no longer
need to seek someone else’s approval in order to
get your work out there. I don’t really see a negative
to it. I think the free flow of ideas is good for artists
and for the audience.”
Frank Zappa put it best: “One thing that did happen
during the Sixties was some music of an unusual or experimental
nature did get recorded or did get released. Now look
at who the executives were in those companies at those
times. Not hip young guys.
These were cigar-chomping
old guys who looked at the product that came and said, ‘I
don’t know. Who knows what it is. Record it. Stick
it out. If it sells, alright.’ |
You can keep up with the band's show schedule, music releases
and other news via their website: www.TheNo13s.com
