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Eddie Star’s Single “Technicolor Dreams” Out Today

October 3, 2025October 3, 2025 admin eddie star, New Release, Single, Technicolor Dreams

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NEW YORK - Oct. 3, 2025 - PRLog -- Ton-Up, Inc. is pleased to announce the release of Eddie Star's "Technicolor Dreams," out today as a single. The song was initially released in 2022 on the cast album for Philip Paul Kelly's Rock-n-Roll Wrestling Spectacle, "Rockquiem For A Wrestler." Featuring the music of Star (Eddie Star & The Zero Effect, JoyBox) and composer Paul Castrataro (Picture of Dorian Gray, Fags & Cellphones), the story about a champion wrestler created a lot of excitement among both wrestling and music fans. The Off-Broadway "Elevated Staged Reading" streamed live on June 27, 2020, from New York City's Triad Theater, was covered on PWInsider.com, the......

Blood on the Saddle’s Restored Video For Their 1984 Hit “Do You Wanna Dance” Out Now

October 3, 2025October 3, 2025 admin Blood on the Saddle, Do You Wanna Dance, Video Release

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NEW YORK - Oct. 3, 2025 - PRLog -- Ton-Up, Inc. is pleased to announce the release of Blood on the Saddle's video for their 1984 hit, "Do You Wanna Dance." Filmed in a Santa Monica, California studio in the fall of 1983 for the Los Angeles cable television show "LA IN," the video was initially broadcast prior to the release of their critically acclaimed self-titled debut album, released in March 1984. The album was included on Los Angeles Times music critic Chris Willman's "Top Albums of 1984." Formed in early 1983 by guitar virtuoso Greg Davis, who had the......

Ton-Up Records Announces New Campaign Featuring Playlist Series, “Press Play”

June 13, 2025August 7, 2025 admin Blood on the Saddle, Dean Ford, eddie star, Greg Davis, Philip Paul Kelly, Ton-Up Records, Toy Machine Gun

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By: Ton-Up, Inc. NEW YORK - June 13, 2025 - PRLog -- Ton-Up Records is pleased to announce a new campaign, Press Play. The campaign will feature a series of curated playlists from the label's catalog with a broad selection of tracks, highlighting different aspects of each artist's career and introducing the music to new listeners. The playlists will appear on Spotify and then roll out to other music services, including YouTube Music, Deezer, and Apple Music. The New York City-based label's recent releases include Only the Lonely, a new single by singer/actor Philip Paul Kelly, reissues of the albums......

Come Close And Listen To Philip Paul Kelly’s New Single ‘Only The Lonely’ Out Today

April 25, 2025August 7, 2025 admin New Release, Only the Lonely, Philip Paul Kelly

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NEW YORK - April 25, 2025 - PRLog -- Ton-Up Records is pleased to announce the release of Philip Paul Kelly's new single, Only the Lonely. Kelly brings his vocal talent, described as Neil Diamond meets The Phantom of the Opera, to the Roy Orbison classic and the single's B-side, Come Close, a ballad written by composer Paul Castrataro (The Picture of Dorian Gray, Fags & Cellphones, Rockquem For A Wrestler). Eddie Star (Eddie Star & The Zero Effect, JoyBox) signed Kelly to his label Ton-Up Records in 2022 and released his first single, Savior. Kelly made his theater debut......

Toy Machine Gun Returns Fire With Reissue Of First Two Albums Through Ton-Up Records

March 28, 2025August 7, 2025 admin Alternative Rock, Reissues, Toy Machine Gun

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NEW YORK - March 28, 2025 - PRLog -- Toy Machine Gun's first two albums, Where's the Mansion (2001), and their 2005 follow-up album, Split the Dayz, return to streaming services today through Ton-Up Records. Their debut album adheres to their influences of classic and alternative rock, channeling it into classics like Dubrighteststar, No Second Guess, and 10 Cent Lemonade. Toy Machine Gun's sophomore album, initially released in 2005, demonstrates their growth with a dynamic set featuring the title track Split the Dayz, 106 Miles, Sonic Legend, and Hippy Igloo. Their unique sound captures the spirit of a life-long friendship......

Revisiting Johnny And June’s “Jackson” With A Teenage Bangle And Her Beau

February 27, 2025February 28, 2025 admin Annette Zilinskas, Blood on the Saddle, Greg Davis

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NEW YORK - Feb. 27, 2025 - PRLog -- Ton-Up Records is pleased to announce the release of the music video for Blood on The Saddle's version of Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash's 1967 Grammy award-winning hit song, "Jackson." Annette Zilinskas (Bass Player in The Bangles; Vocals/Guitar in Blood on the Saddle) was a teenager and a member of The Bangles, and guitar virtuoso Greg Davis was working on putting together his groundbreaking band when the duet was recorded in 1982. "I wasn't even aware I had the song on tape," Davis said. In the chapter Annette Zilinskas authored......