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Rock Star Club

About Me

We aren't the only ones who think we're awesome! Check this out! ***** ************************************************************ **** “ America Needs Rock Star Club” is a brilliant collection of songs I have fallen head over heels in love with. I would catagorize this as one of the greatest rock records of all time. It rightly deserves to be in the same class as Husker Du’s “Zen Arcade” or the Who’s “Quadrephenia”. -Richard Milne - WXRT Chicago * * * * * * * ***************************************************** “Paul Kasprzak’s guitar playing and lyrics are honest, passionate, diverse, and full of textures. The songs are about real everyday life and times of growing up and living in and around Chicago and the tri-state area. Rock Star Club is tight and manned by seasoned musicians who have their own sound and have lived, breathed, played and slept with their instruments since they heard their first punk rock song as kids.These guys aren’t trying to set or follow and trends; they sing about what they know and they do it with truth, love, and a smidgeon of humor.” Tad Doyle - TAD - Brothers of the Sonic Cloth *************************************** *********“Some of the most intelligent, clever and piercing lyrics you’re likely to hear anywhere. This is the real shit!” - Illinois Entertainer * * * * * * * ************************************“The latest album by RSC demontrates why this foursome remains one of the most fascinating bands in Chicago. While most songwriters bend fact with fiction, the songs of Rock Star Club are pure gonzo autobiography, name checking local bars, streets and celebrities. RSC is the relentless underdog, working out their frustrations with volume and madcap energy.” Mark Guarino - The Daily Herald - Chicago * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *************“Rock Star Club delivers a wise, honest and sincerely rocking rumination on fame and obscurity, envy and acceptance, and the shifting definitions of success as teenage dreams confront grown up realities”. - Jim Santo - Alternative Press - Jim Santo’s Demo Universe

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 14/07/2006
Band Website: http://www.rockstarclub.com
Band Members: Paul Kasprzak (Guitar, Vocals); Justin Zucker (Guitar); Chuck Tipton (Bass, Vocals); Elias Sabbagh (Drums)
Bob Conlin-bass- Justin and Chuck also play in a group called Wedding Banned that keeps them busy. Bob fills in when the boys are out. Eli and Paul also play in a band called Indiana Bandana. Honorary members:
Johnny K- sampling sensation
John Vedo- Acoustic star and former opening act for RSC
Bobby Nicksic- guitar hero and friend, ex guitar player in RSC

Influences: TAD, Green River, Dinosaur Jr, The Replacements, Nirvana's Bleach Album, Sonic Youth, Nick Cave, Soul Asylum, Ozzy, Sabbath, Zepplin, ZZ Top, Steely Dan, Naked Raygun, Team Hoss, Low Boy, My left Arm, Fuzz Huzzi, Dark Matter Halos, Everelle, Brothers of the Sonic Cloth,Indiana Bnadana.
Sounds Like: Guitar tuned to C sharp playing riffs from the days when Grunge was cool. Lyrics about love, heartbreak, local rock and Chicago/NWI.
Record Label: GDR!
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Goin to California

At the end of april I will bring the Rock to the good people of southern California. My good friend sexy Allen Camp and his band Fuzz Huzzi have set up a week of kick ass Rocknroll shows in the San Di...
Posted by on Fri, 27 Feb 2009 14:04:00 GMT

Tad endorses RSC

I often refer to 1988 and 89 as "the days when Grunge was cool" . One of the most important reasons Grunge was ever cool was the band TAD.  Tad Doyle of TAD and Brothers of the Sonic Cloth is one...
Posted by on Thu, 13 Nov 2008 05:40:00 GMT

The CD Release Show

It was awesome. Thanks to everyone who came out, supported us, bought cd's, thank you. It was a great show and to hear people cheering and clapping after every song is indescribable. Shotgun Elvis and...
Posted by on Sun, 29 Jun 2008 06:56:00 GMT

Success!

I'm a bit late in telling everyone -- both acts of creation arrived April 18th/19th.  The first mastering job came out a bit low-endy, though, so the record didn't REALLY get finished until May 2...
Posted by on Mon, 05 May 2008 14:34:00 GMT

Drumagog Update

A brief update on the blog two spots down:  we threw a lot of that drumagog shit out.  So, don't worry, RSC fans!  There's still some punk rock left amidst all the nu metal and easy lis...
Posted by on Sun, 13 Apr 2008 11:03:00 GMT

Life Grinds On

Man, there's so much that's happenning this week that makes playing in a band -- at 40 years old -- seem so trivial.  Yet, we're still playing in bands.  RSC is in Indianapolis on the 7th, p...
Posted by on Tue, 04 Mar 2008 14:01:00 GMT

Drumagog Haunts My Dreams

My arms turns into robot arms.  My ears turn into plastic membranes.  My eyes only see the peak of the transient, and my fingers are only good for clicking and dragging.Yes, we've gone the "...
Posted by on Tue, 27 Nov 2007 12:37:00 GMT

Bob Star Club Power Trio

Well, we've finished up our trio of ass-kicking "Power Trio" gigs, and I gotta say, they were pretty damn ferocious.  Bob Conlin played like he had his life threatened.  It's been a great th...
Posted by on Mon, 29 Oct 2007 18:25:00 GMT

Weve waited this long...

...so we might as well get everything PERFECT before putting out the album.Any tips on the proper panning of drums?  I've actually sat and considered whether or not 40% left through 40% right is ...
Posted by on Fri, 19 Oct 2007 18:49:00 GMT

Pavarotti is dead!

Long Live Paul-varotti!
Posted by on Thu, 06 Sep 2007 16:28:00 GMT