DRUMMER DAVE RAUN JOINS BAND AS FULLTIME PLAYER

DEBUT CD OUT NOW ON COBRA MUSIC

“BLACK PRESIDENT is a band founded on the belief that the human race is angry, greedy, simple & ugly. We believe in educating ourselves, treating the world & people around us with the same respect we would take from it. We are not “politically correct”, we’re just not ignorant”. Black President self-titled debut out now on Cobra Music.

After filling in as guest drummer on dates with TSOL Dave Raun will be joining the band full time replacing drummer Roy Mayorga. “Dave is a badass… We stayed at his house when our van broke down in Fresno on the Warped Tour and it just clicked. He came in, killed it on the TSOL tour, and has brought a whole new energy to the band. Roy is an old friend and amazing drummer who will definitely be missed. We wish him all the best and there are no hard feelings. Losing Roy for Dave is a quality problem that we can’t really complain about! We can’t wait to hit the road again in April.” States Christian Martucci

Fresh off a successful tour with T.S.O.L. Los Angeles based Black President show no sign of slowing down as they continue on the road for a trek of southern dates with Left Alone leading into east coast dates with Bouncing Souls.

“We’re excited to be going out with bands we have a great deal of respect for and looking forward to finally playing the south and east coast”
–Comments Charlie Paulson

Black President is: Charlie Paulson (who, at the time, had vacated his
position in the pop punk-ska outfit Goldfinger) on guitar who began working with vocalist/guitarist Christian Martucci (formerly of The Strychnine Babies and Dee Dee Ramone’s band), Martucci and Paulson not only saw eye-to-eye on their message, but on the potential for a new musical fusion.
Most recently joining the band’s fulltime line-up drummer Dave Raun (Lagwagon, Me First and the Gimmie Gimmies and RKL) and east-coast hardcore veteran Jason Christopher on bass completing the punk rock all-star line-up.

If you’re one of the millions who look for music with significance, what you may be looking for is Black President.

Watch the video for Suspects here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8S9PNIyuhk

See them play Last Fucking Hope live here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKgZnqPplXM

Get more information on the band here:
http://blackpresidentmusic.com/epk/Black_President.html

For up to date tour information check out:
http://www.myspace.com/blackpresident

See them live:
With Left Alone
4/11 Phoenix, AZ Modified
4/13 Austin, TX Emo’s

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“With Black President, a hot hard band with attitude AND a message, Paulson’s finally found a perfect fit”
–My Fox LA

After finishing up a successful trek on the Vans Warped Tour 08 and a stint of hometown dates Black President is gearing up for a full national tour with TSOL kicking off January 23, 2009 in Pomona, CA.

“The journey that Black President takes you on is full of twists and turns that any roller coaster designer would be proud of”
–Online Drummer.com

The buzz continues to grow as the band recently garnered a featured artist spot on myspace music and an appearance on Dave Navarro’s SpreadTV on maniaTV:

http://www.maniatv.com/shows/spread-entertainment/videos

It has been a long time since a punk rock band with something to really say about the status of the world we live in has come along and shaken the foundations of the scene
–Guestlist.com
Black President is: Charlie Paulson on guitar who began working with vocalist/guitarist Christian Martucci (formerly of Chelsea Smiles and Dee Dee Ramone’s band), who, at the time, had recently moved to L.A. from Philadelphia. Martucci and Paulson not only saw eye-to-eye on their message, but on the potential for a new musical fusion as well.
Having found his frontman, Paulson (who, at the time, had vacated his
position in the pop punk-ska outfit Goldfinger) set out to complete the line up. Martucci suggested drummer Roy Mayorga whom he knew from the scene surrounding CBGB & Coney Island High in New York. Having been a member of such pivotal bands as Nausea and Soulfly, Mayorga easily formed a tight and brutal rhythm section with bassist and fellow east-coast hardcore veteran Jason Christopher.

So, what’s in a name? As Paulson explains, “the moniker Black President
has absolutely nothing to do with the new president elect when I named the band ‘Black President.’  I meant Chuck D. or Huey P. Newton or Shaft”.

On Tour with TSOL:
1/ 23/ 09 – The Glass House – Pomona, CA
1/ 24/ 09 – Brick by Brick – San Diego , CA
1/ 25/ 09 – Vaude Ville Cabaret – Tucson, AZ
1/ 28/ 09 – Rock Botto m – San Antonio, TX
1/ 29/ 09 – House of Rock – Corpus Christi, TX
1/ 30/ 09 – Meridian – Houston, TX
1/ 31/ 09 – Red Seven – Austin, TX

More dates to come…

Check out the music here:

http://blackpresidentmusic.com/epk/Black_President.html

http://www.myspace.com/blackpresident

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Black President’s here y’all. You ready for it? Get ready for it. Welcome to some change I think we all can agree on, the debut self-titled release by punk rock quasi super group Black President. I’ve truely been looking forward to this release for some time and rest assured it does not disappoint. Black President was formed by Greg Hetson (Circle Jerks, Bad Religion) and Charlie Paulson (Goldfinger). Before the release of this recording, Hetson left the lineup due to conflicting obligations with other bands. If you want a rundown of the member history, checkout the Wikipedia entry. The band has since completed the roster with Jason Christopher (New Dead Radio) on bass and Roy Mayorga (Soulfly, Nausea) on drums. This release contains 14 old school hardcore punk tracks with a modern punk twist and no shortage of social and religious commentary. I don’t want to compartmentalize anymore than necessary to give you a big picture of what I’m listening to, but I’m thinking a mix of Bad Religion, Descendants and left leaning political fund raiser. Aside from the the obvious punk/rock trappings, be on the lookout for kickass little guitar frills and rock solid percussion. Whatever you do though don’t misconstrue the name of the band or the album as a tacit endorsement for any particular candidate. Instead, listen to the kick ass punk rock sounds and maybe think a little bit about who you really trust! Incidentally, the cover of Alice Cooper’s Elected is perhaps one of the best Alice Cooper covers I’ve heard to date … it brings a whole new meaning to “Rock the Vote”.

–Jerry Actually

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