A song from the Channel One News-promoted CD. Be warned. Explicit lyrics.
Drive A is a name of an explicit content band. Right before the holidays Channel One News and Channelone.com are heavily promoting this band and particularly their CD “Loss of Desire.” Below you see screen shots of the advertising for the band on Channel One’s web site. Again, Channel One’s Christa Fletcher makes the ad copy for the band appear to be a news story. You’re a mean one, Christa Fletcher.
Who would approve pitching this type of music to children? The answer of course are the kiddie marketers Kent Haehl, Paul D. Folkemer, and Matt Diamond. These three appear ready to do anything at any time to sell anything to young children, preteens, and teens.
There are few bands these days that stick to the roots and rich sounds of rock and roll, for Drive A, that’s not a problem, it’s the point. Straight out of Los Angeles, California, this band was formed when two guys met outside the Troubadour and it turned out that lead vocalist and guitarist Bruno Mascolo and rhythm guitarist Jason Nott shared a common taste in music. And, beginning in the spring of 2007, they started to make some. They later found Terry Stirling and “began writing songs that had a remarkably developed blend of killer riffs, punk rock hooks, and a raw, rock ‘n’ roll gutter-snarl.”
Before they knew it, Drive A was born. So, they took their high energy band and hit the road in a van to tour. They even landed a spot on the 2008 Vans Warped Tour and shared the stage with bands like Rise Against, Papa Roach, Stone Temple Pilots and Pennywise. “It’s been amazing to go out and play with some of the bands that have influenced us in one way or another,” said Bruno Mascolo in a press release, adding, “I grew up listening to bands like Green Day, Pennywise and Rise Against and now we are on the same bill with them, hanging out and seeing everything from the other side.” After playing dozens of shows across the country over the last year the band is set to release their album, Loss of Desire with the help of their new bassist, Chris Bowman.
Drive A started 2009 by making it into the iconic music magazine the Alternative Press. They are also slated to play in AP’s tour and the Bamboozle Fest. “Touring is the life’s blood of this band,” says Mascolo. “Recording and everything else is cool, but we are a live band and that is the best way to experience Drive A.”
To hear some of the intense rock tracks, listen to the free streaming music below. And, don’t forget to check out Drive A’s music video for “Are You Blind.”
