Pittsburgh band, The Takeover UK, is releasing their debut EP, titled It's All Happening. The band now has a chance to show off their catchy sound, which was influenced by music going as far back as the 1920s.

The young quartet will also be playing a handful of shows this summer in Pittsburgh and New York's Mercury Lounge. The EP will be released on May 20th.

The DoughBoys are not a new band. They formed in 1964 when, one day, a young Mike Caruso, from Hubbard Junior High, in Plainfield, New Jersey, asked his friend Richie Heyman if he would like to join his rock band.

In case the name Richie Heyman sounds familiar, yes, that is Richard X. Heyman, who just last year released a new CD entitled, Actual Sighs. By 1966, the band achieved something that only other rock band superstar-wannabes achieve, they won a battle-of-the-bands competition that earned them a recording contract with Bell Records.

Pete Francis was once part of bands Dispatch, Woodriver Bandits, and Hermit Thrush. Now going solo, Pete wants to showcase his talents on guitar and bass, as well as his writing ability and vocals for songs. His new album Iron Sea and Cavalry spotlights Pete on his continued journey for success in the music industry.

Iron Sea and the Cavalry is a great album to listen to, to become calm and carefree. The melodies are pleasant and Pete's voice is soothing. Each song is tranquil with its poetic lyrics and sound.

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This film, divided up into four episodes, takes us into the ancestry of Samuel L. Jackson, Tina Turner and Don Cheadle, just to name a few. Gates peeled away generations of secrets to uncover some truths that might have been better off buried. While for some, the news of their ancestry is an enlightening experience, for others racial barriers are further blurred.