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UGLY MELON – Just a Man: An Old School Album with a Modern Twist

February 25, 2019 by AW Leave a Comment

UGLY MELON – Just a Man: An Old School Album with a Modern Twist
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By Adam Waldman Spring training is upon us.  It won’t be long before the baseball season starts, and we will once again be reminded how much the game has changed in recent years.  The way things have shifted, “small ball” is no longer in vogue.  What does that have to do with Ugly Melon?  More […]

Filed Under: Hard Rock Daddy Album Reviews, Music Discovery Monday Tagged With: Black Sabbath, Canadian Hard Rock, Dio, Franklin Wyles, Joey Talotta, John Liberatore, Just A Man, Lu Cachie, Metallica, Ozzy Osbourne, Rainbow In The Dark, Tony LaSelva, Ugly Melon

Ugly Melon – “You Want More”: Hard Rock Daddy – EXCLUSIVE VIDEO PREMIERE

October 1, 2018 by AW Leave a Comment

Ugly Melon – “You Want More”: Hard Rock Daddy – EXCLUSIVE VIDEO PREMIERE
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By Adam Waldman Back in 1987, Gordon Gecko try to make us all believe that “greed is good.”  Michael Douglas’ character in the movie Wall Street was undoubtedly based on real-life people, but he was a fictional character.  These days, real-life Gordon Geckos have become all the rage, and that quote has become the motto […]

Filed Under: Music Discovery Monday, World Premiere Videos Tagged With: Gordon Gecko, Greed Is Good, Just A Man, Lu Cachie, Michael Douglas, Opera House, Tony LaSelva, Ugly Melon, Wall Street Movie, You Want More

My Rock and Roll Journey: Tony LaSelva – Ugly Melon – Chapter 4

April 16, 2017 by AW Leave a Comment

My Rock and Roll Journey:  Tony LaSelva – Ugly Melon – Chapter 4
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Written by TonyLaSelva (Ugly Melon) I ended chapter 3 of My Rock and Roll Journey talking about Ugly Melon’s upcoming record release party at The Opera House in Toronto in May.  After some deliberation, I’ve decided to save that topic for Chapter 5 (after the concert). This chapter will be about the ‘making of’ Ugly […]

Filed Under: My Rock and Roll Journey, Tony LaSelva My Rock and Roll Journey Tagged With: 60 Days, Bette Midler, Chapter 4, Darkest Side, Leave It All Behind, Lu Cachie, My Rock and Roll Journey, The Rose, Tony LaSelva, Ugly Melon, Where Did I Go Wrong

My Rock and Roll Journey: Tony LaSelva – Ugly Melon – Chapter 3

February 12, 2017 by AW Leave a Comment

My Rock and Roll Journey:  Tony LaSelva – Ugly Melon – Chapter 3
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Written by TonyLaSelva (Ugly Melon) I ended Chapter 2 of “My Rock and Roll Journey” at the beginning of what would eventually become Ugly Melon. A few months after Lu (Cachie) heard my audition tape for another band, he messaged me through Facebook and asked if I wanted to write a track for a new project that […]

Filed Under: My Rock and Roll Journey, Tony LaSelva My Rock and Roll Journey Tagged With: 60 Days, Bette Midler, Chapter 3, Darkest Side, Leave It All Behind, Lu Cachie, My Rock and Roll Journey, The Rose, Tony LaSelva, Ugly Melon, Where Did I Go Wrong

Exclusive World Premiere: Ugly Melon – “The Rose”

January 13, 2017 by AW 5 Comments

Exclusive World Premiere: Ugly Melon – “The Rose”
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By Adam Waldman Friday the 13th…a day that the superstitious fear, but it is also one that people like me embrace.  After a long wait, the day has finally come for the debut EP from a band that has been featured prominently over the past year or so on Hard Rock Daddy.  Every song on […]

Filed Under: World Premiere Videos Tagged With: Bette Midler, Hard Rock Cover Songs, Lu Cachie, The Rose, Tony LaSelva, Top 100 Hard Rock Songs of 2016, Ugly Melon

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