BW&BK; scribe Carl Begai recently caught up with FRAZE GANG / BRIGHTON ROCK guitarist Greg Fraser to discuss the new Fraze Gang EP, Don't Call Us. During the interview Fraser offered a brief blast from the past featuring POISON guitarist C.C. DeVille:

Fraser: “Brighton Rock did a show in Edmonton, and the next night Poison was playing in town with Tesla opening. They arrived the day before their gig so they all came out to see us play. So, we’re partying upstairs at the club and somebody asked ‘Where’s C.C.?’ because we knew he was there but he never came upstairs. It turned out that while the crew was tearing down the equipment – and the bar had pretty much emptied out by this point – C.C. got on stage and grabbed a mic yelling ‘Heeeeeeeyyyy! How you doin’ tonight!’ to an imaginary crowd. The mic wasn’t even going through the P.A. anymore, the guy was loaded out of his face (laughs).”

“We bumped into C.C. in Los Angeles months later, and he remembered me because I had been talking to him that night at the bar, but he couldn’t remember the name of the band all that well. He took me around, introducing me to the guys in BulletBoys and some other bands, going ‘Heeeeeeyyyy, this is my buddy Greg from Canada from the band Bright Lights!' Yes, we were officially known as Bright Lights. I just didn’t have the heart to tell him ‘No man, it’s Brighton Rock (laughs).”

Go to this location for an archive picture featuring DeVille and members of the BulletBoys provided by Fraser.

As previously reported, Don't Call Us is now available via iTunes and CDbaby.com as a digital download. Click the following links to check it out:

CDBaby.com

iTunes

All three tracks - 'Don't Call Us', 'Rampage' and 'This Is It' - are now available for streaming on the band's official MySpace page.

Bongo Beat Records founder Ralph Alfonso recently issued the following press release:

"As Beatlemania sweeps across the world again, we're reminded of an earlier era when sheer talent and dogged determination paved the way to success. In 1975, SUGARLOAF chronicled their struggle for a record deal with the cheeky 'Don't Call Us' - rocketing to #9 on the US charts. In the song, one of the label excuses is that it's all been done before by a certain John, Paul, George and Ringo - and funny enough, the publishing to the song was subsequently bought by Paul McCartney via his MPL Communications (Sir Paul certainly knows something about a hit record). 'Don't Call Us' was originally a dig at CBS Records who had turned the band down - Sugarloaf persisted and scored other hits, including the classic rock staple, 'Green Eyed Lady' (#3, 1970).

Fraze Gang are no strangers to the charts themselves as singer/guitarist Greg Fraser penned several AOR hits for Canadian hair metal stalwarts Brighton Rock ('Can't Wait For The Night', 'Hangin' High & Dry', 'We Came To Rock' etc), picking up several Gold albums along the way.

Now, alongside powerhouse drummer Phil Epp and fellow Brighton Rock alumni bassist Stevie Skreebs, Greg Fraser updates 'Don't Call Us' for the current era of instant stars and celebrities, auto-tune software, and TV talent shows to let us know that ultimately it's raw talent, hunger and determination that still lead the way to the top.

'Don't Call Us' is the lead track from their digital only EP, available on iTunes and elsewhere. Mixed and Mastered by Beau Hill (RATT, WARRANT, ALICE COOPER, etc)

Buy it here now. Bio information can be found at this location."