“This is no normal rock show, these guys are something special.” Chartattck.com CMW Review Mar 6/06
“Ultimate Power Duo has gotten back to the gut-level rock-and-roll basics sorely missing in music today.” Regina Leader Post, Feb 23/06
“A buzz like a shotgun blast has ripped across Canada based on their live shows alone.” Planet S Mag, Saskatoon Jan 19/06
“A raucous live set that sets ears and eyes on fire.” Ottawaxpress.com Feb 23/06
“It's true punk rock- so pure that UPD needs its own genre.” Uptown, Winnipeg Feb 23/06
"Verging on Phenomenon!" Georgia Straight Magazine, Vancouver July/05
"Female drummers that can bash a kit that intensely make me happy." CMW Report Card Mar 4/06
"A blast of loudfasttight garage punk rock with dual-vocal attack and dexterous stop-start rhythms." Eye Weekly, Toronto Mar 10/05
"CMW Nicest Surprise" Toronto, Mar3 /05
Ultimate Power Duo - New Normal Release Date: March 17, 2009
New Normal = The experience of life when your world is rocked.
Ultimate Power Duo = The band that rocks your world.
Therefore, New Normal = Ultimate Power Duo.
On their second full-length album, Saskatoon’s rock maestros Ultimate Power Duo serve notice that their notoriously big sound is bigger than ever. With the award-winning David J. Taylor (Despistado, Sylvie, Geoff Berner) producing, The Riz (bass/vocals), ScottRP (guitar/vocals) and AKDoubleAK (drums/vocals) take their aggressive and progressive spirit to the next level. New Normal also sports a darker vibe than UPD’s previous outings, digging into disturbing modern realities like poisoned cereal, religious confusion, border crossing paranoia and school shootings. These crushing new aural and lyrical dimensions are in evidence on each of the album’s 13 tracks, from the driving hooks and chronological displacement of “Jack The Space/Time Continuum Ripper” and the danceably-smart machine-gun delivery of “Noam Disco” to the ballsiest acid trip you’ll ever take in “Johns On Acid”.
When everyday life changes every day, there’s no point in clinging to the tired clichés of yesteryear. So throw out your authority of choice, burn your flags and effigies, and replace the complacent modern rock democracy with Ultimate Power Duo's white hot rock ’n’ roll dictatorship. This is the New Normal.
Ultimate Power Duo has showcased at SXSW, CMW, WCMA'S, NXNE, Nerve Festival of Guns, Vans Warped Tour, opened for Sloan, Finger Eleven, Danko Jones, Bad Religion, The Bronx and The Waking Eyes, receives substantial radio, press support, and live show acclaim. UPD has been been featured on Much Music's Going Coastal.
Ultimate Power Duo has also branched out to other music markets. In 2007 they embarked on a 2week tour of England.
hope the tour was delicious and also to see you fine folk out at the roxy on thurs... i'm jealous of the bands you got to play with,, and/or saddend we couldnt play with you..... with love: hbb..
Just a reminder to listen to ULTIMATE POWER DUO on our ALL SASKATOON special edition of THIS GREAT WHITE NORTH. It's an ALL CANADIAN music show FRIDAYS 4:30-6pm CST on 91.7 KOOP FM in Austin, Texas. You can listen online at www.KOOP.org.
Fantastic day-time set in the Arc at the Great Escape, really enjoyed it, and thusly played Jack the Space/Time Continuum Ripper as part of podcast, Quack Spout, over yonder:
hey dudes and dudette, thanks for the friendship, and the fricken fender bassman for recording, and the space to practice, and ... well, i'll thinks of something else eventually to thank you for. peace j
way to rule you guys --- aiming to make the nomeansno show --- and congrats on the great escape gig --- bout fucking time --- wicked --- go hard have a great show friday --- kiss john for me, djt
dudes, i am so looking forward to saturday night that i feel like i have to pee all the time. good to have butterflies!!! loving the new record. see you saturday!!!
I’ve done it! After lots of talking out of my ass I’ve started a PODCAST and I’m now talking out of my mouth! IT’S TRUE!!
If you click the photo below you will be taken to my new podcast which is going to contain all kinds of treats. Right now I have posted a classic episode of The Rockateria and a couple other mixes of what I’ve been listening to lately.
My plan is to have folks (like you) send me your favourite mp3’s and include them in the podcast! You can send me tracks from your band or just some band that you dig! DIG IT?
Add Buck Malibu to your facebook and join the edmixedmix (that’s the name of the podcast) group. DO IT NOW!
I WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU!
Click the photo of Richard Gene Simmons and you will arrive at MY NEW PODCAST!!
if you guys are the new normal then I better trade my clothes in for some black jeans. check out our crazy new video if you like to laugh. http://www. youtube. com/watch?v=KI4p6jIl_tw snowwhite 2009 and the degenerate jerk dwarfs will make you giggle like a high school mermaid. you can listen to our new CD on myspace or itunes.
Thanks for the ADD and very great music dear Ultimate Power Duo!!! Have a great weekend!! With our warm greetings and support from Belgium!! Willy and Christine
