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       THE VERY BEST OF ROCKWiRED RADiO PROFiLES
REiNTRODUCES YOU TO THE RECKLESS SOUND OF TOMEKA WiLLiAMS AND HER iNTOXiCATiNG 2010 RELEASE THE BLACK HOOD  MARCH 19,
2012 - For years ROCKWIRED has
been going strong with it's online radio programming but back in May
of 2010 we were just sort of feeling our way through this whole
podcast thing. It was in May of 2010 that we launched our first ever
edition of ROCKWIRED RADIO PROFILES but back then it was just a
weekly show entitled ROCKWIRED RADIO and one the artists featured on
that premiere edition was Soul rock singer TOMEKA WILLIAMS for her
SIR MIX-A-LOT PRODUCED CD 'THE BLACK HOOD'. TOMEKA WILLIAMS was one
of the first artists to launch ROCKWIRED into the world of online
radio with her uncompromising rock hops and vocal prowess. Washington-based
soul rock songstress TOMEKA WILLIAMS
delivers the sort of debut album that sets her apart from the rest of
those
divas that have followed the BEYONCE business model to a tee.
Her
SIR MIX-A-LOT produced
debut CD ‘THE BLACK
HOOD’ eschews the frills and the
benign pop psychological heartache that has come to typify much of the
current
pop set and embraces a rock sensibility that is all piss, vinegar and
passion. The
stand out track ‘HO’ (I’m hoping this is going to be the first single)
ain’t
sexual politics as usual. Armed with an irresistible groove and a
guitar riff
similar to BLACK SABBATH’s ‘IRON MAN’, WILLIAMS exposes the disparity
in a
relationship that isn’t going anywhere and proudly proclaims ‘I can’t
have game if I don’t play!’ ‘WHAT
SHE GAVE’ tells the story of a young woman’s loss innocence and trying
to carry
on despite having grown disillusioned by love. ‘HEROES’ is more than a
mere
song “for the troops”. On the plaintive ballad, she portrays the troops
as the complex
men and women that they are and not the G.I. JOE action figures that
you may
hear about in KID ROCK and TOBY KEITH songs. In
the gospel charged chorus, she pleads the
current president to bring these heroes home.
RELATED LiNKS: WWW.TOMEKAWiLLiAMS.COM ABOUT THE HOST:  BRIAN
LUSH holds a BA in Creative Writing from the UNIVERSITY OF
NEW MEXICO. He established ROCKWIRED on New Years of 2004 and hasn't
looked back
since. He is currently the host of all of ROCKWIRED.COM's programming
which includes such shows as ROCKWIRED RADIO PROFILES and ROCKWIRED
FREE FORM RADIO. As
program producer for ROCKWiRED.COM, LUSH is hands-on when it
comes to
interviewing and building a lasting rapport with the artists that come
ROCKWiRED's
way. As a youngster, BRIAN LUSH had no idea what kind of seed was being
planted
by reading magazines such as HIT PARADE, HIGH TIMES, SPIN, REQUEST
(remember
that one?) and even ROLLING STONE. "Those were the days before the
internet and being a rock journalist
looked
like the coolest job imaginable." says LUSH "But reading these
magazines had me
imagining that one day I'd be the artist giving all of the clever
answers to
some poor guy with a tape recorder. Well, life has a way of surprising
you.
Now, I'm the poor guy with the tape recorder and asking all of the
questions."CONTACT
BRiAN LUSH
AT: djlush@rockwired.com
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