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July 12, 2010

Here's our interview in Broken Bones Magazine.

June 29, 2010

Hey muggs,
Our dear friend Jeffery Schultz won "Best in Show Overall Shorts" at the 2010 Detroit Windsor International Film Festival, with his film Bare Witness.

We are particularly excited because Jeffery and the Muggs have teamed up for a video of "Slow Curve" off our 2nd LP, On With The Show. The video is due out soon on DVD format with some extra Muggs goodies for the Über Muggs fan. Congrats Jeffery, Jen and the whole Knagen Film crew!

May 29, 2010

Check out our interview in Sweden's Skrutt Magazine. Click on "Muggs" under "Latest interviews".

May 1, 2010

Here's some reviews of our shows in Spain...
Valencia (Metal4All)
Barcelona (El eje peculiar)
And an interview from Tenerife: Horizonte Rock - Entrevistas

April 30, 2010

The Muggs are the RiO! (RockItOutBlog) Band of the Month for April 2010!

March 14, 2010

Another interview, pre-Spain, in Rock and Roll Army

March 9, 2010

Hello all - in anticipation of our 2-week tour of Spain, here's an interview in Paisajes Electricos Magazine (in Spanish). We're also the highlighted article of the week on the site's front page. Here's a rough translation of the article.

February 16, 2010

From the latest Real Detroit Weekly: "'Bombastic' is truly the best word to describe these guys, with a sound that fills the room. It’s big — as though the speakers only go to 11 and then stay there — and there’s no stopping them."

February 3, 2010

Hey muggs! This footage is compliments of our friends at Life In Lansing! The show was at Mac's Bar in Lansing over this past weekend, Saturday, Jan 30th, 2010.
Muggs Live at Mac's Bar

December 20, 2009

Muggs Belt Buckles are now available in the Muggstore! Support the Muggs while increasing your fashion quotient! All the cool kids are wearing them!

December 7, 2009

FYI, your Muggs will be the featured artist this Friday, December 11th on the VARIETY channel on bmoreradio.com. The Walkman will be the DJ.

December 4, 2009

Chris Ewing has started a local radio show in Detroit called "the Radio Cafe". Please tune in and speak up and support Detroit music. The Muggs are a part of this program. The first show airs Monday, December 7th, 2009.

Go to www.theradiocafe.com/detroit.htm for the Detroit version of the show. Also, be sure to have your friends listen and vote for your song so that it will chart in the Top 10 and make it on to the show next week. They can also call in and make a request or leave a comment and be "on the air", too!

October 16, 2009

Stick It In Detroit — the Movie
www.stickitindetroit.com
The Muggs are proud to have 2 songs be represented in this hilarious movie. I was at the premiere on Weds. Oct 14th and I have to say this movie has legit national potential. The movie has no filler. Yer laughing the entire way through. The characters are memorable. The situations hysterical, and the soundtrack is all Detroit! See this movie, which I compare to Dazed & Confused, or even Caddyshack at moments but the thing is, it's funnier. Get behind this film people. Best, the Muggs

August 5, 2009

Hey all, if you're looking for new places to find the Muggs on the radio, check out CyberFM Xtreme Free4All & CyberFM NY Hits.

Also, peep their forum at:
http://www.cyber-fm.com/forums

July 8, 2009

Here's our latest album review, from Ray's Realm:

Damn it, I shoulda paid attention! I knew Mrs. Bernard was right! Mrs. Bernard was my 5th grade teacher. She is no longer with us, God rest her soul, as I heard of her demise a few years ago in a local news article about the soup company she (post teaching career) and her son had run. She was a hard-ass, she screamed & yelled and scared the living shit out of every one of us piss-ass 5th graders but damn if she wasn't right. If there was something she said 1000 times, it was "Pay attention!" "PAY ATTENTION!!!" But did I? No. Last year, a guy I should listen to, a guy who knows music told me his favourite disc of the year was "On With The Show" by THE MUGGS. This was not just some fluke who came & went but a dude who's listening was known to include '70's hard rock hierarchy like Marcus, Target, Poobah, etc. But I basically blew him off! Why? Who friggin' knows, maybe I thought the band name was silly, but I should know better than that, right? Anyway, all the sudden not long ago, an email shows up in the ol' Realm-box saying "THE MUGGS have added you as a friend on Myspace." Hmm…wasn't that the band…yeah, yeah…and I jotted 'em a note. Sure enough a few days later, this piece of plastic by Detroit's self-proclaimed "ugliest band in the world" came sliding into my mailbox and…well, let's just say it hasn't left the player since.

I could do a lot of things right now, and I'll touch on several of them. I could begin by saying the intro to opening cut "Motown Blues" sounds like something off Cactus' '71 masterpiece "One Way Or Another." I could continue by saying that when the band kicks in on this song, the results are right up there with anything ever plastered by Day-McCarty-Bogert-&-Appice. Of course, I could touch on the fact that the guitar solo in this number alone has elevated Danny Methric to godlike status in my eyes already. I might add that the next song, "Slow Curve" is even better. Grand Funk? Never heard of 'em! Rockkicks? Who? James Gang? Joe Who, who was their guitarist? This shit'll make you start asking those kind of questions, that's the kind of ass it kicks. I could do a lot more things but the only one that I should do is take you by the hand, help you get your credit card out & direct you to the sites below. And we haven't even gotten to the middle-eastern guitar intro to the title song, sliding into the prime Status Quo boogie to follow, the tear-your-heart-out-gorgeous lament of "Curbside Constellation Blues" or the seething, paint-scraping "Never Know Why." The real point is that everywhere they touch on this disc, Methric, Tony DeNardo (Rhodes bass) & Matt Rost (drums) serve up a mega-watt dollup of bluesed-out, raw and heavy RAWK that will pin your eyelids back, make your eardrums history, rip the soul from your gut and ask questions later. Listen closely, my friends: Had this record been issued in 1972, it could have been in that year's Top 10. In 1972!!! If your record collection includes Stepson, Diamond Reo (not the country band, asswipe!) or early ZZ Top, this will sidle up nicely alongside each. If it doesn't, it will instantly become the best disc you own. The choice is your's to act, so don't let me say it again... PAY ATTENTION!

July 7, 2009

Hi Muggsters! Just a note to let you know that our song "Somewhere Down The Line" is included on iLLUMINA Records' "Michigan Rockers For Life" Compilation CD (for the Drunk Driving Prevention Campaign).

June 9, 2009

Yes, the Muggs are "Grandes fans y estudiosos del Rock & Roll"... read our interview with Inzona Magazine. And if you don't speak Spanish, don't fret (no pun intended, Danny) — there's an English version after the Spanish one.

May 21, 2009

Check out the relaunched LPM Voice Digital Rock Magazine, and the Muggs as Band of the Month! Also be sure to check out their new online forum.

May 14, 2009

Hey all you muggs! We won "Best Indie Rock Band 2009" in Real Detroit Weekly! Thanks to Real Detroit Weekly and all of our wonderful fans all around the world!
www.realdetroitweekly.com/content/article_5296.shtml

April 20, 2009

Yay!

Our latest album "On With The Show" won the Detroit Music Award for "Outstanding Rock/Pop Recording 2009" last Friday, April 17th.

April 3, 2009

Us Muggs have a four-page spread in the April issue of This Is Rock Magazine.

Here's the cover:

February 17, 2009

Here's an interview with Danny Muggs his own self on Nightwatcher's House of Rock blog (interview after the article).

A review in French: Raw Power Magazine

And befriend the Muggs on Twitter, Facebook, and/or Myspace

January 26, 2009

Check it out: the Muggs are the "Rock and Roll Report Band of the Week!".

Also, we recently made the "Nightwatcher's House of Rock's Top 10 albums of 2008.

Please check out both sites and please help support us by buying stuff (click on our "Merch" link above). Thanks!

January 17, 2009

A note we received from Jeremy Elkins, President of LPM Voice:

Hi guys!

I wanted to personally thank you for working with the LPM Voice magazine, without great bands like you we wouldn't have material for our readers to enjoy. Hopefully you are pleased with the end result and we would love to work with you again here in the near future now that our readers have learned a little more about you and can have something to follow up on in the future!

We would love it if you would take the time to help spread the word about our magazine and share with your fans the article we put together with you, you can have them check out the January issue at www.lpmvoice.com if they are interested.

Please keep in touch with us in the future in what you have going on, once we work with a band we always try to maintain that relationship with them so that we can continue to help and support each other in the world of Independent Music!

All the best
Jeremy Elkins
LPM Voice President

January 9, 2009

Happy New Year everyone! Here's another review from outside the U.S. - Germany to be precise: www.rocktimes.de/gesamt/m/muggs/on_with_the_show.html

And we were selected as the "Fresh cut" for January 9th at Brooklyn Radio!... www.brooklynradio.net/article.php?id=1264.

Thanks for all yer support!

November 17, 2008

Check out our interview with the Spanish site Metal 4 All. Here's an online attempt at a translation.

Also, check out our album review on Loud Reviews.

October 13, 2008

Hey all you Muggs,
We are happy to say that on Friday, October 17th, 2008 we are releasing 2 new songs from our "On With The Show" sessions in Detroit.

For those who collect vinyl, your ship has come in. These songs will be on a 7" vinyl A Side/B Side format.

BellyAcheCandyShoppe is the record label releasing these gems. For yer pre-order, go to: www.bellyachecandyshoppe.com

And... these songs will also be available by download; check soon on iTunes, Rhapsody, etc...

Thanks so much for supporting us! We're currently working on our next LP and seeking management. Hopefully, we'll be touring soon!

August 21, 2008

Hey all you Muggs!

We are playing this year at "Arts, Beats & Eats 2008" on Sunday, August 31st at 8:00pm on the Miller Lite Rock Stage.

Please vote for us for the "Best of the Beats 2008"!

So simple... just click on this link, enter yer email, vote for us & please tell a friend!

THANKS AGAIN FOR ALL YER SUPPORT!

August 7, 2008

This is a translation of Janne Stark's upcoming review at metalcentral.net:
American band The Muggs call themselves "the ugliest band in the world" and surely enough they won't win any beauty contests or have a bunch of chicks on their tails because of their beautiful looks and flowing blond hair. Well, fuck that. When it comes to The Muggs, the music is more than enough. I was really into the band already on the self-titled debut, and the following live-DVD proved the band's qualities on stage as well. Now the follow-up "On With The Show" is here and in my opinion it does even surpass the outstanding debut. The Muggs is a power trio, something they may not really sound like on record, but more like a power quartet (guitar dubs), which is no complaint at all from my side. They deliver a great, energetic powerful collection of songs with the roots deeply set in the seventies humus. Nope, we're not talking stoner here, this is the REAL DEAL with references like Mountain, Blue Cheer, Led Zeppelin and James Gang — riff oriented seventies based hard rock with a southern touch. The title track is a straight ahead, almost sixties influenced thing, while "All Around You" is a bit reminiscent of vintage Black Sabbath and "Curbside Constellation Blues" is, as you may suspect, a pure semi-soft blues with a touch of piano. The band also sounds quite seventies authentic, but without taking the retro thing too far. I also get vibes of obscure old favourites like Jukin' Bone, Truth & Janey and Totty, which is not bad in my book. It's however in the rougher songs like "Down Below", "Get It On", "Slow Curve" and "Just Another Fool" they really shine.

August 1, 2008

Please check out the August 2008 Issue of Classic Rock Magazine. Yer Muggs got reviewed in this outstanding publication! (It's the issue with Rush on the cover).

June 25, 2008

On Thursday, June 26th (9-11pm EDT), listen to the Muggs on WXOJ.

Here's the link if you wanna listen to an interview and some radio play - www.valleyfreeradio.org. We're calling in at 9:30pm EDT. Please listen from 9-11pm to hear songs off our new LP "On With The Show."

June 25, 2008

On Wednesday, June 25th The Muggs' "On With The Show" will be played in its entirety at 3:15pm on WWW.CKMSFM.CA.

From the Road Dog himself:
This Is the Road Dog & I'd love to have each and everyone of you to join me this Wednesday at 3:15pm til 5:00pm for a tail-wagging time as this week The Road Dog is playing the Muggs New CD "On With The Show" in full for the First half of the show. After the 4pm report The Joys interview will be played in full. Don't forget to howl at the moon, wag your tail, no sniffing others please, ear high and open and now have fun, for it's the Muggs on the Road Dog show.
Keep it Loud & Proud.
Sincerely : Road Dog.

June 23, 2008

Win a Meet & Greet with The Muggs in the Comerica Cityfest VIP Tent on July 5!

Enter to win passes to Detroit's Cityfest Main Stage VIP Tent plus a meet and greet with The Muggs when you buy the band's new CD "On With The Show" between June 23 - July 1, 2008 via Stormy Records!

The Muggs perform Saturday, July 5 at 7:30 pm on the Pure Detroit Stage. VIP passes include admittance to the exclusive Main Stage VIP tent to watch Southwestern indie rockers Calexico at 8:30 pm, plus complimentary open bar! Each pass admits 2. You (and your guest) must be 21 to win and enter the VIP tent. After The Muggs play at 7:30 pm, they will hang out in the tent with the winners!

2 passes to the Cityfest VIP tent will be awarded randomly to The Muggs' fans who buy "On With The Show" via Stormy Records www.stormyrecords.com (be sure to click on the USA flag) between June 23 - July 1, 2008. Purchasing "On With The Show" will automatically enter you into the contest; however you must be 21+ to win.

Comerica Cityfest 2008, formerly known as Comerica Tastefest, will take place Wednesday, July 2 - Sunday, July 6, for its 20th year of transforming Detroit's Historic New Center into the city's biggest and best summer festival. The 2008 festival will serve up another scrumptious slice of music, food and culture on West Grand Boulevard between Cass Avenue and Third Avenue.

Questions? Contact On the ROCKs Detroit: www.myspace.com/ontherocksdetroit

May 29, 2008

A DJ In New Mexico called "The Nightwatcher" reviewed our new LP "On With The Show" and the review has been picked up by TV station websites all over the country!! Here's what The Nightwatcher wrote us:
"IBS has picked up my review of the disc, which means that it's being syndicated to TV station web sites all over the country... here's one from Winston-Salem, NC :
WXII12, Winston-Salem, NC

April 26, 2008

Wow! We are excited to say that we WON the "Outstanding Rock Artist/Group" award for the 2008 Detroit Music Awards! AND... to make things ever so sweet, Danny Methric, a.k.a. Dannymuggs a.k.a. Danny Everyday a.k.a. Lightning Boy (nod to L.Z.) WON the "Outstanding Rock/Pop Instrumentalist" award for the 2008 DMA's for his great electric guitar playing. Thanks to all you muggs for making this a memorable year and we are looking forward to playing our muggs off for you on May 9th at the Magic Bag for our CD Release Party! GET YER TIX IN ADVANCE!

April 18, 2008

Hey muggs - Us Muggs have been nominated this year for the 2008 Detroit Music Awards! We are nominated for OUTSTANDING ROCK ARTIST/GROUP & Dannymuggs has been nominated for OUTSTANDING ROCK/POP INSTRUMENTALIST. The awards will take place on Friday, April 25, 2008 at Cliff Bell's & the Fillmore Detroit. The Muggs have also been invited to play at the DMA's this year, so wish us some luck!

April 13, 2008

Well, our 2nd LP is finished! We are very excited to announce that our CD Release Party will be on Friday, May 9th, 2008 at the Magic Bag Theatre in Ferndale, MI. Très Bien will be coming up from Clearwater,FLA to play with us. They were great on TV and the Muggs and Très Bien were fast friends out in Hollywood.  Also, The Sisters Lucas will open the night.  Loretta and Julie have been friends with us going on 10 years and their music is both lovely and incredible.  18 years of age & over are most welcome. Please come out and support yer Muggs!