By Chris Rockwell

I was up very early this morning with my head spinning on new ideas for King Duce that came to me in a dark dream.  After a few cups of coffee and a plate full of heavy music, I was brought back to life and ready to travel back down the rabbit hole. I figured I would share these bands with you in a series of articles to reignite your adrenaline for the New Year.

Black Sabbath War Pigs (Paris Live 1970)

We all laughed at Ozzy’s “Leave it To Beaver” father character in the MTV reality show sensation, “The Osbournes”.  Unfortunately, that low point for Ozzy clouds his amazing breakthrough work with Black Sabbath and why he and his fellow working class mates from Birmingham, England are known by their disciples as the founding fathers of metal music.  I hope to set Ozzy’s image straight with this live video from 1970.  Black Sabbath was formed in 1968, as the “Summer of Love” was fading into the Pacific Ocean with the death of Hendrix, Morrison and Joplin.  They hit the seventies with a heavy blues sound and attitude that would influence young heavy rock bands for the next forty years and beyond. Read More »

By Chris Rockwell

Unless you were born with a fat trust fund sitting in the bank, 2009 was cause for humility. This economic recession hit a lot of us extremely hard. We all know someone who has lost a house, job or both. One thing is for sure, 2009 was not ordinary or forgettable. And it’s made me reflect on the beginning…
I started King Duce in my darkest hour, betting every penny we had and set course for the great unknown, pouring our blood, sweat and tears into this dream. Read More »

By Chris Rockwell

If you’ve ever watched the classic movie “Hoffa”, a film based on the story of legendary union figure Jimmy Hoffa and portrayed masterfully by Oscar winning actor Jack Nicholson, you might get a sense of the personality of Coach Jim Sweeney. He was a fiery, sometimes controversial, college football coach who led with his heart and possessed a charismatic drive that awoke a sleepy little town in California and turned it into a nationally ranked college football program (1980-96). Read More »

“Bad” Brad Mcdonald (3-0) a 16yr old phenom out of Oakdale CA, represents Last Stand fight team, made his professional debut on 11.02.2008 for Gladiator Challenge in Porterville CA at Eagle Mountain casino, winning by Triangle Choke over Rob Witlock ( 0-2) in under two minutes. Since than he has gone on to win two more fights in 2009 most recently at Red Hawk Casino with a win over a very tough Alex Gonzales who was undefeated at the time. Brad is set to take on Tommy Taylor on December 12th 2009 at RedHawk casino

Brad has shown the heart and determination to do what is necessary to prepare him for that next level… Read More »

Welcoming Chor Boogie’s Art
A Gift From Chor Boogie, To The City, For The City

Hello Good People,

As you know, spray paint artist Chor Boogie was stabbed last weekend while confronting paint thieves as he worked on his mural, “The Perception of Color Therapy” in the city of San Francisco at 1028 Market St between 6th and 7th ST’s. Read More »

One of San Francisco’s most active artists, Chor Boogie, was stabbed while working on his latest creation on Market Street. Read More »