The King Khan & BBQ Show: Invisible Girl
More skuzzy garage rock from increasingly visible pair Before he donned his gold lamé hot pants and played wild shows like the unholy offspring of Little Richard and Screamin’ Jay Hawkins, King Khan made a pair of loose, lewd, lo-fi albums with fellow Montreal ex-pat and former bandmate BBQ—a.k.a. Mark Sultan. Three years after their lip-smacking What’s for Dinner?, the duo re-teams for another set of R&B-inflected, ’60s-influenced garage rock with its juvenile-delinquent charms and dirty minds intact.... read more
Found in: Music, ReviewsKing Khan and BBQ bring coloring book on tour
At the end of this month, King Khan and Mark "BBQ" Sultan kick off a North American tour in support of their new 7". The record is a limited edition affair, featuring the songs "Animal Party" and "God of Raisins," as well as a 15-page coloring book made from the artwork of Montreal-based Mathieu Trudel. The single is expected in the first week of November.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsMark Sultan aka BBQ to tour with Clinic
Mark Sultan is a musician's musician. He's earned his rock 'n' roll stripes multiple times over, performing with so many side projects it's hard to tell if he ever had an original band. He's headed up Les Sexareenos as well as the The Spaceshits, collaborated with the likes of The Deadly Snakes and Jack Oblivian, run Sultan Records, and has put out some damn fine garage tunes with King Khan and the BBQ Show. The reason Sultan hasn't become more famous is one of those rock 'n' roll injustices that makes idealistic music writers turn to the sauce on cold,... read more
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