Happy Birthday Peter Zaremba of The Fleshtones!

Cheers to Peter Zaremba on his birthday! We're celebrating with a few of his stage and studio appearances you may have missed. 

Check out Peter sitting in with Miriam Linna on Kicksville ep. 18 on WPKN-FM, archived right here. 

The Fleshtones mark their golden anniversary with "Float Your Showboat" 45

The new 7" single from The Fleshtones "Float Your Showboat" b/w "Hear Today" is out September 4th via Yep Roc Records. 

Here's the scoop...

Garage rock legends The Fleshtones have been shaping the face of alternative music for half a century. To celebrate their golden anniversary, they're releasing the limited edition single "Float Your Showboat" b/w "Hear Today." The former features lead vocals from the original Fleshtones, Keith Streng and Peter Zaremba, with a powerful groove that's trademarked their SUPER ROCK™sound for 50 years. "Hear Today" is a hip-shaker that illustrates how amazing it is that the mighty Fleshtones are still here. The songs are being released on a 45 single that is limited to 500 copies worldwide on September 4th.

Since forming in Queens in 1976, The Fleshtones have remained one of rock ‘n roll’s most enduring and beloved live acts, earning a reputation for sweat-soaked performances, infectious grooves, and a devotion to the raw spirit of rock music that has inspired generations of fans and musicians. Over five decades, the band has released a celebrated catalog of albums while becoming fixtures in New York’s downtown music culture and international garage rock scenes. They have also been the subject of books (Sweat by Joe Bonomo), movies (Pardon Us For Living But The Graveyard’s Full, 2009), played with Ian McKellen on Andy Warhol’s MTV program Andy Warhol’s Fifteen Minutes, and were the last band to publicly perform at the World Trade Center’s Windows on the World. 

Get a copy of The Fleshtones' "Float Your Showboat" b/w "Hear Today" single from your platform of choice right here. The Fleshtones are playing NYC's Bowery Ballroom with the Minus Five, The Goons plus DJs Todd & Gaylord on Friday, August 7th – get tickets here. Have a listen to "Float Your Showboat" along with some recent performance footage from France along with some vintage interviews. 

Happy Birthday Peter Zaremba of The Fleshtones!

Here's Peter Zaremba crooning Nuggets faves "Dirty Water" by The Standells, "Little Girl" by the Syndicate Of Sound and more. 

That time The Fleshtones appeared on MTV's The Cutting Edge in 1983

The Fleshtones introduced themselves to MTV viewers on The Cutting Edge back in 1983. See 'em at The Baby G tonight at 6 pm.  

You can pre-order a copy of The Fleshtones new album "It's Getting Late" right here. Grab tickets for their T.O. show here.

The Fleshtones tear up Hamilton's Corktown Pub, September 28

Good news! Lou Molinaro is bringing The Fleshtones to Hamilton for a show at the Corktown Pub on Sept. 28. Get tickets here.

Fleshtones' Peter Zaremba gets off the couch for new French language single

Peter Zaremba's new recordings of "Dégage de ce divan" and "Le Cerveau" come with a sweet Vogue-style 60s throwback sleeve.

Here's the scoop...

Peter Zaremba's brand new single "Dégage de ce divan" ("Get Off This Couch") b/w "Le Cerveau" ("The Brain") will be released next month (19/04/2024)... Stay tuned for the fantastic release of the Psychedelic Count's new 7'' in a numbered limited edition of 500 copies featuring Keith Streng, Florent Barbier, Eric Boitier, Mike Edison, Marie Liminana, Elouan Davy, Carole Bigaud, Marek Pakulski, Palmyra Delran and Mary Huff. Many thanks to  Kurt Bloch at the controls, Ken Fox for the great picture of The Psychedelic Count and Eric Boitier for the design of the sleeve. 

Check it out, along with Peter's stellar Nuggets night performances from last May.   

That time Mitch Easter took Peter Zaremba on a studio tour

MTV's Cutting Edge host Peter Zaremba went to Winston-Salem, NC to look at Mitch Easter's famed Drive-In studio back in 1986. 

Watch the Fleshtones' doc Pardon Us For Living But The Graveyard Is Full

View Geoffray Barbier's hour-long film about The Fleshtones, "Pardon Us For Living But The Graveyard Is Full" below. 

Stars come out to celebrate Lenny Kaye's influential Nuggets compilation

"Weird Al" Yankovic & Susanna Hoffs, Peter Zaremba, The MC5's Wayne Kramer, Peter Case & others appeared – have a look. 

Happy Birthday Peter Zaremba!

Raising a glass to Count Zaremba with a Fleshtones performance in Hamilton featuring Teenage Head's late great Gordie Lewis.

That time MTV's "Cutting Edge" came to Austin in 1985

Along with a load of great food, Cutting Edge host Peter Zaremba encountered Daniel Johnston in Austin. Watch it here.

Alejandro Escovedo was also captured with the True Believers who backed Roky Erickson below.

Happy Birthday Peter Zaremba!

Cheers to the hexbreakin' Peter Zaremba still getting down SuperRock™ style with The Fleshtones after 45 years on stage. 

LINKS

WNYU-FM Interview with The Fleshtones, 1980

The Fleshtones release Face of the Screaming Werewolf LP

Just in time for Halloween, the RSD edition of The Fleshtones' new album comes with a mask – check the discussion below. 

Happy Birthday Peter Zaremba!

Celebrating Peter Zaremba's birthday SuperRock™ style with a Fleshtones 2019 performance in Lyon, France.  

The Fleshtones salute Jeopardy's Alex Trebek on new LP

Sudbury-born Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek is honoured on The Fleshtones' new Face of the Screaming Werewolf album out for RSD now June 20th.

Those who can't attend but would like to contribute to Ivan Julian's cancer treatment fund can visit his gofundme page right here. 

The Fleshtones on tour
3/18 – Silk City Diner – Philadelphia, PA
3/19 – City Winery – Washington, DC
3/20 – Cafe Nine – New Haven, CT
3/21 – Randy Now’s Man Cave – Bordentown, NJ
3/23 – Ivan Julian Benefit Concert @ Bowery Electric – New York, NY
4/30 – Freakshow – Essen, Germany
5/1 – Roots & Roses Festival – Lessines, Belgium
5/2 – Battle of the Garages – Athens, Greece
5/3 – 8Ball Club – Thessaloniki, Greece
5/6 – Hafenklang – Hamburg, Germany
5/7 – Råhuset – Copenhagen, Denmark
5/8 – Folk a Rock – Malmo, Sweden
5/9 – Musikens Hus – Gothenburg, Sweden
5/10 – Siste Reis – Halden, Norway
5/13 – Statsraaden Bar – Bergen, Norway
5/14 – Revolver – Oslo, Norway
5/15 – Odal Rockeklubb – Austvatn, Norway
5/16 – Bar Brooklyn – Stockholm, Sweden
5/18 – Pub Ettan – Mariehamn, Finland
5/19 – Hotell Hulingen – Hultsfred, Sweden

Peter Zaremba sort son deuxième 45 tours en français!

Check out Count Zaremba's "Mais dans le Sud" b/w "La crypte du Comte Zaremba" and his previous French single.

Happy Birthday Alex Chilton

Remembering the amazing Alex Chilton on his day with a short doc and a performance of "Alligator Man" 

Happy Birthday Peter Zaremba!

Raising a glass to international star of stage and screen, Peter Zaremba with a few noteworthy performances.

Happy Easter!

In keeping with the holiday theme, here's Mitch Easter with Peter Zaremba on MTV's The Cutting Edge (below).

Happy "Canadian Christmas" from The Fleshtones!

Yes, The Fleshtones are from Queens but Santa Zaremba will remind you bassist Ken Fox is a Toronto boy.