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LIONS & GHOSTS

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Formed in Los Angeles by Rick Parker (vocals, guitar), Michael Lockwood (guitar, vocals), Todd Hoffman (bass, vocals), and Micheal Murphy (drums)

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Repost from @nothingshockingpodcast
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Michael Lockwood (Lions & Ghosts, owner of Sparkle Records, session musician, producer) is our featured guest on this episode of the Nothing Shocking Podcast!!!

https://nothingshocking.libsyn.com/michael-lockwood

#podcast #podcasting #podcastshow #interview #interviews #music #musician #producer #recordlabel #filmscore #rocknroll #rockmusic by @lionsandghosts

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HAPPY NEW YEAR

We bid a fond farewell to 2022 and welcome 2023! What an incredible year filled with creativity, love, laughter, marriage, and new - rekindled friendships. From Sparkle Plenty Records, we want to say thank you to all who downloaded, streamed, and purchased the music from @Birdstreets #unkind #machine #sleeperagent #lagoon @lionsandghosts #velvetkisslickofthelime #gurlIluvyou and @francisdevout #nopromises #asthevillagesleeps @michaellockwoodthemusician #alloftheabove

To all the fabulous musicians that participated in these projects, thank you from the bottom of our hearts, your time is priceless, and we appreciate all the love and support you contributed to these projects.
To all of you, @jeffkellermanagement @dekoentertainment @wildwendyw thank you for contributing your talent, time & endless chains of emails to make this year happen.
To all the wonderful new friends we have met here on socials, thank you for spreading the word!

Love to you all,

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I apologize for accidentally omitting anyone from this list. We have to chalk that up to a senior moment! Please jump in and tag yourself. You know who you are! by @lionsandghosts

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Rick Parker & Todd Hoffman blending perfect harmonies. Download or stream @lionsandghosts #velvetkisslickofthelime deluxe version on all DSP.
Brought to you by the fine folks @sparkleplentyrecords @dekoentertainment @jeffkellermanagement by @lionsandghosts

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Repost from @wddimpodcast
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We were delighted to chat IN PERSON with the smart, funny, and talented @michaellockwoodthemusician, but sad that our top-notch technical team (ourselves) somehow couldn’t figure out how to get the Zoom audio working. This is what it looked like. For the audio, link in bio to the episode. It’s a good one! @pantheonpods @lionsandghosts @sparkleplentyrecords
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Monday Monday

Welcome to the week Jacks & Queens. Here’s a little #1987 for you! #contradiction #totp
Check velvet Kiss, Lick of the Lime streaming on all your favorite places to listen to music. Tune into the bonus tracks, which feature original dance remixes from that same time period.
@sparklepentyrecords
@dekoentertainment
@jeffkellermanagement taken in Hollywood, California by @lionsandghosts

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Repost from @bandstofans
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Cris Cohen: I would classify your playing on most of these songs (on the album "Velvet Kiss, Lick of the Lime") as… it’s almost like your guitar work is kind of another backing vocal. There’s a harmony to it, a lyrical essence to it. It’s not just a show-off shred kind of thing, but more…

@michaellockwoodthemusician of @lionsandghosts: There’s no more shredding now. [Laughs]

Cris Cohen: …but more layers of, again, it’s like a harmony. I’m curious, how did you develop that style? Where did that come from with you?

Michael Lockwood: That’s a great question. And I, obviously, have a lot of guitar player friends and we always sort of talk about guitar players and what we like about them and who influenced us. And I’ve always been the guy that says, “Listen. There’s no vocals happening. There has to be an event. But I don’t think it needs to be a shredded event. I want it to be lyrical and melodic. I want it to be something that sets up something that’s about to happen or an answer to something that just went by.”

And it’s the way that I think if I’m playing bass or if I’m playing keyboard or anything. That’s my first thought, “What serves this song? What serves this singer? Do I mimic the melody of the chorus on my solo?”

I don’t know where I got that from. I grew up listening to the Beatles. That was sort of my first big musical influence. Clearly, those guys are great crafters of arrangement and ideas and little things that orchestrate their music. So, probably some of it’s that. And a lot of the guitar players I listen to and grew up listening to, like James Honeyman-Scott from The Pretenders… Even Jimmy Page is a parts player. I know that he’s a shredder too, but he’s really an orchestrator of parts. And I really enjoy that when I’m working on music.
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Read the full interview at bandstofans.substack.com
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@dekoentertainment @jeffkellermanagement by @lionsandghosts

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@classicalbumreview Thank you Classic Album Review for featuring Lions & Ghosts Michael Lockwood on the video pod discussing his interesting career, reissues and more at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5h8pz7ZTr6Q Sparkle Plenty Records. Deko Entertainment @michaellockwoodthemusician @lionsandghosts @sparkleplentyrecords @dekoentertainment @jeffkellermanagement by @lionsandghosts

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Repost from @adikalive
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The Sunset Strip in The 80’s, The Music Scene was Jumping, Today we chat with @michaellockwoodthemusician and talk about his band @lionsandghosts @artists_on_record @sparkleplentyrecords

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@wddimpodcast @michaellockwoodthemusician started his #rocknroll life with his band @lionsandghosts in the #80s, passing out flyers on the #sunsetstrip, hoping for a record deal. It happened! Since then, he’s had a long and fruitful career, playing with such luminaries as #aimeemann and #fionaapple. Now he’s got his own record label, @sparkleplentyrecords, and is re-releasing the first album from Lions and Ghosts, Velvet Kiss, Lick of the Lime. Check him out on this week’s episode. He’s got stories! Link in bio. @pantheonpods #musicpodcast #rockandroll @wildwendyw #80smusicpodcast @lionsandghosts @sparkleplentyrecords @dekoentertainment @jeffkellermanagement by @lionsandghosts

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Repost from @sparkleplentyrecords
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In this episode, we speak with guitarist, producer, and songwriter Michael Lockwood about the re-release of his great 80's band "Lions and Ghosts" debut album and how recent reuniting with Lions and Ghosts singer, Rick Parker led to the new single 'Gurl I Luv You.

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/retro-rock-roundup-with-mike-and-jeremy-wiles/id1545753693?i=1000584734292

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@lionsandghosts @michaellockwoodthemusician @sparkleplentyrecords @dekoentertainment @jeffkellermanagement by @lionsandghosts

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Repost from @twistedkidmatt
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Our interview with @michaellockwoodthemusician (Michael Lockwood) of the band, Lions And Ghosts, is out now!

Join us as we discuss his prolific career, his amazing guitar collection, and the re-release of their 1987 album, Velvet Kiss, Lick Of The Lime.

They also have new music out, but you will have to listen to find out more.

And remember to always, Stay Awesome! (And Sparkle Plenty)
@lionsandghosts @michaellockwoodthemusician @sparkleplentyrecords @dekoentertainment @jeffkellermanagement by @lionsandghosts

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Repost from @bandstofans
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Read the interview with @michaellockwoodthemusician of Lions and Ghosts and @sparkleplentyrecords at bandstofans.substack.com. We discuss:
- The re-release of "Velvet Kiss, Lick of the Lime"
- The new song, "Gurl I Luv You"
- Tinkering with the original songs
- His guitar work severs as a kind of backing vocal
- Creating guitar parts that mesh well with female vocalists like Aimee Mann, Susanna Hoffs, and Fiona Apple
- More
@lionsandghosts @sparkleplentyrecords @dekoentertainment @jeffkellermanagement by @lionsandghosts

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