Hot News 2007

Mark Schulman, one of rock’s premiere drummers, is on tour with Pink and will make a San Diego stop on January 8th. Mark co-wrote “Arms of Love” with Scott Stephens and recorded the drums for “Making Up”, both for the Supernova album. During the Supernova sessions, Mark was Cher’s drummer. He later joined Velvet Revolver and now is Pink’s drummer. He has also performed with Destiny’s Child, Sheryl Crow, Billy Idol and many others. Visit http://www.markschulman.net or http://www.myspace.com/markydrumz for more information.

Liquid Blue lead vocalist Scott Stephens has been helping to train new skaters and training himself with the World Champion Bay Bombers. The Bombers will take on the San Diego Firebirds in the 2007 ARSD season opener in Escondido, although Scott will be unable to skate due to a Liquid Blue performance the same night. Scott skated four years in Roller Games with the Los Angeles

Rhythm of Love has captured another honor as the song was nominated for the 2007 Golden Kayak Award by Independent Artists Company. The song was also the VH1 Song of the Year for Aug 2004 in the dance category.

A scaled down version of Liquid Blue heads to Eastern Europe for a three-week tour which includes 10 countries. The duo, featuring original members Michael Vangerov and Scott Stephens, successfully toured Central Europe in November of 2006. Tour stops include Romania, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Belarus, Serbia and Moldova.

Liquid Blue founding members Michael Vangerov and Scott Stephens, who occasionally perform as an acoustic duo under the nickname “Two From Blue”, have been selected as “Artist of the Week” by Listen Local San Diego. Two From Blue appears tonight at Desi n Friends in Point Loma.

Liquid Blue has just now been notified that the band was the 1st place winner in the 2006 “Wish You Were Here” contest sponsored by the Madison Area Music Awards and Broadjam. This particular category is for acts outside the Wisconsin Area that local music fans like so much they wish they were in the area. The award had been mailed to the band early in 2006 but returned so we are just now finding out about it!

Kevin DuBrow, longtime lead singer of the band Quiet Riot, was found dead at his home in Las Vegas over the weekend from a cocaine overdose. DuBrow was one of the greatest rock singers ever to come out of Los Angeles and will be sorely missed. Quiet Riot made the seen in Hollywood in the late 1970’s with the also now deceased Randy Rhoads on guitar. A few years later they

Liquid Blue performed at perhaps the bands biggest show ever (in terms of international exposure) on New Year’s Eve in Beijing China in the first televised event for CCTV’s new All-Olympics channel, CCTV-5. The sold-out concert featured many of

Liquid Blue founders Michael Vangerov and Scott Stephens (Two from Blue) performed Christmas Eve day in Manger Square in Bethlehem. The event was televised by PNN (Palestinian News Network).