…You’d be nuts to pass up the chance to view a band that routinely works arena-sized crowds into a lather all over Europe, playing in the sweaty confines of a tiny Capitol Hill club.
Continue reading Kultur Shock Celebrates Fifteen Years of Gypsy Punk at Chop Suey
Kultur Shock has always been mindful of avoiding the Bregović controversy and crediting trad whenever they use it. But now, a Turkish pop singer named Gökçe has released a tune called “Tuttu Fırlattı,” a Turkish transliteration of the phrase “Tutti Frutti,” which is scheduled to appear on her upcoming album this fall. As it happens, the song sounds nearly identical to Kultur Shock’s “Tutti Frutti,” the lead single from their 2004 album Kultura Diktatura, produced by Faith No More’s Billy Gould, whose label Kool Arrow released the album. Continue reading Musical Mystery of the Day: Is Seattle’s Kultur Shock Being Ripped Off By a Turkish Artist?
