Monday 15th November 2004
01.15 - The News section of the site has been brought up to date.

Sunday 14th November 2004
08.30 - The messageboard attached to KasimInfo.com is partially open again. Currently it is set so that only News items can be posted by Moderators and new members have to be approved first. Once safeguards are in place, it is hoped that the board will be opened fully again.

Saturday 13th November 2004
08.15 - Apparently Kasim Sulton is shown for about a minute on the VH-1 show Backstage Pass. They show a clip of Love's Got A Line On You in the last 5 minutes of the show. The next airtimes for this show are listed on the Gigs section of the site. Many thanks to Stephanie Regan for this info.

Friday 12th November 2004
01.15 - Unfortunately Meat Loaf (and therefore Kasim will no longer be appearing in the show 50 years of Rock Love Songs on German television on Saturday 27th November.
01.00 - Kasim Sulton will perform in both the matineee and evening performance of Movin' Out at The Richard Rogers Theater in New York City tomorrow. He will also be in the performance next Friday (19th). The Gigs section of the site has more info.

Thursday 11th November 2004
05.00 - Kasim Sulton receives a brief mention in this interview with Meat Loaf's former keyboardist Tom Brislin. The article also gives an insight into how things work in Meat Loaf's band.

Wednesday 10th November 2004
01.15 - This is an interesting link that I found in a search as it contains a directory of several reviews and photos on KasimSulton.com of solo Kasim Sulton gigs and Meat Loaf concerts that I don't remember ever being linked to the website itself. Some of the best quotes there are:
"He wasn't even a quarter of the way through the song before you could tell that the audience liked what they were hearing and some cheers started to arise from the crowd."
"At first was a small amount of chatter during Kasim's set, but upon looking around at everyone, it could be seen that Kasim's wonderful voice and engaging charm and personality were winning them over."
"I must say Kasim is extraordinarily handsome in person and he was so personable."
"I have to say I love his music more and more each time I see him perform."
01.00 - The E-Bay auction for a copy of Lights On came to a close yesterday with a winning bid of $5.51. Also the auction for a copy of Kasim came to a close yesterday with a winning bid of $6.50 after two bids.

Two Biography graphics from former versions of KasimSulton.com

Tuesday 9th November 2004
11.00 - There are three very positive reviews of Quid Pro Quo on ElectronicToyBox.com. All 3 reviews give the album 5 stars and are titled "Quid Pro Veritas!!!", "How music should be" and "A very satisfying listen". Amongst the reviews are the phrases:
"You can hear the influence of Todd Rundgren and Jim Steinman. After that, the debate should be whether artists like Joan Jett, Ronnie Spector and Celine Dion influenced him or he influenced them."
"To date, Kasim has been under-noticed, but for those who take the time to listen, he provides a listening experience extraordinaire."
"I bought the album and listened to it over and over again. The acoustic versions just blew me away with the melody and sheer brilliance of this artist. I only hope that he releases an acoustic album in the future so others can enjoy what I did that night."
"Highlights include "Sacrifice", a nice up-tempo song. "Heaven Help the Child" is a tear-jerker song you might hear at a wedding - a beautiful, touching song that beats the heck out of "Wind Beneath My Wings"."
"A fine CD - with a nice surprise at the end of track 10. It seems Kasim Sulton has put together 10 very nice tracks, not a clunker in the bunch."
"All in all, a CD that won't be taken out of the CD changer for a L O N G time!"
The CD can be bought from this link on that website and it gives the Sales Rank as 119,898.
09.30 - VH-1 have added the Scandal video (with Kasim) of Love Is Gonna Get You to their website. This was recorded at the taping in Los Angeles on 25th August but is not shown in the show Bands Reunited.
05.00 - There are two Kasim albums currently available on E-Bay:
Lights On - opening bid is $5.51 / one bid / auction ends today
Kasim - opening bid is $6.50 / one bid / auction ends today
03.30 - There's a couple of threads about Kasim's appearance on Bands Reunited yesterday on the messageboard attached to TRConnection.com. Click here and here to read them.
01.00 - The E-Bay auction for a copy of Kasim (plus 3 other Utopia albums) came to a close last Tuesday with a winning bid of $2.99 after one bid. The auction for a copy of Lights On came to a close on Saturday with no bids being placed. Currently on E-Bay there is an auction for the Bearsville Studio in Woodstock, NY for *only* $1,700,000 (it was originally listed earlier this year for $2 million).

Monday 8th November 2004
19.00 - The News section of the site has been updated with details about the Bands Reunited show which was aired earlier today. Many thanks to the kind person who sent the show info.
13.00 - Unfortunately the Meat Loaf / Melbourne Symphony Orchestra album Bat Out Of Hell - Live (on which Kasim Sulton plays bass and sings background vocals) dropped out of the Official UK Album Charts yesterday after a stay of only 2 weeks. Nobody has posted anywhere that it was in the charts of any other country.
10.00 - There's a nice post by BabySandy about Kasim at the taping of Bands Reunited in this thread on the messageboard attached to TRConnection.com. On the same board is a school essay about meeting Kasim and Todd.
01.45 - According to a post on MLUKFC.com by Meat Loaf today, Bat Out Of Hell III is scheduled for a 2006 release. (Kasim Sulton will be playing bass and singing background vocals on this album.)
01.00 - There's a "Shop Early and Save" Sale at CafePress.com from now until 16th November. There are $2 off six Kasim Sulton merchandise items. The sale prices are:
Jr. Raglan - $23.99
Baseball Jersey - $19.99
Hooded Sweatshirt - $26.99
Supremo Mug - $16.99
Tile Box - $19.99
Mousepad - $15.99

Sunday 7th November 2004
07.30 - According to VH1.com the Bands Reunited episode with Scandal which features Kasim Sulton will be aired this week at the following times:
Monday 8th at 11.30am and 10.00pm
Tuesday 9th at 1.30am
Friday 12th at 4.00pm
Saturday 13th at 12.00am
VH-1 are also airing a show called Backstage Pass this week. The description is "Over the past two seasons, Bands Reunited has tried to reunite many great bands. For the first time, you’ll see the methods we used to track down these musicians and hear about the unbelievable things we sometimes had to do to convince band members to reunite for one last concert". It is possible that Kasim could be shown in this show. It will be aired at the following times:
Thursday 11th at 11.30am and 10.00pm
Friday 12th at 12.00am and 3.00pm
Sunday 14th at 4.00pm
The Gigs section of the site has been updated with these details.

Saturday 6th November 2004
12.00 - The Hot Toddies website has a montage of photos of The Liars gig in West Palm Beach, Florida. It takes about 7 minutes on dial-up to download but there are several photos of Kasim in it.
08.00 - The News section of the site has been updated.
07.00 - On 24th January 2005 Sanctuary Visual Entertainment U.K. will release the Utopia: Live in Boston 1982 DVD in the UK. As well as the 1 hour and 40 minute long concert (featuring 23 songs that have been re-mastered in 5.1 Surround Sound), there is an additional 90 minutes of exclusive new interviews with Todd Rundgren, Kasim Sulton, Roger Powell and Willie Wilcox. This DVD was originally released in the US on 10th August this year. Kasim Sulton Magazine #19 has some reviews by fans of this DVD. Click here for more info about the UK release (with photos of Kasim.

Friday 5th November 2004
01.15 - The second edition of Quid Pro Quo is on sale at Sphere Sound Records. It can be purchased for $11 (plus $2 shipping anywhere with the US). The international price is $19 including shipping.

Thursday 4th November 2004
19.00 - Kasim (with Meat Loaf) is expected to be appearing in the show 50 years of Rock Love Songs on German television on Saturday 27th November. This show will be aired live and will also include Elton John, Percy Sledge, Manfred Mann, Uriah Heep, Def Leppard, The Moody Blues and Chris de Burgh. The News section of the site has more details.
18.45 - Kasim will be performing in tomorrow nights performance of Movin' Out at The Richard Rogers Theater in New York. The News section of the site has more details.
05.15 - In this audio clip Meat Loaf talks with Alice Cooper amongst other things about Bat Out Of Hell III (the album on which Kasim will be playing bass and singing background vocals). He explains that Jim Steinman has had a heart attack and the record company want to bring in another producer (Todd Rundgren is mentioned) but Meat Loaf says that he wishes to wait for the recording of the album to start.
04.15 - Kasim Sulton receives a couple of nice mentions in this review of the Ricky Byrd album Tough Room This World. One quote is "Kasim Sulton’s bass is so bluesy that it is like a well mixed drink. He complements Ricky’s style.".

Wednesday 3rd November 2004
01.00 - KoreanDVDs.com has the Korean version of the Utopia Redux DVD available to purchase for just $3.99. This version has the release date of 13th September 2003 and a running time of 55 minutes (plus one of my photos of Kasim on the cover!). The song order appears to be different from the US version of the DVD.

Kasim Sulton November 2004 Calendar
Click here to download a copy to print
(Larger than calendar above)

Tuesday 2nd November 2004
16.15 - The News section of the site has been brought up to date.
13.15 - Patty Smyth and Scandal guitarist Keith Mack appear on The John McEnroe Show tomorrow evening on CNBC to promote the Scandal episode of Bands Reunited so it is possible that Kasim may be shown in clips on the program.
12.00 - Currently the following Kasim albums are available on E-Bay:
Kasim - (plus 3 other Utopia albums), opening bid is $2.99 with one bid currently / auction ends today
Lights On - opening bid is $1.99 / no current bids / auction ends on Saturday
Lights On - opening bid is $5.48 / no current bids / auction ends on Tuesday
10.30 - This website has a review of the second Tokyo concert that mentions Kasim Sulton. Unfortunately most of the review is in Japanese but a (humorous) translation can be found in this thread.
10.00 - The front page has had a slight facelift (it depends on your browser and text setting as to how much of a change you will see).
09.00 - According to a post in this post Todd Rundgren spoke last week about The Liars playing some festivals in Europe next summer. (Maybe Kasim's E-Bay auction will have to be delayed?)
05.00 - Sphere Sound Records have announced that the winner of the Quid Pro Quo window poster is Gina Martin of Henderson, NC! That website has also added the review of Quid Pro Quo from Goldmine magazine.
04.00 - The Meat Loaf / Melbourne Symphony Orchestra album Bat Out Of Hell - Live (on which Kasim Sulton plays bass and sings background vocals) dropped 15 places this week in the Official UK Album Charts to #29.

Sunday 31st October 2004
05.00 - There are occasional 30 second advertisements on UK television for the Meat Loaf / Melbourne Symphony Orchestra album Bat Out Of Hell - Live (on which Kasim Sulton plays bass and sings background vocals). Click here and here for videoclips of the advertisements. Kasim can be seen two times briefly (near the bottom left of the screen).

Kasim's Halloween trick of removing his hand!
(Photo by Janet Spahr)

Saturday 30th October 2004
07.15 - Some photos and videoclips of Kasim Sulton at the One World Fan Club Party have been added to the Todd Rundgren's Liars Tour section of the site.
05.30 - Just a reminder that today is the last day to purchase Quid Pro Quo from Sphere Sound Records in order to be entered into the draw to win the massive window poster that has been signed by Kasim Sulton (photo below). The draw will take place tomorrow. Click here for more details.

Friday 29th October 2004
10.30 - There's a copy of Kasim's first album Kasim currently available on E-Bay.com. Included with it (all on vinyl) are copies of the albums Adventures in Utopia, The Ever Popular Tortured Artist and Utopia. The opening bid is $2.99, there are no bids so far and the auction ends on Tuesday.
10.15 - There's currently a nice photo of Kasim on the main page of the Yahoo I Want My I Back mailing list. There are more photos of him in the Photos section of that list.
04.45 - The Meat Loaf / Melbourne Symphony Orchestra album Bat Out Of Hell - Live (on which Kasim Sulton plays bass and sings background vocals) was a new entry this week in the Official UK Album Charts at #14 (this is with little promotion).
04.15 - Some comments about the second Tokyo gig on Wednesday night have been added to the Todd Rundgren's Liars Tour section of the site.

Thursday 28th October 2004
18.30 - One very distant photo of Kasim Sulton on Tuesday has been posted to TRConnection.com. There's also a nice quote about Kasim:
"Much thanks to Kasim for bringing back memories of Utopia for the riffs that he played on his five string bass during his solo portion of "Born To Synthesize"."

Kasim at the One World Fan Club "event" on Monday night in Tokyo
(From 6 toes to webbed fingers?!!!)

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