Thursday 10th February 2005
17.00 - The set list and 2 reviews of the Patty Smyth and Scandal gig last night in New York City have been added to the Gigs section of the site or click here for the direct link.

Wednesday 9th February 2005
15.00 - The Biography section of the site has been brought up to date.
12.15 - The News section of the site has been brought up to date.
10.30 - Kasim Sulton will be making another appearance in the Billy Joel / Twyla Tharp musical Movin' Out at The Richard Rogers Theatre this Sunday at 3.00pm. Limited tickets are still available for this show.

Tuesday 8th February 2005
17.30 - The New York recording studio The Hit Factory has closed. This is a recording studio that Kasim Sulton often recorded at including working on the Meat Loaf albums Bat Out Of Hell and Bat Out Of Hell II and several sessions working with Jim Steinman. Although it doesn't mention Kasim by name, this is an extract from the press release regarding the closure of the studio:
"New York's famous Hit Factory recording studio going silent
NEW YORK - The Hit Factory - the famed Manhattan music studio where John Lennon spent his last hours, Bruce Springsteen laid down tracks for "Born in the U.S.A," and Whitney Houston hit her highest notes - is shutting its doors.
Doomed by the digital revolution, the rock `n' roll temple's owners Thursday said they will move their West 54th Street headquarters to a smaller facility in Miami within a month.
The news saddened industry veterans and employees of The Hit Factory, which for three decades has been home to music royalty from Barbra Streisand to Beyonce.
"Every major artist has worked here," studio tech Luis Ghigliotty, 52, said outside the building, where the hallways are lined with platinum records.
Music producer Jerry Ragovoy opened the studio on West 48th Street in 1968, initially as a place in the city where his own artists could record. Pretty soon, other musicians were clamoring to work there, and Ragovoy began renting the room to the likes of Roberta Flack and Iron Butterfly.
"The studio was a Who's Who of rock `n' roll," Ragovoy said. "Before you knew it, the calls were coming in all day long, and I found it difficult to book time myself." In 1975, he sold the place to Ed Germano, who eventually moved it six blocks uptown to a plush 100,000-square-foot facility with seven recording rooms and five mastering suites. Under Germano's ownership, the studio lived up to its name.
Stevie Wonder, his first customer, recorded some of "Songs in the Key of Life" there. Springsteen, Eric Clapton, Paul Simon, Madonna and David Bowie were regulars. Lennon and Yoko Ono set up shop at The Hit Factory when they recorded "Double Fantasy." The ex-Beatle was on his way home from the studio when he was murdered in 1980.
In 1994, The Hit Factory made musical history when it collected 41 Grammy nominations for songs recorded, mastered or mixed there - including Houston's soundtrack for "The Bodyguard."
The Hit Factory's streak was hottest in the 1970s and 1980s, but it remained one of the top studios in the hip-hop era - even becoming a battlefield in the rap wars when 50 Cent was stabbed outside in 2000.
Big-name studios like The Hit Factory once had a lock on the recording industry, but technological advances have made it cheaper and easier for stars to build their own state-of-the-art facilities, often in their homes. In a statement, The Hit Factory acknowledged the industry is moving away from large-scale studios to "destination" locations like Miami that offer sunny weather and a hot nightlife."
00.15 - The set list and a review of the Patty Smyth and Scandal gig on Saturday in Boston, MA has been added to the Gigs section of the site or click here for the direct link.

Monday 7th February 2005
16.00 - The front page of the site has been brought up to date.
13.30 - The set list, some photos and some comments of the Patty Smyth and Scandal gig on Friday in Sayreville, NJ has been added to the Gigs section of the site or click here for the direct link.
08.00 - Although it gets his career history incorrect, there's a quote by Kasim in this article about Meat Loaf on The Dallas Morning News just after the release of Bat Out Of Hell II. In case it disappears at some point, Kasim's mention is:
""Critics tend to not take him seriously," says band member Kasim Sulton, who left Todd Rundgren's band, Utopia, in the '70s to play with Meat Loaf. "Most critics' image of what a rock star should be is this Jon Bon Jovi-ish, Steven Tyler-ish, Simon Le Bon-like person. Meat Loaf doesn't fall into any category. They don't like what they can't pigeonhole, so they tend to mock it.""
01.15 - Over the past few days there's been a topic on the BeyondAwizard mailing list about Kasim's lead vocals on various Utopia songs. The comments included:
"I've never been much for a Kaz lead vocal."
"What what what???????? I hated him when he first joined the band. But I grew to love his voice. He sounds like an angel."
"Doesn't like Kaz's lead vocals???? 50 lashes with a wet noodle and 100 spins of Set Me Free played at "11"!"
"Seriously, nothing against Kasim, I just find his voice a little boyish I suppose for my taste. But he does excel on I Will Wait, Maybe I Could Change etc, and I actually prefer his vocal over Todd's half-ass take on Umbrella Man. Come to think of it, Libertine wouldn't be the same without the Kaz vocal. But believe it or not, I always liked Roger and Willie's lead vocals over Kasim's. Maybe it's just the songs I like better."
"Got to chime in here and say 2 of my all time favorite tunes are sung by Kasim - "Mimi Gets Mad" and "I'm In Love With A Thinker". And "Maybe I Could Change" and "I Will Wait" - that's 4. Incredible stuff with amazing singing."
"How about "Style". Great tune where he really belts it out."
"I just opened "Style" and I gotta say this song give me goose bumps!! Especially his part in the chours and the end where he scats out at the end."
"I always thought the Todd/Roger/Willie/Kaz Utopia was a great combo -- different from the other Utopias, more poppy, less prog, but I saw them maybe 50 times and loved every one. I don't think the records truly captured the magic. And Kasim's vocals were a big part of the band's chemistry-- not to mention his extremely melodic bass playing, which sort of reminds me of McCartney's in that it is tuneful and punchy. Of course there was some anti-Kaz backlash because he was essentially co-lead vocalist, and folks wanted Todd singing. But still, some of his vocal turns -- "Back On The Street," "Trapped," "Swing To The Right" -- are among the band's best songs."
00.15 - Although it's not definite, sadly it looks unlikely that Kasim Sulton will be playing at Summerfest in Milwaukee this year. Currently there are Meat Loaf gigs booked on 2nd July and 18th July in Europe and Summerfest runs from 30th June to 10th July.

Sunday 6th February 2005
11.30 - For the month of January 2005 Kasim Sulton played gigs on 5 of the 31 days of the month. He also spent a week recording in Florida.
09.30 - The first UK gig for Kasim Sulton to play with Meat Loaf in 2005 has been announced. It is on Monday 18th July in Liverpool. Tickets go on sale on Friday. Many thanks to Susan Yates for this info.

Kasim Sulton in Sayreville on Friday night
(Photo by Gary "Goat" Goveia

Friday 4th February 2005
00.15 - According to a post on one Meat Loaf mailing list by a fan, Meat Loaf's management have apparently indicated that they may be touring US in the Fall! Many thanks to Caryl Burton for this info.

Wednesday 2nd February 2005
01.00 - This is a pre-show interview with Patty Smyth about the gig last Saturday in Hartford. Kasim receives a brief mention and it's interesting reading about Bands Reunited.
00.30 - Click here for some old photos of Kasim Sulton and a discussion on the instrument he is playing.

Tuesday 1st February 2005
18.15 - Kasim Sulton receives some mentions in messages on the Michael Cavanaugh website. Michael Cavanaugh is "The Piano Man" in Movin' Out and these posts are about Kasim playing in the band. Click here, here, here and here for direct links. Many thanks to Cookie for these links.
16.30 - Earlier Blog items have been moved to a different page. The link is at the bottom of this page.
01.15 - Although it doesn't mention Kasim Sulton by name, click here for a review of the Patty Smyth and Scandal gig last Saturday.

Kasim Sulton February 2005 Calendar
Click here to download a copy to print
(Larger than calendar above)

Sunday 30th January 2005
10.30 - The News section of the site has been updated.
10.15 - The Set List and some Comments about the first gig of the Patty Smyth and Scandal Tour last night has been added to the Gigs section of the site or click here for the direct link.

Saturday 29th January 2005
17.00 - Tickets for both the County Kerry (7/2) and the Munich (6/22) Meat Loaf festivals are now on sale. Links to ticketing have been added to the Gigs section of the site.
00.15 - Kasim Sulton receives a mention in this article in the Delaware Coast Press which gives a background to the 8 date Patty Smyth and Scandal Tour which starts tonight. "Speaking by telephone from New York City on Monday, where the musicians were gathering for a rehearsal, Keith Mack said he was excited about the tour. "It's going to be fun," he said. "It's been a little hectic. We've been e-mailing each other song ideas for the set list."
Original band members participating include Mack, vocalist Patty Smyth, guitarist Zach Smith, keyboardist Benji King and drummer Tommy Price. Kasim Sulton will fill in for the group's late bassist, Ivan Elias.
The musicians are taking time off from their various personal endeavours for the tour. "Zach lives in San Francisco," Mack said. "Tommy is usually busy playing with Joan Jett and The Blackhearts. It isn't easy getting everyone together." "

Thursday 27th January 2005
17.45 - Tickets for the Arrow Rock Festival on 11th June go on sale on 12th February.
06.00 - Due to the disgusting nature of some posts made this morning in the Shoutbox on the messageboard attached to KasimInfo.com, the board has now been closed ....permanently.
It's sad that a small handful of Kasim's fans have managed to close both this board and the one attached to KasimSulton.com but personally I'm not prepared to spend my money on hosting a board where people post such lies and filth both about Kasim and about his fans. Before posting, I wish people would pause to think of the hurt they are causing and the possible harm to Kasim's reputation. Even Freedom Of Speech must have some limits.
I'd like to thank everybody who contributed in a positive way to the messageboard over the past 20 months that it was in existence and a special thanks to all the moderators who helped keep an eye on the board.
It's a shame that once again the few have ruined it for the majority.
02.30 - Another Meat Loaf festival with the English band Status Quo has been discovered on the Internet. It's on Saturday 2nd July in Kerry, Ireland and tickets go on sale this Saturday. Many thanks to ChrisNI for this info.

Tuesday 25th January 2005
01.15 - There's a 50 second movie clip of kasim Sulton singing part of Love Is The Answer on the Glen Burtnik Xmas Xtravaganza website.
01.00 - The E-bay auction for a copy of Kasim (which was released 23 years ago today!) came to a close with no bids despite the opening bid being only $3.49. Also on E-Bay the auction for a photo of Kasim Sulton from The Liars Tour came to a close with no bids (the starting bid was $12.99!!).

Monday 24th January 2005
20.15 - Kasim Sulton will be playing in this Sundays matinee performance of Movin' Out at The Richard Rogers Theatre. Tickets are still available for this show.
15.45 - KasimInfo.com is now on its new server!
01.15 - The DVD Utopia: Live In Boston 1982 is released in UK today! To celebrate that fact the KasimInfo.co.uk section of the website has been updated about this release.

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