The Battle of Brooklyn

Brownstone’s Revenge started out in 2007 out of the ashes of Rocko Thunderpuss' alt-rock project Calling Sarah’s Bluff. Despite favorable critical response to CSB’s lone EP, “Satellites,” Thunderpuss decided that he needed to take his music in a more blues-based, hard-rock direction.

Performing live under the name Growler, Thunderpuss worked the Long Island bar scene writing new material (including earlier demos of “Trigger,” “Clockwork” and “Porchlight”). At the suggestion of CSB producer/Renaissance Man, Big Fill, Thunderpuss sought out Space Titanium bassist Christo Ironrod to enquire about a potential collaboration.

Although the two initially were at odds creatively, a night of scotch at Ironrod’s rooftop studio in Brooklyn yielded “Supermoon,” their first collaboration, written in minutes. In a bizarre and unexpected move, Thunderpuss and Ironrod recorded a holiday record to test the boundaries of their sound under the band name of I Don’t Know Margo. They enlisted long-time collaborator Fill as producer and keyboardist, and recruited Bronx guitar prodigy Skinner Blackwood as guest guitarist. The resulting “The Battle of Christmas” is still considered a modern rock classic.

Encouraged by their success but saddled with legal troubles with the label, the true debut album of Thunderpuss, Ironrod and Blackwood would have to wait, and the project stalled. Thunderpuss went to find mysticism in India, only to have been detained in London on his return by other business commitments. Ironrod was on permanent safari in East Africa, leaving Blackwood to play solo in pit-bars and dives in the Bronx and Upper Manhattan.

Finally, the planets aligned and Thunderpuss and his two erstwhile bandmates and conspirators were free to pursue this vision of hard rock decadence: Brownstone’s Revenge. After two years of grueling studio work, “Ice Cream and Hookers” represents the ultimate in a genre that refuses to die, but instead thrusts it’s skeleton hand up from the dirt of the grave with a raised middle finger at all the naysayers. Inspired by Guns N’ Roses, Aerosmith and Black Sabbath, Brownstone’s Revenge is heavy music for people who think for themselves and do whatever the fuck they want.