Rod Argent and Colin Blunstone from The Zombies

What was the first British act to top the charts after the Beatles busted free in America? The band is still together today. They've brought incredible fun and music to South by Southwest. Plus they've got a new album. From the iHeart Radio Studio I'm Unplugged and Totally Uncut with Rod Argent and Colin Blunstone from The Zombies. Having returned to the studio in early 2015 to begin work on a new album – only taking breaks to debut new songs live during a triumphant return to SXSW, a Yahoo! Screen Live broadcast from House of Blues New Orleans, and their first appearances at the UK’s Great Escape and Glastonbury Festivals, iconic British psychedelic-pop legends, The Zombies are back! Aptly titled, Still Got That Hunger , the new album, produced by Chris Potter - The Verve Urban Hymns, Rolling Stones Steel Wheels is scheduled for digital and physical release October 9th via The End Records/ADA. “We're really excited to be signing our new album to The End Records - it somehow seems fitting that it should be released on a Brooklyn based label, as our very first American concerts way back in 1964 took place at The Brooklyn Fox Theatre!” – Rod Argent The past three years have marked a major resurgence for the band, with two U.K. and five U.S. tours including stops at SXSW in Austin, NYC’s Central Park SummerStage, an appearance on Austin City Limits, the American release of Breathe Out, Breathe In (the group’s fifth studio album released in 2011) and the announcement of their first nomination to the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame . In 2015, The Zombies make another mark in the U.S. history books with the first time live performance of their 1968 masterpiece Odessey & Oracle . For the first time ever , the group will bring Odessey & Oracle to American stages. All four surviving original members will recreate the seminal album in its entirety with full instrumentation. Founding and current members, vocalist Colin Blunstone and keyboardist Rod Argent , will be joined by original bassist/co-songwriter Chris White and drummer Hugh Grundy for their first American tour together in five decades. The show will also feature the acclaimed current Zombies’ line-up featuring bassist Jim Rodford (formerly of ARGENT and The Kinks) , Rodford’s son Steve Rodford on drums, and renowned session guitarist Tom Toomey , performing material from their forthcoming studio album. The Zombies U.S. Tour: An Evening With THE ZOMBIES - ODESSEY & ORACLE The Odyssey Continues… Sep 30 – Dallas, TX @ Majestic Theatre Oct 01 – Austin, TX @ Paramount Theatre Oct 03 – Provincetown, MA @ Provincetown Town Hall Oct 06 – Boston, MA @ The Wilbur Theatre Oct 08 – Washington, D.C. @ Lincoln Theatre Oct 09 – New York, NY @ New York Society for Ethical Culture Concert Hall Oct 10 – Cranston, RI @ Park Theatre Oct 11 – Glenside, PA @ Keswick Theatre Oct 13 – Ridgefield, CT @ The Ridgefield Playhouse Oct 14 – Munhall, PA @ Carnegie of Homestead Music Hall Oct 15 – Kent, OH @ The Kent Stage Oct 16 – Merrillville, IN @ Star Plaza Theatre Oct 17 – Milwaukee, WI @ South Milwaukee PAC Oct 19 – Denver, CO @ Paramount Theatre Oct 21 – Seattle, WA @ Benaroya Hall Oct 22 – Portland, OR @ Revolution Hall Oct 24 – Beverly Hills, CA @ The Saban Theatre Oct 27 – San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore About The Zombies: The second UK band following the Beatles to score a #1 hit in America, The Zombies infiltrated the airwaves with the sophisticated melodies, breathy vocals, choral back-up harmonies and jazzy keyboard riffs of their 1960’s hit singles “She’s Not There” and “Tell Her No.” Ironically, the group broke-up just prior to achieving their greatest success – the worldwide chart-topping single “Time of the Season,” from their swan-song album Odessey & Oracle , ranked #100 in Rolling Stone’s ‘500 Greatest Albums of All Time.’ To this day, generations of new bands have cited The Zombies’ work as pop touchstones, and the band continues to be embraced by new generations of fans. Following the break-up of the original band, Blunstone went on to develop an acclaimed solo career, and Argent rocked ‘70’s arenas with his eponymous band ARGENT, but the legend of The Zombies continued to take on a life of its own. By the start of the new Millennium, Blunstone and Argent were inspired to resurrect The Zombies. The media excitedly welcomed their return, leading to a 2011 performance on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon. 2013-2014 marked a major resurgence for the band, with two U.K. and five U.S. tours (including stops at SXSW in Austin, NYC’s Central Park SummerStage, Seattle’s Bumbershoot Festival and Milwaukee SummerFest)…the American release of their new album, Breathe Out, Breathe In (Huffington Post’s David Wild called the album “inspired” and said “some songs recall the haunting melodic heights of the group’s 1968 masterpiece Odessey and Oracle.”)… the debut on RollingStone.com & VEVO of their first-ever music video for “Any Other Way”… a PBS Special filmed on the legendary Austin City Limits stage….Eminem’s sample/cover version of “Time of the Season” on his comeback album… the amazing Keira Knightley "She's Not There" campaign for Coco Chanel… and the announcement of their first nomination to the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame. 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