Martini Ranch / REACH (Official Video) Bill Paxton-Andrew Todd-Director James Cameron Andrew Todd Rosenthal 2013-07-10 | Martini Ranch / REACH"Holy Cow" Sire/Warner Brothers Records 1988Official Video Director : James CameronFeaturing : Bill, Andy & RobWRITERS : MUSIC & LYRICS by: ANDREW TODD, BILL PAXTON, ROBERT OHEARNBetter music here :ANDY/ANDROGYNE (remastered) 2020ANDY/TRANSFORMATION (remastered) 2020Both albums, available on iTunes and more
DJ ANDY / WEHO Halloween Carnaval 2018_La Peer Stage 10.31.18 Andrew Todd Rosenthal 2018-11-03 | DJ ANDY / WEHO Halloween Carnaval 2018_La Peer Stage 10.31.18Music : Stop It / FISHER
ANDY/ BABY (featuring Andy & Bailey Jay.) Andrew Todd Rosenthal 2018-10-30 | OFFICIAL VIDEO * Song "Baby" available on iTunes Andy/Androgyneitunes.apple.com/us/album/androgyne/1003242908Andy & Bailey Jay. Some things are really priceless ! xoxoLove Pets they are the Best ! Soooo much fun !
Martini Ranch / Your Pal HH Andrew Todd Rosenthal 2018-03-02 | Martini Ranch / Hopefully still Your Pal real life = real art5.30.13
REACH Martini Ranch_NEW EDIT 2018_dir.James Cameron (OFFICIAL VIDEO) Andrew Todd & Bill Paxton Andrew Todd Rosenthal 2017-11-17 | -------------Martini Ranch / REACH"Holy Cow" Sire/Warner Brothers Records 1988Official Video Director : James CameronFeaturing : Bill, Andy & RobWRITERS : MUSIC & LYRICS by: ANDREW TODD, BILL PAXTON, ROBERT OHEARNBetter music here : ANDY/ANDROGYNE and ANDY/TRANSFORMATION.(remastered)2020Both albums, are available on iTunes
ANDY / GHOST THRILLER_2017 West Hollywood Halloween Carnaval Andrew Todd Rosenthal 2017-11-02 | ANDY_WEHO 2017 GHOST THRILLERmashup by ANDYLa Peer Stagewww.andyandrogyne.com
New Wave Theatre Dead Kennedys, Martini Ranch, Killer Pussy, Mnemonic Devices, Fear, Plugz Andrew Todd Rosenthal 2017-09-05 | Martini Ranch from 1982 !! Line up was Andrew Todd,Cliff Roman of "The Wierdos" & Billy Bones of "The Skullz". This was a fun time. I was 22 years old.
Martini Ranch / Reach Outtakes Directed by James Cameron (Official Video) Andrew Todd Rosenthal 2017-09-04 | Video : Directed by James Cameron. Starring Bill Paxton & Andrew Todd and an All Star CastMusic : "Elegy for Bill" by Andrew Rosenthalpublisher: Martini Ranch BMIBehind the scenes look into the 30th Anniversary Of James Cameron’s Music Video “REACH”. Starring Bill Paxton & Andrew Todd. From Progressive New Wave Band Martini Ranch. All Star Cast Featured Includes Andrew Todd,Kathryn Bigelow, Paul Reiser, Judge Reinhold, Adrian Pasdar, Bud Cort, Mark Rolston, Lance Henriksen, Brian Thompson, Phillip Granger, Jenette Goldstein, Bobby Brat Among Others.Better music here : ANDY/ANDROGYNE and ANDY/TRANSFORMATION.(remastered)2020Both albums, are available on iTunes
ANDY_Rock With You / Lets Get It On_(Original Mash Up) Andrew Todd Rosenthal 2016-10-20 | ANDY_Rock With You / Let's Get It On_(Original Mash Up)andyandrogyne.comMichael Jackson_Rock With You Marvin Gaye_Let's Get It OnBee Gees_Stayin' AliveEarth Wind & Fire_SeptemberDebbie Harry_Rapper's DelightRick James_Mary JaneEazy E_Creep and I Crawl
ANDY / Brick Lighters (Original Mash Up) Andrew Todd Rosenthal 2016-10-19 | Commodores : Brick HouseLil Kim : Put Your Lighters UpRick James : Super FreakAndy : additional instruments and productionMash Up Produced and Mixed by ANDY / andyandrogyne.com
Space Oddity Variations_Mike Garson w/ Swiftys Bazaar Andrew Todd Rosenthal 2016-01-12 | Space Oddity Variations (not for sale)by David Bowiewww.andyandrogyne.com
ANDY/Milk,Milk_West Hollywood Halloween Carnaval 2015 Andrew Todd Rosenthal 2015-11-04 | ANDY/WEHO Halloween Carnaval 2015_Milk,Milkhttp://www.andyandrogyne.comfacebook.com/ANDY-725020740919195
ANDY / Funhouse Andrew Todd Rosenthal 2015-01-13 | *single available on iTunes,cdBaby,amazon & more.Mastered Version of song will be available on the Andy / Androgyne album (13 song album)"Funhouse" Composed arranged performed mixed & produced by ANDYCover art concept and design by Stephen RowanANDY, “Baby” / “Funhouse”You know him by any number of aliases. As Andrew Todd Rosenthal, he was the auteur of Martini Ranch alongside award-winning actor Bill Paxton, creators of KROQ rotation mainstays “How Can the Labouring Man Find Time For Self-Culture?” and “Reach.” As Ice Berg, he was one-half of the groundbreaking Heeb-Hop group M.O.T., whose self-titled Sire/Warner Bros. album produced such still-classics as “Town Car” and “Emmes G,” their kosher homage to Chinese food and java beans. As ANDY, he’s now spinning chill/trance Chicago/Detroit house music with this pair of soon-to-be club-floor classics. “Baby” is the first song with that name to sample the sounds of an actual infant, incorporated into a white-hot EDM smash featuring its own musical nod to the “If I should die before I sleep” lullaby. The sinister “Funhouse” offers a salacious carnival barker with a come-on to a sinister side show that doubles as a pole-dance anthem. “This is ridiculous!” Ridiculously good, that is. Roy TrakinALL ACCESSSomething about ANDY :Swifty's Bazaar, Everything You Hear Is for Sale: Once every decade, Andrew Rosenthal comes up with a watershed pop breakthrough. In the '80s, he formed Martini Ranch with actor Bill Paxton, an L.A. version of British new wave synth-electronica, yielding the KROQ perennial, "How Can the Laboring Man Find Time for Self-Culture?" which was produced and engineered by DEVO's Bob Casale, featuring cameos from the band's Mark Mothersbaugh and drummer Alan Myers. The video for the song, directed by Rosenthal and Paxton with Rocky Schenk, offered a dystopian vision right out of Fritz Lang's Metropolis, including cameos by Paxton cohorts Anthony Michael Hall, Michael Biehn and Oscar-winning director Kathryn Bigelow. A clip for a second track from that Holy Cow album (on Sire/WB), "Reach," was directed by James Cameron and boasted appearances from Terminator collaborators Lance Henrikson and Paul Reiser as well as Judge Reinhold, Adrian Pasdar and Bud Cort. In the '90s, Rosenthal discovered his Jewish heritage and morphed into hebe rapper Ice Berg and, along with his cohort Hillel Tigay aka Dr. Dreidel, formed the groundbreaking, before-their-time hamishe hip-hop group M.O.T., acronym for Members of the Tribe, whose 19.99, also on Sire (thank you, Seymour Stein) through Bob Merlis' WB comedy imprint, doubled as the year of release and bargain-basement price, sporting such never-to-be classics as "Town Car," "Viva Oy Vegas" and "Oh, God Get a Job." (Editorial disclaimer: I served as the band's beleaguered, much-aggrieved manager Meshugge Knight.) For the 21st century, Andy has reinvented himself once again. Peering through Lew Wasserman's oversized glasses—given to him by the mogul's late wife Edie—he is now Swifty's Bazaar, and his magnum opus (with longtime cohort in sonic crime Michael Sherwood) is prog-rock for people who can't stand prog-rock, a brilliant, concept album set over a three-day weekend whose libretto narrative combines a satire of the clash between art and consumer culture with twisted stoner humor, recalling the intricate musical excursions of Frank Zappa and Steely Dan. It is a mind-bending head trip, Dark Side of the Moon for the post-techno generation, touching on such disparate sources as Charles Ives, Vince Guaraldi, Return to Forever and Firesign Theater and practically begging for an accompanying laser light show, or at the very least random-generated computer graphics. It's a work that has to be absorbed in a single sitting—preferably after a half-dozen or so bong hits—and sounds like nothing else out there. In a world of a la carte iTunes appetizers, Swifty's Bazaar offers a full meal, from soup to absolutely nuts—and, for all you film, TV and commercial music supervisor types out there—Everything You Hear Is for Sale.by Roy Trakin_____________________________________________________
ANDY / Fudge Factory Andrew Todd Rosenthal 2015-01-13 | *available on iTunes,cdBaby,amazon & more.Mastered Version of song will be available on the Andy / Androgyne album (13 song album)ANDY, “Baby” / “Funhouse”You know him by any number of aliases. As Andrew Todd Rosenthal, he was the auteur of Martini Ranch alongside award-winning actor Bill Paxton, creators of KROQ rotation mainstays “How Can the Labouring Man Find Time For Self-Culture?” and “Reach.” As Ice Berg, he was one-half of the groundbreaking Heeb-Hop group M.O.T., whose self-titled Sire/Warner Bros. album produced such still-classics as “Town Car” and “Emmes G,” their kosher homage to Chinese food and java beans. As ANDY, he’s now spinning chill/trance Chicago/Detroit house music with this pair of soon-to-be club-floor classics. “Baby” is the first song with that name to sample the sounds of an actual infant, incorporated into a white-hot EDM smash featuring its own musical nod to the “If I should die before I sleep” lullaby. The sinister “Funhouse” offers a salacious carnival barker with a come-on to a sinister side show that doubles as a pole-dance anthem. “This is ridiculous!” Ridiculously good, that is. Roy TrakinALL ACCESSSomething about ANDY :Swifty's Bazaar, Everything You Hear Is for Sale: Once every decade, Andrew Rosenthal comes up with a watershed pop breakthrough. In the '80s, he formed Martini Ranch with actor Bill Paxton, an L.A. version of British new wave synth-electronica, yielding the KROQ perennial, "How Can the Laboring Man Find Time for Self-Culture?" which was produced and engineered by DEVO's Bob Casale, featuring cameos from the band's Mark Mothersbaugh and drummer Alan Myers. The video for the song, directed by Rosenthal and Paxton with Rocky Schenk, offered a dystopian vision right out of Fritz Lang's Metropolis, including cameos by Paxton cohorts Anthony Michael Hall, Michael Biehn and Oscar-winning director Kathryn Bigelow. A clip for a second track from that Holy Cow album (on Sire/WB), "Reach," was directed by James Cameron and boasted appearances from Terminator collaborators Lance Henrikson and Paul Reiser as well as Judge Reinhold, Adrian Pasdar and Bud Cort. In the '90s, Rosenthal discovered his Jewish heritage and morphed into hebe rapper Ice Berg and, along with his cohort Hillel Tigay aka Dr. Dreidel, formed the groundbreaking, before-their-time hamishe hip-hop group M.O.T., acronym for Members of the Tribe, whose 19.99, also on Sire (thank you, Seymour Stein) through Bob Merlis' WB comedy imprint, doubled as the year of release and bargain-basement price, sporting such never-to-be classics as "Town Car," "Viva Oy Vegas" and "Oh, God Get a Job." (Editorial disclaimer: I served as the band's beleaguered, much-aggrieved manager Meshugge Knight.) For the 21st century, Andy has reinvented himself once again. Peering through Lew Wasserman's oversized glasses—given to him by the mogul's late wife Edie—he is now Swifty's Bazaar, and his magnum opus (with longtime cohort in sonic crime Michael Sherwood) is prog-rock for people who can't stand prog-rock, a brilliant, concept album set over a three-day weekend whose libretto narrative combines a satire of the clash between art and consumer culture with twisted stoner humor, recalling the intricate musical excursions of Frank Zappa and Steely Dan. It is a mind-bending head trip, Dark Side of the Moon for the post-techno generation, touching on such disparate sources as Charles Ives, Vince Guaraldi, Return to Forever and Firesign Theater and practically begging for an accompanying laser light show, or at the very least random-generated computer graphics. It's a work that has to be absorbed in a single sitting—preferably after a half-dozen or so bong hits—and sounds like nothing else out there. In a world of a la carte iTunes appetizers, Swifty's Bazaar offers a full meal, from soup to absolutely nuts—and, for all you film, TV and commercial music supervisor types out there—Everything You Hear Is for Sale.by Roy Trakin_____________________________________________________
ANDY / Baby Andrew Todd Rosenthal 2015-01-13 | *available on iTunes,cdBaby,amazon & more.Mastered Version of song available on the Andy / Androgyne album (13 song album) ANDY Soundcloud : soundcloud.com/user523546502"Baby" Composed arranged performed mixed & produced by ANDYCover art concept and design by Stephen RowanANDY, “Baby” / “Funhouse”You know him by any number of aliases. As Andrew Todd Rosenthal, he was the auteur of Martini Ranch alongside award-winning actor Bill Paxton, creators of KROQ rotation mainstays “How Can the Labouring Man Find Time For Self-Culture?” and “Reach.” As Ice Berg, he was one-half of the groundbreaking Heeb-Hop group M.O.T., whose self-titled Sire/Warner Bros. album produced such still-classics as “Town Car” and “Emmes G,” their kosher homage to Chinese food and java beans. As ANDY, he’s now spinning chill/trance Chicago/Detroit house music with this pair of soon-to-be club-floor classics. “Baby” is the first song with that name to sample the sounds of an actual infant, incorporated into a white-hot EDM smash featuring its own musical nod to the “If I should die before I sleep” lullaby. The sinister “Funhouse” offers a salacious carnival barker with a come-on to a sinister side show that doubles as a pole-dance anthem. “This is ridiculous!” Ridiculously good, that is. Roy TrakinALL ACCESS
ANDY / Milk, Milk Andrew Todd Rosenthal 2014-11-04 | *available on iTunes,cdBaby,amazon & more.Mastered Version of song will be available on the Andy / Androgyne album (13 song album)Composed arranged performed mixed & produced by ANDYCover art by Stephen Rowan aka Luke Georgous...Available November 10 2014 on iTunes CDBaby Amazon & moreSomething about ANDY:Swifty’s Bazaar, Everything You Hear Is for Sale: Once every decade, Andrew Rosenthal comes up with a watershed pop breakthrough. In the ’80s, he formed Martini Ranch with actor Bill Paxton, an L.A. version of British new wave synth-electronica, yielding the KROQ perennial, “How Can the Laboring Man Find Time for Self-Culture?” which was produced and engineered by DEVO’s Bob Casale, featuring cameos from the band’s Mark Mothersbaugh and drummer Alan Myers. The video for the song, directed by Rosenthal and Paxton with Rocky Schenk, offered a dystopian vision right out of Fritz Lang’s Metropolis, including cameos by Paxton cohorts Anthony Michael Hall, Michael Biehn and Oscar-winning director Kathryn Bigelow. A clip for a second track from that Holy Cow album (on Sire/WB), “Reach,” was directed by James Cameron and boasted appearances from Terminator collaborators Lance Henrikson and Paul Reiser as well as Judge Reinhold, Adrian Pasdar and Bud Cort. In the ’90s, Rosenthal discovered his Jewish heritage and morphed into hebe rapper Ice Berg and, along with his cohort Hillel Tigay aka Dr. Dreidel, formed the groundbreaking, before-their-time hamishe hip-hop group M.O.T., acronym for Members of the Tribe, whose 19.99, also on Sire (thank you, Seymour Stein) through Bob Merlis’ WB comedy imprint, doubled as the year of release and bargain-basement price, sporting such never-to-be classics as “Town Car,” “Viva Oy Vegas” and “Oh, God Get a Job.” (Editorial disclaimer: I served as the band’s beleaguered, much-aggrieved manager Meshugge Knight.) For the 21st century, Andy has reinvented himself once again. Peering through Lew Wasserman’s oversized glasses—given to him by the mogul’s late wife Edie—he is now Swifty’s Bazaar, and his magnum opus (with longtime cohort in sonic crime Michael Sherwood) is prog-rock for people who can’t stand prog-rock, a brilliant, concept album set over a three-day weekend whose libretto narrative combines a satire of the clash between art and consumer culture with twisted stoner humor, recalling the intricate musical excursions of Frank Zappa and Steely Dan. It is a mind-bending head trip, Dark Side of the Moon for the post-techno generation, touching on such disparate sources as Charles Ives, Vince Guaraldi, Return to Forever and Firesign Theater and practically begging for an accompanying laser light show, or at the very least random-generated computer graphics. It’s a work that has to be absorbed in a single sitting—preferably after a half-dozen or so bong hits—and sounds like nothing else out there. In a world of a la carte iTunes appetizers, Swifty’s Bazaar offers a full meal, from soup to absolutely nuts—and, for all you film, TV and commercial music supervisor types out there—Everything You Hear Is for Sale. by Roy Trakin HITS Magazine / Billboard / The Reporter
ANDY / Lemonade Andrew Todd Rosenthal 2014-10-24 | *available on iTunes,cdBaby,amazon & more.Mastered Version of song available on the Andy / Androgyne album (13 song album)Composed arranged performed mixed & produced by ANDYCover art by Stephen Rowan aka Luke Georgous...Something about ANDY :Swifty’s Bazaar, Everything You Hear Is for Sale: Once every decade, Andrew Rosenthal comes up with a watershed pop breakthrough. In the ’80s, he formed Martini Ranch with actor Bill Paxton, an L.A. version of British new wave synth-electronica, yielding the KROQ perennial, “How Can the Laboring Man Find Time for Self-Culture?” which was produced and engineered by DEVO’s Bob Casale, featuring cameos from the band’s Mark Mothersbaugh and drummer Alan Myers. The video for the song, directed by Rosenthal and Paxton with Rocky Schenk, offered a dystopian vision right out of Fritz Lang’s Metropolis, including cameos by Paxton cohorts Anthony Michael Hall, Michael Biehn and Oscar-winning director Kathryn Bigelow. A clip for a second track from that Holy Cow album (on Sire/WB), “Reach,” was directed by James Cameron and boasted appearances from Terminator collaborators Lance Henrikson and Paul Reiser as well as Judge Reinhold, Adrian Pasdar and Bud Cort. In the ’90s, Rosenthal discovered his Jewish heritage and morphed into hebe rapper Ice Berg and, along with his cohort Hillel Tigay aka Dr. Dreidel, formed the groundbreaking, before-their-time hamishe hip-hop group M.O.T., acronym for Members of the Tribe, whose 19.99, also on Sire (thank you, Seymour Stein) through Bob Merlis’ WB comedy imprint, doubled as the year of release and bargain-basement price, sporting such never-to-be classics as “Town Car,” “Viva Oy Vegas” and “Oh, God Get a Job.” (Editorial disclaimer: I served as the band’s beleaguered, much-aggrieved manager Meshugge Knight.) For the 21st century, Andy has reinvented himself once again. Peering through Lew Wasserman’s oversized glasses—given to him by the mogul’s late wife Edie—he is now Swifty’s Bazaar, and his magnum opus (with longtime cohort in sonic crime Michael Sherwood) is prog-rock for people who can’t stand prog-rock, a brilliant, concept album set over a three-day weekend whose libretto narrative combines a satire of the clash between art and consumer culture with twisted stoner humor, recalling the intricate musical excursions of Frank Zappa and Steely Dan. It is a mind-bending head trip, Dark Side of the Moon for the post-techno generation, touching on such disparate sources as Charles Ives, Vince Guaraldi, Return to Forever and Firesign Theater and practically begging for an accompanying laser light show, or at the very least random-generated computer graphics. It’s a work that has to be absorbed in a single sitting—preferably after a half-dozen or so bong hits—and sounds like nothing else out there. In a world of a la carte iTunes appetizers, Swifty’s Bazaar offers a full meal, from soup to absolutely nuts—and, for all you film, TV and commercial music supervisor types out there—Everything You Hear Is for Sale. by Roy Trakin HITS Magazine / Billboard / The Reporter
Ive Never Been Anywhere / Swiftys Bazaar Andrew Todd Rosenthal 2014-10-22 | Swifty’s Bazaar, “I’ve Never Been Anywhere”: Erstwhile M.O.T. Andrew Todd Rosenthal continues to work tirelessly on his enterprising prog-funk conflation of Frank Zappa, Steely Dan and Firesign Theatre. This song revolves around chanting the name of the town of Tehachapi, backed by Rosenthal’s own tongue-in-cheek jive, horn blasts, a chunky organ, splattering guitar riffs and a sturdy drum beat. Mimicking his mentor FZ, the once and future Ice Berg belies the comedic spiel with disciplined musical acumen and swirling rhythms that suck you in and spit you out, as you wonder what just happened.by Roy Trakin _Hits Magazine / Billboard / The Hollywood Reporter------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*Swifty's Bazaar is Andrew Todd Rosenthal & Michael Sherwood.*Composed, Arranged, Mixed and Produced by Andy & Mike at Martini Ranch. Santa Monica, Ca.*Martini Ranch BMI © 2014 / Shecktones Music ASCAP © 2014 MS...... Piano,organ,keyboards,bass,percussion,sfx,vocalsAR.......Guitar,synthesizers,drums,percussion,sounddesign,vocalsHorn on the Cob....... All things brass & woodwindsQueen Crimson as Bobby Brogan...Vocals,original voice materialHeather Carter..........VocalsNancy Gardos...........VocalsGina Jourard.............Vocals*Cover Art by Stephan Rowan (Luke Georgous) Please visit :www.swiftysbazaar.comwww.andyandrogyne.com --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------I’ve Never Been AnywhereHe’s never been anywhereHe doesn't go anyplaceBobby just sits in a chairStaring out into spaceDreams of this cute little town up inKern County California Where he’d like to plunk downTehachapi Mountain lion, black bear, raccoon and coyoteTehachapiApricot, nectarine, Bobby and plum tree He dreams of taking a taxi So that he can relax and see The land of four seasonsFor a number of reasonsThere's a world of discovery out inKern County CaliforniaLike a fresh rainbow troutTehachapi Artichoke, Broganberry, bobcats and goat cheeseTehachapi Raspberry, apple pie, condors and queen bees
Poly Nation / Swiftys Bazaar Andrew Todd Rosenthal 2014-10-22 | Swifty's Bazaar / Poly Nationavailable on iTunes
RU Ready for This ? / Swiftys Bazaar Andrew Todd Rosenthal 2014-10-22 | Swifty's Bazaar / RU Ready for This ?available on iTunes
Swiftys Bazaar / Everything You Hear Is For Sale Andrew Todd Rosenthal 2014-08-08 | Swifty's Bazaar / Everything You Hear Is For SaleAvailable now on iTunes and other digital download distributors.
Swiftys Bazaar Commercial 140407 Andrew Todd Rosenthal 2014-08-04 | Swifty's Bazaar / Everything You Hear Is For SaleAvailable now on iTunes and other digital download distributors.
Saturday (Reprise) Peaceful Kitty Dreaming / Swiftys Bazaar (The Official Video) Andrew Todd Rosenthal 2014-08-04 | Saturday (Reprise) Peaceful Kitty DreamingSwifty's Bazaar / Everything You Hear Is For SaleAndrew Todd Rosenthal & Michael Sherwood’sMusical exploration in genre blending.more music available on iTunes CDBaby Amazon and more...swiftysbazaar.complease visit when you have nothing better to do."Buy this and tell a friend"
I Dont Have Any ! Andrew Todd Rosenthal 2014-04-27 | The story begins as Kevin, Head of the McMafia Family is driving too slow in his Bentley as he is 3 hours late to oversee his daughter's wedding with his dog "Glocky". They went to Mc Donald's to use the restroom and... His beloved son Mitchell has just came home from the war, but does not intend to become part of his Grandmother's business. All of a sudden Kevin's life is renewed when the nature of the family business becomes foggy. He gets pulled over by a CHP on PCH and they become Framily.
Martini Ranch / Our Lives Andrew Todd Rosenthal 2014-02-23 | Music By Martini RanchPhotos by Alexxandra Gumienna--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------notes: Swifty's Bazaar, Everything You Hear Is for Sale: Once every decade, Andrew Rosenthal comes up with a watershed pop breakthrough. In the '80s, he formed Martini Ranch with actor Bill Paxton, an L.A. version of British new wave synth-electronica, yielding the KROQ perennial, "How Can the Laboring Man Find Time for Self-Culture?" which was produced and engineered by DEVO's Bob Casale, featuring cameos from the band's Mark Mothersbaugh and drummer Alan Myers. The video for the song, directed by Rosenthal and Paxton with Rocky Schenk, offered a dystopian vision right out of Fritz Lang's Metropolis, including cameos by Paxton cohorts Anthony Michael Hall, Michael Biehn and Oscar-winning director Kathryn Bigelow. A clip for a second track from that Holy Cow album (on Sire/WB), "Reach," was directed by James Cameron and boasted appearances from Terminator collaborators Lance Henrikson and Paul Reiser as well as Judge Reinhold, Adrian Pasdar and Bud Cort. In the '90s, Rosenthal discovered his Jewish heritage and morphed into hebe rapper Ice Berg and, along with his cohort Hillel Tigay aka Dr. Dreidel, formed the groundbreaking, before-their-time hamishe hip-hop group M.O.T., acronym for Members of the Tribe, whose 19.99, also on Sire (thank you, Seymour Stein) through Bob Merlis' WB comedy imprint, doubled as the year of release and bargain-basement price, sporting such never-to-be classics as "Town Car," "Viva Oy Vegas" and "Oh, God Get a Job." (Editorial disclaimer: I served as the band's beleaguered, much-aggrieved manager Meshugge Knight.) For the 21st century, Andy has reinvented himself once again. Peering through Lew Wasserman's oversized glasses—given to him by the mogul's late wife Edie—he is now Swifty's Bazaar, and his magnum opus (with longtime cohort in sonic crime Michael Sherwood) is prog-rock for people who can't stand prog-rock, a brilliant, concept album set over a three-day weekend whose libretto narrative combines a satire of the clash between art and consumer culture with twisted stoner humor, recalling the intricate musical excursions of Frank Zappa and Steely Dan. It is a mind-bending head trip, Dark Side of the Moon for the post-techno generation, touching on such disparate sources as Charles Ives, Vince Guaraldi, Return to Forever and Firesign Theater and practically begging for an accompanying laser light show, or at the very least random-generated computer graphics. It's a work that has to be absorbed in a single sitting—preferably after a half-dozen or so bong hits—and sounds like nothing else out there. In a world of a la carte iTunes appetizers, Swifty's Bazaar offers a full meal, from soup to absolutely nuts—and, for all you film, TV and commercial music supervisor types out there—Everything You Hear Is for Sale.
Merry Christmas My Friend James Schmidt Author of the poem. Video by Andrew Todd Rosenthal Andrew Todd Rosenthal 2013-12-11 | This musical tribute to The Men & Women of the United States Military is adapted from the poem, Merry Christmas My Friend, written by former Marine Corps Scout Sniper, James Schmidt. This is my personal nod to the my Marine brothers & sisters serving far from home this Christmas. Semper Fi! Music by: Brian Becvar - Video Directed by: Andrew Todd Rosenthal
Swiftys Bazaar / Swiftys Bazaar Part I (The Official Video) Andrew Todd Rosenthal 2013-07-29 | Swifty's Bazaar, Everything You Hear Is for Sale: Once every decade, Andrew Rosenthal comes up with a watershed pop breakthrough. In the '80s, he formed Martini Ranch with actor Bill Paxton, an L.A. version of British new wave synth-electronica, yielding the KROQ perennial, "How Can the Laboring Man Find Time for Self-Culture?" which was produced and engineered by DEVO's Bob Casale, featuring cameos from the band's Mark Mothersbaugh and drummer Alan Myers. The video for the song, directed by Rosenthal and Paxton with Rocky Schenk, offered a dystopian vision right out of Fritz Lang's Metropolis, including cameos by Paxton cohorts Anthony Michael Hall, Michael Biehn and Oscar-winning director Kathryn Bigelow. A clip for a second track from that Holy Cow album (on Sire/WB), "Reach," was directed by James Cameron and boasted appearances from Terminator collaborators Lance Henrikson and Paul Reiser as well as Judge Reinhold, Adrian Pasdar and Bud Cort. In the '90s, Rosenthal discovered his Jewish heritage and morphed into hebe rapper Ice Berg and, along with his cohort Hillel Tigay aka Dr. Dreidel, formed the groundbreaking, before-their-time hamishe hip-hop group M.O.T., acronym for Members of the Tribe, whose 19.99, also on Sire (thank you, Seymour Stein) through Bob Merlis' WB comedy imprint, doubled as the year of release and bargain-basement price, sporting such never-to-be classics as "Town Car," "Viva Oy Vegas" and "Oh, God Get a Job." (Editorial disclaimer: I served as the band's beleaguered, much-aggrieved manager Meshugge Knight.) For the 21st century, Andy has reinvented himself once again. Peering through Lew Wasserman's oversized glasses—given to him by the mogul's late wife Edie—he is now Swifty's Bazaar, and his magnum opus (with longtime cohort in sonic crime Michael Sherwood) is prog-rock for people who can't stand prog-rock, a brilliant, concept album set over a three-day weekend whose libretto narrative combines a satire of the clash between art and consumer culture with twisted stoner humor, recalling the intricate musical excursions of Frank Zappa and Steely Dan. It is a mind-bending head trip, Dark Side of the Moon for the post-techno generation, touching on such disparate sources as Charles Ives, Vince Guaraldi, Return to Forever and Firesign Theater and practically begging for an accompanying laser light show, or at the very least random-generated computer graphics. It's a work that has to be absorbed in a single sitting—preferably after a half-dozen or so bong hits—and sounds like nothing else out there. In a world of a la carte iTunes appetizers, Swifty's Bazaar offers a full meal, from soup to absolutely nuts—and, for all you film, TV and commercial music supervisor types out there—Everything You Hear Is for Sale. by Roy Trakin
Swiftys Bazaar / L.O.L. Andrew Todd Rosenthal 2013-07-28 | phase 3 of Swifty's Bazaar "EYHIFS"Composed by Andy & Mike
The Doors & Swiftys Bazaar / 20th Century Fox (Swiftys Lounge Mix) Andrew Todd Rosenthal 2013-07-28 | A very "top secret project" Andrew Rosenthal & Michael Sherwood worked on in 2011. Not For Sale. www.andyandrogyne.com
The Doors & Martini Ranch / 20th Century Fox (Martini Ranch Mix) Andrew Todd Rosenthal 2013-07-27 | A very special project I worked on in 2004. Not For Sale.
Martini Ranch / G.P.M. Andrew Todd Rosenthal 2013-07-27 | Swifty's Bazaar, Everything You Hear Is for Sale: Once every decade, Andrew Rosenthal comes up with a watershed pop breakthrough. In the '80s, he formed Martini Ranch with actor Bill Paxton, an L.A. version of British new wave synth-electronica, yielding the KROQ perennial, "How Can the Laboring Man Find Time for Self-Culture?" which was produced and engineered by DEVO's Bob Casale, featuring cameos from the band's Mark Mothersbaugh and drummer Alan Myers. The video for the song, directed by Rosenthal and Paxton with Rocky Schenk, offered a dystopian vision right out of Fritz Lang's Metropolis, including cameos by Paxton cohorts Anthony Michael Hall, Michael Biehn and Oscar-winning director Kathryn Bigelow. A clip for a second track from that Holy Cow album (on Sire/WB), "Reach," was directed by James Cameron and boasted appearances from Terminator collaborators Lance Henrikson and Paul Reiser as well as Judge Reinhold, Adrian Pasdar and Bud Cort. In the '90s, Rosenthal discovered his Jewish heritage and morphed into hebe rapper Ice Berg and, along with his cohort Hillel Tigay aka Dr. Dreidel, formed the groundbreaking, before-their-time hamishe hip-hop group M.O.T., acronym for Members of the Tribe, whose 19.99, also on Sire (thank you, Seymour Stein) through Bob Merlis' WB comedy imprint, doubled as the year of release and bargain-basement price, sporting such never-to-be classics as "Town Car," "Viva Oy Vegas" and "Oh, God Get a Job." (Editorial disclaimer: I served as the band's beleaguered, much-aggrieved manager Meshugge Knight.) For the 21st century, Andy has reinvented himself once again. Peering through Lew Wasserman's oversized glasses—given to him by the mogul's late wife Edie—he is now Swifty's Bazaar, and his magnum opus (with longtime cohort in sonic crime Michael Sherwood) is prog-rock for people who can't stand prog-rock, a brilliant, concept album set over a three-day weekend whose libretto narrative combines a satire of the clash between art and consumer culture with twisted stoner humor, recalling the intricate musical excursions of Frank Zappa and Steely Dan. It is a mind-bending head trip, Dark Side of the Moon for the post-techno generation, touching on such disparate sources as Charles Ives, Vince Guaraldi, Return to Forever and Firesign Theater and practically begging for an accompanying laser light show, or at the very least random-generated computer graphics. It's a work that has to be absorbed in a single sitting—preferably after a half-dozen or so bong hits—and sounds like nothing else out there. In a world of a la carte iTunes appetizers, Swifty's Bazaar offers a full meal, from soup to absolutely nuts—and, for all you film, TV and commercial music supervisor types out there—Everything You Hear Is for Sale.
M.O.T. (Members Of The Tribe) / 2nd Coming Andrew Todd Rosenthal 2013-07-27 | Swifty's Bazaar, Everything You Hear Is for Sale: Once every decade, Andrew Rosenthal comes up with a watershed pop breakthrough. In the '80s, he formed Martini Ranch with actor Bill Paxton, an L.A. version of British new wave synth-electronica, yielding the KROQ perennial, "How Can the Laboring Man Find Time for Self-Culture?" which was produced and engineered by DEVO's Bob Casale, featuring cameos from the band's Mark Mothersbaugh and drummer Alan Myers. The video for the song, directed by Rosenthal and Paxton with Rocky Schenk, offered a dystopian vision right out of Fritz Lang's Metropolis, including cameos by Paxton cohorts Anthony Michael Hall, Michael Biehn and Oscar-winning director Kathryn Bigelow. A clip for a second track from that Holy Cow album (on Sire/WB), "Reach," was directed by James Cameron and boasted appearances from Terminator collaborators Lance Henrikson and Paul Reiser as well as Judge Reinhold, Adrian Pasdar and Bud Cort. In the '90s, Rosenthal discovered his Jewish heritage and morphed into hebe rapper Ice Berg and, along with his cohort Hillel Tigay aka Dr. Dreidel, formed the groundbreaking, before-their-time hamishe hip-hop group M.O.T., acronym for Members of the Tribe, whose 19.99, also on Sire (thank you, Seymour Stein) through Bob Merlis' WB comedy imprint, doubled as the year of release and bargain-basement price, sporting such never-to-be classics as "Town Car," "Viva Oy Vegas" and "Oh, God Get a Job." (Editorial disclaimer: I served as the band's beleaguered, much-aggrieved manager Meshugge Knight.) For the 21st century, Andy has reinvented himself once again. Peering through Lew Wasserman's oversized glasses—given to him by the mogul's late wife Edie—he is now Swifty's Bazaar, and his magnum opus (with longtime cohort in sonic crime Michael Sherwood) is prog-rock for people who can't stand prog-rock, a brilliant, concept album set over a three-day weekend whose libretto narrative combines a satire of the clash between art and consumer culture with twisted stoner humor, recalling the intricate musical excursions of Frank Zappa and Steely Dan. It is a mind-bending head trip, Dark Side of the Moon for the post-techno generation, touching on such disparate sources as Charles Ives, Vince Guaraldi, Return to Forever and Firesign Theater and practically begging for an accompanying laser light show, or at the very least random-generated computer graphics. It's a work that has to be absorbed in a single sitting—preferably after a half-dozen or so bong hits—and sounds like nothing else out there. In a world of a la carte iTunes appetizers, Swifty's Bazaar offers a full meal, from soup to absolutely nuts—and, for all you film, TV and commercial music supervisor types out there—Everything You Hear Is for Sale.
Martini Ranch / (Brother) Take It Out Andrew Todd Rosenthal 2013-07-12 | Martini Ranch / (Brother) Take It Out"Holy Cow" Sire/Warner Brothers Records 1988Official Song/Video Photo
Martini Ranch / New Deal Andrew Todd Rosenthal 2013-07-11 | Martini Ranch / New Deal"Holy Cow" Sire/Warner Brothers Records 1988Official Song/Video Photo
Swiftys Bazaar / Everybody Is A Liar (The Official Video) Andrew Todd Rosenthal 2013-07-11 | Swifty's Bazaar / Everything You Hear Is For Sale"Everybody Is A Liar" (album available on iTunes) Swifty's Bazaar, Everything You Hear Is for Sale: Once every decade, Andrew Rosenthal comes up with a watershed pop breakthrough. In the '80s, he formed Martini Ranch with actor Bill Paxton, an L.A. version of British new wave synth-electronica, yielding the KROQ perennial, "How Can the Laboring Man Find Time for Self-Culture?" which was produced and engineered by DEVO's Bob Casale, featuring cameos from the band's Mark Mothersbaugh and drummer Alan Myers. The video for the song, directed by Rosenthal and Paxton with Rocky Schenk, offered a dystopian vision right out of Fritz Lang's Metropolis, including cameos by Paxton cohorts Anthony Michael Hall, Michael Biehn and Oscar-winning director Kathryn Bigelow. A clip for a second track from that Holy Cow album (on Sire/WB), "Reach," was directed by James Cameron and boasted appearances from Terminator collaborators Lance Henrikson and Paul Reiser as well as Judge Reinhold, Adrian Pasdar and Bud Cort. In the '90s, Rosenthal discovered his Jewish heritage and morphed into hebe rapper Ice Berg and, along with his cohort Hillel Tigay aka Dr. Dreidel, formed the groundbreaking, before-their-time hamishe hip-hop group M.O.T., acronym for Members of the Tribe, whose 19.99, also on Sire (thank you, Seymour Stein) through Bob Merlis' WB comedy imprint, doubled as the year of release and bargain-basement price, sporting such never-to-be classics as "Town Car," "Viva Oy Vegas" and "Oh, God Get a Job." (Editorial disclaimer: I served as the band's beleaguered, much-aggrieved manager Meshugge Knight.) For the 21st century, Andy has reinvented himself once again. Peering through Lew Wasserman's oversized glasses—given to him by the mogul's late wife Edie—he is now Swifty's Bazaar, and his magnum opus (with longtime cohort in sonic crime Michael Sherwood) is prog-rock for people who can't stand prog-rock, a brilliant, concept album set over a three-day weekend whose libretto narrative combines a satire of the clash between art and consumer culture with twisted stoner humor, recalling the intricate musical excursions of Frank Zappa and Steely Dan. It is a mind-bending head trip, Dark Side of the Moon for the post-techno generation, touching on such disparate sources as Charles Ives, Vince Guaraldi, Return to Forever and Firesign Theater and practically begging for an accompanying laser light show, or at the very least random-generated computer graphics. It's a work that has to be absorbed in a single sitting—preferably after a half-dozen or so bong hits—and sounds like nothing else out there. In a world of a la carte iTunes appetizers, Swifty's Bazaar offers a full meal, from soup to absolutely nuts—and, for all you film, TV and commercial music supervisor types out there—Everything You Hear Is for Sale.by Roy Trakin Hits Magazine
Martini Ranch / Winter In Oldenburg Andrew Todd Rosenthal 2013-07-10 | "Winter In Oldenburg" by Martini Ranch.Horse Farm Hopping in Northern Germany with Andrew Todd Rosenthal in Decemberunreleased "Martini Ranch" music
Martini Ranch / How Can The Labouring Man Find Time For Self Culture ? (The Official Video) Andrew Todd Rosenthal 2013-07-10 | Martini Ranch / How Can The Labouring Man Find Time For Self Culture?"Holy Cow" Sire/Warner Brothers Records 1988 (The Official Video) Directed by friend Rocky Schenck. More Martini Ranch music : ANDY/ANDROGYNE and ANDY/TRANSFORMATION.(remastered)2020Both albums, very martini ranch style. Available on iTunesMartini RanchIt's A Wild West Showdown At Martini RanchMartini Ranch were a studio project conceived in 1982 by Los Angeles based duo Andrew Todd Rosenthal and Bill Paxton - yep that’s right Bill Paxton - the actor. Martini Ranch has been variously described as avant-garde pop with a twist of new wave pop and jazz fusion elements for good measure. Their influences not surprisingly ranged from Oingo Boingo to Devo to B-52’s - quite a cocktail of musical eclecticism. Don‘t make the same mistake as I almost did and confuse Andrew Todd Rosenthal with Andy Todd of The Chills and later Republica.They released a their debut album in 1988 titled ‘Holy Cow’. Take one look at the cover art and you have to assume there’s a certain amount of tongue in cheek to this project. But humour aside Martini Ranch does offer up a solid melodic basis in their work. I found that to be the case on the single ‘Reach’ which I found to be so catchy I purchased it on vinyl 45 - not for the comic value but for the song itself. Yes there’s an eccentric aspect to it but at its heart is a solid rock/pop song. I’ve not heard the entire album but it contained a number of quirky and eminently danceable rock/pop numbers - and this was 1988 so why not build on the foundation laid by the likes of Oingo Boingo, Talking Heads, Thomas Dolby etc. I mean who said rock music has to be serious. Martini Ranch did stop short of going to Weird Al Yankovic’s extreme.The group drew on a wide range of contacts within both music and film industries to contribute to the album, from members of Devo and B’52’s (Cindy Wilson) to actors Bud Cort and Judge Reinhold. Track titles give and insight into the eclectic mix on offer; stand outs include ‘Hot Dog’, ‘Fat-Burning Formula’ and ‘How Can The Labouring Man Find Time For Self-Culture?’, the last featuring three members of Devo (Bob Casale, Alan Myers and Mark Mothersbaugh).The promo video for the single ‘Reach’ was suitably quirky but yet had that Hollywood sheen that stamped it a cut above the pack. It was directed by none other than James Cameron - talk about a Hollywood heavyweight. Cameo appearances in the video came from Lance Henriksen, Paul Reiser, Jenette Goldstein, Judge Reinhold and Adrian Pasdar. It was a favourite of mine from that year and yes it probably did influence me a bit in going out to buy the single. Sadly, it didn’t influence too many others and neither single or album found a niche on the mainstream charts for Martini Ranch. Judge Reinhold is credited with the ‘Good, Bad & Ugly’ style whistle on ‘Reach’.The second single ‘How Can The Labouring Man Find Time For Self Culture?’ (very Devo-esque) was also backed by an all-star promo video accompaniment featuring Anthony Michael Hall (who starred with Paxton in 'Weird Science') with cameos from Michael Biehn and Linda Hamilton of ‘Terminator’ fame - there’s that James Cameron connection again.Post Martini Ranch actor/musician Bill Paxton went on to star in a number of hit films, the biggest of course being ‘Titanic’, but ‘Apollo 13’ and ‘Tombstone’ also feature in his extensive filmography. Paxton has also kept his hand in the music biz contributing to a 1993 album by Seattle Men’s Chorus and New Order’s 2005 album ‘Item’. Andrew Todd Rosenthal has continued to be a prolific song-writer, worked in marketing at Del Fi Records and tried his hand at acting and sound editing. In between times he has recorded as one half of M.O.T. (Members of the Tribe).The following YouTube clip is the full version of the promo-vid for Reach. Following it is the clip for 'How Can The Labouring Man'. This is the way music videos were meant to be made. Enjoy!
