Mick Rhodes and the Hard Eight are either marketing geniuses, or crazy. Regardless, they’re going ahead and releasing not just the long-awaited followup to 2016’s critically acclaimed “Paradise City,” but a companion album as well. Work is nearly complete on the pair of records, which will be released before summer is out on Hot Tramp Records.  The band has recorded more than 24 new tunes, ranging from pop confection “Looks Like You’re Falling in Love,” to “When a Man Turns to Whisky”‘s spaghetti western Americana.  The band will begin releasing lyric videos for every one of the tracks in a…

After more than a year of sitting still and staying safe, MR8 is back in the studio finishing up tracking on the last two songs of their new record: the rollicking, delicious, and rowdy future pop hit, “Wishing You Well,” and the catchy as hell, “Hole in Your Heart.” Look for a very special surprise announcement about these and 18 other new MR8 songs that will be released before the year is out on Hot Tramp Records.  The band is also back to playing live shows, with a Saturday, May 29, 5 to 8 p.m. appearance at Last Name Brewing…