John Cusimano Lead Singer of 'Fastest Land Animal' Punk Pop's Newest Sensation!
05/05/23 • 39 min
Hello everyone and welcome to another edition of Interviewing the Legends I’m your host Ray Shasho.
With distortion cranked, synths warm, and no regard for the rules, Fastest Land Animal tap into the eternal power of three equally committed (and possibly crazed) kindred spirits. In this case, the trio— Screamin’ Jack Novak aka John Cusimano, Alfonse Castillo [guitar, bass] aka Jonny Blaze and Shark Samuels [drums] aka Andrew Meskin crash land (at full speed) into the intersection of glorious gutter punk, revved-up rock ‘n’ roll, and off-kilter pop. This slick, yet sharp style continues to captivate a growing fan base with nearly 10 million YouTube views and counting and acclaim from the likes of RIFF Magazine and more.
However, they only amplify every aspect of their vision on their 2023 second full-length LP, East Coast, West Coast, In between.
As the story goes, these old friends logged time in previous bands, performing alongside everyone from Motley Crüe to Alice Cooper. However, the musicians bared their teeth with their self-titled debut, Fastest Land Animal, in 2021. They rallied around influences as diverse as The Velvet Underground, David Bowie, Foo Fighters, Queens Of The Stone Age, Rage Against The Machine, and The Ramones in the cultivation of a singular vision. They parlayed this momentum into a prolific creative season despite the distance between them with Jack in New York, Alfonse in Arizona, and Shark in Texas. Beaming in Los Angeles-based producer Don Gilmore the group tracked East Coast, West Coast, In Between via ZOOM. This time around, they increased the presence of analog synths, leaned on Gilmore’s impeccable tone selection, and even broke their own “no songs slower than 150BPM” rule.
Please welcome singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist formerly of New York based Indie- rock group The Cringe who is also married to American chef and Television personality Rachel Ray ...Screamin’ Jack Novak aka John Cusimano of Fastest Land Animal who was born of a Jackal raised by his father, a nanny and two irascible rottweilers.
UPCOMING CONCERT DATES 2023
05/05/23@ 7:00 PM
Lake Buena Vista, FL
House Of Blues Orlando
With Tesla the Band, Kurt Deimer
05/06/23@ 7:00 PM
Lake Buena Vista, FL
House Of Blues Orlando
with Tesla the Band, Kurt Deimer
05/26/23@ 7:00 PM
Omaha, NE
The Admiral Theater
With Tesla the Band
PURCHASE
THE LATEST RELEASE
BY
FASTEST LAND ANIMAL
Entitled
EAST COAST, WEST COAST, IN BETWEEN
At
www.fastestlandanimal.band
or amazon.com
ALSO
THEIR SELF-TITLED
DEBUT ALBUM
FASTEST LAND ANIMAL
Amazon.com
Stream it at
https://ingrv.es/east-coast-west-coast-dk8-6
FOR MORE INFORMATION
ABOUT
FASTEST LAND ANIMAL
VISIT
www.fastestlandanimal.band
Official website
www.facebook.com/flabandofficial
https://twitter.com/flabandofficial
www.instagram.com/flabandofficial
www.youtube.com/channel/UCGNXkc5D-BDMsn__5ClsHNg
YouTube
www.rachaelrayshow.com
DISCOGRAPHY
With THE CRINGE
SCRATCH THE SURFACE (2003)
TIPPIN POINT (2007)
PLAY THING (2010)
HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT (2012)
BLIND SPOT (2015)
EVERYWHERE YOU’VE NEVER BEEN (2019)
With FASTEST LAND ANIMAL
FAST LAND ANIMAL (2021)
EAST COAST, WEST COAST, IN BETWEEN (2022)
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Hello everyone and welcome to another edition of Interviewing the Legends I’m your host Ray Shasho.
With distortion cranked, synths warm, and no regard for the rules, Fastest Land Animal tap into the eternal power of three equally committed (and possibly crazed) kindred spirits. In this case, the trio— Screamin’ Jack Novak aka John Cusimano, Alfonse Castillo [guitar, bass] aka Jonny Blaze and Shark Samuels [drums] aka Andrew Meskin crash land (at full speed) into the intersection of glorious gutter punk, revved-up rock ‘n’ roll, and off-kilter pop. This slick, yet sharp style continues to captivate a growing fan base with nearly 10 million YouTube views and counting and acclaim from the likes of RIFF Magazine and more.
However, they only amplify every aspect of their vision on their 2023 second full-length LP, East Coast, West Coast, In between.
As the story goes, these old friends logged time in previous bands, performing alongside everyone from Motley Crüe to Alice Cooper. However, the musicians bared their teeth with their self-titled debut, Fastest Land Animal, in 2021. They rallied around influences as diverse as The Velvet Underground, David Bowie, Foo Fighters, Queens Of The Stone Age, Rage Against The Machine, and The Ramones in the cultivation of a singular vision. They parlayed this momentum into a prolific creative season despite the distance between them with Jack in New York, Alfonse in Arizona, and Shark in Texas. Beaming in Los Angeles-based producer Don Gilmore the group tracked East Coast, West Coast, In Between via ZOOM. This time around, they increased the presence of analog synths, leaned on Gilmore’s impeccable tone selection, and even broke their own “no songs slower than 150BPM” rule.
Please welcome singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist formerly of New York based Indie- rock group The Cringe who is also married to American chef and Television personality Rachel Ray ...Screamin’ Jack Novak aka John Cusimano of Fastest Land Animal who was born of a Jackal raised by his father, a nanny and two irascible rottweilers.
UPCOMING CONCERT DATES 2023
05/05/23@ 7:00 PM
Lake Buena Vista, FL
House Of Blues Orlando
With Tesla the Band, Kurt Deimer
05/06/23@ 7:00 PM
Lake Buena Vista, FL
House Of Blues Orlando
with Tesla the Band, Kurt Deimer
05/26/23@ 7:00 PM
Omaha, NE
The Admiral Theater
With Tesla the Band
PURCHASE
THE LATEST RELEASE
BY
FASTEST LAND ANIMAL
Entitled
EAST COAST, WEST COAST, IN BETWEEN
At
www.fastestlandanimal.band
or amazon.com
ALSO
THEIR SELF-TITLED
DEBUT ALBUM
FASTEST LAND ANIMAL
Amazon.com
Stream it at
https://ingrv.es/east-coast-west-coast-dk8-6
FOR MORE INFORMATION
ABOUT
FASTEST LAND ANIMAL
VISIT
www.fastestlandanimal.band
Official website
www.facebook.com/flabandofficial
https://twitter.com/flabandofficial
www.instagram.com/flabandofficial
www.youtube.com/channel/UCGNXkc5D-BDMsn__5ClsHNg
YouTube
www.rachaelrayshow.com
DISCOGRAPHY
With THE CRINGE
SCRATCH THE SURFACE (2003)
TIPPIN POINT (2007)
PLAY THING (2010)
HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT (2012)
BLIND SPOT (2015)
EVERYWHERE YOU’VE NEVER BEEN (2019)
With FASTEST LAND ANIMAL
FAST LAND ANIMAL (2021)
EAST COAST, WEST COAST, IN BETWEEN (2022)
Support us on
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Studio albums
No Exit (1988)
Perfect Symmetry (1989)
Parallels (1991)
Inside Out (1994)
A Pleasant Shade of Gray (1997)
Disconnected (2000)
FWX (2004)
Darkness in a Different Light (2013)
Theories of Flight (2016)
Long Day Good Night (2020)
DVDs and VHSs
A Pleasant Shade of Gray (1998, VHS)
Live at the Dynamo (2000)
The View from Here (2003)
Live in Athens (2005)
A View from Here (2007)
Awaken the Guardian Live (2017)
With Engine
Engine (1999)
Superholic (2002)
With Redemption
Redemption (2003) (only vocals on track: Desperation Part II)
The Fullness of Time (2005)
The Origins of Ruin (2007)
Frozen in the Moment - Live in Atlanta (2009)
Snowfall on Judgment Day (2009)
This Mortal Coil (2011)
The Art of Loss (2016)
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