“The sound is totally different than anything I’ve ever done before,” says Everlast aka Erik Schrody, the Irish-American rapper and singer/songwriter about his new album, Love, War and the Ghost of Whitey Ford and that’s saying something for the Grammy-winning artist who has broken ground and sold millions of albums for mixing hip-hop and acoustic-based folk-rock.
The new album, his first since 2004’s Island/Def Jam release White Trash Beautiful, was co-produced by Everlast with his longtime partner Keefus Ciancia (“He’s a real brainiac when it comes to vintage grooves”). Love, War and the Ghost of Whitey Ford is the logical sequel to his 1998 breakthrough, the multi-platinum Whitey Ford Sings the Blues, an eclectic mix of rock, blues, country, pop and hip-hop, which cracked the Billboard Top 20 and sold more than 3 million copies on the strength of its crossover hit, “What It’s Like.”
Love, War and the Ghost of Whitey Ford will come out via management company Three Ring Projects’ innovative deal with Sony/ATV Music Publishing, allowing Everlast unprecedented artistic freedom in the creating and distribution of his music.
More recently, Everlast was recruited by Nancy Miller, creator and executive producer for the TNT series Saving Grace, starring Holly Hunter, to create the theme song for the show.
Latest bulletin 10.08.09
EVERLAST - LIVE OCTOBER 17th @ the Key Club in Hollywood with (hed) P.E.
On 10/17/09 Whitey Ford aka Everlast invites you to a night on the Sunset Strip. Being filmed for HD NET. Everlast will be performing material spanning his career. From House Of Pain to Whitey Ford, and on to LA Coka Nostra. Everlast, (hed) p.e., and friends will converge at the KEY CLUB for an unforgettable evening. The 1-hour special is due to air in early 2010. Tickets are available in limited amounts through the Key Club box office.