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ROCKWiRED MAGAZiNE iNTERViEWS NEVERWONDER

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FEBRUARY 8, 2010
THE WAiT iS OVER!
MEGAN BOBO AND THE RAMOS BROTHERS OF NEVERWONDER
TALK TO ROCKWiRED
ABOUT THEiR NEW CD LET iT OUT
EMBRACiNG CHANGE, AND MAKiNG MUSiC THAT MATTERS
http://www.rockwired.com/neverwondermach2.jpgiNTERViEWED BY BRiAN LUSH
It was only a matter of time before I came around to missing the Southern half of California. Sure, a staggering unemployment rate and an economy in the toilet has tarnished the Golden State’s once shining reputation, but that was where ROCKWIRED got its start and hanging out with friends on Sunset Boulevard and attending parties at the KEY CLUB were a blast. Coinciding with this publication’s fifth year anniversary is the return of one of the first bands to ever come our way – NEVERWONDER. In late 2005, NEVERWONDER reminded me of why I chose this business with the release of their raucous self-titled debut. They were just the sort of rock darlings that you knew had something special with their rock n groove approach. Then-lead singer JOY PEARSON’s gravelly purr could match PAT BENATAR snarl for snarl any day of the week. Working around JOY was the raw power chord assault of ax-man FLINT MAVIS and that ever-so-reliable and undeniably funky-ass rhythm section provided by the brothers RAMOS – VINCENT on bass and DRE on drums. Response to the band in Southern California and beyond was immediate and intense as the band tore through melodic pop rock odes to love and life gone wrong. Industry awards from publications such as ALL ACCESS, MUSIC CONNECTION and us of course were hard won and well deserved. Things were on the up and up until lead singer JOY PEARSON stepped away to pursue a solo career. Nine times out ten, that would’ve been it, but the RAMOS brothers – being the committed rhythm section that they have been since birth – weren’t about to abandon ship. (READ MORE)

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