Andre Comeau On His Forthcoming “Clean Break” Album, Filming “The Real World Homecoming: New York” & More
You may have first heard the name Andre Comeau and his rock band Reigndance — which also featured Dean Fertita of Queens Of The Stone Age and The Dead Weather — when Comeau was one of the original cast members of the pioneering MTV reality television show The Real World. The experience gave Reigndance massive exposure and they were able to cull this notoriety into a recording contract, ultimately releasing 3 records through Greg Frey’s Interference record label. Following Reigndance’s disbanding in 1997, Comeau co-founded the folk-inspired and more-laid-back band River Rouge, which also put out a series of acclaimed studio albums.
Fast forward to 2020 and the solo career of Andre Comeau kicked off with the Wrong Within EP. A more straight-ahead rock project than River Rouge, the EP’s first single “Son Of A Gun” had me hooked from my first listen. 2021 has brought a few tracks from a forthcoming album by Comeau, Clean Break, in addition to an unanticipated reunion between Comeau and his Real World castmates via the recent Paramount Plus series The Real World Homecoming: New York. All while Comeau continues to find success behind the scenes in the music industry, placing songs in television and movie projects.
On June 16, 2021, I had the pleasure of speaking with Andre Comeau for a second time via Zoom, as embedded below; our first interview was early into the COVID-19 quarantine/pandemic. Besides Clean Break and The Real World Homecoming: New York, we spoke about KISS, Van Halen, Michigan and future plans for the Los Angeles-based musician. More on Comeau can be found here, here and here.
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Darren Paltrowitz Darren Paltrowitz is a New York resident with over 20 years of entertainment industry experience. He began working around the music business as a teenager, interning for the manager of his then-favorite band Superdrag. Since then, he has worked with a wide array of artists including OK Go, They Might Be Giants, Mike Viola, Tracy Bonham, Loudness, Rachael Yamagata, and Amanda Palmer. Darren's writing has appeared in dozens of outlets including the New York Daily News, Inquisitr, The Daily Meal, The Hype Magazine, All Music Guide, Guitar World, TheStreet.com, Businessweek, Chicago Tribune, L.A. Times, and the Jewish Journal.Beyond being "Editor At Large" for The Hype Magazine, Darren is also the host of weekly "Paltrocast With Darren Paltrowitz" series, which airs on dozens on television and digital networks. He has also co-authored 2 published books, 2018's "Pocket Change: Your Happy Money" (Book Web Publishing) and 2019's "Good Advice From Professional Wrestling" (6623 Press), and co-hosts the world's only known podcast about David Lee Roth, "The DLR Cast."
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