Friday, Sept 28th, 2007 I’m sure many of you have had a chance to check out the zany demolition derby powered reality show “Crash Addicts” currently aired nationally Fridays at 8:00pm on the Outdoor Life Network. What you may not know is that the shows cast members hail from a little town about a half an hour east known as Lansdowne, Ontario. In fact, Kingston hard rockers Sum Thin Ugly have been called upon to provide the soundtrack for much of the 2007 season and in true derby spirit, have thrown their mechanical skills into the ring. The band, including locals Dean Neron, Ed Keaney, Randy Cooke, and Steve Ubdegrove have had a busy summer biding time between playing live shows and building derby cars as pit crew for driver Richard Leighton’s “Team White Hot”. It all began as a full length feature film, “Hot Rod” in 2005 which chronicled Joey “Hot Rod” Kemp’s come back after winning the 1998 Lansdowne event in which he suffered a serious injury and was told by doctors that he should never compete again. Since then it has grown into a full season on OLN with 13 nationally aired episodes featuring not only Joeys over the top antics, but also follows local drivers Richard “White Hot” Leighton, Jamie “Birminator” Birmingham, Gary “Sweetleaf” Miller and the very lovely Tammy “Bubbles” Bruce in their quest for derby glory and a shot at a National Title. With a little luck, allot of hard work and Leighton’s outlandish driving abilities, team White Hot / STU has done just that. After qualifying in Barrie, ON with a second place finish, the team has been busy preparing a fresh car to compete in the Pro Mod V8 class of the Williams Cup Championships that will take place in Simcoe Ontario over the Thanksgiving weekend. To help promote the event Kingston’s K Rock 105.7, Lawless Promotions, OLN, Summerhill Television and Stages Night Club will host a free, all ages send off party from 7pm to 10pm to celebrate Team White Hot / STU’s qualification in the William’s Cup Championship Demolition Derby Event to be held in Simcoe, ON over the Thanksgiving weekend. All your favorite Crash Addict drivers will be in attendance to meet their fans and take in Sum Thin Ugly’s killer live show (complete with the same dazzling light system used for the 2007 Juno Awards), and a live video shoot for broadcast in one of the 2007 Crash Addicts episodes. So gather up a few friends, maybe corral the neighborhood kids and come on down and check out the fun and excitement. This will be one show you won’t want to miss and who knows………you may just get your mug on national TV. Mon. 12/12/05 O.K. so the boys have been on hiatus-sabbatacial-vacation-BINGE- whatever ya wanna call it, in seclusion working hard on their 2nd release at Skeleton Park Studios. They did take a break from writing to Headline the benefit for Viki Keiths Million Dollar Marathon "Penguins Can Fly" as well as a show at Stages Nightclub on Nov. 15th with S.W.A.T. and Canadas Automan.ca. The band has also submitted "PUSH" for the Garage Band contest and have been awarded TRACK OF THE DAY for Dec.19,2005. PUSH will be featured on the Hard Rock main page for the day. Enthusiastic listeners at Garage Band have also awarded PUSH Best Drums, Best Bass, Best Lyrics, Best Mood, Most Original in Hard Rock, week of 12 Dec 2005. Congrats to the band and thanks to the listeners that took the time to vote for PUSH!!! Tue. 08/23/05 Garage Band listeners have voted Sum Thin Ugly the following awards: Best Male Vocals in Hard Rock, week of 22Aug2005 Best Lyrics in Hard Rock, week of 22Aug2005 Best Melody in Hard Rock, week of 22Aug2005 The band wants to thank ALL those who have taken their time to show S.T.U. how much they enjoy the CD. Without fans and supporters like these, bands would spend their entire career jammin' in the garage. You have no idea how much this support means to the band. Wed. 08/17/05 As a result of some very enthusiastic reviews from GarageBand.com members, "STU" will be Track of the Day at GarageBand.com. For 24 hours on Wednesday, the 24th of August, 2005 (PST) "STU" will be featured on GarageBand.com's Hard Rock front page Check the STU Home Page for a link! Tue. 08/16/05 We received the following email from ArtistBlast.com This is an AWESOME site, they do so much to promote indie/unsigned bands for so little, including 24/7 live audio stream of some of the BEST indie music you can find on www.radiosplash.com. Email from Artist Blast: On very rare occasions the A&R department of ArtistBlast awards completely free Platinum Memberships to artists who have been identified as having excellence in their artistry. Today, we have awarded "Sum Thin Ugly" a free platinum account and have already adjusted your account accordingly. We congratulate you on your fine artistry and welcome you as a full Platinum member. Wed. 08/10/05 NEWS FLASH!!! O.K. this is Mark Anthoni with Powercast Entertainment. I just got a phone call from Johnny Keegan at REALROCK 100.7 wanted to let the boys in Sum Thin Ugly know he and his Intern had just listened to the first track S.T.U. and they loved it (Actually his exact words I can't put here). He wanted to let the boys know that he will be playing S.T.U. on his show tomorrow morning 08/11/05 at around 10:05 am. And that the CD will be placed in rotation! First off a Big UGLY thanks to Johnny and REALROCK, ya'll are what you say you are REAL ROCK!!! Now we want to make sure that everyone that visits the site contacts REALROCK and lets them know you want to "GET YOUR UGLY ON". Wed. 8/04/05 Powercast Entertainment has been "Shopping" the boys around to both Canadian and U.S. radio stations. Powercast recieved notification that the self titled debut release of S.T.U. has been added to New Music Canada (CBC Radio One) catalog. What this means is Sum Thin Ugly music is now available for "All CBC PROGRAMS" to use. Having the guys reviewed and accepted by New Music Canada was the easy part, I mean c'mon their a great band. Now the next step, in order to get the music played we need you.....on the Audio page you will find a listing of Radio Stations that have added S.T.U. to their catalogs, including online request information as well as phone in request lines. Please take a couple minutes to contact the station in your area and tell them "YOU WANT SUM THIN UGLY"!!! With your support we can push S.T.U. into the mainstream, where they deserve to be, with just a few minutes of your time each week. And please remember while we appreciate your enthusiasm, please dont spam your requests. One or two requests per week would be AWESOME!! If you havn't signed up for the mailing list please do so and we can keep you updated on shows and the progress their making on their journey into mainstream rock. And remember if your on the mailing list....your on the guest list for any show S.T.U. plays in your area! Tue. 8/02/05 Check the audio section for Lyrics, listen and sing along! :) We've also added a section for the "UGLY STREET TEAM", this area is for those of you who are not only fans but want to see Sum Thin Ugly suceed in the mainstream market. Be a part of the beginning, it's people like you that make this journey worthwhile. Sun. 7/24/05 SUM THIN UGLY rocks the Rocknest Music Fest!! Sunshine, clear skies, cold beer & rock 'n roll - Ugly style! What more could you ask for? The hills were alive... with the sounds of Sum Thin Ugly!!Great time had by all who attended. Special thanks to Tim & Trisa for making the Rocknest Music Fest possible! Sat. 07/16/05 We will be adding a "LIVE" chat room to the site where you can talk with SUMTHINUGLY in real time. We will post the times the boys will be chatting here in the news as well as in the forums so check it out and "Get Your Ugly On". Fri. 07/11/05 SUMTHINUGLY goes back online. If you have any suggestions or comments on the site post them in the forums. Thanks! Tue. 06/28/05 SUMTHINUGLY retains Advanced Internet Media to develop a web presence allowing the band to expand their market internationally and provide fans and industry professionals with up to date information. We'll be adding more information to this page as it becomes available.

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