FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

KIM FOWLEY 2003 MUSIC-RELATED ACTIVITIES CONFIRMED

Movies, Television, New Recordings, CD Reissues,
Books, Autobiography and Media Appearances

REDLANDS, Calif. -- Music industry veteran, Kim Fowley, who formally entered the music and record business in 1959, continues to contribute to the 2003 musical and literary landscape with a plethora of confirmed and announced music and record-related functions that focus on his various song, celluloid, publishing, writing, and production -- as well as Fowley's telegenic personality -- for the Spring-Winter 2003 period.

The Redlands, Calif.-based songwriter, record producer and independent force of nature is alive and well. Julian Cope has just penned a multi-page examination review full of praise for Fowley's "Outrageous" album
(www.headheritage.co.uk/unsung/albumofthemonth/index.php?review_id=691).
Fowley has over 100 Gold and Platinum records documenting his unique career journey and accomplishments.

Please visit www.kimfowley.com for his official web site and 44-year career overview.

Kim Fowley runs it down himself below, for your consideration:

1. ALBUMS: Writer/Co-Writer/Guest Artist

1. Add N To (X) (Mute UK)
2. Drop Kick Murphys (Hell Cat/ Epitaph)
3. Steve McDonald (EP)
4. Nice Man (Shoeshine UK)
5. Joan Jett/Kenny Laguna: Currently exchanging each other's written songs as musical penpals.

2. KIM FOWLEY ALBUMS: Artist - Scheduled For Release

1. Impossible But True (Ace UK): Re-Issue
2. Fantasy World (Shoeshine UK): New Product
3. Living In The Streets (Microbe France): Reissue
4. Sand, featuring Kim Fowley & Roy Swedeen... with special guests Chris Darrow and Max Buda
(Zip Records Brazil- Sweden- Australia- USA ): New Product (recorded at Redlands International)
5. Strange Plantations, a/k/a Kim Fowley - Buzzy Beano (Radionic-Internet Label): New Product

3. FILMS: Actor-Singer-Composer-Publisher

1. Mayor Of The Sunset Strip: David Bowie - Cher - with Kim Fowley.
Debuts June 17th at The Los Angeles Film Festival in Hollywood.

Kim originated the title, "Mayor Of The Sunset Strip," in the late '60s in order to get into clubs for free and meet women... When Kim moved to Finland, he gave the title of "Mayor" to Rodney Bingenheimer... so he could be a "Freebie Romeo" too... Kim told Rodney during the filming of "Mayor" that he could take the title back any time he wanted... That time is now. Listen to Kim's rendition of "Mayor Of The Sunset Strip," featured on his soon-to-be-released album, "Adventures." And stay tuned for Vocal Group Lab Experimental Recording with Andy Paley. co-writer with Brian Wilson of "Rodney On The Roq," featured in "Mayor"... Along with Kim's vocal performance of "They're Coming To Take Me Away, Ha Ha!" Sessions will be taking place at Fowley's recording headquarters, Redlands International.

2. End Of The Century: Ramones Documentary.
Debuted at The Slamdance Festival, screened May 8th & 9th as part of the New York Tribeca Film Festival, and showing in Hollywood May 29th at The American Cinematheque Egyptian Theater. DVD Bonus Clip with Roy Swedeen (Sand, Misunderstood) and Erica Swedeen (Toy Club) (Lighthouse Films).

3. My Dinner With Jimi: (Rhino Films) Sneak Preview at Mod & Rockers Festival, Egyptian Theater, Hollywood, July 2003.

4. Motley Crue Movie: (Paramount) In development.

Flash: Ciao Manhattan has just been released on DVD as a "30th Anniversary" package.

4. TELEVISION: Actor-Singer-Composer-Publisher

1. Freaks And Geeks: (NBC): Composer.
2. Boston Public (Fox): Composer.
3. David Letterman (NBC/Trio Xmas Special Reissue): Composer-Publisher.
4. Phil Spector TV Special (M6 Network - France) with Roy Swedeen (Sand, Misunderstood) Airdate April 2003. Recorded at Redlands International.

Flash: Within 9 days in May 2003, two different American TV Networks broadcast two different movies with Kim Fowley related music:
--Big Momma's House (20th Century Fox) - on the Fox Network (Kim wrote a song in this movie);
--ET (Universal) - on the ABC Network (Kim received a talent scout override for the use of "Poppa-Oom-Mow-Mow" in ET ).

5. NYC MUSICAL / OFF BROADWAY:

The Mamas & The Papas (Dream A Little Dream)
Denny Doherty's tribute to his former group at The Nederlander (NYC).

Flash: Radio New Zealand has just broadcast a 26 minute radio profile on Kim, available upon request. Interview conducted by USA Fanzine legend, Marty Duda.

6. FAMOUS ARTIST RE-ISSUES/BOXSETS: Producer-Co-Writer

1. Nirvana (2004)
2. Van Halen (First Album Unreleased Track)
3. Runaways
4. Kiss Alive 4: to be issued in support of Kiss/ Aerosmith Summer Tour (2003)
5. Warren Zevon: Wanted Dead Or Alive (One Way)

Flash: Collectors Choice reissues The Rose Garden's "Next Plane To London" album featuring Kim Fowley's song, "Flower Town." Collectors Choice has also just scheduled for summer 2003 release a re-issue of the Skip Battin "Sign Post" album, featuring members of The Byrds. Cherry Red has just scheduled Kim's production of "Them: Belfast Gypsies" for a Them Double Package reissue

7. BOOKS / MAGAZINES:

1. Blender (December 2003).
2. Max (France) - 800,000 Readers.
3. MK Ultra / Chicago - Sell-out of KF issue at Borders Books worldwide.
4. Washington Post (January 2003) - David Bowie feature name-checks KF as an influence.
5. MOJO - interviewed at length by Dave Di Martino for feature on garage rock, for Spring/Summer 2003 publication.
6. Beatles Gear (Backbeat Books).
7. Bang Your Head: The Rise and Fall of Heavy Metal, by David Konow (Three Rivers Press).

Interview segments in books about Jefferson Airplane, Family, Cat Stevens, Denny Cordell, Andrew Loog Oldham, Leon Russell, Kiss, Jimi Hendrix...

8. CONSULTANT (NORTON RECORDS) Wailers reissue

9. PROMOTER (LIVE SHOWS) - Party Town USA Series:

1. Highland Grounds (Hollywood)
2. Spaceland (Silverlake)
3. Knitting Factory (Hollywood) (two occasions)
4. Coffee Depot (Riverside)
--(All Shows Sold Out)

10. NEW INTERNET WEBSITE MENTIONS:

1. Julian Cope
2. Blue Oyster Cult
3. Peter Frame Family Tree

Kim Fowley can be contacted at: info@kimfowley.com

Hello Everybody, Kim Fowley is pictured below with the Principal Films Director Jeremy Marre - Producer Phillip Conn and members of the Production Team ...The Saturday before Kim left for England. The event was Kim's participation in the Phil Spector TV Special....To be Broadcast on Channel 4 Network ( UK ).

The interview took place in Kim's dining room in his USA home @ The Edge Of The California Desert.

Pat Brayer, a member of the Chris Darrow Musical Collective, has in his career interfaced musically with such American Roots Music Luminaries as: Alison Krauss - Ben Harper - Frizz Fuller. Pat also played on the Party Town USA Series of Southern California Concerts. (About Pat Brayer/Kim Fowley)

KIM FOWLEY ATTENDS PATRICK BRAYER CONCERT - TREATS MR. AND MRS. BRAYER TO A MIDNIGHT CELEBRATION @ THE EDGE OF THE CALIFORNIA DESERT 1890 HOUSE - GIVES NEWLY RELEASED SAND CD AS PRESENT = RECEIVES 1ST RAVE REVIEW!

"kim fowley/ thanks again for the tour of the pad / i gave you a credit in the live CD which reads:

thanks to Kim fowley for having us over to his redlands mansion after the show, where we ate cheese and crackers off of gold records

am enjoying low riding the inland empire with the windows down listening to the sand CD / it's a good sign, it makes every crack whore stop and stare / tell roy good sound, good swat, good evil zz top voice guy / just talked to darrow / i'm gonna tool over there and show him the sand

brayer"

MEGHANN BECK