One Day As A Lion Recent News

OUT TODAY: One Day As A Lion

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 00:07:00 -0700

The self-titled debut EP from One Day As A Lion, the on-going creative collaboration between Zack de la Rocha and Jon Theodore, hits stores today.

Ann Powers at the Los Angeles Times writes: “Theodore’s drumming is skittish and sharp, forming hostile tangles with De la Rocha’s lyrics, causing an itchy feeling instead of fist-pumping relief. And with no guitar — though plenty of keyboard that sounds like extremely distorted guitar — and no bass, this music hits higher in the body than most rock. The chaotic here-and-now of vintage Public Enemy is the obvious reference, along with minimalist punk.”

See for yourself. The songs are available on iTunes and Amazon.

ONE DAY AS A LION RELEASE FIRST TRACK

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 00:07:00 -0700

One Day As A Lion (Zack de la Rocha, Jon Theodore) have released “Wild International,” the first song off their upcoming self-titled debut EP (out July 22nd on Anti). The track is streaming on the band’s myspace page. Listen here.

ONE DAY AS A LION SIGNS TO ANTI

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:07:00 -0700

One Day As A Lion are:
Zack de la Rocha
Jon Theodore

Anti- Records is pleased to announce the signing of One Day As A Lion. An on-going creative collaboration between two like-conscioused individuals, One Day As A Lion will release their eponymous debut EP worldwide on July 22nd.

The band writes:

“One Day As A Lion is both a warning delivered and a promise kept.”

“A defiant affirmation of the possibilities that exist in the space between kick and snare. It’s a sonic reflection of the visceral tension between a picturesque fabricated cultural landscape, and the brutal socioeconomic realities it attempts to mask. One Day As A Lion is a recorded interaction between Zack de la Rocha and Jon Theodore from Los Angeles, California.”

“The name taken from the infamous 1970 black and white, captured by legendary Chicano photographer George Rodriguez featuring a center framed tag on a white wall in an unspecified section of Boyle Heights. It reads: ‘It’s better to live one day as a lion, than a thousand years as a lamb.’ This record is a stripped down attempt to realize this sentiment in sound.”

One Day As A Lion:
Zack de la Rocha (vocals / keyboards)
Jon Theodore (drums)

The songs:
01 - Wild International
02 - Ocean View
03 - Last Letter
04 - If You Fear Dying
05 - One Day As A Lion

The details:
Recorded by Robert Carranza at Ocean Way Recording
Mixed by Mario C at MCJ Studio

Links:
http://onedayasalion.org
www.myspace.com/onedayasalion