Sideshows – The Sideshows LP (Pink vinyl)

The Sideshows – The Sideshows

THE SIDESHOWS TO RELEASE DEBUT FULL LENGTH ALBUM APRIL 10Th!

New Project from Members of Hanoi Rocks, The Digressions & The Loyalties—Straight-Up Rock ’n’ Roll with Heart

The Sideshows is a brand new project featuring critically acclaimed songwriter Rich Ragany (Role Models, Rich Ragany & The Digressions, The Loyalties, solo), legendary musician Sami Yaffa (Hanoi Rocks, New York Dolls, Jesse Malin, Michael Monroe), and powerhouse U.K. drummer Simon Maxwell (Yo Yos, The Loyalties, Role Models). Their debut features anthemic rock ‘n’ roll tracks recorded at Yaffa’s own Red Mud Studios in Mallorca, Spain. 

Lyrics by Ragany; Music by Ragany/ Yaffa/ Maxwell. Engineered by Puter and Sami Yaffa, Produced by Yaffa and Ragany, mixed by Andy Brook, and mastered by Graeme Lynch.

Sami and Rich tell how it came to be…

Sami - 

I ran into Rags (Ragany) in NYC in the early 2000’s . Seems like a lifetime or two ago now. Rags was a newcomer to the Lower East Side’s music scene, talked a mile a minute, and poured me a couple of free drinks on Jesse’s tab at Niagara Bar, where he was working to make ends meet, while shooting for that glitter in the gutter. Once mutual friend Rich Jones joined our Michael Monroe can can troupe around 2012, Rags started turning up to our gigs in the UK and even supported us on a tour there (Turns out he had fallen in love with a lady from the UK, and moved after her to a new neighborhood in London). Over the years of hanging occasionally it became apparent that Rich was a formidable song writer and made great records with The Digressions, Role Models, The Loyalties and solo. When Rags showed up recently at KK’s Steelmill gig in Birmingham to say hi to us (the Monroes that is) he said he had a buncha new songs and was itching to get 'em on 0’s and 1’s. Well hell, I told him I’d been building a small recording studio in my backyard in Mallorca, Spain and said,  “Why don’t you come down and we knock a few out and see how the studio sounds? We made a plan and Rags came over with his anchor, a superb drummer, Simon Maxwell, who had played on pretty much every recording Rich had done in the UK. We proceeded to record. Windows and doors wide open with a view of the Spanish countryside, all silent except for some roosters and lamb bells. Simon said it was a bit different than their usual recording spot, a room with no windows in Croydon. The studio ended up sounding pretty good.  We knocked two songs out in a couple of days, each session followed by a long dinner…and lots of stories. 

Rich  - 

After recording two tracks in March of 2025 (Brand New and The Start), we knew we had something pretty special. Sami asked if I had any more songs... I had a few... wrote a couple of more to get a solid ten tracks we were happy with, and got on a plane to do it all over again in September. It was an incredibly creative and fun time together. I seriously can't wait for everyone to hear this!

Sami - I think this is the beginning of something...

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Rich Ragany - Lead Vocals, Guitar

Sami Yaffa - Bass, Backing Vocals, Guitar, Percussion 

Simon Maxwell - Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocals

Tracklist:
Side A: 
BRAND NEW
WE’RE SUCH A SHAME
I FEEL IT
SAY GOODBYE ON A NIGHT LIKE THIS
THIS COULD BE EVERYTHING

Side B: 
ROCK AND ROLL OWES ME AN APOLOGY
THE START
SMOKE SHOW
OUR LOVE IN THE SHADOWS
NOT SORRY

Label: Boom Bird
Released: 2026