FALL & WINTER 2009

Due to the underwhelming response in sales of Style’s latest CD, it’s reported that he’s had to take a part-time job as a “Best Before Date Food Taster” to make ends meet. Style claims “It’s a crappy job, I’m sick every other day or so and I’ve noticed some weight gain. I always wondered how they came up with those ‘best before dates’, now I know.”

Congratulations to all the winners of Canadian Country Music Awards. When asked about the CCMAs, Style said “The idea of any award show is ridiculous. If they want to acknowledge people’s work, great, I can get behind that. But the idea that someone is better than someone else is a sad idea. And it’s not even about who is better, it’s who is better connected in the industry. It’s a sick game. But I guess someone like myself wouldn’t see the magic of it all when I’m not nominated for anything or I would think that ‘no one is better than anyone else’ because it appears everyone else in the music industry is better than me. I also must say it’s nice to see that the artists that get the most exposure on the Canadian Country Music Awards are Americans. I hear they need our support. I guess the Canadian Country music scene really respects the USA, as do I, it’s crystal clear that if you want to make it as a Canadian country artist in Canada, you should really be based out of Nashville. Don’t get me wrong, I love the United States, I just find it strange how people call it Canadian Country Music when most of it is recorded in the US and the artists live down there. It makes me proud to be Canadian artist.” Style was later seen at the liquor store purchasing a bottle of Glenmorangie Scotch. Style’s wife sent us an email the next day requesting us not to ask him any more questions about the Canadian country music scene.

Speaking of the US, it appears that Style is getting a song cut by a major recording artist in Nashville. Unfortunately, Style didn’t write the song but he can one day impress his Grandchildren with this story.

Complaints have been swarming in to Style’s webmaster, wife, manager and Electric Recordings staff about conversations, emails and interviews where Style is purposely bringing up the statement “Who shot John…” It’s been reported that in the last two months with every interaction with Style, he has worked in the wording “who shot John” at some point. It’s been causing a lot of confusion as to the point of this reference and hopefully he’ll stop doing it soon. Style, when asked for comment said “People are always looking for something to complain about, as far as I’m concerned, this is nothing but a lot of ‘who shot John’ and they need to find more important things to complain about than me.”

It’s rumored that Style has gone back to University but he will not confirm the rumor. We overheard him talking to someone on the phone about Psychology being a violent, negative energy sort of subject because “everyone is arguing about their theories, when in fact, it’s a whole lot of ‘who shot John’ and no one knows what the hell they’re really talking about. I don’t see the point of it…” Later in that conversation he said, “and another class I’m in doesn’t give you marks for correct answers, it only takes away 5% for every wrong one and there’s a hundred places you could get mistakes. So I could get 80% of it right and end up with a zero. It’s a marking system taken right out of Nazi Germany. ” Even when we asked him directly if he was back in university, he wouldn’t answer our question, instead, he shamefully turned away and we believe we saw him wipe a tear from his eye.

Effective immediately and from this date forward, December 5th is officially a “Penny for Style Day” (in North America) and “Copper for Style Day” elsewhere in the world. The concept is that businesses around the world are encouraged to give a penny from every business transaction (that’s right, just a penny per transaction) they have that day and donate it via Paypal to mrestyle@shaw.ca – Style comments “I think the concept is ludicrous, it’s something Kitsalano [Style’s manager] came up with to offset the enormous business expense associated to album promotion, and his absurd fees and commission he charges me. The money brought in will definitely be used to stimulate the economy though, which is a good thing. Kitsalano wants to make it mandatory for every business to participate but I’m not behind that idea at all.” When asked what’s in it for the businesses to participate, Style responded “I guess they can advertise that it’s ‘Penny for Style Day’ and people will think it’s something special, it should draw more business than a copper a transaction and it’s free for customers to participate, just the businesses give a penny from each transaction.” We at Electric Recordings can’t wait to see how this goes over, we already heard Kitsalano has a team of lawyers on retainer for businesses using the concept but not forwarding the fees on.

Style recently introduced his parents to Crystal Gayle to “make up for years of their disappointment” in him. They seemed to enjoy meeting her, however, Style’s Dad was overheard saying that he would have enjoyed it more if Lyle wasn’t there.

The photo with Crystal, Style and his folks is courtesy of Dorothy McDonald.

Since Style is running out of cash to do more frequent web updates and is behind in paying his staff at the office, he requested that we include this message:

“On behalf of myself, my family, and probably my staff, I would like to wish you and yours all the best this Christmas, New Years and/or Holiday Season and for that matter, always. May you all be safe, healthy, content and happy in every way possible!”

AUGUST 2009

Style upset Christians globally when he stated in a recent interview “The lowest point of my life was when I turned 34 years old and I realized that I lived to be older than Jesus. I just felt and still feel horrible that I haven’t accomplished half the things he did two thousand years ago.” Style claims the quote was just stating a fact and wasn’t meant to offend anyone.

Surprisingly Style publicly announced that he has converted religions and is now officially a Corinthian. He claims that he was inspired by the Bible and all the great letters written to the Corinthians. He is excited about the conversion as he tells us, that now, he doesn’t have to go to church anymore, he just has to check the mailbox and read the mail.

When asked about seeing any new movies in a recent interview, Style upset fans of the Transformers after stating “I found Transformers 2 to be a little farfetched, at times.” Style claims the quote was just his opinion and as all opinions means little to nothing at all.

Style upset Michael Jackson fans worldwide after posting a blog about Michael faking his own death. Style claims as per a contract set up by his manager (Johnny Kitsalano), he legally has to post, at minimum, a blog quarterly, and this was the topic that came to mind. Style wanted us to quote him as saying “I don’t encourage anyone to read anything they don’t want to, listen to anything they don’t want to, or look at anything or do anything they don’t want to; so if you don’t want to read, listen or look at anything to do with me, please don’t, it won’t hurt my feeling.” We asked him if that was “feelings” or “feeling”, he said “feeling” – perhaps that means he only has one left. If that sounds like he is being mean to anyone, he also stated to us that he still wants “everyone to live long, happy, safe, content, and healthy lives.”

It comes as no surprise to anyone that yet again, Style has not been chosen to showcase or perform at the Canadian Country Music Week & Awards Show - this year taking place in his old stomping grounds, Vancouver, BC. This marks the 15th anniversary of Style being formally rejected. Style said to us on the phone “I guess the Canadian Country Music Industry wants nothing to do with me, and that’s fine with me. I wish them lots of success, I’ll pursue things on my own, just like I’ve done since I started. My problem is that I never sold out to what’s in now, and I can live with myself for that. I’m proud of what I accomplished and of my releases, if the CCMA doesn’t like me or my stuff or creativity, well, to hell with me. That’s alright, I wish them and the industry... well.”

Style wasn’t nominated for any awards in any category and will not be presenting anything nor attending the Country Music Awards this year and doesn’t anticipate attending them anytime in the near future. Style added, “The only time I get acknowledged by the CCMA is when it’s time for me to send them another cheque to renew my membership. Maybe they’ll acknowledge my work when I’m dead, and I promise to be very patient for that acknowledgement.” After a long, uncomfortable pause, Style added “Perhaps I should issue a public apology for pursuing a career in the entertainment business in Canada. That would probably make most industry people feel a lot better about themselves and for them not returning my phone calls and/or emails.”

When asked what he was going to be doing instead of going to the CCMAs, Style answered “For the last twenty years or so, off and on, I’ve been trying to do a pencil sketch of a mirror that will work. I still haven’t figured out how to do it, but I will. Perhaps it will happen during the Canadian Country Music Week and it will turn out that things happened for a reason. I’d like to be known as the first person in history to draw a working mirror.” Good luck with that Mr. E Style.

On a brighter note, Style’s son, Austin turned one on July 3rd. Style Twittered us this about AJ: “Time flies with AJ. He’s very smart, active, fast & funny... he can make me smile & laugh like no other. Watching him grow up is the greatest thing I’ve ever witnessed.” This is the one and only Twitter (actually a two part Twitt) that we received from Style and we’ve been given the heads up that he thinks Twitter is ridiculous and wants nothing more to do with it.

We all here at Electric Recordings hope your summer is/was great!

MAY - JUNE 2009

Happy Birthday to Mr. E Style who celebrates his 38th birthday on May 18th, he doesn’t look at day over 50.

It was anonymously reported that Style went to church on Mother’s Day and caused a scene in front of the entire congregation when he was slapped by an unidentified person immediately after receiving communion for reasons unknown (to us). Style wouldn’t comment any further except to confirm it was true and ask us how in the hell we found out about this. He also asked us to please not post this online but it’s what the label pays us to do - good or bad. Sorry Yayo.

After Style getting slapped in the face by critics across Canada and even into the UK for releasing a CD to the public, we are pleased to bring you this FIVE out of FIVE Star Review for Cutting Room Floor by Maverick Magazine:

Outrageously brilliant album that tips its Stetson to the past giants of both country and rock and roll.

This fourteen-track release by Style is simply something else. A man who obviously doesn’t make an album by conventional methods of obtaining some material, whether it be their own or by other writers, then recording it until it sounds about right and then releasing it. Although eight of the songs are originals by Style, there are three which are his versions of unreleased tracks by some legendary and much-missed artists.

Am I Ever Gonna Find It is one such unreleased track by Buddy Holly. Given permission to record his own interpretation by Buddy’s widow Maria Elena Holly as he sung it to her over the phone, this is a version which I’m sure the great man would not disapprove of. Having wanted his music to become loved, this wish has achieved even further recognition by Style’s efforts. Being just over 2 ½ minutes long, it’s length is very apt of Holly’s work and is full of some Buddy style picking and helped out by backing singers sounding much better than The Picks ever did. As I have found out most recently, it is a great driving song that anybody would find difficult not to enjoy. Roy Orbison and Bill Dees’ Hold Onto That Feeling starts off the album with a very fine country rock sound that resonates Orbison’s style which he was most famous for producing. Like Holly’s track, it too has a short duration but the quality it packs into that small space of time is phenomenal. Harmonies are superb once again and with a stonking guitar solo in the middle it really is quite a track to hear. Like many songs’s recorded by Orbison and his rock and roll contemporaries it could have been extended to being much longer. Waylon Jennings’s Ain’t That A Hoot also finds itself appearing on the album. It too an unreleased track, it has a stuttering but effective beat that, as with Holly’s and Orbison’s songs, excels quality from every angle you can find. Great harmonies, as well as what can only be described as exceedingly good electric guitar picking finds itself included in this track that barely lasts the 2 ½ minute mark. Oh how I wish for this song to be longer.

The material of Holly, Jennings and Orbison aren’t just the only guys covered but also some of Style’s own work. You might ask does it match up to the legends he has decided to cover? Damn right it does. I Look At My Wife has a very rolling-off-the-tongue batch of lyrics that are downright hilarious. Telling of the possible drudgery of married life, it is to Style’s credit that he makes what could have turned out to be a depressive scenario into a song which must have been listened near on a dozen times by yours truly. I’m sure that the same has happened to others who have heard this quite sublime track. Until Next Time really is an oddball of a tune that is just so appealing and quite excellent. A combination of a pep talk and thanking you for buying this album, it enters Twin Peaks territory when you hear towards its conclusion a random voice talking. As he writes in the album sleeve, this is the voice of his Grandfather Gido who Style had recorded. Sadly passed away and despite Style regarding him as "the most miserable man I’ve ever met or heard of in my life", this different approach to song crafting certainly works. If a lesser-talented artist had attempted this, they would have failed. But with Style, he excels beyond all expectations.

Being a really fine, and indeed intriguing album, Cutting Room Floor is definitely worth catching and will surely not disappoint. His surname sums this guy up perfectly: Style. And there’s plenty to go around. RH

Style also took out this ad in Maverick Magazine which has been labelled as “inappropriate”, “disturbing to look at”, “in poor taste” and “offensive” by some even though it’s 100% accurate:

Style performed at a fundraiser for the Manitoba Writers’ Guild on May 13th. If you’d like to listen to a podcast of the performance, it is probably available here: www.aquabooks.ca

Style himself has asked us over the telephone to ask people to stop sending him hate-mail about his blogs and the quotes on his Bio page of this website. “Having a blog on the website wasn’t my idea, I was told that it would be a smart thing to do. They’re just little pieces of my mind, I don’t even know what the hell I’m supposed to write about in a blog, and I stand behind my quotes as posted. You know, I get emails every day or two by people who think my blogs and quotes are ridiculous and offensive. It’s as though I’m forcing them to read them, and I’m not. I’m not sure why people read or listen to things they don’t like, isn’t it easier to stop and go on with your life instead of getting all offended and then giving me a hard time about it?? Come on.”

We’re going to close with a yet another bizarre occurrence in the life and times of Mr. E Style: Style has possibly made the biggest slip-up of his career. One that has turned into an epic viral phenomenon that has been forwarded to countless people around the globe when he sent out a FYI email about his 5 out of 5 star review in Maverick Magazine to people on his mailing list. The problem, it accidently included a very personal back and forth email with his manager at the bottom of the email. It has been confirmed that this attempt at a marketing email is being used as the prime example of a “what not to do” in computer and music marketing courses across North America including success seminars put on by Jack Canfield. When we contacted Johnny Kitsalano for comment, he told us “Style is an idiot” and then hung up the phone. When we phoned Style for comment, he stated it was an honest mistake and “I was just trying to make Kitsalano happy for the first time in his life and I should have taken a look at it before I clicked ‘send’. The whole email thing was his idea, I don’t like bragging or sending out mass emails. Honestly, I don’t care who reads it at this point, if anything, it says more about my famed manager who is abusive, just in it for the money, and overall just useless than it does about me.” Style confirmed Kitsalano hasn’t spoken to him since the email was sent out. If you haven’t already received the email by someone, here it is to appease your curiosity [note the bottom of email]:

To: Undisclosed Friends of Style
Cc: 'Johnny Kitsalano'
Subject: Touchin' Base and an FYI - 5/5 Star Review

Hey,
Just a note to say “hey” and to give you a heads up on probably the best review to date on “Cutting Room Floor” from this May’s issue of Maverick Magazine in the UK.  5/5 Stars! See attached if interested. While writing the Roger Miller book, I’d always ask my heroes for advice on making it in the music industry, many of them advised me to take risks which is exactly what we did in the production/writing of the album. Granted the album is unlike anything out there, some people get it, some don’t. That said, I appreciate your ongoing support on this CD project and on the book.

Other than that, things with me are going great, being a Dad is way better than I could have ever imagined. Austin John (AJ) is going to be ten months old, he’s already learning to walk and talk, he’s without a doubt the best thing to happen to me.

BTW, if you happen to be in Winnipeg on May 13th, I’m performing at a fundraiser for the Manitoba’s Writers Guild at Aqua Books @ 274 Garry St from 7-9pm. Info at http://www.aquabooks.ca/index.php

Thanks for your time and hope life is treating you and yours well.

Lyle E Style
www.doitwithstyle.com - Cutting Room Floor CD available for purchase and download worldwide now!

 "5 out of 5 Stars... Outrageously brilliant album... Being a really fine, and indeed intriguing album, Cutting Room Floor  is definitely worth catching and will surely not disappoint. His surname sums this guy up perfectly: Style. And there’s plenty  to go around." - Maverick Magazine  

 "Lyle has a sound that makes every song unique. He has uncovered some real gems by some great songwriters in this CD. Great  listening!" - Music Legend Bobby Goldsboro

If you haven't already, check out the first book ever written on the King of The Road, Roger Miller: www.electricrecordings.com/book.html

"I find it exceptional. A must-read book!"- Legendary DJ Bill Mack

"...one of the best-ever 'reads' on a country music star, and country music in general." - Country Music News

"...through a quirk of deliberate or accidental genius, what Style has actually assembled is a living document of country music in its hootin', hollerin' outlaw heyday."  - The New York Times

From: Johnny Kitsalano [mailto:kitsalano@shaw.ca]
Sent: Sunday, April 26, 2009 4:38 PM
To: Lyle E Style
Subject: Re: RE: email that maverick review

Get comfortable. i left details on your voicemail mr. father of the year too busy to answer his cell. cc me on it. if you don't do it, i will, 400 cash, send scan,emails, cash first...
kits

----- Original Message -----
From: Lyle E Style
Date: Sunday, April 26, 2009 3:30 pm
Subject: RE: email that maverick review
To: 'Johnny Kitsalano'

Johnny, you always have a way of brightening my day. I don’t feel comfortable bothering everyone I’ve ever met to let them know about a good review. I know if I got an obvious mass email from someone about a good CD review I’d think they were desperate for attention, and I think they were a jerk for wasting my time. I don’t even know what I would write in it anyway.

If you have any idea how I won’t look like a jerk, let me know, but for the record, I don’t want to do this. BTW, sue me if you want, I’m the one taking the hit on everything and you know it. AND I haven’t forgotten NYC, I’m paying 19% interest on that!

From: Johnny Kitsalano [mailto:kitsalano@shaw.ca]
Sent: Sunday, April 26, 2009 2:15 PM
To: mrestyle@shaw.ca
Subject: email that maverick review

Style,you’re an idiot if you don’t forward that maverick review to everyone you ever met. you should be ashamed of yourself/sales. you better get them up or you’ll be looking for new rep. and i’ll sue for time spent, no joke. 50% of your intake isa joke you should be cutting me in for 90. maybe if you spent more time promoting/giggin and less time workin on your “craft” and being so ”deep”’, people would get your  music and start playing it /paying for it. get on it now....
kits

MARCH 2009

Style is back from his New York City CD Release Party. If you weren’t there, apparently you missed some behind the scenes drama. Style and his manager had yet another major falling out. Style told us via email that ""Kitsalano told me he was looking after all expenses. An hour into the party, I get a call on my cell phone from VISA asking if I was in NYC. I told them I was and they said "good because we noticed you made a purchase for $3700 USD at the Grand Hyatt and we wanted to be sure it was you". I could have died. Kitsalano had my credit card number to book our rooms and flights, I told him I’d look after those since he was looking after everything else. Kits saw me on the phone and just calmly left the party when he saw me look at him. Unbeknownst to me he then changed his room and flight and I haven’t spoken to him or heard from him since. You know I’ve been biting my tongue but I think I need to say it officially, Johnny Kitsalano could win an award for the worst manager in history, not only did he use my credit card when he said he was looking after all the expenses but he banned the use of recorders and cameras at the release party for everyone including all invited media. Apparently he even told the press I would be unavailable for interviews! I didn’t hear of that until after the party when someone shouted out at me from the lobby that The New York Times would have done something on the release if they were only allowed to take a few photos and talk to me about it. Then they said "but thanks for all the Scotch and Sushi". I mean, why even bother having a CD release party all the way in New York when there’s no public record of it? I have no idea what goes on in that Kitsalano’s head, I think he may be trying to sabotage my career." Shown are the only photos we know of from the release party that someone took outside the Manhattan Ballroom at the Grand Hyatt.

Style did apparently enjoy his trip to New York and spent some quality time at The Paley Center For Media where he got to see for the first time the premiere episode of The Roger Miller Show, some episodes of The Tonight Show with Roger as a guest and some amazing footage from three episodes of the 1973 series, The Bobby Darin Show. Could a Bobby Darin book be in Style’s future??

Also in New York, Style paid tribute to his late heroes by visiting the sites where they played including Andy Kaufman at Carnegie hall (Style was apparently lost trying to find it but didn’t have it in him to ask a stranger "how do I get to Carnegie Hall" in fear of getting the "practice, practice, practice" response). He did eventually find it and said it was amazing being there where so many of his heroes have been before him. Style also told us "It was surreal walking through Central Park walking by the same trees as John Lennon walked by and then standing there at the Dakota where he lived and then seeing the spot where he was gunned down. It was an emotional experience." Photo: Style outside The Dakota where Lennon lived and was shot.

We’re sad to say another one of Lyle’s friends and heroes passed away last month, Scotty Turner, who was featured in Style’s book and has a song on his CD. Scotty wrote many great songs and contributed to the music industry in a very positive way being instrumental in the careers of Waylon Jennings and Roy Clark just to name a few. Style is probably the latest recording artist to cut one of Scotty’s songs, this time it was the song he co-wrote with Buddy Holly, "Am I Ever Gonna Find It". R.I.P. in Rock ‘n Roll Heaven Scotty!

Style has been getting slack and even banned from some radio stations because of his song "I Look At My Wife" as it insinuates that marriage is a "living hell". Style text messaged us this: I have no idea what they r talking about, the song lyric is "as I walk into another dimension of what they call a living." Then the next line is "Hell, she’s yelling at the kids...". The lyrics are even in the liner notes! I love marriage, it’s the best thing to ever happen to me, to be banned from radio over something like this is ridiculous.

You may be interested in knowing Style’s cancelled world tour is now being dubbed "The Disappointment Tour". T-shirts are anticipated shortly for anyone interested. Check back for links to purchase.

JANUARY 2009

Do it with Style in New York City! The official "Cutting Room Floor" CD release party is taking place in NYC on Saturday, February 21st. It’s an open invitation to all fans and media to join Style at the Grand Hyatt New York at 109 East 42nd Street at Grand Central Terminal in the Manhattan Ballroom from 9pm-midnight. Style’s manager Johnny Kitsalano is looking after all drinks and hor'derves including providing a free CD to the first 200 people! Get there early! Sorry but Mr. Kitsalano announced there are no cameras or recorders allowed.

We start the year off with this press release: 2009 Lyle E Style World Tour! 200 cities in 222 days including ALL 67 Canadian cities! The 2009 Lyle E Style World Tour was officially announced on January 19th at 10am Central Time. It appears Style spent the better part of his Palm Springs "vacation" planning this historic and sure to be exhausting tour. Unfortunately, at 4pm Central Time that very day, Style cancelled the tour after catching up on some reading that afternoon when coming across some horrible and insulting reviews on his CD from various Canadian publications. Style told us over the phone "To hell with me for doing something original in the music industry. If this is what I'm in for in Canada, why bother? The tour is cancelled. We planned to hit every Canadian city, my home country, it took months and countless hours to plan. It was going to be an epic journey. I don't even feel like hitting the rest of the world. My family and I have invested all of our savings and my personal income since the early 90s in the music industry and to have the result of all that work and investment ripped apart like that hurts. I don't mind having my work criticized but they turned the title of the album into the theme of their reviews, that, and my cheesy name made me and the CD an easy target. I know I'm not the best singer in the world, or even on my block and I have never claimed to be but I stand behind the album 100%, this is the first album ever released like this and you’d think you could find something positive in seeing an artist doing something original in an industry of copycats. That, plus Dr. Rage’s guitar solos are unbelievable, you’d think they’d at least send the musicians a compliment. You know, some critics are calling the unreleased songs by some of my heroes so good that I'm an idiot to release my original songs, my babies, next to them. My songs took years to write and re-write, to have them all called ugly hurts. Each one was written on topics or with angles that I've never heard written about before, that took a lot of work. Other critics call the unreleased songs by my heroes horrible and they weren't recorded because they weren't good. To hell with me for appreciating their songwriting I guess. I'm sorry my favourite songs aren't just their number one radio hits. I think their music goes way deeper than the hits, I stand behind the unreleased songs that we chose and believe me, there were many to choose from, two of the songs weren't recorded because they died tragically, not because they didn't want to record them! The songs chosen are the ones that struck me as a fan of theirs. On top of that, the CD is a result of first hand advice I got from my musical heroes, 'take risks and be original'. That's what we set out to do on this album. I think what hurt the most was one critic said ‘this album will leave you scratching your head as to what’s the point of this album’. That comment is the main reason for cancelling the tour, like he said ‘what’s the point?’ I guess you can say ‘what’s the point of anything’. You know, for the record, for years, all I heard in the music biz at all these pricey music conventions I'd attend across North America, was they are looking for something different, I thought I was filling a demand, apparently I was wasting their time, and there is nothing worse to me than wasting anyone's time. I'd hate to waste their time by giving them free tickets to a show, so for now, there are no more shows. My sincere apologies to anyone out there that wanted to come to a show and in case you’re wondering, I did all the plans myself so no agents invested any time or money in this tour. The only one who’s loses out is myself and perhaps my manager who takes 25% commission off the top of everything and he didn’t invest five minutes of work into this tour." Photo: Style outside The Parker Palm Springs taking a break from planning the world tour.

Since cancelling the world tour, it’s rumoured that Style is thinking of starting a new business for women who are breastfeeding their babies. Apparently since becoming a father, Style has mastered the art of telling "which boob is next" as it seems some nursing mothers have a hard time remembering which breast was used for their last feeding. Style is batting a 100% success rate. At the office we are having a hard time trying to figure out exactly how he would make this a feasible business, perhaps via webcam??

Photos have turned up on the internet of Style at the Betty Ford Clinic just outside of Palm Springs. Style claims that he wasn’t a patient but was checking it out because a lot of his heroes spent time there. Us at the office wonder the real reason as we can’t help but think of his lyric "Fighting for my privacy, Betty Ford Destiny, million dollar tour bus going round, town to town" from his song, "That’s What I Wanna Be". Photo: Style outside of Betty Ford Clinic courtesy of TMZ.

Style was seen on the golf courses in Palm Springs, this photo showed up on the internet and it appears Style stuck to the mini-golf courses.

Classy...

Lyle apparently spent all proceeds from the sales of his CD on a haircut in Palm Springs by a guy who was Johnny Carson’s personal hairstylist and also worked on The Sonny & Cher Show. Style told the guy "short on the sides and back, spiky on the top". The guy proceeded to snip a tenth of an inch, Style stopped him and repeated the request of short hair, the guy proceeded to snip two tenths of an inch, Style stopped him again and he proceeded to cut three tenths of an inch of hair. Style quit telling the guy how short he wanted his hair as the stylist told him that this is the best he can do. Style left the shop with the exact hair length he had three days earlier. It wasn’t until leaving the shop Style realized that someone who cuts Johnny Carson’s hair does it every day except on weekends and that three tenths of an inch is the shortest he can cut hair. "It was the weirdest haircut I ever had, I had to go for another haircut just a few days later, I wish I had known in advance what I was getting into." Photo: Style with his son AJ in Palm Springs three days before getting a haircut.

Here are some recent reviews and media related stuff:

"Lyle has a sound that makes every song unique. He has uncovered some real gems by some great songwriters in this CD. Great listening!" - Music Legend Bobby Goldsboro

Lyle E Style Cutting Room Floor -- The concept is cool: Raspy retro-rocker Style unearths unrecorded tunes by Roy Orbison, Buddy Holly, Waylon Jennings and his hero Roger Miller. The execution isn’t bad either: The menu of ‘50s-style rockabilly, twangy country and bluesy rock is smartly underproduced and presented with a wink. And as for Style’s quirky originals: Glad they didn’t end up you-know-where. - The Winnipeg Sun

When country singer-songwriter Lyle E Style asked whether his musical heroes had any unrecorded songs, he got the answer he was hoping for: they did. And so Cutting Room Floor was born. The album contains unreleased songs written by legends Roger Miller, Waylon Jennings, Roy Orbison and Buddy Holly, along with nine originals. With those names come mighty big boots to fill, but there’s a lot of cowboy under Style’s hat. The whiskey-soaked vocals sound at times reminiscent of Kenny Chesney and at other times like Jeff Tweedy, all the while remaining unique. Style shows great respect for his musical forefathers while carving out his own path in the industry and on the scene. While it’s no Mermaid Avenue, this serving of songs by renowned writers and performers is pretty OK. - Brandon Bertram, The Uniter

Canadian singer/songwriter and author, Lyle E Style’s new release "Cutting Room Floor" on Absurd Machine Records is a gem, full of songs written by many of my all time songwriters. If you have read Lyle’s book, "Ain’t Got No Cigarettes", about the one and only Roger Miller, you’ve got to add "Cutting Room Floor" to your musical collection. If you haven’t read the book, you should give it a try. Well written songs, many written several years back, that for whatever reason never made it to a major label, were selected by Lyle for this album. Lyle added his own "style" and painted the songs with a 2008 coat, to come up with a "must have" musical expression.

Lyle has spent many years interviewing friends and acquaintances of the great Roger Miller for his book, and accidentally found many of the songs for this album. A song like, "Am I Ever Gonna Find It", co-written by Buddy Holly, Graham Kilsby and Scotty Turner, had been misplaced, but not forgotten, when Scotty found the lyrics in an old worn out guitar case of his. Are we glad he did! The song captures a raw Buddy Holly early contribution to the Treasury of Rockabilly. Scotty Turner is considered to be one of the pioneers of Rockabilly music.

Bill Dees, who co-wrote many hits with Roy Orbison, wrote the first cut on the CD, "Hold Onto That Feeling", and also co-wrote "River Queen" with Lyle. A Waylon Jennings and Troy Seals uncut song "Ain’t That a Hoot", didn’t pass the record company’s editing team back when it was first written, but is starting to fit in today.

Lyle wrote many of the clever and entertaining songs himself, and surrounded himself with the finest musicians, to finalize a product that stacks up very well with other releases this year. "Ghost Story", an uncut demo by Roger Miller, had great "style". - Tony Ansems (President of the Songwriters of Wisconsin International)

"Singer-songwriter does things his own way on new CD" - Curran Faris, The Uniter

Lyle E Style occupies that increasingly rare point on the country music continuum that’s far away from generic Top 40 pop country and that’s exactly how he likes it. After living in Vancouver and Nashville, trying to catch his big break, the 37-year-old returned to his native Winnipeg and signed to Absurd Machine Records. That label has released his new album, Cutting Room Floor.

Style’s musical career began nearly 20 years ago, performing in high school rock bands. Speaking by phone from his vacation spot in Palm Springs, Style said that at that time, country music was the cringe-inducing music his parents listened to. Like so many country song clichés, Style got into the genre after an encounter with an early girlfriend. "I think [I got into country music] when I broke up with my first girlfriend. I never understood country music whatsoever" Once I got dumped, I started to understand all those country songs and I started realizing that a lot of those songs were stories and I really got hooked on them," Style said.

Since that initial heartbreak, Style has been perfecting his brand of stripped down Americana and digging deep into country music’s history. His research culminated in his first book, 2005’s Ain’t Got No Cigarettes: Memoirs of Music Legend Roger Miller and his record Cutting Room Floor. Style said artists like Miller, Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings were huge influences and sources of inspiration on his own music"and he’s always preferred the rare, hard-to-find tracks from his favourite artists. "I just found that some of the stuff that wasn’t commercial was just so creative and so cool and I just try to take pieces of that and throw it into my music."

Cutting Room Floor harnesses Style’s love for obscure songs, as it features renditions of previously unreleased songs by Buddy Holly, Roy Orbison and the aforementioned Miller and Jennings. Relying on his industry connections, most notably producing and songwriting legend Bill Dees, Style poured over dusty demo tapes and even gained permission from Buddy Holly’s widow to compile these rare tracks. The result is an album that’s at once refreshing and historic.

"One of the reasons behind putting out this release is its uniqueness," said Colin Musulak of Absurd Machine Records. "The fact that there’s a story behind it makes it special."

Style said he always tries to do things that haven’t been done before. "The one thing I’ve heard time and time again from spending so much time in Nashville and Branson, and I was lucky enough to spend time with my heroes, and they’ve all said there’s a ‘sameness’ in country music," Style said. Ain’t Got No Cigarettes and Cutting Room Floor are his way of combating that sameness.

"Nobody has ever written a book on Roger Miller and nobody has ever released a record like I’ve just released" No one has ever found unreleased songs by Roy Orbison, Waylon Jennings, Roger Miller and Buddy Holly, so I’m pretty proud of the fact that I’ve hunted these songs down."

Fall 2008 -

It's not often a guy has two babies within two months of each other! Cutting Room Floor is unofficially released & Mr. E Style's other baby is officially released!

Cutting Room Floor is available here exclusively online now! The first of its kind concept album featuring Style's versions of previously unreleased songs written by Buddy Holly, Roy Orbison, Roger Miller, Waylon Jennings & more is now available.

This album is unlike anything you've ever heard in a beautiful digipak design. Pick up your copy here for only $20 USD including shipping anywhere in the world!

On July 3^rd, Style's life changed for the better when his boy Austin John was born. He was 8lbs, 3oz – just a few months later, he's doubled in size! He is a healthy and happy (already smiling & giggling). He is also a looker, just like his Mom. Unfortunately for Style, it was the placenta that was a splitting image of him. Considering Style was allergic to children for his whole life, he is enjoying every moment with his new bundle of joy claiming he now knows what contentment is. It was confirmed that he was conscious throughout the delivery, he actually cut the cord and is even changing diapers (without complaining).

It is reported that AJ's middle name was quite the controversy when being named, Style wanted his name to be either Austin Found, Austin Space or Austin Translation but that didn't go over well with the Mrs. When she suggested John after Saint Johnny Cash, Style was sold and a name was agreed upon. Style & his family would like to send out a huge thank you to the excellent staff at St. Boniface Hospital in Winnipeg and all those who sent out congratulations and more for AJ.

• Congratulations to Absurd Machine on the release of their movie Aegri Somnia which has been receiving great reviews. This is the horror movie that Style was supposed to be in but was banned to appear due to his union membership.

• Style was seen at the Canadian Country Music Week in Winnipeg this year however to everyone's surprise was not chosen to showcase. Apparently having a first of its kind book on Roger Miller featuring some of the biggest stars in the history of Country Music and a completely unique CD wasn't good enough to do a free show for the Canadian Music Industry. This has been thirteen years in a row that Style has been snubbed. When asked for a comment, Style said "I don't care anymore, I don't want to force feed my music or any of my other ventures to people who aren't interested. I hope all those chosen to showcase did well and the opportunity leads to good things for them."

• It is rumored that at the Canadian Country Music Week, Style approached an industry ‘big wig' to introduce himself and ask for some advice. The ‘big wig' said "If my name was Lyle E Style, I'd kill myself." Style sort of laughed and then the ‘big wig' said "No, I'm serious. That's the only way people will ever take you seriously." Style's manager Kitsalano agreed with the ‘big wig' and that it would be a great way to market the new CD, Kitsalano asked Style to seriously consider it. Style told him he had too much to live for and the two haven't spoken since. Style dropped nearly a grand to attend the conference and he was disappointed that the only advice he received was to kill himself.

• TMZ recently spotted Style with a smoking pipe in his mouth. Style informed us that he was considering going back to university but he didn't have the time or the money so instead, he decided to start walking around in public with a pipe in his mouth to make him look smarter. He did want us to mention, he doesn't actually smoke, he just keeps it in his mouth to look cool. Good luck with that Mr. E Style…

• Style's got a new MySpace page featuring tracks off of Cutting Room Floor and a bunch of baby pics of AJ. Check it out at www.myspace.com/lyleestyle

• We hope you enjoy the changes to our website, check back often for new updates!

- Be sure to check out your favourite music download store if you’d like to download Style’s new album!

- On behalf of Style, his family and the gang here at Electric Recordings, have a safe and joyous holiday season!

News Spring 2008

• Howdy folks, we hope life is treating all of you swell. It's been a while since we've been filled you in on the life and times of Mr. E Style. Things with the CD have been coming along, apparently not enough from stopping Lyle from getting busy with his wife. Yes, the rumours are true – STYLE is going to be a DAD. Who would have guessed??

• The latest rumour is he hasn't spoken to his wife since the ultrasound because he didn't think the baby looked anything like him. Style couldn't be contacted for a comment however everyone here at the office has no doubt that it's his baby based on its potbelly.

• When he first found out his wife was expecting, he told us the best thing about being a baby would be getting to hear Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Roger Miller and Alice Cooper all for the first time plus every episode of The Simpsons and Seinfeld would be new. No one here ever thought of it that way.  We are thinking there may be an album of sarcastic children's songs in the future.

• As for Style's part in the Horror Movie, we are sad to announce that he's been pulled out for legal reasons. You see, Style is a member of the Actor's Union and he can't work on any independent films that aren't unionized. All of us were sad to hear this hasn't panned out although we look forward to seeing him play a factory worker on the upcoming Renée Zellweger/Harry Connick Jr movie called Chilled In Miami. Style wouldn't give us any details about that shoot other than saying don't hold your breath if you want to see my acting skills.

• As for the release date for CUTTING ROOM FLOOR, it looks like the official release will be late Summer 2008. The last we heard, they are busy mixing the album. We are hoping to have audio clips posted here soon. Apologies to those who are anxiously waiting!

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