Run It Back: Poison Boys "Mean Queen" B/W "Take A Chance" On Opaque Yellow 7-inch (Hobo Wolfman Records)

Poison Boys is a Chicago-based Glam Rock/Punk band, who have actively been touring, releasing music, and glamming it up since 2014. Poison Boys' current line-up includes Matt Dudzik, Steve "Stevie Poison" Elfinger, Josh Mitchell & Matt "Chainblaster" Chaney with touring/part-time members "Sleepy Doc" Julius & Nico "Bonesy" Bones. Stevie Poison & The Boys have previously released material on No Front Teeth Records, White Zoo Records, Dead Beat Records, and most recently, Hobo Wolfman Records. Following their 2019 full-length debut, Out of My Head, Poison Boys have joined forces with Hobo Wolfman to unveil their latest single, "Mean Queen" B/W "Take A Chance." We would compare Poison Boys' body of work to something along the lines of New York Dolls, Diamond Dogs-era David Bowie, The Darkness, The Struts, and one of our personal favorites, Hammered Satin. As a matter of fact, the B-side to "Mean Queen" was, actually, written by New York Dolls' original drummer, Jerry Nolan, as "Take A Chance with Me" B/W "Pretty Baby" released on Sweden's Tandan Records in 1982.


Both "Mean Queen" & "Take A Chance with Me" boast a slightly expanded line-up of Poison Boys featuring rhythm guitarist "Sleepy Doc" Julius, drummer Chainblaster, vocalist Matt Dudzik, guitarist Stevie Poison, and bassist Nico Bones. We recently recieved a copy of Poison Boys' "Mean Queen" on Opaque Yellow 7-inch vinyl from our friend, Danny Hollifield, at Hobo Wolfman Records. Said 7-inches were, actually, manufactured at Third Man Pressing in Detriot, Michigan, which is owned and operated by renown vinyl afficionado Jack White. Prior to being manufactured, "Mean Queen" & "Take A Chance with Me" were recorded and mixed at Davis M. Shubs' Cadaver Club by Davis M. Shubs in Philly between August 5-6, 2019 while on their Out of My Head East Coast/Canada Tour. "'Mean Queen" is a celebration of bada** women, queens, and sex workers everywhere. Make a donation to S.W.O.P. Chicago to support current and former sex workers, who have been hit extra-hard since the start of The COVID-19 Pandemic," Poison Boys explain on their Bandcamp page. Poison Boys' "Mean Queen" B/W "Take A Chance" single is now available to stream on most digital streaming platforms with a limited number of Opaque Yellow vinyl still available directly from Hobo Wolfman Records.