Category: FAVES

Beserkley Cats present – Madison Avenue Man by Eric Din & the FAVES

May 19, 2025

Today we are proud to announce a new single from Eric Din & the FAVES. Madison Avenue Man is a cover of Madison Avenue by Greg Kihn Band, which was written by Matthew King Kaufman and Greg Kihn back in 1977. The original came out on Beserkley Records, and it’s long been a favorite of mine. Legend has it Matthew wrote the lyrics on an airplane barf bag on the way home from NYC after meeting with some advertising executives.

In 2020, Mr. Kaufman introduced me to the FAVES, suggesting we release some of their new music on my Berkeley Cat label. When I learned that FAVES are led by Larry Lynch and Robbie Dunbar of the original Beserkley Records crew (as members of Earth Quake and Greg Kihn Band), I was all-in. As a lifelong fan of those bands, I was thrilled to do it.

Earlier this year I decided to cover Madison Avenue, and my next thought was, wait, I know guys who played on the original! So I called up Larry Lynch, the drummer and “ooh nana now” backup singer on the Greg Kihn Band original, and asked if he and the FAVES would record this with me. They loved the idea, so on Easter Sunday, 2025, we did, and here’s the single, available everywhere on iTunes and your fave (pun accepted) streaming services.

Happy birthday, Matthew, from all us Beserkley Cats!

Drums – Larry Lynch
Lead guitar – Robbie Dunbar
Bass – Jonathan Bassil
Chorus vocals – Debra Knox, Larry Lynch, Alex Carlin, Paul Albert Jackson
Lead vocals and rhythm guitar – Eric Din

Recorded by Gabriel Shepard at 25th Street Recording in Oakland, CA
Mixed by Gabriel Shepard and Eric Din
Cover artwork by Paul Albert Jackson
Produced by Eric Din for Berkeley Cat Records
Music and lyrics © 1977 by Greg Kihn & Matthew King Kaufman

-Eric Din
Berkeley Cat Records

New FAVES single! Higher and Higher

The FAVES have just dropped their rockin’ new version of the classic,
Higher And Higher, and it’s SO easy to access because of amazing science! Clicketh:

https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/faves1/higher-and-higher-2

…and ye shall find!  It’s a Happy Catursunday feel-good jam we are proud to release on October 1, as it turns out, a new beginning of new beginnings.  You can also hear me talk about the song on my PodCATS episode from this morning, fittingly titled, The Dawn Of Time. Catch the FAVES live sometime, they ROCK!!

Enjoy, have fun, Happy CaturOctober (naturally), and a nice rest of forever,

Eric Din
BCR Cat-Herder In Chief

FAVES’ new Hit, Here Comes The Rain!

Beloved Beserkley Cats FAVES have a new single and it is burning up the indie rock radio charts right now as I type! We’re so thrilled about this, and here in all its full-dimensional stereo glory, is Here Comes The Rain. Penned by Larry Lynch and Robbie Dunbar of Earth Quake and Greg Kihn Band fame. Joined by the greats Jimmy Jet Spalding, Jonathan Bassil and David Tashinian on guitar, bass, and keys, respectively, this new original was recorded (and FILMED!) at 25th St. Recording in Oakland, with Gabriel Shepard at the dials. Give ‘er a spin right here!

Here’s the VIDEO!

THANKS to Radio Indie Alliance and the deejays and radio shows out there playing this banger, and a HUGE tip o’ the Berkeley Cat hat to Dennis Chuning for his inspired and dedicated promotion work.

AMAZING!  You can also find Here Comes The Rain on your favorite streaming service and we’d love it if you add it your your playlist and share it up. You’ll find links to Apple, Pandora and Spotify here, and it’s also in Amazon, TIDAL, and basically most of them by now. Why? Because yes.

Congrats FAVES and go cats go!!

 

Never Ending Streaming and Beaming

BCR is hyper-thrilled to share this hyper-link to hyper-stream FAVES’ beautiful new single, Never Ending.  Beaming more warmth and light into the Interworld, with a rock and roll message of eternal love.  Because that’s how we do, round these parts!  Enjoy, share at will, and you can read more about this fab track and the fine fellas who created it, right here.