CHASING YESTERDAY





*EXCLUSIVE MUSIC ARTICLE*
(On Rock Act Stem & the Dead Smokers) [December-4th-2025]

STEM & THE DEAD SMOKERS are Chasing Yesterday
As They Get Ready to Drop There 2ND Album Single for the Upcoming ALBUM 'A DANGEROUS AGE'
UHS PRESS WRITER John Allison Had a chance to chill out with
Stem and the Dead Smokers Band.
Written By John Allison





"Chasing Yesterday" & "So Lost I am"



They are the newest Cuts to be heard off the Bands "A Dangerous Age" Album the Lp is also Giving a Alternative Versions of "So Lost I am"


"YEAH I've GOT ABOUT 3 or 4 VERSIONS OF THAT SONG ONE IS 3:03 ANOTHER IS 3:24 AND I THINK ONE IS 3:10 OR SOMETHING ..

I KNOW THE VERSES ARE A BIT LONGER ON ANOTHER CUT,

AND I AM GONNA BE GIVING THE DANGEROUS LP An

ALTERNATIVE VERSION OF "SO LOST I AM" ..

THAT WAY FANS DON'T GOTTA KEEP BUYING THE SAME SONGS OVER AND AGAIN... ON THE NEW Ep ONLY THE CHASING YESTERDAY SINGLE WILL BE ON THE ALBUM"_STEM


The Band has been a bit behind The ball on the New Releases date this time around It's all Due too Personal Hand Issues/Personal demons,Lost Loves.

AND WAITING A LOT OF WAITING...AFTER A LOT MORE WAITING
....

Yeah Stem & the Bands are Just The biggest fans of Tom Petty
AS WELL Petty's Band The HEART BREAKERS.And Stem looks Up too them boys to truly see how it's gotta be done.


"That the kinda shit I do in the studio I double track guitars,use different Mic use age as well as Amps & A LOT OF Years OF MUSIC PRODUCTION& KNOW HOW AND SKILL" SAYS Stem....But Don't Forget that Jeff/Stem was & still is a Working Class Musician/Producer.First starting out at the Turn of the 21st Century..Uhs Records & Stem started out Jeff was only about

15 going 16 When He Started out on A Musical Road a road.

that he's been riding on down ever since then.
...."Music saved me in a lot of different ways it truly gave me something to do with my time and it also gave me somewhere anywhere I had to be.

I gotta be!..You know I'd tell them boys in the hood whom where doing that dirty life at the time and I recall The moment I said No Thanks

I'm Staying Put to do My Music.and when Yeah

THEY ALL DUG IT. If You heard the music....

I was doing right under every ones nose..You'd Be Flipped Too Ha Ha ha"..Stem. Oh And That sound? ..Was "The Hardcore" "Drug Infused Rap" It was Not even "Stoner Rap" Music at the time..("Stoner Rap" A name Stem would to & he Coined the name To help Classify His Rap style and or sound music)

.....And ...That was About 25 Years Ago when He Started all this Out. and this is about the time when Matt Miller Aka PROFILE-1

Who is not only a long time friend but is also a writing partner with the Group

" THE CHRONIC KEEPERS" with Stem and IS also Apart of the

Uhs Records Label. STEM IS ALSO PROFILES PRODUCER.

PRODUCING ALL OF THE PROJECTS OF PROFILE-1 aka

MATT MILLER.HE RECORDED FOR FOR UHS RECORDS.






[Above]
POT40 inspired Stem &the Dead Smokers Band Logo

[Below]
Stem In The Music Video "Keep Livin(You Gotta Try)"





"CHASING YESTERDAY" IS SET FOR A JANUARY-1st-2026 RE.LEASE DATE.

the single is also a part of A (3)Song Extended Play..A Prelude..

An Opening Act as where for the new 10 song Album..The new Single as well as The Upcoming (3)SONG Ep is TILED .."6:06 In A Dangerous Age"..

The New 3 SONG Ep also includes the new "Chasing Yesterday" Single.

The Upcoming Single is set for a New Years Day Jan-1-2026 Release Date.

The Label and Band are planing "A Secret Link" DIRECTLY From Stem himself.. Everyone who is a part of the official Dead Smokers Fan Mailing List will get a secret link and everyone who is A Subscriber will have a chance to check out the new Cuts Prior Being Officially Released DATE!

.."WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING HUGE FOR THE FANS AND ALL THE SUPPORTERS OF MYSELF AND THE BAND AND LABEL. WE ARE IN A BIT OF A LULL BUT IT IS ALL ABOUT TO PAY OFF QUICKLY"--STEM/JEFF KARR ....

"KEEP LIVING(YOU GOTTA TRY)" IS NOW OVER A YEAR OLD, THIS FOLLOW UP SINGLE OUR 2ND FOR THE NEW DANGEROUS Lp..

Stem feels that ....."WE GOTTA DO SOMETHING HUGE! ...

NOT JUST ANOTHER SINGLE/SONG..NOT AFTER ALL THIS TIME SHIT NO! .

I AM WITH IT 100% GIVING THE FANS SOMETHING DOPE AND

BIT EXTRA FOR THE TIME THEY ALL BEEN WAITING

FOR THE NEW ALBUM AND CONTENT."





[Above]
Stem/Jeff Karr
On The Set Of Keep Livin(You Gotta Try)
Music Video.

[BELOW]
"Chasing Yesterday"Cover Art Work





"SO LOST I AM" IS ALSO THE 2ND SINGLE OFF THE BANDS NEW LP WE ARE GIVING THE PEOPLE A "DOUBLE AA" Single Release....

Meaning that both songs are worthy of heavy radio and playlist rotation and addition" says a Uhs Label Manager...I got to hang out with Stem and the band at their HQ THE BOTTOM OF THE BAG" Uhs Records Own Recording Studio & Offices & I was brought Into THE ACTUAL RECORDING STUDIO... at a Unknown Unassuming Where House On the Industry Side of Town.Located

Not fart at All from the Inland Empires Power House Radio Station

96.7 KCAL/KOLA 99.9. I was Picked Up by Stem Himself in his 1969 Vw Beetle

A Classic Cal Bug look with a Vintage GT flare.. "It's Got a Old Porsche 356 engine, Fog Lamps I put on Years ago,Head Light Grills, It's A fun Ride!!

after we Met up at The Local Guitar Center,We Drove across the Old Hood WE CAME INTO THE PARKING LOT OF Uhs Records HQ(HEAD QUARTERS) AND When We Hit the Studio Stem was all the Kid again Telling Me of the production work that went into the new Album "A DANGEROUS AGE" The 2 New songs that are to be released in the next few weeks


"CHASING YESTERDAY" &"SO LOST I AM" BOTH OFF THE NEW ALBUM. PROMO FILMS AND OTHER TACTICS WILL BE USED TO GAIN A SHIT LOAD OF NEW FANS AS WELL AS THE OLDER FANS ..


"WE LOVE OUR FOLLOWING..HELL WITHOUT THE FANS WHY GO ON?

THESE 2 NEW ONES ARE TRULY ASS KICKING AND THE ENTIRE NEW EP

"6:06 IN A DANGEROUS AGE" A 3 SONG EXTENDED PLAY RELEASE PRIOR TO THE FULL LP BEING DROPPED IN JANUARY 2026."-__STEM


IT WAS A CHILL AND TRULY WELL DONE AND A WORTH THE TIME WAS SPENT,STEM TOOK THE TIME AND SHOWED ME HOW THE PRODUCTION WORK HOW IT WAS HANDLED AND I GOT THE CHECK OUT THE OTHER CUTS OFF THE NEW DANGEROUS ALBUM.. HEARS ALSO WHAT I FOUNDS OUT..CHECK IT OUT BELOW!


FENDER,VOX,(3) LES PAUL GUITARS,2 BLUE MICS 2 CDJs DJ-MIXER!

KORG SYNTH we/ VOCORDER VOCAL EFX .SM57Mic on Guitar Amps.. and Stem..Jeff Karr Production know how is killer.He is a well rounded record producer in that field alone and in a rock band as a performer wow..

Year Stem Knows his Work in Music!

ALL OF THE COOLEST STUFF TO PRODUCER A RECORD!!AMPS AND HIGH QUALITY MICROPHONES AND 3 LES PAUL GUITARS WHERE USED AND PLAYED A HUGE ROLE IN THE SOUND OF THE BAND AND A HUGE SOUND FOR THE NEW RECORD" SAYS Stem.






{Chasing Yesterday Official Cover Art Work}...

|"The New Album has been in the production faze for a while now, and we have had a long list of personal set backs,Our Guitarist Chainsaw Blues had a hand mess up and he's had it fixed and we hoped that it was all gonna be over with by the Start of the 2025 Year & in Feb We had the new 2nd single all Done"|

__Uhs Records Artist/Project Management


"CHASING YESTERDAY" .WAS.ALL BUT DONE EXCEPT FOR A FEW GUITAR SOLOS TO BE LAID ON TOP OF THE MUSIC AND THEN IT WAS TO BE SENT OFF FOR RELEASE....

BUT SADLY MONTHS AND MONTHS WENT BY AND OVER A WHOLE YEAR A FUCKING YEAR SINCE OUR 1ST SINGLE FOR THE ALBUM WAS RELEASED

"KEEP LIVING(YOU GOTTA TRY)

{OCTOBER 11 2024 ON UHS RECORDS}


...."SO I WENT TO WORK ON FINISHING THE REST OF THE TRACKS FOR THIS LP.. 10/11 SONGS FOR THE FULL FOLLOW UP ALBUM TO BE RELEASED! YEAH UHS RECORDS AND OUR FANS AND WE AS A BAND AND I DON'T WANT THE PROJECT TO HAVE ANY LESS THEN 10 WHOLE TRACKS LIKE THE LAST ALBUM WE DID WAS LIKE ...10 SONGS OVER 30 MINS LONG!! I JUST NEED A LITTLE EXTRA TIME TO FULL FILL THE PRODUCTION DUTIES FOR THE ALBUM, JANUARY 2026 WE THINK THE LP IS GONNA BE OUT BY YEAH FOR SURE!!"


[FOR MORE INFO ON THE STATUS OF THE NEW ALBUM AND UPCOMING RELEASE DATES KEEP CHECKING BACK AT

UHS RECORDS OFFICIAL WEBSITE!]