Michael Des Barres, being no stranger to down and dirty rock, amps up for his latest full-length album THE KEY TO THE UNIVERSE, available everywhere now on FOD Records. Produced by the legendary Bob Rose and recorded at Forum Music Village in Rome (famed for spawning several Ennio Morricone spaghetti western soundtracks), THE KEY TO THE UNIVERSE once more reunites Des Barres with Nigel Harrison—former bassist of Blondie and ex-Silverhead guitarist—on bass and guitar but also showcases the talents of Clive Deamer (Portishead, Robert Plant) on drums and the ace Dani Robinson on guitar. Michael has already said that he believes “audiences are kind of starved for a carnal, sensual, sexy blues music,â€� and THE KEY TO THE UNIVERSE confirms that we need starve no longer.