Review

Concert Review D-A-D and Thundermother in Munich by Alex Bock

May 8, 2016

    Munich, Backstage, Werk, April 30, 2016 D-A-D might be a band more known to the generation 40 plus, because their high time I’d say was around the late 80’s/early 90’s, where their more famous songs like ‘Sleeping My Day Away’ and ‘Girl Nation’ were aired. Nevertheless, there were also younger people in the audience that night. The Danish band, who was named Disneyland After Dark in their early days, are around for over 30 years now. In 2014 they released a compilation that recollects their greatest songs over the period of 1984-2014. That night was reserved for two of their greatest records ‘No Fuel Left For The Pilgrims’ (1989) and ‘Riskin’ It All’ (1991), which they played in full. It really was a hell of a show, which lasted about two hours. After the performance of ‘Riskin’ It All’ was a short break. ‘No Fuel For The Pilgrims’ was played back to front, which left ‘Sleeping My Head Away’ as the last song on the bill. But as if two hours of non-stop [Read More]

Alternative Rock

Italian alternative rockers Easter Before Christmas release new video

April 29, 2016

Italian alternative rockers Easter Before Christmas just released their  new video Life. The song is off their album Game Zone which you can pick it up on iTunes here. Check out the new video here:   Easter Before Christmas: Leonardo Antonio Di Pinto- Vocals Mauro Toti – Bass Simone Bucci – Guitar Leonardo Dragovic’ – Drums Riccardo Cecci – keyboard/Synth The band formed in 2010 in Viterbo, Italy. They fuse many elements of various music genres and describe their sound as PRUNK. It has great alternative rock vibes, fueled with intense passion and emotionally driven lyrics that captivate you. Make sure to visit their social media sites and stay up to date on their latest news. Information & Links: Website: http://easterbeforechristmas.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EasterBeforeChristmas/

New Music

BlackRain release new video for Killing Me, from new album, Released

April 29, 2016

  French rockers BlackRain have recently dropped their new album Released on March 25th and it is well deserving of your immediate attention. It is filled with 13 tracks of non stop hard hitting, bad ass rock n’ roll! It will soon become the playlist for your summer fun. They have recently released a music video for their song, Killing Me which is off the new album. Crank it up loud and check it out here: Vocalist and guitarist Swan Hellion states, “Everybody felt something special about the song “Killing Me”.  It sounded a bit different than the rest of the album with those keyboards and double kick, and as we planned to make a video clip while in the States, we all decided to pick that song.  It was important for us to film something in California since we don’t have those beautiful landscapes and big open spaces in France.   We had only a few days left to spend in L.A., so we had to quickly plan the video shoot and also the [Read More]

Back Garden Light
Band

Introducing Back Garden Light from France. Contributed by Alex Bock

April 25, 2016

Today I’d like to introduce an up and coming band from France to you. They’re called Back Garden Light. Matthieu Kirby, their rhythm guitarist, sat down to answer some questions that give you some insights on the band. Band members / instruments Max Desgarnier : Vocals Louis Seguin : Lead Guitar Tom Saulnier : Bass Lilian Camelio : Drums Matthieu Kirby : Rythm Guitar Where do you come from? We come from Bordeaux, France Is there a story behind the band name ? Well, we wanted something that sounds good with a bad English accent for the French people. At first we wanted to name the band Anchorless Heroes, but with a bad English (French) accent, it sounded like you were saying “oh fuck cirrhosis again !!!So we came up with Back Garden Light because we liked the idea of this small light in the night in a backyard. Somehow we feel Nostalgia thinking about this. How did you form? Louis wanted to form a band and we all knew each other so everything went [Read More]

Alternative

South African rockers Climate Control release lyric video for Ghosts

April 20, 2016

The South African alternative rockers Climate Control have just released a lyric video for their song, Ghosts. After adding a new member, Brook Pakathi on synth in 2015, the band is taking full strides on giving the world a breath of fresh new music in 2016. Vocalist and guitarist, Nic Gonzalez comments, “‘Ghosts’ is an energetic, ponderous song about the concept of leaving a lasting legacy. It raises the questions: Does it all matter in the end? And do we actually leave a worthy mark on people and the world?” Check out the video here: You can pick up the new single by heading over to ITunes here: https://itunes.apple.com/za/album/ghosts-single/id1096102418. Make sure to visit their social media sites and stay up to date on their latest news. Information & Links: Website: http://www.weareclimatecontrol.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/climatecontrolband Twitter: https://twitter.com/ccband Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/weareclimatecontrol/

New Music

Clarkkent delivers a fresh dose of punk rock with their new track, Refugee

April 19, 2016

Finnish punk rock band Clarkkent are ready to unleash a hefty dose of punk rock with their new song, Refugee. It not only contains meaningful lyrics that have you reflect on our times today but it has you ready to ROCK OUT! Check out the new track here: The song is off their new double single. You can pick up the new song here on Spotify: https://play.spotify.com/album/5I0lCJatZXDJJQjVrZxeqY?play=true&utm_source=open.spotify.com&utm_medium=open. Make sure to visit their social media sites for more information. Website: http://www.clarkkent.fi/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Clarkkentband

Merge
New Music

French alternative rockers MERGE release new video for The Exit

April 6, 2016

Time for you to check out the newly released video from French alternative rockers, Merge. The band had spent quite a lot of time touring in 2015 with Limp Bizkit, Enter Shikari, The Used and Circa Survive. They then went on to record their next album. The Exit is the first track to be released. Guitarist Julien Ho-Tong commented on the new track saying, “We are excited to release our new single. We feel that we have finally found a fresh new sound that represents Merge. We can’t wait for what’s to follow!”  Check out the new video here: I really love this new song as it brings a fresh spin on my reminiscent 90’s alternative. It is infectiously catchy and creates an upbeat vibe. The band will be touring France end of June 2016 and Europe from October 2016 on. Make sure to visit their social media sites and stay up to date on their latest news. Merge is: Max (Vocals) Julien (Guitar, Piano, Programming) Charly (Guitar) Tim (Bass) Kazu (Drums) ~ Marisol Information & Links: [Read More]