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Interview with Austin John Winkler, his return to music is just the beginning

July 24, 2022

We recently had the opportunity chat with solo artist Austin John Winkler (former Hinder vocalist) and we are excited for his return to music. He had returned to music by releasing Superjaded earlier this year and it truly rocked! The stage is bright for Winkler and the music scene welcomes his return. Check out our interview below: * * * * * * * We wanted to thank you for your time to talk with us. American Dreams is now out and it is a stellar anthemic track. You blew us away. Can you tell us about that song and how it came about? Yes, absolutely. I wrote that song, to begin with I had that little acoustic guitar reverb thing, that guitar riff in my head so I put it out on guitar and then you know, I like to think the best song is kind of just like “spit” out of me. To be honest, it is more or less kind of like my homage of how much I love the [Read More]

Interview with Austin Winkler as we talk about his new EP, Love Sick Radio

May 17, 2016

It was nearly two years to the date, that we last interviewed Austin Winkler as he was forging ahead in the new chapter of his musical career after departing Hinder. He has been quite busy for the past two years working on writing, recording and creating his own path on his musical journey. Austin Winkler recently released his first EP titled Love Sick Radio, under the name Austin John and it is a great collection of six very diverse and creative songs that will have you hooked on his new style of music. His new music has taken him into a different musical direction than his work with Hinder. It has given him the opportunity to embrace his creative freedom and embark into uncharted waters. Austin comments, “It’s a very exciting time for me. It’s been a long time in the making and I think a lot of people will be pleasantly surprised at the musical direction I took when I stepped into the studio to make this record. It’s quite a bit different from Hinder or [Read More]

Interview with Austin Winkler and he is back, stronger than ever!

May 15, 2014

“Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson When I think of the above quote, my favorite quote, it always reminds me of how strong you have to be to when you are faced with creating your own path or destiny. It inspires me when I see people make that great leap of faith and head off into that new path and become an even stronger person. I believe a great example in this is watching Austin Winkler as he has forged ahead in the new chapter of his musical career. It was last year that we brought you the news of Austin‘s departure from Hinder, but then to hear how he was going to continue with a new musical venture, I was truly elated. Austin has one of the most recognizable and beloved voices in the industry and I couldn’t wait to hear what he has in store for us. He invited us in to witness the [Read More]

Austin Winkler back on stage performing with Camp Freddy at the Roxy

December 21, 2013

We know that it was hard for all of us when we first heard the news of Austin Winkler‘s departure from Hinder but we were excited to know that he was going to continue on with his music career. You can read more on our previous post here. Austin has been sharing posts on Instagram and Twitter letting us know about his new musical venture and has been hard at work on it. I am elated to hear that and guess what, last night Austin joined Camp Freddy on stage at the Roxy in Hollywood. I can KICK MYSELF since Rockin Ryan and I had plans to go to a couple of the Camp Freddy shows this week but family emergencies prevailed and fires had to be put out. Austin joined the guys on stage and sang Born To Be Wild. Our friend told that he looked so happy to be back on that stage, which is exactly where he belongs. You can check out this video of his performance last night here: We will [Read More]

Austin Winkler working on new music!!

December 1, 2013

We were all very sad to hear of Austin Winkler’s departure from Hinder in a recent press release the band posted on November 20th. You can read more about that here. But there is some great news on the horizon! Just a couple days ago, Austin posted the following photo and caption on his Instagram: I am so excited to hear what Austin has in store for us. He has one of the most recognizable and beloved vocals in the industry and we need more of him! We are hoping to get more information for you and keep you updated. ~ Marisol Information & Links: Instagram for Austin: http://instagram.com/austinjohnwinkler Twitter for Austin: https://twitter.com/IamAustinJohn

Hinder releases official statement about Austin Winkler’s departure from band

November 20, 2013

We had told you earlier this year about how Austin Winkler was taking time off from their tour and was temporary leaving for personal reasons. Fast forward to today and Hinder have officially released a statement that they have parted ways with the Austin Winkler and a new vocalist will be announced. On the HINDER website they have posted the following release: * * * * LOS ANGELES (November 20, 2013) – Multi-platinum rock band, HINDER has announced they have officially parted ways with their lead singer, Austin Winkler. Earlier this year, Winkler left the band’s national tour due to personal reasons. Hinder continued to tour with guest lead vocalists helping out, including Jared Weeks from Saving Abel. The band’s 2005 debut, Extreme Behavior, sold over 3 million copies in the US, while its breakthrough single “Lips of an Angel” hit #1 on the Billboard Pop Chart. The album’s follow up three years later, Take it to the Limit, surpassed gold status after debuting #4 on the Billboard Top 200 with over 80,000 copies sold the first [Read More]

Hinder’s guitarist, Joe “Blower” Garvey has surgery after bus accident

July 31, 2013

Last week, HINDER had to pull out from their appearance at the Boise Music Festival on July 27th due to time to recover from a tour bus accident. On July 22nd, they made a post about the accident: Here is the post: “Hinder regrets to inform their fans that they must withdraw from their appearance at the Boise Music Festival on July 27th. Last night when the band was traveling on their tour bus, they were unexpectedly cut off by another vehicle. Members of the band and crew suffered injuries and spent the night in ER. Under doctor’s orders, the band will be taking some time off to heal, and plans to resume their tour on August 10th in at the Miami County Fair in Troy, Ohio” Then a few days after we received another update and information on how Joe “Blower” has to undergo surgery to repair his cheek bone. Here is the post: “Hey Hinder fans! We wanted to let you know that as a result of the accident, Blower is having surgery today [Read More]