April 2013 | Music Junkie Press

Road Crew is coming to Rock Your World!

April 15, 2013

Last Friday night I had my faith in rock and roll restored by a local rock band that just will have you craving more! Road Crew is from Santa Rosa, California (wine country just north of San Francisco) and Friday they were playing at one of the last venues we have here for enjoying live rock shows, The Last Day Saloon. We are still in shock over news that it will be closing in May. After the one and only rock station, the FOXX closed just a couple years ago, I was beginning to fear that rock and roll was dying in this area. I found myself making weekly trips to San Francisco, Sacramento and even Los Angeles to make sure I was getting my fix of rock and roll bands. I was so excited to find out that this great rock band, Road Crew was from right here! These four guys are rock and roll personified. They definitely have what it takes to keep the rock scene alive and they have the sound to prove [Read More]

Deftones bassist, Chi Cheng dies at age 42

April 14, 2013

It is a sad, sad day for music today. We lost another great one, Chi Cheng, bassist for Deftones had battled for four years to survive a devestating car crash on November 4, 2008. Chi has spent most of his time in a coma and recently he was thought to have shown signs of improvement and showing signs of conciousness. Chi lost his battle at 3 AM on April 13th. The following statement was posted by his mother on their site www.oneloveforchi.com Our dearest Family, This is the hardest thing to write to you. Your love and heart and devotion to Chi was unconditional and amazing. I know that you will always remember him as a giant of a man on stage with a heart for every one of you. He was taken to the emegency [sic] room and at 3 am today his heart just suddenly stopped. He left this world with me singing songs he liked in his ear. He fought the good fight. You stood by him sending love daily. He knew [Read More]

Joshua Adams feeds your heart and soul with his vocals

April 13, 2013

Today I wanted to bring a very special artist interview to you. This week we are featuring the amazing talented rock vocalist, Joshua Adams from Las Vegas. Joshua brings his powerful vocals to life and it flows with such emotion which reminds me of my other favorite singer, Myles Kennedy. You really have to take a listen and I am sure you will fall in love with his voice! Here is his video for his absolutely wonderful and uplifting song, “Everything Will Be Alright”. This song simply feeds my heart and soul, and you can’t help but feel serenity. UPDATE: Joshua has a Kickstarter Campaign for his upcoming Acoustic Tour!! Details here. We made our pledge so make sure to check it out and get Joshua to play in YOUR Town!! * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Music Junkie Press: First, I have to tell you that the first time I heard your voice, I seriously got chills. You have such an amazing [Read More]

Kick it into high gear with Katalina Kicks!

April 11, 2013

Shhhh…. I have a confession to make… Many of you have known me for my absolute LOVE and ADORATION of Heavy and Hard Rock and Roll but I must confess…..Long ago, there was a time in my wonderful teens and 20’s where I would take breaks from my Hard Rock life to head to San Francisco and catch my fix of Alternative Rock/Grunge-Punk. Oh how I miss those days, but you know what??? I have found a band that just brings all those great memories back…. No, they are not trying to make a comeback from the late 70’s or reinvent themselves from the late 90’s. The best part is they are a current band and you are going to LOVE them!!! Hailing from West London is the effervescent trio of Katalina Kicks! These three guys pack a punch of energy, attitude and just pure raw fun. You can’t help but move to them and just let the energy flow through your veins. Their music just catapults to the next level of adrenaline which is [Read More]

Sit back and get to know more about Candlelight Red

April 11, 2013

Candlelight Red came through San Francisco on March 30, 2013 as they played with Sevendust, Lacuna Coil, and Coal Chamber. We had the opportunity to interview Ryan Hoke and Jeremy Edge, right before their show at the Regency Ballroom. I was supposed to head out there but got tied up with a family emergency. This was Javier Rivas’s first interview for us and he went with Rockin Ryan andhere is that interview. I have had the great opportunity to see Candlelight Red live four times and I really didn’t wan’t to miss them. I heard about how they again delivered intense energy on just got the crowd pumped! We got to hear about how they are working on a new album and if you don’t have your copy of “Demons” make sure to get it on Itunes. It absolutely Rocks! Check out a video of them performing “Demons” live at the Regency Ballroom Show. Here is their video for another one of my favorites, “Closer”: Make sure to check out their music and see [Read More]

Get your fix of Hard Rock with MADLIFE!

April 9, 2013

Allow me to introduce, your favorite new band to you… MADLIFE! 2013 is definitely the year for MADLIFE! So far, they have been off and running with many announcements, new album and new endorsements. Their music is definitely going to be heard by the masses this year as they set out on an International tour as well! This industrial hard rock band has such a great sound that combines what you miss from your old style rock and roll and fuses it with their industrial hard sound to deliver energy driven music for today’s world. You will get hooked on them as I did years ago. Madlife are from Los Angeles and you have Angry Phil on Vocals, Isaiah Stuart on Guitar, Kyle Cunningham on Drums and Carlos Pagan on Bass. We had the pleasure of interviewing Madlife and here it is….. just for you….. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Music Junkie Press: I [Read More]

Justin Furstenfeld opens his heart on his Open Book Tour

April 8, 2013

A few months ago I told you about how one of my favorite singers announcing his solo tour to highlight the release of the third edition of his book! Yes, Justin Furstenfeld of Blue October. You can read that post here. Well, I can’t wait to tell you how everything went. First, remember when I told you I took my son Rockin Ryan to see Blue October in November 2012 and how Justin loved Ryan’s jacket and Ryan was going to make one?? Read that post here. Well, Ryan spent the past two months making one for Justin and couldn’t wait to give it to him at the show last Friday at The Observatory in Santa Ana. We set out for the 7 hour drive right after dropping Brandon off to school, perfectly scheduled to arrive at 3:45 in plenty of time for the Meet and Greet and Soundcheck. Well, we didn’t calculate the 10 miles per hour traffic from LA to Santa Ana. 9 hours later! We arrived late at 5:25 and missed most of the [Read More]