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Interview with guitarist extraordinaire, J.R. Bareis of Love and Death

October 20, 2013

Aftershock Festival last month was filled with so many great bands and one of those bands that I was excited to watch was Love and Death. I have really enjoyed their album “Between Here & Lost” as it has some of my favorite songs like Meltdown, Paralyzed, Chemicals, The Abandoning, and those are just to name a few off! We had the opportunity to talk with lead guitarist, J.R. Bareis after their Aftershock performance and are pleased to bring you the interview here: Music Junkie Press: HI JR. Thank you for taking the time to talk with us here at Music Junkie Press. We got to see Love and Death at Aftershock and you guys were awesome. How was it playing at Aftershock for you? J.R.: It was good. We had a lot of fun. It was very good. I believe it. It was awesome. It was great all the people that showed up. It was very exciting. Music Junkie Press: They reported that they had over 30,000 people there. Who were you most [Read More]

The Pretty Reckless is a crowd pleaser in San Francisco!

October 20, 2013

Just only a week ago, I was at Slim’s in San Francisco and enjoying the incredible, Russian, British and American band lineup that comprised of Louna, Heaven’s Basement and The Pretty Reckless. You can read our reviews of Louna and Heaven’s Basement here. It was quite a night as these three very different bands came together and gave an amazing show that had the crowd continuously rockin out all night. This was the first time I saw The Pretty Reckless although I did get to enjoy Taylor Momsen as she joined Marilyn Manson on stage for the 2012 Revolver Golden Gods Awards. I have the footage in the Links below. One thing is for sure The Pretty Reckless has amazing stage presence and their songs are so damn good. I was immediately drawn in and excited to watch more. Taylor Momsen has stated in the past that her musical influences are Kurt Cobain and Joan Jett and that is exactly what you get with her! She has this amazing grunge style with this rockin attitude [Read More]

Exclusive Interview with Ben Draiman on his cover of Disturbed’s “Stricken”

October 19, 2013

Just over a month ago, we featured the very talented Ben Draiman for our Tuesdays Travels pick. He had mentioned he was working on a cover he was soon to release. Well, the time has come and the cover is out and is AMAZING! Ben has released his new interpretation of Disturbed’s “Stricken“. As you might know, Ben is the younger brother of David Draiman from Disturbed/Device. He has taken a great metal song and transformed it into a spectacular ballad. We had the opportunity to interview Ben to discuss more about this remarkable cover. First check out the cover: * * * * * * * * Music Junkie Press: Thank you Ben for taking the time to talk with us about your recent cover. I know that in the past you have covered another Disturbed song, “Darkness” as you paid tribute to your brother David while he was visiting you at one of your shows. Can you tell us what made you choose “Stricken” for your next cover? Ben: It’s a good thing you [Read More]

XM SIRIUS DROPS SIXX SENSE CHANNEL AND ALL OF US LISTENERS ARE OUTRAGED!

October 19, 2013

I love my Saturdays, a day where I can kick back and ride around running my errands while listening to my favorite XM Sirius Channel Sixx Sense Channel 242…… Well today that was not to happen as I put on my car stereo and didn’t even make it out of the driveway as I was greated with some Spanish channel replacing my Sixx Sense. I thought someone must have changed my Number 1 Favorite channel so I rapidly scanned straight to 242 and received the message of DOOM…… This channel is no longer available on XM Sirius, to download the new channel line up…. blah… blah…. blah.., I didn’t care to hear what came after that heartbreaking NEWS!!!! WTF???? No Nikki Sixx! No Kerri Kasem! No Kyle Chrise! No Ask Nikki! No Sideshow Countdown! No Blast from the Past! and no ROCK N ROLL!!!!!! Dammit, I am pissed about this. The only reason I have continued to keep my subscription on XM Sirius was due to Sixx Sense, yes I do listen to Octane, Lithium, [Read More]

Tony Harnell announces return as singer for TNT!

October 17, 2013

There must be some magic in the air today and the stars are all aligned because I have some awesome news to share! Tony Harnell has just announced his return as vocalist for TNT. I have told you earlier this year about Tony Harnell & The Wildflowers featuring Ron Bumblefoot Thal. I also loved seeing Tony perform in January at NAMM 2013 along with Cassandra Sotos and Ron. You can check out a video which we got of their great performance here: Tony Harnell has an incredibly powerful and distinctive voice that I have loved for a long time! Tony was the lead singer of the Norwegian Rock band, TNT during the highlight of their career (1984 to 2006) and has over 30 albums of experience as well as numerous awards. It is so exciting to see that he will be returning to TNT. You can read his Facebook post here announcing the news: So let’s all give Tony a warm WELCOME BACK and I can’t wait to find out about a US Tour!!!! [Read More]

Jesse Lawson announces departure from Sleeping With Sirens

October 16, 2013

So I just finished up my write up about Jimmy Ashhurst and his departure from Buckcherry and not even an hour goes by as I am writing about another band departure….. This time it is in another genre of music the post hard core band, Sleeping With Sirens. Jesse Lawson guitarist announced his departure via Twitter and Instagram with the following post: We hope Jesse will continue in music as he has made quite an impact on so many young people’s lives. We wish you the best Jesse! ~ Marisol

Buckcherry makes announcement about Jimmy Ashhurst’s departure

October 16, 2013

We just recently learned of Jimmy Ashhurst’s departure from Buckcherry through a post on Buckcherry’s website today: Oct.16.2013 An Important Message From The Band Regarding Jimmy Recently many of you have been contacting us wondering what exactly is going on with our current line up, our bassist, and generally wondering why we haven’t addressed this directly. For the sake of setting the record straight and letting our fans know what’s up, here it is: With heavy hearts and with great difficulty we have decided to part ways with our long time bandmate Jimmy Ashhurst. This was not an easy decision, nor was it a rash decision made in haste. It’s not our desire to air dirty laundry or inner band circumstances that brought about this result. Every band has its issues, and while we have gone to great lengths to minimize them and work through them, this band has had its own issues like any other. We in no way wish to put Jimmy in an unfavorable light. Simply put, we felt it was in [Read More]