Month: November 2013

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Alternative

Santa Rosa’s own State Faults release Resonate/Desperate today!

November 12, 2013

I love announcing new releases but none more than today since it is from a local band from right here in Santa Rosa!  State Faults release their sophomore album, “Resonate/Desperate” on No Sleep Records. This album will give you an incredible fierce dose of fresh music that has a bit of everything from punk to screamo to metal to post hard-core. State Faults is made up as they say “four best friends who love video games and playing music together”. The four are Jonny Andrew, Chip Kelley, Jared Wallace and Michael Weldon. The album is out today and you can pick it up now for only $5 at their Bandcamp page as well as iTunes,  Amazon, No Sleep Records and local indie retailers.The album has some incredible songs that range from punk angst rage, alternative  to melodic chaos, you can almost see the snarl on their faces as you listen! The music will take a hold of you and lift your energy as you mesh with this spectacular album. My faves so far are Meteor, Diamond Dust, Disintegration, and [Read More]

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Tuesdays Travels pick of the week is The Sounds from Sweden

November 12, 2013

This week our Tuesdays Travels pick takes us to Malmo, Sweden. Sweden; the home of IKEA, ABBA and Absolut Vodka. Now we have one more thing to thank Sweden for, the incredible new wave infused rock by The Sounds.  Their music is described as indie rock/new wave but I think they can’t be categorized since they have a sound all on their own. The female fronted vocalist, Maja Ivarsson reminds me of a mix of Terri Nunn and Debbie Harry.  Their songs are energetic and fun and will have you moving and enjoying life within seconds of listening. The Sounds is Maja Ivarsson on Vocals, Felix Rodriguez on Guitars/Vocals, Johan Bengtsson on Bass, Jesper Anderberg on Keys/Guitar/Vocals and Fredrik Blond on Drums. The Sounds recently released their album, “Weekend” on October 29th, 2013 and it is spectacular. They have described this album as a bit of a rebirth of the band.  Jesper Anderberg, keyboardist/guitarist explains, “Weekend is more of a back to basics album, I was primarily looking for a groove when I started writing this album – a groove [Read More]

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Bands

Deathpoint delivers melodic groove metal with “SINISTER” that you will love!

November 12, 2013

Hailing from Ontario, Canada is Deathpoint, a young band with a passion for metal and creating their own unique sound that I love. They have recently released their album “SINISTER”  through Spread The Metal Records and it is one album you have to add to your metal collection.  It has everything from heavy metal guitars with some killer riffs, catchy hooks, combination of clean and harsh vocals, and a melodic groove that will literally draw you in further and take a hold of you. “SINISTER” is available now and you can pick up your copy here or their merch store page here. We had the opportunity to interview drummer, Mike Labate before their album release and you can check it out here: * * * * * * Music Junkie Press:  HI Mike, We are very excited about your album SINISTER which (was released) in October. I know that you have a couple other albums out but this is the first one with Spread the Metal Records, right? Mike Labate: Yes it is, We just signed on [Read More]

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Bands

Hillbilly Herald returns to San Francisco and takes over The Regency Ballroom

November 12, 2013

One of my favorite bands, Hillbilly Herald returned to San Francisco last Friday night to open up for Steel Panther. It was a last minute show announced by Hillbilly Herald and we were so glad to  make it down there and not miss these balls to the wall rock-n-rollers! Hillbilly Herald truly just had the crowd in it’s hands as they came out and played many of my favorites, Bad Boy Bruiser, Gold Digga, their cover of TNT, Greedy, Shame on Me and Rock n Roll is All I Wanna Do. Their energy was nonstop and their music is so damn fun, it is like old school rock that you LOVE! We will be bringing you an interview with Jimmy Heral in the next couple weeks. For now, check out this tribute video by Rockin Ryan which includes footage and photos from their San Francisco show.   If you don’t have it already (SHAME ON YOU!!!) head over to Itunes or Amazon and download their latest album, Sunday’s Best. Also check out their video for [Read More]

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Bands

Royal Bliss set to release new album “Chasing The Sun” February 18th, 2014

November 11, 2013

Royal Bliss have announced their release date of February 18th, 2014 for their upcoming album, “Chasing The Sun”. These Salt Lake City rockers have been hard at work on this album. Their first single they released, “Cry Sister” has been climbing the active rock chart! You can pick up the new single today on Itunes here. I can’t wait to hear more from this new album. So mark your calendars for the release date of February 18th, 2014. We will also see if we can bring you another interview with the band. If you missed our first interview with Neil Middleton from October 2012 you can read it below or check it out here. * * * * * * *  Music Junkie Press:    Thank you Neal for taking the time out to talk with us here at Music Junkie Press! We had the great pleasure of catching a couple of your shows when you were opening up Hinder and Candlebox. We instantly fell in love with your music and we are so excited to [Read More]

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Our Top Ten Rock Songs for Veteran’s Day

November 11, 2013

Today as we celebrate Veterans and all the sacrifices that they made to honor their country, let’s look at our Top Ten list of Veteran’s Day songs. 10. Guns n Roses – Civil War   9. Volbeat – A Warrior’s Call    8. Theory of a Deadman – Wait For Me   7. Escape The Fate – This War is Ours   6. Skillet – Hero   5. Shinedown – Diamond Eyes   4. Pop Evil – Trenches   3. Otherwise – Soldiers   2. Five Finger Death Punch – The Pride   1. We As Human – Strike Back   So today make sure to be thankful for the veterans who have fought to keep us free! ~ Marisol  

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Alternative Rock

The Yellow Dogs tragic shooting/suicide by ex bandmate

November 11, 2013

Music for me always represents a way to deal with emotions ranging from hate, anger to love and bliss. I think with  music, my hope is we all can come together and can eradicate the hate and violence that is in this world today. It is sad to hear about the tragic fatal shooting of three band members of The Yellow Dogs from Iran. This indie punk/rock band relocated from Iran and settled into Brooklyn, seeking more musical freedom and they had been quite successful at getting their high energy music out there. Recently, one of the band members who was kicked out of the band, returned to their apartment at 318 Maujer St, Brookly, NY and fatally shot the three remaining band members.Another member has been shot but is in stable condition in the hospital. Names have not been released of the gunman or the victims. The band members were reportedly shot and the shooter was found on the roof with a self inflicted gun shot to the head, with a rifle by his [Read More]