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Black Veil Brides announce lineup for first ever Halloweekend!

June 24, 2014

Black Veil Brides are set to release their new album on October 28th, 2014 and right after get ready for some very special shows. Black Veil Brides have announced their first ever, Halloweekend. The event will take place on October 31st at The Marquee in Phoenix, Arizona and November 1st at the Wiltern in Los Angeles. Today they have announced who the special guests are: Don’t worry if you can’t make it to these shows because they have announced fall tour dates as well. Check out the dates from our earlier coverage here. They have also announced several UK Tour dates and will continue announcing shows in support of their new album. Pre-Orders for the album will become available in July. So make sure to visit their social media sites and stay up to date! We will be heading out to the Los Angeles show and hope you all join us. Mark your calendars and get ready for a Halloweekend you will never forget! ~ Marisol Information & Links: Website: Facebook: www.facebook.com/Blackveilbrides [Read More]

Upon a Burning Body is our Rockstar Energy Mayhem Fest Featured Band of the Day

June 23, 2014

Here we are with a little less than two weeks ago from the Rockstar Mayhem Fest coming to the Bay Area at the Shoreline Amphitheater on July 6th. We are looking forward to all the great bands and today we wanted to put our spotlight on one of the amazing bands on the lineup. That band is Upon a Burning Body. I first saw Upon a Burning Body several years back at one of the festivals and they completely blew me away. They have such a charismatic energy when they are on stage and they deliver fierce and unapologetic metal that will pulse through your veins and make you feel alive! Band Members: Danny – Vocals CJ- Guitar Ruben- Bass Sal- Guitar Music: Red, White & Green out on Sumerian Records and available on Itunes Songs to Check out: Sin City which is available on Red, White & Green Make sure to visit their social media sites to stay up to date on their latest news. The tour dates for Rockstar Mayhem Fest are listed below: July 05 San Bernardino, CA San Manuel Amphitheater [Read More]

Check out our Interview with Daisy of Foxy Shazam as we talk GONZO!

June 23, 2014

After the release of the new album Gonzo by Foxy Shazam have been quite busy touring the country as their tour kicked off on May 27th in Harrisburg, PA. They have also recently announced a string of additional tour dates which will take them into August. If you have never seen Foxy Shazam live, do yourself a favor and get yourself to a show. They are amazing and will leave you every bit as satisfied. We had the opportunity to interview bassist, Daisy Caplan and are pleased to bring that interview to you here: * * * * * * * * * * Music Junkie Press: Thank you for taking the time to talk with us here at Music Junkie Press. It was great to see the release of GONZO and even more so for you to offer it for FREE. With the music industry in it’s ups and downs right now, what made you want to give out your new album as a FREE download? Daisy: The music industry itself makes it impossible [Read More]

Rich Ward, aka The Duke of Metal comes to the rescue!

June 23, 2014

One of our favorite heavy metal guitar shredders, Rich Ward (The Duke Of Metal) from FOZZY happens to be in the right place at the right time to rescue a baby deer. Rich found the baby deer during a run in the woods. Check out his story which he posted on his Facebook page below: A few hours ago I was going for a run at my local park, and I saw a juvenile deer out in a field about 200 yards away from me. As I got closer, I could tell that something was wrong, as it was very “wobbly”, seemed very weak, and appeared to be disoriented. I watched from about 100 feet away for a couple of minutes, looking around for it’s mother, and just trying to get a better idea of what may be wrong. I walked slowly towards the deer until I got about 10 feet away, then I got down on my knees and started to talk to it. It just walked/staggered right over to me, as to say [Read More]

Icon For Hire was one of the highlights of our Warped Tour Coverage

June 23, 2014

This year Vans Warped Tour had many great bands on several stages. It truly became hard to choose where to go and who to check out. What is great is that we still have another full day of Warped Tour to check out all the bands we did miss. Saturday was the perfect day for Warped Tour, hot but not extremely blazing as it has been in the past. There were lines that went to the back of the parking lot as early as 9:30. Nobody wanted to miss out on catching all the great bands. There is one band that I have to tell you about. After running around from the main stages to the amphitheatre stages, I found myself at the Hard Rock Kevin Says Stage at 6:30. I was there just in time for the 6:35 start of Icon For Hire which I didn’t know anything about (I know, shame on me, shake your finger at me and tell me that it was very bad that I hadn’t heard of them before!!). [Read More]

Let the music of Allen Cruz and The Galaxy put a smile in your heart!

June 23, 2014

Sometimes you have one of those days, weeks or even months where you feel a bit overwhelmed and that was me last week! Music has always been my medicine, my drug, my answer to my questions. This past weekend, the music that helped me get out of my “funk” was the new catchy tunes by Allen Cruz & The Galaxy. Allen Cruz & The Galaxy is Allen Cruz on Vocals & Guitar, Josh Huddleston on Guitar & Vocals, Paul Merendino on Drums & Vocals, Brian Crace on Bass & Vocals. Together they have created a unique style of music which can be referred to as Jazzy Pop Rock. One thing is for sure, when I first put on their new EP I instantly smiled and knew that their music was my mood elevator. They could market their music as the new anti-depressant! No Pills needed! Just plug in and listen and let their songs take you on a musical journey to feed your soul with upbeat catchy tunes. They remind me of a mix of early [Read More]

Sneak Peek at our Warped Tour Coverage from the Mountain View date.

June 22, 2014

Warped Tour returned yesterday to the Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountain View, California. It was another awesome date for the festival as this year it celebrates it’s 20th anniversary of bringing music to the masses! The weather was perfect, clear skies and sunshine all day long. The lines were long and they started early. It was great to see how long the donation line was for their early entry. Want in early? Then bring three canned goods, (Can’t be dented cans), a $5 donation or a used cell phone to the Feed Our Children NOW! tent located near the “Skip The Line” flag where you’ll receive a skip the line wristband in exchange for your donation. We had a great time covering many awesome bands that were at all the stages. Check out a sneak peek of some of the highlights of our day. We have already posted one of our Warped Tour highlights; Captain Capa and stay tuned all week for our other band features. In addition, if you don’t see your band here, don’t worry [Read More]