Month: October 2014

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Concerts

Ed Kowalczyk announces Throwing Copper Unplugged 20th Anniversary Tour

October 6, 2014

  Ed Kowalczyk, the legendary songwriter and former lead-singer of the multi-platinum rock band LIVE, announces the first leg of his Throwing Copper Unplugged – 20th Anniversary Tour. I can only imagine the atmosphere that the stripped down, acoustic versions will bring to the intimate settings as Ed Kowalczyk will perform some of rock’s most profound anthems. His signature vocals has attracted legions of fans for more than two decades. For complete tour and ticketing details, visit: www.edkowalczyk.com I still remember the first time I heard the amazing voice of Ed, it was back in the ’91/’92 and as usual, I went out in search of live bands on a Friday night.  My group of friends and I went to the Paradise Lounge and the DNA Lounge in San Francisco and LIVE was just about to perform there. I remember getting up and going right to the front of the stage and watching the entire set in awe of that amazing voice. Ed’s voice is powerful yet vulnerable, commanding yet inviting, just pure blissful. This [Read More]

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Concerts

Check out the new video for Millions by Gerard Way

October 6, 2014

Gerard Way has recently released a colorful retro video for his song Millions. I love it and can’t wait to share it with you here: The song is off his album, Hesitant Alien which is out now and can be picked up on iTunes here. You can catch Gerard as he is ready to set out on tour. Check the dates below and see if he is coming to a venue near you:     Date Venue Location Oct 12 The Fillmore San Francisco, CA Oct 13 Troubadour West Hollywood, CA Oct 14 Fonda Theatre Los Angeles, CA Oct 17 Trocadero Theatre Philadelphia, PA Oct 19 Paradise Rock Club Boston, MA Oct 20 Irving Plaza New York, NY Oct 22 Starland Ballroom Sayreville, NJ Oct 23 Webster Hall New York, NY Nov 05 The Ritz Manchester, United Kingdom Nov 06 O2 Academy Oxford Oxford, United Kingdom Nov 07 O2 ABC Glasgow Glasgow, United Kingdom Nov 09 Cardiff Stidents’ Union Cardiff, United Kingdom Nov 10 Koko London, United Kingdom Jan 23 O2 Academy Brixton London, United [Read More]

Band

Devin Townsend releases intergalactic lyric video for Deathray off new double album Z²

October 6, 2014

Devin Townsend is gearing up for the release of his new long awaited double album. The album titled Z² is set for release on October 28th in the US and October 27th in Europe. The Z² project also will have him performing a landmark show at London’s legendary Royal Albert Hall on April 13, 2015. Tickets are available for this enormous show from www.kililive.com.  Devin has recently released an intergalactic lyric video for his song, Deathray. Check it out here: Here is what Devin had to say about his new album,  “Hey all!  So it’s been years I’ve been trying to get the energies in line to do another Ziltoid record, and it’s finally happened! Z2 is my new record, and it’s a multimedia event that has taken a ton of people a ton of effort to bring to you! It’s a double album, (one side DTP, and one side Ziltoid) and the concept expands on Ziltoid the alien, and his sci-fi adventures in a way that kind of throws back to 50’s radio plays… but obviously with complicated, heavy music [Read More]

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Bands

Billy Idol announces dates for a North American Tour!

October 6, 2014

Billy Idol is set to release his new album, “Kings & Queens of the Underground” on October 21st through Billy’s own record label, BFI. This will be his first new album in almost a decade and was primarily  produced by Trevor Horn, with Greg Kurstin also contributing as a producer to two songs, including the anthemic lead single, “Can’t Break Me Down.” The new song, Can’t Break Me Down is available for immediate download when you pre-order the album on iTunes here or Amazon here.  You can take a listen to the new song on Billy’s website: BillyIdol.net Track Listing: Bitter Pill Can’t Break Me Down (listen at BillyIdol.net) Save Me Now One Breath Away Postcards From The Past Kings & Queens Of The Underground Eyes Wide Shut Ghosts In My Guitar Nothing To Fear Love And Glory Whiskey And Pills Billy has just announced tour dates for a North American Tour. Tickets will go on sale this Friday, October 10th. Check the dates below: January 21: House Of Blues, New Orleans, LA January 22, The Tabernacle, Atlanta, GA [Read More]

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Band

New music video for Dangerous by Shaman’s Harvest

October 6, 2014

We recently shared with you our interview with guitarist, Josh Hamler of Shaman’s Harvest. You can read our full interview here: Interview with Josh of Shaman’s Harvest. We have been rocking out to their latest release, Smoking Hearts and Broken Guns which released last month. The first single of the album is the anthemic rock song, Dangerous, which Josh commented, “When we started writing that, we were kind of wanting to write a song that every time you listened to it, driving down the road, you will probably end up getting a speeding ticket because it just makes you want to drive fast. And you know, it just, at that point in time when we were writing it, that was basically when Nate got his diagnosis and you know lots, lots of things trying to hold us down, hold us back, stop us from continuing on and in the end all of that struggle and that fight we had to, we had to endure, it made us better than we were before. Basically it is what the song [Read More]

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Bands

Check out the new music video by Black Veil Brides for Heart of Fire

October 6, 2014

Black Veil Brides have released the cover art for their new self titled album and the track listing.  The fourth studio album Black Veil Brides  is set for release on October 27th here in the US. We have been loving the new track Heart of Fire and now you can check out the new music video for it here:   The song just proves that Black Veil Brides may be releasing what could possibly be the Album of the Year. I am in no way surprised since these give are truly gifted musicians. I love the swirling guitars, powerful vocals, sexy riffs and solo, emotionally driven lyrics, catchy chorus, and those drums! Holy hell, those drums are just catchy as (pardon my language…) Fuck! I can’t wait for this new album and even more excited to catch them on their upcoming Black Mass 2014 Tour. Pre-order BVBIV at: http://www.blackveilbrides.net   01. Heart Of Fire 02. Faithless 03. Devil In The Mirror 04. Goodbye Agony 05. World Of Sacrifice 06. Last Rites 07. Stolen Omen 08. Walk [Read More]

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Aftershock Festival

Interview with Young Guns as the kicked ass at Aftershock Festival

October 5, 2014

One of our featured Monster Energy Aftershock Bands was Young Guns. The London based rockers have been consistently grabbing everyone’s attention. We were very excited to see them performing at this year’s Aftershock Festival. They were amazing, they came out blazing with energy and got everyone revved up. I have been loving their most recent single, I Want Out which shot to No. 1 on the Tunes Rock Chart in the UK. Check out  a video for it: The track is the first song from their upcoming new album which is set for a 2015 release and was recorded in Bath, England, produced by Steve Osborne (Joy Division, U2, Peter Gabriel) and mixed by Damian Taylor (Arcade Fire, Bjork, The Killers) Band Members: Gustav Wood – Vocals John Taylor – Guitar Fraser Taylor – Guitar Simon Mitchell – Bass Ben Jolliffe – Drums We had the chance to chat with Ben Jolliffe, Simon Mitchell and John Taylor after their set. Check out the interview here: Check out the photos of them during their set at Aftershock by our Rockin [Read More]