Month: February 2015

Band

Seasons After release Lights Out video

February 9, 2015

Seasons After have returned with their first commercial release in four years and it is a bad ass album! Their album, Calamity, Scars and Memoirs features Tony Housh (vocals), Chris Dawson (guitar), Jim Beattie (lead guitar), Tim Rails (drums) and Jesse Saint (bass). This album features the strongest work to date for this band, truly exhibiting how they have grown, strengthened and evolved musically and personally. It is a bad ass album featuring fierce guitars, powerful vocals, emotionally driven lyrics and so much more. They have just released their new video for Lights Out and frontman Tony explains more about the song, “’Lights Out’ was written as an expression of the discontentment toward a situation that we had no control over. Writing music is our way of visiting a shrink. We don’t take Prozac.  We write a fucking song! We were venting I guess you could say. So as you can imagine when it became the song to roll out with it was a little surprising to us all.  Now that we are back on the [Read More]

80s

Check out the stunning video for Waterfall by Smashing Satellites

February 9, 2015

Smashing Satellites is the new music project by Salvatore Costa, whom you may know as the bad ass guitarist from My Darkest Days. After leaving MDD Sal was ready to dive into his own music and follow his dreams. What blossomed from that departure is the welcoming fresh new sound of Smashing Satellites. They have  a ’80’s retro vibe but with a modern flair. Once you take a listen, you will get hooked. Sal’s vocals are compelling and inviting and places him exactly where he belongs, front and center! They have recently released their video for Waterfall which is visually stunning. The song is definitely one of my favorites as Salvatore explains about the song, “There are times in life where we all struggle with fear, depression and anxiety… we feel as though we are drowning. Sometimes it is not just about overcoming the fear and swimming to the surface but rather learning how to survive that time in the water.”    The video was filmed in a frigid cold shark tank and is absolutely breathtaking. Check [Read More]

'80s Rock

Santa Cruz release new lyric video for My Remedy

February 9, 2015

  HELL YES! I have the perfect thing for your Monday blues.  Check out the new lyric video from Santa Cruz for My Remedy. This song fucking KICKS ASS!  Check out the video here: We can’t wait for the return of Santa Cruz to the US. We met up with vocalist Archie Cruz this year at NAMM 2015 and he gave us the great news that they will be returning soon. They have a lot of great things in store for 2015 and get ready for them to dominate this year with their ROCK N ROLL! Check out our chat with Archie here: In  case you missed our earlier interview from last year, you can check it out here: One thing is for sure, whether you are reliving your love of ’80s rock or are of today’s youth and are looking for some REAL ROCK n ROLL, Santa Cruz is the answer for all your listening pleasure. They are pure ear porn without the guilt! Their songs have epic guitar solos, shredding fierce riffs, amazing [Read More]

Glam

Quick chat with The Sex Tape Scandal at NAMM 2015

February 8, 2015

One of the great things about getting out to NAMM in addition to checking out all the amazing new instruments, is running into exciting new bands. This time we had the pleasure of meeting The Sex Tape Scandal from Southern California. They are four bad ass rockers who are making a statement with their signature style blending 80’s glam, metal, classic hard rock and modern hard core = Glamcore.  It is a great fresh new sound that will bite you and have you hooked from the start. Their infectious energy and signature sound will keep you coming back for more! We had the chance to briefly chat with them at NAMM 2015 and are pleased to bring you that interview here:   We got their new EP, Pretty Ugly and it has since become a regular on our daily playlist. It fuckin rocks! It is as if someone came along to the so-called ROCK IS DEAD scene and took a pair of paddles from a defibrillator cranked at maximum velocity, and jump started the life back [Read More]

Band

Introducing As Clarity Falls

February 8, 2015

Contributed by Alexandra  In addition to the concert reviews I write now about shows in the Munich area, I thought I’d introduce you to new bands from the European area. Starting with the band, As Clarity Falls They are from Bordeaux, France. Bordeaux is a bigger town (pop. about 250k) in the west of France, about 45 km away from the Atlantic ocean, known worldwide for it’s amazing wine. But there’s also a band of five guys, currently working on their first fulll-length album. They are called As Clarity Falls. Band members:  Chris Hope Laurent: Screams Matthieu Kirby: Clean vocals / guitar Nicolas Gadrat: Guitar Helio Mastrorelli: Bass Pierre-Jean Paoli: Drums The band formed in 2010. Nicolas, Helio and Matthieu are still from the original line-up, Pierre-Jean joined in 2012 and Chris in late 2013. They describe their sound as post-hardcore with breakdowns, sing-alongs, guitar solos and catchy choruses. Their influences are The Devil Wears Prada, Crown The Empire, Architects, Motionless in White, As I Lay Dying, Bring Me The Horizon, While She Sleeps and many [Read More]

Bands

Interview with Justin Emord of Love and a .38 at NAMM 2015

February 6, 2015

  One thing about NAMM is that we not only get to see all the new products and features on display but we get to run into our favorite musicians. This year we got the chance to chat with Justin Emord of Love and .38. He was busy this year visiting many of his sponsors as well as doing a signing at Rock n Roll Industries. He told us all about the new addition of Diablo. Check out the interview here:   Make sure to visit their social media sites so you can stay up to date on all their news. We will keep you updated on their upcoming album release. ~ Marisol Information & Links:  Website:  www.loveanda38music.com Facebook:  www.facebook.com/loveanda.38 Twitter:  www.twitter.com/loveanda38 Youtube:  www.youtube.com/loveanda38 Instagram:  www.instagram.com/loveanda38

Bands

BottleRock Napa Featured Band of the Day is Battle Tapes

February 6, 2015

  Today our Bottle Rock Napa Featured Band is Battle Tapes. This band will be bringing their fresh new sound of electro rock synth to BottleRock. It is great to see a versatile group of bands on this year’s lineup and Battle Tapes will definitely be bringing in great upbeat dose of synth rock.  They also do incredible remixes that you have to check out as well. They also have an upcoming show in Las Vegas at Vinyl on February 22nd. Band Members: Josh Boardman Riley Mackin Stephen Bannister Music: Sweatshop Boys EP available on iTunes here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/sweatshop-boys-ep/ Songs To Check out: Feel The Same  & Dirty Mind Video to Check out: Sleepwalker   Check them out out and make sure to visit their social media sites for the latest news. Also mark your calendars for the weekend of May 29-31st for the BottleRock Napa 2015 Festival. You can get more details about the festival and pick up your tickets at  http://www.bottlerocknapavalley.com  You can check out below all the bands that have been announced and stay tuned for a [Read More]