Month: August 2015

Festival

HARD DAY OF THE DEAD Halloween festival with Skrillex, deadmau5 and more

August 28, 2015

HARD returns with its annual ‘Day of the Dead’ Halloween edition on Saturday, October 31 and Sunday, November 1 at Southern California’s Fairplex. Leading the charge for the two-day 21+ festival is deadmau5, Hot Chip, Nero, Flying Lotus andFuture on October 31 and Skrillex, Gesaffelstein, Glass Animals and A$ap Fergon November 1.   In addition to its headliners, the full HARD Day of the Dead line-up-its most stylistically diverse one yet–offers up many tricks and treats.  Look for back-to-back sets fromTuskegee (Seth Troxler and The Martinez Brothers) and Ryan Hemsworth and Tommy Kruise, live sets from Club Cheval (North American debut) and Jets (Jimmy Edgar and Machinedrum), branded stages All Gone Pete Tong on Saturday, October 31 and OWSLA and AC Slater’s Night Bass on Sunday, November 1, and especially for hip-hop fans,  sets from Method Man & Redman and Juicy J.  Plus, HARDcelebrates the return of Armand Van Helden, Kill The Noise, Hannah Wants andOliver and new faces Marshmello, George Fitzgerald, SNBRN and Keith Ape. The full line-up follows below. Tickets are on sale [Read More]

Aftershock 2015

Our Aftershock Spotlight Band is Stone Temple Pilots

August 28, 2015

Today our Aftershock Spotlight Band is the Stone Temple Pilots.  I can’t wait to see them perform at this year’s Aftershock Festival. They are set to play on Sunday and it will be awesome. They have quite a bit of upcoming tour dates so make sure to visit their tour page on their website: http://stonetemplepilots.com/tour-dates/. Be prepared for a wild set as Chester brings a great renewed energy to our favorite songs. They have a tight sound that delivers a spot on performance every time. Make sure to also pick up their EP High Rise which features Chester Bennington and you can head over to iTunes for it: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/high-rise-chester-bennington/id701431695. Some of my faves on it are Cry Cry and Black Heart. Band Members: Dean DeLeo Robert DeLeo Eric Kretz Chester Bennington   Genre:  Rock Location: Los Angeles, CA Feature: Incredible stage performance and Chester Bennington brings a renewed energy to the songs. Music: High Rise  featuring Chester Bennington. on iTunes here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/high-rise-chester-bennington/id701431695 Video To check out: Black Heart We caught STP perform in SF at the legendary Fillmore earlier this year and [Read More]

Band

New Found Glory launch Ready and Willing Video Cover Contest and catch them on tour

August 27, 2015

  Pop-punk icons New Found Glory have launched a cover contest for their track “Ready and Willing” surrounding the upcoming release of their re-issue, Resurrection: Ascension. Fans will record themselves covering the track and have a chance for their video footage to be used in the band’s upcoming music video for “Ready and Willing II.” All video entries must uploaded to Vimeo.com and tagged with the hashtag #ReadyandWilling. Once in downloadable format, the Vimeo link should then be emailed to [email protected]. The band will pick their favorite videos an add them into their upcoming music video! The band comments, “The lyrics and message of this song are to encourage people to never be afraid to take a chance towards something they are aspiring to be. In our case it was New Found Glory. This video and your bands participation is to bring some of that platform to bands everywhere that share the same vision and to hope it encourages them to do the same.” New Found Glory is additionally gearing up to release Resurrection: Ascension, a [Read More]

Alternative

Checkout the new video from Raggy Monster for their captivating track, Crying Shame

August 27, 2015

Alternative indie rock band Raggy Monster from West Palm Beach have released a new video for their track, Crying Shame. The song is off their sophomore album, As the thorn lures the widow’s lip, it seeks no wisdom from the Wicker Flies, which was released in December 2014. The song brings out such emotion as you are captivated by  vocalist Rachel DuVall’s hypnotic vocals. “The song was inspired by singer/keyboardist Billy Schmidt’s uncle who had been nearly paralyzed from suffering multiple strokes and the emotional weight it held on Billy’s heart. Billy’s wife and bandmate,  Rachel DuVall put these emotions to lyrics, creating a tribute to the family.”  Billy Schmidt comments on the track, “This video and song are very personal to me, being inspired by my uncle John. As a kid we visited him a couple times a year and I remember seeing the expression on his face and not being able to tell if he was full of joy or sadness. I think it was a combination of the two. He loved children, and we [Read More]

Contest

Enter to WIN an Autographed Krown Power Kronitron Mega Pack from the Kottonmouth Kings

August 27, 2015

Kottonmouth Kings are set to release their new album, Krown Power on August 28th via United Family Music/Capitol Records. Their album continues to highlight their unique style and signature sound that has been dubbed Rip-Hop. This album will be the their first full-length album on United Family Music Group, their new label founded by KMK front man, Brad “Daddy X” Xavier. In celebration of KMK’s new album KROWN POWER, the band is giving 5 lucky winners an autographed Kronitron Mega Pack Pre-Order Package, which includes the Deluxe Green Edition of Krown Power. Click below to ENTER: You can take a listen to their new song, Audio War by heading over to Spotify here:  https://play.spotify.com/track/1bdDaGg5uIEghVK9rV0DpB. In addition, they have released a new music video for another new song, Sink or Swim which is off the new album. Check out the video here:  The new album can be pre-ordered now on iTunes and in Kottonmouth Kings’ merch store. Make sure to visit their social media sites and stay up to date on their latest news. Information & Links: Website: http://www.kottonmouthkings.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kottonmouthkings Twitter: [Read More]

New Music

One-Eyed Doll release video of Afflicted, paying homage to Salem witch victims and catch them out on tour!

August 27, 2015

One-Eyed Doll have released their new video Afflicted where they pay homage to the Salem Witch victims. The video was directed by Patrick Kendall [Megadeth, Incubus, Theory Of A Deadman] and was shot in Danvers (formerly Salem Village), modern-day Salem, Sleepy Hollow and New York City, all in the aftermath of Winter Storm Juno. Vocalist/Guitarist Kimberly Freeman explains, “The video is a bit of fiction and history combined. The story ebbs between fantasy and reality to portray the confusion and desperation of the Salem Witchcraft Hysteria of 1692. The people of Salem Village were the captives of religious oppression, ruled by overwhelming guilt and fear. The entire album is, in fact, a concept about the subject. This particular song references (and directly quotes at times) historical court documents including the forced confession of the first person accused of witchcraft in Salem. In the preserved handwritten records from 1692, she admits signing her soul over to the devil. Several young girls of the town convulse and swear that she has afflicted them with her magic. The Afflicted music video [Read More]

Tour

All That Remains and We Came As Romans announce co-headlining tour this fall.

August 27, 2015

All That Remains and We Came As Romans announce dates for their coheadlining tour, the HardDrive Live Fallout Tour this Fall. The tour will start on October 14th in Grand Rapids, MI and wrap up on November 7th.  Emmure will be direct support for the entire tour.  Red Sun Rising will open from October 14th through October 16th and October 19th through October 28th. Failure Anthem will open from November 2nd through November 7th.  Tickets will be available Friday August 28th at 10:00 AM local time at  www.Harddrivelivefallout.com. HardDrive Live Fallout  Tour Dates Oct. 14 – Grand Rapids, MI – The Intersection  Oct. 15 – Green Bay, WI – The Watering Hole Oct. 16 – Ft. Wayne, IN – Piere’s Entertainment Center  Oct. 17 – Nashville, TN – War Memorial Auditorium  Oct. 19 – San Antonio, TX – Alamo City Music Hall Oct. 20 – Dallas, TX – Gas Monkey Live!  Oct. 22 – Flagstaff, AZ – Orpheum Theater  Oct. 27 – Salt Lake City, UT – In The Venue Oct. 28 – Denver, CO – [Read More]