Month: June 2016

Concerts

Concert review: New Years Day with Down To Date in Munich. Review by Alex Bock

June 21, 2016

    Munich, Backstage Club, June 8th, 2016 Just a few months after playing as an opener for Escape The Fate, New Years Day came back to Germany for their first headliner tour. That also led them to Munich. The Backstage, which is a bigger area with various different sized venues, was really quiet that night, because the only venue open was the club, which is the smallest of the main venues there. A good part of the audience that night was there on a special occasion. It was a school class with three teachers. They went to the show as part of a school project. If only I had a teacher like that in my school years…. Unfortunately, New Years Day didn’t have time to spend with the class, but Down To Date took time after their set to hang out with them for about half an hour. Pretty sure a special moment. Down To Date is a pop-punk/hardcore band from Berlin. They were the only opening band that night. They had the crowd [Read More]

Charming Liars
Acoustic

Charming Liars release acoustic video for their song, Soul

June 20, 2016

Alternative rockers Charming Liars have recently released an acoustic video for their new single, Soul. The song dives into a sea of honest emotion and lifts you up with soaring vocals and inspiring catchy chorus. The acoustic version is filled with raw honest energy. Vocalist Kiliyan Maguire explained the meaning behind the track: “Soul is a song that symbolizes the passion one has when chasing their dreams and embracing the ups and downs that come with it.” Check out the video here: The song is off their new EP 12:31 AM which you can pick up here: http://kingsroadmerch.com/charming-liars/.  Make sure to visit their social media sites and stay up to date on their latest news. ~ Marisol Information & Links: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CharmingLiars Twitter: https://twitter.com/charming_liars YouTube:http://www.youtube.com/user/charmingliarsmusic Website: http://www.charmingliars.com/ Instagram: http://instagram.com/charmingliarsmusic  

Biters
music

Get a dose of visual and aural pleasure with the new video from the Biters!

June 17, 2016

  The Biters have done it again. Get ready for a hefty dose of visual and aural pleasure with the release of their new music video for The City Ain’t the same. It is a kick ass rock track that is 100% rock and roll ear porn.  Check it out and crank it up loud: Frontman Tuk comments about forming the band, “I put the Biters together to bring some style and substance back to Rock n Roll. I wanted to do something super authentic, something timeless, something iconic… I want to do something CLASSIC!” The song is off their incredible must-have album, Electric Blood which was released last year. If you don’t have it, make sure to head over to iTunes here and get it now! Now head over to their social media sites and check them out!! Also you can head over to their Facebook page and give them a LIKE. Make sure to share their video and let everyone  know about the BITERS! ~Enjoy, Marisol Information & Links: Website: www.thebiters.net Facebook:www.facebook.com/BITERS Twitter: www.twitter.com/TheBiters Instagram: web.stagram.com/n/biters/ Biters Store: www.pipelinerecords.gostorego.com/the-biters.html  

Indie Rock

Interview with The Young Presidents and pick up their new album, Firehorse

June 17, 2016

The Young Presidents out of New York City are just the band you need to feed your soul with some smooth rock n’ roll. They recently released their new album, Firehorse in May and it has been garnering a lot of high praise for their work. The album which includes both acoustic and electric and was self produced by  Mitchell Kaneff and Jake Hertzog.  We had the chance to chat with guitarist Jake and are pleased to bring that interview to you here: * * * * * Music Junkie Press: Thank you so much for taking the time out to talk with us here at Music Junkie Press. Now Firehorse has been out for several weeks now. How has it been to have it released? Jake:  We are so excited. This record was a long time in the making and we recorded it at different locations and at different time, and worked through so many songs to get to what this album was. So we are just so happy to have it out and at [Read More]

music

Oooh Ahh Heartallica! Check out James Hetfield sing on Heart’s re-recorded track, Beautiful Broken

June 16, 2016

We are very excited for the upcoming release of the new Heart album Beautiful Broken on July 8th. The album can be pre-ordered at the following links: Amazon: http://smarturl.it/BeautifulBrokenAmz Optional Autographed CD – http://smarturl.it/BeautifulBrokenCD Optional Autographed Vinyl – http://smarturl.it/BeautifulBrokenVinyl Oooh Ahhh Heartallica!! Get ready as James Hetfield sings on their new title track. It is awesome and check it out here: Make sure to pre-order the new album. Information & Links: Website: http://www.heart-music.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/heart/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/officialheart

Metal

Night Verses releases new song Drift off their forthcoming album, Into the Vanishing Light

June 16, 2016

Night Verses are gearing up to the release of their sophomore full length album, Into The Vanishing Light on July 8th through Graphic Nature Records, an imprint of Equal Vision Records. Into The Vanishing Light was recorded in Venice Beach, CA with legendary producer Ross Robinson (Glassjaw, At The Drive In, The Cure). ‘The album puts a newfound emphasis on utilizing their instruments in unique and innovative ways to create a dense, atmospheric sound and experience for listeners. Pre-orders are available tomorrow via digital retailers, and today at nightverses.merchnow.com – where a music video preview for “A Dialogue In Cataplexy” can also be found. All pre-orders come with an instant MP3 download of “A Dialogue In Cataplexy”.’ Today they have released another new song, Drift. Vocalisst Douglas Robinson comments,  “This song is about the calm before taking on whatever stands in your way. It’s a peacefulness that is ready to seek and destroy at any given moment. The internal calm before the storm.”  Check out the song here:     You can catch Night Verses out on [Read More]

Concerts

Interview with Pop Punk band, Rivers Monroe and catch them out on The Grow Wild Tour

June 16, 2016

  We loved catching Rivers Monroe out of Philadelphia make a stop in San Francisco for The Grow Wild Tour earlier this month. You can check out our coverage of their show here. . They are definitely a band to check out on the 2nd annual Grow Wild Tour featuring  Round2 Crew, Will Jay, Bad Feelings, Dylan Holland, Zach Matari, Ben Hazlewood, The House On Cliff, and James Barre. We had a chance to chat with them and are pleased to bring that interview to you here: * * * * * Music Junkie Press: Thank you so much for taking the time out to talk with us here at Music Junkie Press. We were so glad to catch you out on the Grow Wild Tour in San Francisco. This has been quite a long tour taking you across the country. Can you share with us some of the highlights of the tour? Rivers Monroe: It has been a long trip!  This is actually our first fully national tour.  We usually stop around Dallas and Kansas [Read More]