Month: October 2016

Alternative

Alternative Band The Federal Empire release lyric video for ‘The American Dream’

October 26, 2016

Alternative Band The Federal Empire has just released a lyric video for their track, The American Dream. The song  is the title track from The Federal Empire’s forthcoming debut EP, due out this Friday, October 28th. Check out the new video here: The band comments about the song,  “The American Dream” is “a small commentary on instant gratification as human beings. We are all guilty of it. We want what we want and not what we need or what is good for us.” The song is infectiously catchy and speaks such truth about people today.  Next month, The Federal Empire will be hitting the road with violinist and performance artist, Lindsey Stirling. The string of dates will kick off on November 1st in Clearwater, FL, and wrap on November 12th in Phoenix, AZ. Tour dates below: November 1 – Ruth Eckerd Hall – Clearwater, FL w/ Lindsey Stirling November 3 – Saenger Theatre – New Orleans, LA w/ Lindsey Stirling November 4 – Revention Music Center – Houston, TX w/ Lindsey Stirling November 5 – Music Hall At Fair [Read More]

Entertainment

Famous pool transformed into sound art experience for Red Bull Music Academy.

October 26, 2016

Montreal hosts an underwater gig as a famous pool is transfored into a sound and art experience for Red Bull Music Academy. Check out the news below: The RBMA unveiled the latest in an exciting series of global events with Montreal playing host to an underwater performance by Wet Sounds.Visionary Joel Cahen created a custom-built soundsystem to diffuse specially commissioned work by Lorenzo Senni, a live set by Dopplereffekt and an all-Drexciya DJ Stingray set to a packed crowd.They were able to enjoy the music and light show through a network of speakers located under the water, at the pool surface and a dedicated dancing space.Cahen explained: “Inside the water the sound travels much quicker than through the air so you don’t hear it through your ears, you hear it through your bones.“So what actually happens is that you hear the sound like if it was inside your head. It is really strange.“You can’t record it. You can put a microphone inside, but it is not going to sound the same. The sounds are really sharp, [Read More]

Music News

Our Darkest Days signs to Bird Attack Records and check out their new single

October 26, 2016

Our Darkest Days have signed to Bird Attack Records and have announced they will be releasing their new album A Common Agony on November 18, 2016. Vocalist Vince Fournier comments on the signing: “Two years ago, when we release our first video, Garrett [from Bird Attack Records] approached us to salute us for our work on this track. Time passes, then we met him at the Pouzza Fest in Montreal. The day after our set, Garrett told us that he was interested in getting our next release on Bird Attack Records. We finally arrived at this moment and for us it’s huge! It’s been over 20 years that we are in different projects, and for us, it’s the culmination of a part of our lives. We are proud and super excited to be a part of the Bird Attack family. It’s a rad label with an amazing band roster and the BA crew is amazing!” You can listen to their first single from the album, Ceaseless:   Fournier comments on choosing the song as their lead single: [Read More]

rock

WATCH: New video for ‘Taking Off’ by ONE OK ROCK

October 26, 2016

ONE OK ROCK have just released their new video for Taking Off. ‘Produced and directed by Sitcom Soldiers, the video is streaming now on Fueled By Ramen’s Official YouTube Channel. “Taking Off” arrives after the recent announcement of the widely acclaimed Japanese rock band’s signing to Fueled By Ramen.  The landmark deal will see ONE OK ROCK releasing their as-yet-untitled new album at the top of 2017.’ ONE OK ROCK has been one of our favorite rock bands out of Japan. The band is  comprised of vocalist Taka, guitarist Toru, drummer Tomoya, and bassist Ryota. Every time we have caught them perform live, they have blown us away with their high energy sets and rockin stage presence. Check out their new video here: Make sure to visit their social media sites and stay up to date on their latest news. Information & Links: Website: www.ONEOKROCK.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/ONEOKROCK Twitter: www.twitter.com/ONEOKROCK_japan Youtube: www.youtube.com/ONEOKROCKchannel Instagram: www.instagram.com/ONEOKROCKofficial

Music News

Glenn Hughes releases music video for ‘Long Time Gone’ off upcoming album, Resonate

October 26, 2016

Glenn Hughes is gearing up for the release of his 8th solo album, Resonate which is available on November 4th via Frontiers Music SRL. We are looking forward to the new album as Glenn’s legendary vocals are sure to delight the fans and critics alike. The album features his live solo band members, Soren Andersen (guitars and co-producer), Pontus Engborg (drums) and newcomer to his band, Lachy Doley (keyboards). In addition, long-time friend and drummer, Chad Smith (of Red Hot Chili Peppers), added his drumming skills to the tracks ‘Heavy” and “Long Time Gone.” He has just released a music video for his track, Long Time Gone.  The music video also features a guest appearance by Red Hot Chili Peppers’ drummer Chad Smith, who also played on the track. Watch the video here: The album will be available in two configurations: regular cd and deluxe edition including one bonus track and DVD. The Deluxe Edition includes the bonus track “Nothing’s The Same”, plus a bonus DVD disc featuring the “Making of” the album documentary – “Heavy” [Read More]

Tour

Pierce The Veil – European tour starts this Saturday

October 26, 2016

  Pierce The Veil’s European tour kicks off this Saturday October 29th in Paris. They’ll be out on the road with letlive. and Creeper until December 6th. Tickets are still available, some VIP experiences are already sold out. Check here for tickets/VIP: http://www.ticketspin.com/ptv-misadventures-eu . Pierce The Veil released their latest CD ‘Misadventures’ on May 13th, 2016. Since then they toured the US and Australia, did a few festivals and released a music video for the song ‘Cirles’, which you can check out here:   Back in the US they’ll play at Holiday Havoc on December 8th in Las Vegas. Pierce The Veil has also been announced to play Rock Am Ring/Rock Im Park in 2017. Makes sure to catch them ot live and stay up-to-date through their social media http://piercetheveil.net/ https://www.facebook.com/PierceTheVeil https://twitter.com/piercetheveil https://www.instagram.com/piercetheveil/ ~ Contributed by Alex Bock, https://twitter.com/abphotomjp

Band

I Prevail releases new video

October 26, 2016

Last week, I Prevail‘s first full-length record called ‚Lifelines‘ hit the stores. Reactions so far have been great. They released a new video for the song ‘Stuck In Your Head’. The song itself was already aired in August. It’s the second song taken from Lifelines. The first video from the new record, ‘Scars’, was released about three months ago and already has over 4.5 million views on youtube. Check out ‘Stuck In Your Head’ and ‘Scars’ here   Make sure to check ‘Lifelines’ out. It’s available for download on amazon, Google Play and iTunes and you can order your physical copy on http://iprevail.merchnow.com/ along with some amazing bundles. You can also get it at Best Buy, Target and fye. The band has been touring over the past few months and just a few days ago their bus engine caught fire on the freeway. Fortunately, no one was injured, but they lost pretty much all of their personal belongings they had out on the road. Many people reached out and asked for ways to help the [Read More]