January 2017 | Music Junkie Press

Day 8 on our NAMM Countdown: Fender Collection 2 for AmpliTube now available

January 10, 2017

For Day 8, we bring the spotlight on Fender Collection 2 for AmpliTube. Fender Collection 2 for AmpliTube gives players and producers hyper-realistic iconic Fender® tube amp tone from the ’57 Custom Amp series, ’57 Bandmaster, ’53 Bassman and ’65 Super Reverb January 10, 2017 – IK Multimedia is proud to announce that Fender Collection 2 for AmpliTube is now available for Mac and PC from participating retailers worldwide, the IK Multimedia web store, and from the AmpliTube Custom Shop. Fender Collection 2 for AmpliTube brings seven of Fender’s dream machines – some of the most toneful and genre-defining amps from the dawn of rock and beyond – to AmpliTube, providing spot-on recreations of the glorious tweed amps and more from the ’50s and ’60s. Included in the Fender Collection 2 for AmpliTube are four amps from the ’57 Custom series; the ’57 Custom Champ®, ’57 Custom Deluxe™, ’57 Custom Twin-Amp™, and the ’57 Custom Pro™, a ’57 Bandmaster™, plus models of an original ’53 Fender Bassman® and the iconic ’65 Fender Super Reverb®.Now guitarists [Read More]

ONE OK ROCK PREMIERE “WE ARE” OFFICIAL VIDEO and catch them out on TOUR!

January 10, 2017

Fueled By Ramen recording group ONE OK ROCK has premiered the official music video for their latest single, “We Are.” The iconic Japanese rock band’s eagerly awaited Fueled By Ramen debut, “AMBITIONS,” arrives everywhere on January 13th. Check out the new video here: “AMBITIONS” is available for pre-order at all DSPs as well as via the official Fueled By Ramen store. The album is highlighted by the previously released tracks, “Taking Off,” “Bedroom Warfare,” and “I Was King,” which are available now at all DSPs and streaming on the official Fueled By Ramen YouTube channel. Furthermore, ONE OK ROCK will hit the U.S. for a special series of headline dates to celebrate their new album “AMBITIONS.” The U.S. dates get underway January 15th 2017 at Terminal 5 in New York (see attached itinerary). All tickets are available for purchase at www.oneokrock.com. 2017 North America Headlining Shows: 01/15 New York, NY Terminal 501/17 Toronto, ON Revel01/18 Chicago, IL The Vic01/21 Los Angeles, CA The Palladium01/22 San Francisco, CA The Warfield01/24 Seattle, WA The Showbox SODO Make [Read More]

A conversation with Natalie Gelman: picked up a guitar at 16 and never looked back.

January 10, 2017

(Los Angeles) Natalie Gelman is talented, courageous, beautiful, brainy, creative….and many more complementary adjectives. But after listening to her music and following her career for the past three years, it is something she said at a Ted talk in 2014 in Seattle that will always stay with me. “I live in the question”. Or, as she quoted Mike Tyson, “Everyone has a plan until they are punched in the face”. Her openness to the vagaries of life and the possibilities of the future is the energy that electrifies her songs. And her music is electric, not in the guitar sense – she plays acoustic – but in its high voltage lyrics and thrumming arrangements. Listening to her is living in the question, because you never know how they will affect you. I had an opportunity recently to ask about some of the questions she lives and questions in the songs on her new album, Streetlamp Musician. Patrick. A lot of things have happened to you since we last talked. You have released more [Read More]

William Control back on tour in Europe/UK

January 9, 2017

Here’s what Mainland Europe has been waiting for over two years, William Control on tour again. He’s been playing in the UK at least once a year, but the Mainland doesn’t have that much chances to see him live. So, now’s the time, since William Control will be out on the road in the UK and Mainland Europe soon with Aesthetic Perfection. William control starts this touring year with some headline dates in the US and a tour there with Andy Black in February/March. Don’t miss your chances of catching William Control live with Aesthetic Perfection in April. Go get your tickets and evtl. VIP experience now. Tickets are already on sale. VIP packages are available at https://www.deinetickets.de/shop/pluswelt/de/start/ . Dates are: Apr 12 – The Fleece – Bristol, UK Apr 13 – Ivory Black – Glasgow, UK Apr 14 – Ruby Lounge – Manchester, UK Apr 15 – Islington O2 – London, UK Apr 16 – Het Oude Badhuis – Antwerp, BE Apr 17 – Kulttempel – Oberhausen, DE Apr 19 – Underground – Cologne, [Read More]

Crown The Empire – ‘Dave isn’t in Crown The Empire anymore’

January 9, 2017

It’s been discussed for quite a while now, if Crown The Empire’s screamer Dave Escamilla will ever play with the band again and if he’s still a member. On Crown The Empire’s latest tour and also the European Tour with Of Mice And Men he wasn’t with the band. At first it was just an absence from touring which eventually led to the departure. Crown The Empire released the following statement on their facebook page Bands are a lot like a relationship; you’ve all heard this. Sometimes when shit goes south, it’s hard to tell who broke up with whom, if you’re ever going to get back together, when to give them back their things – it’s messy, and it takes a while to figure out how to get back to focusing on just yourself, when all you’ve known for a good part of your life is sharing it with this other person. Dave isn’t in Crown The Empire anymore. That’s how the chips have landed after the smoke has cleared. Everyone will try and [Read More]

BOTTLEROCK Napa Valley announce daily lineup and pick up your single day festival passes!

January 9, 2017

BOTTLEROCK NAPA VALLEY ANNOUNCES 2017 DAILY LINEUP AND ON SALE PRICING FOR SINGLE DAY FESTIVAL PASSES Three-Day General Admission, VIP, VIP Plus Skydeck, and Platinum are Sold Out NAPA, CA – January 9, 2017: Single day passes for the fifth annual BottleRock Napa Valley music, wine, food, and craft brew festival, presented by JaM Cellars on May 26 – 28, 2017, will be available Tuesday, January 10 at 10:00 a.m. PST and may be purchased at BottleRockNapaValley.com and Eventbrite.com. Fans are strongly encouraged to purchase their passes early. Three-day General Admission, VIP, VIP Plus Skydeck, and Platinum passes are sold out and a limited quantity of single day passes will be available starting at $129 per person. Maroon 5 will kick-off the festival on Friday, May 26, followed by legendary Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers on Saturday, May 27. Foo Fighters will close out the three-day event on Sunday, May 28. The BottleRock Napa Valley daily lineup, to date, includes: Friday, May 26: Maroon 5, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Modest Mouse, Silversun Pickups, Fitz [Read More]

Day 9 on our NAMM Countdown: Plug In Alliance at NAMM

January 9, 2017

For Day 9, we bring the spotlight on Plug In Alliance PLUGIN ALLIANCE TO SHOWCASE TWO NEW PLUGINS AND HOST TEC TRACKS PANEL ON NEW PARADIGMS FOR MUSIC CREATION & MONETIZATION AT WINTER NAMM 2017*****Development partners will also exhibit plugins at their booths Anaheim, Calif. — January 6, 2017 —Plugin Alliance will introduce a new plugin from Brainworx and another from high-end pro-audio manufacturer Black Box Analog Design—a new partner in the Plugin Alliance fold—at the 2017 NAMM Show to be held Jan. 19-22 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, Calif. In addition, Plugin Alliance will be announcing at NAMM an exciting, new plugin bundle in partnership with another major pro-audio company. Plugin Alliance’s presence at the 2017 NAMM Show will be bigger than ever, as the pro-audio consortium’s feverish expansion now encompasses 15 plugin development partners and 75 plugins. Also exhibiting their products at NAMM will be Plugin Alliance’s development partners Acme and Black Box Analog Design (in Booth 6820), Brainworx (7002), Chandler Limited (6254), Dangerous Music (6960), elysia (6314), ENGL (5824), Lindell Audio (6905), [Read More]