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Motionless In White will be joining another major tour. Contributed by Alex Bock

February 7, 2017

Motionless In White announced that they’ll be joining In This Moment on the Half God Half Devil Tour along with Avatar and Gemini Syndrom. First show will be on April 7th in Milwaukee, WI. Last date will be Carolina Rebellion in Concord, NC on May 6th. Tickets go on sale this Friday at www.MotionlessInWhite.net . Just by the end of the tour Motionless in White’s new record ‘Graveyard Shift’ will be released (May 5th ), so make sure to grab your ticket to hear some of the new songs first. Check out their latest release ‘Eternally Yours’ Follow the band on their social media for further details on the new record and touring https://www.facebook.com/motionlessinwhite/ http://www.motionlessinwhite.net/ https://twitter.com/MIWband https://www.instagram.com/miwband/ ~ Contributed by Alex Bock, https://twitter.com/abphotomjp

Concert review: The Pretty Reckless with The Cruel Knives – Munich. By Alex Bock

February 7, 2017

Munich, Backstage Werk, February 3rd, 2017 Another sold out show at the Backstage. The Pretty Reckless, the band around the actor/model Taylor Momsen, made a stop in Munich during their tour through Europe and the UK. Soon as I came around the corner, I saw the massive line of people queuing for the show. It was one hour before show time then. The line moved slow, but steadily, so on time for the show to begin, the venue was already packed with people. TPR brought one band along on tour. Some people might have recognized at least two people on that stage, Sid Glover and Rob Ellershaw, Heavens Basements’ former string section. They formed a new band called The Cruel Knives, which they just recently announced to their fans on facebook. Their sound doesn’t differ that much from Heavens Basement. It has great sing alongs and their performance definitely invited the crowd to dance and party along. They are currently working on their debut EP, which they’re crowdfunding via pledgemusic. Go check http://www.pledgemusic.com/projects/the-cruel-knives-new-ep for [Read More]

Eric Zayne’s new single release party road tests songs for 2017.

February 7, 2017

Patrick O’Heffernan (Beverly Hills) By his own count Eric Zayne wrote 150 songs last year, but released only one. That is about to change. This week he let loose the first new song of 2017, “I Lost Your Fire”, at a single release party held in the Alchemy Castle artist’s residence in Beverly Hills. Zayne, accompanied by guitarist/celloist Nick Rosen, drummer Sterling Laws and backup singer Dani Nicole, previewed songs to come as he celebrated the release of the “Lost in Your Fire” single and video. The song to come is “No Church for Me”, an emotionally freighted statement of what it means to be a multinational millennial today. Born in Canada, Zayne was raised in war torn Congo until his family had to flee for their lives, sending him as a child alone to Canada. From there he moved constantly from country to country and school to school, but made sense of it by writing songs and playing in multiple bands at 13. He toured Asia with a punk band for his first professional [Read More]

Check out Bret Von Dehl’s new project Heathens and get your fix of punk n roll!

February 6, 2017

We are excited to share with you the new music from Bret Von Dehl. You may know him from The Relapse Symphony but it is now time to get acquainted with his new project, Heathens. Heathens delivers a hefty punch of old school punk rock and a heaping dose of rock n roll, described as “Punk n Roll”. In a time when music has become a petri dish of genre blends, Heathens are here to satisfy our need for rock with a punk attitude and no apologies! Today they posted on their Facebook Page the following: Welcome, Ladies and Germs. We are HEATHENS. Punk N’ Roll from Philadelphia. For fans of Dead Boys, Morris-era Black Flag and Ramones. Check out our debut, independent single, “POP SCARS/DON’T TALK TO ME” at our bandcamp page! If you buy the full single on bandcamp, you get the lyric sheet and we’ll send you a BONUS TRACK for FREE! https://heathenpunks.bandcamp.com/releases Love, peace and hairgrease, HEATHENS So now head over to their Bandcamp page and pick up their new release! You [Read More]

William Control announces release of “The Black”

February 6, 2017

About four months after the release of the first of four EP’s ‘The Pale’, William Control announces the release of the second one, ‘The Black’. The EP can be preordered as of now. It will be released on February 17th. You can order just the download version, but also the physical copy along with bundles that include shirts and posters. Follow that link and order fast. Physical copies of The Pale were sold out pretty fast. Won’t be much different with ‘The Black’ – http://williamcontrol.bigcartel.com/ . Already ‘The Pale’ has been a very successful release for William Control. Being a busy and hardworking musician and writer, over the past months William was on tour several times and released music videos for every song. At the moment he’s doing some headline shows that will be followed by a tour with Andy Black, starting February 17th and a European/UK tour with Aesthetic Perfection in April. Make sure to catch him and the Neuromantic Boys live. Be the first to hear some of the new songs live. [Read More]

Athena returns to her American beginning, Hotel Café, a star.

February 6, 2017

Patrick O’Heffernan (Hollywood) Just about two and half years ago I wandered into Hollywood’s Hotel Café and joined a sparse early audience. A young woman in torn shorts, old t-shirt and flip flops came on stage, obviously nervous but occasionally able to flash an impressive high wattage smile as she introduced herself as part Greek, part British and newly arrived from London. Then she sang, and I knew this was no ordinary talent. This woman –Athena, after the Greek virgin Goddess of the arts – was far more than the underdressed waif grasping the micstand in front of me. Athena was a star in the making. This week she was back at the Hotel Café. The high powered smile was still there, but in place of the shorts and t-shirt and flip flops was a silver lamé sheath and knee-touching high-heeled fashion-forward boots. However, more than the costume change, it was the musical change that was most impressive. Athena rolled out the songs on her debut USA album, Ready for the Sun, [Read More]

Check out your new favorite band: Frankie + The Studs as they release new video for “She’s Insane”

February 5, 2017

Our new Spotlight Band is soon to be your new favorite band! Check out Frankie + The Studs as they bring to life your love of old school punk rock and Rock n Roll at 100%. They recently released a new video for their song, She’s Insane and it truly captures their fun rock n roll spirit. The video was directed by Christopher Pearson. Check out the video here: Frankie + The Studs features: Frankie Clarke Ronnie Simmons Johnny Martin Matt Lucich From the first listen, I was captivated by their sound, then once you see them perform live, you are overtaken by their rock glam style and vibrant energy on stage. They are a fusion of punk, glam, rock, 70’s pop that are set on reviving the rock generation. We will see if we can bring you an interview with them soon. Meanwhile, head over to iTunes and pick up their music, share the video with your friends and get them hooked on Frankie + The Studs. Information & Links: Website: http://www.frankieandthestuds.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/frankieandthestuds/ [Read More]