Month: October 2018

Interview

Lisa Sniderman, AKA Aoede the Muse, talks about her memoirs.

October 16, 2018

  (Los Angeles). One of the strongest women I know, and one who is renowned throughout the indie music community as “Aoede The Muse,”  is Lisa Sniderman.  She is an award-winning pop-folk singer, songwriter, artist, playwright, and author. Lisa has just released a memoir, A Light in the Darkness,  about a decade of creating music, plays, and performances in face of a debilitating disease. She calls her illness the “Gift in the Curse”;  the Curse is the disease  the Gift is her ability to share connect with others and inspire those with life challenges.  As long as I have known her she has been a source of joy, creativity, and strength, so I was very happy to get a few minutes with her this week.   Patrick. Aoede, you write, you sing, you produce incredible musical stories and albums like What Are Dreams Made Of,  you  do voices, you have won  tons of awards for your music and now you have released this book  A Light in the Darkness. Why did you decide to write a [Read More]

Tour

New Bullet For My Valentine video out. Contributed by Alex Bock

October 16, 2018

Bullet For My Valentine released a new song/video today. ‘Not Dead Yet’ is taken form the bands’ latest record ‘Gravity’. Watch the video here: Bullet For My Valentine have one date left on their US tour. They’ll play in Las Vegas tomorrow, October 16th.  Next tour stop will be in Germany, October 24th in Berlin. They will be joined by Of Mice And Men, Nothing More and Shvpes on the European/UK run of their tour. For more information on the band, make sure to follow their social media https://www.facebook.com/BulletForMyValentine http://www.bulletformyvalentine.com/ https://twitter.com/bfmvofficial https://www.instagram.com/bfmvofficial/ ~  Contributed by Alex Bock, https://twitter.com/abphotomjp

Tour

Silverstein & Anti-Flag – European tour is under way. Contributed by Alex Bock

October 16, 2018

Silverstein and Anti-Flag are currently on a co-headliner-tour through Europe. From October 16th on they will be in Germany for a few dates with special guests Cancer Bats and Worriers. Tickets can still be purchased, but they are selling fast. Check out Silverstein performing ‘My Heroine’ live at Vainstream 2018 in June 2018: Get an idea of an Anti Flag live performance in a cozy venue with this video, ‘Trouble Follows Me’, here: Follow the bands on their social media for more information Silverstein https://www.facebook.com/silversteinmusic/ http://www.silversteinmusic.com/ https://twitter.com/silverstein https://www.instagram.com/silverstein/ Anti Flag https://www.facebook.com/anti.flag.official/ http://anti-flag.com/ https://twitter.com/anti_flag https://www.instagram.com/antiflag/ ~  Contributed by Alex Bock, https://twitter.com/abphotomjp

Video

William Control releases ‚Revelations‘. Contributed by Alex Bock

October 16, 2018

After a four-month retreat from the music scene, William Control is back. Through his Instagram page he shared the latest news with the world – the deluxe edition of ‘Revelations’ is out now! The record includes the earlier released EP’s ‘The Pale’, ‘The Black’, ‘The Red’ and ‘The White’ and two bonus tracks. That same day, he also released a video for one of the bonus tracks ‘All The Love’: ‘Revelations’ can be pre-ordered at https://www.controlmerch.com/ For more information on William Control follow his social media https://www.facebook.com/williamcontrolofficial/ https://www.instagram.com/williamcontrol/ https://twitter.com/williamcontrol   ~  Contributed by Alex Bock, https://twitter.com/abphotomjp

Video

Underoath introduce new video. Contributed by Alex Bock

October 16, 2018

Florida-based band Underoath released a new track yesterday – ‘ihateit’. The song is taken from their latest record ‘Erase Me’. Check it out: Underoath will start their US headliner-tour in November. They will hit the road with Dance Gavin Dance, Crown The Empire and The Plot In You. Definitely a tour you shouldn’t miss. For further information on the band and tour dates, follow their social media https://www.facebook.com/underoath/ http://www.underoath777.com/ https://twitter.com/UnderoathBand https://www.instagram.com/underoathband/ ~   Contributed by Alex Bock, https://twitter.com/abphotomjp

Interview

A conversation with Dream Pop star Whitney Tai. By Patrick O’Heffernan

October 16, 2018

  Patrick O’Heffernan (Los Angeles) Whitney Tai is a singer-songwriter who creates dream pop by walking on the razor edge of pop and indie, staying aloft with talent,  honesty and integrity.  She is otherworldly but also totally authentic – what you hear is what she is. Tai lost her mother to cancer when she was 10 years old, surfacing health issues including severe anxiety and depression. But her mother’s memory inspired her to channel her feelings into songs and poems and performances that helped lead her out of the darkness inside.  Singles led to albums like her debut Metamorphosis, then the EP Forever, followed by a series of singles after an extended trip to Europe, ranging from the jazz flavored ‘Good At Being Bad’, the emotionally devastating ”How Was I Supposed To Know” plus breathtaking videos.  I have been fortunate enough to see her live and caught up with her a day before her show at the Hudson Theater in Los Angles.   Patrick. You have been performing pretty relentlessly – Hotel Café, Bar20 in [Read More]

Tour

Ashes To Angels announce two special shows

October 15, 2018

UK fans of Ashes To Angels are in for an early X-Mas treat. The band announced two special shows, one in Manchester on December 15th, where they’ll be playing ‘Horror Cult’ in full and in Bristol on December 17th they will be performing ‘With Tape And Needles’ in full plus an extended set list for both shows, which will be revealed as part of a competition. The band promises long nights, so those dates are a must!! Check out the rules of the competition to win a studio date with the band. For further details check https://ashestoangels.co.uk/ Safe yourself a ticket for those exclusive shows at https://ashestoangels.bigcartel.com/product/december-2018 Not familiar with the band – check out ‘Still Dead’ from ‘Horror Cult’   and ‘Dorian’ from ‘With Tape And Needles’   For more information on the band, follow their social media at https://www.facebook.com/ashestoangels/ https://ashestoangels.co.uk/ https://twitter.com/ashes_to_angels https://www.instagram.com/ashesgram/   ~  Contributed by Alex Bock, https://twitter.com/abphotomjp