October 2020 | Music Junkie Press

Motionless In White release new song ‘Creatures X’

October 23, 2020

Motionless In White celebrate the 10 year anniversary of their debut record ‘Creatures’. In light of this, the band released a new song today. Check out ‘Creatures X: To The Grave’ here: Chris Motionless, the bands’ vocalist, did a track by track for ‘Creatures’ for Rock Sound: To celebrate this anniversary properly, Motionless In White honor this with an online live event – a playthrough of ‘Creatures’ in its entirety on October 28th, 2020. Get your tickets now at https://miwmerch.com/?eml=2020October23/5139588/6410390&etsubid=170502278 For further information on the band, visit their social media at: https://www.facebook.com/motionlessinwhite/ http://www.motionlessinwhite.net/ https://twitter.com/MIWband https://www.instagram.com/miwband/

Sydney Sprague releases new song and video and announces record release date

October 23, 2020

Sydney Sprague has announced her brand new album “maybe i will see you at the end of the world” due out February 26th and released her new song and music video for “steve” out now. The 28-year-old, who recently signed to Rude Records, carries the same fire, creativity, and wit of her 90’s pop idols, combined with her familiar-yet-surprising hooks and hard-hitting, topical lyrics. “The true story of ‘Steve’ is me getting fed up with my whole life and starting over” explains Sydney on the song. “I was stuck in a dead-end job, surrounded by toxic friends and a failing relationship, living in an apartment I hated. I wrote this song at my breaking point, when I was finally like, enough, and I cut all of the bad out of my life”. Fans can also check out the song and acoustic video for “i refuse to die”, which was released last week. While the song was written before the nightmare that is 2020, Sydney could feel the negative energy looming and this song was written as a manifestation. The previous [Read More]

Kelsy Karter releases new video for Goodness Gracious!

October 22, 2020

One of our favorite singers Kelsy Karter has just released a music video for her infectious track Goodness Gracious. The New Zealand artist recently released her debut album, Missing Person and has continued to garner high praise for her release. Now you can check out Kelsy and her real-life boyfriend Adam Slack. About the video: At the 1:47 mark, Kelsy is seen spray painting two messages onto a concrete wall – the self explanatory “K.K. loves A.S.” – and “Fuck Trump.” “Think about it. You’re a 10 year old impressionable kid sitting at home watching the news with your parents, dreaming of being president someday,” Kelsy explains. “He is being taught the wrong values by having a man like Donald Trump as president. Sexism, racism, homophobic, nasty and inappropriate behavior is not acceptable and it’s not right, yet we have a man in power who represents all of these things. I may not have much influence but if I can help promote love and kindness to one kid through speaking up for what I believe [Read More]

Danny Wimmer Presents Announces Lineup For Aftershock 2021

October 22, 2020

Metallica & My Chemical Romance To Headline The West Coast’s Biggest Rock Festival Also Featuring Rancid, Social Distortion, The Offspring, Machine Gun Kelly, Rise Against, Volbeat, Gojira, Mastodon, Parkway Drive & Many More Festival Expands With The Addition Of A Fourth Night, Headlined By Limp Bizkit Single Day, 3-Day And 4-Day VIP & General Admission Passes On Sale Now Danny Wimmer Presents is excited to announce the return of Aftershock—the West Coast’s Biggest Rock Festival–to Discovery Park in Sacramento, CA on October 7, 8, 9 and 10. The expanded 2021 event will be bigger and better than ever, including the new Thursday night concert, presented by Jack Daniel’s–an epic celebratory evening to kick off the anticipated return of the festival that has sold out for the last five consecutive years. As previously announced, Aftershock 2021 will be headlined by Metallica (performing two unique sets, one on Friday and one on Sunday) and My Chemical Romance (Saturday), who were both confirmed for the sold-out postponed 2020 event. The incredible and diverse Aftershock 2021 lineup will also include: Limp Bizkit, Rancid, The Offspring, Social Distortion, Rise Against, Volbeat, Machine Gun Kelly, Mastodon, Gojira, SEETHER, Parkway Drive, and many more. [Read More]

LG Announces Inspiring Young Winners of Life’s Good Music Project

October 21, 2020

SEOUL, South Korea, Oct. 20, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — LG Electronics (LG) has announced the three winners of its Life’s Good Music Project with H.E.R., which attracted more than a thousand talented young musicians from around the world. Launching in August as part of LG’s Life’s Good campaign aimed at supporting and encouraging young voices, the virtual music contest drew submissions from aspiring performers from countries all over the globe. Each entrant was tasked with completing a song from the first 16 bars written and composed by a young Grammy Award-winning musician. Check out the video here: The Life’s Good Music Project final winners are Claire Ernst of Nashville, Tenn., Andrew Music Williams of Long Beach, Calif., and Jake Chapman of Los Angeles, Calif. Selected on the strength and passion so evident in their outstanding submissions, the three individuals have earned the opportunity to collaborate (virtually) with the Grammy Award-winning musician. Together, the four extraordinary young artists will create a piece with the message of “Life’s Good” to be released later this year. Although they come from different places and backgrounds, Claire, Andrew and Jake all share a love of making music that began at a very young age. [Read More]

Get moving with the ASHBA’s New Single LET’S DANCE (feat. James Michael)

October 20, 2020

World-renowned producer, songwriter and multiplatinum recording artist, ASHBA introduces his unique version of EDM to the world with his debut single. As one of the rock industry’s most technically brilliant guitarists, ASHBA is the first artist to combine multiple genres with EDM into one unique, explosive sound. ASHBA, signed to EDGEOUT Records/Universal Music Group/UMe. The new track will have you moving as you feel the music pulse through your veins. Check out the new track below! STREAM LET’S DANCE About the new track: “I just wanted to say thank you for taking the time to check out my new song Let’s Dance (feat. James Michael) and making the release such a huge success! For nearly four years I have been locked in my studio creating a brand new sound by combining all of the genres of music that have inspired me through-out my music career. I could not be happier with the outcome! Thank you for all of the incredible support!! Stay tuned I have a ton more music on the way!” ~ASH [Read More]

Americana/Country Artist Erick Beau Premieres Official Music Video “Coming Home”

October 20, 2020

Montreal artist Erick Beau releases new video for his track Coming Home. Check out the news below: During recent times of self-quarantining, most of us take being home for granted. Montreal artist Erick Beau has traveled the world and is always excited to come home. He shows this excitement in his new music video for his latest single, “Coming Home,” a song he wrote after being stranded away from home for eight weeks. After a successful 30-year career in law, Beau also comes home to his true passion: music. Today, he premieres the new video that he co-produced with his wife, MJ Michaud. The video premiered today on Americana Highways, who says the song “gets inside your head and sets up a grooving catharsis.”On the song, Beau teamed up with Montreal producer Michael Benjoar, to co-produce his debut album, What it Takes, coming out in May 2021. To record the album, Beau recruited some of the top session musicians in Nashville, including drummer Hubert Payne, from country group Little Big Town, and multi-instrumentalist Andy Ellison on steel guitar, guitar and banjo. Due to the COVID pandemic, Beau recorded his guitar [Read More]