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Countdown of 14 Bands that will rule 2014, #6 goes to New Politics!

December 19, 2013

Here we are at #6 for our countdown of 14 Bands that will rule 2014 and we are excited to announce the honor goes to New Politics! I am sure you can’t imagine them having an even bigger year than 2013, but it is true. These guys are on a non stop Energizer Bunny track to success and just have the Midas Touch. Sometimes, it is hard to think that only 4 years ago we met this amazing band in a small nightclub in San Francisco. Read one of my previous posts here. I will say, that night, we KNEW that this opening band had the IT FACTOR! You might ask what is the IT FACTOR? Well., the IT Factor for us: Non stop energy Talented well-written fun music Charismatic personalities and the most important thing; the love and dedication to their fans. No matter how big or how small the crowd is, they perform at 150% at all times and wants everyone to enjoy the show just as much as they are! So, it [Read More]

Day 11 of 12 Days of Bands You Have to Know goes to Shotgun Harlot

December 19, 2013

A year ago I introduced you to Shotgun Harlot, and then we told you about their upcoming new EP, Crescent Moon, read post here. They are an incredible local band with a big sound that demands to be heard. They deliver down and dirty ROCK n ROLL that will have you raising your fists in the air, drink in the other and raising hell with friends! We also featured an interview with lead singer, Dylan D. Waltz and you can read that post here. It is time that everyone gets to know and listen to this high energy, well crafted hard rock band. Their EP Crescent Moon is set for a January release and they will be having an EP release party on January 4th, 2014 at Spancky’s in Cotati. It is going to be a night full of rock-n-roll and will include special guests, Bad Boy Eddy and Pushing the Sun. If you can, make sure to come out to this show! It will be nonstop rock. Shotgun Harlot have had some lineup changes and their EP [Read More]

Interview with Rob Eddy of Quick Wicked

December 19, 2013

Energy. Depth. Intensity. Bliss…. That is what you will get when you take a listen to Quick Wicked out of Brantford, Ontario, Canada…. I recently told you about how I was blown away when I first heard Quick Wicked just only a few weeks. Read more here They are an amazing Progressive Hard Rock band that have some great bass intro lines that just captivate you and the vocals are spectacular as is the guitar and drums. They are definitely adding layers to their progressive rock and making their own unique sound. Quick Wicked is Kyle Love, Kevin French, Rob Eddy, Jeff Love. We recently had a chance to talk with guitarist, Rob Eddy and are pleased to bring you that interview here: * * * * * * * Music Junkie Press: How did Quick Wicked form? Rob: Jeff, Kyle and I were in another serious project prior to Quick Wicked and after that ended we took some needed time off. Up until that point Jeff played guitar and I played bass. Jeff wanted to [Read More]

Day 10 of 12 Days of Bands You Have to Know goes to Pushing the Sun

December 18, 2013

Day 10 of our 12 Days of Bands You Have to Know goes to the heavy melodic rock band, Pushing the Sun. Pushing the Sun is from the San Francisco Bay Area and they literally have exploded on to the music scene and have created quite a buzz. Their motto, “We will light up your life, we have fire in our hands!” definitely rings true. Pushing the Sun was started by guitarist Billy Connally in 2012 after his successful instrumental album release, The Silent Canvas which was released through Steve Vai’s Digital Nations label. The band has been doing gigs all over Northern California to include the opening slot for the Rockstar Uproar Festival at the Shoreline Amphitheater. They came right out and started the festival off with their high energy blazing hard rock. Check out their video for their song “Tragic Love” which will have you hooked! Pushing the Sun is Andrew Saman on Vocals, Billy Connally on Guitar, Johaan Hill on Bass,Neil Hagge on Keys, and A.J. Curtis on Drums. Their upcoming full length album “House [Read More]

Day 5 of 12 Days of Guitarists goes to Xander Demos

December 18, 2013

Here we go on Day 5 of the 12 Days of Guitarists and we are pleased to bring you shredder extraordinaire Xander Demos! Xander is one shredder that will have you in awe of his playing. He is incredible at his craft as his fingers sweep his guitar. Check out his song “White Knuckle Driving” from his CD “Guitarcadia“, that one just blows me away every time! You can check out a video of him playing it here: Xander is a high energy rock and metal guitar player that will have many shows coming up in 2014 to including openers for Metal Church and Primal Fear. Xander will also be performing at NAMM Metal Jam 2014 at the Whisky a Go Go on January 22, 2014. Every year we head out to the Metal NAMM Jam and is a night filled with high octane metal all stars and I look forward to seeing Xander there! We also had an interview with Xander and are pleased to repost that here for you once more: * * [Read More]

Day 9 of 12 Days of Bands You Have to Know goes to Road Crew

December 17, 2013

Day 9 of our 12 Days of Bands You Have to Know goes to Road Crew from Santa Rosa. Road Crew maybe a local band but they have their eyes on the big Rock’n Roll prize. They have a big sound that from the first time I heard them, I had my faith restored in music and now know that Rock n Roll will NEVER DIE! You can read more about that first time here. Road Crew delivers non stop adrenaline filled rock, high energy shows that will have you thinking you are back on the Sunset Strip in 1984. They are the true “adrenaline junkies”. Check out a teaser for their upcoming video of “Lost”: Nikki Scott is the rebel on vocals whose gritty voice you will soon fall in love with. He can not only sing the lows and hit the high notes. Jakki Dee is the bass wielding wild man who is pounding out the bass and delivers some sweet backing vocals. Tommy Lee… No, I mean… Derrick (D-Rock) the madman on [Read More]

Countdown of 14 Bands that will rule in 2014, #8 goes to While She Waits

December 17, 2013

Today we are at #8 on the countdown of 14 bands that will rule in 2014. We are pleased to bring you While She Waits, a Hard Rock Rock band with some Southern flare from Phoenix, Arizona that are rapidly gaining attention in the music scene. They have been signed to TMG Records and are currently working on their next album. 2013 has brought them a lot of much deserved attention. With their Southern Rock sound that rumbles in like a rock n roll freight train, you just have to hop on board and enjoy While She Waits. Their music is filled with catchy hooks, powerful lyrics, nice thunderous double bass drums like cannons being set off, amid some crunchy slamming bass lines. From first listen, their music enters, and you literally feel all your senses awaken and you are held captive by their songs. Check out their video for one of their bad ass rockin songs, “Stars and Bars” here: We spoke to singer,James Ryan Cole and he was telling us about what [Read More]