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Holiday Q and A Special, Part 4

December 20, 2013

Here we go with Part 4 of our Holiday Q and A Special with a whole new batch of musicians and artists.It is that time again, when you deck the halls, pull out the decorations, pour some Eggnog and sing Holiday songs. It is a time to get nostalgic and remember the past holidays. How about others? Who has a Christmas Song out now? Who got a Mean Girls DVD? or Whose family tradition is watching Christmas Vacation? Here you go, Part 4 of our Holiday Q & A Special where we asked various musician and artists the same questions. In Part 4 we are pleased to feature the following: Fiona Kernaghan – Singer, Songwriter Ed Mandevil – Switchblade Serenade, Bassist Eric Emery – Concordia, Singer, Guitar Art Geezer – Art of Shock, Singer, Guitarist Chris Lane – Station, Guitarist Diamante Bovelli – Diamante, Singer Ivan Para – Fair Struggle, Guitarist Miles Daniels – Fair Struggle, Bassist Sebastian “Baz”Tvedtnaes – NiteRain, Singer Morten Garberg – NiteRrain – Drums, Backing Vocals Fiona Kernaghan Songwriter, Singer What is the oddest gift you [Read More]

Day 7 of 12 Days of Guitarists goes to Soren Hansen of New Politics

December 20, 2013

Well, just yesterday we featured New Politics on our Countdown of 14 Bands that will rule 2014 and they took away the #6 Spot and you can read more here. Today on our 7 Days of Guitarists we are pleased to feature Soren Hansen of New Politics. Soren is one of the most energetic and captivating guitarists. His stage presence is non stop adrenaline filled. Through all his stage antics, he keeps smiling and you can tell he is loving every second of being on that stage. When we asked him What is the first thing he looks forward to doing when he is done with touring and his answer…… “Go out on tour again!” You can check out more of what Soren has to say from our interview at Uprorar Festival here: Soren is a dedicated Fender player and you can catch him wielding his Telecaster or Jaguar up to 10′ in the air and seamlessly catching and continue to play on. He is spectacular on that stage and I hope you get a [Read More]

Holiday Q and A Special, Part 3

December 19, 2013

Here we go with Part 3 of our Holiday Q and A Special with a whole new batch of musicians and artists.It is that time again, when you deck the halls, pull out the decorations, pour some Eggnog and sing Holiday songs. It is a time to get nostalgic and remember the past holidays. How about others? Who burned their Xmas Tree? Who got a plastic flask for Xmas? or What is Brody DeRozie’s oddest gift? Here you go, Part 3 of our Holiday Q & A Special where we asked various musician and artists the same questions. In Part 3 we are pleased to feature the following: Gaz Harris – Gyspy Pistoleros, Singer Todd Morse – Toddsplanet, H2O, Singer/Guitarist Dylan D. Waltz – Shotgun Harlot, Singer Siren Sycho – Death Koolaid, Singer Brody DeRozie – American Monster, Guitarist Jakki Dee – Road Crew, Bassist Justyn Vynn – Guitarist (former Snakeskyn Whiskey guitarist) Amy Rose – Country Music Artist Nik Kai – Kemical Kill, Guitarist Gaz Harris Gypsy Pistoleros, Singer What is the oddest gift [Read More]

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 6 of 12 Days of Guitarists goes to Brody DeRozie!

December 19, 2013

Get ready, it is going to get hot in here…. For Day 6 of 12 Days of Guitarists, we bring to you Brody DeRozie of American Monster from Las Vegas. We had the opportunity to watch Brody play with Hell or Highwater during the Aftershock Festival in Sacramento. Brody is a madman on his guitar! He is belting out riffs, smoking solos and he just makes it look so easy. You can definitely tell that he loves playing and is a crowd pleaser. We had the opportunity to talk with Brody about American Monster and he told us, “American Monster is slotted to have a debut show back onstage in the early winter months of 2014 with the original lineup in Las Vegas. The following months will consist of shows in the southwest region of the US with some pretty familiar bands. In spring, we plan to record new songs, while re introducing original singer Mikey Lorenzo to the heavier current AM sound. Also as promised, merchandise! T-shirts, sticker, posters, etc.” We are so excited [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]

Holiday Q and A Special, Part 2

December 18, 2013

Here we go with Part 2 of our Holiday Q and A Special with a whole new batch of musicians and artists.It is that time again, when you deck the halls, pull out the decorations, pour some Eggnog and sing Holiday songs. It is a time to get nostalgic and remember the past holidays. How about others? Who does a Scavenger Hunt for their gifts? or What is Kent Brooks’ favorite Holiday Movie? Here you go, Part 2 of our Holiday Q & A Special where we asked various musician and artists the same questions. In Part 2 we are pleased to feature the following: Dellacoma Rio – Solo Artist, Ex-Sunset Riot Singer Erin Johnson – Model, Featured Role in “The Death of Me” Video Gred Bradley – Art of Dying, Guitarist Kenny Kweens – Villains of Vaudeville, Vocalist Josey Milner – Country Rock Artist Jimmy Steel – The Jaded, Singer Craw NeQuent “Craw Cajun”– All Hail the Yeti, Guitarist Kent Brooks – Like A Storm, Bassist, Vocals, Cat Place – State Line Empire, Guitarist Dave Pearl – State [Read More]