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Check out the new single, One Too Many by New Medicine; our Aftershock Festival Featured Band!

June 30, 2014

We have been anxiously awaiting new music from New Medicine and you don’t have to wait any longer! Today we are featuring New Medicine as our featured band from this year’s Aftershock Festival lineup. We are so excited to catch them perform in Sacramento this September and they will also be performing on this year’s Uproar Festival. Back to the new music… Check out their kick ass new song, One Too Many here: UPDATE 7/1/14 : Sorry, it got taken down. Jake posted via Facebook: Guess I wasn’t supposed to post that song, oops;) Glad some of you got to hear it!! More soon!! Call your radio stations tell them to play it! -Jake So if you want to hear it, make sure to contact your local radio station. It is an awesome song! It is the perfect song to have everyone know that New Medicine mean business and they are ready to rock! I love this track! It has a cool chorus amid chant style vocals and gives you that anthemic feel [Read More]

Trivium is our Rockstar Energy Mayhem Fest Featured Band of the Day

June 25, 2014

We are counting down the days to Rockstar Mayhem Fest coming to the Bay Area at the Shoreline Amphitheater on July 6th. We are looking forward to all the great bands and today we wanted to put our spotlight on one of the amazing bands on the lineup. Today our featured band of the day is Trivium. Trivium is an awesome band live since they can replicate their studio sound impeccably. These guys come out blazing and don’t stop until they step off that stage. Stage presence is spectacular as their energy is just non stop. Matt Heafy on Guitar and Lead Vocals is definitely a crowd pleaser. Then you can’t stop going back and forth to watch madman Corey Beaulieu terrorize his Jackson Guitars and Paolo Gregoletto kills it on his B.C. Rich custom bass. What a show they promise to bring to this year’s Rockstar Mayhem Fest. Their album “Vengeance Falls” has consistently been getting incredible high marks and reviews! It was produced by another one of my fave musicians David Draiman and every song [Read More]

Texas Showdown Tattoo and Music Festival with Deftones, Drowning Pool, Wu Tang Clan and More!

June 25, 2014

Tattoos and Live Music? Now that is a festival I can get my hands around! The Texas Showdown Festival is the country’s largest tattoo and music festival and it is returning to El Paso Coliseum next month for three days of tattooing, music, sideshows and more. The dates have been set for July 18th – 20th and will feature over 300 tattoo artists from around the globe including celebrity artists from popular TV tattoo shows. The music lineup is awesome as well and includes the following bands and a surprise special guest: Deftones Drowning Pool Wu-Tang Clan The Casualties Lower Class Brats Murder FM 12 Stones Crazytown Bridge To Grace Grind, Bash Snow Tha Product Sheek Louch D-Block, Rare Individuals Explicit Content Tickets for the festival can be purchased direct from Ticketmaster and make sure to visit the Festival Website for more details. To get you ready, I will leave you with a couple videos. ~ Marisol Information & Links: Website: http://texastattooshowdownfestival.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TEXASSHOWDOWNFESTIVAL Twitter: https://twitter.com/TxShowdownFest Instagram: http://instagram.com/texasshowdownfest

Mushroomhead is our Rockstar Energy Mayhem Fest Featured Band of the Day

June 24, 2014

We are counting down the days to Rockstar Mayhem Fest coming to the Bay Area at the Shoreline Amphitheater on July 6th. We are looking forward to all the great bands and today we wanted to put our spotlight on one of the amazing bands on the lineup. Today our featured band of the day is Mushroomhead. It is awesome to see th influential industrial metal band on this year’s lineup. Mushroomhead recently released its seventh studio album “The Righteous & The Butterfly” May 13th through Megaforce Records. The album has been receiving great praise and debuted at #20 on the Billboard Top 200 and the #1 Spot on Billboard’s Hard Rock Chart. The album delivers 14 tracks that are as diverse as the band, ranging from songs about survival and balance to emotionally charged anthems and even a riff heavy cover of Adele’s #1 Hit, Rumor Has It. The album is definitely one to pick up! Band Members: J Mann: Vocals Jeffrey Nothing : Vocals Waylon : Vocals Shmotz : Keyboards Skinny : Drums Stitch : Samples & Drums [Read More]

Teenage Bottlerocket sign to Rise Records and catch them on Warped Tour

June 24, 2014

When many people think of Warped Tour, they often think of old school punk rock bands which is what the Warped Tour has been known for. This year they are celebrating 20 years of bringing great music of bands you know or bands you have never heard of to the masses. Over the years, in addition to punk the genre lines were opened and many other styles of music grace the Warped Tour stages. This past Saturday during our coverage of the Mountain View tour date, we were excited to see a true blue “old school punk rock” grace the Hard Rock Kevin Says stage! Of course, we are talking about Teenage Bottlerocket and they were awesome. Teenage Bottlerocket hail from Laramie, WY and will be performing on this year’s tour. They deliver an unrelenting in your face set fueled with punk attitude and the fierce music to back it up. I loved their set and they had the crowd revved up. They have just announced that they have been signed to Rise Records and [Read More]

Upon a Burning Body is our Rockstar Energy Mayhem Fest Featured Band of the Day

June 23, 2014

Here we are with a little less than two weeks ago from the Rockstar Mayhem Fest coming to the Bay Area at the Shoreline Amphitheater on July 6th. We are looking forward to all the great bands and today we wanted to put our spotlight on one of the amazing bands on the lineup. That band is Upon a Burning Body. I first saw Upon a Burning Body several years back at one of the festivals and they completely blew me away. They have such a charismatic energy when they are on stage and they deliver fierce and unapologetic metal that will pulse through your veins and make you feel alive! Band Members: Danny – Vocals CJ- Guitar Ruben- Bass Sal- Guitar Music: Red, White & Green out on Sumerian Records and available on Itunes Songs to Check out: Sin City which is available on Red, White & Green Make sure to visit their social media sites to stay up to date on their latest news. The tour dates for Rockstar Mayhem Fest are listed below: July 05 San Bernardino, CA San Manuel Amphitheater [Read More]

Sneak Peek at our Warped Tour Coverage from the Mountain View date.

June 22, 2014

Warped Tour returned yesterday to the Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountain View, California. It was another awesome date for the festival as this year it celebrates it’s 20th anniversary of bringing music to the masses! The weather was perfect, clear skies and sunshine all day long. The lines were long and they started early. It was great to see how long the donation line was for their early entry. Want in early? Then bring three canned goods, (Can’t be dented cans), a $5 donation or a used cell phone to the Feed Our Children NOW! tent located near the “Skip The Line” flag where you’ll receive a skip the line wristband in exchange for your donation. We had a great time covering many awesome bands that were at all the stages. Check out a sneak peek of some of the highlights of our day. We have already posted one of our Warped Tour highlights; Captain Capa and stay tuned all week for our other band features. In addition, if you don’t see your band here, don’t worry [Read More]