Interview

Alternative Rock

Interview with The Virginmarys – Santa Rosa show

March 9, 2016

We are pleased to bring you our interview with The Virginmarys as they made a stop in Santa Rosa for their tour with Shinedown. The show was incredible as they delivered a flawless set. They truly left an impression on the audience at the Wells Fargo Event Center and it was no surprise that everyone would be singing their praise. Here is our interview and we were able to include a couple of the fan submitted questions from The Virginmarys Fan Community on Twitter. (Make sure to follow them now that you are a VMS fan!) We had hoped to include all of the fan questions but we didn’t want to take up too much of the guys time before they performed. We will make sure to do another one with them and will put the call out to the dedicated fans once again. You can also check out the photos of their set here by our Rockin Ryan: The Virginmarys are an incredible live band. Ally Dickaty on vocals/guitar is fierce as he bounces around and fills [Read More]

Alternative Rock

Another Lost Year release new video for Wolves

March 4, 2016

One of my favorite bands, Another Lost Year, rockers from North Carolina have done it again! They have just released a video for their new song, Wolves and it ROCKS! You can’t help but feel the energy of the edgy guitars, thundering drums and powerful vocals to hook you in. Check out the video here: They are set to release a new album on June 10th on their own EMP Imprint and will hit the road with some endless touring! You will be able to pre-order the new album, Alien Architect soon and a free EP will be included with the pre-purchase. Clinton Cunanan says “It’s like Christmas as a kid, you wait all this time and here it is. We worked hard, we put the time in and it is good to see all the support. We have an amazing team behind us, an amazing product and we are coming for everything!”   Another Lost Year is: Clinton Cunanan (vox/guitar) Adam Hall (bass/vox) Jorge Sotomarino (guitar/vox) Nathan Walker (drums/vox) So for now, check out their [Read More]

Entertainment

John 5 released video for Making Monsters

March 3, 2016

Guitarist John 5 has just released his video for Making Monsters.  The video utilizes stop motion animation giving life to action figure style monsters that form John’s band. Jonny Coffin produced and directed the overall movie while Thomas Yagodinski animated and edited the animation. Matt Zane directed and edited the live footage. releases a teaser for his upcoming new music video Check it out here: The new video is the third release this year for John.  His goal is to release a new video on the first of each month for the entire year.  The video also helps kick off his Behind the Nut Love tour starting March 4. Tickets for the tour are available now on www.john-5.com. Behind the Nut Love Tour Dates: Mar 04- Westland, MI @ Token Lounge Mar 05- Indianapolis, IN @ Vogue Mar 06- Chicago, IL @ Reggies Mar 08- Nashville, TN @ 12th & Porter Mar 09- Louisville, KY @ The New Vintage Mar 10- Newport, KY @ Southgate House Mar 11- Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Mar 12- Hagerstown, MD @ The [Read More]

Interview

Two-thirds of John the Gun sit down for a chat about life, death and being a sea captain. By Patrick O’Heffernan

February 23, 2016

  Tucked away in the northern New Jersey music scene with an occasional foray into venues in New York City, the alt rock trio John the Gun weaves highly sophisticated arrangements and metaphorical lyrics into soul-satisfying hard rock.  They have released about a dozen tracks, 10 of them collected into an album called Tread Eternal and they are now gearing up to make some national noise with appearances and social media.  We recently caught up with two-thirds of the band  – guitarist and vocalist John Cusaman and bass player Dan Jernick who also does backup vocals – for a conversation about life, death and being a sea captain.   Patrick. Where did the name come from and what is the evolution story of the band?   John. John the Gun started out as an old twitter handle of mine taken from the Sandy Denny song and a minor character in the movie “Snatch” – we are all big movie buffs.  The band started as a solo project under my name. I recorded an album by [Read More]

Entertainment

Check out a video teaser for John 5 and new tour dates announced!

February 18, 2016

Guitarist John 5 releases a teaser for his upcoming new music video “Making Monsters”. The full video will debut March 1st on Guitar Player and Guitar World’s websites.  Check out the video teaser: Also announced are revised dates for his upcoming spring tour John 5’s Behind the Nut Love with the Creatures Tour beginning in March 2016.  The tour will start in Westland, MI and conclude in Londonderry, NH with a total of 16 live shows.  Tickets are available now on www.john-5.com. Tour dates are listed below: Mar 04- Westland, MI @ Token Lounge Mar 05- Indianapolis, IN @ Vogue Mar 06- Chicago, IL @ Reggies Mar 08- Nashville, TN @ 12th & Porter Mar 09- Louisville, KY @ The New Vintage Mar 10- Newport, KY @ Southgate House Mar 11- Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Mar 12- Hagerstown, MD @ Hard Times Cafe Mar 13- Sellersville, PA @ Sellersville Theatre Mar 14- Pittsburgh, PA @ Hard Rock Mar 15- Falls Church, VA @ The State Theatre Mar 16- New York, NY @ Highline Ballroom Mar [Read More]

Interview

A conversation with bluesman David M’Ore: Passion, Soul and Fire. By Patrick O’Heffernan

February 12, 2016

(Anaheim, CA) Guitar pyrotechnics are no longer rare in blues or rock these days.  Most lead guitarists can and do shred hot licks in the middle of blues and rock songs, giving audiences a bit of an electric thrill. But there is a difference between hot and heavy guitar shredding and chops that come from the heart and not just the fingers. One delivers electricity, the other delivers emotion along with the energy.  This is what David M’Ore does;  he delivers 6-string heart and lightening like no one else. His guitar playing and his corrugated voice encapsulate decades of blues, rock, R&B, acid, metal – everything about music that pierces the heart as well as the muscles.  You can dance to M’Ore’s blues, but you can also meditate to them.   Some call him a mystical guitar man from a bygone era. But this Argentine-born, world-raised virtuoso guitarist and singer/songwriter is in many ways on the cutting edge of the modern blues movement. He has created a blues style with his custom-made Fender Strats  that [Read More]

Interview

Interview with Jared James Nichols at NAMM 2016

February 10, 2016

NAMM 2016 was filled with great new gear, demonstrations, and incredible artists. We were excited when we ran into Jared James Nichols and had a chance to catch up with him. He truly is an amazing guitarist and is setting out on tour in March. Check out our quick chat with him here: In case you missed it, Jared was featured on Uncharted chronicles. It shares his amazing story of how performs and how he is achieving his dream of making music. Check it out here: You can catch Jared perform as he is heading out on tour with Glenn Hughes and Joanne Shaw Taylor. Check the dates below and get yourself to a show: Make sure to visit his social media sites and stay up to date on the latest news. We are excited to catch the San Jose or Los Angeles show. We will make sure to bring you full coverage and hopefully an interview! ~ Marisol Information & Links: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Jaredjamesnichols/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/JJNicholsMusic Instagram: http://instagram.com/jjnicholsmusic