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Interview with multi-instrumentalist Ethan Teel from The Owl-Eyes

October 22, 2014

Earlier this week, when I visited my 81 year old mother whom is recuperating from an infection in a skilled nursing facility, I was left to hear the complaining from the seniors about the younger generation, and exclamations of “What is the world coming to? Young men and women are not as passionate as they used to be, etc “. I simply do not agree since it seems that the spotlight is often on those that are not creating or passionate about their arts or even life in general. I know a young man who is amazingly talented and passionate in all that he does, that I would like to place in the spotlight and let the world enjoy his great gift of music and that young man is Ethan Teel. The solo project of Ethan is The Owl-Eyes and earlier this year he released his debut EP, Wild Child. Ethan displays his great affection for various genres of music as he experiments with everything from pop, jazz, heavy metal, alternative, metalcore, hip-hop, punk, and so [Read More]

Interview with Chris Dawson of Seasons After and pick up their new album!

October 20, 2014

Seasons After have returned with their first commercial release in four years. Their album, Calamity, Scars and Memoirs features Tony Housh (vocals), Chris Dawson (guitar), Jim Beattie (lead guitar), Tim Rails (drums) and Jesse Saint (bass). This album features the strongest work to date for this band, truly exhibiting how they have grown, strengthened and evolved musically and personally. It is a bad ass album featuring fierce guitars, powerful vocals, emotionally driven lyrics and so much more. We had the chance to chat with guitarist, Dawson as we talked about the album, their writing process and getting back on the road touring. * * * * * * * * Music Junkie Press: Hi Dawson, Thanks for taking the time out to talk with us here at Music Junkie Press. I have to tell you, we are very excited, it has been four years. And we are so excited that you guys are back. This album is truly making a statement, Seasons After have prevailed, they have overcome challenges and are here. So excited for [Read More]

Consider Me Dead announces tour dates with My Body Sings Electric

October 16, 2014

Consider Me Dead have announced tour dates with My Body Sings Electric which starts off on October 29th at The Riot Room in Kansas City, MO and wraps up on November 11th at The Moxi Theater in Greely, CO. Check out the tour poster below with the upcoming dates: You can pick up tickets to the tour by visiting here: http://falltour.webflow.com/. Earlier this year we featured Consider Me Dead as they were out on their We Own The Night Tour and came to the DNA Lounge in San Francisco. Check out our interview with them before their set: Here is also a tribute video made by our Rockin Ryan for their infectious and catchy hit, Up All Night: Need more Consider Me Dead? Check out our coverage from their show with pictures and videos here: Consider Me Dead in SF I will leave you with some photos by our Rockin Ryan of Consider Me Dead from their SF show: Visit their social media sites and stay up to date on their latest news and make sure to [Read More]

Check out the new video from Like Monroe for The Hills and pick up their new album!

October 16, 2014

Like Monroe have just released their new album, Things We Think, But Never Speak earlier this week and it has already been receiving a lot of high praise. I absolutely love the new energy on it and it is fierce! They have also released a video for their song, The Hills which was directed by Aaron Marsh (Of Mice and Men). “Working with Aaron was a no brainer,” says guitarist Chris Deckard. “He was an easy choice! He was present during the writing process and has been a part of this project since the very beginning.” Check out the new video here: The song is also getting a lot of airplay on XM Sirius Octane channel and these guys truly deserve all the great attention. They are such a hard working band that put on adrenaline fueled sets. They have just wrapped up a tour with Eyes Set To Kill but I am sure we will be hearing about them heading out on another tour soon. These guys are unstoppable! You can pick up [Read More]

NEW POLITICS start their headlining tour tonight and get ready for their new album Vikings

October 14, 2014

Our friends in New Politics are just beginning another headlining tour tonight in Washington DC and will take them across the country. They put on one of the most energetic, engaging sets that you don’t want to miss. The tour will be their special guests of Bad Suns and SomeKindaWonderful. Check out the dates below and see if they will be coming to a venue near you: 10/14 Washington, D.C. @ 9:30 Club ( Tickets ) 10/15 – Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle ( Tickets ) 10/16 – Charlotte, NC @ The Fillmore Charlotte ( Tickets ) 10/17 Orlando, FL @ Beacham Theater ( Tickets ) 10/18 Houston, TX @ Buzzfest 32 ( Tickets ) 10/19 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Revolution ( Tickets ) 10/21 Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade ( Tickets ) 10/22 New Orleans, LA @ House of Blues ( Tickets ) 10/24 Tulsa, OK @ Cain’s Ballroom ( Tickets ) 10/25 Dallas, TX @ House of Blues ( Tickets ) 10/26 Austin, TX @ Mohawk ( Tickets ) 10/28 Albuquerque, NM @ Sunshine Theatre [Read More]

Interview with Nathan from SINEMA and check out their new song, Between Heaven and Hell

October 14, 2014

Rockers SINEMA from Birmingham, Alabama have just premiered their new song, Between Heaven & Hell which features Craig Mabbitt. This song is a dose of straight up rock n roll that you need! This band is definitely bringing back that eighties style rock that never gets old. No need to dig up your eighties vinyls, just crank up SINEMA and start rockin! It is an energetic track featuring fierce guitar riffs, gruff 80’s style vocals that grab your attention and will bring back the rock n roll to your soul. Of course, we also love Craig in it and you can never get enough Craig Mabbitt! Check out the song here: We had the chance to chat with bassist, Nathan Howell and hope it gives you a chance to get to know more about SINEMA: * * * * * Music Junkie Press: Thank you very much for taking the time out to talk with us here at Music Junkie Press. We have been loving the new song Between Heaven and Hell featuring Craig [Read More]

Update on We Are Harlot from Jeff George about the new album, his knee, and their Aftershock set!

October 12, 2014

We Are Harlot made their live debut this summer at Rock on the Range and followed up with another kick ass set at Rocklahoma. Did you know that they even set a record for attendance at a band’s first show? Yup, these guys are making history and deservedly so. After playing a show in Las Vegas at the Hard Rock Hotel with The Pretty Reckless, it was finally our turn to check out We are Harlot live at Aftershock Festival 2014. Thousands of fans were there as their Harlot cherry was popped with an unforgettable killer set by We Are Harlot. This is a band with years in the making and they have created such a buzz over the past year as everyone is anticipation of their debut album. Earlier this summer, they released their first single, DENIAL and the Harlot frenzy began. The downloads topped over 100,000 downloads in probably the first week, everyone was talking about, it hit the radio and you knew, that nothing could stop the We Are Harlot world domination of [Read More]