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Interview with bright new band, Light Up the Town from Austria

August 1, 2014

We recently told you about an awesome band from Austria, Light Up The Town which really caught our attention with their recent release of a lyric video for their song Tonight. Who is Light Up The Town? Check out their members and brief self description of each: Jakob Schied (Jake) Guitar/backing Vocals – The ,,son of the darkness”. His word is law! Thomas Kern (Kerni)- Bass The band always keeps making bass jokes at his charge- but we all know that he’s the best man for this job! (He’s the guy, whos hairstyle always fit!) Thomas Meier (Meier)- Guitar The sunny boy of the band- and the youngest member. Always prepared for a good joke as well ^^ Leo (Letschi) Seewald- Drums The god on the Drumset! good mood of the band and our personal producer aswell 😉 Esther Hütter (Estherhasi)-Vocals Jokes about small people, dwarves or gnomes? she probably already heard all of them 😉 the only hen at a men party ^^ We had the opportunity to interview these talented young musicians and are pleased to bring it to you [Read More]

Jake Furia announces August tour dates for New York

August 1, 2014

The multi genre performer, Jake Furia definitely has a passion for music. I love that this young talented musician is so versatile with his music and it truly shows with his well crafted songs on his new EP, The Acoustic EP. The EP, which was recorded at Get Open Studios in Long Island and engineered by Michael Coppola, it can be purchased on iTunes here: http://bit.ly/1elu3gd. “‘The Acoustic EP’ for me is a starting point. It’s music in a really raw and bare-bones format, and I wanted to start with it for that reason. In my career, I want to get to experience music in as many ways as I can. Everyone who loves art has something in specific to them that they love about it. I think thats beautiful and I want to discover all’ve those things.” explains Furia. Jake has announced several August tour dates for New York with his band The Be Yourselves. Check out the dates below: August 05 Rockville Centre, NY Vibe Lounge August 09 Patchogue, NY ArtSpace August 15 Holbrook, [Read More]

Rockstars on Mars release music video for Fancy Panoucha

July 30, 2014

We recently told you about the Sleaze Rock n Roll band Rockstars On Mars. These guys are breathing the Vodka tinged air back into Sleaze Rock and having you crank up the music to 11, and you begging for more. They have just released a new music video. This time it is for Fancy Panoucha and it was mixed/mastered by Martin Sweet of Crashdiet. Check it out here: I hope you love these guys as much as we do! They really bring the sleaze rock n roll into your soul. In case you missed our interview with lead vocalist, London Le Grand, here it is one again. * * * * * * Band Members: London LeGrand – Lead Vocals /harmonica/percussions/piano Dave – Bass Guitar /back vocals Johnny – Guitars /back vocals Caesar – Drums /percussion/back vocals Music Junkie Press: Thank you very much for taking the time out to talk with us here at Music Junkie Press! First, I have to ask…How in the hell did you guys get to Mars??? London: u mean [Read More]

Eyes Set To Kill is our Monster Energy Aftershock Featured Band of the Day

July 30, 2014

Today our Monster Aftershock Festival Featured Band of the Day goes to Eyes Set To Kill. If you are not familiar with them, first… shame on you! second, let me tell you about this great band. These three have such passion for their music and it shines through each and every song. Their hard rock/metal music has been capturing everyone’s attention for years. They are not a new band, they may be young but you might be surprised to know that they have over a 10 year history. Though they have had many line up changes, I feel that today they shine as a solid band and the founding members, sisters Anissa and Alexia along with long time member Caleb are strong and tight which is displayed when they perform. They have an incredible stage presence and I can’t wait for everyone at Aftershock to see how bad ass Eyes Set To Kill are. They have been touring extensively in support of their highly praised album, Masks which was released last year through Century Media Records. This [Read More]

Interview with The Cherry Bluestorms and fall in love with their modernized Britpop!

July 30, 2014

Earlier this year, we told you about the amazing new modernized 60’s vibe music by The Cherry Bluestorms. If you missed it, make sure to check out our album review here: The Cherry Bluestorms Bad Penny Opera Review. One thing is for sure The Cherry Bluestorms is one band that I wanted to know more about. With their latest album Bad Penny Opera they bring to life a psychedelic 60’s inspired rock pop to life with vocal harmonies that feeds your soul and an infectious pop rock edge. We had the opportunity to interview Glen Laughlin and Deborah Gee and are pleased to bring that interview to you here: * * * * * * * Music Junkie Press: Thank you so much for taking the time out to talk with us here at Music Junkie Press! We have to tell you that your album Bad Penny Opera was one of the highlights of this year. In a time when music gets muddled with genres, quick fix albums, etc it is refreshing to hear a [Read More]

Emperors and Elephants release music video for new song, Man of God

July 29, 2014

We recently told you about a great rock band from Chicago, Emperors and Elephants, who we ran into earlier this year at NAMM 2014. Well, they have just released a new music video for their song, Man of God which is off their debut album, Devil in the Lake. Check out the video here: This is the second single of their new album and Emperors and Elephants are currently out on tour in support of Devil in the Lake which is out on Pavement Entertainment. In case you haven’t picked it up yet, head over to Itunes here. Check out their upcoming tour dates: Fri 8/1 – Afterlife Lounge-Algona Iowa – with Surrender The Fall Sat 8/2 – InkSpot Block Party – Lincoln County Fairgrounds,MO Thu 8/7 – Oddbody’s Music Room – Dayton, OH – with TANTRIC Fri 8/8 – Smith’s Downtown – Mishawaka, IN – with TANTRIC Sun 8/10 – Zero Tolerance – Lincoln, IL – with TANTRIC Wed 8/13 – Erie, PA- TBA – with TANTRIC Fri 8/15 – Hard Rock Café – Pittsburgh, PA [Read More]

Theory of a Deadman is our Monster Energy Aftershock Featured Band of the Day

July 29, 2014

Today we are back at highlighting the many awesome bands on the lineup for this year’s Monster Energy Aftershock Festival. Our spotlight for today is on one of my personal favorites, Theory of a Deadman. I was glad to see them on the lineup because it has been way too long since my last concert of theirs. They have also just released their new album, Savages on Roadrunner Records. This is the fifth full length album for the Canadian rockers and it is another great one. They have definitely honed in on mastering their craft and taken chances on this album that I think are well taken. I love to see a band evolve into their own style and doing what they want to do and make the music “they” want and this album highlights their great songwriting skills. Tyler Connolly explains more about this album, “It’s such a different record for us,” he asserts. “I’m known as the guy who writes all of the ‘breakup’ songs. It would have been typical to write more, so [Read More]