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Interview with Ashley Xtina and her new EP Stability is out July 2nd!

July 1, 2014

We recently brought you a review of the fantastic new EP Stability by Ashley Xtina. You can read more from that post here. The new EP Stability is set to release tomorrow, Juy 2nd and we hope you all get a chance to pick it up. Ashley’s EP is four amazingly well written songs that are not only emotionally driven but complete capture the listener and transports them to another place. The vocal range and execution by Ashley is gratifying. Her voice can transition from powerful to vulnerable, from mysterious to sultry and so much more. We had a chance to talk with Ashley and are pleased to bring that interview to you here: * * * * * * * * * * * Music Junkie Press: Thank you Ashley for taking the time out to talk with us here at Music Junkie Press! We have to tell you that we love your new EP Stability. Your EP highlights the honesty and realness in the music. Was it a very emotional process to record [Read More]

Interview with Finch and be sure to catch them this week on Warped Tour!

July 1, 2014

Vans Warped Tour has always been known for delivering an amazing array of music which will satisfy everyone’s needs. Many new bands and many longtime bands. The Kia Soul Stage features bands like Breathe Carolina, For Today, Less Than Jake, Motionless in White, Finch and several more. We were excited to get the chance to talk with a couple of the guys from Finch before taking the stage at Wheatland date of Warped Tour. Check out our interview here: Long time rockers, Finch have been delivering incredible energetic sets on the Kia Soul Stage and you have only a couple more dates to catch them on. The dates are listed below. Check the schedule upon arrival so you don’t miss their bad ass set: Jul 2, 2014 – Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, Maryland Heights, MO Jul 3, 2014 – Klipsch Music Center, Noblesville, IN Jul 4, 2014 – Molson Canadian Amphitheatre, Toronto, ON Jul 5, 2014 – Parc Jean Drapeau, Montreal, QC Jul 6, 2014 – PNC Bank Arts Concert Center, Holmdel, NJ Finch [Read More]

Interview with The Relapse Symphony as they stop in San Francisco for the Shapeshiftour!

June 29, 2014

We are at a little over than a week ago for the new release of Shadows by The Relapse Symphony and we can’t wait for you to all hear it. Check out our full album review here. We can’t tell you enough how awesome this new album is and I don’t think a day has gone by since first receiving it for review that we haven’t played a song or two, or three or all. It really is that good! What was even more exciting was to see The Relapse Symphony perform live last week. They are out on tour with the Dead Rabbitts for the “Shapeshiftour” and they made a stop in San Francisco at the DNA Lounge. The lineup included a killer headlining set by Dead Rabbitts, double dose of vocals by Myka Relocate and some heavy metalcore by Nightmares. The set was everything we expected as The Relapse Symphony put on a full fledged rock set. Their stage presence captivated the crowd and Bret is definitely in the spotlight where he belongs. His [Read More]

The Relapse Symphony take over the DNA with their straight up rock set!

June 25, 2014

We have been telling you for months now about how awesome the new album, Shadows by The Relapse Symphony is and we can’t wait for you to all hear it. Check out our full album review here. We are less than two weeks away from the release and last night, we finally got to see them perform live for the first time. The Relapse Symphony are out on the Dead Rabbitts Shapeshift tour and they made a stop in San Francisco at the DNA Lounge. The lineup included a killer headlining set by Dead Rabbitts, double dose of vocals by Myka Relocate and some heavy metalcore by Nightmares. The set was everything we expected as The Relapse Symphony put on a full fledged rock set. Their stage presence captivated the crowd and Bret is definitely in the spotlight where he belongs. His charismatic energy grabs a hold of you as he brings a blend of punk rock attitude meshed with vintage rocker. It was awesome to hear them perform many of their new songs that we [Read More]

Interview with Jake Furia and catch him on tour this summer

June 25, 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. We had the opportunity to talk with Jake and are pleased to bring that to you here: * * * * * * * * * * * * * Music Junkie Press: The Acoustic EP is quite impressive, for [Read More]

Check out our Interview with Daisy of Foxy Shazam as we talk GONZO!

June 23, 2014

After the release of the new album Gonzo by Foxy Shazam have been quite busy touring the country as their tour kicked off on May 27th in Harrisburg, PA. They have also recently announced a string of additional tour dates which will take them into August. If you have never seen Foxy Shazam live, do yourself a favor and get yourself to a show. They are amazing and will leave you every bit as satisfied. We had the opportunity to interview bassist, Daisy Caplan and are pleased to bring that interview to you here: * * * * * * * * * * Music Junkie Press: Thank you for taking the time to talk with us here at Music Junkie Press. It was great to see the release of GONZO and even more so for you to offer it for FREE. With the music industry in it’s ups and downs right now, what made you want to give out your new album as a FREE download? Daisy: The music industry itself makes it impossible [Read More]

Rich Ward, aka The Duke of Metal comes to the rescue!

June 23, 2014

One of our favorite heavy metal guitar shredders, Rich Ward (The Duke Of Metal) from FOZZY happens to be in the right place at the right time to rescue a baby deer. Rich found the baby deer during a run in the woods. Check out his story which he posted on his Facebook page below: A few hours ago I was going for a run at my local park, and I saw a juvenile deer out in a field about 200 yards away from me. As I got closer, I could tell that something was wrong, as it was very “wobbly”, seemed very weak, and appeared to be disoriented. I watched from about 100 feet away for a couple of minutes, looking around for it’s mother, and just trying to get a better idea of what may be wrong. I walked slowly towards the deer until I got about 10 feet away, then I got down on my knees and started to talk to it. It just walked/staggered right over to me, as to say [Read More]