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Countdown of 14 Bands that will rule 2014, #6 goes to New Politics!

December 19, 2013

Here we are at #6 for our countdown of 14 Bands that will rule 2014 and we are excited to announce the honor goes to New Politics! I am sure you can’t imagine them having an even bigger year than 2013, but it is true. These guys are on a non stop Energizer Bunny track to success and just have the Midas Touch. Sometimes, it is hard to think that only 4 years ago we met this amazing band in a small nightclub in San Francisco. Read one of my previous posts here. I will say, that night, we KNEW that this opening band had the IT FACTOR! You might ask what is the IT FACTOR? Well., the IT Factor for us: Non stop energy Talented well-written fun music Charismatic personalities and the most important thing; the love and dedication to their fans. No matter how big or how small the crowd is, they perform at 150% at all times and wants everyone to enjoy the show just as much as they are! So, it [Read More]

Interview with Rob Eddy of Quick Wicked

December 19, 2013

Energy. Depth. Intensity. Bliss…. That is what you will get when you take a listen to Quick Wicked out of Brantford, Ontario, Canada…. I recently told you about how I was blown away when I first heard Quick Wicked just only a few weeks. Read more here They are an amazing Progressive Hard Rock band that have some great bass intro lines that just captivate you and the vocals are spectacular as is the guitar and drums. They are definitely adding layers to their progressive rock and making their own unique sound. Quick Wicked is Kyle Love, Kevin French, Rob Eddy, Jeff Love. We recently had a chance to talk with guitarist, Rob Eddy and are pleased to bring you that interview here: * * * * * * * Music Junkie Press: How did Quick Wicked form? Rob: Jeff, Kyle and I were in another serious project prior to Quick Wicked and after that ended we took some needed time off. Up until that point Jeff played guitar and I played bass. Jeff wanted to [Read More]

Holiday Q and A Special, Part 2

December 18, 2013

Here we go with Part 2 of our Holiday Q and A Special with a whole new batch of musicians and artists.It is that time again, when you deck the halls, pull out the decorations, pour some Eggnog and sing Holiday songs. It is a time to get nostalgic and remember the past holidays. How about others? Who does a Scavenger Hunt for their gifts? or What is Kent Brooks’ favorite Holiday Movie? Here you go, Part 2 of our Holiday Q & A Special where we asked various musician and artists the same questions. In Part 2 we are pleased to feature the following: Dellacoma Rio – Solo Artist, Ex-Sunset Riot Singer Erin Johnson – Model, Featured Role in “The Death of Me” Video Gred Bradley – Art of Dying, Guitarist Kenny Kweens – Villains of Vaudeville, Vocalist Josey Milner – Country Rock Artist Jimmy Steel – The Jaded, Singer Craw NeQuent “Craw Cajun”– All Hail the Yeti, Guitarist Kent Brooks – Like A Storm, Bassist, Vocals, Cat Place – State Line Empire, Guitarist Dave Pearl – State [Read More]

Day 5 of 12 Days of Guitarists goes to Xander Demos

December 18, 2013

Here we go on Day 5 of the 12 Days of Guitarists and we are pleased to bring you shredder extraordinaire Xander Demos! Xander is one shredder that will have you in awe of his playing. He is incredible at his craft as his fingers sweep his guitar. Check out his song “White Knuckle Driving” from his CD “Guitarcadia“, that one just blows me away every time! You can check out a video of him playing it here: Xander is a high energy rock and metal guitar player that will have many shows coming up in 2014 to including openers for Metal Church and Primal Fear. Xander will also be performing at NAMM Metal Jam 2014 at the Whisky a Go Go on January 22, 2014. Every year we head out to the Metal NAMM Jam and is a night filled with high octane metal all stars and I look forward to seeing Xander there! We also had an interview with Xander and are pleased to repost that here for you once more: * * [Read More]

Holiday Q and A Special, Part 1

December 16, 2013

It is that time again, when you deck the halls, pull out the decorations, pour some Eggnog and sing Holiday songs. It is a time to get nostalgic and remember the past holidays. How about others? Do you ever wonder what Justin Emord of Love & .38’s oddest gift was or how about Josie Steven’s favorite ornaments? Well we are pleased to bring you Part 1 of our Holiday Q & A Special where we asked various musician and artists the same questions. In Part 1 we are pleased to feature the following: Justin Emord – Love and a.38, Bassist Josie Stevens – Designer, TV Personality Shane Beecher – Tempting Fate, Guitarist Neal Middleton – Royal Bliss, Singer Jessie Covets – Violet, Lead Singer/Guitarist Tavis Stanley – Art of Dying, Guitarist Jeff George – Harlot, Guitarist Sydney Schmier – Stereo Jane, Singer Justin Emord Love and a .38,Bassist What is the oddest gift you have ever received? It’s not an odd gift exactly but an odd process. In high school, I had to go on [Read More]

Countdown of 14 Bands that will rule 2014. #9 goes to Art of Dying

December 16, 2013

Today on our countdown of 14 Bands that will rule in 2014 goes to Art of Dying. Rockers, Art of Dying from Canada have a constant spot on my daily music playlist. Their music not only kicks ass in rock n roll but also have such emotionally charged lyrics that many can connect and relate to. I don’t think a day goes by where I didn’t listen to an Art of Dying song. As I mentioned before, I personally, have experienced the power of healing through music by listening to my favorite Art of Dying songs at one of the hardest times in my life. It truly is music to feed your soul wrapped in blazing rock and roll. It has been great to watch Art of Dying become one of everyone’s favorite bands and their fans all have great stories to share. Art of Dying is Jonny Hetherington on Vocals, Greg Bradley on Guitar, Jeff Brown on Drums, Cale Gontier on Bass/Vocals and Tavis Stanley on Guitar and Vocals. These guys are on fire and [Read More]

Day 3 of 12 Days of Guitarists goes to J.R. Bareis of Love and Death

December 16, 2013

For our Day 3 of 12 Days of Guitarists, I bring you one of most talented teens to the hit the stage in a very long time. J.R. Baries of Love and Death. J.R. was picked by Korn guitarist, Brian Head Welch to join his band, Love and Death when he was only 15 in March 2011. J.R. has been playing guitar since he was 11 and it is amazing to know that he never took any lessons, completely self taught. He shreds on the guitar and has quite impressive skills that definitely qualify him as our guitarist extraordinaire. J.R. uses PRS Guitars, Mesa Boogie, GHS Strings, 1964 Ears, In Tune Guitar Picks and Best-Tronics Guitar Cables. J.R. also shows how to play tutorials on his Youtube channel and you can learn how to play many of the Love and Death songs. We got to see J.R. play at Aftershock Festival earlier this year and I was excited to watch was Love and Death. I have really enjoyed their album “Between Here & Lost” as it has some of my favorite [Read More]