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Interview with Full Moon Rising; a truly heartwarming musical project

December 1, 2013

Music has always been that special friend that I can turn to in times of trouble, times of celebration or just plain anytime!  Music truly has a magical effect on me and I love when the first time I hear some music, it truly touches my soul and makes a positive impact on me. Recently for me, that music has been of Full Moon Rising. I learned about Full Moon Rising shortly after we ran our interview with Raz Klinghoffer of EarlyRise. Full Moon Rising is an International Music Project by the highly talented Daniel Tyler Pohnke. Shortly after losing his mother in 2000, Daniel was inspired to write his first song. That was the beginning of the heartwarming and soul touching journey of Daniel’s music. He then set off to record his songs in various countries collaborating with a different producer and unique culturally diverse musicians on each track. From that, “Brave New World – The Time is NOW!” was born.  It is an amazing work of art that captivates your every emotion and [Read More]

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Bands

An interview with Country Rock artist Josey Milner

December 1, 2013

I have a secret for you. When I was young, there was a time when I was really into country music thanks to the guy I was dating, and I still have a soft spot for country. What I love is that over the years, country has been given a fresh vibrant life as rock n roll seemed to find it’s way in.  Today, there is a young country artist out there that definitely rocks the country music! That artist is the young and talented Josey Milner of Missouri. Josey‘s debut single, Not Pretty Enough not only had the country world taking a serious look at her talent but it also help launch her anti-bullying campaign as a spokesperson for her Angles and Doves. Josey  has recently released her new single, Cowgirls and it is definitely a crowd pleaser! We recently had the opportunity to interview Josey Milner and are pleased to present it to you here: * * * * *  Music Junkie Press: Thank you Josey for taking the time out to talk with us here [Read More]

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Bands

Interview with Sydney of Detroit band, Stereo Jane

November 28, 2013

When you think of Detroit and music; you think of Motown and the starting point for so many artists! Berry Gordy’s Motown will historically have it’s place in music industry history.  Fast forward to today and Detroit is still delivering some of the freshest, most beautiful sounds to your ears. I recently introduced you to one of those fresh new sounds from Detroit, Stereo Jane. Stereo Jane features the energetic talent of young Detroit natives, 16 year old twins Sydney and Mia Schmier. Sidney is on vocals and  Mia is on drums. Also in their band is the talented trio of Joey Gaydos Jr. on lead guitar, Andrew Schachinger on keyboard and Randy Martin on Bass.  Together they are amazing and a force to be reckoned with. We had the opportunity to interview singer, Sydney Schmier and are pleased to bring that to you here: * * * * * * Music Junkie Press: Hi Sydney, Thank you so much for taking the time out to talk with us here at Music Junkie Press.  We love your music. [Read More]

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'80s Rock

Interview with Faith and Bullets

November 27, 2013

A couple weeks ago we told you about our first Thirsty Thursday spotlight bands, Faith and Bullets.  Our Thirsty Thursday features a young new band that is thirsty to rock and has the power to  make it happen. You can read our post here. Who is Faith and Bullets? It was started by guitarist, Rikk Alexander and then added vocalist; Stevie Meyhem, rhythm guitarist; Cody Gadomski and bassist Abel Lynch. They are still working on adding the drummer and meanwhile have Jason Guidry as their studio and session drummer. We had the pleasure of interviewing Faith and Bullets and are pleased to bring that interview with you  here:  * * * * * * Music Junkie Press: We are really excited to hear your music and to see that Rock and Roll is alive and well! Tell us how Faith and Bullets started? Rikk: Well after playing most of 2011-2012 with pretty much my first real band, Mr Rogers, the founder decided to call it quits. I wanted to get back out and play again so I decided to [Read More]

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Bands

Interview with Neal Middleton of Royal Bliss

November 22, 2013

Royal Bliss have announced their release date of February 18th, 2014 for their upcoming album, “Chasing The Sun”. These Salt Lake City rockers have been hard at work on this album. Their first single they released, “Cry Sister” has been climbing the active rock chart! You can pick up the new single today on Itunes here. Royal Bliss has been busy working on their new album,”Chasing the Sun” and the new single, Cry Sister has been getting great airplay. It is an awesome that has me very excited for their album. We had the opportunity to interview vocalist, Neal Middleton once again and we are pleased to present that interview to you here: * * * * * * *  Music Junkie Press: It is good to talk to you once again, Neal! How are you doing? Neal: A little ill, but hanging in there. It is crazy. It is typical when you are out on tour, you are bound to catch something. Music Junkie Press: You are getting what must be going around. I [Read More]

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Bands

Check out an interview with Todd Morse and find out more about TODDSPLANET!

November 21, 2013

Just last week, I told you about Todd Morse and his wonderful project,Toddsplanet. They did the most amazing cover of the AC/DC classic, “Back in Black”. If you missed it, check our post here. You might know Todd from H20 as well as touring with The Offspring but I want you to get to know more about Todd and his new project, TODDSPLANET.  They recorded the song at DPS Studios and it was produced by MA3 Productions. You can check out the cover here: Todd has been busy with his music but that is just the way he loves it. Learn more about Todd Morse in our recent interview with him. * * * * Music Junkie Press: Todd, we first have to say that your cover with TODDSPLANET is absolutely amazing! What was behind the making of the cover? Todd: I’ve had the idea to do “Back In Black” that way for about five years. It’s such a classic song that everyone knows, but when bands try and play it like AC/DC it always falls short in [Read More]

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Aftershock Festival

Heaven’s Basement performs a spectacular cover of a Lady Gaga Song!

November 18, 2013

This has been quite a year for UK rockers Heaven’s Basement.  They stole the show at the Ernie Ball stage during the Aftershock Festival in September. You can read more about that here. Then they went out on tour with The Pretty Reckless and Louna and were amazing! You can check out more about that  here. They have recently finished up the Going To Hell Tour and returned home. They then went to perform a cover for Phil Taggart and Alice Levine for the Live Lounge on BBC Radio 1.  Well, it was quite an AMAZING performance! Heaven’s Basement performed a cover of Lady Ga Ga’s Do What U Want.  Honestly, this cover quite trumps the original by tenfold! The emotion and passion that Heaven’s Basement put into their performances comes out loud and clear in this video. Check it out and be amazed!   Heaven’s Basement have been so busy this year touring in support of their album, Filthy Empire that is filled with hits and all the songs remain on my current playlist!  They have a [Read More]