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We As Human interview and highlights from Aftershock Festival

September 18, 2013

This past weekend was one of the largest (if not, the largest!) festival in California; Monster Energy Aftershock Festival held in Sacramento over the weekend. Saturday morning, We As Human from Nashville, TN were the first band to play the main stage and they truly set the perfect tone for the weekend. HIGH ENERGY, IN YOUR FACE, BALLS TO THE WALL, ROCK N ROLL! Sometimes festivals start off with a band that puts out a mediocre performance and then builds them throughout the day. Well this time, that was not the case. We As Human came out and just got the crowd energized and ready to Rock. Fans with their fists in the air, came running up to the main stage as they walked through the gates, completely drawn in by their music. Who are the guys behind We As Human? Well, you have Justin Cordle on Vocals, Adam Osborne on Drums, Jake Jones and Justin Forshaw on Guitars and Dave Draggoo on Bass. Combined, you have a band that not only delivers intense music but creates a bond with [Read More]

Interview with Lydia Can’t Breathe as they set out on tour with Otep

September 18, 2013

Lydia Can’t Breathe, Florida rock/metal band has just hit the road to tour with Otep. These metal fused rockers deliver catchy progressions as they blend growling and natural vocals and wrap them in forthright vocals. They have a sound that will have you wanting more. They have been furiously working on their second album and are set to release this gem of material on October 1st. Recently they released one of my favorite music videos for their first single off the album, “Time“. Check it out here: We had the opportunity to interview Kyle Bolduc, lead vocals/guitar and are pleased to bring that you that here: * * * * * * * * * * * * * Music Junkie Press: Can you tell us how Lydia Can’t Breathe started and have you added a permanent bassist? Kyle Bolduc: “I started jamming out with my drummer that I went to high school with, we started cutting class to practice, and eventually we got Dan to come join us. We do have some old [Read More]

Nothing More steals the show at Aftershock Festival 2013

September 18, 2013

Last week we told you about our Aftershock Spotlight on an incredible band, Nothing More. You can read that original post here. Well Nothing More from San Antonio, Texas and New Orleans, LA definitely stole the show at the Aftershock Festival. On Saturday they played the Ernie Ball stage and had everyone taking notice of this high energy alternative rock/metal band. We were so glad to catch their set and even more excited when we learned that on Sunday they would be playing the main stage since a couple bands could not make it to the show. What an incredible opportunity for them and they truly did a SPECTACULAR job. We had already been talking with fans about their performance on Saturday and then Sunday, they were the talk of the day! We had people asking us about them and telling us to get more info on the band. We have already been in love with them since the first moment of listening to them not long ago. It was impressive to watch how others were [Read More]

Interview with the Shredders of Shreds of Insanity!!

September 17, 2013

If you were lucky enough to see the “Shreds of Insanity” guitar exposition last month at Carvin Hollywood, you know that it featured some of the most talented young shredders! Presented by Century Media Records, Dunlop Manufacturing, and Cleartone Strings, straight from the world famous Sunset Strip at the Carvin Hollywood Pro Audio room, featured four metal shredders. Jake Dreyer of WHITE WIZZARD, Parker Jameson of STARKILL, Dave Silver of SAVAGE MESSIAH and Rick Di Marco of DEATH DIVISION. The showcase included a Q & A with the guitarists as well as solos, lick battles and an incredible all guitar rendition of Scorpions hit, “Rock You Like A Hurricane”. You can check out this incredible video that features the highlights of the show: Full Show Video: In addition, Music Junkie Press was honored to interview several of the members and are pleased to bring you the interview here: * * * * * * * * * * * Music Junkie Press: How old were you when you first started playing guitar? Parker Jameson: [Read More]

New Politics set to join PINK on tour!!

September 16, 2013

Just announced….. Our friends in one of our favorite bands, New Politics which we had the the opportunity to catch and interview on the Uproar tour last week, have just announced they will be joining PINK on her arena tour in October. What a great opportunity for our friends in New Politics to show the world just how incredible they are live in concert. To imagine seeing them perform in an arena atmosphere just gets my heart pumping. New Politics just played the Zippo stage on the Uproar Tour and made a stop at the Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountain View on September 11th and they truly stole the show! If people arrived not knowing who New Politics were, they definitely left knowing them and also became new fans! We caught them earlier before their set and are pleased to bring you this interview: We first met New Politics over 3 years ago when they played in San Francisco and you can check out that write up here to get our initial perspective on their [Read More]

Pistol Day Parade new album “Burn” out NOW!

September 10, 2013

Detroit Rock band, Pistol Day Parade release their new album “Burn” today and I have been spreading the word about this great album! Hailing from Detroit are these hard working rockers who bleed out the passion through their music. Their new album “Burn” released via Goomba Records was produced by Tim Patalan (Sponge, Lovedrug) at The Loft Studios in Saline, Michigan. Their first song released from the album is Not Today and you can check out the video here: Today we had the honor of talking with their bassist, Jason Lollio as we discussed the release of their new album, upcoming tour and what he would like to do if he was invisible for a day! Check out the interview here: Make sure to head over and pick up your copy today from Goomba Music Store, Itunes or your local music retailer. You are going to have this one on replay for a while! When you take a listen you can’t help but be captivated by the vocals of Fuller. Rob Banks and Guido come [Read More]

Aftershock Festival Spotlight on Nothing More

September 10, 2013

Our Aftershock Spotlight is on an incredible band, Nothing More. Nothing More is from San Antonio, Texas and New Orleans, LA. This bad ass band definitely has everyone taking a good look at them. They are bringing a new life to alternative rock/progressive that actually has them challenging genres and sounds. Their unique sound has many turning heads and people wanting to know more about Nothing More. We had the opportunity to talk with Jonny Hawkins – lead vocalist and Daniel Oliver – bassist for the band. I will tell you that they both also perform secondary percussions for the band at times during their shows. You may wonder what I mean but if you ever had the incredible opportunity to watch Nothing More you would know exactly what I was talking about. They put on a four guy percussion performance on their incredible solos that will leave you in awe! It is a show within a show that can rival any Vegas act with their Rock n Roll Cirque du Solei on drums. Check [Read More]