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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]

Day 11 of 12 Days of Bands You Have to Know goes to Shotgun Harlot

December 19, 2013

A year ago I introduced you to Shotgun Harlot, and then we told you about their upcoming new EP, Crescent Moon, read post here. They are an incredible local band with a big sound that demands to be heard. They deliver down and dirty ROCK n ROLL that will have you raising your fists in the air, drink in the other and raising hell with friends! We also featured an interview with lead singer, Dylan D. Waltz and you can read that post here. It is time that everyone gets to know and listen to this high energy, well crafted hard rock band. Their EP Crescent Moon is set for a January release and they will be having an EP release party on January 4th, 2014 at Spancky’s in Cotati. It is going to be a night full of rock-n-roll and will include special guests, Bad Boy Eddy and Pushing the Sun. If you can, make sure to come out to this show! It will be nonstop rock. Shotgun Harlot have had some lineup changes and their EP [Read More]

Day 6 of 12 Days of Guitarists goes to Brody DeRozie!

December 19, 2013

Get ready, it is going to get hot in here…. For Day 6 of 12 Days of Guitarists, we bring to you Brody DeRozie of American Monster from Las Vegas. We had the opportunity to watch Brody play with Hell or Highwater during the Aftershock Festival in Sacramento. Brody is a madman on his guitar! He is belting out riffs, smoking solos and he just makes it look so easy. You can definitely tell that he loves playing and is a crowd pleaser. We had the opportunity to talk with Brody about American Monster and he told us, “American Monster is slotted to have a debut show back onstage in the early winter months of 2014 with the original lineup in Las Vegas. The following months will consist of shows in the southwest region of the US with some pretty familiar bands. In spring, we plan to record new songs, while re introducing original singer Mikey Lorenzo to the heavier current AM sound. Also as promised, merchandise! T-shirts, sticker, posters, etc.” We are so excited [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]

Countdown of 14 Bands that will rule 2014, #7 goes to LYNAM

December 18, 2013

Our countdown of 14 Bands that will rule 2014 continues on. Here we are at #7 and it goes to Lynam. I have been in love with Lynam for years now. In 2008, their CD “Tragic City Symphony” was one of my Go To CDs with great singles like Save My Soul, Lindsay Says, and Porn Star which all three made it to the Top 10 on the Active Rock independent chart. Some of my other faves are White Trash Superstar and Just Say Anything. Their live album Thank You Goodnight was released in 2010 and was also a must have. Oh, and you can’t forget Slave to the Machine! Lynam is Jacob Bunton on lead vocals and guitar, DavidLynam on drums, Mark Dzier on bass, and Lonny Paul on guitar. They are rock n roll personified and are ready take over. Fast forward to 2013 and Lynam has been hard at work on their new EP and was just released this week. The six song EP Halfway to Hell was released through New Ocean Media and was produced by Jason Elgin. It is filled [Read More]

Day 10 of 12 Days of Bands You Have to Know goes to Pushing the Sun

December 18, 2013

Day 10 of our 12 Days of Bands You Have to Know goes to the heavy melodic rock band, Pushing the Sun. Pushing the Sun is from the San Francisco Bay Area and they literally have exploded on to the music scene and have created quite a buzz. Their motto, “We will light up your life, we have fire in our hands!” definitely rings true. Pushing the Sun was started by guitarist Billy Connally in 2012 after his successful instrumental album release, The Silent Canvas which was released through Steve Vai’s Digital Nations label. The band has been doing gigs all over Northern California to include the opening slot for the Rockstar Uproar Festival at the Shoreline Amphitheater. They came right out and started the festival off with their high energy blazing hard rock. Check out their video for their song “Tragic Love” which will have you hooked! Pushing the Sun is Andrew Saman on Vocals, Billy Connally on Guitar, Johaan Hill on Bass,Neil Hagge on Keys, and A.J. Curtis on Drums. Their upcoming full length album “House [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]