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What is your Go To Song?

August 26, 2012

I have always expressed on numerous occasions how music has helped me through so many rough patches in my life as well as a way to celebrate the good times in my life. We all have Go To Songs. The songs that no matter what mood you are in, you can listen to it and it will provide relief, comfort, energy, happiness, inspiration, courage and just about any myriad of feelings. Growing up I even had my Go To songs. I was born in 1968 and was the youngest of 6 so I grew up listening to my older siblings’ music which I am grateful for. It led me to be have a vast appreciation of all types of music including the music of my parents’ time. When I was young preteen, I remember one of my songs being, “Fantasy” by Earth, Wind and Fire. I remember watching my older sisters getting ready for parties or going out and they would dance around and sing the song. They were so happy so it became my Go [Read More]

Open Letter to the Nagging Neighbors

August 25, 2012

We had difficulties recently with some nagging neighbors that we have had for 3 years. At the request of many, I have shared the letter once again. When it was shared at a local music store, I had such great positive feedback from other parents and musicians who dealt with the same problem. So enjoy! Dear Nagging Neighbor, So here we go again. You complain about my son and his drumming and guitar playing to the Homeowners Association?? Well first off how about knocking on my door and talking to me instead of complaining to them every day for three weeks! I am home, I see you outside, I wave, etc but when it comes to this; you hide behind a phone and complain. Well here it goes….. My son plays his drums and his guitar sometimes at my own request to drown out your screaming kids. Yes, you know the one that screams every day at the top of her lungs because she doesn’t like bathtime and you tend to get too much soap in her eyes [Read More]

Check out BlackBox13’s latest video of their new song

July 25, 2012

I wanted to share with everyone the latest video from BlackBox13 which features their new song, “Army of None”. This great song will be featured on their upcoming EP and was filmed at their show at Count Vamp’d in Las Vegas. Here is the video and I hope you enjoy! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOuVIQEwNOs&feature=plcp I love this song. It has a cool drum intro that leads into a rockin song. Blackbox13 never disappoints when it comes to wanting to rock out. Well now it is no surprise that they are being nominated for “Best Vegas Hard Rock Band” Award for the 2012 Vegas Rocks! Magazine. Voting is still going on and runs until August 15th. The way to vote is to email your vote to [email protected] with “Blackbox13” in the subject line. That is it! So if you like what you hear and I am sure you will, head over and cast that vote. One email address per vote so make sure to vote from home, work, all your email addresses! These guys deserve to win. Also you [Read More]

Spend some time with Fall from Grace

July 19, 2012

“Too many people settle for ordinary lives when they are extraordinary people” – That is one of my most favorite pieces of advice and it came from my interview with Tryg Littlefield of Fall From Grace. Fall From Grace is a five piece Rock band hailing from Seattle. They recently toured with Saving Abel and we had a chance to catch up with Tryg Littlefield; vocals and rhythm guitar for the band. These guys bring so much energy and emotion into their songs that leave the listener with a deeper connection to them. I really enjoy their music and look forward to seeing them out on the road. We will have our full audio interview on the webzine but until then, I wanted to share some of the interview with you all. Music Junkie Press: I understand you recently released your third full length album called The Romance Years. I have to tell you I love it. I have listed to it and loved it! I love what I hear on this album. You actually bring [Read More]

Shinedown and the Band Meeting Gone Bad

July 18, 2012

If you are in a band you might be familiar with those band meetings that have gone wrong and how artistic differences come out and everyone is screaming to defend their own side. Well if you are not familiar with them, then Shinedown’s new video for their latest single “Enemies” gives you a glimpse in to the reality of a really bad band meeting. What is really great is that if you like Shinedown and know them well, this video is so far from the truth. These guys are like brothers and are very close to eachother. So it is nice to see how they get to “act out” in this video and really display their personalities especially the part with Zach taking pictures on his phone and the phone breaking. Classic Zach! This is definiltey one music video that from the moment I watched it I was captivated and laughing and just purely enjoying every second of it. What a great job and one video that I can watch over and over. So if [Read More]

Train makes a great stop in San Francisco.

April 16, 2012

The San Francisco band Train came back to their hometown and made a welcome stop. Train made a 5 day stop in San Francisco starting with their show on April 11th at Great American Music Hall, Bimbo’s on the 12th, Slim’s on the 13th, Independent on the 14th and finishing it off at the historical Fillmore on the 15th. Since I was at the Golden Gods Awards most of last week, I had the pleasure of enjoying their final show at the Fillmore. We got there around 5:30 and were not surprised to see a line that had formed since 9 am earlier that morning. The one thing Train is known for is having very dedicated fans! We got in around 7:30 and got to enjoy a great local band; Finish Ticket. I will have my own review of them in the coming days. They were great! At right around 9 pm, Train came on to perform “We were Made for This”. I knew right off that it was going to be another stellar performance [Read More]

SHINEDOWN always delivers something new!!

February 1, 2012

I have a special secret for you!! If you want to hear snippets from Shinedown’s new album, Amaryllis… read on… I have been patiently waiting for the SHINEDOWN album, AMARYLLIS. Actually, I have been very impatient! I have loved all my Shinedown music for many years and had the opportunity to see them and meet them on several occasions. I loved when they released their new song, “Bully”. This band not only delivers great music but a message for those who have ever been bullied or who bully! That is right, listen up folks…. we are not going to take it anymore. This was personal for me since I remember dealing with bullying as a young girl in school and then unfortunately as the parent of a victim. Ryan was only in 1st grade when he started complaining of stomach aches and not wanting to go to school. It took us almost two years to get to the real cause of his nervous stomach; he was getting bullied and didn’t know how to deal with [Read More]