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NEW POLITICS announce new fall headlining tour with Bad Suns and SomeKindaWonderful

June 19, 2014

Just announced….. Our friends in one of our favorite bands, New Politics have announced a new fall tour presented by Pete Wentz’s record label – DCD2 Records and Crush. The special guests on the tour will be Bad Suns and SomeKindaWonderful. They are still finalizing locations and will be udpated soon but for now check out the tour dates below: 10/14 XXXXXXXXXX, XX @ XXXX XXXX 10/15 XXXXXXXX, XX @ XXX’X XXXXXX 10/16 XXXXXXXXX, XX @ XXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX 10/17 Orlando, FL @ Beacham Theater 10/19 XX XXXXXXXXXX, XX @ XXXXXXXXXX 10/21 XXXXXXX, XX @ XXXXXXXXXX 10/22 New Orleans, LA @ House of Blues 10/24 Tulsa, OK @ Cain’s Ballroom 10/25 XXXXXX, XX @ XXXXX XX XXXXX 10/26 XXXXXX, XX @ XXX XXXXXXX 10/28 XXXXXXXXXXX, XX @ XXXXXXXX XXXXXXX 10/29 Tucson, AZ @ The Rock 10/30 San Diego, CA @ House of Blues 10/31 Anaheim, CA @ House of Blues 11/1 Los Angeles, CA @ The Fonda Theatre 11/2 XXX XXXXXXXXX, XX @ XXX XXXXXXXX 11/4 Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theatre 11/5 Vancouver, BC [Read More]

Check out the fun video by Mainland for Leave The Lights On

June 19, 2014

Summertime is here and what better way to enjoy it than by checking out the new video by Mainland for their song, Leave the Lights On. The fun video features the band having summertime fun, skating around town and having drinks by the Hudson River. Lead singer Jordan Topf sneers, “Living in the city, I get so bored,” with Julian Casablancas-like aplomb in the track’s bridge, the adolescent energy and colorful nostalgia of these visuals are anything but blasé. ” Check out the video here: The catchy song is off their 2nd EP, Shiner and it really brings out the fun in the sun California style. Their EP has four tracks of energetic indie-rock that fuses everything from grunge to punk to rock and everything in between. They are the answer for your aural pleasures! Mainland is: Jordan Topf – Guitar, Synth and Vocals Corey Mullee – Lead Guitar and Synth Alex Pitta – Bass Dylan Longstreet – Drums Make sure to pick up their new EP on iTunes. I will leave you with another one of my favorite tracks [Read More]

Get to know the spunky and talented singer-songwriter, Tamar Haviv

June 18, 2014

Singer-songwriter, Tamar Haviv will be releasing her debut album You and Me Without Pajamas on July 29th. With a refreshing range of heartfelt ballads, fun pop tunes and tales of love and longing, the album features various notable musicians such as Jerry Marotta (Paul McCartney, Peter Gabriel, Indigo Girls), Sara Lee (The B-52’s, Ani DiFranco) and Kevin Salem (Rachael Yamagata, Mandy Moore). Check out a teaser for her album here: We recently told you about this fast rising artist who is capturing America’s heart through her fun and infectious songs. You can read our previous post here. We had the opportunity for a Q & A with Tamar and are pleased to present that here for you: * * * * * * * * * * * * Music Junkie Press: Can you tell us what was the inspiration behind this album? Tamar: Ahhhhh,…Akwardness, Humaness. Mistakes. Love. Longing. Peanut butter sandwiches. Ffeeling sad..Picking up bad habits…Making poor decisions but being really happy with the outcome. Making really great decisions and hating the outcome. Nebraska. Taking the pajamas [Read More]

Electronic Rockers, First Class Trash premiere new song from forthcoming album

June 18, 2014

Electronic rockers First Class Trash from Las Vegas have definitely been making a name for themselves. What is awesome is the fresh new sound they bring to the music scene with their digital rock and roll. Their music is anything but ordinary as they stand out with their energetic style that is demanding to be heard. First Class Trash is set to release their new album, Cut Throat Cocktail sometime this summer. For now, you can check out their song, Kind Words and Hand Grenades which is off their new album. If that song doesn’t get you excited, I don’t know what will! The album was mixed and mastered by Patrick Crisci of Harsh World Studios, who also mixed and mastered the “Party Through the Apocalypse” EP . We asked him about the upcoming album and he told us, “First Class Trash are good friends of mine and I think the results sound awesome when I work with them. I did the mixing and mastering on the Album and Eli did a awesome job with engineering [Read More]

Blacklist Royals premiere new video for their song, Righteous Child

June 18, 2014

Today’s Band To Know is Blacklist Royals and they are premiering a video for their song, Righteous Child which is off their new album, Die Young With Me. The album was released on June 10th via Krian Music Group/UMG and has received rave reviews so far. You can pick it up on iTunes here: http://bit.ly/1mTWUHt. Check out their official music video for Righteous Child here: The video was directed, produced and edited by Doot.doot, and filmed in Nashville, TN, where the band resides currently. Blacklist Royals is composed of twin brothers, Nat and Rob Rufus, the album is a personal account of a childhood spent battling cancer, the album unfolds as a fluid thing, exploring new directions both sonically and lyrically with candor and heart like never before. “It was supposed to sound like two brothers in a room playing music together,” Nat says. “That’s what the whole record is about – two brothers who stand side by side and don’t give up. I think that’s something anyone can relate to regardless of his or her [Read More]

Take a listen to a preview of The Game off the forthcoming YES album!

June 18, 2014

The iconic and Grammy winning rock band, YES, is set to release a new studio album. YES has been one of the most influential and respected progressive rock bands and will be releasing their new album, Heaven & Earth through Frontier Records on July 22nd. The new album contains eight new tracks with that beloved distinctive sound. The album features swirling arrangements, brilliant vocals and harmonies and that signature YES sound which will please both long time and new YES fans. Today the band has previewed “The Game,” the second track off their new studio album, HEAVEN & EARTH, due out July 22 on Frontiers Records. Listen to a 90-second preview of “The Game” at: http://yesheavenandearth.com/ or listen below: Having sold nearly 40 million albums in a career that has so far spanned more than four decades, HEAVEN & EARTH sees YES continuing with its tradition of symphonic progressive rock that remains timelessly fresh and innovative. HEAVEN & EARTH is available now for pre-order on Amazon here: http://smarturl.it/YES_Amz_Preorder. YES teamed up with legendary Grammy Award winner, Roy Thomas Baker (Queen, The Cars, Guns N’ Roses, Foreigner, Smashing Pumpkins, Alice Cooper, etc.), who handled the production and Billy Sherwood (Toto, [Read More]

Check out the remix of Zander Bleck Dirty Love Song by award winning remixers, Chomstars

June 18, 2014

With the fast rise or should I say comeback of EDM it is great to see the creative remixes that have been made. In the 90’s I spent many weekends in the nightclubs in San Francisco enjoying electronic dance music, just back then we called it ’90s! Today, with the advances in music technology the remixers have set the bar higher and bring a whole new life to the music genre. Award winning remix trio of Chomstars have taken their fresh Electro House stylings to dismantle and rebuild the Zander Bleck pop hit “Dirty Love Song”. Check it out here: For this remix we really wanted the instrumentation and arrangement to bolster the emotional impact of Zander’s powerful pop vocal. It’s more on the purely electro side than our upcoming Stargazing EP, but with some futuristic and creative twists. – Chomstars The dynamic trio are also gearing up for the release of their “Stargazing” EP, a melodic, four track dance-floor destroyer featuring pulsating basslines and explosive drops, out 6/23/2014 on Audiophile Live. Check out Chomstars “Stargazing” Minimix here: Stay tuned for the release [Read More]