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Pilot For a Day premiere new acoustic single, From Here to Somewhere

June 18, 2014

Pop rock band Pilot For a Day have officially announced the release date for their album, Better Air (Deluxe Edition) set for July 1st. The album will feature three exclusive acoustic tracks; “Take This Chance,” “A Little More,” and “From Somewhere to Here.” and is an extension of their debut album, Better Air. Pilot For A Day is composed of Nolan Smith (vocals, guitar), Craig Harper (drums, vocals), Brandon Rimmey (guitar), and Harry Datkowitz(bass). Formed in November 2010, the band came together in their hometown of Kansas City, KS to make hard-hitting and uplifting music. Their inspiration comes from a wide range of ideas, including living life to the fullest extent and knowing that anything you can imagine is possible. Pilot For A Day hit the studio in February 2012 with producer Marc McClusky to create 10 classic, yet modern songs that could be appreciated by anyone. Leading up to the exciting release of Better Air (Deluxe Edition), Smith explains, “We’ve put a lot of time and effort into this album and couldn’t be happier with the way it turned out. We had a lot of fun [Read More]

The Dead Rabbitts Premiere New Song “Bats in the Belfry”

June 18, 2014

The Dead Rabbitts are treating you to a new song premiere today! The Dead Rabbitts is comprised of Craig Mabbitt (Escape the Fate), Alex Torres (Eyes Set to Kill, Greeley Estates, Alesana), TJ Bell (Escape the Fate, Motionless in White), and Chris Julian. The music is reminiscent of Craig’s previous bands Blessthefall and The Word Alive and brings out a heavier edge to the music but still promises to deliver hooks and melodies. The Dead Rabbitts are premiering their new song, Bats in the Belfry which is off their new album Shapeshifter which is set for a July 1st release on Tragic Hero Records. Check it out here: Now that you are hooked on the music, it is time to see them LIVE! The Dead Rabbitts are heading out on their ShapeShift tour, starting this Friday. It is going to be an AWESOME TOUR! It will also feature our fave The Relapse Symphony, Myka Relocate and Nightmares. Here are the dates for the ShapeShift Tour: Friday 6/20/2014 San Diego, CA SOMA Saturday 6/21/2014 Van Nuys, [Read More]

The Rare release amazing new single, All Dressed Up To Die

June 18, 2014

The Rare from Southern California are a hard rock that knows how to bring their music to life with heartfelt lyrics and passion through their sound. They have just released their new single, All Dressed Up To Die and it is an amazing new track. This song truly hit home for me. Check out a lyric video here and I will tell you more: I love their style and really am looking forward to more new music. All Dressed Up To Die will be on their upcoming EP. It is has emotionally driven lyrics that just took me right back to August 2011 as I spent 15 days by father’s side. Watching someone you love suffer and know that their life is soon coming to an end, is one of the most painful experiences but it also for me was the most special. My father was my best friend and we were so close, during the day when my other siblings would come to visit, he never spoke a work. At nighttime, I would stay [Read More]

Check out our interview with indie pop rockers, Crocodile

June 18, 2014

I wanted to let you know about a great little EP that will be released this week. The band is Crocodile from Austin, Texas and they are bringing a fresh new take on the classic sound of The Beatles yet not dated as such. They are indie pop rock swaddled in a 60’s vibe that bring the right balance between melody and fuzz that is inviting and quite addictive. Their new EP Crocodile Vs. The Mutant Alligators From Space will have you thinking you are listening to a lost reel from The Beatles. They have successfully capture the innocence of music and wrapped it in a style that will have you captive from first listen. Gianni talks about the EP recording process, “[It] is very personal for me. A lot of trial and error, I very rarely know exactly where a song is going. I like to look at it as the songs shaping themselves and me being just a medium.” As for the future? “I’ve been recording a lot of songs on my own that I’m compiling [Read More]

Butcher Babies announce dates for their headlining tour, “No One Can Hear You Scream Tour”

June 17, 2014

We have exciting news for you! Butcher Babies have announced dates for their headlining tour which they are calling, No One Can Hear You Scream Tour. It is set for fall with dates starting September 27th in Scottsdale, AZ at Pub Rock and continues into late October. We just had the awesome time covering the Butcher Babies when they stopped into the Regency Ballroom for the Golden Gods Tour with Black Label Society. You can read more about that here: Butcher Babies at Regency Ballroom. Their headlining tour features another great band Anti-Mortem which I have been waiting to catch live! Check out the upcoming show dates below for the tour as well as a couple other shows: 9/12 Reno, NV @ Knitting Factory *w/ Black Label Society 9/13 Sacramento, CA @ Aftershock Festival 9/14 Santa Cruz, CA @ The Catalyst *w/ Black Label Society –headliners– 9/27 Scottsdale, AZ @ Pub Rock 9/28 Albuquerque, NM @ Launchpad 9/30 Merriam, KS @ Aftershock 10/01 Joilet, IL @ Mojoes 10/03 Pittsburgh, PA @ Altar Bar 10/04 Flint, MI [Read More]

Slash featuring Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators release lyric video for World on Fire

June 17, 2014

SLASH featuring Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators have had amazing success with their last album and it is on my daily playlist. One of my favorite albums. Well, they are set to release their second album, “World On Fire” on September 16th on their own label Dik Hayd International and distributed through Caroline. The title track has just been released, available on iTunes and you can check out their newly released lyric video for it Check out the song titles to be featured on the new album: “World on Fire” “Shadow Life” “Automatic Overdrive” “Wicked Stone” “30 Years to Life” “Bent to Fly” “Stone Blind” “Too Far Gone” “Beneath the Savage Sun” “Withered Delilah” “Battleground” “Dirty Girl” “Iris of the Storm” “Avalon” “The Dissident” “Safari Inn” “The Unholy” They will be heading out this summer on tour with Aerosmith for the “Let Rock Rule” tour and have even included a couple headlining shows throughout the tour. If you have never seen SLASH perform, do yourself a favor and get yourself to a show. [Read More]

The Pretty Reckless release new video for Messed Up World (F’d Up World)

June 17, 2014

The Pretty Reckless have just released their music video for their song, Messed Up World (F’d Up World) and it is awesome. Just in time for summer. Check it out here: Now that you are hooked on that video, make sure you catch The Pretty Reckless out on tour this fall as they kick off their headline tour on September 10th in Boston, MA at the House of Blues and will run through to November 8th in New York. Hard Rockers Adelita’s Way will be opening for part of the tour and additional support is soon to be announced. Tickets are on sale HERE. Don’t worry though, you don’t have to wait until September to get your TPR fix! They are playing several festivals including Rock On the Range, Rocklahoma, Monster Energy’s Fort Rock, Rock Fest Kansas City, among others. Check out the tour dates: June 26 – Canton, OH – Canton Palace June 27 – Milwaukee, WI – Summer Fest+ June 28 – Alberta, Canada – Tall Creek Mud & Music Fest+ July 12 [Read More]