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The Veer Union release new music video for Borderline featuring Jonny Hetherington of Art of Dying

May 13, 2014

The Veer Union are set to release a Deluxe Edition of “Divide The Blackened Sky” which will include three new songs and re-mastered tracks. The new album is set to release on June 10, 2014 through Pavement Entertainment and distributed by MRI/Sony RED. Frontman Crispin Earl gives us his take on the album,“Divide The Blackened Sky, is a much darker and heavier effort than our previous works. It depicts all the hard times we have been through over the last couple of years”. They have just released their music video for their song, Borderline which features Jonny Hetherington of Art of Dying. Check it out here: Also The Veer Union has announced they will be heading out on tour in May for the “Beyond The Blackened Sky Tour” and will include Righteous Vendetta, Blacklite District and Black Oxygen. The tour is set to start off on May 27th with the first show at The Roxy in British Colombia. Stay tuned for more tour dates to be announced. We are excited to see The Veer Union [Read More]

Guitar Legend NEAL SCHÖN releases new video for “Love Finds a Way” from new album with Marco Mendoza and Deen Castronovo

May 13, 2014

Guitar Legend Neal Schön best known as co-founding member and lead guitarist of Journey has teamed up with bassist Marco Mendoza (Black Star Riders, Ted Nugent, Whitesnake, Thin Lizzy) and drummer Deen Castronovo (Journey, Ozzy Osbourne, Steve Vai, Hardline). Together they are set to release their forthcoming album “SO U” on May 19th through Frontier Records. The album which is described as a jazz and blues inspired hard rock studio album can be pre-ordered now via iTunes, Amazonand via theJourney online store; which will include the download of their new track “Exotica”. They have released a video for their song “Love Will Find a Way” and you can check it out here: Neal has had quite an extensive and successful career and it looks as there is no slowing down for him. In addition to 6 solo albums and 14 studio albums with Journey, Neal Schön has also performed with Joe Cocker, Sammy Hagar, Paul Rodgers, Larry Graham, Betty Davis, Michael Bolton, fusion legend Jan Hammer, Hardline and supergroup Bad English, as well as a variety of side projects. His latest instrumental solo album, THE CALLING, released [Read More]

Jesse Denaro’s debut album, Dear Love is out TODAY!

May 13, 2014

The dedication and passion that Jesse Denaro has put into his writing of his debut album, Dear Love is taking center stage today! Singer/Songwriter Jesse has done a wonderful job at creating an album full of emotionally driven lyrics, songs that connect the listener and engages them on his musical journey. It is quite a superb journey to be a passenger on as you will experience the ups and downs of life, love and loss. You can pick up the new for purchase at iTunes and is also streaming at the following sites; SubstreamMagazine.com, MSN.com and RelevantMagazine.com. You can check out one of my favorite tracks, Young & Naive here: Jesse‘s music is magical and his honest emotions shine through his passionate vocals with such a vulnerability yet a sense of comforting. It is an album that you will fall in love with, regardless of what your main love of music may be. His sound transcends the blurred lines of genres and creates a clarity through song. I will leave you with my absolute favorite track which I must have [Read More]

The Pretty Reckless announce tour dates for the Going To Hell Tour

May 13, 2014

We have just received the announcement of the Going To Hell 2014 Tour by The Pretty Reckless! Their headline tour kicks off 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: May 13 – Omaha, NE – The Waiting Room May 16 – Peoria, IL – Peoria Civic Center May 17 – Columbus, OH – Rock on The Range Festival+ May 18 – Inwood, WV – Summer Jam+ May 20 – Augusta, GA – Sky City May 22 – Little Rock, AR – Revolution Music Room May 23 – Pryor, OK – Rocklahoma+ May 25 – Anthony, TX [Read More]

Bad Romantics deliver a fun energetic set to the Troubadour

May 13, 2014

Saturday night we were at the Troubadour in Hollywood to cover the CD release show of hard rockers Diamond Lane. The night was filled with amazing bands. You can read about all the bands of the night here; The Book of Curtis, Love and a .38,Diamond Lane, Delta Rose and now it is turn for you to check out Bad Romantics. Bad Romantics treated the crowd to a fun energetic set filled with Alternative Rock/Power Pop songs. The have a sound that is almost a 50’s doo-wop era but then wrapped in the velvety luster of power pop and punk. You have infectious vibes, catchy hooks, and the intensely gritty yet alluring vocals that will mesmerize you. Check out the photos by Rockin Ryan of their set: One of my favorite songs of their set was China Doll which can be found on their Love at First Sight EP. You can pick up the EP on iTunes here. They are set to release a 2nd EP Sorry Not Sorry later this year. You can check out their song Falling [Read More]

It is almost time for Harlot to blast their load and release their new single, Denial

May 12, 2014

Okay, we have all been waiting for We Are Harlot to release their music and even more so, waiting to catch these bad ass rockers to perform! We all know that they will be making their debut performance at Rock on The Range this weekend but everyone needs to have a song to sing along to right??? Well we won’t have to wait much longer as the bad boys of We Are Harlot are set to blow their load and release their first single this week. They are set to release Denial this Wednesday, May 14th. So get ready to have the boys please you with their rock and roll after being such a tease for so long!!!! Also, don’t forget about their upcoming Vegas show. They will be performing in Las Vegas at Vinyl in the Hard Rock on May 28th. They will be performing with The Pretty Reckless! So be sure to pick up the new single this Wednesday and mark your calendars for Vegas. MUSIC JUNKIE PRESS will be there to [Read More]

Bad ass blues rockers DELTA ROSE kill it at The Troubadour

May 12, 2014

We have been featuring the bands from Saturday night at the Troubadour which was the CD release show of Diamond Lane. Make sure to ready our features on all the bands; The Book of Curtis, Bad Romantics, Love and a .38, and Diamond Lane. Now we are ready to share with you our feature of Delta Rose. Delta Rose had the last spot of the night for the record release party of Diamond Lane but that didn’t stop them from coming out and delivering a smokin set of rock and roll infused with blues and a groove that gets into your soul! With there being a late start, Delta Rose played a shorter set which left me wanting so much more as they did a kick ass set! One thing is for sure, this band is one of the best live bands out there. They are such a young band but have showmanship that is well beyond their years. While many young bands are out there creating music that sounds as if it is a carbon copy of eachother, [Read More]