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Pop Evil & Escape The Fate announce CO-HEADLINING Tour set to start in April!

March 12, 2014

Two of my favorite bands are teaming up for a co-headlining tour. Just this morning we received the word that Pop Evil and Escape the Fate will be hitting the road in April. We are hoping to see some West Coast dates added too since we need our fix of both these bad ass bands! The tour will also feature special guests Avatar and Glamour of the Kill. Pop Evil have been busy touring in support of their album ONYX as well as recently collaborating with legendary artist DMC who recently remixed their No. 1 hit single, Trenches. The remix will be feature on the opening video montage prior to each game for the ACC Network telecasts. You can watch the video clip here. We also caught a quick interview with a couple of the guys at last year’s Aftershock Festival and we have some great photos you can check out here. Here is our interview from Aftershock Festival with Nick and Chachi: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95HheCRrTbg&feature=youtu.be] Escape the Fate have been busy as well touring. We caught [Read More]

Future Villains deliver an energetic rockin set at Troubadour for Lara Gladstone’s Gutter n Grind

March 11, 2014

We are still finishing up our coverage of all the bands we got to see at Lara Gladstone’s Gutter n Grind last month at the Troubadour. Tonight we wanted to feature Future Villains from Los Angeles. These supercharged rockers gave a high energy set that night and have everyone with their hands in the air rockin out. Future Villains are a modern rock band with noticeable influences in classic rock. They are definitely determined keep Rock n Roll alive. Check out a tribute video by Rockin Ryan featuring photos and footage of their set at the Troubadour: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LkvKiUipo28&feature=youtu.be] If you are in the Southern California area, make sure to check them out as they will be playing at The Viper Room in Hollywood on March 14th. Details can be found on their Facebook page or their Website. They also have a show in April at the House of Blues with another one of my favorite bands, Steel Panther. (UPDATE 3/12/14) – We just received the news that Future Villians will be supporting Steel Panther for the [Read More]

Switchblade Serenade upcoming shows and quick chat at NAMM 2014

March 11, 2014

One of our favorite rock bands, Switchblade Serenade have announced several upcoming shows. We have featured Switchblade Serenade several times on Music Junkie Press and were also one of our Top 12 Bands You Have to Know. If you are lucky enough to be in the East Coast area, I would suggest you drive, fly, walk or crawl your way to one of their shows. These young rockers are all about delivering full energetic rock with bad ass choruses, amazing guitar work and a hell of a fun time. Check out the upcoming shows planned for Switchblade Serenade: April 18th, Queens NY at Gussy’s May 3rd, New Haven, CT at Cafe Nine with Prophets of Addiction May 10th, Bristols CT at Bleachersew album More dates are soon to be announced. If you haven’t heard of Switchblade Serenade then you best head over and pick up their new CD “Alive at Night” which is available on Itunes here. HOT DAMN! It was definitely an album worth waiting for. It is a complete full on ROCK n ROLL album that [Read More]

Switchblade Serenade upcoming shows and quick chat at NAMM 2014

March 11, 2014

One of our favorite rock bands, Switchblade Serenade have announced several upcoming shows. We have featured Switchblade Serenade several times on Music Junkie Press and were also one of our Top 12 Bands You Have to Know. If you are lucky enough to be in the East Coast area, I would suggest you drive, fly, walk or crawl your way to one of their shows. These young rockers are all about delivering full energetic rock with bad ass choruses, amazing guitar work and a hell of a fun time. Check out the upcoming shows planned for Switchblade Serenade: April 18th, Queens NY at Gussy’s May 3rd, New Haven, CT at Cafe Nine with Prophets of Addiction May 10th, Bristols CT at Bleachersew album More dates are soon to be announced. If you haven’t heard of Switchblade Serenade then you best head over and pick up their new CD “Alive at Night” which is available on Itunes here. HOT DAMN! It was definitely an album worth waiting for. It is a complete full on ROCK n ROLL album that [Read More]

Switchblade Serenade upcoming shows and quick chat at NAMM 2014

March 11, 2014

One of our favorite rock bands, Switchblade Serenade have announced several upcoming shows. We have featured Switchblade Serenade several times on Music Junkie Press and were also one of our Top 12 Bands You Have to Know. If you are lucky enough to be in the East Coast area, I would suggest you drive, fly, walk or crawl your way to one of their shows. These young rockers are all about delivering full energetic rock with bad ass choruses, amazing guitar work and a hell of a fun time. Check out the upcoming shows planned for Switchblade Serenade: April 18th, Queens NY at Gussy’s May 3rd, New Haven, CT at Cafe Nine with Prophets of Addiction May 10th, Bristols CT at Bleachersew album More dates are soon to be announced. If you haven’t heard of Switchblade Serenade then you best head over and pick up their new CD “Alive at Night” which is available on Itunes here. HOT DAMN! It was definitely an album worth waiting for. It is a complete full on ROCK n ROLL album that [Read More]

One Less Reason delivers emotionally stirring hard rock that will have you hooked

March 11, 2014

So many times when you listen to heavy or hard rock your focus is on the thundering drums or powerful guitars not the lyrics. One Less Reason has turned that around by creating hard rock complete with the fierce guitars, powerful vocals but have added amazing emotionally stirring lyrics. I will tell you that I was having a very, very bad day dealing with family drama (quite similar to the Kerri Kasem situation with her father) and I needed a release or escape from it all. I usually have two routes I go, I listen to something loud and heavy to release or I listen to lyrically stirring music to provide comfort and calm. I turned to One Less Reason and it was the perfect fit for my mood.Their songs blend these two styles and I couldn’t be more happy with the results. The band perfectly describes their music, “One Less Reason songs are more lyrically heavy than musically heavy, and there’s always a message. It’s all based around those four letter words – love, [Read More]

Our Tuesdays Travel Pick of the Week is alternative electro rock band, DNR from Italy

March 11, 2014

Our Tuesdays Travels Pick of the Week Band is DNR from Italy. I am so excited to tell you about this great band, DNR who are ready to break the norm with their new fresh take on rock and roll infused with alternative and electro. DNR started as a project from Italy by the bassist Kira who had a dream, “To fuse the Asian and Western Music as well as Visual styles into one.” Although there might have been a couple line-up changes over the years, one thing rings true, the dream is still very well alive and their new sound will reel you in and captivate you. DNR is AxiA on Vocals, Kira on Bass, Yu (founder of German band Cinema Bizzare) on Guitar and Ash on Drums. Together, these four have fused their individual styles and crafted their own unique sound. They have recently released their new music video for their single, Another World Falls Down and check it out here: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1v4-hKv56WA&feature=youtu.be] The new track is currently available on ITunes and is definitely [Read More]