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Steel Panther highlights from San Francisco show!

November 21, 2013

Steel Panther on a Friday night? What better way to PARTY!! On November 8th, Steel Panther returned to the Regency Ballroom in San Francisco for another solid performance to a packed house. They had two excellent opening bands, Hillbilly Herald and SpiralArms. Make sure to check out their write ups as well. When Steel Panther performs, it is always an amazing show. I know a lot of people think of them as only a heavy metal parody band, but you can’t ignore that these four guys are extremely talented musicians and can rival many metal bands out today with their talent. They make everyone miss the ’80s! You have the kick ass guitar riffs by Satchel, killer bass by Lexxi, solid drumming by Stix and the full on 80’s rockstar vocals by Michael. You can check out a tribute video by Rockin Ryan which has footage and photos from their SF show: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnupLaK3QEE&feature=youtu.be] Now in case you missed it, they recently released their video for their new song, “Party Like Tomorrow Is The End [Read More]

Hinder releases official statement about Austin Winkler’s departure from band

November 20, 2013

We had told you earlier this year about how Austin Winkler was taking time off from their tour and was temporary leaving for personal reasons. Fast forward to today and Hinder have officially released a statement that they have parted ways with the Austin Winkler and a new vocalist will be announced. On the HINDER website they have posted the following release: * * * * LOS ANGELES (November 20, 2013) – Multi-platinum rock band, HINDER has announced they have officially parted ways with their lead singer, Austin Winkler. Earlier this year, Winkler left the band’s national tour due to personal reasons. Hinder continued to tour with guest lead vocalists helping out, including Jared Weeks from Saving Abel. The band’s 2005 debut, Extreme Behavior, sold over 3 million copies in the US, while its breakthrough single “Lips of an Angel” hit #1 on the Billboard Pop Chart. The album’s follow up three years later, Take it to the Limit, surpassed gold status after debuting #4 on the Billboard Top 200 with over 80,000 copies sold the first [Read More]

Punk Trio, Beretta Suicide debut new video for “Changes?!”

November 20, 2013

Straight from Leeds, UK is a fantastic punk rock band, Beretta Suicide that deserves your attention! This larger than life sound surprisingly comes from three guys; Joey K on leads and bass, Joe Clements on guitar and Kidd Pert on drums. Together they create a sound that is reminiscent of the Ramones or Sex Pistols. Their music has high energy with punk angst blended with fierce attitude. They just released a video for their song, “Changes?!” which is off of their debut self titled album. Check out the video here: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Hvibpuj8FI&feature=youtu.be] That is a bad ass balls to the wall song! Now that we have you hooked, let’s head over to Itunes, Amazon or their website and pick it up! The 11 track album was recorded at the Animal Farm Studios in London with Jamie Todd. This album is the perfect Go To album for whatever mood you are in. A couple of my favorites so far are Run and Roam, Another Wolf in The Wings, Changes, Go Slow, and To Play and Win [Read More]

PALAYE ROYALE is truly one of the best Indie Rock Bands you have to hear!

November 20, 2013

I have to introduce you to one of the best Indie Rock bands out today that you have to hear! They are PALAYE ROYALE and they are a fashion-art rock band that has one of the best sounds out there today. From the first time I heard them, it literally took me to a different place and time. You know that scene in Ratatouille where the food critic takes a bite of the chef’s dish; ratatouille and it immediately takes him back to a comforting moment in his childhood? If you haven’t seen it, watch it. So what if it is dubbed a kid’s movie; it is still bad ass. Well that scene reminds me of the first time I listened to PALAYE ROYALE that is exactly what happened…. I was listening to Get Higher and almost immediately, I was back in my friend’s apartment listening to a cassette mix tape she made from her trip overseas the summer before. It must have been late ’80s and she played for me what soon became one [Read More]

The Broken Ravens from Scotland are our Tuesdays Travels Pick of the Week!

November 19, 2013

A great new rock band from the Stornoway from Isle of Lewis, Scotland called The Broken Ravens are our Tuesdays Travels Pick of the Week for Music from around the world! You are really going to love this band, they remind me of a mix of Black Sabbath with Soundgarden. The Broken Ravens are Kevin Clark on Drums, Lotto Ferguson on Bass/Vocals, Calum ‘Thrash’ Macaulay on Guitar/Vocals and Bugsy Maclean on Guitar/Vocals. What is great about this band is that they each have very diverse musical influences and together they have created their own unique sound which has to be heard! We asked Kevin if they could name three of their biggest influences and here is what he told us, “As all our influences are so diverse, we nearly ended up in a big fight over choosing just three , but, after a struggle, we managed to get it down to 4. Our main inspirations are Slayer, Black Sabbath, Elmore James and Anathema”. The band has been working hard on putting the final touches on their debut album. Kevin [Read More]

Tonight Alive return to San Francisco for a stellar performance!

November 18, 2013

Australian rockers, Tonight Alive returned to San Francisco last night for their “The Other Side” tour show at Slim’s. They were here last year as they opened for Pierce the Veil but this time the show was all theirs as part of their U.S. headlining tour in support of their new album, “The Other Side”. One thing is for sure, they put on a stellar performance that is filled with high energy and created a crowd camaraderie that cannot be rivaled. Tonight Alive‘s music is filled with empowering and uplifting lyrics as well as songs that people can emotionally connect to. Jenna McDougall, frontwoman, has been quoted before as saying, ““A lot of people have said that we saved their lives and that our music got them through really difficult times. To be that band for people is amazing because it was music that got us through difficult times ourselves. The band’s message is about not living in the fear of other people’s judgement, not being held back by other people’s opinions, about having self-worth. [Read More]

Heaven’s Basement performs a spectacular cover of a Lady Gaga Song!

November 18, 2013

This has been quite a year for UK rockers Heaven’s Basement. They stole the show at the Ernie Ball stage during the Aftershock Festival in September. You can read more about that here. Then they went out on tour with The Pretty Reckless and Louna and were amazing! You can check out more about that here. They have recently finished up the Going To Hell Tour and returned home. They then went to perform a cover for Phil Taggart and Alice Levine for the Live Lounge on BBC Radio 1. Well, it was quite an AMAZING performance! Heaven’s Basement performed a cover of Lady Ga Ga’s Do What U Want. Honestly, this cover quite trumps the original by tenfold! The emotion and passion that Heaven’s Basement put into their performances comes out loud and clear in this video. Check it out and be amazed! [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPEDCKLosCI&feature=youtu.be] Heaven’s Basement have been so busy this year touring in support of their album, Filthy Empire that is filled with hits and all the songs remain on my current playlist! They have [Read More]