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Interview with Melissa Harding and pick up her new EP, Best Of Me out now

August 31, 2015

We first fell in love with the vocals of Melissa Harding out on the SIXX:AM tour earlier this year. She captured the crowd with her dynamic and spectacular voice. We were excited to find out more about her music and she has just released an incredible EP, Best Of Me. The EP was recently released and is a must have. You can pick up Best Of Me by heading over to iTunes here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/best-of-me-ep/id1033595223. Check out our recent interview with Melissa: * * * * * * * Music Junkie Press: Thank you very much for taking the time out to talk with us here at Music Junkie Press. We are so excited to hear about your new EP and it is getting closer to a release! Can you tell us an update about it? Melissa: Absolutely! So happy to talk with you and Music Junkie Press. And thanks so much, I’m excited too. This project has been a LONG time coming, but it will be out August 25th officially, and I can’t wait. We [Read More]

Interview with Tara Macri and check out her video for Prettiest Girl In The Room

August 16, 2015

Los Angeles based singer, Tara Macri released her great new video for her song, Prettiest Girl In The Room and it truly is a feel good song for a much needed pick me up. We recently had the opportunity to interview Tara and are pleased to bring that to you: Music Junkie Press: Thank you Tara for taking the time out to talk with us here at Music Junkie Press. First we wanted to congratulate you on the great video and song, Prettiest Girl In The Room. It truly captures the emotion of how someone can change your whole perspective. You have starred in many Broadway productions, can you tell us how you decided to forge ahead with your music? Tara Macri: I’ve always been writing and working on my music at the same time as performing on-stage. On my days off, I can be found in the studio and even, sometimes, I’ll hit the studio during the day before a show. If I am working in New York doing a play, I would [Read More]

Kalsey Kulyk’s Part 3 is a peculiar magic that exists in our past and her present. By Patrick O’Heffernan

August 8, 2015

Los Angeles. I have talked here about the “Canadian Invasion” – the flow of talented musicians from Canada to the US that seems to be a permanent fixture of the music scene in both countries. We have interviewed many of them here – Maggie Szabo, Olivia Penalva and the band YUCA are three that come to mind. Recently I was introduced to the music of another Canadian, Kalsey Kulyk. Kulyk is from a tiny town on the Hudson Bay of 1500 souls, but her talent is much, much bigger. After a very rough bout with cancer and chemotherapy when she was 19, she moved to Las Vegas to work with famed record producer, Richard Dashut (Fleetwood Mac). Dashut saw her potential and developed her style and sound so deftly that she landed a record deal with Phaymis Records. Her self-titled debut EP, produced by Lannie Williams, did so well last year that she expanded it to two volumes (Kalsey Kulyk Part 1 and Part 2) and has just released a new single, “Rewind”. Kalsey [Read More]

Tara Macri releases feel good video for her song, Prettiest Girl In The Room

August 4, 2015

Los Angeles based singer, Tara Macri releases new video for her song, Prettiest Girl In The Room and it truly is a great feel good song for a much needed pick me up. Everyone has those times where they feel hopeless, sad or in despair and it may seem so hard to rise from those feelings. What is special, is when you have that one person whom you know you can call on, to make you feel like the Prettiest Girl In The Room. That is the message behind the song. Tara comments about the video, The fashion and look in the video was inspired by Audrey Hepburn. We were going for a modern day Audrey Hepburn look. I love her uniqueness & classiness and have always been a huge fan of hers. In any situation I always ask – what would Audrey Hepburn do?” Check out the video here: Tara brings out such a natural honesty when she sings and creates an emotional connection with the listener. We will see if we can bring [Read More]

Mary Scholz is back, more beautiful, more edgy and stronger than ever at Room 5 Lounge. By Patrick O’Heffernan

August 3, 2015

West Hollywood. Last year when I reviewed Mary Scholz’s live performance at Hollywood’s Hotel Café, I wrote, “To see Mary Scholz is to fall in love… you want to spend the rest of your life listening to her”. I saw her sing live again this weekend and I am still in love. After eight months on the road she has become even more beautiful, more edgy and stronger on stage than ever. Her performance at the Room 5 Lounge on Saturday night showed us a more mature song writer, a more confident performer and an artist completely at ease with making everyone in the room fall in love with her. And they did. Scholz treated the room – which was packed with friends, fans and family, judging from the cheering and banter – with 12 songs, most of them new tunes that she wrote while on the road, plus a few from her previous albums. After a mic check and some friendly banter, she quieted the room with her achingly melancholy “Mournful Noise” from [Read More]

Liz Brennan will truly captivate you with her powerful emotive vocals

July 13, 2015

Liz Brennan is an Austin based singer songwriter and she has one of those voices that will grab a hold of you from the first listen. She reminds me of a modern day Laura Branigan delivering a blend of alternative and 80’s pop with a fresh new flair. Her powerful vocals are inviting and emotive and take you on a musical journey of emotions. Check out her recently released lyric video for her song, Expected to Fly: Liz explains the inspiration for the song, ‘Expected to Fly’ was originally based on a Martin Luther King Jr. quote, ‘if you can’t run, walk, if you can’t walk, crawl, I thought… if you can’t crawl, jump! The song is about growing up and losing friendships that you’re trying to hold on to. It is about holding onto things that make you, you.” Liz is set to release her new EP later this summer. It was produced by Kevin Killen, best known for engineering Peter Gabriel’s “So” and Elvis Costello’s “Spike.” Featured musicians on the new EP include: Gerry Leonard (David Bowie, Suzanne Vega); Zev Katz (Hall & Oates); Mark Copley (Rosanne Cash); [Read More]

Get ready for Massive Attack by Chelsea Dash and check out the new lyric video

July 7, 2015

Chelsea Dash has released her new lyric video for her song, Massive Attack. The sultry pop track will bring you to your feet and a beat in your step. The infectiously catchy new track is sure to be on your playlist for this summer. Check out the new lyric video here: We will see if we can bring you an interview to get to know Chelsea better. Make sure to visit her social media sites to stay up to date on her latest news. ~ Marisol Information & Links: Website: http://www.chelseadash.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ChelseaDashMusic Twitter: https://twitter.com/IAmChelseaDash Instagram: https://instagram.com/ChelseaDashMusic/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/notehitter