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Matt Hires new EP Heartache Machine is climbing the charts!

April 10, 2014

Matt Hires released a new EP earlier this week, “Heartache Machine” and it features four new songs and follows up to last year’s “THIS WORLD WON’T LAST FOREVER, BUT TONIGHT WE CAN PRETEND.” What is very exciting about this new EP is that Matt has returned to independent level after spending 6 years with Atlantic Records. Regarding the recent change, Hires said, “Making the leap to independence has been really freeing and invigorating for me as an artist. I love that I’m able to get songs from the studio and into people’s ears in just a little over two months. It’s definitely a little scary, but I think it’s going to be really good for me and good for my fans. With ‘Heartache Machine,’ I feel like I was able to break into a totally new level of honesty in my songwriting and I think it comes through in the recordings.” His return to the independent level reminds me of my favorite quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson: “Do not go where the path may lead, go [Read More]

The Crystal Method announce Summer Tour Dates and return to Last Call with Carson Daly

April 9, 2014

Set your alarms or DVR for tomorrow night so you don’t miss The Crystal Method perform for the 2nd time on NBC’s Last Call with Carson Daly in support of their fifth studio album, titled THE CRYSTAL METHOD. Two tracks–“Emulator” from their off the aforementioned album and “Play For Real” (featuring Franky Perez on vocals), captured at their recent sold-out concert at the El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles–will air tomorrow, Thursday, April 10 at 1:35/12:35 am. Check local listings for further information. The Crystal Method has announced new tour dates for the summer, marking their first appearances in many markets since the release of THE CRYSTAL METHOD album in January. Ken Jordan and Scott Kirkland who are the trailblazing electronic music outfit will perform DJ sets at Euphoria Festival in Austin, TX this month and will celebrate July 4 at popular venue The Mid in Chicago. Other tour dates include stops at Toronto’s Digital Dreams Festival as well as club shows in Washington, D.C., Houston, Seattle and Portland. Look for more dates to be announced soon. Upcoming Tour Dates: DATE CITY VENUE Apr 26 Austin, TX Euphoria Festival May 25 Tampa, FL Raymond James Stadium [Read More]

Steel Panther release new video for Gloryhole off their new album All You Can Eat

April 9, 2014

Hold on tight!! Get ready for another raunchy yet hilarious video by Steel Panther. This time it is for their song Gloryhole which is off their new album All You Can Eat. The album was just released less than two weeks ago and everyone is talking about it. It has everything you could want in rock and metal from anthemic rock songs, arena size ballads, blazing guitars, great harmonies, power house drums, sexy bass lines and those 80s style vocals that we can’t get enough of. There are some bad ass guitar solos, smokin riffs, catchy choruses, I just can’t tell you how epic this album will be. The songs are fun and infectious and you can’t help but love them. Definitely a party album for any night of the week. If they had a panty meter for this album, it would be a full on soaking wet one for this new album! We will have to watch out for the next baby boom that will be coming 9 months after this release! It is [Read More]

Catch Righteous Vendetta on tour and VOTE for them in the “Battle of the Bands”

April 9, 2014

Last year we brought you an interview with one of the fastest rising bands that we wanted you to take notice of, Righteous Vendetta. It seems that the spotlight on them has grown in the last several months and we are glad to see this Hard Rock/Mettal band, Righteous Vendetta get the attention they so deserve. We have been glad to see them getting great radio airplay as well as on XM Sirius Octane channel with their song This Pain. Righteous Vendetta are in the midst of touring and it seems that they are on a non stop mission to take their music across this country and make sure you all experience a live Righteous Vendetta show! Right now they are competing for a spot on the Battle of the Bands stage for this year’s Rock on the Range Festival. You can head over to http://rotr.battleofthebands.com/u/righteousvendetta take a listen to a couple of their bad ass songs and CAST YOUR VOTE for Righteous Vendetta! You can also check the tour dates below and make sure to [Read More]

The Veer Union announces tour and set to release Deluxe Edition of Divide The Blackened Sky

April 9, 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”. 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 back out on tour and have been long time supporters of them since first seeing them in 2009 with Puddle of Mudd and Burn Halo. [Read More]

AEROSMITH & SLASH ANNOUNCE TOUR DATES and play surprise show at The Whisky a Go Go

April 8, 2014

What better way to announce the tour dates for the upcoming Aerosmith & Slash summer tour than playing a surprise show at The Whisky a GoGo in Hollywood. Well that is exactly what happened today. I was sitting in my doctor’s office as I get the tweet announcing Slash is set to perform with Aerosmith at the Whisky. I almost ran out there until I remembered I hadn’t succeeded at my teleportation transit yet! But at least we can watch the video here: So the tour dates have been announced and here they are for the Let Rock Rule Tour: DATE CITY VENUE Thu 7/10 Wantagh, NY Nikon at Jones Beach Theatre Sun 7/13 Kitchener, ON, Canada McLennan Park Wed 7/16 Mansfield, MA Xfinity Center Sat 7/19 Cadott, WI Rock Fest Tue 7/22 Cincinnati, OH Riverbend Music Center Fri 7/25 Tinley Park, IL First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre Wed 7/30 Inglewood, CA The Forum Sat 8/2 Las Vegas, NV MGM Grand Garden Arena Fri 8/8 Stateline, NV Lake Tahoe Outdoor Arena At Harveys Wed 8/13 [Read More]

Augustana release new video for “Youth Is Wasted On The Young”

April 8, 2014

Augustana are set to release their new album Life Imitating Life on April 22nd through Washington Square. The album was produced by John O’Mahony (Coldplay, Metric, Kashmir) and recorded in Rhinebeck, NY and Nashville, TN. This will be the fourth full length album and the first for Washington Square. The album will take the listener on a musical journey with passionate, poetic songs that are emotionally driven and tell a powerful story. Augustana have released a video for their second song of the album, Youth Is Wasted On The Young. You can check it out here: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OaxIcdv8SP8&feature=youtu.be] The album is available for pre-orders on Itunes here or through MerchNow HERE. The album is complete with 10 tracks and they are : 1. Ash and Ember 2. Need A Little Sunshine 3. Love In The Air 4. Youth Is Wasted On The Young 5. Say You Want Me 6. Fit Together 7. According To Plan 8. I Really Think So 9. Alive 10. Remember Me You can catch Augustana as they are heading out on tour this spring [Read More]