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Get ready for Avril Lavigne The Greatest Hits Tour kicking off in May

January 23, 2024

Eight time GRAMMY nominated diamond-certified icon Avril Lavigne has announced The Greatest Hits Tour. Check out the news below: Avril Lavigne: The Greatest Hits. Produced by Live Nation, the 27-date tour will see Avril perform her biggest songs to-date including the RIAA 3x platinum-certified “Complicated,” the 2x platinum-certified “Sk8er Boi,” the 2x platinum-certified “Girlfriend,” the platinum-certified “Here’s To Never Growing Up,” and many more from her record-smashing catalog. The Avril Lavigne: The Greatest Hits tour kicks off on Wednesday, May 22 in Vancouver, BC at Rogers Arena, with stops in Las Vegas, Phoenix, Toronto, Charlotte, Chicago and more before wrapping up on Monday, Sept 16 in Edmonton, AB at Rogers Place. All Time Low and Simple Plan will join Avril on select dates throughout the tour as special guests and direct support, with Royal & the Serpent and Girlfriends joining select dates as opening acts. TICKETS: Tickets will be available starting with an Artist presale beginning on Wednesday, January 24 at 10 AM local time. Additional presales will run throughout the week ahead of the general onsale beginning on Friday, January 26 at 10 AM local [Read More]

LP releases latest studio album, Love Lines and heads out on tour!

September 29, 2023

Multi-platinum singer-songwriter and vocalist LP has just released their latest studio album, Love Lines. The new album described as ‘deep and reflective look into LP’s life experiences, including their relationships with romantic partners, family, and self with deep honesty with a timeless musical approach harkening back to their “Lost on You” days that propelled them to global recognition’. In addition to the album release they have premiered the song Dayglow with a video shot on location in Prague at the city’s annual Pride Festival. About the video: Director Juan David Salazar captured the electric energy of the crowd of 70,000 revelers set against the backdrop of historic landmarks in the medieval city. The city of Prague and the Prague Pride Festival granted Salazar unprecedented access, enabling him to capture unforgettable, candid moments within the gathered crowds in the city’s most historic locations. The clip encapsulates the essence of Pride: love, acceptance, and celebration of one’s true identity. “The ‘Dayglow’ video might be the gayest thing that has ever happened to me,” laughs LP. “I might have to come [Read More]

Maddy Wood releases soulful new rock track, Too Old To Play Pretend

February 17, 2020

For our Music Monday Fix, we want to introduce you to Maddy Wood. At the young age of 20, she is delivering music wise beyond her young years. The talented singer songwriter, which is self-described as the purple rock-n-roll glitter princess is bringing her soulful rock to the music scene. She has just released her debut single, Too Old To Play Pretend and it is the perfect blend of classic rock and modern pop. ‘Her music combines her love for the classic rock sounds of Led Zeppelin and Stevie Nicks with a modern pop sensibility, soulful vocals and thought-provoking lyrics.’ You can stream her new song by heading over here or check it out below: About Maddy Wood For her debut single Too Old to Play Pretend, Maddy worked with New York City based producer Arthur Pingrey to transform acoustic demos into a fully-fleshed rock band performance with an addictive hook. Hailing from Providence, Rhode Island, Maddy started playing guitar and writing songs at age 7 and picked up piano in middle school. She honed [Read More]

NAMM NEWS: Gibson will premiere The Slash Collection at Winter NAMM

January 9, 2020

Gibson announces history making new Slash Collection to premiere at Winter NAMM later this month. Check out the news below: NASHVILLE, TN (January 9, 2020) By leveraging its iconic past and leaning into an innovative future, Gibson has set the stage for the next era of shaping sound for present and future generations. The new Gibson celebrates the iconic models of Gibson’s Golden Era while leaning into the future with instruments that nurture new players across generations, genders and genres of music. A partnership that crosses over three decades, Gibson and Slash announced today, January 9, the release of the first-ever Slash Collection. In a history-making move for the brand, the Slash Collection will feature multiple acoustic and electric guitars. The new Slash Collection will officially premiere at the Gibson experience space, 3rd Floor, Ballroom A, during Winter NAMM2020 in Anaheim, CA (January 15-19). Slash and Gibson’s Luthiers worked in close collaboration with attention to the fine details at Gibson’s headquarters in Nashville, TN. The Gibson Slash Collection features fourLes Paul Standard electric guitarsand two J-45 Standard acoustic guitars. Inspiring multiple generations of players around the world, the Slash Collection is comprised of the most influential Gibson guitars Slash has used throughout his career and can be seen live onstage with Slash today. Each Slash Collection Les Paul Standard features a AAA maple top, a solid Mahogany body and Slash’s personal touches including [Read More]

BOTTLEROCK NAPA ANNOUNCES DAILY LINEUP AND CHECK OUT OUR SPOTIFY PLAYLIST!

January 8, 2020

BOTTLEROCK NAPA VALLEY ANNOUNCES DAILY LINEUP AND SINGLE DAY PASSES 3-DAY FESTIVAL PASSES SOLD OUT Single-Day General Admission and VIP Passes will be available beginning on Thursday, January 9, 2020 at 10AM PST NAPA, CA – January 8, 2020: BottleRock Napa Valley, presented by JaM Cellars, has announced the 2020 festival daily lineup and released single-day general admission and VIP passes for the eighth annual music, wine, craft brew and culinary festival. All 3-day festival passes have sold out. Single-day general admission and VIP passes will be available on Thursday, January 9, 2020 at 10AM PST, and may be purchased at BottleRockNapaValley.com. Single-day general admission passes start at $159/pp. Single-day VIP passes are $359/pp, and a limited number of single-day Marriott Bonvoy + American Express VIP Viewing Suite passes are also available to Marriott Bonvoy + American Express Card Members at $599/pp. Fans are strongly encouraged to purchase their single-day passes early. BottleRock Napa Valley, featuring headline artists Red Hot Chili Peppers, Dave Matthews Band, Stevie Nicks, Miley Cyrus, Khalid and Anderson .Paak & The Free Nationals, plus over [Read More]

INTERVIEW: Ariana and the Rose takes you on a synth pop musical journey with her new EP Constellations

July 26, 2019

Vans Warped Tour has been the summer staple event for music lovers for the past 25 years. Warped Tour came to a close with its final show at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View. Last weekend, we had the opportunity to catch the rising synth pop star Ariana and The Rose at the final Vans Warped Tour. Ariana put out a great set that had new fans flocking to her stage and soon to become long time fans. We had the chance to chat with Ariana about her recent performance and the release of her new EP Constellations. Check out our interview below: * * * * * * * * * * MJP: It was a great set you put on at Warped Tour. You got the crowd going and it was an incredible set from start to finish. Great energy from you and the crowd. Ariana: Thank you so much. Thank you for taking the time out to see it. I mean they didn’t know us and at the beginning I was like, “Oh God, [Read More]

Ryan Hamilton and the Harlequin Ghosts are here to invade your playlist with their new track!

March 29, 2019

Everyone gets excited for Fridays! I’m always excited when Friday rolls around because so much great new music is released. We wanted to make sure you check out the latest release from Ryan Hamilton and the Harlequin Ghosts. Their new track Mamacita will be invading your playlist as you have it on repeat for the weekend. The song is off their upcoming new album, This Is The Sound which is set for a May 31st release on Steven Van Zandt’s label, Wicked Cool Records. The track feeds your need for riff-driven guitars, catchy chorus’, gritty addictive vocals, teetering between old style Brit punk and straight up old school rock n roll. The band features American Ryan Hamilton and UK based Harlequin Ghosts. Hamilton co-wrote the new track with Little Steven, who also contributes to the song’s rippin’ guitar solo. He shares more about the song, I co-wrote this with Stevie Van Zandt, sort of by accident. I had what I thought was a finished song, but Stevie heard it and said, ‘It’s good, but it needs [Read More]