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The Bolts Transformation Into Island Apollo at Silverlake Lounge

August 3, 2014

The Bolts Transformation Into Island Apollo at Silverlake Lounge  Orange-County based indie rockers The Bolts made a bold move early last month—they changed their name to Island Apollo. Bolder still, the five-some headed north to hipster haven Silverlake  previewing work through their new material as Island Apollo, taking up residency at the gritty Silverlake Lounge for four Mondays in July. The band—comprised of guitarists Heath Farmer and Ryan Kilpatrick, bassist Addam Farmer, keyboardist Austin Farmer, and drummer Matt Champagne—gained considerable fame as The Bolts after forming as teenagers in Orange County.  In short order, they picked up airplay on KROQ, won Orange County’s “Best Pop Artist” from the OC Music Awards, opened for Capital Cities and Third Eye Blind, appeared across local TV and, realizing every young man’s dream, had a song placed in a commercial featuring supermodel Kate Upton. At Silverlake Lounge, the group took the stage as relative newcomers. From the first show through the last, Island Apollo was not what you’d call tentative.  Despite the new name (coined for the artificial islands [Read More]

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From Adventure Time to Make Out Monday, Jeremy Shada (Finn) premiere catchy new song

July 24, 2014

Make Out Monday is a new band compiled of brothers Jeremy and Zack Shada, Logan Charles, John Spicer, and Seth Renken. You might know Jeremy Shada as the voice of Finn from Adventure Time (Cartoon Network) which my oldest son loved and still enjoys watching it with his 7 year old brother. So in this house, everyone is familiar with Finn. It was cool to hear that he formed a band after doing some jam sessions in Los Angeles. What is even more amazing that these five really click together and have a solid sound that is ready to take over the alternative rock – pop punk scene.  When you take a listen to their first song, Hope Less Romantic you will be just like me, begging for more new music! Check out the track here: You can pick up the new single on iTunes here. I am really excited about this new band and look forward to what the future holds for these talented young musicians. They are set to perform this Saturday, July 26th at [Read More]

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Check out our chat with Josh of Longreef and get to know more about their new song, Battle Plan

July 15, 2014

We recently told you about the amazing new single and video by Longreef called Battle Plan. The song has a great message of hope and is helping raise awareness of bullying. You can check out our original post here. Longreef released the single in conjunction with the www.friendmovement.com to help raise awareness of the issue of bullying. First off, it is a great song in itself that is inspirational and uplifting and the vocals are truly captivating. Check out the video and also make sure to download the song here: Who is Longreef? Four Australians who came to the US and quickly began touring and gaining a lot of attention for their emotionally driven rock that is quite infectious! Longreef is: Josh Barker: Singer/songwriter Nick Miller: Guitars Jim Wark: Bass Tristan Davies: Drums Get to know more about Longreef as you check out our interview with singer/songwriter Josh Barker here: * * * * * * * * * * * * * Music Junkie Press: Thank you so much for taking the time out to talk with [Read More]

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Longreef release new single/video for Battle Plan and help raise awareness of bullying

July 10, 2014

One of the hardest stories I had to write was back in October 2012 about a young teen, Amanda Todd who gave up her battle against bullying by committing suicide. It was devastating and quite an eye opener for myself and many others to hear how prevalent and widespread bullying is for today’s youth. I applaud all the organizations that worked to get the word out and raise awareness for the cause. Today I want to focus on how rockers Longreef are helping out with a great message of hope through their music. Longreef have recently released a new single along with a video for their song, Battle Plan. The new single “Battle Plan” is released in conjunction with the www.friendmovement.com to help raise awareness of the issue of bullying. First off, it is a great song in itself that is inspirational and uplifting and the vocals are truly captivating. Check out the video and also make sure to download the song here: Who is Longreef? Four Australians who came to the US and quickly began touring and [Read More]

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Interview with The Relapse Symphony as they stop in San Francisco for the Shapeshiftour!

June 29, 2014

We are at a little over than a week ago for the new release of Shadows by The Relapse Symphony and we can’t wait for you to all hear it. Check out our full album review here. We can’t tell you enough how awesome this new album is and I don’t think a day has gone by since first receiving it for review that we haven’t played a song or two, or three or all. It really is that good! What was even more exciting was to see The Relapse Symphony  perform live last week. They are out on tour with the Dead Rabbitts for the “Shapeshiftour” and they made a stop in San Francisco at the DNA Lounge. The lineup included a killer headlining set by Dead Rabbitts, double dose of vocals by Myka Relocate and some heavy metalcore by Nightmares. The set was everything we expected as The Relapse Symphony put on a full fledged rock set. Their stage presence captivated the crowd and Bret is definitely in the spotlight where he belongs. His [Read More]

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The Relapse Symphony take over the DNA with their straight up rock set!

June 25, 2014

We have been telling you for months now about how awesome the new album, Shadows by The Relapse Symphony is and we can’t wait for you to all hear it. Check out our full album review here. We are less than two weeks away from the release and last night, we finally got to see them perform live for the first time. The Relapse Symphony  are out on the Dead Rabbitts Shapeshift tour and they made a stop in San Francisco at the DNA Lounge. The lineup included a killer headlining set by Dead Rabbitts, double dose of vocals by Myka Relocate and some heavy metalcore by Nightmares. The set was everything we expected as The Relapse Symphony put on a full fledged rock set. Their stage presence captivated the crowd and Bret is definitely in the spotlight where he belongs. His charismatic energy grabs a hold of you as he brings a blend of punk rock attitude meshed with vintage rocker. It was awesome to hear them perform many of their new songs that we [Read More]

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The Relapse Symphony release another single from their new album!

June 16, 2014

  The release of the debut LP by The Relapse Symphony  is less than a month away! I know it has been a long wait, especially because I have been enjoying the album for a while now and must play it daily!! It is awesome and definitely my favorite album of the year.  I know it has been a hard wait and The Relapse Symphony can’t tease you much longer so they have released another single off their new album. They have released, Forever Slowly and it is available now on iTunes here.  Their new album, Shadows is set to release on July 8th via Standby Records. We have had nothing but high praises for this amazing album. Check out our full album review here. The song Forever Slowly has a ballad style feel but is a ballad done The Relapse Symphony way, with passionate vocals, more rockin tempo and lyrics that feed your soul and touch your heart. It is an impressive track fueled with emotionally driven lyrics and will soon be one of your favorites. I can’t wait for [Read More]