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What??? Lincoln Parish no longer in Cage the Elephant

December 10, 2013

So it appears that guitarist Lincoln Parish might no longer be in Cage The Elephant! There has been no official statement released by Cage The Elephant but plenty of signs and tweets might give us the confirmation we need. Lincoln Parish has not been playing some huge gigs lately with Cage The Elephant, including their performance on Jimmy Kimmel live last night where they performed their recent single, “Come a Little Closer”. Lincoln has recently tweeted the following which may give us the insight we need in all this: What is exciting is that Lincoln will be doing a lot more with his songwriting and his production company, Talk Box Radio out of Nashville, TN. He currently is doing some work with Penicillin Baby which has some great psychedelic pop/70’s vibe music that you just can’t not love. So make sure to follow Lincoln on Twitter as well as his production company Talk Box Radio so you can stay up to date on what he is working on. I will also leave you with Cage [Read More]

Gus G. to release solo album, “I AM THE FIRE”with Century Media Records!

November 27, 2013

Get ready world for the solo album next year by guitar virtuoso Gus G. Gus recently signed a worldwide deal with Century Media Records for his solo album to be released in Spring 2014. Gus G. has had quite a success with his work as Ozzy Osbourne’s guitarist as well as his own band, Firewind. Gus tells more of his longtime relationship with Century Media, “Loyalty is a very important thing in the music business, and for me it just felt natural to trust my first solo effort to the hands of the record company that has been loyal, supportive, and has helped build my career for more than 11 years now – a label that I truly feel as a family. Thank you Robert Kampf, Leif Jensen, Antje Lange, Don Robertson, Steve Joh, Jens Prueter, Nasrin Vahdani, Paul Gargano and the rest of the Century family! I truly feel blessed to be a part of CM history and look forward to exploring new territories with this new album!” “I AM THE FIRE” is definitely going [Read More]

Mike Tramp is our Tuesdays Travels Pick of the Week

October 29, 2013

This week our Tuesdays Travels pick takes us over to Copenhagen, Denmark to introduce you to a very familiar voice, Mike Tramp. You may know Mike, (honestly… you better know!) from his years with White Lion and Freak of Nature. I loved and still love White Lion. They are definitely one of those ’80s bands that I continue to keep on my regular playlist. Mike Tramp has an extensive and successful career with his solo work as well. He most recently released Cobblestone Street earlier this year and it is amazing! This album truly takes you on a soulful journey with music through Mike’s life. He has mentioned that all of his songs have come from just playing the old faithful acoustic guitar and singing. Mike mentions that this album is what like coming home after a long journey. Mike says, “I am not lost, I am not confused, I am not taking a break. This is the album I have waited a long long time to record, because I didn’t have the guts to [Read More]

Sleeping With Sirens release new video for “Congratulations” featuring Matty Mullins

October 29, 2013

Sleeping With Sirens release new video for “Congratulations” which features Matty Mullins from Memphis May Fire. Check out the video here: Recently Jesse Lawson guitarist announced his departure from Sleeping With Sirens via Twitter and Instagram with the following post: We will continue to keep you updated on Sleeping With Sirens news. ~Marisol

Interview with guitarist extraordinaire, J.R. Bareis of Love and Death

October 20, 2013

Aftershock Festival last month was filled with so many great bands and one of those bands that I was excited to watch was Love and Death. I have really enjoyed their album “Between Here & Lost” as it has some of my favorite songs like Meltdown, Paralyzed, Chemicals, The Abandoning, and those are just to name a few off! We had the opportunity to talk with lead guitarist, J.R. Bareis after their Aftershock performance and are pleased to bring you the interview here: Music Junkie Press: HI JR. Thank you for taking the time to talk with us here at Music Junkie Press. We got to see Love and Death at Aftershock and you guys were awesome. How was it playing at Aftershock for you? J.R.: It was good. We had a lot of fun. It was very good. I believe it. It was awesome. It was great all the people that showed up. It was very exciting. Music Junkie Press: They reported that they had over 30,000 people there. Who were you most [Read More]

Jesse Lawson announces departure from Sleeping With Sirens

October 16, 2013

So I just finished up my write up about Jimmy Ashhurst and his departure from Buckcherry and not even an hour goes by as I am writing about another band departure….. This time it is in another genre of music the post hard core band, Sleeping With Sirens. Jesse Lawson guitarist announced his departure via Twitter and Instagram with the following post: We hope Jesse will continue in music as he has made quite an impact on so many young people’s lives. We wish you the best Jesse! ~ Marisol

Interview with the Shredders of Shreds of Insanity!!

September 17, 2013

If you were lucky enough to see the “Shreds of Insanity” guitar exposition last month at Carvin Hollywood, you know that it featured some of the most talented young shredders! Presented by Century Media Records, Dunlop Manufacturing, and Cleartone Strings, straight from the world famous Sunset Strip at the Carvin Hollywood Pro Audio room, featured four metal shredders. Jake Dreyer of WHITE WIZZARD, Parker Jameson of STARKILL, Dave Silver of SAVAGE MESSIAH and Rick Di Marco of DEATH DIVISION. The showcase included a Q & A with the guitarists as well as solos, lick battles and an incredible all guitar rendition of Scorpions hit, “Rock You Like A Hurricane”. You can check out this incredible video that features the highlights of the show: Full Show Video: In addition, Music Junkie Press was honored to interview several of the members and are pleased to bring you the interview here: * * * * * * * * * * * Music Junkie Press: How old were you when you first started playing guitar? Parker Jameson: [Read More]