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Check out the new single from London alternative rockers Forrest

December 30, 2015

As we head into the new year, I hope you make a very special resolution to find new music and bands to fall in love with in 2016. How about I start you off with the great alternative rock band from London, Forrest. Forrest was created by frontman/guitarist, Ollie Forrest, in early 2015. Just a week after forming, the band, which is now completed by Flora Connell on keys, Louis Potts on drums and Paul Taylor-Wale on bass, played their first gigs at South by Southwest in Austin, TX, where they recorded their first two songs, “Without A Care” and “Fire.” Forrest have just released a new single that will capture your attention. Check out the new single, Give You My Love here:   They have such an infectious sound that has hints of 80’s retro, swaddled in 90’s alternative and updated with a modern rockin vibe. This is one band that you will be hearing a lot from in 2016. We will see if we can bring you an interview with them so you can [Read More]

Interview

Chat with Bronnie Hughes of the new up and coming band, Revolution97

August 16, 2015

We had a great time covering the Hey Violet first US headlining show at the Troubadour in Hollywood last week. You can check out our full coverage of the show here: Hey Violet Headlining show at Troubadour. It was an amazing show and fans traveled from all over to be at this very special headlining show.  We even had the chance to chat with vocalist Bronnie Hughes of the up and coming band, Revolution97. Bronnie traveled from England and she was excited to be at the show. We chatted about her band, Revolution97 which is a young new female pop rock band that we are excited to know more about! Check out our quick chat here: We look forward to following the journey of this young new band as they bring their fresh new vibrancy into the pop rock scene. You can check out their rocked up recent cover of the 5SOS song, She’s Kinda Hot and also make sure to see our recent coverage of 5SOS at Shoreline Amphitheater here: 5 Seconds of Summer at Shoreline Amphtheater [Read More]

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Take a moment to enjoy the present with the new track from Young Guns; Infinity

May 18, 2015

The London based rockers Young Guns have released a new song, Infinity. The song is being premiered on Entertainment Weekly here. The infectious new track invites you to take a moment and just be in the present. On EW, Young Guns frontman Gustav comments about the track, ”We’re really proud of the track that we wrote last year in New York City. It’s about taking a breath and enjoying existing in the moment, and was inspired by sitting on the roof of our apartment drinking with friends in the beautiful NYC evening air. We hope you dig it!”  The song is off their upcoming new album, Ones and Zeroes which is set for a June 9th release through Wind Up Records. You can check out the song on Entertainment Weekly here or it will be on Vevo tomorrow by the link below:. We had a great time with them when they performed at last year’s Aftershock Festival in Sacramento and had the chance to chat with Ben Jolliffe, Simon Mitchell and John Taylor after their set. [Read More]

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Young Guns release new track, Daylight as they set out on another US Tour

April 14, 2015

The London based rockers Young Guns have released a new song, Daylight. The song is off their upcoming new album, Ones and Zeroes which is set for a June 8th release through Wind Up Records. Check out the infectious new song here: Once again, Young Guns deliver a catchy anthemic track that will become the soundtrack for your summer fun. We can’t wait for these guys to return for a tour and had a great time with them when they performed at last year’s Aftershock Festival in Sacramento. We had the chance to chat with Ben Jolliffe, Simon Mitchell and John Taylor after their set. Check out the interview here: ONES AND ZEROS was recorded in Bath, England and produced by Steve Osborne (Joy Division, U2, Peter Gabriel) and mixed by Damian Taylor (Arcade Fire, Bjork, The Killers,). The album follows the band’s 2012 debut and its title track “Bones,” a smash hit that rocketed all the way to No. 1 on the Active Rock Radio Chart. Exclusive pre-orders and bundles are available now by visiting now  www.weareyoungguns.com. [Read More]

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Young Guns release new track, Speaking In Tongues

February 6, 2015

The London based rockers Young Guns have released a new song, Speaking In Tongues. The song is off their upcoming new album, Ones and Zeroes which is set for a June 8th release through Wind Up Records. Check out the infectious new song here: It is the perfect follow up to their first single hit,  I Want Out which shot to No. 1 on the Tunes Rock Chart in the UK. Both songs will be included on their set when they perform on the Kerrang! Tour 2015.  We had the chance to chat with Ben Jolliffe, Simon Mitchell and John Taylor after their set. Check out the interview here: ONES AND ZEROS was recorded in Bath, England and produced by Steve Osborne (Joy Division, U2, Peter Gabriel) and mixed by Damian Taylor (Arcade Fire, Bjork, The Killers,). The album follows the band’s 2012 debut and its title track “Bones,” a smash hit that rocketed all the way to No. 1 on the Active Rock Radio Chart. Exclusive pre-orders and bundles are available now by visiting now  www.weareyoungguns.com. [Read More]

Bands

Concert Review: Black Veil Brides Black Mass Tour 2014 – O2 Academy Brixton, London

October 11, 2014

Concert Review – Black Veil Brides – Black Mass Tour 2014 – O2 Academy Brixton, London, Oct. 4th 2014 Contributed by Alexandra –  Twitter; https://twitter.com/lexi22473_b  Arriving at the venue, there’s already a big crowd lining up around the block. The end of the line reached the start and they asked everyone to get closer together, so there’s enough place for everyone to queue. With opening the doors at 7 pm, the crowd was off and started moving. People with O2 phones got in first and the rest followed through quickly. Inside, Drama Club already started their set. The steady beat of their tunes got the crowd going. Part of their set was a remix of Andy Black’s (Andy Biersacks moniker), “They Don’t Need To Understand“. If they didn’t have everyone on their side, now they had. Even though they don’t play a classic rock sound they fit in pretty good. Next on were UK residents Fearless Vampire Killers. They were obviously known to many people. Singers/guitarists Kier Kemp and Laurenence Beveridge switch singers position after a [Read More]

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Interview with Young Guns as the kicked ass at Aftershock Festival

October 5, 2014

One of our featured Monster Energy Aftershock Bands was Young Guns. The London based rockers have been consistently grabbing everyone’s attention. We were very excited to see them performing at this year’s Aftershock Festival. They were amazing, they came out blazing with energy and got everyone revved up. I have been loving their most recent single, I Want Out which shot to No. 1 on the Tunes Rock Chart in the UK. Check out  a video for it: The track is the first song from their upcoming new album which is set for a 2015 release and was recorded in Bath, England, produced by Steve Osborne (Joy Division, U2, Peter Gabriel) and mixed by Damian Taylor (Arcade Fire, Bjork, The Killers) Band Members: Gustav Wood – Vocals John Taylor – Guitar Fraser Taylor – Guitar Simon Mitchell – Bass Ben Jolliffe – Drums We had the chance to chat with Ben Jolliffe, Simon Mitchell and John Taylor after their set. Check out the interview here: Check out the photos of them during their set at Aftershock by our Rockin [Read More]