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Steel Panther highlights from San Francisco show!

November 21, 2013

Steel Panther on a Friday night? What better way to PARTY!! On November 8th, Steel Panther returned to the Regency Ballroom in San Francisco for another solid performance to a packed house. They had two excellent opening bands, Hillbilly Herald and SpiralArms. Make sure to check out their write ups as well. When Steel Panther performs, it is always an amazing show. I know a lot of people think of them as only a heavy metal parody band, but you can’t ignore that these four guys are extremely talented musicians and can rival many metal bands out today with their talent. They make everyone miss the ’80s! You have the kick ass guitar riffs by Satchel, killer bass by Lexxi, solid drumming by Stix and the full on 80’s rockstar vocals by Michael. You can check out a tribute video by Rockin Ryan which has footage and photos from their SF show: Now in case you missed it, they recently released their video for their new song, “Party Like Tomorrow Is The End Of [Read More]

Throwback Thursday Music Feature is The Spent Poets

November 21, 2013

We all have our photos of us ready for Throwback Thursday filled with big hair, 80’s outfits, MC Hammer pants, flashdance shirts and so much more…. But what about the music? We need to have a Throwback Thursday Music Feature and here it is…. our first one. For my Throwback Thursday Music, is none other than The Spent Poets. I LOVED THIS BAND! I used to hang out at Paradise Lounge and DNA Lounge in San Francisco during the late ’80s and early ’90s and that is how I first found out about them. I think I first saw them when they were playing at the DNA Lounge and I picked up their self titled debut CD. Every single song became my fave. They had such a unique sound! I used to hear the story of how they started by Adam Gates and Matt Winegar making homemade tapes that eventually got in the hands of Matt Wallace who had produced Faith No More. Then they added John Berg on keyboards, Derek Greenberg on bass and [Read More]

Hinder releases official statement about Austin Winkler’s departure from band

November 20, 2013

We had told you earlier this year about how Austin Winkler was taking time off from their tour and was temporary leaving for personal reasons. Fast forward to today and Hinder have officially released a statement that they have parted ways with the Austin Winkler and a new vocalist will be announced. On the HINDER website they have posted the following release: * * * * LOS ANGELES (November 20, 2013) – Multi-platinum rock band, HINDER has announced they have officially parted ways with their lead singer, Austin Winkler. Earlier this year, Winkler left the band’s national tour due to personal reasons. Hinder continued to tour with guest lead vocalists helping out, including Jared Weeks from Saving Abel. The band’s 2005 debut, Extreme Behavior, sold over 3 million copies in the US, while its breakthrough single “Lips of an Angel” hit #1 on the Billboard Pop Chart. The album’s follow up three years later, Take it to the Limit, surpassed gold status after debuting #4 on the Billboard Top 200 with over 80,000 copies sold the first [Read More]

Punk Trio, Beretta Suicide debut new video for “Changes?!”

November 20, 2013

Straight from Leeds, UK is a fantastic punk rock band, Beretta Suicide that deserves your attention! This larger than life sound surprisingly comes from three guys; Joey K on leads and bass, Joe Clements on guitar and Kidd Pert on drums. Together they create a sound that is reminiscent of the Ramones or Sex Pistols. Their music has high energy with punk angst blended with fierce attitude. They just released a video for their song, “Changes?!” which is off of their debut self titled album. Check out the video here: That is a bad ass balls to the wall song! Now that we have you hooked, let’s head over to Itunes, Amazon or their website and pick it up! The 11 track album was recorded at the Animal Farm Studios in London with Jamie Todd. This album is the perfect Go To album for whatever mood you are in. A couple of my favorites so far are Run and Roam, Another Wolf in The Wings, Changes, Go Slow, and To Play and Win but [Read More]

PALAYE ROYALE is truly one of the best Indie Rock Bands you have to hear!

November 20, 2013

I have to introduce you to one of the best Indie Rock bands out today that you have to hear! They are PALAYE ROYALE and they are a fashion-art rock band that has one of the best sounds out there today. From the first time I heard them, it literally took me to a different place and time. You know that scene in Ratatouille where the food critic takes a bite of the chef’s dish; ratatouille and it immediately takes him back to a comforting moment in his childhood? If you haven’t seen it, watch it. So what if it is dubbed a kid’s movie; it is still bad ass. Well that scene reminds me of the first time I listened to PALAYE ROYALE that is exactly what happened…. I was listening to Get Higher and almost immediately, I was back in my friend’s apartment listening to a cassette mix tape she made from her trip overseas the summer before. It must have been late ’80s and she played for me what soon became one [Read More]

The Broken Ravens from Scotland are our Tuesdays Travels Pick of the Week!

November 19, 2013

A great new rock band from the Stornoway from Isle of Lewis, Scotland called The Broken Ravens are our Tuesdays Travels Pick of the Week for Music from around the world! You are really going to love this band, they remind me of a mix of Black Sabbath with Soundgarden. The Broken Ravens are Kevin Clark on Drums, Lotto Ferguson on Bass/Vocals, Calum ‘Thrash’ Macaulay on Guitar/Vocals and Bugsy Maclean on Guitar/Vocals. What is great about this band is that they each have very diverse musical influences and together they have created their own unique sound which has to be heard! We asked Kevin if they could name three of their biggest influences and here is what he told us, “As all our influences are so diverse, we nearly ended up in a big fight over choosing just three , but, after a struggle, we managed to get it down to 4. Our main inspirations are Slayer, Black Sabbath, Elmore James and Anathema”. The band has been working hard on putting the final touches on their debut album. Kevin [Read More]

Stereo Jane brings a fresh new life to Detroit music scene

November 18, 2013

When you think of Detroit and music; you think of Motown and the starting point for so many artists! Berry Gordy’s Motown will historically have it’s place in music industry history. Fast forward to today and Detroit is still delivering some of the freshest, most beautiful sounds to your ears. Allow me to introduce you to Stereo Jane. Stereo Jane features the energetic talent of young Detroit natives, 16 year old twins Sydney and Mia Schmier. Sidney is on vocals and Mia is on drums. Also in their band is the talented trio of Joey Gaydos Jr. on lead guitar, Andrew Schachinger on keyboard and Randy Martin on Bass. Together they are amazing and a force to be reckoned with. They recently teamed up with another one of Detroit’s finest, Exxodus Pictures and they have released their new video for their single, “Sing It” and it is available for download here on Itunes. The song is off of their debut album which is set for a 2014 release. Are you ready to hear something beautiful and magical? Get ready, [Read More]