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Indulge your senses with Figs Vision and their new music!

March 21, 2013

Figs Vision It is time to open your eyes and ears and introduce all your senses to Figs Vision, musical collaboration by Gunner Sixx, son of Nikki Sixx of Motley Crue and Jordan Spoliansky. Together these long time friends are creating new music that will reach inside and touch your soul and have you dancing around; all at the same time. Although they have been working together for some time, they were recently introduced to the world via Nikki Sixx’s Facebook and Twitter posting only days ago: Nikki Sixx Facebook: “I love music. As you know I am always looking for new music not only for my ears, but also for other people’s as well. I have been very open about creativity and supporting music over the years in my books and blogs. As a father you hope to pass this on to your kids. So with that being said my oldest son Gunner and his songwriting partner Jordan Spoliansky been collaborating on new music together and I want to pass it on to you. If [Read More]

Time to get Wicked and bring back Rock ‘N Roll Domination!

March 15, 2013

I have the perfect band for you to start your weekend off right. Straight from New York City, Glam Rockers, WICKED are here to rock your world. They are set to play Rocklahoma in May and I am really looking forward to catching their heavy leather heels hit that stage. These guys are delivering energy fueled rock and roll doused in ultra glam sleaze that will have you bringing out your Wicked side! Hold on tight, it is going to be a hell of a ride and a whole lot of fun! Time to check out their video for one of my favorite songs, “Trashed Youth” which they performed at the Uptown Theatre opening up for John Waite: We had the chance to catch up with Wicked and it is time for you to get to know them too: * * * * * * * * * * * * * Music Junkie Press: How did you guys form Wicked? Wicked: WICKED began when two brothers, Chad Michael and Danny Doll, set out to capture [Read More]

Dave Grohl at SXSW urges you to find your own voice!

March 14, 2013

Dave Grohl inspires at SXSW Dave Grohl delivers an incredibly inspiring Keynote Address at SXSW Music Festival in Austin, Texas. Dave’s speech is absolutely remarkable to watch. His sense of humor and personality really shines through. If you are a musician, there is no way possible that you can watch this video and not be even more inspired and dedicated to music. His speech goes on to recount his Do-it-Yourself Recordings when he was just 12 years old and also how Nirvana changed his life and how he dealt with the death of Kurt Cobain. You really have to watch it for yourself. It possibly can be the best spent 60 minutes you spend to keep your motivation and dedication to music. My favorite quote is when Dave talks about when he first started playing guitar and how it absorbed him. “I devoted every waking hour to playing music. It became my religion, the record store; my church, the Rock Stars; my saints and their songs; my hymns” Those words there ring true for so many [Read More]

Clive Burr, former drummer of Iron Maiden dies at 56.

March 13, 2013

We lost another great one! The incredible former drummer of Iron Maiden, Clive Burr died yesterday, March 12, 2013 peacefully in his sleep. Clive has been battling Multiple Sclerosis which had left him wheelchair bound and deeply in debt. Iron Maiden even held a few charity concert and created the Clive Burr MS Trust Fund and other charity events titled aptly titled Clive Aid. Clive was the drummer for Iron Maiden from 1979 to 1982 and he played on their first three albums including my personal favorite and breakthrough album, ‘The Number of the Beast”. Clive was a young one at only 56 years old. Clive was known to be someone who didn’t let his illness take over his great personality and optimistic attitude. People said that he was always in a good mood and a great guy on top of being an incredible drummer. The news was shared on the following post from Iron Maiden’s Website: Published: Mar 13, 2013 “We are deeply saddened to report that Clive Burr passed away last night. He had [Read More]

Matt Nathanson rings the “Mission Bells” with his new song

March 11, 2013

How about a sneak peek at what our local star, Matt Nathanson has in store for us on his new album? Matt has been feverishly working on his new album which will be out this summer. I can’t wait for them to do some shows and hit the road. I have been getting my MATT withdrawals and they aren’t pretty, believe me! I need to get to one of his shows soon to keep my sanity at a a bare minimum. Today Matt debuted his lyric video for his new song, “Mission Bells”. I love this video since so many places are so familiar and to see Matt having fun in the studio is another bonus. This song also has one of my favorite lyric lines… “”I’m the end of the Hitchcock Movie, A little dark and a lot Confusing”… I LOVE THAT!! Matt does it again with his catchy lyrics and smooth vocals. Also Matt will be at SXSW 2013 and you can catch the dates on his website. So now go enjoy the new [Read More]

While She Waits heals with their song “Face Behind the Gates”

March 11, 2013

Music. Music is so many things to me. Music inspires me. Music energizes me. Music heals me. Music touches me. So many times in my life, whether they were good or bad, I can always remember that Music was right there to be part of it and to be my cheering section or my support team. My true friend has always been Music. I am so grateful to have Music in my life. Today I wanted to share with you a special time in my life and how music again, is there for me. I had the opportunity to listen to a new song by one of my favorite new bands, “While She Waits“. The song is “Face Behind the Gates”. I listened to it and was truly mesmerized by it. It brought me to a special place and to remember a special person. It was even more eerie because after I listened to it, I reread the post about the song and how it was written by the singer James Ryan Cole and was [Read More]

While She Waits inks a deal with TMG Records for their new album

March 6, 2013

While She Waits joins the TMG Records family. It has only been a couple months since I first introduced you to the awesome new rock band, While She Waits from Phoenix, Arizona. In that short amount of time, so many great things have been happening for them. They just recently announced inking a record deal with TMG Records. Their new album is planned to hit major music retails such as Walmart, Best Buy, etc by the end of this year. Luke Johns, TMG Records A&R representative, explains what caught their ear about the band, “What stands out to us about WHILE SHE WAITS is their great alternative and classic rock sound, but more than anything, we love their energy. We get hundreds of submissions every week from bands wanting us to check them out, but what’s really unique about WHILE SHE WAITS, beyond what we normally hear and even beyond what’s popular right in hard rock right now, is that their music hits hard and never stops. The music is intelligent, well written and really [Read More]