Dani Raushi and her band begins High Tides Collide with a furious bit of rock that seems destined for radio rotation. The harder edge of the drums and guitars amps up the overall sound as Raushi’s vocals come forth as a blend of The Pretty Reckless, Evanescence, and Avril Lavigne. The tightness of the resulting composition is enough to keep listeners focused in, and Don’t Call Me (the next track)…
Another October is one of those bands that are able to tie together tremendously emotive lyrics with absolutely intense arrangements. The act is able to blend together equal parts emo, hardcore, and punk music into something that is bubbly, catchy, and will be remembered long after listeners finish up with this EP. Romeo Was Wrong is a tempestuous track that looks back to the halcyon days of Blink-182 while adding…
Again is a brutally forward bit of rock music, and it immediately throws listeners in to the unique style of Eclectic Mayhem. The band is able to create a stable foundation from the onset of this track, ratcheting up the energy until the vocals kick things into a high gear. Whether it be Tool, Jet, or Monster Magnet, the influences that Eclectic Mayhem place here are stellar. Want It All…
Sixstep is an act that bounces between reggae and ska, spinning the two styles into something that can be appreciated by all. There is a certain storyteller feel here, where the band weaves a story through each of the tracks on House of Cards. Get In Line keeps things free through the inclusion of a chunky and funky bass line. This addition gives Sixstep a varied sound that yields considerably…
Last night Brooklyn’s indie poppers Rubblebucket, made their network TV debut, performing two songs on ABC’s JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE. The rapturous octet performed “Came Out of a Lady” and “Silly Fathers” off of their 2011 self-release LP, Omega la la. If you failed to tune in last night, you can watch both songs via Jimmy Kimmel Live’s YouTube Channel! W A T C H N O W “Came out…
Cambridge, UK’s THE TREATMENT will commence their 43 date opening slot on the Kiss/ Motley Crue tour tomorrow in Bristow, VA, and will tour North America until September 23rd. See all current dates below. The band just released their new album, This Might Hurt, in the United States. To celebrate the release, THE TREATMENT will make an exclusive iTunes bundle available – a five song covers EP originally released…
Electro-dream rocker MAREN PARUSEL is ready to wow you with her stunning new video for “Tightrope Walker,” which had just premiered on Baeble Music yesterday. The gorgeous piece is the first single of Maren’s brilliant new album, Tightrope Walker, which was released to critical acclaim late last month. Equal parts dream sequence and Alice in Wonderland, Parusel will grab your attention…and fast. There’s a surprise around every corner as the…
Inverting expectations, a shop in Yangon, Myanmar advertises “Hot” and “Cold” in blue and red, changing the typical association between words and sensations. One stop along the way of Josh and Simon’s lifelong musical journey, the interchangeable sign mimics the brothers’ adventures with noise and melody. Border Area, their debut LP, is their signpost, marking the intersection between restless psychedelia and steady drum machine beats. From origins of gong, keyboards,…
EvaFe arrived in the big city of Houston for an early morning live performance on Univision’s Channel 45 Alegre Despertar Morning show. EvaFe kicked off a full day with a performance of her hit single Oxygen (Breathe) and sat down with morning show host Adriana “LA Complice”. After her performance EvaFe was engaged in a host of interviews of local shows and magazines, including Azteca America Houston with Andrea Gomez…
The UK indie rockers known as Basement have announced plans to go on an indefinite hiatus after wrapping up their .U.S. tour which kicks off today at Santa Barbara’s Sound & Fury Fest. The band just finished recording their 2nd LP, Colourmeinkindness, with producer Sam Pura in Northern California this week. The album will be released by Run For Cover Records this fall. In a joint statement released to the…
TEEN will be hitting the road this September and October with Hospitality. The tour kicks off in Chicago on September 29th and wraps up in Chapel Hill on October 27th. Carpark Records will TEEN’s debut full-length, In Limbo, on August 28th. Tour dates are as follows: 7/20 New York, NY @ Le Poisson Rouge w/ Dean Wareham 7/21 Brooklyn, NY @ Union Pool “Summer Thunder Series” 9/14 New York, NY…
Choreographer, Actress and Mentor, Tre’ Armstrong will host Toronto‘s Youth Day 2012, Sunday, July 22 at Dundas Square. Coming off her duties as judge on CTV’s “So You Think You Can Dance Canada” and combining her years of dance, both performing and teaching, Ms. Armstrong was the perfect choice to take on hosting duties. The talented choreographer will host from 6 PM – 9 PM. Dancers from Tre’’s “A New…
Liverpool’s The Wombats will return to the U.S. this Fall for a 6-week nationwide tour that includes stops at Austin City Limits and Seattle’s Bumbershoot. Tickets are on sale Today (Friday, July 20) – see below for details. The tour is in support of their hit “Jump Into The Fog.” The new single off their highly-acclaimed album, The Wombats Proudly Present…This Modern Glitch (Bright Antenna/ILG), has been one of the…
Rock Ridge Music artist and singer-songwriter Ryan Humbert visited the Sirius/XM Studios in New York City last week, where he taped a five-song performance for The Coffee House (channel 31 on Sirius, channel 55 on XM), which is set to air Thursday, July 26th at noon eastern and will repeat that night at midnight. While there, Humbert taped live versions of “Not to Me,” “Incognito,” “Everything,” a cover of the…
A vital part of rock history – Judas Priest have spent 4 decades writing classic songs and putting on spectacular live shows. During this period, the band has sold in excess of 30 million albums, and played to countless millions of fans across the globe. In 1982, they released their eighth studio album SCREAMING FOR VENGEANCE, containing their hugely successful You’ve Got Another Thing Coming, the single which proved that…
From the critically acclaimed debut album ‘World, You Need A Change Of Mind’, Adam Bainbridge, aka Kindness releases “That’s Alright” on September 2nd. Led by a sultry, ruminative saxophone solo, the track revels in the funk-infused go-go scene, eventually emerging as a dream alliance of Nile Rodgers, Giorgio Moroder and Afrika Bambaataa circa 1985. Kindness was recently at Radio 1’s Maida Vale studios to record what turned out…
The San Francisco Bay Area’s ambassadors of Gypsy Rock Diego’s Umbrella are thrilled to be release their most fully realized album to date, “Proper Cowboy” today on Ninth Street Opus Records. “From top to bottom, this is an outstanding album……Original, intelligent music that sets its own boundaries. My favorite album of the year so far, and I have a feeling it will hold that spot for a long time to come.” –…
ometime during 1980 searching for a harder/faster outlet than the current NYC punk rock trend, three teenagers from Jackson Heights, Queens: Jack Flanagan, Jose Gonzalez and Ralph Gebbia formulated THE MOB. Once the concept was established they added high-school bud Jamie Shanahan on drums, to round out the 4 piece assault. The early MOB sound was heavily influenced by what was going on in L.A. and D.C. With NY not…
Soulful crooner Pony Boy, aka Marchelle Bradanini, puts her own seductive, modern twist on the Americana sound. Her sultry vocals glide above twangy, buzzing guitars and alluring rhythms, exploring themes of the old west and heartache. Joined by drummer Garrett Ray (Fool’s Gold), guitarist JP Bendzinski (Crystal Antlers) and bassist Brandon Owens (Lauryn Hill), Pony Boy will play a short stint of west coast dates in support of the Not…
Early press for The Blank Tapes: “The sunny sounds of L.A.’s Blank Tapes, who yoke a garage-pop sensibility to ferocious rock riffs.” -THE NEW YORKER “The Blank Tapes. Full of lo-fi rock refrains you can get down to, “I’m Back” is the perfect tune to soundtrack your beach party” -UNDER THE RADAR “Matt Adams and his band premiere perfect summer pop. The Blank Tapes are turning their sun folk sound…