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JULY 30,
2014
 ROCKWiRED RADiO PROFiLESPRESENTS AN EXCLUSiVE iNTERViEW WiTH TONY CLARK OF TONY CLARK & KiLLiNG TIME AND CUTS FROM THEiR EP WHEN i'M iN MY CAR
Tall dark
trees...the stench of rotting seaweed and oysters, lingering mist
wafting over hills and towns. And the slightly deranged humour of a
race of men that run around in logger shirts drinking cappuccino - all
these things are quite apparent in TONY CLARK's songs, but the German
based Seattle native does have more to offer. Years traveling the
globe, sitting in the Himalayas meditating over a sitar, playing the
streets of Europe with South American Indians, or bearing the icy cold
waterfall of a Japanese zen monastery - all these have left a trace in
TONY'S musical oeuvre."At some point, I decided the rock song was the
right cup, the flask, the vehicle for conveying my ideas." says TONY "I
tried other things, but it was all too much of a compromise. I'm
happy if I can write a good rock song, with some spices thrown in for
good measure." TONY CLARK AND KILLING TIME have been together only for
a
few months now, but the combination of EMIL ABRIGADA on bass, SASCHA
BARANSKY on drums, and TONY's singing and guitar is the future.
"Although we come from really different backgrounds, we spent 3 or 4
hot days together this last summer, and we all loved it ...and it was
clear that this is the way we want to play."
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JULY 29, 2014
 ROCKWiRED RADiO PROFiLESPRESENTS AN EXCLUSiVE iNTERViEW WiTH COLE CHiLDERS AND CUTS FROM HiS NEW EP AURORA
Growing up
in Bainbridge Island, Washington, singer / songwriter / guitarist COLE
CHILDERS was surrounded by Seattle�s grunge movement, but at 17 with
guitar in hand; he knew he wanted music to be his own. His debut
slo EP AURORA kicks off
with the hard hitting modern rock track, "SAVE ME," ,and
then slams right into the first single "FALL WITH ME," the
video of which is shot from a soldier's point of view. "This
video was very important to me," relates COLE. "So many
people read military death tolls in the paper and have a standard
reaction without true feeling behind it. We did this video in
order to cut to the core of the viewer so they may understand the true
sacrifice that military and their families make everyday."
The LINKIN PARK infused "ADDICT" follows.
The song doesn't necessarily reference drug addiction, rather anything
that controls someone physically and mentally in a negative
fashion. "Being high without a drug is referring to finding
true happiness and overcoming the crutch," says the singer / guitarist.
The breakneck juggernaut of "RUN AWAY," then
crashes through and "could be the most meaningful song to me," says
COLE. "It signifies the father - daughter relationship in a broken
marriage. Giving assurance to the child that I will be your
rock and can always be counted on," Featuring a hook as wide
as the Pacific Ocean, "IIMPOSSIBLE," touches
on the struggle of trying to break through to your significant other
during the dying phase of your relationship. The Ep's title track, "AURORA" finishes
off the record with a more acoustic oriented approach than the rest of
the songs on offer and tells a story of a girl cheating on her
boyfriend. While she's torn apart by guilt and not knowing what lies
down the road, he just moves on with life, having few cares in the
world ... sort of an about face on life.
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JULY 29, 2014
 ROCKWiRED RADiO PROFiLESPRESENTS AN EXCLUSiVE iNTERViEW WiTH DEBORAH HENRiKSSON AND CUTS FROM HER NEW ALBUM TRACES
New Jersey
born, Sweden based singer DEBORAH HENRIKSSON has been a glorious work
in progress since her 2007 recording debut SIMPLE GIFTS, bringing her
ethereal vocals and rich, global musical sensibilities to recordings
where she re-imagined everything from classical art songs to
contemporary folk and Celtic based tunes and pieces by LOREENA
MCKENNITT, ELEANOR MCEVOY, MOYA BRENNAN (from the Irish band CLANNAD)
and even 18th Century Scottish poet ROBERT BURNS. DEBORAH's ongoing
journey of discovering her true artistic expression reaches a powerful
breakthrough moment on her latest full length album TRACES. The
12-track collection marks her debut as a heartfelt lyricist singing
songs that emerge from her innermost places. Her songwriting partner is
her longtime producer, MATS NYMAN. The story of this album is unique
from the others in that TRACES is about HENRIKSSON's search for her own
voice, trying to figure out what she had to say musically after
spending so many years gracefully interpreting everyone from MOZART to
JONI MITCHELL. The epiphany to start writing her own lyrics came from
her frustration over trying to finding fresh outside songs that
captured what she wanted to communicate as an artist. She saw this as a
watershed fork in the road - either keep doing the same thing or dig
deep to see what she could pen herself. She and NYMAN experimented with
different approaches to songwriting, but in the end, rather than simply
write poems for him to set to music, she generally sat with him as he
created melodies and arrangements and - filled with fresh inspiration -
she would go off and start writing lyrics.
TO LiSTEN TO THE SHOW CLiCK HERE!!!
JULY 29, 2014
 ROCKWiRED RADiO PROFiLESPRESENTS AN EXCLUSiVE iNTERViEW WiTH DANiEL DECRiSTOFARO AND ETHAN BATES OF BLUE LiGHT BANDiTS AND CUTS FROM THEiR NEW EP THE BLB DEMO
Launching
their musical association as a vocal harmony rich duo back in high
school, DAN DECRISTOFARO (keys, guitar, vocals) and ETHAN BATES (bass,
cello, vocals) - founders of the dynamic, soul driven alt pop band BLUE
LIGHT BANDITS - scored their first lounge gig in Worcester,
Massachusetts the summer after they graduated and have played there
ever since.Over the years, as they expanded to a trio (with drummer
MIKE BRAZ, who also makes beats and plays guitar) and now a quartet
with the addition of electric guitarist TIM CLARK, they have played
numerous clubs, bars and restaurants in their hometown - and have also
played in Boston and Providence, as well as Syracuse, where they opened
for Badfish at the Westcott Theatre. They are currently releasing their
new 7 song EP. THE BLB DEMO, whose title is a playful misnomer since
it's a fully produced set capturing their dynamic multi-faceted sound.
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JULY 24, 2014 ROCKWiRED CONCERT WATCH: SUPER BOB WiTH THE DAYS REMAiN, SEVEN TEN OiL, AND A COURSE OF ACTiON WRiTTEN AND PHOTOGRAPHED BY JEREMY GiLLEY 
On the
night of Saturday July 19th, I had an absolutely great time seeing THE
DAYS REMAIN, SEVEN 10 OIL, A TIME DEVISED, and SUPER BOB play at THE
WIZARD SALOON. Which it was an amazing show. From beginning to end the
crowds attention was captivated which I don't feel happens too often
because for some reason people tend to treat the opening act as if
they'll contract a venerial disease through some sort of physical or
air born manner but the crowd was into it, screaming, yelling, dancing
around, and it carried on all through the night.
TO
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JULY 23, 2014 
 ROCKWiRED.COM'SABORiGiNAL SOUNDS PRESENTS AN EXCLUSiVE iNTERViEW WiTH LOGAN STAATS (SiX NATiONS) OF GHOST TOWN ORCHESTRA AND CUTS FROM THEiR LATEST ALBUM DEAD WAiT Citing
influences such as RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS, BOB DYLAN, TOM WAITS, THE
DARKNESS, THE BLACK KEYS and KINGS OF LEON, GHOST TOWN
ORCHESTRA create a vibrant folk-inspired sound well suited for fans of
rock & roll and alternative folk fans alike. LOGAN STAATS
(guitar/vocals),VICTORMARTISIUS (guitar/vocals), IAN MARTINS
(Bass/vocals) and PAUL VENDETTI (Drums) steadily morphed themselves
into an experimental rock-funk outfit during
the the early summer of 2012 in the forgotten ghost town of Brantford
Ontario. What began as a simple collaboration project between the young
but scattered musicians quickly transformed into a rambunctious hybrid
of swaggering indie rock and danceable Folk not bound by any specific
genre. Guided by sandpaper-gritty vocals, a blend of raw unpolished
boogie rock, and unvarnished guitar parts these gentlemen of the stage
are set to prove that anything is possible when you put you heart and
soul into it. TO
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JULY 21, 2014
 ROCKWiRED.COM'SABORiGiNAL SOUNDS PRESENTS AN EXCLUSiVE iNTERViEW WiTH KRiSTi LANE SiNCLAiR (HAiDA) AND CUTS FROM HER LATEST ALBUM THE SEA ALONE When it
comes to strolling through the past darkly , no one out there
comes close to Haida singer-songwriter KRISTI LANE SINCLAIR.
The stripped down acoustic sound is all the rage in the indie rock
scene but SINCLAIR takes that sound and goes a little deeper
on her latest release THE SEA ALONE. Her sound is a mixture
of folk, and grunge with a few classical flourishes accentuated by
cellist CRIS DERKSEN but it is SINCLAIR's haunting lyrics and her
distinctive growl that make THE SEA ALONE an affair to
remember.
TO
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JULY 17, 2014
 ROCKWiRED RADiO PROFiLESPRESENTS AN EXCLUSiVE iNTERViEW WiTH ERiC BOATRiGHT OF SHALLOW SiDE AND CUTS FROM THEiR NEW EP STAND UP
I
love it
when I can say that I knew them when. SHALLOW SIDE
is a band hailing from Alabama who in a fairly short amount of time
have made their presence known inthe active rock firmament and
have wowed audiences with an electrifying live set that
they have taken out on the road for the past couple
of years. ROCKWIRED knew these guys were something special
when they released their debut EP HOME TODAY. Now
after sharing stages with the likes of THE VEER UNION and
TRAPT, SHALLOW SIDE is showing the whole damn world how far they have
come as songwriters with their brand new EP STAND UP.
TO
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JULY 15, 2014 FOR
iMMEDiATE RELEASE:
THE FORTHCOMiNG SEPTEMBER
EDiTiON
OF ROCKWiRED
MAGAZiNE  Throughout
the course of the 2014 calendar year we have been celebrating every
role that makes up a rock band. We've highlighted drummers, bassists
and female frontwomen. For September, ROCKWIRED MAGAZINE gives it up
for the men behind the microphone. At ROCKWIRED we feel it's time we
gave it up for the men in active rock. While the front man may not be
the most unsung member of any rock band but any charismatic
front man needs to be recognized and there has never been a
shortage of that within the pages of our publication. We've
titled this special issue GUYS OF ROCK and in it you will find a
fourteen-page spread featuring 25 of active rocks' leading front men.
Included in this issue is aa exclusive podcast featuring interviews
with these 25 front men as well as musical performances. And
what would ROCKWIRED MAGAZINE be without our ussually rocking
editorial? The September issue will also feature exclusive
interviews with SHALLOW SIDE, WAYLAND, MONGREL and NICK COYLE (formerly
of STARDOG CHAMPION) and our
latest editorial feature ROCKWIRED AUDIO JOURNAL. TO READ MORE CLiCK HERE!!!
JULY 14, 2014
 ROCKWiRED RADiO PROFiLESPRESENTS AN EXCLUSiVE iNTERViEW WiTH JACKSON OF (HED) P.E. AND A CUT FROM THEiR FORTHCOMiNG CD EVOLUTiON
It's
like
we're putting our ear to the train tracks and we can here something
roaring in the distance. (HED) P.E. has been releasing music since the
late nineties and their unlikely combination of metal and reggae sounds
has set them apart from much of their active rock brethren.
Now with backing from the label PAVEMENT ENTERTAINMENT, the
band is due to drop their most ambitious effort to date on July 22nd.
The forthcoming album EVOLUTION is just that - a step forward
inthe band's sound while simultaneously embracing a
few sonic flourishes from metal's winding past. "As a guitar
player when you are playing live you have your metal stuff and you are
coming at it form a metal point of view and then the next song could be
a reggae song which is a completely different approach." says (HED)P.E.
guitarist JACKSON "If you attack reggae with a metal approach it's
going to sound a lot different than if you attack it from a genuine
reggae approach. That was probably one of the biggest challenges for
me. This album really showcases what we do live. It's not a typical
combination that you find in a record but it is one that (HED) P.E. an
definitely do well."
TO
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JULY 12, 2014
 ROCKWiRED RADiO PROFiLESPRESENTS AN EXCLUSiVE iNTERViEW WiTH MiTCH ARNOLD OF WAYLAND AND THEiR BRAND NEW SiNGLE GET A LiTTLE This ain't
active rock! This is rock n roll and WAYLAND's front man MITCH ARNOLD
ain't gonna let you tell him different. Back in 2012 ROCKWIRED first
became acquainted with the band when they released their
debut EP WELCOME TO MY HEAD. Since that time. the band has honed their
act on the road. With a live set that is both pyrotechnic and
legendary in it's
own
time, WAYLAND are taking advantage of this momentum and looking to
release a new album later this year. This forthcoming release is
preceded by a rockin' new single GET A LITTLE - a thunderously stomping
tune that kicks out the motherfucking jams like it's nobody's
effin' business. And they say that rock n roll is dead! TO LISTEN TO THE SHOW CLiCK HERE!!!
JULY
11,
2014
 ROCKWiRED.COM'SABORiGiNAL SOUNDS PRESENTS AN EXCLUSiVE iNTERViEW WiTH EDEN FiNE DAY (SWEETGRASS FiRST NATiON) AND CUTS FROM HER DEBUT SOLO ALBUM THiNGS GET BETTER
Ah the solo
album! An artist spends years toiling within a band and makes a name
for themselves but there comes a time when an
artist feels as though they need to spread their
wings creatively. The frightening part for the artist is
worrying over whether or not the audience they've built
can follow them on such a singular journey. EDEN FINE DAY
gained acclaim with the indie pop rock VANCOUGAR but FINE DAY
was ready to tell a more personal story with her music and
her debut solo album THINGS GET BETTER is the triumphant
result.
TO LiSTEN TO THE SHOW CLiCK HERE!!!
JULY 11, 2014
 ROCKWiRED.COM'SABORiGiNAL SOUNDS PRESENTS AN EXCLUSiVE iNTERViEW WiTH MiCHAEL BERNARD (MALiSEET) OF KiCKiN KROTCH AND CUTS FROM THEiR SELF-TiTLED DEBUT CD In the years that ROCKWIRED has been doing ABORIGINAL SOUNDS we've been pretty desperate to find a band of Natives that aren't afraid of turning up teh volume and just letting it rip. With all of the hip hop, blues, reggae and new age that has become typical of teh sounds comingout of Indian Country we've been shouting out into the heavens this simple question "Where is the metal music?' Obviously we had to set our sites above the U.S. Canadian border and become acquainted with the band KICKIN KROTCH. Comprised of members of the Maliseet and Mi'kmaq Nations. KICK IN KROTCH take their inspiration from lifes hard knocks and set it to music you can bang your head to. Sure, the metal appraoch has set them apart form the likes of FRANK WALN or a A TRIBE CALLED RED but their headbanging approach is showing signs of paying off professionally. THe band is currently nominated for the prestigious ABORIGINAL PEOPLE"S CHOICE MUSIC AWARD on the strength of their gritty self titled album. TO
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JULY 7, 2014 ROCKWiRED CONCERT WATCH: KELEN HELLER WiTH SOMETHiNG CLEVER, SKiNN JAKKiT, AND RED EYED ROMANCE WRiTTEN AND PHOTOGRAPHED BY JEREMY GiLLEY 
Tonight,
the night of Saturday June 28th, I had the absolute pleasure of seeing
SOMETHING CLEVER, SKINN JAKKIT, RED EYED ROMANCE, and KELEN HELLER and
THE WIZARD SALOON in HICKORY NC. The venue was really nice and I am
looking forward to returning in the near future for a few upcoming
shows.TO
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JULY 7, 2014 
 ROCKWiRED.COM'SNEW ONLiNE RADiO SHOW POP CAPSULE RE-EVALUATES THE 1989 EURYTHMiCS ALBUM WE TOO ARE ONE FEATURiNG SONGS FROM THiS UNQUALiFiED CLASSiC AND ViNTAGE iNTERViEW EXCERPTS It
was marketed as "a bold new beginning" for EURYTHMICS back in 1989 but
the album WE TWO ARE ONE ended up being the last album from
the duo of DAVE STEWART and ANNIE LENNOX for a
decade. Sure the album isn't as remembered as say SWEET DREAMS (ARE
MADE OF THIS) or TOUCH or BE YOURSELF TONIGHT but the album captures an
interesting moment in time for one of rock's most imaginative
songwriting partnerships. You see, the story of EURYTHMICS was always
kind of backwards. It's a story about falling in love and then breaking
up and then deciding to be in a band together. This strange romantic
circumstance has always led to some engaging music but by the time WE
TOO ARE ONE hit the presses, that chemistry was combustible
and you can hear the explosions in such kiss offs as YOU HURT ME (AND I
HATE YOU) , (MY MY) BABY'S GONNA CRY and DON'T ASK ME WHY
whihc includes the jagged line "I don't love you anymore / I don't
think I ever did." Too many hard feelings in an album can be hard to
take but leave up to this duo to serve up these bitter gems with style.
TO LiSTEN TO THE SHOW CLiCK HERE!!!
JULY 6, 2014 ROCKWiRED MAGAZiNE HiGHLiGHTS - BACK FROM ASHES ORiGiNALLY FEATURED iN THE JUNE 2014 EDiTiON OF ROCKWiRED MAGAZiNE 
You
guys have spent a lot of time on
this forthcoming album. Who all is helping you put this thing
together?BYRON from PELVIC MEATLOAF has been a huge, huge help. Aside from his talent he is an amazing guy We also have YVONNE LAUGHLIN who is really pushing BACK FROM ASHES everywhere. And the fans have been really pushing us as well. Fans and friends have really made things happen for us. When we get up every morning we just write. So thanks to all of those people. If it wasn't for them I wouldn't be getting out of bed. What
are you looking to as a release
date for this album? So
far how do you feel that ti's
different from your previous release? TO READ MORE CLiCK HERE!!!
JULY 6, 2014 ROCKWiRED MAGAZiNE HiGHLiGHTS - 3D iN YOUR FACE ORiGiNALLY FEATURED iN THE JUNE 2014 EDiTiON OF ROCKWiRED MAGAZiNE 
So
you guys are based in Omaha,
Nebraska?Correct! What
kind of scene are you guys
surrounded by? Minimalist
is a great word to
describe the current indie scene. Who all comes out to see you guys
when you do a show? TO
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JUNE 25, 2014
 ROCKWiRED RADiO PROFiLESPRESENTS AN EXCLUSiVE iNTERViEW WiTH ERiC JACKSON OF BEST NOT BROKEN AND CUTS FROM THEiR EP FALLiNG iN The
title of BEST NOT BROKEN's infectious new five track EP FALLING IN
has as much to
do with the overriding theme of its songs - many about the twists
and turns of romantic relationships - as it is a declaration about
just how far the New England-based based band has evolved from its
humble roots in 2007. FALLING
IN
opens with the anthemic yet reflective pop-rocker BREAKING MY HEART,
which recalls how a friendship is first stretched and then
broken as a young man comes to terms with the fact that he is losing
his lover to his best friend. This is followed by the upbeat,
new-wave influenced I WON'T STOP LOVING YOU and then again
by the hypnotic mid-tempo rocker LISTERINE about a guy who
feels helpless in the face of a relationship that's beyond
salvaging despite his best efforts - much like swigging the
strong-tasting mouthwash. The earnest opening songs are balanced on
the EP by the final more playful tracks. ANARCHY finds singer ERIC
JACKSON
taking a tongue-in-cheek look at the ups and downs of a crazy
relationship that's full of "sexual insanity" - complete with
references to pop culture icons like JUSTIN BIEBER, KATY PERRY,
NASCAR and MILLER LITE. The EP concludes with the
mischievous,
electronic dance-rocker TELL ME THAT YOU WANT ME an energetic
chronicle of temptation and a lover's struggles with faithfulness. TO LiSTEN TO THE SHOW CLiCK HERE!!!
JUNE 25, 2014
 ROCKWiRED RADiO PROFiLESPRESENTS AN EXCLUSiVE iNTERViEW WiTH TAYLOR COCHRANE AND SCOTT WHiTE OF 36? AND CUTS FROM THEiR ALBUM WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE? Anytime you feel like knocking a teenage musician who seems to be noodling in his parents' basement and getting nowhere, stop in your tracks and think about multi-talented singer/songwriter TAYLOR COCHRANE. He grew up on a crazy amount of anti-ADD meds had led to severe highs and lows. But they also inspired serious bursts of songwriting genius that would eventually evolve into the wild, progressive swirl of sugary indie pop/rock, moody soundscapes and intense psychedelic wall of sound that drives his Calgary based art rock band with a name as quirky and intriguing as its music: 36? On their expansive, wildly eclectic new full length album, which includes a whopping 17 tracks (including a few well placed interludes), they find increasingly wild and unpredictable ways to answer the title question: WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE? Impatient for the tracks to be mixed, TAYLOR took some downtime to create an alternative recording of where do we go from here called reprise, featuring bizarre acoustic instruments and household objects like running water, a toaster, pots and pans, etc. Though 36? has four previous recordings (released in various digital formats, but not in physical CD form), this is the first featuring the full band of SCOTT WHITE (guitars and keyboards), drummer RYAN KUSZ and bassist ERIC SVILPIS, who left the band shortly after recording the new album and was replaced by TAYLOR's longtime friend MIKE MALKIN. " On past projects, I had recorded all the instruments myself and had total control over every aspect of the music," says Taylor. "On this album, everyone adds their own personality to their parts and the music is better for it." TO LiSTEN TO THE SHOW CLiCK HERE!!!
JUNE 25, 2014
 ROCKWiRED RADiO PROFiLESPRESENTS AN EXCLUSiVE iNTERViEW WiTH MiCHAEL SHiELDS OF EARTH AND THE NEXT SOCiETY AND CUTS FROM THEiR FORTHCOMiNG ALBUM 100TH MONKEY In
conceptualizing the most effective, high impact way to share the
optimistic, consciousness raising themes of his latest and most
powerful musical venture, MICHAEL SHIELDS, frontman and founder of
the socially conscious soul rock collective EARTH AND TH ENEXT SOCIETY,
released the 2011 concert recording LIVE EARTH as their debut.
The bold experiment of launching a group with a live album (recorded
in locales like Taos, New Mexico and Northern California) paid off,
as they received airplay in over 180 countries. The group also opened
shows for legendary rockers like JOHNNY WINTER and NAZARETH. Recording
in his newly built state of the art home facility in Sedona, Shields
translates the expansive vision for his new full length album 100TH
MONKEY to the
studio environment perfectly, balancing crisp sonics, exciting
grooves and powerful lyrical themes with a lineup featuring
keyboardist TOM McMILLAN, bassist JIMMY MACK (SLY AND THE FAMILY STONE,
EDWIN STARR) and drummer DAVID BEDDELL. Currently finishing
the album for release later in 2014, SHIELDS is releasing an EP
featuring four key tracks that hint at the overall sound of the
album�s distinctive production and a range of retro vibes that roll
from CURTIS MAYFIELD inspired 70s funk cool (CHEAP HUSTLE) to
the 70s and 80s pop/rock sensibilities of AWAKE AND ALIVE. TO LiSTEN TO THE SHOW CLiCK HERE!!!
JUNE
25,
2014
 ROCKWiRED RADiO PROFiLESPRESENTS AN EXCLUSiVE iNTERViEW WiTH GABRiEL BENiTEZ OF THE NORMS AND CUTS FROM THEiR FORTHCOMiNG ALBUM
THE
NORMS are an indie rock band from Southern California formed in the
summer of 2012 by lead vocalist GABRIEL BENITEZ JR. and lead guitarist
AUSTIN McCRACKEN. After a few stints with short lived members they
asked CURTIS HATTER a long time friend of the pair to join the band as
their bassist and shortly after losing their first drummer, ERIC DRAKE
who attended the same college as BENITEZ came aboard as their fourth
and final member. The band strives to make music that's memorable and
that people can relate to.
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JUNE 19, 2014
 ROCKWiRED RADiO PROFiLESPRESENTS AN EXCLUSiVE iNTERViEW WiTH JARED COLE OF SURRENDER THE FALL AND NEWS OF THEiR UPCOMiNG TOUR Last year,
SURRENDER THE FALL was one of the stand out acts to be featured here at
ROCKWIRED. They even became one of our ARTIST OF THE MONTH
winners. on the strength of their album BURNING IN THE SPOTLIGHT.
Now, the band is in the pre-production stages of their
upcomng album. There amy not be any product out at the moment but that
isn't going to stop these guys from testing outsome new material in
front of live audiences. The band has just announced a branc new tour
which will be kicking off on June 27th.
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JUNE 18, 2014
 ROCKWiRED RADiO PROFiLESPRESENTS AN EXCLUSiVE iNTERViEW WiTH RYAN DANLEY OF i WOKE UP EARLY FOR MY FUNERAL AND CUTS FROM THEiR EP US AGAiNST THE WORLD Based in
Orlando, Florida, the band I WOKE UP EARLY FOR MY FUNERAL is comprised
of seasoned rock musicians who have learned enough from life
on the rock circuit to take matters into their own capable hands and
give this rock n roll life more than just a mere college try.
Since forming in 2012 the band has honed their act in
countless clubs and bars and have now released their debut EP US
AGAINST THE WORLD. While the title could be read as a
statement on the band's solidarity the single tells
a tale of love gone wrong and when was that not a winning
formula in active rock.
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JUNE 16, 2014 
 THE
LATEST EDiTiON OF THE MODERN
ROCK MiXTAPE SHOW PRESENTS MUSiC
FROM THE LiKES OF 3D iN
YOUR FACE,
DiAMOND LANE,
CHARMiNG LiARS,
THE VEER UNiON
AND MORE!!! We've got
some great music and exclusive
interviews with the likes of 3D IN YOURFACE, DIAMOND LANE, CHARMING
LIARS and THE VEER UNION for you to hear on today's show but before we
get started I want to mention that this show is dedicated to the
memory of CASEY KASEM who passed away yesterday. I still remember
waking up on Sunday
morning as a kid and tuning the radio to Q-107 and recording songs form
AMERICA'S TOP
FORTY COUNTDOWN. Looking back on it, I now realize that
my fascination with the music industry started with CASEY KASEM and
even though the top forty isn't quite what I live my life by, the man
made a strong impression on me and his love for music was totally
sincere. And as ROCKWIRED.COM quickly approaches it's ten year
anniversary KASEM's passing almost comes a call to action for us here
at ROCKWIRED to kind of step up our game as it were. ROCKWIRED is
going to be huge and one of the things we want to accomplish in the
coming months is establishing a presence on terrestrial radio and
this is the show that we want to establish that presence with.
TO
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JUNE 14, 2014 ROCKWiRED MAGAZiNE HiGHLiGHTS - RED TiDE RiSiNG ORiGiNALLY FEATURED iN THE MAY 2014 EDiTiON OF ROCKWiRED MAGAZiNE 
The band has this great CD out
and now that it's out
there for people to get a listen to how do you feel about the finished work?We definitely love it and it definitely showcases the advances we've made in our songwriting and we've learned so much from working with so many great people on this record and working with a real producer. It's all worked out perfectly for us. Who produced this album for you guys? We had two producers on this album. the first guy is MIKE McAREE We met him when we toured with IN THIS MOMENT. He does their sound when they play live. The second guy that we worked with is JEFF KANAN and he has done a lot of work. He's done some engineering on a couple of STAIND albums. He's even dome some work with KELLY CLARKSON so he has this whole wide variety of people that he's worked when he was with UNIVERSAL RECORDS. TO READ MORE CLiCK HERE!!!
JUNE 14, 2014 ROCKWiRED MAGAZiNE HiGHLiGHTS - DARK BEFORE DAWN ORiGiNALLY FEATURED iN THE MAY 2014 EDiTiON OF ROCKWiRED MAGAZiNE 
DARK BEFORE DAWN, tell me about
the band, who is in it and what do they do? Where are you from?DARK BEFORE
DAWN is made up of some unique personalities! SHAWN BURGESS
is our bass player. He works at Walmart Distribution. SCOTT ALDERIDGE
(SWERVE) is our lead and rhythm guitarist. He works in construction.
JAKE GABLE is our drummer. JAKE used to work on the railroad, but like
me, he lost his job to rock and roll baby! I'm JANESSA BRYAN (LIL SIS),
the singer, and I used to work at a pet store. At the end of the day,
we are musicians at heart. We love the interactions with all the
different people, and the high from performing is worth all of the
sacrifices.
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JUNE 11, 2014 ROCKWiRED MAGAZiNE HiGHLiGHTS - ELiSiUM ORiGiNALLY FEATURED iN THE MAY 2014 EDiTiON OF ROCKWiRED MAGAZiNE 
So you guys are heading out on
the road tomorrow for your tour?We do. We leave early tomorrow. We've got a six pm load in in Ohio and it's about a seven hour ride for us so we're going to be on the road early. How anxious are you to get on the road and do this tour? We're pretty stoked about it. The thing is this is the longest one we've ever done. It's about four months before we get some scheduled time off. While we're excited, it's quite an endeavor so right now we're double checking and triple checking everything and making sure that we have all of our stuff. Where all is this tour going to take you? What places have you the most excited? We're pretty excited to be hiding from the winter. We're going to be doing a lot of stuff in the South and the Southwest. We're gonna in Texas for a while right around Valentine's Day and then we're heading out some places in Arizona that w really enjoyed playing last year and then swinging back through we're going to do Colorado and Missouri. We're going to be going to some pretty cool places where we've got some really cool friends and we're excited be coming back and saying hello again to everyone. TO READ MORE CLiCK HERE!!!
JUNE 11, 2014 ROCKWiRED MAGAZiNE HiGHLiGHTS - BLACK ANGEL DOWN ORiGiNALLY FEATURED iN THE MAY 2014 EDiTiON OF ROCKWiRED MAGAZiNE 
You guys have this eight song EP
that is two years old as of recently and this is a good lick of time to
have something out. How do you feel about the work that is behind you?NOKIO: Everybody is just real happy. It's been a grind for us especially for me because this is the first rock album that I've ever made. I know how to make music and I love rock music but I'm just here to learn. To be able to see every step and watch as we go into a room and nobody knows who we are and by the time were finished everybody in the world wants to know who we are is just a great feeling. And how about you DAN? DAN: It's really cool - just like NOKIO said - when you go into a room and no one knows who you are and no one has any expectations and we do what we do and in the first couple of notes of WIND - which is the song the we open up with - we've got the crowd captivated. It's just a cool feeling. You always hear the cliche things that people in bands say that "we're brothers" and this and that and the other but at the end of the day I really feel like the five of us really are brothers. Through music we just really get along with each other and even if we didn't have the band the five of us would still hang out and have as much of a good time as we do as a band. TO READ MORE CLiCK HERE!!!
JUNE 9, 2014
 ROCKWiRED RADiO PROFiLESPRESENTS AN EXCLUSiVE iNTERViEW WiTH KENNETH NiXON OF FRAMiNG HANLEY AND CUTS FROM THEiR NEW ALBUM THE SUM OF WHO WE ARE
FRAMING
HANLEY
released its new album THE SUM OF WHO WE ARE today April 29th via
Imagen Records. The band worked with multiple producers on the album to
hone in and achieve a new bigger sound. The music is a perfect blend of
aggressive, yet melodic alternative rock, infused with the driving
hooks of pop. THE SUM OF WHO WE ARE was funded entirely by the band's
loyal fanbase by donating money via a Kickstarter campaign. "First and
foremost, our incredible fans are the reason it's even possible" states
frontman NIXON. "They funded the entire thing on Kickstarter. That is
still unbelievable to us. This record from start to finish is
everything that we have in us." FRAMING HANLEY is comprised of front
man NIXON, guitarist BRANDON WOOTTEN, drummer CHRIS VEST, and guitarist
RYAN BELCHER. THE SUM OF WHO WE ARE is the bands boldest artistic
statement to date capturing the essence of innocence and hope, light
and darkness, struggle and determination.
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FOR iMMEDiATE RELEASE: THE FORTHCOMiNG JULY
EDiTiON
OF ROCKWiRED
MAGAZiNE 
The fact
that MTV no longer plays music videos is almost not worth repeating
anymore. Why that is such a problem for people to accept is
beyond us. Can't people watch videos on YOUTUBE? And yet with
MTV's absence, there are more bands releasing music videos
than ever. For the July 2014 issue of ROCKWIRED MAGAZINE we
will be celbrating the art of the music video with a little help from
RADIO KSCR which not only operates a rather fine online radio station
but they have also launched an online music video channel.
This issue will feature excitng pictorials of some of the
most fascinating music videos that youare going to find online as well
as profiles on the directors of these videos. Alongside
this special feature is just the
sort of bold editorial that folks have come to expect from ROCKWIRED
MAGAZINE. In June we will be featuring exclusive interviews with (HED)
P.E., CHARMiNG LIARS, BLUE MOVIE, THE VEER UNION and more. Another
exciting edition to
our editorial is SAY WHAT NOW? - a series of podcast news features
that go behind the usual Q&A. These shows will address issues
in
independent music and profile entrepreneurs and movers and shakers in
the music industry. We are truly excited to be making this addition
to ROCKWIRED MAGAZINE and are even more excited about pushing the
limits for what is possible with a digital publication. TO READ MORE CLiCK HERE!!!
JUNE 8, 2014
 ROCKWiRED RADiO PROFiLESPRESENTS AN EXCLUSiVE iNTERViEW WiTH CRiSPiN EARL OF THE VEER UNiON AND CUTS FROM THEiR NEW ALBUM DiViDE THE BLACKENED SKY
THE VEER
UNION was founded in 2004 by singer/songwriter CRISPIN EARL from
Vancouver, Canada. The band made their mark in 2009 with the top 10 hit
single SEASONS off their debut album AGAINST THE GRAIN, which peaked at
#7 and was the longest charting rock song for a new artist all year. It
became the theme song for the 2009 Stanley Cup winners, the Pittsburgh
Penguins. SEASONS was also featured in all MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
postseason telecast as well as NFL, NASCAR, ESPN, WWE, NHL and more.
PAVEMENT ENTERTAINMENT now brings you the DELUXE EDITION of DIVIDE THE
BLACKENED SKY which includes three new songs and re-mastered tracks.
Frontman CRISPIN EARL said of the album,"DIVIDE THE BLACKENED
SKY, is a much darker and heavier effort than our previous works. It
depictsall the hard times we have been through over the last couple of
years".
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JUNE 6, 2014
 ROCKWiRED RADiO PROFiLESPRESENTS AN EXCLUSiVE iNTERViEW WiTH STEPHEN ANTHONY GREGORY AND CUTS FROM HiS NEW ALBUM ME, MYSELF AND i When
I spoke with guitarist STEPHEN ANTHONY GREGORY I made a
mistake in stating that rock n roll wasn't the music of the day any
more. His response to me playing devil's advocate was "I don't know who
you've been hanging out with." He
was right! Rock n roll is still going strong and Mr. GREGORY
's electrifying instrumental ME, MYSELF AND goes above and
beyond rock instrumental fare with riveting compositions
inspired by life and family history - specifically on the
tracks OLD AVILA. ME MYSELF AND I is one of those recording
that proves that music can speak louder and paint
pictures better than mere words. TO LiSTEN TO THE SHOW CLiCK HERE!!!
JUNE
8, 2014 ORiGiNALLY FEATURED iN THE JUNE 2014 EDiTiON OF ROCKWiRED MAGAZiNE 
TERRORIZER
is a great CD and now
that it's out there what are your thoughts on the completed album? Who
all helped you guys behind the
mixing board? And
what is it about him that keeps
you coming back to him a your producer? TO
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JUNE 6, 2014  ROCKWiRED RADiO PROFiLESPRESENTS AN EXCLUSiVE iNTERViEW WiTH SiNGER SONGWRiTER NiCK DEUTSCH AND CUTS FROM HiS NEW EP CRAZY RiDE Perfectly reflecting the title of his melodically infectious but emotionally raw new EP, piano driven New York City pop/rocker NICK DEUTSCH has been on a CRAZY RIDE, receiving a series of exciting and promising accolades for three of the four tunes leading up to the official release of the collection. The high energy optimism of GREEN LIGHT earned him a Best Pop Male Vocal nomination at the 2013 International Music and Entertainment Awards (IMEA), while THE STATIC, a soaring duet with former American Idol finalist MARISSA PONTECORVO, was nominated in the Pop Category of THE GREAT AMERICAN SONG CONTEST contest. Testament to the powerful poetry of his lyrics, the words to CRAZY RIDE recently placed second in an AMERICAN SONGWRITER MAGAZINE contest; the lyrics were also printed in the May 2014 issue. Written as a sort of "blueprint on life" for his younger sister, CRAZY RIDE became the starting point for the EP, whose other songs covers the gamut of romantic relationship issues DEUTSCH has been through since then. "It's the first EP where I feel like I have my vision as an artist realized," he says. "Having been through arguably the worst experience of my life, I've become more open and fearless about the way in which I live and express myself as an artist. The realization that we truly have 'one life' has made me much more conscious of following my passion and being who I am. I'm willing to take bigger chances and see what happens. That's what CRAZY RIDE is about." TO
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JUNE 6, 2014
 ROCKWiRED RADiO PROFiLESPRESENTS AN EXCLUSiVE iNTERViEW WiTH LiSA FOEDERER, TONY PARiS, ANTHONY NOTO AND ROBiN MAYER OF BLUE MOViE AND THEiR NEW SiNGLE ELECTRiC WATER Is it any wonder that we always thought of BLUE MOVIE as one of the sexiest looking bands we've ever had on ROCKWIRED? I mean just look at them! In spite of the supermodel looks this is a band that has really kicked out the motherfucking jams in the past specifically on their 2011 EP DELLUSiONS iN TECHNiCOLOR. Three years onward, the band's founders LISA FOEDERER on drums and TONY PARIS on guitars aim for a more electronic vibe without sacrificing their rock n roll chops and have recruited to new members - ANTHONY NOTO on vocals and ROBIN MAYER on bass. Their EP SYNTHETIC is due out this August but preceding the release is the single ELECTRIC WATER (featuring SUMMER on vocals) - a track that sums up the bands new attitude and the techno rock alchemy that founders FOERDERER and PARIS promise will not alienate fans but attract them to new ones. On this point ROCKWIRED must concur. TO
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MAY 29, 2014
 ROCKWiRED RADiO PROFiLESPRESENTS AN EXCLUSiVE iNTERViEW WiTH BiLLY ZANE MUNA OF BACK FROM ASHES AND THEiR NEW SiNGLE RiZEN
BACK
FROM ASHES has performed with the likes of DISTURBED GODSMACK, Rev
Theory, Jet, Megadeth, ANTHRAX, SLAYER, SLIPKNOT, SALIVA,
MACHINE HEAD, IN FLAMES, TRIVIUM, HATEBREED, just to name a few! This
unsigned phoenix powerhouse has been making international waves coming
in on the FMQB and CMJ music charts at number 5 and 6 one spot behind
OZZY OSBOURNE himself. Their dedication to fans is unlike any other as
seen by their relentless social networking and response to all those
that contact them. They have drawn the attention listeners on the
strength of their previous releases 261 and BROKEN. Now armed with a
new lead singer BILLY ZANE MUNA - the band is gearing up for a bran new
album release later this year whichis being preceded by the roaring
first single RIZEN.
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MAY 25, 2014
 ROCKWiRED RADiO PROFiLESPRESENTS AN EXCLUSiVE iNTERViEW WiTH GUITARiST KARNiG MANOUKiAN OF CHARMiNG LiARS AND CUTS FROM THEiR NEW EP WE WON'T GiVE UP CHARMING
LIARS is a British/American rock band, based in Los Angeles,
California. Originally founded by lead vocalist, CHARLIE COSSER
guitarist, KARNIG MANOUKIAN, and bassist, MIKE KRUGER in London,
England. As teens growing up in London, England, the trio of talented
musicians and songwriters that make up the core of this dynamic new
rock band were shaken to their young souls by the crunching guitar riffs and memorable
melodies that came out of the hard rock capital of the world, namely,
Los Angeles. The impact on these impressionable music lovers was so
powerful that they took the profoundly bold step of pulling up stakes,
waving goodbye to the security of friends, family and a university
education to follow their dream of becoming the next big thing by
moving to Los Angeles - epicentre of American rock and roll for more
than 45 years. Last year the band released their EP NEW DISORDER now
they are back with their new EP WE WON'T GIVE UP featuring
the single THE DESPERATION. TO LiSTEN TO THE SHOW CLiCK HERE!!!
MAY 21, 2014
 ROCKWiRED RADiO PROFiLESPRESENTS AN EXCLUSiVE iNTERViEW WiTH ANDREA LAZZERETTi AND FRANCESCO BiNi OF PiQUED JACKS AND THEiR TWO NEW SiNGLES UPTURNED PERSPECTiVES AND NO BAZOOKA PIQUED
JACKS describe their sound in their own words: "being able to speak
without impediment; having sex in the most intense way possible;
expressing ourselves 100%". You have to hear it to experience it for
yourself. PIQUED JACKS are brave souls. Raised in a small village in
Italy, they have methodically made their way from obscurity to Austin,
the heart of the indie music scene, performing at SXSW in 2013 and 2014, and sharing
the stage with international acts such as ATOMS FOR PEACE and BOB
SCHNEIDER. Their powerful alliance and headstrong vision has resulted
in rapid success and the positive flow of their career indicates a
confident band gaining serious momentum. Back in 2006, the PIQUED JACKS
were anything but serious. They causally acquired the band name after
someone dropped a bass during rehearsal. The damaged jack resembled a
boner and the boys felt the sexual allusion suited their sound. A few
years later, something clicked, a unified connection to the music
making process, and from 2010 to 2011 they released two EPs, conquering
Italian airwaves (RAI 1, Radio RAI 1). This new material leads the band
to a brand new, iridescent eclecticism, paving the way for a new album
and tour. Their conviction is stronger and stronger, and their genuine
camaraderie is highly palpable in their live show. This talented band
of brothers seem to scream "this is not your usual fly by night, ME ME
ME group of young men"; they know the strength of their sound and the
endurance of their brand was born from their powerful friendship.
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MAY 21, 2014
 ROCKWiRED RADiO PROFiLESPRESENTS AN EXCLUSiVE iNTERViEW WiTH ALEX ELiOPOULOS AND DAViD MOLiNA OF iMPURiTAN AND CUTS FROM THEiR NEW ALBUM MAKE iT LOOK LiKE NOTHiNG HAPPENED Fully in line with their transcendent creative musical ambitions, ALEX ELIOPOULOS (guitars, vocals) and DAVID MOLINA (guitars, keys, vocals, electronics) - the core duo of the powerfully eclectic San Francisco based collective IMPURITAN - came up with their clever moniker to reflect the contrast between humanity's lofty ideals and the apelike bodies we are caged in that hamper these. Inspired by space and love, the ensemble blends various inspirations and genres as they seek to mesh instrumental and ambient composition with the more conventional genres ELIOPOULOS and MOLINA love, including post-rock psychedelic, surf, punk rock, ambient and plain white noise. IMPURITAN follows their "foot in the door" EP HIJACKED ARTIFACTS, TREASURED FORMS with their full length debut MAKE IT LOOK LIKE NOTHING HAPPENED. "DAVID and I are always batting ideas around, and improvisation is a major part of the composition process," says ALEX ELIOPOULOS. "We bring everything to the table - electric and acoustic guitar, vocals, keyboards, loops and samples, both live and in the studio. We create sonic adventures on one hand and more conventional song structures on the other and then put the parts together. We have an unspoken sense of what this balance entails, and come up with material either through a conventional songwriting or just improvised sound exploration a lot of the time." TO LISTEN TO THE SHOW CLiCK HERE!!!
MAY 21, 2014
 ROCKWiRED RADiO PROFiLESPRESENTS AN EXCLUSiVE iNTERViEW WiTH ARUN RAMACHANDRAN OF THE COSMONAUTS AND CUTS FROM THEiR NEW ALBUM TAKE ME TO YOUR LEADER On
the bandcamp page where you can stream every grooving, quirky drop of
new wave funk/rock energy from THE COSMONAUTS' full length debut
album TAKE ME TO YOUR LEADER, the
freewheeling, high energy five piece band writes, "They've walked
barefoot through the frozen tundra of Siberia to make sweet love to
your ears." They may dress like Russian officers (courtesy of
clever eBay shopping) and charismatic frontman ARUN RAMACHANDRAN
enjoys warbling out there lyrics about "SPACE DEBRIS," thought
control, fictional cosmonauts ("HEY YURI") and Russian leaders YELTSIN,
GORBACHEV and PUTIN. But actually, they're a bunch of fun,
hard grooving guys in NYC whose mission, both live and in the studio,
is to have fun hanging out and give their fans a great time. TO LiSTEN TO THE SHOW CLICK HERE!!!
MAY
16, 2014
 ROCKWiRED .COM'S ABORiGiNAL SOUNDSPRESENTS AN EXCLUSiVE iNTERViEW WiTH METiS SiNGER-SONGWRiTER SHAUN ANDERSON AND CUTS FROM HiS NEW ALBUM SHiNE For over 14 years, SHAUN ANDERSON has been a dedicated musician exploring various sounds and themes that reflect his life experiences as a young Metis. He grew up on the Fishing Lake Metis Settlement, an small northern Albertan community, to the sound of his father's fiddle. Being surrounded by musicians, SHAUN decided to pick up a guitar, which shortly became his vessel to charter the rocky waters of life in a northern community. Shaun began playing guitar and bass for local bands in the area. This gave him incredible experience with touring and media exposure (he played a live show on the "A Channel" with a band known as "FILOSOFY"). However, the more he played, the more he desired to learn the fundamentals of music production and the music industry. This desire pushed him to make the move of a lifetime. In February 2007, he decided to move east in hopes of furthering his career; leaving his family, community and the sense of familiarity. A few months later, this would prove to be a life changing choice; Shaun got accepted to one of the top recording schools in Canada; RECORDING ARTS CANADA. Over the last year, SHAUN has been experimenting with different sounds and techniques. With the new technical skills of audio engineering and the advice of talented artist from around the world, SHAUN's music began to evolve and his creative expression began to take new shape resulting in his album SHINE being released April 30, 2014. TO LISTEN TO THE SHOW CLiCK HERE!!!
MAY 16, 2014
 ROCKWiRED RADiO PROFiLESPRESENTS AN EXCLUSiVE iNTERViEW WiTH DAN C. WRIGHT OF 3D FRiENDS AND CUTS FROM THEiR NEW EP SUMMER BREAK For
most indie artists, having their debut single chosen as the official
theme song of a prominent MTV show would be something of an end-all.
But for composer and multi-instrumentalist DAN C. WRIGHT, founder of
the multi-faceted Austin based indie dream-pop trio 3D FRIENDS, "LINA
MAGIC" - used so prominently on the controversial teen drama
"SKINS" - became his calling card/launch point for the deeper
artistry that the band has developed over the past few years, both on
their recordings and in their powerhouse live performances throughout
Texas and on tour as far away as California. Their latest EP SUMMER
BREAK is a
perfectly titled soundtrack for Summer 2014, a five-track set of
spirited, easy flowing positivity that achieves WRIGHT's goal of
"stepping out from the realm of background music and getting on the
other side of the camera."
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MAY 16, 2014
 ROCKWiRED RADiO PROFiLESPRESENTS AN EXCLUSiVE iNTERViEW WiTH BRANDON BAUMANN OF DiAMOND LANE AND CUTS FROM THEiR NEW ALBUM TERRORiZER
You haven't
seen this in a while. Or perhaps, ever. Now bear witness to the new
face of modern heavy metal: DIAMOND LANE. Chosen by television network
FOX to supercharge their May 2014 national sports broadcasts as Artist
of the Month, the band shows no signs of slowing down - a truth
reinforced by every explosive live performance. With the release of
their new full-length album, "TERRORIZER" they have distilled a no-nonsense
collection of songs that showcases their true firepower and raw energy.
2014 marks a new beginning in the evolution of DIAMOND LANE, as the
band continues to further its horizons worldwide, one stage at a time.
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MAY 14, 2014  ROCKWiRED.COM'SABORiGiNAL SOUNDS PRESENTS AN EXCLUSiVE iNTERViEW WiTH SCOTTi AND JULiANA CLiFFORD OF SCATTER THEiR OWN (OGLALA SiOUX) AND CUTS FROM THEiR NEW CD TASTE THE TiME It's always
great to see attention being paid to to someone who has paid their
dues in the studio and in clubs throughout the country. When we first
became acquainted with SCATTER THEIR OWN last year, we were blown away
by the release of their debut EP - the one that singer-guitarist SCOTTI
CLIFFORD maintained was simply a demo that got heard by the
right people. This time around SCOTTI and his wife and
bassist JULIANA have issued an album that captures
everything that has made their live set so damned electrifying. TASTE
THE TIME is a collection of teh straight-ahead,
riff driven rock n roll that fans from across the country
have come to expect from the dynamic duo with the
stand out tracks being the driving title track, ALL I HAVE
and JUST BREATHE.
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MAY 13, 2014 ROCKWiRED MAGAZiNE HiGHLiGHTS - BECK BLACK ORiGiNALLY FEATURED iN THE APRiL 2014 EDiTiON OF ROCKWiRED MAGAZiNE
What inspired the change in the
band's name from THE MOONBEAMS to simply BECK BLACK?
At first I called the band THE MOONBEAMS because I called our then-guitar player NICK MAYBURY "MOONBEAM". The band has only been around for two years. ADAM ALT is the drummer and my roommate and said to me that he wanted to be a MOONBEAM so we became THE MOONBEAMS and that was what we were for two years. We have our own PANDORA radio station which is a great thing. We've also been named one of the top five LA concerts in LA WEEKLY. As a band we've been doing really great and our next step was to trademark our name. We met with an entertainment lawyer in Century City and he said that there was a band from the 1950's called THE MOONBEAMS that was a one hit wonder and that it was going to be difficult to trademark the name. There is also a band called MOONBEAMS in Russia and they are actually fans of ours and they trademarked the name there in 2003. We just felt like we shouldn't be using a name that is being trademarked so often. It's a very common name so we decided to change it but the deal breaker came when the guitarist that I named the band after quit. Meanwhile LA WEEKLY hits me up and wants to do a story on us. We had some shows coming up and I had to tell them not to do a story on us. We couldn't do the show because we didn't have a guitarist. It was a strange place to be in. We had to change our name and we didn't want to appear just to appear. Image is everything with the band so I started toying around with names. Everybody wanted me to call the band BECK BLACK which is my name. TO READ MORE CLiCK HERE!!!
MAY 13, 2014 ROCKWiRED MAGAZiNE HiGHLiGHTS - ANN BOLEYN OF HELLiON ORiGiNALLY FEATURED iN THE APRiL 2014 EDiTiON OF ROCKWiRED MAGAZiNE
Does it feel like it's been
thirty years?
FOR
iMMEDiATE RELEASE:There are times when it feels longer and there are times when it feels like everything happened yesterday. There were time periods in HELLION's history and the history of metal that were like a virtual wasteland. Sometimes it feels like it's been a long time and sometimes it feels like it was just yesterday. You're pretty much the first woman in Heavy metal. You had PAT BENATAR and you had BLONDIE but you were the first to get in front of a metal band and lead. Did that ever cross your mind as it was happening? Yeah. Absolutely and I don't mean any disrespect to other females fronting rock bands. I've got to give credit to WENDY O'WILLIAMS and BETSY WEISS from BITCH was following that tradition that WENDY O'WILLIAMS had started. When we started playing people just didn't know what to do with HELLION especially on the American side. With regard to England we hit it right off the bat but with America there were so many stigmas and stereotypes about female singers with heavy bands. It was difficult. People have always accepted female singers as Country artists and pop artists but with the heavy metal genre it was a little different. THE FORTHCOMiNG JUNE
EDiTiON
OF ROCKWiRED
MAGAZiNE 
We're at the half way point for 2014 and ROCKWIRED MAGAZINE is continuing to serve up some truly electrifying editorial. For the month of June, the magazine will be celebrating the member of the rock band that is often overlooked - the bass player. This special issue will be titled ACES OF BASS and will contain a fourteen page photographic spread of 25 bassists who are making some noise in Active Rock The issue will also feature a three-hour podcast that will feature music and exclusive interviews with the bass players who made the cut. This podcast can be downloaded from the issue. Alongside this special feature is just the sort of bold editorial that folks have come to expect from ROCKWIRED MAGAZINE. In June we will be featuring exclusive interview with sci-fi icon turned provocative chanteuse JANE BADLER, BACK FROM ASHES, SILVERTUNG, FIRE TIGER and more. Another exciting edition to our editorial is SAY WHAT NOW? - a series of podcast news features that go behind the usual Q&A. These shows will address issues in independent music and profile entrepreneurs and movers and shakers in the music industry. We are truly excited to be making this addition to ROCKWIRED MAGAZINE and are even more excited about pushing the limits for what is possible with a digital publication. TO
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MAY 8, 2014
 ROCKWiRED RADiO PROFiLESPRESENTS AN EXCLUSiVE iNTERViEW WiTH ROCKWiRED RADiO MUSiC AWARD WiNNER AND SCi-Fi iCON JANE BADLER AND HER NEW SiNGLE VOLCANO BOY JANE
BADLER's place
in television history is safe and secured thank to her unforgettable
role as the evil seductress who led an
reptilian-alien invasion of the planet Earth in the mini-series
turned-television series V back in the early eighties. The scene of her
swallowing a guinea pig whole is right up there with that goblin on the
wing of the airplane that a shell shocked WILLIAM SHATNER just so
happened to be a passenger on in the TWILIGHT ZONE. But these days,
BADLER's life isn't about getting lost in long gone sci-fi glory. Since
the late aughts she has embarked on a musical career that has become
known for BOWIE-esque musical changes with every new release.
And
ROCKWIRED can proudly say that we were there from the beginning when
the American expatriate (now based in Melbourne Australia) released her
debut CD THE DEVIL HAS MY DOUBLE which boasted an eerie minimalist
cabaret sound. She followed that album with TEARS AGAIN - a more
exuberant release punctuated by orchestral touches and BADLER's
willingness to take risks with her vocals (recalling DEBORAH HARRY of
BLONDIE). Now BADLER truly comes centerstage as both a vocalist and a
songwriter with a new album dueout later this year. The first taste of
this new offering is the single VOLCANO BOY - a curious,
wistful
bit of pop about falling in lust which has proven to be
BADLER's
winning formula.
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MAY 8, 2014  ROCKWiRED RADiO PROFiLESPRESENTS AN EXCLUSiVE iNTERViEW WiTH BASSiST SAM "SPADE" MORRiS OF 3D iN YOUR FACE AND CUTS FROM THEiR NEW RELEASE MiDNiGHT DEViLS Ah the
heartland! You don't get more meat and potatoes then Omaha Nebraska but
after speaking with bassist SAM "SPADE" MORRIS of the hair
metal /sleaze rock band 3D IN YOUR FACE, it sounds like
hipsterdom - and the indie rock that goes along with it
- has taken over the music scene of the Gate
City of the West. But be assured that the guys from 3D IN OUR
FACE ain't gonna let a bunch of PABST BLUE RIBBON swilling hipsters get
in the way of a good time and good time is gonna be had by all when you
blast the band's new CD MIDNIGHT DEVIL's newest CD MIDNIGHT
DEVILS on your i-pod stereo system. This band may
look and sound like the rock n roll that served as a
soundtrack to the REAGAN-era but what sets these
guys apart from being a mere nostalgia
act is reckless abandon and good old fashioned heart as
evidenced by the tracks GENERATION DURT, FORBIDDEN CITY and IN YOUR
FACE.
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did the band decide on the name BREACHED? Tell
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iMMEDiATE RELEASE:
THE
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WiLL CELEBRATE CONTEMPORARY AMERiCAN iNDiAN AND FiRST NATiONS MUSiC AND FEATURE EXCLUSiVE iNTERViEWS WiTH FRANK WALN , SCATTER THEiR OWN, MOB BOUNCE AND EDEN FiNE DAY -PLUS- ROCKWiRED GiVES YOU AN EXCLUSiVE 2-HOUR PODCAST 25 FROM iNDiAN COUNTRY THAT YOU'VE GOTTA HEAR!!!  On August
2014,
ROCKWIRED MAGAZINE - The world's first American Indian-owned
rock
magazine - will present a special issue entitled ABORIGINAL
SOUNDS - A CELEBRATION OF CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN INDIAN AND FIRST
NATIONS MUSIC. Featured on the cover will be hip hop artist FRANK WALN
(Sicangu Lakota), MOB BOUNCE, SCATTER THEIR OWN (Oglala Lakota) and
EDEN FINE DAY (Sweet Grass Nation). This will be the third issue in
which ROCKWIRED will be highlighting Indigenous artists
exclusively and Editor-In-Chief BRIAN
LUSH (Yankton
Sioux) couldn't be more excited. "There is a whole big world out there
when it comes to Indian Country and the music that is coming out of
it. There is so much that goes into music making. It's all
about
artistry, entertainment and entrepreneurship and the artists
that
we hve selected for coverage in this upcoming issue put all of those
things into practice." says LUSH "In a lot of other Native-themed
publications, music artists are often treated like mere entertainment -
like something that the reader should consider digesting ater they've
read a more serious journalistic piece. But at ROCKWIRED it's
different. We get inside the head of the music maker and bring to light
the challenges that come with making a career out of music.
As an
American Indian publisher, I am proud to be giving these American
Indian recording artists the platform that they deserve. Even though
this Native-themed issue comes out once a year ROCKWIRED MAGAZINE is
open to submissions from Native recording artists at any time on our
editorial calendar. I'm not an Indian once a year."TO READ
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APRiL 21, 2014
 ROCKWiRED RADiO PROFiLESPRESENTS AN EXCLUSiVE iNTERViEW WiTH MiKE BADURA OF THREE STATE FAMOUS AND CUTS FROM THEiR NEW RELEASE SUBURBAN STREET TRASH Having been
born in
the state of Virginia and raised inthe nearby State of Maryland, it is
especially exciting for me to see the music scene of the D.C.
Metropolitan area flourishing with bands such as ELISIUM,
ANOXIA,
SILVERTUNG and BLACK ANGEL DOWN and an upcoming music festival in
Fredericksburg VA called OPERATION ROCK FEST. In the midst of
this active rock music scene is a band called THREE STATE FAMOUS which
effortlessly blends Blues, Rock, Hip-Hop, Jazz and Funk into a rather
delectable musical stew that is all beef and carrots. Fuck the
potatoes. For the past few years, they have been electrifying audiences
in the Mid-Atlantic region with their musicality and showmanship are
captured on their latest album SUBURBAN STREET TRASH.
APRiL 19, 2014
 ROCKWiRED RADiO PROFiLESPRESENTS AN EXCLUSiVE iNTERViEW WiTH SPEED OF SiLVERTUNG AND CUTS FROM THEiR NEW RELEASE DEViL'S iN THE DETAiLS If it's
high-octane
rock you're craving - with tons of attitude - then SILVERTUNG is your
band, and 'DEVIL'S IN THE DETAILS' is your album. Produced/engineered
by STEVEN WRIGHT (who has worked with everyone from SLIPKNOT to AVRIL
LAVIGNE), the just-released 'DEVIL'S IN THE DETAILS' is chock full of
no-nonsense, hard-hitting hard rock/heavy metal, as evidenced by the
lead-off single, "COMING ALIVE," as well as such additional
awesome cuts as
"JUSTIFY" and " DEJA VU." Comprised of singer/guitarist SPEED, lead
guitarist ZZ, bassist SKOOT, and drummer DANNO, SILVERTUNG has created
a tremendous local buzz, around their hometown of Maryland.
Undoubtedly, 'DEVIL'S IN THE DETAILS' is going to spread the word
worldwide.
APRiL 19, 2014
 ROCKWiRED RADiO PROFiLESPRESENTS AN EXCLUSiVE iNTERViEW WiTH DAN ANGERMAiER AND NOKiO OF BLACK ANGEL DOWN AND CUTS FROM THEiR DEBUT E.P. The rock n
roll path
is a long and winding one filled with twists and turns and can lead you
to destinations that are both exhilarating and at some turns
horrifying. At the moment, the Baltimore-based metal band
BLACK
ANGEL DOWN is maintaining a steady course two years after the release
of their 8-song debut EP. After years as a member
of the
R&B outfit DRU HILL, lead singer NOKIO (formerly known as
N-TITY)
has made the sort of musical transformation that the music industry
hasn't witnessed in years. From slick R&B to balls to
the
wall metal, NOKIO's transformation into a rock n roll frontman can be
felt and heard on such tracks as THE WIND, ROCKSTAR and
SNIPERSCOPE The world of active rock could use a superstar
right
about now and they've got one in NOKIO and the fellas from BLACK ANGEL
DOWN. Despite being two years old, their debut E.P. still
packs a
punch. Lets just hope that we won't be waiting too long for a follow
up.
APRiL 10, 2014
 ROCKWiRED RADiO PROFiLESPRESENTS AN EXCLUSiVE iNTERViEW WiTH BRiAN HORNBUCKLE OF HORNBUCKLE AND CUTS FROM THEiR NEW LP ViRTUE & ViCE If music is
something that you are born and reared with then there is just no
getting out of it. Much like death and taxes. You see brothers MICHAEL
and BRIAN HORNBUCKLE got their education in life and music early being
sons of blues great BOBBY HORNBUCKLE. These fellas grew up on
the road in clubs and hotel rooms across the country and without them
having to think about it they were carrying on the musical
legacy of their father while crafting their own musical identities as a
duo and as individual artists. After spengina few years apart
the brother's HORNBUCKLE are back together with
their latest album VIRTUE & VICE - a
fourteen song collection that is rooted in blues rock but
goes of in other stylistic directions. Most notably is the
track COMPLICATED which showcases an irresistable reggae groove.
APRiL 10, 2014
 ROCKWiRED RADiO PROFiLESPRESENTS AN EXCLUSiVE iNTERViEW WiTH PAULA TOZER AND CUTS FROM HER DEBUT EP BLUE MUSE It's funny
what living your life can prevent you from doing. From a very early age
PAULA TOZER showed a love and an aptitude for music. One would think
that going forth on a musical path would've been the way to go but life
got in the way. Now with a family reared and raised TOZER is embarking
on that very musical journey that eluded her in the first
place with the release of her debut EP BLUE MUSE.
On her first outing, TOZER taps into a diverse array of
musical influences that span bluegrass, country, folk and
even rock n roll. The stand out tracks on this stunning debut include
the Celtic elegance of FIDDLE PLAYERS LOVE, the
joyous SWEPT AWAY and the epic closer WINTERSLEEP which boasts the sort
of incendiary rock n roll stomp that would make the boys from
BON JOVI oh-so envious.
APRiL 9, 2014
 ROCKWiRED RADiO PROFiLESPRESENTS AN EXCLUSiVE iNTERViEW WiTH MELANiE HEiDE AND JUSTiN VENNAY OF BOSWELL AND CUTS FROM HER EP BERYLLiUM For
everyone out there who feels that the younger generation doesn't have
what it takes to keep this rock n roll thing going for another sixty
odd years, then BOSWELL is just the sort of band to hush you up with
the release of their forthcoming EP BERYLLiUM This
Austin-based band is group of young folk with old souls and a
fondness for rock and all of its many facets and almost all
of
them are explored in this five song EP. Guitarists CAMERON
COY and JEFFREY FERRER and drummer ALEX WILHELM serve up a rather
electrifying melange of sound while singers MELANIE HEIDE and bassist
JUSTIN VENNAY have a vocal chemistry that recalls the likes of GRACE
SLICK and MARTY BALIN of JEFFERSON AIRPLANE.
BERYLLIUM is the first offering from a relatively new band
full of piss, vinegar and more importantly talent
APRiL 5, 2014
 ROCKWiRED RADiO PROFiLESPRESENTS AN EXCLUSiVE iNTERViEW WiTH MAXi WiLD AND CUTS FROM HER EP WHO THE FUCK iS MAXi WiLD? AND A CUT FROM HER FORTHCOMiNG RELEASE Who says
that an icy synthesizer sound doesn't rock as hard as your
average guitar riff? Back in 2012 MAXI WILD made
presence known with the release of her debut EP WHO THE FUCK
IS MAXI WILD? which contained such delightfully stomping releases as
TALK 2 LOUD and WRONG SIDE. When I spoke with MAXI over the phone she
was recovering from abdominal surgery and talking excitedly
about her forthcoming album which will take the electro feel
of WHO THE FUCK IS MAXI WILD? and give the proceedings a raw, live feel
with the assist of bassist SEAN GONE and drummer DAN KUJAT.
In this edition of ROCKWIRED RADIO PROFILES you'll hear a sneak peak at
what folks can expect from this forthcoming release. While
the track FAITH is only a demo is will no doubt wet the appetite for
more form this vivacious talent.
MARCH 28, 2014  ROCKWiRED RADiO PROFiLESPRESENTS AN EXCLUSiVE iNTERViEW WiTH MELANiE KRAHMER AND RiCH LiBUTTi OF SiRSY AND THEiR LATEST EP GONER AND OTHER SORDiD DELIGHTS Last year
SIRSY was one of teh standout bands for ROCKWIRED with the release of
their album COMING INTO FRAME. Despite the minimal lineup (MELANIE
KRAHMER on vocals and drums and RICH LIBUTTI on guitars) this
dynamic duo boasts a big, full, ballsy sound which we heard evidenced
on
such tracks as CANNONBALL and LIONHEART. In speaking with the
band of two, there is always new music being worked but in between
releases they have released an EP called GONER AND OTHER SORDID
DELIGHTS which includes one studio track (GONER) and live recordings
and acoustic performances from this radio appearance and that
live show.
MARCH 22, 2014  ROCKWiRED RADiO PROFiLESPRESENTS AN EXCLUSiVE iNTERViEW WiTH ANN BOLEYN OF HELLiON AND THEiR TWO DiSC ANTHOLOGY TO HELLiON AND BACK Los
Angeles-based female-fronted metallers HELLION have inked a contract
with London-based HNE/CHERRY RED RECORDS. The first of three
HELLION albums set for release this year is a 2-disc anthology entitled
TO HELLION AND BACK, which will be released on April 1, 2014, and the
first 1,000 copies will be autographed by the band's singer, ANN
BOLEYN. TO HELLION AND BACK chronicles the band's beginnings from 1982,
to the present, and features new music from Hellion. In 1983,
when the term "female metal singer" did not exist, HELLION's demo
recordings (released as a self-titled Mini-LP) climbed to Number 6 in
England's rock charts. In America, HELLION however was
regarded by the corporate music world as "too heavy" for a band with a
female singer. Despite never releasing an album on a major
record label, HELLION was the first female-fronted metal band to be
featured on MTV and VH-1 and was also the first U.S. metal band to
perform in the former-Soviet Union on a MONSTERS OF ROCK festival.TO
HELLION AND BACK features a collection of fan-favourites, hard-to-find
recordings, and previously unreleased tracks. Among the
collection are also two songs that were produced by RONNIE JAMES DIO at
the legendary SOUND CITY recording studio. The musicians enlisted by
powerhouse vocalist ANN BOLEYN for the new HELLION include drummer
SIMON WRIGHT (AC/DC, QUEENSRYCHE, DIO, DIO DISCIPLES), keyboardist
SCOTT WARREN (DIO, HEAVEN & HELL), Swedish import bassist BJORN
ENGLEN (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, DIO DISCIPLES), and up-and-coming lead
guitarist MAXXXWELL CARLISLE.
MARCH 22, 2014
 ROCKWiRED RADiO PROFiLESPRESENTS AN EXCLUSiVE iNTERViEW WiTH CARLA VAN HUiZEN OF LA-VENTURA AND THEiR NEW EP WHiTE CROW A lot can
happen in three years, time doesn't stand still for anyone. Like a good
whiskey aging in caskets over the years, making it better and better.
That's the case for "WHITE CROW" this new musical chapter of
LA-VENTURA! Recorded in a professional studio in France, the way it
should be, under the watchful eye of producer DIDIER CHESNEAU, the band
gave it their best. Mastering yet again done in France, by one of the
bigger names in the bizz: BRUNO GRUEL. These factors make the new sound
of the band which is huge, broad, massive and with conviction! The
album counts ten songs which demonstrates evolution and passion from
the band, as it never has done before. Never losing what made
LA-VENTURA in the first place.
MARCH 22, 2014
 ROCKWiRED RADiO PROFiLESPRESENTS AN EXCLUSiVE iNTERViEW WiTH MATT SPiTZ OF THE VAN BURENS AND THEiR NEW EP PRESiDENTiAL LOVEFEST Dedicated
to life, liberty and the pursuit of funkiness, THE VAN BURENS turn
American history into a high energy dance party on their infectious new
EP PRESIDENTIAL LOVEFEST. One of the busiest bands in the Boston area
since their 2008 founding, these five guys from Quincy, MA - the City
of Presidents � infuse their joyfully schizophrenic mix of rock, funk,
prog, and reggae with a seriously ironic, tongue-in-cheek twist on pop
culture. THE VAN BURENS - JEFF "PINKY" KING (keys), EMMETT "MCGEE" KNOX
(bass), GREG "SMITTY" SMITH (guitar) and brothers GREG
"SPITZY" SPITZ (guitar) and MATT "PAPA BEAR" SPITZ
(drums) -swap lead vocals and group harmonies over eclectic, exciting
songs ripe with danceable grooves, stellar musicianship, clever
songwriting, and a singular sense of humor.
 ROCKWiRED RADiO PROFiLESPRESENTS AN EXCLUSiVE iNTERViEW WiTH JANE ROSE OF JANE ROSE AND THE DEAD END BOYS AND THEiR FORTHCOMiNG CD DAMAGED GOODS We're kind of making a hard right from most of the headbanging active rock in giving it up for the Nashville-based alt-country, rock-a-billy band JANE ROSE AND THE DEAD END BOYS. In 2011 the band released their debut album POULTRICIDE and ever since the band has been a pack of traveling troubadours rocking crowds with the perfect mix and hillbilly swing and moody roots rock. Now the band is putting the finishing touches on their upcoming CD DAMAGED GOODS. This time around JANE and the boys are certainly no worse for the wear from life on the road. This new album proves that they are committed pros and JANE ROSE shines as the band's primary songwriter with a gusto the brings to mind the likes of LUCINDA WILLIAMS and POISON IVY of THE CRAMPS. MARCH
15, 2014  ROCKWiRED RADiO PROFiLESPRESENTS AN EXCLUSiVE iNTERViEW WiTH DERRiCK BRUMLEY OF CONQUEST AND THEiR LATEST RELEASE THE WAR WE RAGE CONQUEST has bounced around the Midwestern United States long enough and now they're looking to take over the rest of the world. Even if it means they need to start a war. Once again produced by frontman DERRICK BRUMLEY and engineered by ADAM LONG, the album picks up where their previous effort, 'END OF DAYS,' left off. THE WAR WE RAGE includes a blistering cover of THE CHARLIE DANIELS BAND classic LONGHAIRED COUNTRY BOY and is a slamming 13 song tutorial in melody, power and pure metal mayhem. "We chose "LONG HAIRED COUNTRY BOY" as a cover because we used to play it back in the day and it was a lot of fun," says CONQUEST frontman DERRICK BRUMLEY. "It was much lighter back then but we thought it would be cool to kick it in the ass and re-do the track. It's a damn good time live!" With LIVE FREE OR DIE BRUMLEY looks at life from a soldier's point of view, while SCREAM FOR MY LIFE is just a great in your face, rip your head off thrasher. MARCH 15, 2014
 ROCKWiRED RADiO PROFiLESPRESENTS AN EXCLUSiVE iNTERViEW WiTH GUiTARiST HANJi OF STANDiNG PENANCE AND THEiR BRAND NEW SiNGLE THE ACTiVE iNGREDiENT It's inherent that a
great rock n roll story is going to have great music but it is the
story that cinches the deal and STANDING PENANCE is not just a band
with great music and a story. They are a band with a treatment for a
sleeper hit movie. This is a heavy metal band based out of Barbados and
amid all of the calypso, reggae and electronic dance music the band has
to contend with they also have to deal with the island's stance against
rock n roll because it is the devil's music. This is why the band has
been on a mission to immigrate Stateside and live out the rock n roll
fantasy that they so richly deserve. ROCKWIRED became acquainted with
these guys back in early 2013 when they were at the tail end of
promoting their debut CD MY PAIN. Now the band is set to drop their
sophomore album on April 12, 2014 with a little help from STEEL
ENTERTAINMENT. In the meantime the band has released the first single
THE ACTIVE INGREDIENT - a frenetic slice of thrash metal with guitarist
HANJI's KIRK HAMMET-styled six string assault while front man TEARHEAD
delivers a semi-comical warning of getting involved with a total bitch
and how lying down with such woman can leave you down for the count.
The new track shows that STANDING PENANCE is a band willing to take
chances and move beyond the limitations of their respective genre. This
band of Bajans has us curious for more. We're thinking they've gotta a
better shot than a Jamaican bobsled team.
MARCH 13, 2014
 ROCKWiRED RADiO PROFiLESPRESENTS AN EXCLUSiVE iNTERViEW WiTH GUiTARiST DAVE ADAMS OF A.D.D. AND CUTS FROM THEiR FORTHCOMiNG CD CORE If the band A.D.D.
(Analog Digital Disorder for those not in the know ) wants you to come
away with anything it's that there ain't nothing "girlie" about
this female-fronted, Chicago-based band.
Immediately that conjures up memories of that old HANZ AND
FRANZ sketch from SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE but I'm digressing.
I'll be the first to tell you that no one will come
away after hearing lead singer MATILDA MOON's
charred vocals thinking that A.D.D. is all about
girls being girls. In fact this is a rock band that possesses
all of the virtues that many rock fans think is lacking in
today's music such as actual subject matter and
some ballsy guitar riffs. Audiences have
experienced the bands electrifying live performances and have taken a
shine to their debut album produced by TADPOLE ( 3 DOORS
DOWN, DISTURBD). Now the band is just a couple of months away formtheir
forthcoming CD tentativiely titled CORE and with TADPOLE once
again behind teh mixing board the band delivers the verygoods
that sets them apart from all the other bands out
there.
FEBRUARY 28, 2014
 ROCKWiRED RADiO PROFiLESPRESENTS AN EXCLUSiVE iNTERViEW WiTH JONNY ORTON, JEFF SULLiVAN AND MARK TETRAULT OF SUNSHiNE RiOT AND CUTS FROM THEiR CD A FRESH BOTTLE AND A BRAND NEW DAY For the past several
years D.I.Y. has been something of a battle cry in
independent music and why the hell shouldn't it be? Nothing can be more
exciting than taking ones career into their own hands and
getting the most bang out of the limited amount of bucks you may have
at your disposal. With their latest album A FRESH BOTTLE AND A BRAND
NEW DAY they band SUNSHINE RIOT put everything onthe line and
come out winners with a full length CD (almost a
rarity in the age of the EP) filled with a bunch of melodies, grit and
the most raucous Americana sound that combines the angst of NIRVANA
with the temeperament of WILCO. Give the tracks NATURAL
CAUSES, NORFOLK COUNTY JAIL and QUICKSAND LOVE a spin to see what we
mean.
FEBRUARY 26, 2014
 ROCKWiRED RADiO PROFiLESPRESENTS AN EXCLUSiVE iNTERViEW WiTH JOEL MAiTOZA OF SEVENTRAiN AND CUTS FROM THEiR SELF-TiTLED DEBUT CD Rock n roll is firmly
rooted in the blues but you wouldn't know it if you scanned
through your local active rock station. A band like SEVENTRAIN
certainly hasn't lost sight of such origins but don't expect their
debut CD to be some old-time rootsy affair. Instead
what you get it prime cut hard rock that possesses something that is
missing from a lot of music on this or that rock radio
station - balls. There are a
variety of influences to be heard on this gritty debut
album boasting powerful vocals from singer JON
CAMPOS, blistering guitars (ERIC HORTON and JEF POREMBA) soulful
harmonies and the most thunderous rhythm section around (bassist STEVE
ANDINO and drummer JOEL MAITOZA).
FEBRUARY 20, 2014
 ROCKWiRED RADiO PROFiLESPRESENTS AN EXCLUSiVE iNTERViEW WiTH JASON MEUDT OF EMPERORS AND ELEPHANTS AND CUTS FROM LP DEViL iN THE LAKE Chicago's own
EMPERORS AND ELEPHANTS is a hard driving, modern, heavy rock
band in the vein of ALICE IN CHAINS, SHINEDOWN and
SEETHER. Formed in 2010, they have been
gathering great momentum in Chicago and its surrounding area. Their song"Your
Will" has been featured on Chicago area active rock stations 105.5 The
KAT and 95.1 WIIL Rock. The track
gained so much attention from WIIL rock listeners that
they were invited to play an on air acoustic performance.With
the recent addition of former TEXAS HIPPIE COALITION guitarist RANDY
"THE ARSONIST" COOPER, they have just issued
their debut album"DEVIL IN THE LAKE"
FEBRUARY 20, 2014
 ROCKWiRED RADiO PROFiLESPRESENTS AN EXCLUSiVE iNTERViEW WiTH JEREMY POWERS AND PAUL SHiPPERS OF SCENT OF REMAiNS AND CUTS FROM LP UNDER A BLACKENED SKY Exploding forth from a
blood and sweat soaked
wrecking ball of pounding and rolling grooves, memorable
hooks, wailing lead guitar, and a trinity of screaming,death
growls and clean vocals, SCENT OF REMAINS defy any core suffix
or
sub-sub genre descriptors. The focus
is pure, simple and to the point no nonsense metal for
anyone who likes to bang their head or get their face melted.
SCENT OF REMAINS has been "Spreading the Scent" all over the
Southeastern United States since getting their
start in 2009; gaining a reputation as a band that plays with
high energy and heart-felt emotion.
They've been fortunate enough to have shared the stage
with many well-known metal acts like FEAR FACTORY, HATE ETERNAL, DEVIL
DRIVER WATAIN, STATIC-X, GREEN JELLO, DAVEY
SUICIDE, 9 ELECTRIC, KOBRA AND THE LOTUS and STRAIGHT
LINE STITCH.
FEBRUARY 17, 2014
 ROCKWiRED RADiO PROFiLESPRESENTS AN EXCLUSiVE iNTERViEW WiTH MATTHEW WHiTEMAN OF RED TiDE RiSiNG AND CUTS FROM THEiR NEW LP THE RiSiNG Since the
late aughts, the Denver-based RED TIDE RISING has torn up
stages throughout the US with their ever-potent brand of hard
rock alongside such acts as NONPOINT, 3PILL MORNING, HURT,
SOIL, KYNG and MY DARKEST DAYS. In late 2013 the band
released their newest album THE RISING and the title pretty much says
it all in terms of the critical juncture that this band is at.
With THE RISING, the band has done it up proper
with help from producers JEFF McAREE (IN THIS MOMENT
engineer) and JEFF KANAN (KELLY CLARKSON, MADONNA,
RANDY JACKSON, STAIND, RICK RUBIN and others). The
album's title track and the songs COLD and 2:13 serve as the
album's stand out moments but THE RISING is an album that
delivers over and over again with each track.
FEBRUARY 12, 2014
 ROCKWiRED RADiO PROFiLESPRESENTS AN EXCLUSiVE iNTERViEW WiTH ZAKK SiLVEiRA AND KEViN COGEN OF GALVANiZED SOULS AND CUTS FROM THEiR DEBUT EP Rock n roll
purists are always the last to acknowledge the age bracket that is
barely able to vote which is strange because in it's beginnings, rock n
roll was all about youth and not what a bunch of old folks
approved of. With the antics of JUSTIN BIEBER and MILEY CYRUS
of late you can be assured that the generation gap is only going to get
wider. And then you have a band like GALVANIZED SOULS - a
band comprised of teenage musicians who aren't going all EDM
like everybody else but are picking up guitars and basses and banging
on drum sets. Yes, the boys from GALVANIZED SOULS
are totally into their parents' music which
includes acts such as NINE INCH NAILS, ALICE IN CHAINS and FOO FIGHTERS
and on their debut EP they serve up a sound they
call "Modern Grunge" - heavy in volume as it is is in melody.
For a band that hasn't been together for that long they are
getting notices for their electrifying live shows, songcraft
and musicianship that is way beyond their years. The stand
out tracks form these guys are SHUT YOU DOWN, BEHIND GREEN EYES and
a rockin' cover of the CHER-classic BELIEVE.
FEBRUARY 11, 2014
 ROCKWiRED RADiO PROFiLESPRESENTS AN EXCLUSiVE iNTERViEW WiTH MATHiEU NEViTT OF DORYDRiVE AND A SPiN OF THEiR NEW SiNGLE FROM THEiR FORTHCOMiNG ALBUM HERE'S TO YOU Predominately
hailing from the Midwest, DORYDRIVE is an alternative, pop rock act
that has infected listeners all over the globe! Originating in
Nashville, TN DORYDRIVE'S hybrid of pop, country, and rock has
captivated all who listen, and their public demand has kept them on the
road for the better part of 2 years. DORYDRIVE sprung into life in the
early spring of 2010. The bands make-up consists of MATHIEU NEVITT
former front man of Atlanta, GA based (Rock Ridge/Warner) active rock
group ECHOVALVE, alongside the quartet of JOEY ZAK, TOM'E LABROSSE,
HENRY KOLLER, and NICHOLAS MENDINI of the Milwaukee, WI power house
MARASHINO. Seasoned veterans excited to embark on a new chapter,
DORYDRIVE continues to tour relentlessly and has had the pleasure of
supporting ALICE COOPER, IRON MAIDEN, SEVENDUSTt, FUEL, CANDLEBOX,
JAMES DURBIN, ADELITA�S WAY, POP EVILl, HINDER, HOLLYWOOD UNDEAD, 10
YEARS,
and so many others. In late 2012 DORYDRIVE independently released their
freshman album (CALLING ON ANGELS). With thousands of copies sold and a
couple awards to boot, the album was an indie success. Signing to FIRST
LAUNCH RECORDS, (a division of BLU ENTERTAINMENT GROUP) in mid
2013. DORYDRIVE is poised to make a huge impact on the rock
work with the release of their album �HERE'S TO YOU� on February 25th,
2014.
FEBRUARY 11, 2014
 ROCKWiRED RADiO PROFiLESPRESENTS AN EXCLUSiVE iNTERViEW WiTH TAYLOR RiCHARDS OF ROYAL BLiSS AND A SPiN OF THEiR NEW SiNGLE CRY SiSTER FROM THEiR FORTHCOMiNG ALBUM CHASiNG THE SUN From Salt
Lake City, ROYAL BLISS will be releasing theit eighth album on AIR
CASTLE RECORDS on February 18th, 2014 called CHASING THE SUN. The first
single CRY SISTER is alread climbing the charts. It follows uptheir
2012 release WAITING OUT THE STORM that featured the single CRAZY. The
band is beginning the touring cycle to support the upcoming album.
Theband featurwes NEAL MIDDLETON, TAYLOR RICHARDS, JAKE SMITH and
DWAYNE CRAWFORD.
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