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MONSTER JAW Basement Sessions EP Review [Hard Rock]

The Basement Sessions EP reveals a band embracing the ethos of analog for the sake of the songs. The UK-based band Monster Jaw explores their dark indie sound in this new release, which is a brief...

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Listen up! BORDERS Interview – Hear Debut Tracks! [Alt/Indie Rock]

Borders is made up of former Of Us Giants singer/guitarist Dustin Andrews and company. They’re prepping for the release of their debut EP and have since released 2 epic singles ‘Harbour‘ and ‘Holiday‘...

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FINGER ELEVEN Premiere New Video/Single for ‘Wolves and Doors’ New Album July 31

FINGER ELEVEN RETURNS WITH FIRST ALBUM IN FIVE YEARS, ‘FIVE CROOKED LINES,’ DUE OUT JULY 31 VIA THE BICYCLE MUSIC COMPANY/CONCORD   U.S. TOUR LAUNCHES JUNE 13 INCLUDING SHOWS WITH THREE DAYS GRACE...

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The Legal Immigrants Announces July 3 Album Release. Listen to ‘Fork In The...

The Legal Immigrants announce the July 3 release of their upcoming album, Drugs to Roses, with a music and philosophy centering around a central Detroit ethos: raw, gritty and honest.   Drawing...

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COVER BATTLE No. 1 – Mad At Gravity vs Enova covering Duran Duran’s ‘Come...

Here we go, weigh in and let us kow which one you think did the better interpretation!     Mad At Gravity (2002)   This track was an unrealeased B-side to the band’s one and only album ‘Resonance’. I...

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Bears and Company – Live Show Video+Photos [Indie Rock, Alt Rock]

South of the Mountain by Bears and CompanyYesterday was a pretty awesome day for me. One of my favorite bands came all the way from Kansas City, MO to the hellfire heat that is Tempe, Arizona in...

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LOSING JUNE – Exclusive Interview [Pop Rock, Indie]

Check out our interview with David Nicholson as Losing June as he talks about his debut EP “When The Love Fades”   For Fans Of: One Republic, Goo Goo Dolls     Watch out for the album release this...

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Cover Battle – Nick Coyle vs Fightstar covering Imogen Heap’s ‘Hide and Seek’

Click here to listen to the original by Imogen Heap if you’re not familiar.   Nick Coyle (2015) –   Nick Coyle was the lead singer of the nu-metal band Lifer (2001) which featured the guitarist and...

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Paradise Lost – The Plague Within Album Review [Gothic Metal/Doom]

There comes a time in the career of any long-tenured band when an inevitable crossroads no longer lingers on the horizon like some watery mirage on a desert, but confronts them head on in all its...

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Watch: The Orphan, The Poet Cover “Renegades” for Suicide Prevention

The Orphan, The Poet is an unsigned alternative band from Dayton, Ohio. Since their first EP release in June of 2009, these guys have been very hard at work paving their way into the ears of the...

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WATCH: SELFISH THINGS New Video “Spooky Action at a Distance” [Alt Rock]

Members: Alex Biro, Cameron Ridgeway, Christopher Cosentino, Patrick Simms.   Hometown: Mississauga, Ontario   For Fans Of: The Used, Taking Back Sunday, My Chemical Romance   “I don’t consciously...

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SOVEREIGN SEAS Interview, Listen to “Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea”...

Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea by Sovereign Seas   Sovereign Seas is an alternative rock band from Tempe, Arizona.   For Fans of: Artifex Pereo, Circa Survive   Tempe, Arizona alternative...

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LISTEN – THE FLIPS Post Lyric Video for New Single ‘Better Days’

The Flips are an alt-rock back out of Chicago. They blend sounds from Brand New, Manchester Orchestra, and Silversun Pickups. They absolutely rock and we’re excited to share their new single ‘Better...

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Cover Battle – Screaming Females vs Fidlar covering Sheryl Crow’s ‘If It...

Screaming Females As part of AVclub.com’s “Under Cover” series. Singer Marissa Paternoster busts out a wicked guitar solo in the middle of the track.   Fidlar Fidlar is a punk back from Los Angeles,...

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VALISE Album Review + Live Show Photos, Watch Video for ‘Charlie Gray’ [Indie...

Valise is an indie rock band out of Dallas. They released their debut Full-length ‘Young Bloomer‘ on February 24th.   For Fans Of: Copeland, Circa Survive, Death Cab for Cute   I had come across these...

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WATCH: Far Away Stables –‘Victim’ [Alt Rock]

Far Away Stables just released their new video for the somber piano track ‘Victim’. The track come from the re-release of the ‘Atlantis’ EP.   With a sound that has been described as alternative rock,...

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EXCLUSIVE Interview with Levi Benton of MISS MAY I

It’s an exciting time for Ohio’s Miss May I right now. Reuniting with long-time collaborator Joey Sturgis (producer of the band’s first two albums, as well as The Devil Wears Prada, Asking Alexandra...

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Finger Eleven – Five Crooked Lines Album Review

Finger Eleven hold a special place in my music upbringing. Their debut album ‘Tip’ (1998) and ‘Greyest of Blue Skies’ (2000) are 2 of my favorite albums of all time. With that being said, the Finger...

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Amped Up! AWAKE AT LAST Interview [Hard Rock]

Biography: Awake At Last is a hard-hitting, melody driven rock band from the small city of Dover, Delaware. Formed in 2011, Awake At Last continues to tour the east coast with their energetic and...

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Spotlight! – WELSHLY ARMS Album Review [Indie, Blues, Rock, Soul]

I came across Welshly Arms from a promo email in my inbox a few months ago. It was just a robo-email from some random agency that I get all the time. It must have been a slow day so I decided to give...

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