HARD ROCK HEROES ANNOUNCE SELF-TITLED NEW ALBUM; “EYES WIDE OPEN” PREMIERES ONLINE TODAY; NEW SINGLE, “NOT AGAIN,” IMPACTS IN JULY; “STAIND” ARRIVES EVERYWHERE ON SEPTEMBER 13TH Atlantic recording group Staind has announced details of their hugely anticipated new album. “STAIND” – which marks the iconic hard rock band’s seventh studio album and first full-length release in …
Archive for June, 2011
By Danielle Choo: If you have ever read Shakespeare, you might remember dissecting the piece of work line by line in order to discover all the hidden symbolism and metaphors. You find the common ties that bind the story together and radiate a message to the reader. It suddenly becomes more than words on a page but rather something remarkable that you take a personal journey through. The words allow you to vicariously live through the author and become an active (rather than passive) participant in the story. Of course, music has the potential to draw all of the same parallels, with the added bonus of our auditory senses.
On Thursday, June 30th, 2011, Broken Records Magazine had the privilege to chat with fitness expert and Survivor: Redemption Island contestant, Ms. Ashley Underwood. Regarding her Survivor experience, Ashley Underwood remarks “it was crazy. It was the most difficult thing I have ever done in my life. Obviously, I was starving, exhausted, and I lost over …
In 2009, the band independently released their debut album, Everything Burns, selling upwards of 10K albums by touring endlessly to high schools/clubs and landing distribution in Hollister Co. stores worldwide, including 500+ stores in the US. Shirock is the first independent release on the shelves of Hollister. This year, Shirock released Everything Burns Deluxe through …
Phone Calls From Home (Red Blue Records) is currently on the road with Rookie Of The Year. They will be at Warped Tour this summer! Sleeping Giant (Ain’t No Grave Records) will be releasing their first album, “Kingdom Days In An Evil Age” on July 12th. Sleeping Giant will be on tour with Norma Jean for …
Check out the brand new behind the scenes video of The Dear Hunter. Lead singer Casey discusses The Color Spectrum EP at the band’s live shoot at the ApK Loft in Brooklyn, NY. The Color Spectrum officially came out on June 14th via Triple Crown Records. Check out this awesome new teaser video from another Triple Crown …
Craig Morgan’s latest single “This Ole Boy” is expected to be released to country radio on June 27, 2011. It is the lead-off single from his forthcoming album, which was co-written by Dallas Davidson, Ben Hayslip and Rhett Atkins. It is slated for release in early 2012 via his indie record label, Black River Music …
Joe Nichols’ latest single on country radio is the uplifting and fun tune “Take It Off,” which was co-written by Dallas Davidson, Kelley Lovelace and Ashley Gorley. Along with Frankie Ballard’s “A Buncha Girls,” it is the quintessential country song to listen to during summertime. In the song’s lyrics, Nichols reveals several things one may …
Brighter Days, the third studio album from North Carolina southern rockers Simplified can be summed up in one word: diverse. Their latest release delves into elements of funk and hard rock, with each song standing out from the next. Although each song can be categorized in the same genre, the listener hears variation within each …

