Back in 2011, New Jersey punk rockers A Criminal Risk released their debut record, The Art of Dropping Names. The album, although short, is packed full of riffs and choruses that will undoubtedly ingrain themselves in your brain. Reminiscent of early blink-182, “Brooklyn” and “Heartless Romantic” work the listener into a frenzy with the drummer …
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When I moved to New York from the West Coast a few years ago I found the amount of people with whom I met who didn’t listen to rock/reggae/ska to be shocking. This genre of music filled my iPod and everyone that I knew. It made me wonder if bands that I loved like Pepper, …
BRITTANY SMOOCH CELEBRATES DEBUT EP RELEASE AT FAMED QUAD RECORDING STUDIOS IN TIMES SQUARE, NYC Brittany Smooch, an upcoming electric hip-hop artist, celebrated the release of her first EP, Smooch, at the legendary Quad Recording Studios right in the heart of Times Square, NYC. The party was hosted by her record label, Lady T Records, …
Fallen Riviera Releases First Full-Length Album, Another World- March 5th2013 LOS ANGELES—(February 7, 2013)—After establishing a loyal fan base within the Los Angeles music scene, Rock/Pop band Fallen Riviera continues to deliver innovative music akin to the sounds of The Killers, Death Cab for Cutie and Snow Patrol. With the “Six Mines” EP, the music …
Iridesense Celebrates 20 Years of Long Island Music at Patchogue Theatre Brother and Sister Led Pop Rock Group First Formed in 1993 Merrick, NY (March 13, 2013) It was 20 years ago today….wait, wrong band. In 1993, Iridesense was assembled to play then High Schooler Rick Eberle’s 12th Grade Battle of The Bands, with Rick on guitar and vocals, his …
By Chad Brinkman Will 2013 be the year Taproot stakes their claim at the top of the rock music charts? Taproot is back on the road playing at several small clubs in various cities across the United States. Phil Lipscomb said that the band enjoys playing in smaller venues because fans are there to see …
MTV First – Music Get More: Paramore, Now, Music, More Music Videos Directed by Daniel Cloud Campos, the music video premiered Monday (February 11) on MTV The ‘Now’ video will also be available on www.youtube.com/paramore Tuesday night at 7:23pm EST. The bands fourth studio album Paramore will be released on April 9th. You can preorder …
Finally the wait is over! Hard rock band Spoken is back, and they are bringing the noise with their newest release, Illusion. Prior to Illusion, which will be released on February 12th, Spoken hadn’t released an album since their self-titled in 2007. However, that time gap hasn’t been all idol time, the band has been working on …
ANNOUNCING THE ‘WINTER MELTDOWN’ TOUR FEATURING STAR CITY MELTDOWN WITH THROWING GRAVITY SPONSORED BY SPIDER ENERGY DRINK Star City Meltdown has announced their upcoming tour with Throwing Gravity kicking off on February 15th in Spartanburg, SC and ending in Nashville, TN on March 23rd, 2013. With their explosive stage show, their uncompromising confidence, and a …
Love and Death’s Between Here & Lost is an inspiring foray into the world of former Korn member Brian “Head” Welch’s mind and past demons as he transitions into a Christian. The message conveyed through the album is about finding a way through being stuck between complacency and misdirection. The album opens fittingly with the lyrics, …



