Category: Rock
By bandweblogs on Feb 15, 2008 in Music, Press Releases, Bands, Rock, Shows, Boston, Bang Camaro, Miller Lite, Going.com, French Kicks, Harper's Ferry, Bon Savants | 0 Comments
Following up on Bang Camaro’s huge success launching the “Miller Lite Great Taste Music Series” last month at the Middle East, in Boston, Going.com and Miller Lite partner up again to bring you the series’ second free show featuring Brooklyn-based indie rock sensations the French Kicks at Harpers Ferry in Allston, Massachusetts on Tuesday, February […]
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By bandweblogs on Feb 15, 2008 in Music, Press Releases, Bands, Rock, The Subways, Shows, Tickets, Competitions, Red Stripe | 0 Comments

England’s finest rebellious young rockers, The Subways, will be playing a one-off homecoming gig at The Green Room in Welwyn Garden City - brought to you by Red Stripe …
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By bandweblogs on Feb 12, 2008 in Music, Press Releases, Bands, Rock, Albums, The Seventh Season | 0 Comments

How many bands that were started in 1972 out there are still alive and playing? How many bands out there have both - a father and a son teamed up to make music? How many bands out there can still rock’n'roll? …
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By bandweblogs on Jan 30, 2008 in Music, Bands, Rock, Los Angeles, Shows, California, Clubs, Viper Room, Sunset Strip | 0 Comments
This Week at the Viper Room, Sunset Strip, LA - Friday February 1st - Thursday February 7th 2008
Friday, February 1, 2008
Doors: 8:30 PM
Roses On Her Grave www.myspace.com/rosesonhergrave
The Stranger’s Six www.myspace.com/thestrangerssix
A Third Wish Granted www.myspace.com/a3wg
Monday, February 4, 2008
Doors: 8:30 PM
Indie 103.1 Presents…Check One Two Mondays
FREE w/ RSVP @ www.myspace.com/mondayscheckonetwo
$3 Dewar’s All Night!
The Icarus Line www.myspace.com/theicarusline
“If […]
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By Jenny May on Jan 29, 2008 in Music, Tour Dates, Videos, youtube, Bands, Canada, Rock, New Releases, Shows, SXSW, Montreal, Concerts, Hot Springs, Podcast, Maggie Mae's | 0 Comments

It’s been awhile since we recorded a Band Weblogs Podcast Show! We’ll do another one soon - but the good news is that Hot Springs just released a video for their single “Headrush” which we played on our latest show, #27 …
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By bandweblogs on Jan 18, 2008 in Music, Press Releases, Tour Dates, Record Companies, Bands, Rock, Cds, New Releases, Shows, Fixer, Riker Hill Records, IDN distribution, Michael Morrison, Lynn Lendway, Fosterchild, Fuel, Tantric, Evan R. Saffer, Tommy Zamp | 0 Comments

After enjoying the interest of several labels, New York City hard rock band Fixer has signed with Riker Hill Records, a newly launched IDN distributed label eager to take aggressive action with a short list of talented rock bands …
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By bandweblogs on Jan 15, 2008 in Music, Press Releases, Bands, Wolfmother, Rock, UK Singles Releases, New Releases, London, Shows, NME, Lollapalooza, Camden, Cage The Elephant, Matt Shultz, Brad Shultz, Queens of the Stone Age, Koko, 9 Black Alps | 3 Comments

Cage The Elephant (average age of 20) are a five piece from Bowling Green, Kentucky who are set to win hearts and minds in the UK in 2008 as they bring their incendiary live show back to the UK …
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By Jenny May on Jan 8, 2008 in Music, Reviews, Charts, Track Listings, Country Music, Rock, Cds, Singer/Songwriter, New Releases, Musicians, Albums, Gary Allan, Living Hard, Songwriters, Decca Records | 2 Comments

I’ve been listening to country singer Gary Allan’s latest album, ‘Living Hard’ the last couple of days. He has a cool voice and the songwriting and musicianship on the album is superb …
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By bandweblogs on Jan 4, 2008 in Music, Press Releases, Track Listings, Bands, Country Music, Rock, Cds, Pop, New Releases, Albums, R&B, Grammys, Quincy Jones, Ultimate GRAMMY Collection, Shout! Factory, The Recording Academy, Neil Portnow, Richard Foos, MusiCares Foundation, Bob Emmer, Garson Foos | 0 Comments

In a grand commemoration of the 50th Celebration of the GRAMMY® Awards, Shout! Factory and The Recording Academy®’s GRAMMY Recordings announce an electrifying 7-CD series encompassing GRAMMY winners from four of the legendary awards’ major genres …
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By Guest on Nov 23, 2007 in Music, Myspace, Bands, Canada, Rock, Punk, New Releases, Musicians, Drummers, Biographies, Inward Eye, Bios, Anders Erickson, Winnipeg | 0 Comments

Age 0 - Winnipeg, Canada, the coldest major city in the world. I’m born in the dead of winter 1987. My birth completes the band lineup of Dave 4, and Kyle 2. Age 5 - Because there’s not much else to do when it’s -40C, my brothers and I become obsessed with our Dad’s old vinyls in the basement. The Rolling Stone’s “Get Yer Ya Ya’s Out” is our introduction to rock n’ roll …
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By Jenny May on Nov 22, 2007 in Music, Reviews, Videos, Track Listings, youtube, Bands, Jimi Hendrix, Rock, New Releases, Metallica, The Who, Boston, MTV, Rush, Rock Band, Harmonix, Guitar Hero, Video Games, Freezepop, Bang Camaro, Steven Van Zandt, Little Steven, Song Lists, Playstation, Xbox 360 | 3 Comments

The Rock Band video game has been released and for some gamers, Christmas has come early. Developed by Boston based video game company Harmonix (Go Red Sox), and acquired by MTV in 2006, Rock Band is all the rage. Some people are saying it’s the best music video game they’ve ever played and god forbid, that it’s even better than Guitar Hero …
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By bandweblogs on Nov 21, 2007 in Music, Press Releases, Tour Dates, Reviews, Videos, Festivals, Charts, Record Companies, youtube, Bands, Rock, New Releases, Musicians, Independent, Albums, Shows, Concerts, Sex Pistols, Reading Festival, Enter Shikari, St. Albans, Ambush Reality, AFI, Brand New, Tony Wilson, Post Hardcore, Kerrang Magazine, Rou Reynolds, Rob Rolfe | 0 Comments

Despite mounting pressure to make their lives easy with all of the desirable lunches and dinners A&R expense accounts bought Enter Shikari, in November 2006 this band from St. Albans, England took it upon themselves to make the (possibly reckless) decision NOT to sign to a major label …
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By Jenny May on Nov 19, 2007 in Music, Reviews, Bands, Jimi Hendrix, Rock, Guitar, Musicians, Shows, Oxford, Gigs, Free, Open Mic, Ghostbusters, Souljacker, Temple Bar, Motorhead, Patrick Burley, Hamish Denny, Pubs | 0 Comments

One of the best things about discovering bands and listening to new music online is when you can turn what initially begins as a virtual experience into a live music experience. The first time that I heard Souljacker was on their Myspace page after I was tipped off by a friend to check them out …
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By bandweblogs on Nov 8, 2007 in Music, Videos, Interviews, youtube, Bands, Rock, Cds, The Killers, Anthony Mandler, UK Singles Releases, New Releases, Musicians, Vinyl, Singers, Lou Reed, Matt Pinfield, Brandon Flowers, Tranquilize | 0 Comments

The Killers’ latest single release, “Tranquilize” features Lou Reed on guitar and he’s provided his gravelly, speak-sing vocals to the track. “Tranquilize” is off of ‘Sawdust’, a compilation of B-sides, rarities and remixes by the Las Vegas band …
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By Guest on Nov 2, 2007 in Music, Bands, Rock, Cds, Punk, UK Singles Releases, New Releases, Albums, Paradox, Kent | 0 Comments

PaRaDoX - Established in 1992, this Kent based band are bringing you a sensational mix of Rock and Progressive Punk. The guys pride themselves on writing all their own music and lyrics, they have recorded two outstanding albums and taken their tours across Europe …
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