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September 28, 2018October 31, 2018 Pete Leave a Comment

Spirit Award Seattle indie-psych trio Spirit Award have released a new single entitled “Dark Night of the Soul,” to be featured on their forthcoming album Muted Crowd, due out 10/19 via Union Zero. The track premiered exclusively at KEXP, who calls it “haunting.” In addition to releasing new music, the band has announced a stretch […]

Breath of Nibiru
November 20, 2018
Breath of Nibiru Breath of Nibiru was formed in 2012 by solo guitar legend Gianluca Ferro (Bouncing The Ocean, Doomsword, Time Machine) and progressive metal drummer Nick Pierce (Unearth, The Faceless, Culling the Weak). This duo blends complex time signatures and heavy groove in to one crushing package, their extremely diverse writing and conceptual approach …
Our Fears
November 19, 2018
Our Fears Out of Rockland County, NY, 4-piece hard rock outfit OUR FEARS deliver a brand of music that can only be described as epic, theatrical, visual and hard-hitting. Since the band released their debut EP, “Flawed” (2014), they’ve been riding that wave, releasing music videos supporting singles from the EP, as well as their …
Chris Stringer and the Rocketeers Interview
November 19, 2018
Chris Stringer and the Rocketeers Interview Interview with Pete Devine of Pete’s Rock News and Views (http://petesrocknewsandviews.com) I had the great pleasure to interview the whole band, after their recent set in Sin City, Swansea as part of the brilliant Swansea Fringe Festival 2018. Chris Stringer – Guitar, vocals Alex James – Drums Andy McMillan …
POPTONE
November 17, 2018
POPTONE The long-awaited debut ‘Poptone’ album is finally here following hugely successful tours of the West coast tour, Midwest and East coast of North America, including both U.S. and Canadian dates.Through this project, Daniel Ash and Kevin Haskins – both founders of Bauhaus, Tones On Tail and Love and Rockets – continue to carry the torch of these critically acclaimed bands. As Poptone, they …
Backroads Interview
November 17, 2018
Backroads Interview Interview with Pete Devine of Pete’s Rock News and Views (http://petesrocknewsandviews.com) PD: Tell us about the origins of BACKROADS. B: Alex, Eddie and Jack had met each other at college doing Music Technology and we all started to write a lot of songs together and Eddie knew Kyle outside of college, we all …
Crooked Ghost
November 16, 2018
Crooked Ghost Dreamy post-punk rockers Crooked Ghost have announced that their new album ‘Skeleton House’ will be released on CD on November 23, followed by a limited edition 12″ vinyl release in February 2019. Ahead of this, the Asheville, NC outfit presents their ‘Sleepwalker’ single, accompanied by a video, directed by Rome Widenhouse. “Skeleton House’ is the band’s sophomore long-play – a dark …