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Friday, April 26, 2013

Patriark

About: Patriark

Patriark is an up and coming alternative rock band from northern Sweden. Drawing most influences from the post-Britpop movement of the late 1990s and mixing it with a 1960s Beatlesque tone, the band summarizes it with their own interpretation of modern arena rock. Session guitarist Georg Wadenius (Blood Sweat & Tears, Saturday Night Live Band, Aretha Franklin, Steely Dan) admired their sound claiming Patriark to be a “new” Spencer Davis Group. Although Patriark certainly has been influenced by the 1960s-era, bands like Oasis and Coldplay has been their key influences since the start in 2009.

The name ‘Patriark’ is controversial; many led to believe it’s a statement of the Patriarchy. However the name derives from Zen-Buddhist leaders who communicate through meditation.

Patriark won the biggest music-competition in Sweden 2011 (Musik Direkt)

Band Members:

Kristoffer Olofsson – Vocals, Keyboards

Viktor Olofsson – Guitars
Martin Höög – Bass
Andreas Hemmingsson – Drums, Percussion

Contact: patriark@hotmail.se

Patriark - Soundcloud

https://soundcloud.com/#patriark
Patriark - MySpace
http://www.myspace.com/patriarkosd
Patriark - Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Patriark/353207653187
Videos!
Patriark - YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/user/patriarkosd
Buy Music!
Patriark - iTunes
https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/patriark/id463258783

Sunday, January 27, 2013

The Judes

About: The Judes

Every now and then a band comes along that grabs you by the ears and just makes you listen. One that doesn't sound like just anyone. A band that changes people's perceptions. A band that quite possibly, changes music.

In an age where sampling and digital mixes run rampant, it's refreshing to hear something a little different and less sterile - something that has heart. A return to fun. A return to roots.

This band has a unique presence; that something special that sets them far apart from the everyday songs that bombard us at every turn. It is this simplicity and rawness that takes everyone to that happy place which is linked to fun, good times, and above all an appreciation of great music.

2014

Generation Who is the second studio album released by Canadian rock band The Judes, released on the 11th of November, 2014 in North America, and the UK as well digitally worldwide, and on the 20th of November, 2014 in Japan.

The album marks somewhat of a departure from the bands previous efforts, moving instead towards a darker theme and grittier songs. Although technically the bands second commercially released album,Generation Who was originally intended to be released before “All That Is The Judes”. However, due to the band working with producer David Grahame at the time, the recordings for the “Generation Who” album were abandoned and left in limbo until the band completed work on what was to become "All That Is The Judes".

CONTACT: http://www.thejudesmusic.com/contact.html

The Judes – Official Website

http://www.thejudesmusic.com/

The Judes – Official Website 2

http://www.thejudesmusic.net/
The Judes - Reverbnation
http://www.reverbnation.com/thejudes
The Judes - MySpace
http://www.myspace.com/thejudesmusic
The Judes – Last FM
http://www.last.fm/music/The+Judes
The Judes - Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Judes/14456778149
The Judes - Twitter
http://twitter.com/thejudesband
The Judes - Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Judes
VIDEO
The Judes - YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/thejudesband
BUY MUSIC
The Judes - Bandcamp
http://thejudesofficial.bandcamp.com/
The Judes - iTunes
https://itunes.apple.com/au/artist/the-judes/id267463359
The Judes - Amazon
http://www.amazon.com/All-That-Is-The-Judes/dp/B007T2W8HA
The Judes - eMusic
http://www.emusic.com/artist/the-judes/12165839/
The Judes - Rhapsody
http://www.rhapsody.com/artist/the-judes/albums

Thursday, January 3, 2013

Vienna in Love

About: Vienna in Love

Vienna in Love are a British Rock/Dance from London. Formed in 2011, they have already gigged in the UK, Europe and the United States, supporting The Gossip and Duran Duran at Exit Festival 2012 (Novi Sad, Serbia), Rocktober Festival 2011 held at Chicago’s landmark Congress Theater, and Scala and Clapham Grand Theatres in London.

Vienna in Love’s single debut “Love is like War” was released in June 2012 and is distributed by Interscope Records on iTunes USA, UK/EU and Japan plus Spotify. They currently occupy UK chart position 5 on Reverbnation with over 24,000 fans.

Vienna In Love were scouted for video game ‘Rock Band’, an amazingly successful franchise having grossed $1bn. Their music will appear on two upcoming games, including the latest edition to Harmonix Game Systems, ‘Rock Band Blitz.’ The release is being planned for the third quarter of 2012 and will be available for Playstation, Xbox, Nintendo Ds, and Wii game systems.

Contact: info@viennainlove.co.uk

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Vienna in Love – Official Website

http://viennainlove.co.uk/
Vienna in Love - Reverbnation
http://www.reverbnation.com/viennainlove
Vienna in Love - Soundcloud
https://soundcloud.com/#viennainlove
Vienna in Love – Last FM
http://www.last.fm/music/Vienna+In+Love
Vienna in Love - Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/viennainlove
Vienna in Love - Twitter
https://twitter.com/vienna_in_love
Vienna in Love - Blogspot
http://viennainlove.blogspot.ca/
Videos!
Vienna in Love - YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/user/viennainlovechannel
Buy Music!
Vienna in Love - iTunes
https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/vienna-in-love/id474476378

Tuesday, January 1, 2013

Two Wounded Birds

About: Two Wounded Birds

Two Wounded Birds were an English rock and roll band, formed in Margate, Kent, in 2010. The band consisted of Johnny Danger (vocals, guitar), Ally Blackgrove (bass), Joe Stevens (guitar) and James Shand (drums). The band's sound had been compared to The Tornado's, The Beach Boys, The Velvet Underground, Link Wray, and Phil Spector. The band had also been compared to The Drums, who discovered Two Wounded Birds in 2010, before taking them on their first European tour

In January 2011, Two Wounded Birds released the EP Keep Dreaming Baby. Three songs from the EP, Night Patrol, My Lonesome and Summer Dream were performed at BBC's Maida Vale Studios as part of a BBC Introducing Session for BBC Radio 1. The EP was followed by two further singles in, All We Wanna Do and Together Forever, which were released by Moshi Moshi Recordings. All We Wanna Do was chosen as Radio 1's Tip of the Week in August 2011.

At Glastonbury 2011, the band played Glastonbury's BBC Introducing Stage.

On 6 November 2012, Two Wounded Birds announced via their Facebook and Twitter page that they had disbanded.

Two Wounded Birds – MySpace (Official Website)

http://www.myspace.com/twowoundedbirdsofficial
Two Wounded Birds – Last FM
http://www.last.fm/music/Two+Wounded+Birds
Two Wounded Birds - Soundcloud
https://soundcloud.com/#two-wounded-birds
Two Wounded Birds - Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two_Wounded_Birds
Two Wounded Birds - FaceBook
http://www.facebook.com/twowoundedbirds
Videos!
Two Wounded Birds - Youtube
http://www.youtube.com/user/twowoundedbirdsvideo
Buy Music!
Two Wounded Birds - iTunes
https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/two-wounded-birds/id429006387
Two Wounded Birds - Amazon
http://www.amazon.com/Two-Wounded-Birds/dp/B008G8H8QC
Two Wounded Birds - emusic
http://www.emusic.com/listen/#/artist/two-wounded-birds/13155739/

Monday, November 21, 2011

La Resistance

About: La Resistance

La Resistance is the brainchild of Greg Summerlin, who, after releasing several solo albums on Superphonic Records, formed the band with three friends who have played with him over the past few years. These indie-rockers on the rise prove to be turning the heads of music fans across the nation as the band's debut album, "Philosophy,” barely a year old, has already been covered in such major blogs and magazines as AOL Spinner, Magnet, Blurt, My Old Kentucky Blog, Popmatters, Under the Radar, KEXP.org, The Big Takeover, Allgigs (UK) and many others. It also spent several weeks in the CMJ charts and achieved #1 status at stations like KONC in Chicago.

La Resistance is the past and the future. The old and the new. The classic and the experimental. Their unique sound and perspective is hard to categorize, but their influences range from New Order, Radiohead, The Cure, and Echo and the Bunnymen, to Interpol and Arcade Fire. Without departing from the timeless foundation of catchy melodies and poetic, poignant lyrics, La Resistance has an eye for the future, pushing the words and music to a place that is altogether inspiring but never ostentatious.

La Resistance is Greg Summerlin on lead vocals and guitar, Randle Scruggs on bass, Mischa Jordy on keys and vocals, and Wil Drake on drums.

Contact: http://laresistancemusic.com/contact/

La Resistance – Official Website

http://www.laresistancemusic.com/
La Resistance – Sonicbids
http://www.sonicbids.com/2/EPK/?epk_id=27584
La Resistance - Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/pages/La-Resistance/174459929248869
La Resistance - Twitter
http://twitter.com/lresistanceband
La Resistance – World United Music
http://worldunitedmusic.blogspot.com/2011/11/la-resistance.html
Videos!
La Resistance - YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/user/LaResistanceVideos
Buy Music!
La Resistance – Official Store
http://laresistance.bigcartel.com/
La Resistance - iTunes
http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/philosophy/id417858330?ign-mpt=uo%3D4
La Resistance - Bandcamp
http://laresistanceband.bandcamp.com/album/philosophy

Thursday, October 7, 2010

Anima Pop

About: Anima Pop

Anima Pop was an Alternative Pop band formed in the summer of 2006 under the influence of Post-Punk: The Cure, Joy Division as well as the 90’s sounds as exemplified by bands such as Placebo, Kent, Moose and Radiohead.

The band gained a considerable amount of recognition and embarked on an International Tour of 150 concerts in important Festivals and Clubs across the United States, United Kingdom, Spain, France, Switzerland & Portugal.

Living for the tour Anima Pop were one of the most versatile and energetic “go get it” Alternative Pop bands out there:

Spanish Press Awards “Best New Band 2008”

Anima Pop knew how to use the modern Net media and actively networked with both fans and music/entertainment professionals alike. Their myspace page had 20,000 plus fans and had clocked up almost a half a million plays very quickly.

The bands Maxi-Single debut “Save Me” was released on May 3rd 2010; following hot on the heels of this new release the band toured the UK, USA, Europe, and Japan to great enthusiasm.

"Save Me has such an exhilarating feeling that if you close your eyes, it makes you feel like you are in a highly populated festival watching the sun go down over the horizon at dusk. The guitar sounds & production create a thick “wall of sound” with an emotional vocal & great arrangement work. Chris - Big in the Game UK Press"

Anima Pop - Facebook

http://www.facebook.com/pages/ANIMA-POP/32818654442?v=wall
Anima Pop - MySpace
http://www.myspace.com/animapop
Anima Pop - Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anima_pop
Videos!
Anima Pop – YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/user/victorcobos
Buy Music!
Anima Pop - Bandcamp
http://missvelocity.bandcamp.com/track/save-me-anima-pop-miss-velocity-rmx
Anima Pop - Soundcloud
https://soundcloud.com/#groups/anima-pop-community
Anima Pop – Last FM
http://www.last.fm/music/Anima+Pop

Wednesday, July 28, 2010

The Perfects

About: The Perfects

“The Reagan years. Killing Joke's "Eighties" comes to mind, and The Perfects are firmly rooted from that period. The Perfects are heavily influenced by the sounds of Duran Duran, The Cure, New Order, and much of the Alternative New Wave while infusing a very modern appeal with their 21st century production values giving The Perfects a distinct sound of their own.” ~ MTV - http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/the_perfects/artist.jhtml

Contact: http://www.theperfects.com/contact.html

The Perfects – Official Website

http://www.theperfects.com/
The Perfects – ReverbNation
http://www.reverbnation.com/theperfects
The Perfects - MySpace
http://www.myspace.com/theperfects
The Perfects - Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Perfects/61601877069
The Perfects - MTV
http://www.mtv.com/artists/the-perfects/
The Perfects – Last FM
http://www.last.fm/user/theperfects
The Perfects – Soundcloud
http://soundcloud.com/theperfects
The Perfects - Twitter
http://twitter.com/theperfects
The Perfects – Vampire Freaks
http://www.vampirefreaks.com/theperfects
The Perfects – Pure Volume
http://www.purevolume.com/theperfects
Video!
The Perfects - YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/theperfects
Buy Music!
The Perfects – Official Store
http://www.theperfects.com/merch.html
The Perfects – iTunes
https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/the-perfects/id128489978
The Perfects - Amazon
http://www.amazon.com/Sudden-Victory/dp/B009ZQEW5O

Saturday, July 3, 2010

Some Velvet Morning

About: Some Velvet Morning

Some Velvet Morning, named after Nancy Sinatra's famous song with Lee Hazelwood, was formed by the Lambert brothers from North London, who are influenced as much by 80s synth-pop as the guitar melodies and counter-melodies of U2’s The Edge. “A lot of bands start out the art school way,” says Des, “with a certain purpose. We’re completely the opposite. We just started doing gigs, I could play guitar a bit, and that’s how we went on.” The arrival of Rob, a dexterous and versatile sticks man proved to be a decisive moment for SVM. “I’m influenced by the classic drummers,” explains the Flanagan from Lincoln. “Ringo Starr, Nick Mason and Mick Fleetwood... the great unsung heroes, so often underrated, but the parts they played on those records are unbelievably good.” According to Des, Rob learned to play drums from The Beatles’ Abbey Road and tom-tom laden tracks such as “Come Together” - “that album’s in his DNA.”

Success followed with their 2007 debut album, 'Silence Will Kill You', which comprised of some punchy, potent pop-rock, produced by Grammy Award winning Rik Simpson (who notably worked on Coldplay’s Viva La Vida album with Brian Eno) and Mike Pelanconi (Lily Allen, Graham Coxon). This album was nominated for XFM Album of the Year 2007, while a follow-up single, “How To Start A Revolution”, was featured in the international trailer to the Hollywood movie “Kick-Ass”, Matthew Vaughn’s blockbuster starring Nicolas Cage.

“The first album... was us finding our feet,” explains Des. “We didn’t totally know what we were doing, but one thing we always had were the songs. The question was how to dress them up - the production, the arrangement, the aesthetic of the band.” In 2010 they released a self-titled EP that featured an even more honed and streamlined version of their shimmering, soaring rock sound.

“We consolidated our sound on that EP,” agrees Des. “It was more concise.” Des also notes other influences on the band’s current material such as the “pre - Love Cats” version of The Cure, when Robert Smith et al were mired in the moody, dark rock of “Seventeen Seconds, Faith and Pornography”.

“We were inspired by their rhythmic and aesthetic shadow,” he says, adding that, instead of “chasing quantized perfection” in the studio, they tend to go for a sound that, while not technically immaculate, “really rocks”.

Adept in the studio, exciting live, now all SVM had to crack was how to sell their records. They’re approaching this in a novel way, with My Major Company, who operate via crowd funding, a new type of record label system, already successful in France, whereby fans are encouraged to invest in new artists, giving them a say in the future direction of the bands or singers. SVM needed £100,000 to make it work, and they amassed that sum in an astonishing two months.

Of course, none of this would work if their songs weren’t strong, and luckily Some Velvet Morning have those in spades. “Don’t Think,” from their new album “Allies,” is plangent and heartfelt, with echoes of Peter Hook’s trebly bass and U2’s ringing guitars. “Control” is all about control - controlled performances and controlled dynamics, as the players reach peak after peak. On “Resistance,” the guitar riff is instantly recognisable, one of those songs designed to rouse audiences at festivals, with Des’ declamatory tones never being swamped by clatter. Meanwhile, “The River” is the sort of quietly brooding, slow-building affair that gives rock ballads a good name.

You can imagine "Allies" lead single, “How To Start A Revolution,” filling the biggest of rock venues, with the band given plenty of space to roam. Here as elsewhere, the move from intro to verse to chorus is subtly explosive. The track featured in Irvine Welsh's 'Filth' in 2013 and will appear, with other SVM tracks, in 'The Smoke', starring Matt Di Angelo from BBC's 'Hustle', released on 20th Oct 2014. Meanwhile, SVM are in the studio working on a new album

CONTACT: http://www.somevelvetmorning.co.uk/contact.php