1. Marilyn Manson: “Personal Jesus” (Depeche Mode cover)
2. Powerman 5000: “20th Century Boy” (T. Rex cover)
3. HIM: “Wicked Game” (Chris Isaak cover)
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Playlist Challenge, Day 457
A Perfect Circle — “Judith”
Playlist Challenge, Day 456
The Beatles — “Penny Lane”
5 Bands/Artists You Should Be Following (#19)
1. Plastic Tears
Glam rock from Finland. For fans of Poison, KISS, Hanoi Rocks, etc. Plastic Tears recently released their latest album, Angels With Attitude, and the positive press has been rolling in. The guys are currently booking shows to promote the album. Check out “Miss Stumbling Legs” and “Secret Society.”
Facebook – Instagram – Bandcamp
2. Mechanical Vampires
Dark pop/electronic/alternative from New Jersey. For fans of Crywolf, 30 Seconds to Mars, PVRIS, etc. Mechanical Vampires is currently working on new music. In the meantime, listen to “Gemini” and “Forget About Me.”
Facebook – Instagram – YouTube
3. Modern Echo
Progressive/hard rock from Wisconsin. For fans of Nothing More, A Perfect Circle, Gemini Syndrome, etc. Modern Echo has just reached their goal on their Indiegogo campaign. They are using the funds to finish the upcoming album, In Division. Here are “Break in the Sky” and their cover of Soundgarden’s “Fell on Black Days,” a tribute to Chris Cornell.
Facebook – Instagram – YouTube
4. Seven Year Witch
Rock & roll from South Carolina. For fans of Jack White, Silvertide, Beitthemeans, etc. Seven Year Witch will be touring relentlessly this summer and fall, opening for such acts as Buckcherry and Gin Blossoms. Check out the live performances of “Rags to Riches” and “Salty.”
Facebook – Instagram – Bandcamp
5. Morning Robots
Alternative/indie rock from France. For fans of The Black Keys, The Strokes, Arctic Monkeys, etc. Morning Robots’ debut EP, Nothing Like Tile For a Tango, was released in June. Here is the latest single, “Meet Me Later.”
Playlist Challenge, Day 455
Paul McCartney — “The World Tonight”
August 2018 Album Releases (Week Two)
— 8/6 —
-Stray Kids: I Am WHO
— 8/7 —
-Jorge Elbrecht: Happiness
— 8/8 —
-Mexo: Nano
-Young Nudy: Slime Ball 3
— 8/10 —
-Sinsaenum: Repulsion For Humanity
-Jason Mraz: Know
-Iglooghost: Clear Tamei
-Iglooghost: Steel Mogu
-Foxing: Nearer My God
-Kodaline: Politics of living
-Tomberlin: At Weddings
-El Ten Eleven: Banker’s Hill
-Primal Fear: Apocalypse
-The Beths: Future Me Hates Me
-Nicki Minaj: Queen
-Tirzah: Devotion
-Miles Kane: Coup De Grace
-Outerhope: Vacation
-Tusks: Live
-Golden Drag: Pink Sky
-Louis Cole: Time
-Shooter Jennings: Shooter
-Bad Rabbits: Mimi
-The Coral: Move Through the Dawn
-Jason Eady: I Travel
-Jordan Smith: Only Love
-Lola Kirke: Heart Head West
-The Magpie Salute: High Water I
-Man With a Mission: Chasing the Horizon
-The War and Treaty: Healing Tide
-As It Is: The Great Depression
-Taylor Janzen: Interpersonal
Playlist Challenge, Day 454
Linkin Park — “Papercut”
Weekly Focus: Orgy, Day Seven
Orgy — “Inside My Head,” from the album Punk Statik Paranoia (2004).
New Music (7/30 — 8/5)
Boze: “Loud”
Copper Bones: “1000 Years”
WONDERboom: “Praying Mantis”
Psychostick: “Stream Stutter”
Red Sun Rising: “Veins”
Sumac: “Attis’ Blade”
Fate DeStroyed: “We Fall”
Behemoth: “God=Dog”
Lena Stone: “Running Out of Red Lights”
Primal Fear: “The Ritual”
smrtdeath: “I’ma Shine Like the Best Coke That U Ever Had”
Black Peaks: “Electric Fires”
Mourning Grey: “Scarred”
Within the Grey: “Handed Everything”
Alter Bridge: “Words Darker Than Their Wings” (Live from Royal Albert Hall)
WVM: “After the Fall”
Generation Axe Tour 2018
The Generation Axe Tour 2018 will feature Steve Vai, Zakk Wylde, Yngwie Malmsteen, Nuno Bettencourt, and Tosin Abasi. This year, the group of insanely talented musicians are trekking across North America, kicking off November 7th in Oakland, CA, and ending the run December 18th in Los Angeles.
Dates:
- 11/7 – Oakland, CA – Fox Theater
- 11/8 – Anaheim, CA – City National Grove of Anaheim
- 11/9 – Las Vegas, NV – The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
- 11/10 – Tempe, AZ – Marquee Theatre
- 11/11 – Albuquerque, NM – El Rey Theater
- 11/13 – Denver, CO – Paramount Theatre
- 11/15 – Kansas City, MO – Uptown Theatre
- 11/16 – Salina, KS – The Stiefel Theatre
- 11/17 – Tulsa, OK – Brady Theater
- 11/18 – Des Moines, IA – Hoyt Sherman Theatre
- 11/19 – Cincinnati, OH – Taft Theatre
- 11/20 – Grand Rapids, MI – 20 Monroe Live
- 11/21 – Detroit, MI – Fillmore
- 11/23 – Medford, MA – The Chevalier Theater
- 11/24 – Niagara Falls, NY – The Rapids Theatre
- 11/25 – Kitchener, ON – Centre in the Square
- 11/27 – Bethlehem, PA – Sands Bethlehem Event Center
- 11/28 – Port Chester, NY – Capitol Theatre
- 11/29 – Albany, NY – The Palace Theatre
- 11/30 – Atlantic City, NJ – Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, The Theater
- 12/1 – Rochester, NY – Kodak Center
- 12/3 – Greensburg, PA – The Palace Theatre
- 12/4 – Westbury, NY – NYCB Theatre at Westbury
- 12/5 – Richmond, VA – The National
- 12/8 – Atlanta, GA – The Tabernacle
- 12/9 – Orlando, FL – Hard Rock Live
- 12/10 – Davie, FL – Hard Rock Live at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
- 12/11 – Clearwater, FL – Ruth Eckerd Hall
- 12/13 – Austin, TX – The Moody Theater
- 12/14 – Dallas, TX – The Bomb Factory
- 12/16 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Complex, Rockwell
- 12/18 – Los Angeles, CA – The Wiltern
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