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Recap by Sarah Tijan   THUNDERMOTHER Release Hilarious and Empowering Music Video for The Road Is Ours Rock and roll is prevalent everywhere, alive and well; if you know where to look. THUNDERMOTHER, releasing their latest music video The Road is Ours, from the album HEAT WAVE- DELUXE EDITION (out May 21st, 2021), is proof of this. The music video and track prove that girls can rock. Oh, and Darth Vader is cool no matter what year it is.  THUNDERMOTHER comes at you from Stockholm, Sweden bringing you full on loud rock and roll that will make you a believer, and encourage you to live in...

Recap by Sarah Tijan   PROMISE GAME Release Music Video for Thanks for the Anxiety off Debut EP - Review     PROMISE GAME released a brand new music video on March 12, 2021 for their track Thanks for the Anxiety, off their debut EP It Won't Be Long Now.... A strong and expressive vocal track, Thanks For the Anxiety is a great balance between the 90s punk we know and love from yesteryear, incorporating the evolved genre today. all while staying true to the roots of punk.   Thanks for the Anxiety stays true to its punk roots with the honesty and loyalty addressing the real issues that seem to...

Recap by Sarah Tijan   CHEER UP DUSTY Release Reflective New Track Late Bloomer - Review     Late Bloomer is a refreshingly fun upbeat track released on March 12, 2021 by pop punk band Cheer Up Dusty from Philadelphia, PA. This is the follow-up to their emotionally-honest single Shirtless and Afraid, released on February 12, 2021. Late Bloomer is an almost humorous look at your late teens and early 20's wishing your life were different, but realizing that life's not at all what we expected or planned.       The song is a great reminder that not everyone goes at the same pace, and that’s okay. It’s a message that we all...

Recap by Sarah Tijan   HOLLYWOOD NIGHTMARE Release "Raw" and "Honest" Track 'Slow Motion' via Curtain Call Records     HOLLYWOOD NIGHTMARE, a four-piece metalcore/nu-metal band based out of Los Angeles, released their latest single, Slow Motion, off their upcoming sophomore album being released by Curtain Call Records, Inferno. Listen to the track, and watch the music video below.   Slow Motion is an eye-opening honest track about loss. If 2020 and early 2021 has taught us anything, it's that loss is real, and those close to us shouldn’t be taken for granted. Everyone and anyone can relate to the message of this track. It’s a song...

Smith/Kotzen Album: Self Titled  Release Date: March 26th, 2021 Single:  Running Order Here: Store - Smith/Kotzen March 26th, 2021 is shaping up to be a phenomenal release day with Smith/Kotzen debut on the top of my list, which will have me leaving a coffee gift card for my mail delivery driver.  The debut album will be released with 9 tracks, featuring the singles currently released: Scars and the latest Running.  Both are accomplished and well-respected musicians on their own, teaming up only adds to this accomplished status. There is no shortage of true rock and roll legend or royalty on...