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Contest: Jane’s Addiction Autographed Guitar
Jane’s Addiction dominated the Los Angeles rock scene of the late 1980s and early 1990s, becoming one of the first alt rock bands to achieve mainstream success worldwide before breaking up for the first time in 1991. Whether or not you are a fan, this is your chance to win a piece of the band’s storied history.
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Lost In The Sound Sessions: Nocturnal Me – “Love Is A Lie”
Dave Melillo of Nocturnal Me performed his band’s new single “Love Is A Lie” acoustically for us in a brand new Lost In The Sound Session. In his take of the song, Dave strips down the electric and funk influences of the original, leaving only his guitar and voice. It’s strikingly honest and a very personal take on the original track. Nocturnal Me’s new EP Two Faced will be released on July 19th via Apparition Records. You can preorder the EP here.
If you enjoyed this session, be sure to check out Nocturnal Me’s website, Twitter, and Bandcamp. Dave is also scheduled to perform the entire new EP live via Stickam tomorrow (the day of the EP’s release) at 9pm EST.
Contest: All Time Low Ticket Giveaway
Pop rockers All Time Low are currently gearing up for their “Gimme Summer Ya Love” Tour in support of their new album, Dirty Work. We’ve partnered with the band to give a pair of tickets away to one fan on each date of the tour. Five of these winners will then also receive a copy of Sims Generation, which includes “I Feel Like Dancin’”, the first single from Dirty Work.
All Time Low will be joined by The Starting Line, Cartel, Mayday Parade and a number of other bands. Interested?
Enter the contest here. The contest ends July 20th and the tour begins on the 25th, so act now.
Contest: Rise Against T-Shirt and Signed Album
To foster charity work in the community, Rise Against is holding a contest to find out what their fans doing to help out. The band will be selecting 50 of their favorite entries and donating a t-shirt to the Los Angeles Youth Network under each winners name. The winners will also receive a free t-shirt and signed copy of Endgame from the entire band.
To enter, visit our contest page here and fill out the information near the bottom of the page. The band will be selecting winners on June 23.
Lost In The Sound Sessions: Hailey, It Happens – “Brighter”
Chris Cleary and Bobby DiBari, the duo behind eletropop band Hailey, It Happens, performed their single “Brighter” acoustically in our newest Lost In The Sound Session. Their album Aurora (read our review here) was released independently on April 5, 2011 and was mixed by Paul Levitt (The Dangerous Summer, All Time Low). You can stream the entire album over at the band’s Purevolume page.
Lost In The Sound Sessions: The Great Valley – “Dirty Work”
Today we are very excited to bring you an exclusive Lost In The Sound Session with The Great Valley, who performed their new single “Dirty Work” acoustically. Their new album Ruthless was released independently on March 1, 2011 and can be purchased from iTunes here.
Film Credit: Matt Reamer
Looking For Alaska Update and New Demo
Calvin Lauber, lead guitarist of Looking For Alaska, has provided us with an exclusive insight into the band’s recent experiences, their new sound, and their upcoming full-length debut album. You can check out a brand new demo titled “Psalm Of A Pharisee” below.
Calvin: ”So, basically since you guys last heard from us, we’ve done a whole lot of stuff. Done a lot of touring, including Chicago, St. Louis, and Nashville, which were all super awesome. But biggest in LFA camp is that the last few months we’ve really been cracking down on finishing our new album. This summer we are going into the studio with Tyler Orr at First Street Studios. He’s recorded some of our favorite bands, such as As Cities Burn,Copeland, So Long Forgotten, and more, so needless to say we are super excited. The new stuff, as you’ll be able to hear in the new demo, is a bit darker and heavier. This record is definitely going to be heavily influenced by bands like Thrice, Circa Survive, As Cities Burn, stuff like that. The new record doesn’t have a title yet, but we’re going to start recording at the end of july, so hopefully the record will be out this fall. If you dig the demo, and you liked our last EP Everything We All Wish We Could Be, we have hope that you will dig the new album too! If you want to help us out the biggest thing you can do is just show a friend (or two or more) our band. That would mean the world to us.
Thanks for reading guys, we love you!”
“Psalm Of A Pharisee” indeed carries a much heavier sound than the music on the band’s debut EP Everything We All Wish We Could Be, which was riddled with more catchy and poppy guitar riffs. Give it a listen above.
Lost In The Sound Presents: Big Big Plans
Big Big Plans
For Fans Of: This Condition, Holiday Parade
Big Big Plans is a four piece pop punk/pop rock band from West Chester, Pennsylvania. The band is composed of Eric Thomas Reavey on vocals and guitar, Kevin Shishko on drums, Derek Parker on guitar, and JP Florio on bass and vocals. Their first release was a 3 song EP titled 2010 EP back in early 2010. Since then, the band has been hard at work on a new full length that is set to come out in the next few months titledEverything You’re Hiding. “Stop & Go”, which is the first single off the new record is just a taste of what they have in store. Since forming, Big Big Plans has had the pleasure of sharing the stage with Four Year Strong, Polar Bear Club, and Koji. While they are made up of 3 college students and a high school junior, they are still hard at work currently writing more material to be released after the LP and also playing as many shows as possible.
Bandcamp: http://www.bigbigplans.bandcamp.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/bigbigplans
Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/bigbigplans
Lost In The Sound Presents: Looking For Alaska
Looking For Alaska
For Fans Of: Copeland, The Dangerous Summer, The Starting Line
Read more for a band biography, contact links, and a free download of their debut EP Everything We All Wish We Could Be.
Forming in the early months of 2009, Looking For Alaska is an indie rock band that planned to break the mold in the Memphis, TN music scene. Surrounded mostly by metal bands, Looking For Alaska began playing their brand of unique and accessible indie rock around the Memphis area. After going through several member changes, the band is finally at a state of stability and readiness to take on the world with their music. Including members Chad Turner (Vocals), Calvin Lauber (Lead Guitar), Joshua Cannon (Rhythm Guitar), Garrett Galtelli (Bass), and Chris Chamoun (Drums), the band mates and best friends have played all over TN and surrounding areas trying to make an impact on anyone willing to listen. In spring of 2010 Looking For Alaska began recording their debut self-produced EP “Everything We All Wish We Could Be”, featuring catchy indie rock songs with themes that include saving friendships, bettering yourself, and finding God. The EP was released physically and on iTunes on August 17, 2010. Working with the non-profit organization Smith 7, Looking For Alaska has helped raise money for poor and needy families all over Memphis. Since then the band has already recorded two new self-recorded and produced demos and is writing their future full length album. With plans to tour as much as possible, Looking For Alaska hopes to reach out to anyone finding themselves in situations where all they need is a little hope to hold on to.
Download the band’s EP Everything We All Wish We Could Be for free here. Support the band by purchasing the EP on iTunes here.
Looking For Alaska is:
Chad Turner – Vocals
Calvin Lauber – Guitar
Josh Cannon – Guitar
Garrett Galtelli – Bass
Chris Chamoun – Percussion
Myspace: http://myspace.com/lookingforalaskaband
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Looking-For-Alaska/201389071857?ref=ts
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/Looking4Alaska
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