This week I have long time friend Joey LaRocca from the band The Briggs, and he started a new band called The Defiant with past members of The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Street Dogs, The Offspring, and Smash Mouth, I can’t wait to hear it! We go back about 20 years and he’s seen me play in my bands in all shapes and sizes, we reflect on what it used to be like to book your own tours and how music has drastically changed. We also talk about how I filled in on drums for The Briggs.
This week Jess and Bowie chat about Bowie’s trip to EDC Vegas to DJ at EDC Vegas Hotels at Resorts World, as well as interviewing for Insomniac in the artist area! All the behind the scenes info on the wonderful world that is EDC and its HUGE spectacular stages, how the stages are run to gear run downs!
Just ahead of the release of their seventh studio album Hard Reset, The Word Alive frontman Telle Smith stopped by the idobi Studios in North Hollywood and told me why the latest era of the band truly is a… hard reset. From a recent lineup change to signing with Thriller Records—a new label created by Fearless Records founder Bob Becker—Hard Reset is inspired by self-reflection in a shut down world, a fresh start within the band’s camp, and a new perspective for Smith following a healthy break-up. The Word Alive have taken their years of experience within the… Read more »
The Oxymorrons and From States Away are two bands you absolutely need to know more about! Check out their interviews on The Gunz Show now and hear their new music!
This week in my final Badflower series, I have the band Badflower all together in the back of their tour bus! We are all talking and we’re hanging out, and I was out with them filling in as a tour manager for them. I get to hear their prospectives on how far they’ve come in being a band, as well as more off the wall conversation.
A sea of fans embellished in sequins, glitter, and cowboy hats took over the streets of Seattle this past weekend for one of the most highly anticipated tours of the summer; Taylor Swift’s The Eras Tour. Since March, the 33-year-old singer-songwriter embarked on her stadium tour, delivering an intense 3-hour experience from her extensive discography. Lumen Field shattered attendance records with over 72,000 fans per night for the two sold-out shows. Leading up to the concerts, Seattle proclaimed July 22 and 23 as “Taylor Swift Weekend,” which doesn’t come as a surprise with how much tourism the pop powerhouse brought… Read more »
Punk-adjacent genius, Worriers have shared a brand new track “Top 5” today along with an announcement of a US tour this fall. The fresh indie rock track is drenched in cathartic turmoil. Somewhat of a somber track instrumentally, the lyrics prove emotionally exhausting. Exhausting in a way that feels like home, too familiar if you’ve struggled with depression or anxiety. The second single from their upcoming album Trust Your Gut out September 15th, the song pushes and pulls between anger and sadness. With lyrics like “Top 5 ways to try and stay sane / No routine is gonna keep you… Read more »
Chris Payne calls in to discuss his brand new book looking at the rise of the emo music scene as told by the people that were there – including interviews with some of the biggest bands that helped shaped its mainstream rise.
Today the nerds are frustrated with how confusing it is to know where to smoke in which state how and why and what!
Lizzy Farrall has shared her first new music in three years, and it is a pulsating, powerful and pitch perfect club-ready anthem.
