Blog: Music
VANS WARPED TOUR AT THE MOVIES!!!
This Thursday, September 17, you can catch some of your favorite Vans Warped Tour bands from the last 15 years…at the movies! The "Vans Warped Tour 15th Anniversary Celebration" theatrical event will be shown at more than 460 movie theaters across the country. The 2-hour film—recorded at Los Angeles’ Nokia Theater on Sept. 6—features exclusive [...]
TV ALERT: “BEHIND THE MUSIC”
Show: "Behind The Music" Premiere Date: Thursday, Sept. 10 @ 10 PM Channel: VH1 VH1’s critically acclaimed series is back with six brand new episodes! According to VH1, the network has "re-imagined the ‘Behind The Music’ series to now focus on some of today’s top artists who’ve had a major impact on the music world, [...]
TV ALERT: LIVE & LOUD FRIDAYS
Show: "Live & Loud Fridays" Premiere Date: Friday, July 17, at 9PM Channel: VH1 VH1 has teamed up with LiveNation.com to present "Live & Loud Fridays" for the next few weeks. Each half-hour program will take an inside look at one of the biggest tours currently making music all across America and will feature live [...]
DVD WATCH!
Keep away from the heat this summer by staying indoors, cranking up the AC and watching the hottest rock artists on DVD. Here are four discs that have come out recently that MusikBLITZ recommends: Black Label Society’s "Skullage" (Eagle Rock Entertainment): This 115-minute disc from heavy metal guitarist Zakk Wylde’s main band features live footage [...]
STAND BY IRANIANS WITH JON BON JOVI & RICHIE SAMBORA
Bon Jovi’s Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora have teamed up with Iranian singer Andy Madadian, legendary musician/producer Don Was and others on a cover of the classic Ben E. King song "Stand By Me" as a "musical message of worldwide solidarity with the people of Iran." The song, recorded in Hollywood on June 24, [...]
BRYAN ADAMS & JASON ALDEAN ON “CMT CROSSROADS”
The popular series "CMT Crossroads"—which unites a country artist with one from a different genre of music (past episodes featured Def Leppard rocking with Taylor Swift and Bon Jovi grooving with Sugarland)—has come up with another exciting pairing: Pop rocker Bryan Adams and country singer Jason Aldean! Watch as the duo team up on Adams [...]
ROB THOMAS TO TOUR IN SUPPORT OF “CRADLESONG”
This fall, singer Rob Thomas will celebrate new album "Cradlesong" (out June 30) with a 2-month North American tour! The jaunt—featuring opening acts One Republic and Carolina Liar—will kick off September 23rd in Hollywood, Florida, and end with a multi-night stand right here in New York at the famed Beacon Theater November 11, 12 and [...]
FREE MUSIC FROM 13TH PLANET RECORDS
Who wants some free music?
HEY NEW ARTISTS-WIN A MYSPACE RECORDS CONTRACT!
Think you have what it takes to win a recording contract with MySpace Records? If so, you need to enter the Rock The Space contest right away! Sponsored by MySpace, MySpace Records and Toyota Motor Sales, the Rock The Space contest is open to unsigned bands and solo artists. To enter, visit MySpace.com/ToyotaMusic (before July [...]
MusikBLITZ’s TOP PICKS OF ALL NEW RELEASES
Here are MusikBLITZ’s top picks from all of the new releases that have come out in the month of March: The Answer’s Everyday Demons (The End Records): Irish rockers The Answer got a big career boost last fall when they opened up for AC/DC’s North American tour. Now the quartet’s debut U.S. album-which debuted at [...]
