Old Lyme, CT, June 16, 2015 – “Are You D1 and Only?” This was the challenge that audio specialist Sennheiser set for bands and musicians by inviting them to take part in the “D1 and Only” contest to find the most creative cover version of the 90s pop classic “The One and Only” by Chesney Hawkes. The songs that were submitted revealed genuine vocal talents and a huge “bandwidth” of musical variety. Just about every music genre was represented – from power ballads and classic adaptations to funky hip-hop versions. 168 bands and musicians from all over the world took part in the Cover Song Contest. And Sennheiser has now found “The One and Only“ – after votes were cast by more than 50,000 fans and an expert jury.
June 15, 2015 (Brooklyn, NY) Heather Nova is back with her 10th record “The Way it Feels” and it’s probably her best to date. It is imbued with an atmosphere that feels both natural and yet somehow otherworldly. There are echoes of Americana, a bit of dark folk, distinctive vocals and Heather’s trademark, great songwriting. It was recorded in Charleston, South Carolina with producers Josh Kaler and Jay Clifford. The result was a gorgeous laid-back atmosphere injected with hooky guitars, infectious rhythms and distinctive verse.
D'Addario, the world's largest maker of instrument strings, has announced a partnership with Cole Clark Guitars of Melbourne, Australia that will see the prominent instrument manufacturer exclusively use D'Addario's new EXP with NY Steel strings on their acoustic guitars.
Whether the statement that women have to work twice as hard as men to get respect holds true or not, the band we’re featuring, Sick of Sarah, have, in the last 10 or so years, earned the respect of fans the world over thanks to a hard-driving rock sound that has also given them distinctions ranging from a top emerging band award back in 2008 when they played Milwaukee’s Summerfest, to an incredible-for-its-time 1.7 million BitTorrent downloads of their album 2205 back in 2011.
What looked like was going to be a stormy night, turned out to be great weather for the Rolling Stones concert in Atlanta, Georgia at the Bobby Dodd Stadium at Georgia Tech. The Rolling Stones are touring the United States on their Zip Code tour and it definitely made Georgia Tech the place to be last night. This is the band that delivers a show that definitely rocks and shows each member of the bands’ musical talent. The Rolling Stones are a legendary band who love their fans and it shows at each performance.
While most Atlanta avid rock fans were attending the Rolling Stones Zip Code Tour at the Bobby Dodd Stadium last night, true hard core Pat Travers’ fans were at the famed Eddie’s Attic venue in Decatur, GA for the opening night of Travers’ Southeast Tour. And what a treat for those fans!
Celebrated British blues rock guitarist and singer-songwriter Joanne Shaw Taylor has just been added to this year’s Planet Rockstock Festival line-up alongside The Darkness, Dan Patlansky, Danko Jones. Crobot, Heaven’s Basement, Scorpion Child, and many more.