There is much controversy in the Rock is the New Roll offices over this infectious little ditty. An ear worm for sure, Niko Moon is from the Georgia music scene and runs with the boys in the Zac Brown Band. Clever lyrics, a bit Country with a dusting of R&B, this song is either bro-Country lame or summery cool. Let your own ears be the judge.
Video of the Day: Passion – Trespass On Love
If you are a fan of 80’s AOR Rock in The mold of Night Ranger, Europe, or Foreigner, then this is your jam.
Video of the Day: Iguana Death Cult – Nature Calls
Mixing Krautrock, New Wave and Disco, Iguana Death Cult will be unleashing their Clash meets Devo sound on an unsuspecting public on October 25th with their latest record, Nude Casino.
Live Video of the Day: Grace Potter – Release (Live From Here with Chris Thile)
Her co-writer on this song, Mike Busby, passed away very recently and this live performance pays tribute to him. Her new record comes out this Friday.
Video of the Day: Glen Hansard – Race To The Bottom
The latest video from his highly excellent and worth checking out album, This Wild Willing, released earlier this year.
Song of the Day: Tsunami Blond – Petaluma
A tasty morsel of Post-Punk this high energy band from Petaluma, Ca is building their fan base one show at a time.
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Diesel Park West – Golden Mile
This Leicester band blazed on our radar way back in 1989 with their glorious debut album Shakespeare Alabama, and have never really left. On their latest record, Let It Melt, they continue to impress with their melodic riff-tastic anthems.
Quaker City Night Hawks – Suit In The Back
Formed in Forth Worth in 2012, the Quaker City Night Hawks are constantly and consistently refining their sound. On their latest self-title record they mix funky rockers with piano-led ballads. On “Suit In The Back” they look back to when they were pulled over and arrested for the possession of marijuana concentrate.
Goodbye June – Switchblade Heart
Owing a heavy debt ZZ Top and Creedence Clearwater, Breakout Nashville rockers Goodbye June, drawing on their religious upbringing, take the performance aspects of a Pentecostal revival to the Rock and Roll stage with their fiery live shows.
Flying Colors – Love Letter
A Progressive Rock supergroup channeling their inner Beatles and ELO, Mike Portnoy, Steve Morse and Neal Morse join singer Carey McPherson in a harmony drizzled dose of Sunshine Pop.
Black Stone Cherry – Me & The Devil Blues
Kentucky rockers Black Stone Cherry really drill down deep into the blues with this Robert Johnson cover from their second Blues tribute album Back to the Blues 2.
Video of the Day: Vagabon – Every Woman
A colorful artist, Vagabon, with her latest self-titled album delivers a delicate set of genre-be damned songs merging textures and mood-scapes into a cohesive package that is entirely refreshing.
Live Video of the Day: Trey Anastasio – Back In The U.S.A. (Live From Here with Chris Thile)
When you haven’t heard a song in a while and you are hit between the ears with an entirely unique version courtesy of one of your favorite artists, there is a certain serendipity in the universe.
Live Video of the Day: Queen + Adam Lambert – We Are the Champions (Live at Global Citizen)
For our money, only queen and Journey have been able to pull off replacing their front man while at the same time remaining a relevant musical force. Both of these bands burn the stage down.
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