Minneapolis, MN rock powerhouse THE ISSUE has revealed the official music video for their new single, “Paradox.” Directed and produced by BRAD MATALA, “Paradox” is the fourth single off of their recently released EP, Wasted Life.
Featuring crisp percussion, soaring vocals and harmonies, and driving guitars, Wasted Life goes hard and ensures that the Minnesota quartet will be at the top of 2022 short list of up and coming rockers!
Heavy rock artist INTREPID BLOOM has revealed his newest single, “Dark Horse,” the debut single off of his upcoming EP, Missing Link. Due out March 10, 2023 via WURMgroup, Missing Link flows quickly with short song structures and psychedelic twists. A quick release of hammering drums, blazing rifts, gritty vocals, dirty bass, and mixed in a heavy rock, stoner style.
“‘Dark Horse’ is about having to fight through today’s hyper-competitive society and against people who are believed to be better than you.” – INTREPID BLOOM
Carolinas based heavy rock band THE LA MAYBE has released the official lyric video for the sublime, acoustic version of “The Long Road.” Created in-house by lead guitarist and band co-founder Dallas Dwight, “The Long Road” is off of the newly released the Deluxe Edition of their critically acclaimed debut album, Dirty Damn Tricks.
Atlanta based heavy rock powerhouse FOZZY has announced their hotly anticipated SAVE THE WORLD TOUR! Launching September 8 at The King Of Clubs in Columbus, OH, the tour will span the US and into Canada, wrapping up October 10 at Elevation in Virginia Beach, VA,
Houston, TX based hard rock band WELLBORN ROAD has released the official music video for their heavy cover of the 1980 ZZ TOP classic, “Beer Drinkers and Hell Raisers”.
Texas Rock Band BLACKTOP MOJO has released an animated, “Jealousy/Make Believe,” a two track compilation and first installment for the 3 song concept within their 2021 released, self-titled album. Created by front-man MATT JAMES and bassist CATT MURTIS on the porch of the band’s house in Palestine, TX, with an acoustic guitar, “Jealousy/Make Believe” blossomed in Nashville with the help of producer PHILIP MOSLEY. The animated video will be released in two parts, with part two concluding the story with “Darlin I Won’t Tell,’ which will be released later.
“From our fourth record, ‘Jealousy/Make Believe’ and ‘Darlin I Won’t Tell’ are sort of a concept album within the album. The three songs flow together as a singular narrative and we wanted to create a striking visual to convey the story. We decided to do something cool that we’ve never done before and make a 3 song animated video to tell this story of heartbreak, murder, and deception. ” – BLACKTOP MOJO
Track List: 1. Wicked Woman 2. Bed Tundy 3. Latex 4. Rewind 5. Jealousy 6. Make Believe (Interlude) 7. Darlin’ I Won’t Tell 8. Do It for the Money 9. Hold Me Down 10. Cough 11. Stratus Melancholia 12. Tail Lights
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Catch BLACKTOP MOJO Live! 04/27 @ Front of House Lounge – Springfield, MO * 04/29 @ The Des Plaines Theare – Des Plaines, IL 04/30 @ 1175 Sports Park & Eatery – Kansasville, WI 05/01 @ Castle Theatre – Bloomington, IL 05/03 @ Hi-Fi – Indianapolis, IN 05/04 @ Manchester Music Hall – Lexington, KY 05/06 @ Arcada Theatre – St. Charles, IL 05/07 @ The Machine Shop – Flint, MI 05/08 @ The L – Horseheads, NY 05/10 @ Morgan Hill Event Center – Hermon, ME 05/11 @ Aura – Portland, ME 05/13 @ Montage Music Hall – Rochester, NY 05/14 @ Tally Ho Theatre – Leesburg, VA 05/16 @ Suck Bang Blow – Murrells Inlet, SC 05/17 @ Silverados – Black Mountain, NC 05/18 @ Georgie Theatre – Athens, GA 05/20 @ Welcome to Rockville 2022 – Daytona Beach, FL * 06/18 @ Dirty D’s (Matt & Catt Acoustic) – Baytown, TX * 08/18 @ Northwoods Rock Rally – Glen Flora, WI * 09/10 @ Scorpions MC Annual Pig Roast – South Lyon, MI *
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Formed in late 2012 by vocalist Matt James and drummer Nathan Gillis in the small East Texas town of Palestine, Blacktop Mojo’s fiery blend of sludgy grooves, classic rock guitar riffs, and southern metal shredding falls somewhere between Soundgarden and Lynyrd Skynyrd to form a sound deemed by some as “Texas Grunge”. The music draws on a multitude of genres and styles to form a hodgepodge of dirty, heavy rock and roll mixed with sensual and at times even, carnal blues.
After their debut album I Am in 2014, The band spent a few years cutting their teeth in dive bars, dancehalls, and honky tonks around Texas. In 2017, during the recording of their sophomore record Burn The Ships the guys quit their day jobs, moving into a small house together in Palestine, TX. The house created an unbreakable fellowship between the band and a culture of constant creativity.
Released via their label Cuhmon Records, Burn The Ships yielded two Billboard Top 40 singles on the Mainstream Active Rock charts including “Where The Wind Blows” (#27) and a cover of the Aerosmith classic, “Dream On” (#31). After the album cycle and touring for Burn The Ships concluded, the guys returned home in 2018, where they locked themselves in the band house for six months to write their third record, Under The Sun. The record yielded them another top 40 single in “Can’t Sleep” (#27) and the band continued touring in the US through the beginning of 2020.
Locked down with the rest of the world and unable to continue touring, the guys began work on their fourth, self-titled album, which released August 13th, 2021 to rave reviews, reaching #3 on the iTunes Rock Chart and #17 on the all-genre Albums Chart.
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