Ledger – Ledger (EP)


It’s very easy in the current musical climate to play it safe in order to succeed at a higher level. The hard part is trying to be original in a world of clones and bring some new flavors. Tougher still when you choose to step into the spotlight for the first time by yourself on a bigger stage, as the stakes are higher. As the saying goes “pressure makes diamonds”. Jen Ledger, drummer for Skillet, stepping out on her own for a solo led band was inevitable given her talent. If namesake band and self-titled EP (Hear it Loud) are any indication, the frontwoman role is one she can own for a long time.

 

Full of smooth, fun anthemic rock and pop tracks, Ledger has a lot in common with a lot of modern artists, not too far stylistically from In This Moment, New Years Day, Joy Williams, Paramore and others. This might be Jen’s solo debut, but all of the tracks are tight, and fully-fledged. It’s just good songs that Jen co-wrote with her bandmate Korey Cooper (Skillet) and Grammy award winning producer and writer Seth Mosely. The tracks definitely had Jen’s imprint all over them, especially her powerful, self-assured vocals.

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Corey Taylor Dresses In Drag And Joins Steel Panther On Stage In Houston


Stone Sour wrapped up their tour with Steel Panther last night in Houston, but not before Corey Taylor had some fun with the guys. Continue reading


Video: Enter Shikari Release Brand New Song – Redshift


Enter Shikari, Photo credit: Corinne Cumming

Enter Shikari, Photo credit: Corinne Cumming

Enter Shikari released a new video for their brand new single ‘Redshift’ on Annie Mac’s BBC 1 show last night. You can watch the video for ‘Redshift’ at this link or below:

Enter Shikari is still on the road supporting both 2014s The Mindsweep and 2015s companion album The Mindsweep Hospitalized. ‘Redshift’ is produced by the band and producer Dan Weller, and mixed by Tim Bran (London Grammar, La Roux, The Verve). The video directed by Mike Tyler (previous ES videos or ‘Anaesthetist’ and ‘Torn Apart’).

 

Rou Reynolds comments:

“Redshift is a song about bloody good luck! On the grandest of scales! Literally! Our universe is expanding faster and faster and a few trillion years from now, everything will have sped away from us so fast that all we would see when looking out from Earth is empty space. We would deduce that we were totally alone in the universe. A lost sheep. The last and only biscuit in the tin”

Enter Shikari is heading out on tour in the UK with The Wonder Years and the freshly-reformed original line-up of The King Blues. They will play bigger venues than at any time in their career and will utilize quadrophonic sound design at every show. This will be followed up by a tour of Germany with The Qemists and Modestep on different halves of dates.

Enter Shikari – The Mindsweep Tour 2016

UK Tour

Feb 18: O2 Academy – Glasgow, UK
Feb 19: Corn Exchange – Edinburgh, UK
Feb 20: Motorpoint Arena – Nottingham, UK
Feb 22: International Center – Bournemouth, UK
Feb 23: Motorpoint Arena – Cardiff, UK
Feb 25: Victoria Warehouse – Manchester, UK
Feb 27: Alexandra Palace – London, UK

Mainland Europe tour dates

Mar 13: Autre Canal – Nancy, FR
Mar 14: La Laiterie – Strasbourg, FR
Mar 15: Trabendo – Paris, FR
Mar 17: Krakatoa – Bordeaux, FR
Mar 18: La Sirene – La Rochelle, FR
Mar 19: Zentraal – Pampalona, ES
Mar 20: Sala Apolo – Barcelona, ES
Mar 22: New Age – Treviso, IT
Mar 23: Kesselhaus – Munich, DE
Mar 24:Huxley’s – Berlin, DE
Mar 26: Paaspop Festival – NL
Mar 27: Ewerk – Cologne, DE
Mar 28: Ab – Brussels, BE

Tickets and details : www.entershikari.com/shows

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Supergroup Cross My Heart Hope To Die Video Leaks


Video footage of Cross My Heart Hope To Die has surfaced from their July 26, 2014 Vita E Morte performance at Subliminal Projects Art Gallery in Los Angeles, CA. The outfit features DJ Muggs, Andrew Kline (also of Strife), Brevi and Sean Bonner. Watch the clip below.

 

 

 

 

Cross My Heart Hope To Die