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 Back in 2002, before he was signed to Top Dog, Ty Stone was just another struggling bandhead with a guitar, a dream and maybe enough attitude and a good enough voice to make that all work out for him. But the only way to find out for sure was to make some tough choices and risk everything he knew; he had to leave his friends, leave his band and leave Michgian 2500 miles behind to find his fortune in Los Angeles - which took him right back to Michigan. Lucky for us, Ty kept in touch all along the way and shared his LA stories with us in three installments: "How To Get A Gig In LA", "Mojave Marinola & The Desert Dream" and "How I Got A Decent F***'n Record Deal".
Now, six years later and much richer for the experience, Ty is back in LA to do some business and figured it would be a perfect time to reminisce and add another chapter to the story (thanks for remembering us Ty).
Click "read more" below for Ty's latest and links to all the rest.
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| Michiganbands.com Welcomes Westfall |
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 Ever since Chad, Erik and Bobby shared a bus route together as school kids they knew they were headed in the same direction. Those formative years, along with a shared love for classic and modern rock, would forge a bond that would last twenty years, seven of which have already been dedicated to making music together. In a fit of irony, the trio left the band "Destyned" to become Westfall, named after a movie they all liked and often found themselves quoting to each other. In December of 2006, Westfall released an eight-song debut entitled, "Changes." half of which can currently be heard on their MySpace page. But there's two other tracks on there as well. - could it be a preview of things to come? It might be, but to find out for sure you'll have to click "read more" below for the link. But before you go, help us welcome Westfall to Michignabands.com as our latest band link submission in the Original Artists/Modern Classic Rock category.
Note: photo by Shane Grush
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| MB Welcomes Love Meets Lust |
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 Back in the late seventies the integrated circuit found its way into the music biz and begat synthesizers which brought a "new wave" of music to flush out the tried and tired. At the same time, the long hair and blue-jeans of the 70's gave way to spiky clipper-cuts, shiny Rayon shirts, skinny ties, big-block "Frankie says..." t-shirts and day-glo pink, green and yellow stretchies of the 80's - which were perfect for rock fans who wanted to dance again. It was a weird time for music and fashion, eventually giving way to a backlash of Grunge and guitars in the 90's. But in pop culture everything old is new again and New Wave is no exception. Which brings me to our latest band link submission in the newly created Synth Pop / New Wave category; the music of Love Meets Lust perfectly recaptures the vibe of 1980's New Wave. If you dig the selections of XM's "Fred" station (44) you're going to dig Love Meets Lust. But better than satellite radio, you can go see Love Meets Lust live and local at The Bellmont in Hamtramck on Sunday, March 16th with Malbec from Los Angeles, CA.
Click "read more" below for the links to their MySpace pages and gig info.
Note: photo credit: Steve Cherry of Hamtramck Star
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| Dendura Joins Unexpect and Shadowside at the Flight of the Valkyries Festival |
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faith148 writes " Dendura (USA), the Egyptian-inspired, female-fronted progressive band with belly dancers, will join co-headliners Unexpect (Canada) and Shadowside (Brazil) for the second-annual Flight of the Valkyries festival at Station 4 in St. Paul, MN, on Saturday June 28. Flight of the Valkyries is the only festival in the USA to feature a complete lineup of female-fronted metal bands.
“I'm really pumped about the festival,” says Dendura drummer Justin Lee Dixon. “Exposing your sound and style to a whole new group of people is always exciting and, being that all the bands are female fronted, we are all happy to be a part of an event that is bringing together this ever-growing genre of music. But what I anticipate the most is sharing the stage with many talented musicians.”
Belly dancer Abida Blaze, who is known for her exotic, mysterious moves, will join Dendura onstage at the festival.
Click "read more" below.
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| NuRokSol To Perform @ Bodog Battle Regional Finals in Atl. |
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 On Monday, March 10, 2008, NUROKSOL will be competing at Center Stage in Atlanta, GA with 11 other bands in the regional finals for the second season of reality TV show The Bodog Battle and for a million dollar recording contract with BoDog Entertainment (Wu Tang Clan, DMX, Fall From Grace). The 10-part series began last year with over 7000 bands competing online, 350 live battles nationwide and finally 10 bands ending up in the first season which aired both on Fuse TV and BodogTV online. Johnn "Rotten" Lydon of the Sex Pistols was one of the judges.
Lucky for us, NUROKSOL bassist GT (Flint/Detroit) has written down what the experience has been like so far, beginning with the local competition which took place at The Shelter several months ago, including the prophetic words of "Papa Smurf" and his magic beads and on to the House of Blues in Cleveland.
Click "read more" below to read GT's post and for links to BodogTV so you can see the first season.
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| U.K. POPSTARS- THE BUCK BROTHERS- DEBUT DETROIT SHOW |
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 The Buck Brothers-the U.K.s latest rock exports will play a special Detroit show on Wednesday, March 19 @ The Lager House as part of their first proper U.S. tour and appearance at the SXSW music festival.
The spirited trio has been making a name for themselves this past year in Europe and North America with their infectious brand of pop-punk rock n’ roll music that has found fans in the likes of Daniel Radcliffe of Harry Potter fame and infamous KROQ DJ Rodney Bigenheimer. To promote their debut album “me,” The Buck Brothers set out to break the world record entry for “the highest number of gigs performed in 12 hours.” Click "read more" below.
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| New Local Music Website, LocalMusicLife.com |
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Infinity writes " A brand new website has been launched to promote local music. It's only been live for about a week and we're out trying to gain users. For a new place to promote yourself, your band, your venue or your music resource, take a look at http://www.LocalMusicLife.com"
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