Fools For Rowan are an alternative rock band from Nashville, TN, influenced by the likes of Evanescence, Kings of Leon, Paramore, Nickelback, Heart, Pat Benatar and Halestorm. The band, led by talented singer Erin Mullins, was recently named to the list of "Hot 100 Live Unsigned Artists and Bands" by Music Connection magazine.

Fools For Rowan have started a Kickstarter campaign to help completing the recording of their new cd. So if you like them, follow this link and make a pledge.

Straight from Butch Walker's mouth: "Do you remember the movie "Dazed And Confused"? Me too. It was and still is one of my favorite movies. Reflects my childhood so much, and also Ben Affleck is a TOTAL asshole in it. I gotta say though, when it comes to classic characters, Matthew McConaughey's "Wooderson" took the cake… and the high school girls with him…   so, to commemorate the 20 YEAR ANNIVERSARY of the filming and inception of this amazing movie, we brought a little someone from the film back to be the life of the party for our new video for the song "Synthesizers".

As previously reported, Feeder's new single is called "Borders" and is out January 30th 2012. The band has just released a cool  video for the single: enjoy it (and Grant's new haircut) now by clicking on the frame on the left.

"Borders" is the first single off Feeder's new album "Generation Freakshow", produced by frontman Grant Nicholas with the help of Matt Sime (who already collaborated with the welsh group on "Silent Cry" and "Renegades") and set to be released on March 26, 2012 through the band's own label Big Teeth Music.

Who doesn't like free music? I do of course, expecially when it comes from talented artists like ex-Stage and Rock Star Supernova's frontman Ryan Star.

Ryan is giving away his great new EP "The America", that includes three previously unreleased songs along with a cover of Tom Petty's "I Won't Back Down". Download it for free following this link.

Ryan just finished a tour as support act for the Goo Goo Dolls during the October-November 2011 stretch of their "Something For The Rest Of Us Tour", while during last spring our man got the main support slot for selected dates on Bon Jovi's American arena tour.

Californian indie punkers Say Anything will release their fourth studio album, "Anarchy, My Dear", produced by Tim O'Heir (Juliana Hatfield, Superdrag, The Rocket Summer), on March 13th, 2012 through Equal Vision Records.

Say Anything frontman Max Bemis said about the album that it "is our first attempt to write a true "punk" record; thematically speaking, it’s a collection of songs about subverting society and destroying the boundaries humankind has placed upon ourselves both physically and in our minds. Coincidentally, it also happens to be the first record we’ve made in years where we had total freedom to explore our ‘edgier’ side and present a raw picture of what the band is truly about onstage."   Watch the lyrics video for the first single "Burn A Miracle" here.

Children Collide is an indie/ post rock band from Melbourne, Australia. Their new single "Sword To A Gunfight" unleashed on Australian radio and TV and on internet yesterday, Monday 16 January.

The band enlisted Natalie Van Den Dungen (Darren Hanlon, Seeker Lover Keeper) to direct and produce the video for "Sword To A Gunfight": watch it now following this link.

Late 2011, Children Collide locked themselves away in Melbourne's Red Door Sounds with Woody Annison (Red Riders, Cabins, Young Revelry and who also co-produced their sophomore album) to record their third album "Monument", to be released next April through Universal Music Australia.

From the bio: "Concordia is an alternative rock band that hails from the rock n' roll capital of the world, Cleveland, Ohio. The band was founded by Eric Emery (lead vox, guitar) in late 2011. Concordia's debut album ("Clarity Of Perception") was produced, recorded and mixed by famed rock singer and producer Sahaj Ticotin of the band RA. It was recorded at Sahaj's studio in Tarzana, Ca and is set to be released early 2012. The session drumming for the album was done by Adrian Ost (Powerman 5000, Dope) and features songs co-written by Chris Taylor Brown (Trapt), and Dustin Bates (Downplay)".

Concordia have just posted the preview of all the tracks included in the upcoming album: check them out here now, 'cos they really sound good! Where there's Sahaj Ticotin there's quality...

Watch the new, wonderful, animated video for "Burn Away", a great track from The Hollow Glow, the brainchild of Ben Carroll, best known as a member of the Universal recording act Ra.

The animation of the video is superlative and comes courtesy of 2-D artist Anthony Francisco Sheppherd. For further info on Anthony and his art, take a look at his site: themanimator.com.