Photos: WALK THE MOON at THE BIG TICKET 2015
Photos of WALK THE MOON at The Big Ticket. All photos were taken by Luke Spencer in Jacksonville, FL on 12-6-2015.
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Photos of WALK THE MOON at The Big Ticket. All photos were taken by Luke Spencer in Jacksonville, FL on 12-6-2015.
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Photos of Of Monsters And Men at The Big Ticket. All photos were taken by Luke Spencer in Jacksonville, FL on 12-6-2015.
Photos of Twenty One Pilots at The Big Ticket 2015. All photos were taken by Luke Spencer on 12-6-2015 in Jacksonville, FL.
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Monster Energy Welcome To Rockville returns to Jacksonville, FL on April 30 & May 1 with over 45 announced bands including Rob Zombie, Disturbed, Shinedown, ZZ Top, A Day To Remember, Megadeth, Bring Me The Horizon and more.
For years Florida’s largest rock festival kicks off the World’s Loudest Month and this year plans on being no different with an anticipated repeated sellout crowd upwards of 50,000. Discounted Early Bird tickets for Monster Energy Welcome To Rockville are available now through Thursday, December 17. A limited number of Weekend Zippo VIP Ticket 2-Packs will also be available for $539.99. Hotel packages are available for purchase as well.
Regularly priced tickets go on sale Friday, December 18 for the following prices (plus fees):
Weekend General Admission: $99.50
Weekend GA Ticket 4-Pack: $400.00
Weekend VIP: $274.50
Single Day General Admission: $69.50
Single Day VIP: $129.50
VIP tickets include: a VIP entrance to venue; access to VIP lounge area featuring dedicated bar, beverage and food service; viewing of main stages (seated and standing areas); seated area with shade for dining; private restroom facilities; and a VIP guest laminate.
Here is the full lineup as of now:
Saturday, April 30: Disturbed, Shinedown, 3 Doors Down, Bring Me The Horizon, Sixx:A.M., Collective Soul, Pennywise, Pop Evil, Bullet For My Valentine, Hellyeah, Asking Alexandria, Candlebox, Filter, Escape The Fate, Parkway Drive, Enter Shikari, Miss May I, Wilson, Red Sun Rising, Lacey Sturm, Monster Truck, Cane Hill
Sunday, May 1: Rob Zombie, ZZ Top, Five Finger Death Punch, A Day To Remember, Megadeth, Lamb Of God, Cypress Hill, Sevendust, Ghost, Anthrax, Clutch, Yelawolf, P.O.D., We Came As Romans, Memphis May Fire, Issues, Crown The Empire, Sick Puppies, Beartooth, Texas Hippie Coalition, Avatar, From Ashes To New, The Glorious Sons, Wild Throne
I have been to the last three Welcome To Rockville experiences and this year should be no less as extravagant and enormous as the past. Buy your tickets early and plan the weekend out to see MANY bands and be a part of an ever growing festival circuit from Monster now taking the US by storm.
For more information on Monster Energy Welcome To Rockville, visit:
Website: www.WelcomeToRockvilleFestival.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/welcometorockville
Twitter: @RockvilleFest
Instagram: @welcometorockville
Coldplay’s seventh (and possibly final?) full album brings a positive and uplifting vibe while inviting a who’s who of special guests.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUqlEdLzOfI
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Only a year and a half after the release of Ghost Stories, arguably the most down tempo and somber in a two decade discography, Coldplay return with an early Christmas present with A Head Full of Dreams. And without any surprise the music world spanning many genres has once again shifted attention to one of the most famous bands in the world.
While rumors are flying about the band not being sure if this is their final album or not, Coldplay are going on a full tour in support of A Head Full of Dreams, an album that consists of a wildly diverse cast of support, including Beyonce, Gweneth Paltrow, Noel Gallagher and a recorded clip of President Obama.
The speculation on what style A Head Full of Dreams will be has been the big question for many fans, where Ghost Stories resembled the slower brooding style and the previous release Mylo Xyloto had more of an upbeat feeling. Coldplay albums can usually be categorized and compared to each other in style, but rarely to other bands.
According to Chris Martin though, being compared to other bands and fitting in doesn’t have to be the issue anymore. In an interview done on USA today, Martin said: “Sometimes we weren’t sure where we fit in (musically). But with this album, we’re embracing the fact that we don’t have to fit in anywhere.”
Fitting in musically isn’t really an issue though as Coldplay have lived in their own individual music world for years now. And the release of the song Adventure Of A Lifetime is where we were first introduced to the overall style of their seventh full album.
This song is the upbeat and uplifting style that many Coldplay fans have not heard in a while. The chanting and high chord guitars matched with the rhythm that hooks you in make Adventure Of A Lifetime an instant earworm. It’s a song that is difficult to sing along to but easy to move with. Hearing “You make me feel like I’m alive again” matched with the background vocal and the guitars MAKE this song destined to be a commercial and movie trailer background.
In many ways Adventure Of A Lifetime perfectly embodies and represents the overall upbeat and positive effect that caries A Head Full Of Dreams. It’s a stark contrast to Ghost Stories and the broken heart themes. Even in the slower more reflective songs like Up&UP and Hymn For The Weekend you can still feel the positive tone.
A Head Full Of Dreams truly feels like the positive counterpart to 2014’s Ghost Stories. Even if this album cements the fact that Coldplay have gone from alternative to full pop-rock, it still doesn’t discredit the band in any way of their ability and passion to create something memorable.
Along with Beyonce’s help (even if her role is pretty minimal in the track), Hymn For The Weekend is another example of a future backing song to Apple commercials as is Adventure Of A Lifetime. Lyrically it isn’t quite as strong as other tracks while including the repeated phrase of “I’m feeling drunk and high”, but the song still feels enjoyable to listen to.
It is difficult to gauge where the long time Coldplay fans will place their value on A Head Full Of Dreams as compared to their past discography. While there are a few songs that fall by the wayside at not really catching your attention, there are other songs on here that define Coldplay as what they have evolved to over the past 15+ years.
Coldplay has one of the widest variety of fanbases that most bands can’t even dream of, from the casual to the long time listeners from the year 2000. While A Headful Of Dreams may not strike most fans or even casual alternative listeners as Coldplay’s greatest album, it will still be recognized as belonging with the rest of their discography.
Overall, A Head Full Of Dreams brings Coldplay back to the lighter and brighter style they have been known to pepper throughout their previous albums. While it may not have most people throwing money at iTunes for the instant download, it will still satisfy many fans who know who to turn to when they want to be lost in their own world of music.
The tenth anniversary of Rock On The Range, the largest rock festival in the US, showcases an enormous lineup across three days including over 50 bands. The lineup announcement can be found on Facebook here = 2016 Rock On The Range Announcement
This year’s festival will be headlined by Red Hot Chili Peppers, Disturbed and Rob Zombie. Many artists have already made statements looking forward to the event in Columbus, Ohio.
“Rock On The Range is easily one of the best festivals I’ve ever played. Looking forward to doing it again,” says Rob Zombie.
“We’ve waited long enough, and so have you. Get ready, ‘cause Disturbed is back and we can’t wait to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of Rock On The Range.“ says Disturbed.
Vinnie Paul of Hellyeah says, “12 years after my last performance in Columbus, Ohio I have decided it’s time to bring the music of Hellyeah to the great rock & roll fans that attend Rock On The Range!! We are looking forward to kickin’ your ass at this great event!!”
The current lineup (with more coming in future weeks) includes: Red Hot Chili Peppers, Disturbed, Rob Zombie, Shinedown, Five Finger Death Punch, Bring Me The Horizon, A Day To Remember, Megadeth, At The Drive-In, Lamb Of God, Sixx:A.M., Hellyeah, Pennywise, Bullet For My Valentine, Steel Panther, Ghost, Wolfmother, Death From Above 1979, Machine Gun Kelly, Clutch, The Struts, Sevendust, Pop Evil, Asking Alexandria, Parkway Drive, Trivium, Between The Buried & Me, P.O.D., Saint Asonia, Issues, Highly Suspect, The Sword, Tiger Army, Sick Puppies, New Years Day, Aranda, Wilson, Enter Shikari, Butcher Babies, Texas Hippie Coalition, Red Sun Rising, Memphis May Fire, Lacey Sturm, Turbowolf, We Came As Romans, Miss May I, Crown The Empire, Jelly Roll, Avatar, Code Orange, Tyler Bryant & The Shakedown, Monster Truck, Glorious Sons, Wild Throne, Cane Hill, and Citizen Zero.
Rock On The Range specially priced weekend presale tickets are available now. Visit the ROTR Facebook and Twitter pages for a password to purchase these tickets (Weekend Field GA: $199.50 + fees, Weekend Stadium GA: $99.50 + fees). Layaway Packages, VIP tickets, Camping, Hotel Packages, and Weekend Stadium GA Ticket 4-Packs ($349 + fees) are also available for purchase at www.RockOnTheRange.com.
Regularly priced General Admission tickets for America’s premier hard rock festival go on sale Friday, December 4 at 10:00 AM ET at the MAPFRE Stadium Box Office, Ticketmaster outlets, and www.RockOnTheRange.com. Tickets will be priced as follows:
Weekend Field General Admission: $219.50 + fees
Weekend Stadium General Admission: $139.50 + fees
I have seen four Monster Energy festivals and each one has been presented in great fashion and has made incredible memories for any rock and metal fan. Nothing else needs to be said but to make plans now, book a hotel, and get your tickets. This is something you want to plan ahead and invest in to make this a weekend to remember.
Website: www.RockOnTheRange.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/rockontherange
Twitter: www.twitter.com/rockontherange
Announce Video: http://bit.ly/ROTR16sm
No Pads, No Helmets…just regret.
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Mutemath take a departure from their past with their new album Vitals.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hCTR16JJAw
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Hearing the electronic infused side of upbeat alternative bands is pretty common in 2015. Bands like Chvrches, Walk The Moon, and Saint Motel are becoming mainstay acts and gaining fans in hordes for their unique style. Finding that unique sound and not being compared to or being labeled as a copycat of another band in the new alternative scene can be a big challenge.
Fortunately for New Orleans natives MUTEMATH, their sound is already unique to a wide audience AND their own fan base. After a Grammy nomination and three previous studio albums, MUTEMATH are well in the groove of their music careers. The impressive feat about this is that they don’t want to stay settled in that groove. In other words, they are still trying to branch out in their creativity.
In an interview with Fuse about their new album VITALS, Paul Meany said: “I would certainly say it’s a departure a bit. We changed up the formula and palette of sound. The way we looked song ideas and how we dressed them; we tried to get away with as little as we would do to a song. That was process of growth for us, because we had never put those kind of parameters on ourselves.”
So with the upcoming album Vitals we are being told about a deviation from their past records and what earned them their growing audience since their days at playing Lollapalooza five years ago. Sometimes when you hear that a band you like is trying to shake things up, it can end up as a disaster – but there have been other times where it turns out great.
When the first single Monuments was released on Sirius XM it demonstrated hints of evolution and change, but in all honesty it still wholly felt like the same style from the same band. And that is meant as a compliment.
It may be November right now but Monument feels like an early summer song at the beach. The synthesized beat is subtle and adds the right texture behind Meany’s voice. The chorus elevates just enough to make this song pick up and make your head nod without giving too much energy and rush. Lyrically the song is very simple and limited but that also adds to the songs strength as being upbeat and catchy.
The added technical effects are present and add to the stated “departure” for the new album, but Monument still feels very much like a MUTEMATH song. The biggest deviation looking back at previous works like Chaos in 2007 is that they’ve calmed down their energy a bit. The band has found a way to get the rhythm across without the raised guitar levels and energy.
And I think that is the main takeaway that long time fans will receive when listening to MUTEMATH – they have mellowed over the past decade. Even with added levels of electronic effects and reverb you can still tell that the pace has been steadied for the band. Songs like Used To prove that.
Lyrically Used To sounds much stronger than the album’s first single Monument. The vocals are serene and the chorus feels moving, but the ever present reverb DOMINTATES the track when being played – as if every other instrument is in another room while the distortion button is being hammered on. The song is not bad, but the overdone effects and abrupt conclusion do take you out of the moment.
The direction and deviation that MUTEMATH have taken undeniably feels in a step towards the current trends. That’s not to say they are cashing in though, because Vitals sounds unique and still defining of the band. Even if the intensity isn’t as strong from five years ago, the new style still has plenty to move to.
MUTEMATH are a consistently strong band in what they produce. Regardless of the direction they take they are still capable of pulling off music that makes you want to come back for more. That’s a talent many bands in the alternative scene dont have – let alone keeping that trait for over ten years.
Overall, Vitals may not hit as hard as past albums, but the mood and rhythm will keep you more than satisfied. If you enjoy hypnotic trance of distorted beats dabbed on your feel good music than MUTEMATH have exactly what you need with this album.