Los Angeles based band Stars In Stereo are no strangers to the road. Having toured relentlessly this summer and fall with the likes of The Used and Blue October, the 5-piece act has picked up a few tips and tricks along the way for surviving tour life. Whether you’re in a band yourself, or simply interested in what it is like out on the road, you’ll want to check out Stars In Stereo’s advice!
Life After Liftoff are currently Ambassadors for the Defeat The Label, an anti-bullying organization. Traveling throughout the country, Life After Liftoff takes part in special performances and presentations for middle school and high school aged students on bullying. With October being Bullying Awareness Prevention Month, The Sound Alarm asked Life After Liftoff to share ways you…
With Halloween coming up quick the hunt for the perfect costume is on. Need ideas for your Halloween costume this year? Well Virginia’s own Holly Would… are putting the word out on The Sound Alarm as to what costumes they are considering. We hope their creative ideas spark some of your own. And their creativity isn’t just limited to Halloween costumes, they have just recently…
After a successful run on the 2012 Van’s Warped Tour and releasing their first EP, Hit The Lights, Hollywood’s own Le Paige are out to create new music again. After successfully using Kickstarter to fund their first EP, they are using Kickstarter again to hopefully achieve enough funding for their second EP, Goodnight To Midnight. Le Paige shares with The Sound Alarm the six things they hope to accomplish with….
The members of Los Angeles’ own Sink Swim all started off playing musical instruments early on in their teen years. Now late into their teen years, all of the members have stuck to the musical craft and created Sink Swim. With such passion and dedication towards making their music it’s clear the tunes they heard early on in their lives make an impact.The Sound Alarm asks Sink Swim in…
Boston’s own gypsy-punk duo The Wicked have just recently released their debut album Never Trust The Dead. Outside of music, the duo are fans of director and writer Tim Burton. They share with The Sound Alarm their six reasons why life should be like a Tim Burton movie. With answers ranging from bug friends to exploring new worlds and even meeting dead people, this…
As New Jersey’s own Socratic have just re-released their first full length album Lunch For The Sky on vinyl over the weekend. The album was released early on in the bands career in 2005. Now in 2012, much has changed for the band who also are re-releasing their self-produced 2012 album Socratic (The Album) on vinyl as well. While things have changed for the band, things have also changed in…
The ever changing music industry has allowed for artists to no longer need a major label to gain support. Artists can sign to indie labels, start up Kickstarter campaigns and in the case of Tyrannosaurs Grace start their own label, Fake Label Records. While a lot of hard work and dedication goes into starting up and keeping a label afloat, Tyrannosaurs Grace shares the six perks to owning your own label with…
As technology advances the way we share music keeps on changing. Now instead of heading out to CD stores on release day you can download music straight from home. With more and more artists competing for space on your iTunes it’s hard to choose which ones to buy. Which is why many artists, like The Ugly Club, have begun giving their music away in an effort to win fans over first then ask for…
Now that the warm weather is here and it stays lighter out later into the evening, it’s time to start crafting summer playlists. We asked California natives, PK, to share their selections for best songs of the summer. While no tracks for their newly released The Lost Boy Sessions EP graces the list, we hope at least one song will be on your playlist. Click here to check out PK’s picks.
Cartoons and movies show the mishaps that can happen when moving a piano and being a touring artist brings out its own set of issues that can be faced. So one would think piano rocks lifespan would be a short one. But Jacob Jeffries Band frontman and pianist, Jacob, shares his six reasons why piano rock isn’t dead. With answers ranging from Ben Folds to piano dancing, this Six Picks is not…
Coffee is an important part of so many peoples days, including the members of The Hollows’. They come from all over New York City to come practice at their Brooklyn rehearsal space a few times a week in the morning and need their coffee fix. The Hollows share their picks for the best places to grab a morning coffee.
My name is Jamie Lono and I am a singer/songwriter who appeared on Season Two of NBC’s The Voice. I am originally from the Chicago area, but will soon be moving out to Los Angeles. I learned a lot from being on The Voice and now I’m off to start my career in music. These are my “Six Lessons I Learned From Being On The Voice.” Click here to view Jamie’s Six Picks!
