Multi-platinum artist and Queen front man Adam Lambert has been announced as a judge on The X Factor Australia. Adam said “I am very excited to join X Factor in Australia as a Judge and am looking forward to helping people shine their brightest,’ says Lambert. He added, “Australia has always been one of my favourite places to tour. The Aussies I've met are so kind, and good humoured - so the thought of getting to LIVE in Sydney is very exciting.” Adam will join previously announced judges Iggy Azalea and Guy Sebastian to help discover Australia’s next singing sensation. Channel Seven’s Director of Production, Brad Lyons says: “Adam is truly a world class artist, performing on some of the biggest stages in the world. He knows first-hand how hard that first break can be. His experience and passion will be invaluable for our contestants.” Adam has had a busy few years, his latest album ’The Original High’ was a top 3 worldwide album which took his career sales to over 3 million and was supported by a worldwide tour. His side by side career as Queen’s lead singer has seen him tour the world with the legendary British band garnering rave reviews wherever they go from Australia to the US to the UK, and most recently headlining the Isle of Wight Festival and other music festivals across Europe. Later this year, as well as his judging role on The X Factor Australia, Adam will be starring as Eddie in Fox’s Rocky Horror Picture Show remake, will tour Asia with Queen, and will be recording the follow up to ’The Original High' with executive producers Max Martin and Shellback.
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Doused in the (street) waters of Los Angeles, California, gritty hard rockers Budderside are fronted by Patrick Stone, who was with the likes of Quiet Riot, Velvet Revolver and Adler's Appetite before realizing the ultimate dream of his own band and singing his own songs to the world. Enter Michael "The Stoneman" Stone on bass, Rich Sacco on drums and Johnny Santoro, (Still Standing, Rock Sugar) on guitar to form a rock-solid band of brothers with instantly unbreakable bonds. Budderside manager Todd Singerman of Singerman Entertainment (Motörhead) ensured the band went into Rosewood Strat Studio with producer Paul Inder Kilmister (son of Lemmy Kilmister). And the result is a searing-hot, self-titled debut album Budderside,which is due for release on July 29, 2016 via Motörhead Music / UDR. Pre-orders will be available soon, which will come in digipak, digital download and streaming formats. Take a look at the video for Budderside's first single "Pain" now via YouTube: https://youtu.be/V48Li8Rqi9A In the video, we see a gym janitor making eyes at a female boxer, who of course knocks him out. A daydream of unlikely grandeur ensues - chock full of scantily-clad vixens boxing one another and a full on Budderside concert in the ring! But is this really a daydream? Watch the video to find out! Budderside vocalist Patrick Stone's drive and verve come from a need to make sense of all life's challenges - politics, sex, philosophy, rage, love, light, sound, senses - and express them all with one unifying current racing through it all - electricity, and Stone is far from encumbered by any perceived 'limitations' of a rock band more than he is empowered by the freedom to explore. That seeker-spirit sees Budderside go from the thick, thumping, leather-clad rock riffery of "The Envelope" to the ska-tinted mobility of "Ska-Bra" which also features Motörhead's Phil Campbell on guitar. There's the bendy, grungy intoxication of "X-Girlfriend", the big-stage orchestral grandiosity of "Can't Wrap My Head Around You" and the thicker, space-fuzzy buzz-riff of "Open Relationship"... which all serve to say that whatever sonic broadsword Budderside want to swing, they swing with freedom and verve. www.budderside.com www.motorheadmusicofficial.com September Mourning will release their Sumerian Records debut "Volume II", on July 29th. Physical pre-orders are now available at www.sumerianmerch.com along with digital pre-orders on iTunes, Amazon and Google Play. Check out the video for "Eye Of The Storm" here. The brainchild of Emily Lazar (aka "September Mourning") and acclaimed American comic book artist and publisher Marc Silvestri (X-Men, Witchblade, The Darkness), September Mourning's "Volume II" picks up where 2015's self-released EP "Volume I" left off. Like it's predecessor, "Volume II" will be accompanied by the second issue of September Mourning's comic book series on Top Cow Productions. “For me, the project is a story, a theatrical art piece. Music is the backbone, but for this to work, it has to include the imagery and the narrative all symbiotically linked into the whole," explains Lazar. "Volume II is a continuation of the first step in our journey which began with our self released EP, Volume I and A Murder of Reapers, the first issue of our comic book. Volume II follows our hero, September Mourning's tale throughout the second issue of the comic book entitled, The Hand of Fate. Both forms of media intertwine to create a musical and visual story mosaic for your eyes and ears. Although September's character is fictional, both the emotional landscape of the music and the message behind her lyric come from a very vulnerable place inside of me. In this album, I intertwined these supernatural characters with my own very real, relatable thoughts and feelings. There are pieces of myself magnified in every dynamic shift and bombastic hook in this album and you feel that when you listen. The world that's created promises you an epic ride." September Mourning will tour consistently worldwide throughout 2016 and into 2017 in support of the new album. Sumerian Records Tampa, FL hard rock outfit Mr. Bella - fronted by "aggro-diva" Erinmarie Christian - have spent the last few years making a name for themselves as one of Florida's most buzzworthy new acts. Drawing influence from every corner of the melodic modern rock landscape, Mr. Bella creates an engaging, powerful, hook-driven sound that will appeal to the masses and is easily capable of sonically surpassing current radio favourites. Additionally, their performances with rock radio royalty artists such as Sevendust, Sick Puppies, Bush, Buckcherry, Hinder, Hoobastank and more have proven their live potency. After seeing success with the release of their last full length album Cross My Heart, which was produced and engineered by Brett Hestla of Dark New Day and Creed (producer for Tantric and Framing Hanley), the band quickly began working on their next release. Today, Mr. Bella is thrilled to unleash their brand new single and music video from that upcoming, currently untitled release, entitled "Don't Tell Me No". The track is again produced by Brett Hestla and is about not having to follow the same path as everyone else, even if someone tells you it's not "normal". Appropriately, the videos concept depicts struggles with cult mentality. You can watch the video here via PunkNews.org: https://www.punknews.org/article/61080/mr-bella-dont-tell-me-no-punknews-exclusive The "Don't Tell Me No" video was directed and edited by Mr. Bella guitarist Scott Vallina and Corey Gresham of Two by Seven Productions, based in St. Petersburg, FL. "As a band, we discussed not trying to come across as for or against religion, but more about living free of the 'cult mentality'. We relayed that to Scott and Corey, and they achieved that in a video that tells a cool story in a dark and creepy way, but isn't about taking sides. It's about being free to live your life the way you want to," states Amir DaBiri, bassist of Mr. Bella. Mr. Bella guitarist and video director Scott Vallina adds, "Much of the imagery stems from the idea of signing your life away to a cult of any kind, whether it be a satanic cult, as it was believed witches in Salem had literally signed a book, or the people of Jonestown who signed their lives away and joined a cult resulting in their suicides." www.facebook.com/mrbella www.mrbella.com/ www.reverbnation.com/mrbella Red Hot Chili Peppers frontman Anthony Kiedis: Flea’s accident was a “blessing in disguise”18/6/2016 In an exclusive interview with Virgin Radio yesterday morning, Red Hot Chili Peppers frontman Anthony Kiedis revealed that Flea’s snowboarding accident was a blessing in disguise, as the album would not have been as good if it hadn’t happened. Kiedis told Edith Bowman on Virgin Radio’s Breakfast Show: “It derailed the party train. We were absolutely beside ourselves. We were kind of in mourning, looking down at the ground going ‘What?!’ We were ready to go, and Danger Mouse had made time in his busy schedule, which is crazy, and then it all fell apart. We really had to go rushing for that acceptance. “And it turned out to be a blessing in disguise for sure because the next nine months we really got our heads together. We rewrote songs, we wrote new songs, and had that not happened I don’t think our record would be as good. I think we ended up with a really good record that wouldn’t have happened if flea hadn’t gone haywire on the final slope of the day.” He also spoke about how he tests out his new music on people at bus stops, adding: “I listen to 90% of my music in the car. I have a sound system on my motorcycle so I can listen to loud music on my motorbike. “If people are walking by or sitting in bus stops, they’re listening to what I’m listening to, which is also a good gauge when you’re writing. I’ll pull up to a bus stop full of people with new music and gauge the reaction. Any kind of a head nod will do. That’s a sure sign that something’s got a groove. If they sway back and forth, you’re like ‘OK, this is good.’” Edith Bowman is the Breakfast Presenter on Virgin Radio. Listen on digital radio, online or via the Virgin Radio app www.virginradio.co.uk |
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