A BlankTV Premiere Presentation:
The City Calls - "Meet In The Middle"
How Will You Answer When The City Calls?
The City Calls are an exciting, fresh and energetic pop punk band from the UK's South Coast, armed with a host of impressive and catchy songs.
The band self-released their debut single "Take Me Home (Kiss and Tell)" in the summer of 2009 and followed this with their first UK tour which sparked an interest within the music industry and gained them a vast following of loyal fans. The City Calls have been extensively gigging and touring since that release, supporting the likes of Futures, Twenty Twenty and The Mission District (Canada).
The band have headlined sold-out shows in their hometown of Southampton, played at the 40th anniversary of Glastonbury Festival, the massive student festival 'Beach Break Live' and were one of the top-billed bands on the Butserquest Stage at 2010's 'Butserfest' along with Deaf Havana.
I Am Mighty Records released the band's mini-album 'A Spark to Ignite' in August 2011, which gathered positive reviews from magazines such as Rock Sound and Big Cheese, as well as countless websites. The first single from the release was played on both Scuzz & Lava TV and recieved thousands of views on YouTube in an extremely short amount of time. The mini-album release show was a sold-out event, and before the year is out the band will be playing more shows of a similar nature.
January 2012 sees the band release a new single & video which will be played on KrankTV, Kerrang!, Scuzz TV and many other media outlets. The single will also be part of a radio campaign and will be found on numerous staions' playlists.
The band work relentlessly to increase their online presence and increase their fan base; this combined with their passion for talking to fans at live shows has expanded their already large and passionate fanbase.
Their sound has been described as "a raw version of You Me At Six, Paramore and New Found Glory", whilst also demonstrating "energy, catchy hooks and an exciting live show, leaving the audience wanting more".
>> Grab The City Calls merch and a copy of "A Spark To Ignite" now! <<
A BlankTV Feature Presentation:
Take One Car - "Dear Ronnie"
Take One Car Leaves Scene Bands in the Rearview!
Hot on the heels of their huge new single, "Dear Ronnie", Take One Car's sophomore album 'It's Going to Be a Nice Day' is scheduled to be released February 21st. With supporting tour dates across the country also being put in place and an album launch party at The Loft in Poughkeepsie on February 24th, 2012 is set to be a breakout year for Take One Car.
Upstate New York rockers Take One Car, have been making a name for themselves ever since their 2009 release, 'When the Ceiling Meets the Floor'.
Their debut album preceded years of relentless touring across the country for Tyler, Pete, Branden, and Ryan, earning Take One Car not only a strong local following, but the building blocks towards nationwide recognition. Take One Car have established themselves as one of the Northeast's hardest working unsigned bands and their commitment and passion has not gone unrecognized, achieving accolades as one of Airwalk and Alternative Press' Top 10 Unsigned Bands.
"The intensity behind certain tracks is immense, as well crafted build ups sneak up on you, and are then released with real prowess." - Alter The Press
Take One Car have shared the bill with some of the leading bands in their genre and beyond. On top of supporting such acts as The Dear Hunter, Minus The Bear, Moving Mountains, Circa Survive, and Thrice, the band have also performed at The Bamboozle Festival two years in a row, and covered newly reformed At The Drive In's, 2001 album, 'Relationship of Command' in its entirety on a covers night at the Hoodwink Festival in 2010.
Upcoming Take One Car Tour Dates:
MARCH 02 - PAWLING, NY - THE PAWLING TAVERN - W/ Evolutionary War
MARCH 03 - PITTSBURGH, PA - THE ROUNDHOUSE - W/ The Wise
MARCH 04 - NORTH CANTON, OH - SADIE RENEE'S
MARCH 05 - KENT, OH - THE STONE TAVERN
MARCH 06 - INDIANAPOLIS, IN - TBA - W/ Tesla Armada
MARCH 07 - CHICAGO, IL OR NEARBY - TBA
MARCH 08 - BLOOMINGTON, IN - RACHAEL'S CAFE - W/ tba
MARCH 09 - CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO - PITTER'S LOUNGE - W/ tba
MARCH 10 - JOPLIN, MO - CESSPOOL CASTLE - W/ tba
MARCH 11 - TULSA, OK - THE HUNT CLUB - W/ Kick Tree
MARCH 12 - DENTON, TX - J&J'S - W/ tba
MARCH 14 - AUSTIN, TX - SXSW - W/Chasing Lions
MARCH 16 - MS, LA, AL - TBA
MARCH 17 - ATLANTA, GA - THE WONDERROOT - W/ Off The Vine, Astro Jones
MARCH 18 - HAMILTON, OH - GALAXY CD'S - W/ Roley Yuma, Army Coach
>> Pickup Take One Car merch and music Here! <<
A BlankTV Premiere Presentation:
Vinterblot - "Upon A Reign Of Ashes"
From a Throne of Bone a Dark Lord Reigns...
Vinterblot, a Mighty, Savage, Brutal, Pagan, Death Metal band from Southern Italy conjures up images of dark rulers and their dealings in "Upon A Reign Of Ashes", an extract from the upcoming Full Length Album "Nether Collapse"(Rising Records).
They say power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely. But what of power born corrupt? "Upon A Reign Of Ashes" explores this notion under the direction of Salvatore Perrone ( DevilDriver, A Day to Remember, Suicide Silence, Fleshgod Apocalypse, etc.), as megalomaniacs play chess with life itself.
>> Pickup Vinterblot merch and music Here! <<
A BlankTV Feature Presentation:
It's Casual - "The Redline"
It's Casual Redlines with Los Angeles Rage!
Like most Angelenos, Eddie Solis is pissed about the traffic on the 101. Unlike most Angelenos, Eddie Solis writes songs about being pissed about the traffic on the 101.
Solis' band, an impossibly loud punk/hardcore duo called It's Casual, addresses transit issues with an urgency hitherto unmatched in the realm of urban planning. Imagine Henry Rollins at a City Council Transportation Committee meeting, all neck veins and municipal outrage, and you get the picture.
Onstage, Solis' eyes bulge amid a shock of curly hair, his throat emitting the collective war cry of a million frustrated commuters: "Los Angeles! There's too many people! I want them to go away"!
His isn't the Los Angeles of Priuses, Pilates and brunch, but the L.A. of undocumented immigrants, hardcore music and bus-stop delays.
"We've been working at it and believing in this kind of music - which I call L.A. hardcore or L.A. skate rock - every day," says Solis. His gaze is unflinching, and his voice is smog-raspened. He calls It's Casual "L.A.'s only two-piece hardcore band" and is serious about his art. "I don't take it lightly. It all comes from deep within".
It's Casual formed in 2001, the name inspired by a line in Cameron Crowe's obscure follow-up to Fast Times at Ridgemont High, called The Wild Life. In it, a character played by the late Christopher Penn replies with "It's casual" every time he is asked a question.
The band's sonic boom is amazing, considering there are only two of them. The secret to their sound is a unique pedal and mic'ing system. Solis' guitar is actually wired to two amps for added punch. The results are so thunderous that fellow musicians have been known to come early to shows to watch him set up. ("There is a special formula with different pedals," he explains of his sound. He's trying to register it as intellectual property.)
Video directed by Rick Kosick (Jackass/Big Brother)
