In the middle of the summer, Forever Still, a Copenhagen based, female fronted rock band is coming down from the cold of Norway to cool our days with their exceptional sound, and is “ready to conquer the hearts of those craving original rock with a twist”. The extremely talented Maja Schønning, the lead vocalist of the band, along with musicians Mikkel Haastrup, Chad T. Charlton and Carsten Christensen are not just rock enthusiasts. They are professionals with a passion in rock music and are willing to work hard to achieve the best! Continue reading ›
Summoned Tide is a metal band from northern Sweden, with a clear vision of what they want… TO CONQUER THE WORLD. No, they are not humble, they don’t have to be. Their passion for music and obvious talent is all they need to achieve their goal. Formed back in 2004, they are today one of the most promising newcomers on the international metal scene. Rickard, Jennifer, Mikael, Jimi and their recently added new member, Ryan, are here and ready to spread their music over the entire world and who knows… one day maybe the entire universe will bow in front of them! Until then – all hail SUMMONED TIED as RockRevolt™Magazine’s coveted Indie Band Of The Week! Continue reading ›
We first found out about Tommy Miller when we accidentally came across one of his videos on YouTube. It was the cover of Bon Iver’s “Skinny Love”. Although we knew the song before from both Bon Iver and the sensational Birdy, it was Tommy Miller who made us love it. His acoustic approach, with just a guitar and his truly amazing voice was all this masterpiece of country music needed to be complete. Continue reading ›
To make it in the music industry is definitely not the easiest thing in the world. But these guys, seem to have what it takes to win the race in the long run. They have a unique sound, beautiful vocals, but most of all, a huge appetite to succeed. Continue reading ›
It was July 22nd, 2011, a warm summer Friday in peaceful and quiet Norway, when a single man onset one of the worst tragedies Scandinavia has ever faced. At 15:25, a car bomb went off within Oslo’s Regjeringskvartalet (the Government quarter), leaving eight people dead and 209 severely injured. A few hours later, 34-year-old Anders Behring Breivik went to the nearby island of Utøya, where the youth division of the ruling Norwegian Labour Party was holding its annual summer camp. Opening fire on the hundreds of innocent young faces, the massacre was one that had never been seen before; 69 dead, hundreds rushed to hospitals, at least half of the survivors seriously injured and almost everyone below the age of 18. Today, two years and a month have passed since that dark Friday, but its wounds have yet to heal. Continue reading ›
A few days before the 85th Oscar ceremony earlier this year, the Academy posted a quirky illustrated version of The Big Lebowski movie poster on their Facebook page. Shared with its 684k followers, they cited artist Ale Giorgini as the man behind the minimalistic creation. One status update, and the world was introduced to the talented Italian cartoonist/illustrator. Continue reading ›
