We're giving away a free pair of tickets to The Bamboozle Roadshow. Date: Sun, June 20th Venue: Festival Pier at Penn’s Landing Lineup: All Time Low, Boys Like Girls, LMFAO, Third Eye Blind, Forever The Sickest Kids, Good Charlotte, Simple Plan, Cady Groves, Drive A, Great Big Planes, Mercy Mercedes, Stereo Skyline, The Ready Set, Vita Chambers >> HOW TO WIN: Send us a photo of yourself (or someone you know) holding up a sign that says PHILLY ROCK BLOG. Simple. Make it sexy, funny, whatever. Feel free to wear costumes, bikinis, birthday suit. Hell, you can even paint the words on yourself. For the...
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Philly Rock Blog is giving away free passes to a screening of The Runaways. Every pass admits 2 people. If you'd like to attend, just post a comment about your favorite girl rocker of all time. We'll pick a few winners to send to the screening. Be sure to use your real email address, so we can contact you. Date: Thursday, March 18 Time: 7:30 PM Place: RITZ FIVE (214 Walnut St. Philadelphia) Kristen Stewart and Dakota Fanning star in this music-fueled story of the ground-breaking, all girl, teenage rock band of the 1970s. "The Runaways" follows two friends, Joan Jett (Kristen Stewart) and...
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The Rowdies are like a teddy bear. A teddy bear wrapped in barbed wire. Hailing from the small suburb of Hatboro, Horsham, this little band is bursting onto the scene with a huge sound. In an era of ever changing technologies and trends, The Rowdies are taking the time to throw it back to the good old days when punk rock was an ethic, not a commodity sold at Pac Sun. The root of The Rowdies sound is punk rock. Blending styles of decades past, this band can be described as the greatest mix-tape of every punk band...
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I look all around the country and I see Musical Artists/Bands looking for places to play for as large an audience as possible, wanting to be heard, wanting to gain new fans, wanting to earn a living doing what they like to do – which is: Creating and Playing their Music. Naturally, they are going to go where they can be hired, which most of the time consists of different Bars, Clubs and other drinking establishments... Well, in theory, this should work pretty well; you have places to gather and nurture fans, and you’re doing what you love to do - play...
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For the rabid "fans" with short attention spans, here is the short version: I LIKE THE ALBUM, AND PURCHASED A COPY. Have a nice day. After dealing with all the comments from the other day, I did all I could to get this album as fast as possible. I also reached out to the band and its label for interviews. The band declined, but Deathwish co-founder Jacob Bannon agreed. I never bothered to ask for a copy of the album, because I figured it would be declined. But I knew I could trust the loyal fans of the band to post the...
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Kickass Philly Hardcore heroes Blacklisted have joined the ranks of bands to make bad decisions that unintentionally hurt their fans. And they've done it all for the sake of what could be a trendy marketing ploy. "No One Deserves To Be Here More Than Me" is their new album, which was released yesterday with virtually no prior notice or details. But unlike the fan-friendly way that Nine Inch Nails does it, this album is only available for sale as a 12" phonograph record. That's right kids, you need to go buy yourself a fucking record player if your Grandma doesn't still...
Read MoreThe moment you see an album cover or a photo of Dawn of Correction, you know exactly what their music sounds like. On one hand that might sound like successful marketing to a very specific demographic, but on the other, more realistic hand, it seems lazy. It's symptomatic of a trend that dominates the genre of Heavy Metal, just like it does with most Hip Hop. It's almost as though any sense of originality is frowned upon. I'm a huge fan of heavy music when it's done well, but it saddens me to see it become so generic and predictable. Why...
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As the holiday season quickly draws near, most of us are busy with preparations of some sort. Whether it’s arranging the office dinner party, writing letters to Santa Clause or selecting our Pollyanna partners, this is generally a hectic time of year. However, these are also the months when we show gratitude for what we have in our lives that is worth celebrating. In this time of thanksgiving, it is also important to assist those less fortunate. Local metal band World Lost is doing just that with their upcoming 3rd annual Toys for Tots fund-raising concert. The event will take...
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