Celebrating stylistic diversity and their unique process of creating a brilliant full length, indie recording, multi-instrumentalist Eliot Houser and lead vocalist Kris McCarthy came up with a clever moniker that captures their blissful lack of “pre-planning” and preference to “fly by the nape of their knickers” rather than blueprinting: The Loose Hinges. The Nashville based duo’s self-titled 11 track debut, which Houser likes to categorize as “mostly dream pop,” draws on an incredible array of musical styles, including chill/techno (the infectious opening track “Out of the Sun”), Cuban music (“Just Say It”), rock-n-roll (“What You Waitin’ For”), country and folk.

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Tags: country rock, Eliot Houser, indie pop, Indie Rock, Kris McCarthy, Melodic Rock, prog rock, The Loose Hinges
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The folks at the 2011 Download Festival felt it.  Fans who saw them opening for Black Stone Cherry felt it.  The lucky masses who’ll be at Hammerfest 2012 are about to feel it.  Soon everyone will know the band that Def Leppard’s Joe Elliot has called “absolutely awesome stuff!”

Ripple Music, the home of authentic, retro rock and metal, is proud to announce the signing of Northern Ireland’s most explosive rock n’ roll import, Trucker Diablo!   After blowing away the crowds from the stages of 2011’s Download Festival, this Irish four-piece grabbed the attention of the U.S. rock label Ripple Music and immediately began working on plans to get the music heard around the world. The Devil Rhythm is a 40-plus minute thrill ride of rock n’ roll album that will have every head banging to the heavy groove and rocking to its muscular riffs and adrenaline.

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Tags: classic rock, Hard Rock, heavy rock, Ireland, Music News, new album, Ripple Music, stoner rock, The Devil Rhythm, Trucker Diablo
Posted in Classic Rock, Hard Rock, Modern Hard Rock, Music News  

12/7/2011 – Los Angeles, CA – CIRCA: featuring former YES members Billy Sherwood & Tony Kaye with Johnny Bruhns & Scott Connor will be in concert, live, interactive, in real time and brought directly to your home via their new UStream channel “CIRCA: HQ” on December 31, 2011 (6:00 PM PST / 9:00 PM EST).

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Tags: 2011, Belly Sherwood, Circa, classic rock, concert, Internet concert, Internet show, Melodic Rock, New Year's Eve, Progressive Rock, Tony Kaye
Posted in Classic Rock, Melodic Rock, Music News, Progressive Rock