Author: Brandon J.

I am 44 years old living in Orange County, CA. with my wife and 2 children (+1 adult son). I enjoy living a life for God, Family, passionate music, the ocean, the mountains, gardening, and working in the Machining industry. Kauai is my special place. I founded this site in July of 2000 and love the community we have here.

March 20, 2022

Watashi Wa Are Back in 2022 and With a New Album

It’s quite Clear that 10 Years and Separating States are not enough of a Fleeting moment to Look at Watashi Wa, a band who has very much been missed. They may have lost a few battles but they’re certainly gonna win that war. Don’t count a good band out and they aren’t the wrong kind even in the slightest. It’ll take all of me but I’ll be cheering loudly for this band’s return to form. Look for a new album very soon (in 2022). It’ll be fun and exciting, kinda like the air I breathe.… Continued →

Maylene & The Sons of Disaster to Play at Furnace Fest This Year

In what many would consider an absolute miracle, Dallas Taylor and the boys in Maylene & The Sons of Disaster, are coming out of what some had called – “a permanent retirement” to play one of the biggest underground festivals of the year. Don’t ever count a good band out and certainly don’t discount God’s mighty hands on someone’s life. Witness this mighty rebirth at Furnace Fest this year and get ready to rock out with one of the best bands around. A miracle indeed.… Continued →

Light The Way - Goofball (Official Lyric Video & Life Lesson)

Learn about life, growing up, and grasping at fading youth while still embracing that punk rock spirit through the California pop-punk four-piece outfit, Light The Way. If you haven’t given their newest song “Goofball” a listen yet, well then I wish you the best and enjoy your cold corner of the room while the rest of us embrace the next big thing. Seriously, this is a great song not just in the pop-punk realm of things but as an extremely relevant and current piece of music that’ll get you singing along and nodding your head in agreement.… Continued →

March 15, 2022

Nate Parrish Operates on the Soul

Nate Parrish will be conducting one enormous punk rock surgical procedure on the soul and it takes place April 8th 2022 in front of a LIVE studio audience! Ok, that last part was made up but Nate is dropping his 2nd full length record called “Soul Surgery” on April 8th. It will be jam packed with musically addictive, spiritually challenging, and emotionally convicting music that will win fans over across the world if they’ll just wade into the Nate Parrish punk rock pond! That kinda sounded weird didn’t it?… Continued →

GFM (Gold, Frankincense, & Myrrh) Sign With Rockfest Records

Gold, Frankincense, & Myrrh which is affectionately known as “GFM“, has signed with up and coming label – Rockfest Records, which is owned and run by Joseph Rojas of the band Seventh Day Slumber. The band now joins the ranks of such bands on the label as Relent, Fireflight, The Protest, The Letter Black, Amongst The Giants, and more. The band will release a new EP soon which will have some well known names behind it in the production and mastering department. How many of you are GFM fans and who is looking forward to new music from this trio of hard rock sisters?… Continued →

Saint Didacus says This Was All

Saint Didacus which features Josh Kemble and Danny Montoya of Dogwood, along with Joe Nixon of Slick Shoes on Drums, and Mike Wright on Guitars, just released a brand new song for 2022 titled “This Was All.”. You can take a listen to the track over on their bandcamp page here. Every purchase of this song via bandcamp will go toward a couple local charities of their choosing to help those locally in their communities. More music on the way soon.… Continued →

Light The Way Are Goofballs

Sacramento, California melodic punk superstars (well I consider them that) – LIGHT THE WAY, are dropping the 2nd song, “Goofball”, from their upcoming album titled “Long Story Short”. You can listen to the new song via YouTube this Friday! The band are readying their brand new full length which will be the first NEW music since 2019. The new album titled “Long Story Short” will drop April 1st through Small Step Records.… Continued →

March 14, 2022

Names Without Numbers - You Do The Talking (Lyric Video)

Names Without Numbers return with their first NEW song of 2022. The song is titled “You Do The Talking” and it deals with issues of self doubt, social anxiety, and maintaining confidence while attempting to stay strong and dealing through the emotions. It’s a powerful track not just for subject matter but also because the music is some of the best out there. This is without a doubt one of the band’s strongest songs on record and one of my personal favorites. Check out “You Do The Talking” below.… Continued →

The Blamed Re-Record "Separation" for 2022 and It is HUGE!

The Blamed just re-recorded their 1994 classic song – “Separation” off the album “21” and have posted it on soundcloud for your listening pleasure. Personally, I think this song blows away past material. It’s so well done yet classic at the same time. If 1994 was 2022, this is what “Separation” would most definitely sound like. Kudos to Bryan, Jim, and the rest of the gang for paying tribute to your roots while at the same time embracing the future. I can’t wait to hear what comes next!… Continued →

Jesse Sprinkle "Universes" New Album

Jesse Sprinkle who has been a member of more bands that can possibly be mentioned in just one write up, has dropped his brand new album titled “Universes” which you can stream/download over on Bandcamp here. Jesse as you may recall, was a drummer for legendary indie band – Poor Old Lu, and also an active member of Demon Hunter, Dead Poetic, not to mention his many solo contributions and a recent project with his brother, Aaron Sprinkle. Make sure to check out “Universes”, below.… Continued →

Wolves At The Gate Drop New Album "Eulogies"

I am playing catch up this morning for all the news I missed the past few days. Please be patient 😉 Wolves At The Gate just dropped an incredibly powerful and deeply moving new album titled “Eulogies”, on Friday. The album is a signal, a beacon of sorts to call upon fans and friends to join in unison, sharing love among the hopeless. It comes at a perfect time for our broken and very much, hurting world. We are broken, we are wounded, and while it might seem like some of us are out of “hope”, there is an answer and a truth for our brokenness.… Continued →

March 5, 2022

Man Alive Return

Israeli punk rock band, Man Alive, are back (somewhat) as evidenced in some recent shows posted on their Facebook page. Check out a great live video of the band performing their set, below. You can follow this most epic and legendary punk rock outfit on Facebook here. Should I use the term “GOAT” here? YES! If you haven’t heard this band before nor given their past material a listen, check them out on digital networks now, just be warned, a lot of their past material isn’t available, but you can listen to a couple releases there.… Continued →

March 1, 2022

New Spotify Playlists to Rock Your Day

I’ve been creating some recent NEW Spotify playlists that a few of you might appreciate. A new one called “Pop Punk 30” which is just that, a top 30 of the moment featuring a bunch of indie pop-punk bands we cover. There is also the “Indie Vision Music Official 2022 Playlist” that has a fair mix of brand new songs and classic hits from some IVM friends, “New Song Hits“, and “Pop Punk Essential Playlist“. On top of those, make sure to follow our profile here to take a listen to the weekly playlists that Noah Hardwick takes care of for IVM.… Continued →

February 28, 2022

Fallstar Finish Up Album 5 - "Sacred Mirrors"

Fallstar who without a doubt, released one of the hottest full lengths last year titled “Sunbreather” are back yet again WITH A NEW ALBUM! Album #5 will be titled “Sacred Mirrors”. They are again turning to crowd funding to help them finish up the record (like on ‘Sunbreather‘) with things like mixing, indiegogo rewards, music videos + lyric videos, etc, while Facedown Records will again handle all the awesome promotion, advertising, hyping, and additional merch. You can get unique merchandise to this campaign by clicking the link here.… Continued →

February 27, 2022

You Can't "Erase" Zahna

You certainly can’t “Erase” Zahna or her music. Well except in the case that she actually did release a hard hitting new song titled “Erase” and the lyric video for said song can be found below. It’s one of her best and so well done. Check out the lyric video for the song, below.… Continued →

Furnace Fest 2022 Announces More New Bands

Furnace Fest is returning yet again this year after a very successful 2021 comeback. The band Life In Your Way has just been added to this year’s line up along with Poison The Well, Counterparts, and Open Hand. To see the full list of bands added so far, click here. More announcements in the near future, so long as we are all still standing and not on the verge of apocalypse…. Tickets are on sale now.… Continued →