“Never, EVER forget what made you who you are!”, such wise, wise words, that could relate to almost any aspect of ones life. But for our favourite bass player around here, Rob ‘Laney 74′, those wise, wise words are the very reason why you are now reading about Straight To Video, the new EP release which sees Laney tackle [...]
“I wanted an unashamedly fun project that represented every element of the things I love, particularly what I grew up with and made me – ME! I wanted a huge melting pot of music, film, nostalgia and fun – with no apologies!” For almost a decade as bassist for Nottingham power pop merchants TEENAGE CASKET COMPANY, whilst also being all [...]
What I’m about to say, probably makes this review pretty pointless, but I reckon that if Bowling For Soup was to release an album full of farts, spoken word poop jokes, or barks courtesy of the bands unofficial 5th member, Sherman the dog, I would still proclaim it to be the greatest thing ever released. Thinking about it, BFS have [...]
In 25 words of less: “I think The Dollyrots has just become my favourite “pop” album of 2012!” I always like to give credit, where credit is due and when it comes to The Dollyrots, I have to thank Bowling For Soup for putting me onto The Dollyrots as a result of their mutual association over the years touring together [...]
BFS’s new album Bowling For Soup Presents One Big Happy staring Bowling For Soup, The Dollyrots, and Patent Pending comes out September 24th in the UK and September 25th in the US, but you can PRE-ORDER it now! ONE BIG HAPPY is as much a family album as it is a collection of rockin’ tunes, grunted to make you smile! Bowling For Soup and their [...]
LA based pop-punk rockers The Dollyrots are back with a brand new video for“Hyperactive,“ the lead single of their upcoming self-titled album. The video is premiering now over at ARTISTdirect and The Dollyrots will be released Sept. 18th on Storefront Recordings. Directed by independent filmmaker, author and KROQ DJ, Kurt St. Thomas, who teamed up for the first time with Special Effects pioneer James Renald, “Hyperactive”is a fun romp that shows just [...]
Well rockers, this time next month, at least one half of May The Rock Be With You will be representing over in the USA. Of course a holiday wouldn’t be a holiday without some form of musical entertainment and one such adventure will lead to El Paso, Texas for the Texas Showdown Festival - USA’s largest Tattoo and Music festival! Musically [...]
Ok, so the greatest record label in the world Crappy Records has put together a compilation of awesome tunes for your summer soundtrack. Well, obviously it’s heading into Winter here in Australia, but that’s even more reason to get onto this early and get ready for our summer….or at least pretend it’s summer! Featuring Bowling For Soup, Dollyrots, Jarinus, People [...]
“It’s funny, songs and albums are like your children, you have certain ones that are your favourites on certain days and you have to make sure to buy them the same sized Christmas presents, you know. This album (Fishin’ For Woos) though for me is one of the ones I am most proud of…” Bowling For Soup (or BFS for [...]
“Are y’all ready to rock?” asks the Fishin’ For Woos liner notes…ok, let me pause here for a moment and emphasis “liner notes”, yes by virtue of me mentioning those words, it means I am reviewing this CD with CD case and liner notes in my hand, yeah I know, that’s old school right? Well that’s not the only thing [...]
If infectious three minute pop punk anthems are your thing, then the second album from Australian five piece Heroes For Hire, Take One For The Team is what you seek. Following the experience of recording the first album and relentless touring with some of the heavyweights from the pop & punk genre behind them, Take One For The Team is [...]
OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE Riding high on the success of their debut album and a non-stop touring schedule, Sydney’s pop-punk rulers, HEROES FOR HIRE are excited to announce the release of their 2nd full-length album Take One For The Team on May 13, through Shock Records. HEROES FOR HIRE made the jump from the highways of Australia to stereos worldwide, with [...]
Here at May The Rock Be With You, we love music and we preferably love it happy! You know, the kind of music that puts a smile on your face no matter what kind of mood you are in, lyrics that make you laugh, hooks that stick in your head like glue and a chorus that will have you singing [...]
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