Emphatic Radio Spot for 12/5 North Platte Show

Emphatic Radio Spot - Click Here to Listen

11/10 NEW RELEASES

Memento Mori by Flyleaf - MySpace Page Link

Friday Fun

Emphatic in North Platte - Saturday, December 5th

Some Astute Views of the Music "Industry"

Seth Godin : Music vs. the music industry - LINK

Rollo & Grady Interview Seth Godin - LINK

International BS Blog - LINK

89.7 The River's Local Feast 2009

Featuring Omaha, NE bands Emphatic & Screaming for Silence and Missouri band Shaman's Harvest.

Wednesday, November 25th, 2009 - Sokol Auditorium
Doors 7pm, Show 8pm, All Ages
Tickets $12 in advance, $15 day of show
ALL Homer's Music Stores & etix.com

30 Seconds to Mars Short Film: Discussion of "This is War"

The guys briefly discuss the evolution of their new CD "This is War" that will be released on December 8th. Click the picture & watch the video! Amazing!

30 Seconds to Mars - "This is War" - FULL SONG

30 Seconds To Mars Album Reveal

Via Kerrang Magazine: Exclusive!

30 Seconds To Mars release their long awaited new album, This Is War, on December 7.

Can’t wait that long? Us neither. That’s where www.thisiswarrevealed.com comes in; 30 Seconds To Mars will be posting 13 video clips around the interweb over the coming weeks. As well as giving you an insight into their awesome new album, once you collect all 13 parts, you’ll be able to unlock the jigsaw puzzle at www.thisiswarrevealed.com and you’ll get an exclusive MP3 of a track from the album!

READ FULL POST WITH FIRST TWO VIDEO CLIPS HERE

Kerry King Talks to Rock Sound About the New Slayer Record "World Painted Blood"

Link: ROCK SOUND

Muse Debuts New Video For "Undisclosed Desires"

Undisclosed Desires

MUSE | MySpace Video

Weezer Snuggies - No. Really. Weezer Snuggies.

Oh Weezer. How I love thee! If anyone wants to know what I would like for Christmas, click play please.

11/3 NEW RELEASES

Nirvana: Live At Reading
Foo Fighters: Greatest Hits
Weezer: Raditude
Slayer: World Painted Blood
Say Anything: Say Anything
Shwayze: Let It Beat

[Images via Amazon.com]

Preview of "THIS IS WAR" from 30 Seconds to Mars

30 Seconds to Mars' "This Is War" featured in Dragon Age: Origins, brought to you as an ABSOLUTExclusive from AbsolutePunk.net.



NOTES:
This is another track where you can hear our voices from The Summit recordings. From the very beginning of this video you can hear our voices start in a low "ahhhh" and progressively get louder and higher until we scream. This was the first thing we recorded at The Summit in L.A. and it gave the guys goosebumps and they said it was probably the coolest thing they ever heard! Our voices then return at the end of this video.

So amazing and exciting to be such a prominent part of the band's CD. December can't get there soon enough so I can purchase my OWN copy. SCHWING!!!!

Christopher Walken performs Lady Gaga's Poker Face

Halloween 2009

Foo Fighters: Live on Facebook Friday, October 30th

The 4-1-1:

Live Performance from Studio 606
Friday Oct 30th 7PM (PST) | 10PM (ET)
http://facebook.com/foofighters

[Image via Foo Fighters Facebook Page]

Hang Out With THRICE!

Via Blurt:

Win Tickets and Prizes for Exclusive Thrice Party!

BLURT to offer a chance for 5 winners (and their guests) to hangout with the band before each of Thrice's headline U.S. tour dates

DETAILS CLICK HERE

[Image via blurt-online.com]

Emphatic Forced to Cancel Kearney Show for This Friday

Omaha band Emphatic was forced to cancel their show at Copperfields in Kearney, NE for Friday, October 30th due to circumstances beyond their control.

Total bummer.

The next appearances for the band include:

*Local Feast 2009
Wednesday, November 25th, 2009 - Sokol Auditorium (Omaha, NE)
With Special Guests - Shaman's Harvest & more!
Doors 7pm, Show 8pm, All Ages
Tickets $12 in advance, $15 day of show ALL Homer's Music Stores & etix.com

*Saturday, December 5th in North Platte at the D&N Event Center - more details to come, check back here or at www.myspace.com/emphaticonline

10/27 NEW RELEASES

Atreyu: Congregation Of The Damned
Between The Buried & Me: Great Misdirect
Day To Remember: Homesick [Rerelease]
Wolfmother: Cosmic Egg

8/27 New DVD Release: 36 Crazyfists "Underneath A Northern Sky"

36 Crazyfists new DVD "Underneath A Northern Sky" will be released tomorrow. They are offering a pre-order here: http://ferretrecords.merchnow.com/search/?q=36+Crazyfists.

You can order the DVD/T-Shirt Combo for $24.99 or just the DVD for $16.99.

"Underneath A Northern Sky" was filmed at their January 9, 2009 show in Anchorage, Alaska - which is where the band got their start. The DVD will be the band's first ever.

The Clincher, Faith Buried In Flames, & Sins Of The Father Halloween Eve - Grand Island, NE

3 Bands & 4 Ladies Going Head to Head with Feather Pillows.

Featuring... The Clincher, Faith Buried In Flames, & Sins Of The Father

Friday October 30th, 2009 at Gibby's Pool Hall in Grand Island, NE. 807 W 4th St. $6 bucks at the door, must be 21 or over. No minors! Show starts at 8pm.

Visit: www.myspace.com/dillonsdiabolicaldesigns for more info!

1 Year Ago...Time Slips By

Deadsy - "Better Than You Know":

Happiest day I've had. I miss talking to & hanging out with my friend.

NIN

Hurt - "Everyone I Know Goes Away In The End."

Nine Inch Nails - Hurt
by yarathsin

BLUE OCTOBER ANNOUNCES THE CANCELLATION OF THE PICK UP THE PHONE TOUR 2009 DUE TO LEAD SINGER’S HOSPITILZATION

From WCYY:

(New York, NY – October 22, 2009) The Pick Up The Phone Tour 2009 has been canceled due to the hospitalization of Justin Furstenfeld, lead singer of the tour’s headlining band Blue October. Furstenfeld, who was also the spokesperson for Pick Up The Phone Tour 2009, is being treated for suffering from an extreme mental anxiety attack. His doctors have ordered that the tour—which was committed to reducing the stigma associated with mental health, depression, and suicide—be canceled to allow for his recovery.

READ FULL ARTICLE HERE

Let the 30 Seconds to Mars Promotion Begin!

Just received word today that I will be receiving some promotional stickers for 30 Seconds to Mars. Nice! Can't wait to get this promo ball rolling again for my home slices.

Their new single "Kings & Queens" is being played in heavy rotation at radio stations across the nation. Last night it took the number one spot on L.A. station KROQ's "Furious 5 @ 9" segment and on Wisconsin's FM102.1's Online 5 @ 9. Pretty freakin' sweet for only being out 2 weeks!

Haven't heard "Kings & Queens" yet? Go listen here!

New Foo Fighters "Wheels"

Poignant lyrics. How can you not adore Dave Grohl? Seriously.

NIN's "Pretty Hate Machine" Turns 20

Excerpt from RollingStone.com:

After over three months of dormancy, Trent Reznor’s Twitter page was resurrected last night as the Nine Inch Nails frontman celebrated the 20th anniversary of his debut album Pretty Hate Machine. “Happy birthday, old friend. Pretty Hate Machine turns 20,” Reznor wrote, his first tweet since quitting Twitter following a July 17th message that read, “I believe I’ve done all I care to do here at this point. Flesh and reality and silence are calling.” Reznor’s call out to his first LP helped make #PrettyHateMachine a Twitter Trending Topic last night.

READ FULL ARTICLE HERE

Slipknot's "Snuff"

SlipKnoT - Snuff
by sasko1234

I couldn't face a life without your light.


::SNUFF - LYRICS::
Bury all your secrets in my skin.
Come away with innocence, and leave me with my sins.
The air around me still feels like a cage
And love is just a camouflage for what resembles rage again...

So if you love me, let me go.
And run away before I know.
My heart is just too dark to care.
I can't destroy what isn't there.

Deliver me into my Fate -
If I'm alone I cannot hate
I don't deserve to have you...
Ooh, my smile was taken long ago,
If I can change I hope I never know.

I still press your letters to my lips
And cherish them in parts of me that savor every kiss.
I couldn't face a life without your light,
But all of that was ripped apart, when you refused to fight.

So save your breath, I will not care.
I think I made it very clear.
You couldn't hate enough to love.
Is that supposed to be enough?

I only wish you weren't my friend.
Then I could hurt you in the end.
I never claimed to be a Saint...
Ooh, my own was banished long ago,
It took the Death of Hope to let you go

So break yourself against my stones
And spit your pity in my soul.
You never needed any help...
You sold me out to save yourself...

And I won't listen to your shame.
You ran away, you're all the same.
Angels lie to keep control...
Ooh, my love was punished long ago,
If you still care, don't ever let me know...
If you still care, don't ever let me know...

READ IT: Conclusion About Music Today by Bob Lefsetz

From genius that is The Bob Lefsetz Letter (LINK):

CONCLUSION

No one seems to realize you can’t get rich anymore [in the music business].

You can’t sell enough albums, you can’t sell enough high-priced tickets.

The music industry is functioning like it’s still the 1990s when a revolution has taken place.

It’s not about stopping P2P theft, that won’t make album sales go up dramatically. The public just doesn’t care. Who could, about manufactured crap or stuff that’s too hip for almost anybody’s room.

And they may never care, not for years.

So it’s back to the bunker.

Yes, you’ve got to be in it for the music. You’ve got to love to play. You can’t want to become rich, because even a Top Forty hit generates little cash. It’s about having a career. But those with careers are not flying private and buying Lamborghinis unless they made it in the seventies. And no one wants to overpay to see those dudes one more time.

Major labels have fired the worker bees. It would be like Facebook being run by an overpaid Mark Zuckerberg, and him alone. But these big tech companies have tons of infrastructure. There’s no infrastructure at a major anymore.

And with a tech company it’s all about scale. Can it grow?

The majors are anti-scale. It’s how can we cut enough overhead and get enough rights so we can still pay our presidents millions? This is a recipe for the future?

And the formerly brain dead touring industry can’t see there’s a problem. Used to be the agents and promoters lived on the backs of the record companies. The labels spent to build stars that people wanted to see. Now, the labels don’t have that kind of money, albums don’t sell well enough, hell, they want some of that touring industry money themselves!

So what does the touring industry do? Raise prices!

But the audience has had enough. And they don’t want to see new bands, why should they? It’s more fun to play games on your iPhone, cruise for dates on Craigslist, which is positively free.

If the money is coming back, music has to drive the culture. Going to the show must be a monthly occurrence, not a once a year event.

Breaking bands takes a long time. Oh, you can try a short cut, with a hit single, but that doesn’t generate a career.

So, the turning point has come. Everybody in it for the money is experiencing his last hurrah. Finally, the stage is set for new players, doing it only for the music, to rebuild the industry. Because there’s just not enough money in it for the old powers to continue to reign. And only interested in the biggest sellers, who don’t sell crap anymore, they’re leaving a ton of crumbs on the table.

Majors should get out of new music production, they do it poorly, the risk to reward ratio is horrible. They should just be catalog houses. When will they admit this to themselves?

Live Nation’s problems are worse. There are no stars to fill their buildings. A merger with Ticketmaster brings talent, but does one expect Irving to just hand over acts on bad terms? And those ancient acts can’t sell tickets like they used to.

Holy fuck. While everybody’s been focusing on people stealing the music, the whole business imploded. The album model has been destroyed. You’re better off selling one hit single on iTunes and having no album! The concept of a hit driving fans to hear the other nine tracks is laughable. People know the rest is crap. They’ve learned this over decades. It will take years to convince them otherwise. But you’ve got to start with great music, that’s the only way out of this. And there’s just not enough of it. Because the industry is leaving the consumer out of the equation. Labels sell to radio and indies are so busy trying to look hip, most people don’t pay attention. A sorry state of affairs, but not terminal. Just like Facebook eclipsed MySpace almost instantly, music could be revived again. But not by Rupert Murdoch and those fucks at MySpace, they’re too old wave, but by innovators. You might decry Twitter, but there’s more action there than there is on this chart. Twitter is everything music used to be…immediate, thrilling, satisfying, educational…and you could be a part of it! Interscope doesn’t care about fans, it cares about lifestyle, that of its executives, and the fans know it. I don’t see Jimmy inviting Black Eyed Peas fans into the building to romp and participate. It’s us versus them in the music business whereas online we’re all in it together, the customer is truly king.

History has wiped the landscape clean. We’re at the dawn of a new age. Thank fucking god.

Who is Bob Lefsetz and why should we give a shit what he says? Find out -- Bob's Bio

Revolver's Hottest Chicks in Metal Issue on Stands Now

FROM REVOLVERMAG.COM:

Includes an exclusive double-sided poster of Halestorm’s Lzzy Hale and Landmine Marathon’s Grace Perry! Also in this packed issue, Lamb of God frontman Randy Blythe gives a personal look at the experiences that shaped his life, Five Finger Death Punch tell us about their unlikely route to the top, Warbringer get in the van and show us what makes them Road Warriors, the story behind Suffocation’s classic Effigy of the Forgotten art work, and much, much more!!!

[Image via revolvermag.com]

Sick Puppies Acoustic Performances & Interview from UGO Studios

11/10/09 - GWAR at The Bourbon in Lincoln, NE!

GWAR
Tuesday, November 10, 2009 at 7:00pm

The Bourbon Theatre
1415 O St.
Lincoln, NE

Tickets are $20 pre-sale and $23 day of show.

Get online tickets at:
https://www.etix.com/ticket/online/performanceSearch.jsp?performance_id=1089609

Find GWAR online at:
http://www.gwar.net
http://www.myspace.com/gwarofficial

Ezra:
http://www.myspace.com/ezralincoln

Bloodcow:
http://www.myspace.com/bloodcow1

Dirtfedd:
http://www.myspace.com/dirtfedd

Emphatic Pictures from Kearney Show 10-17 (More to Come)

***CLICK PICTURES FOR LARGER VIEW***

Thanks to Jason for the following shots! More to come from my friend Jessa. Stay tuned.


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Fun Shots:

Myself & Tommy


Myself & Patrick


Matt & I


Bryan, Jessa & I


Bryan & I


Sarah & I



Visit Emphatic Online:www.emphaticonline.com

Jonah Rocks! 4 Year Old Drummer

This little guy is amazing. Had to share with you all. Be sure to watch his videos!

www.jonahrocks.com/video.htm

[Image via www.jonahrocks.com]

10 Tips for Artists to Promote Their Music Online

This article from gogoyoko.com gives bands some ideas on what they should be doing online to promote themselves. This list is a good start, but not the end all be all to online promotion. This list will get you going, but bands need to go above and beyond in this day and age to make a vicious impact. It's all about doing the legwork: blood, sweat, tears and fan interaction.

Here's their list:
1. Get a blog
2. Facebook Profile
3. Twitter
4. MySpace Profile
5. Social Bookmarking
6. FLICKR
7. Tumblr
8. Online Video
9. LinkedIn
10. Make these all work

READ FULL ARTICLE HERE - Each point above is explained in further detail.

10/13 NEW RELEASES

Blessthefall - Witness: MySpace Page
HORSE The Band - Desperate Living: MySpace Page
Mayday Parade - Anywhere But Here: MySpace Page
Relient K - Forget And Not Slow Down: MySpace Page
The Fall Of Troy - In The Unlikely Event: MySpace Page

SOURCES: Alternative Press New Releases

[Images via Amazon.com]

ARTICLE: Forrester to Music Industry: It’s the Consumer, Stupid

From the WIRED.COM article by Eliot Van Buskirk:

The music industry has come a long way in the past decade towards embracing the consumer: abandoning DRM for single-song downloads, releasing interactive applications, launching remix contests, streaming music to phones, and allowing video sites like YouTube to monetize infringement.

But music’s institutional disdain for its consumers persists, according to Forrester Research, which today released a $500 report called “Music Product Manifesto: The Product Features That Will Save Recorded Music,” by analyst Mark Mulligan. The report lists six “fundamental consumer rights” that the suits should keep in mind. They’ve been made before, but they bear repeating, because the industry continues to overemphasize the “business” part of the music business.

READ THE FULL ARTICLE - CLICK HERE

Chevelle/Halestorm In Omaha Was Excellent!

Here are some of my crappy phone cam pictures from the stellar concert Tuesday evening where After Midnight Project, Halestorm and Chevelle put on an amazing evening of rock.

Halestorm was strong -- musically -- per usual, but this was the 4th time I have seen them in 4 years and their set hasn't changed a damn bit: same coming out acapella on "It's Not You", same drumming bit, same drug of choice speech, etc. I don't really like canned set talk that they spoon feed audiences night after night. If you're a fan, it's a bit disheartening to pay money to see the same show on repeat. I hope they learn to vary things. In my opinion, a band looks sort of silly when they have a "bit" they do constantly and it is impersonal even though they are trying to be personal by doing the "bit". Cheapens the experience.

CHEVELLE = A-MA-ZING!

Chevelle played for almost an hour and a half! Lots of new material from their latest CD "Sci-Fi Crimes" including the single "Jars" as well as all the classics: "Red", "Comfortable Liar", "Send the Pain Below", "Forfeit", "Closure", "Vitamin R (Leading Us Along)", "The Clincher", "Well Enough Alone", "I Get It", "Don't Fake This" and so many more. Jaysus it was awesome. I have seen Chevelle a ton at this point and every show never disappoints and somehow still seems to get more and more stellar.

Halestorm:



Chevelle:

Emphatic (Omaha, NE Band) in Kearney Friday, October 30th at Copperfields

That's right ladies and gents. Emphatic will be rocking central Nebraska's faces off twice in a two week span! Following their show Saturday, October 17th at The Garage, the guys will be returning to Kearney Friday (October 30th) to play a set at Copperfields. HECK YES! Come have some fun with us!

Emphatic (Omaha, NE Band) in Kearney Saturday, October 17th at The Garage

Omaha, Nebraska band Emphatic will be traveling to Kearney, Nebraska on Saturday, October 17th to play a show at The Garage. Fellow Omaha band Screaming for Silence will be opening. Be sure to mark it on your calendars to be there so you can hear "Dirty", "No More Love" and "Goodbye Girl" LIVE!!! Tickets are $10!!! This is a show you will not want to miss.

30 Seconds to Mars Debut New Single "Kings and Queens"

30 Seconds to Mars will release the first single "Kings and Queens" off their 3rd CD "This is War" **THIS TUESDAY OCTOBER 6th!!!** Be sure to listen in. The voices of those of us that got to help with the recording at The Summit in L.A. this past April (including moi) are present on the track.

F.Y.I.: The band has also delayed the release of their CD until December 8th.




www.thirtysecondstomars.com

9/29 New Releases

A.F.I.: Crash Love
Alice In Chains: Black Gives Way To Blue
Breaking Benjamin: Dear Agony
Hatebreed: Hatebreed
Kill Hannah: Wake Up Sleepers
Paramore: Brand New Eyes


[Images via amazon.com]

Flyleaf Debut Video For Their New Single "Again"

Flyleaf - New Music - More Music Videos

09/15 - NEW RELEASES - Big Music Day!

Beggars by Thrice (MySpace Page)
The Resistance by Muse (MySpace Page)
Retribution by Shadows Fall (MySpace Page)
New Junk Aesthetic by Every Time I Die (MySpace Page)
Deflorate by The Black Dahlia Murder (MySpace Page)
In the Black by Kittie (MySpace Page)

[CD Cover Images via AMAZON.COM. Purchase all CDs shown there.]

Riley Breckenridge of Thrice - Interview on METAL SUCKS

Thrice drummer Riley Breckenridge took some time to talk with Vince Neilstein of METAL SUCKS.

Read the interview - CLICK HERE

10/31 Kearney, NE - Buckcherry, Deaf Peds & Guest Yet to Be Announced

IMAGE VIA THUNDER 103.1's WEBSITE - CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS

Halloween Night Rock Show




Kearney Viaero Event Center - WEBSITE LINK

Be on the cover of the new 30 Seconds To Mars album!

From http://www.thirtysecondstomars.com/main.asp:

THIRTY SECONDS TO MARS

New Studio Album ‘THIS IS WAR' set to hit November 24 on EMI’s Virgin Records

The Face of Mars Cover Campaign Starts September 11th

First Single “Kings and Queens” at Modern Rock Radio Early Oct


Los Angeles, CA – September 11, 2009 – Following up on their incredibly successful sophomore release, A Beautiful Lie, multi-platinum rock band Thirty Seconds To Mars are hard at work on their highly anticipated upcoming record, “THIS IS WAR” (EMI’s Virgin Records) set to hit on November 24th. The album was produced by Flood (U2, Depeche Mode, Nine Inch Nails), Steve Lillywhite (The Rolling Stones, U2) and Thirty Seconds To Mars. First single Kings and Queens at modern rock radio early next month. Fall tour dates will be announced in the coming weeks.

In an innovative and exciting move, Thirty Seconds to Mars’ upcoming release, This Is War, will have 2000 different album covers featuring individual photos of fans from around the world. Starting Thursday, September 11th at 12pm PDT fans will be able to submit photos to be used for the covers by pointing their browser to http://www.thirtysecondstomars.com. The first 2000 photos to be uploaded that follow the proper specifications will become album covers. The campaign will run until 2000 usable covers have been uploaded to thefaceofmars@gmail.com.

Thirty Seconds To Mars’ Jared Leto (vocals, guitar, songwriter), Shannon Leto (drums) and Tomo Miličević (guitar) teamed up with their fan community, The Echelon, earlier this year to record sounds for the upcoming record in a groundbreaking event they dubbed, “The Summit”. The band invited The Echelon members to travel to Los Angeles to take part in an impromptu recording session at Hollywood’s Avalon Club. It was so successful that since then Thirty Seconds to Mars decided to hold summits in 8 more countries across the world (Australia, Italy, Germany, France, Japan, Mexico, United Kingdom, Canada) in order to give their biggest supporters an opportunity to be a part of their new album.

With over 100 million views on YouTube, 40 million plays on MySpace and more than one million fans on iLike/Facebook, Thirty Seconds To Mars have always been quick to embrace digital culture and with the immense success they had with The Summit, decided to use that same digital technology to offer their fans a chance to get involved in the record making process through Twitter as well. The Digital Summit kicked off on Monday, August 10th and through the twitvid.com technology allowed fans to record sounds and vocals from their personal computers and mobile devices for inclusion on the album. The Digital Summit was a top 10 trending topic on Twitter during the two week promotion, garnering sixty thousand page views and 3000 unique sound recordings submitted from fans across the world.

Formed by brothers Jared and Shannon Leto, Thirty Seconds to Mars have won numerous awards and accolades, including an MTV Video Music Award, three MTV EMA’s, an MTV Latin and Asia Award, a Fuse Award, and three Kerrang! Awards. Thirty Seconds to Mars’ sophomore record, A Beautiful Lie hit platinum status after almost two years of heavy touring and winning fans over, one by one. The media caught on too, Alternative Press raved that the band "...just might be rock's best-kept secret. He [Jared Leto] sings with a range and ease that makes cathedrals jealous" while the Washington Post exclaimed, "hard-driving guitar riffs and powerful vocals carry this head banging outfit all the way to the rock-race finish line." The record spawned two Top 5 Modern Rock singles, "From Yesterday" and "The Kill" and the latter set a radio record for the longest-running hit in the history of Modern Rock radio play when it remained on the national airplay chart for more than 50 weeks following its & peak in 2006. "From Yesterday" was the band’s first at the format and its epic video was the first American music video ever shot in the People's Republic of China. Thirty Seconds To Mars have over 500 live performances under their belts since the release of A Beautiful Lie, including major festival shows like Lollapalooza in the United States, Holland’s Pinkpop Festival and Japan’s Summer Sonic, which has earned them a growing, loyal, global fan base.

For More information on Thirty Seconds To Mars please visit http://www.thirtysecondstomars.com/

Listen to Weezer's New Single "(If You're Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To"

Listen Here: www.myspace.com/weezer
Purchase on iTunes.