Introducing - RadioDriveBy

Who knew that a simple "Follow" on Twitter would make me discover such a great band!

RadioDriveBy is a pop/rock band from Tempe, Arizona that formed in 2010. The quintet is made up of Trent Clark (vocals), Adam Simons (guitar, vocals), David Glosser (guitar), Evan Yuen (bass), and Austin Gavin (drums). Known for their energetic and interactive live performances, the band has already shared the stage with bands such as Forever The Sickest Kids, The Dangerous Summer, Alice Cooper, Every Avenue, and many more.

Named "Arizona's Pop Princes" by Alternative Press Magazine, the band RadioDriveBy has built a worldwide fan-base thanks to their active online presence. Since 2012, RadioDriveBy has seen radio placements in not only the U.S, but also in Brazil and The Philippines!

In march of 2013, RadioDriveBy released a free sampler named "MMXIII" that you should absolutely check out! We did, and it was totally worth it!

The band just released a brand new single "Go All Night", which has kept them on the Purevolume top artist chart for over three consecutive weeks. If you haven't done it yet, please check it out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mzgA4OTBlA !

In addition to performing at the Vans Warped Tour in Phoenix, RadioDriveBy will be touring the U.S and sharing the stage will All Time Low, A Rocket To The Moon, and many more in the Philippines, in August!

The band will also release a brand new album later this year, and we look forward to listening to it!

After listening to a few of their tracks, I truly believe that RadioDriveBy are definitely a band to keep an eye on. What attracts me to this band, beyond how catchy their songs are, is how close the band members are to their fans. In case you haven't already listened to their songs, you guys should head over their website: http://www.radiodriveby.net/ and give their music a chance! We promise you won't regret it!

-Valentine. 

Time To Fly - France

Introducing – Time to Fly – France

Lately we have begun diving into other parts of the world to bring you new bands that you may not have heard of and France is representing their music scene very heavily through Riff Media lately.

Today we are introducing the French band ‘Time to Fly’ a four piece pop punk band formed in 2008. The band takes heavy influences from bands such as ‘All Time Low’ and ‘Boys like Girls’ the band scream pop punk from their image and their sound.

The band is very talented and again shows just how diverse and amazing the French music scene is. Their music video ‘Friends with Benefits’ was released almost a year ago and can be viewed here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUPMD2NGBNM and is part of their debut album ‘True Friendship Never Dies’

The band are currently working on a follow up EP scheduled for release in 2014, they will soon be releasing a new single titled ‘Broken String’

We have been shown a few French bands lately and we haven’t yet found a band one, we will be keeping a very close eye on these pop punkers and we recommend that you all do the same, you can interact with the band via their Facebook, Twitter and Youtube [Links below]

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/timetoflyofficiel

Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/timetoflyband

Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/user/timetoflyofficiel

-          Adam.

Fort Hope - Control Single Review

Fort Hope – ‘Control’ Single Review

Constituted of four extremely talented members - Jon Gaskin, Andé D’Mello, Simon Rowlands and Jamie Nicholls - Fort Hope are well on their way to becoming a big name in the music industry.

 Having recently supported the likes of Never Shout Never, We Are The In Crowd and Jimmy Eat World, things are happening at break-neck speed for the melodic-rock band formed in January 2013.

                The boys released their debut single ‘Control’ on 24^th June and it can only be described as the phoenix that arose from the ashes of My Passion. Opening with Gaskin’s melodic and dulcet vocals accompanied by ominous and brooding riffs, the tone is set for the rest of the song – deep, full of anticipation and ultimately explosive. The chorus is a thunderous outburst of instrumentals and the entire song is irresistibly thick with heat and fiery passion; it’s undeniable that this song was born to illicit a roaring response from a live crowd. This debut track is saturated with undeniable talent and ability yet is also disappointingly predictable. Other than Gaskin’s well-defined accent, there is little to distinguish this band from so many others such as We Are The Ocean Mallory Knox.

It’s clear that the guys have emerged from My Passion improved, matured and enhanced in their musical talents and this track leaves a taste in the mouth that is pleasant yet unsatisfying – there is a lot more to come of Fort Hope, and it’s going to be mind-blowing when it does.

Abbie Harrop