EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE: Cloud Maze “Winter”

March 25, 2015March 25, 2015 Joe Ballard Cloud Maze, electro-rock, exclusive, experimental rock, franz ferdinand, infectious magazine, maybe, mgmt, muse, music, nine inch nails, premiere, russia, U Decide, winter0 comment

Infectious Magazine is delighted to team up with Moscow-based experimental rock trio Cloud Maze to premiere a brand new song of theirs titled “Winter,” which you can stream below! “Winter” will be the eighth track on Cloud Maze’s forthcoming debut album, Maybe, U Decide, which is set to be released in the USA on April 10th. Armed with an electro-rock sound that favorably draws comparisons to the likes of MGMT and Nine Inch Nails – and yet is completely unique – Cloud Maze are poised to big waves in 2015 and beyond, so you…

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Green Day Among Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Inductees

December 16, 2014 Austin Heath green day, hall of fame, infectious magazine, lou reed, music, news, nine inch nails, Ringo Starr, rock & roll, Sting, the police0 comment

The inductees for this year’s round of Rock & Roll Hall of Fame options have been announced. Green Day is perhaps the most noteworthy entrance, among others including Lou Reed and Ringo Starr. Several other groups, including Nine Inch Nails, did not make this year’s cut. And while already in the Hall with The Police, Sting attempted to enter as their own solo artist category. This resulted in rejection. So what do you think of the results? Are you glad Green Day was among those who made it? Who would you…

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World Cup Playlist: The Group Stages Are Over

June 30, 2014June 28, 2014 Craig Roxburgh 2014, a day to remember, Another One bites the dust, Apologize (its too late), brazil, hope, hurt, imagine dragons, in the end, infectious magazine, linkin park, Maneater, migraine, music, nelly furtado, nine inch nails, On Top of the world, queen, silverstein, twenty | one | pilots |, Violence(Enough is enough), we came as romans, Where we gonna go, Woodstock mafia, World Cup0 comment

We have finally come to the end of the group stages and with the final 16 elimination round about to begin. I have decided to put the group stages. Considering that music is amazing and can express a wide variety of emotions; it is only fitting that I use a ten song playlist to summarize some of the highs and lows of the group stages. The group stages of the Word Cup led to several shocking occurrences such as Spain being eliminated or Suarez developing a taste for human flesh. Sit back and…

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The History Of Music Festivals

May 20, 2014May 20, 2014 Rachel Policano AFI, alfred hitchcock, anti-woodstock, arcade fire, arctic monkeys, argentina, arizona, art, austin, austin city limits, bastille, beck, bonnaroo, bonnaroo music festival, brazil, california, chicago, chile, coachella, coachella valley music and arts festival, compilation cd, conference, craft, edward snowden, electric daisy, electric daisy music festival, electric forest, electric forest music festival, eminem, empire polo club, festivals, film, firefly, Firefly Music Festival, foster the people, freak shows, grant park, Haim, hitchcock, ice-t, indio, infectious magazine, interactive, janes addiction, justin bieber, kevin lyman, keynote speaker, kid cudi, kings of leon, lady gaga, lollapalooza, lorde, louis black, morrissey, muse, music, music festivals, Nas, nick barbaro, nine inch nails, no doubt, non-profit, north america, north by northeast, north by northwest, nsa, nxne, nxnw, outkast, pearl jam, perry farrell, pitchfork, pitchfork music festival, political, portland, rage against the machine, roland swenson, Siouxsie and the Banshees, skrillex, south by southwest, south carolina, sublime, summerfest, sxsw, texas, the austin chronicle, The Chemical Brothers, the governors ball, the replacements, ticketmaster, tool, toronto, tuscon, Ultra, Ultra Music Festival, vans, vans shoe company, vans warped tour, veronica mars, veronica mars movie, warped tour, west by southwest, wxsw0 comment

Welcome to festival season! While we are currently already two months into a music aficianado’s favorite time of year, the fun has only just begun, with concerts spanning all the way through August. Those of us that keep up with the festivals, we all know the biggest names and where they are… But do we know the history behind those festivals? Infectious Magazine takes a look at 4 of the best-known summer music festivals and how they got their start. These festivals were created for surprisingly simple reasons, but grew…

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Bad Movies With Great Soundtracks

April 30, 2014April 30, 2014 Rachel Policano 18th century, aaliyah, ac/dc, adam and the ants, alternative rock, anachronistic, anachronistic soundtrack, anne rice, anthony lapaglia, aphex twins, bad movies, batman forever, big empty, bob dylan, bon iver, book series, bow wow wow, brandon lee, breaking dawn, breaking dawn part 1, breaking dawn part 2, bruce lee, bruno mars, Cee Lo Green, chester bennington, Christina Perri, cliche, coldplay, cyber, cyber universe, daft punk, damn the man! save the empire!, daredevil, david bowie, disturbed, eclipse, elizabethtown, elliott smith, Empire Records, Eurythmics, first avenue, first avenue and 7th street entry, first avenue and seventh street entry, france, French, french duo, frou frou, garden state, garrett hedlund, good soundtracks, grammy, green day, gwar, I want candy, iggy and the stooges, infectious magazine, Iron & Wine, james o'barr, jeff bridges, jim morrison, john lennon, jonathan davis, journey, juno, kat dennings, kirsten dunst, korn, lestat, let's go crazy, linkin park, lionel richie, liv tyler, lost in translation, Lykke Li, marie antoinette, marilyn manson, michael cera, minneapolis, minneapolis minnesota, minnesota, modest mouse, muse, music, natalie portman, need in the hay, new jersey, new moon, nick and norah's infinite playlist, nine inch nails, novel, nu-metal, olivia wilde, pantera, papa roach, paramore, passion pit, paul simon, prince, purple rain, purple rain song, queen of france, queen of the damned, quicksand, rage against the machine, record store, records, renee zellweger, rockstar vampire, roger ebert, romeo + juliet, romeo and juliet, scott pilgrim, Seu Jorge, sigur ros, simon and garfunkel, sofia coppola, soundtracks, spice girls, static x, stephenie meyer, stone temple pilots, stuart townsend, sucker punch, the buggles, the Cranberries, the crow, the cure, the gin blossoms, the killers, the life aquatic, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, the national, the ramones, the royal tenenbaums, the shins, the strokes, the twilight saga: breaking dawn part 1, the twilight saga: breaking dawn part 2, the twilight saga: eclipse, the twilight saga: new moon, the twilight series, The Velvet Underground, toad the wet sprocket, tron legacy, Twilight, vampire weekend, violent femmes, wannabe, we are scientists, wes anderson, when doves cry, without a trace, zach braff0 comment

Have you ever seen a movie so bad you wanted to hate it, but something was holding you back and you couldn’t dislike it entirely? I have a theory on the matter: the redeemable quality that saved those movies from your hatred was the soundtrack. We all know the effect that music can have, especially on us as individuals, and I think you might agree that it includes making not-so-good movies into relatively tolerable ones. Now brace yourself, some of the films on this list may be your favorites or…

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WATCH: Brand New Covers Nine Inch Nails

April 21, 2014 Katelyn Brunner brand new, cover, infectious magazine, music, news, nine inch nails, wish0 comment

Brand New recently covered Nine Inch Nail’s song, “Wish.” They performed the cover on the last night of their UK tour, using it to open the concert. You can watch the video after the jump. Purchase a CD here and buy concert tickets here. Please follow and like us:

WATCH: Mayday Parade “Comedown” Cover Lyric Video

March 19, 2014 Sami Marshall alexandria, asking alexandria, bush, closer, comedown, compilation, cover, infectious magazine, itunes, mayday parade, music, nine inch nails, punk goes, punks goes 90s, volume 20 comment

Mayday Parade has released a lyric video for their cover of “Comedown,” originally performed by Bush, for the upcoming Punk Goes 90s Volume 2 compilation. You can watch the video after the jump. Be sure to snag one of the Punks Goes 90s Volume 2 pre-order bundles, which are available now, here. If you pre-order the album on iTunes, you will receive Mayday Parade’s cover, as well as Asking Alexandria’s cover of “Closer,” originally by Nine Inch Nails, instantly. The newest installment of the Punk Goes series is set to be released April 1. In…

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STREAM: Asking Alexandria “Closer” Cover

February 25, 2014February 25, 2014 Rachel Marnell alexandria, april 1, fearless records, nine inch nails, own worst enemy, punk, title 2c, vol 20 comment

Fearless Records released the second single from their Punk Goes ’90s Vol. 2 album and, in case you couldn’t tell from the title, it’s Asking Alexandria’s cover of “Closer,” which was originally performed by Nine Inch Nails. Check it out below, after the jump! The full album will be released April 1, 2014. You can view the full track listing here. You can stream the first single off of this album, Get Scared’s cover of “My Own Worst Enemy,” originally performed by Lit here. To listen to more of Asking Alexandria’s…

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The Bands’ Bands: Far

February 25, 2014February 25, 2014 Drew Bankert -less, †††, 1990s, 90s, alternative hardcore, At Night We Live, bands bands, blink-182, Bury White, By Sunlight, Chelsea Wolfe, chino moreno, Chris Robyn, Chuck’s The One, commercial, cover, crosses, deftones, emo, famous stars and straps, Far, feature, finch, Funeral For A Friend, gratitude, I’ll Turn It All Around, incubus, infectious magazine, Jawbox, jimmy eat world, John Gutenberger, Jonah Matranga, Jonah's Onelinedrawing, karate kid, Macbeth Footwear, metal, music, New End Original, nine inch nails, Onelinedrawing, post hardcore, Quick, Saosin, Savory, Secondhand Serenade, senses fail, shaun lopez, The System, tom delonge, Two Sheds, Tycho, Versa Emerge, Water and Solutions, Whatever Forever, Will Haven, Will I Be There For You0 comment

bands’ band (bӕnds bӕnd) n 1. a musical group/person who is widely regarded amongst other musical groups/persons as worthy of adoration, despite said group/person’s lack of popularity and success within the music industry and/or amongst music consumers 2. talented beyond comprehension 3. tragically unlucky Please follow and like us:

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The Recent Reunion Resurgence & Our Nostalgia Obsession

February 14, 2014February 14, 2014 Drew Bankert 90s, at the drive-in, black flag, blink-182, boy sets fire, braid, chiodos, coheed & cambria, Crime In Stereo, Desaparecidos, emo, fairweather, fall out boy, feature, Fenix TX, finch, further seems forever, hidden in plain view, hipsters, hot rod circuit, hot water music, i am the avalanche, infectious magazine, John Mayer Trio, knapsack, lagwagon, late night with seth myers, music, my bloody valentine, nine inch nails, nostalgia, number one gun, Park, Planes Mistaken For Stars, quicksand, refused, reunion resurgence, Rocket From The Crypt, rx bandits, Sense Field, Slapstick, Slowdive, socratic, spitalfield, sublime, Sublime with Rome, support local music, taking back sunday, Texas Is The Reason, The Dismemberment Plan, the early november, the fall of troy, The Lawrence Arms, the pixies, the postal service, The Recent Reunion Resurgence and Our Nostalgia Obsession, the starting line, transplants, yellowcard0 comment

Nostalgia is strange, and in the current hip culture of 2014 it’s even more bizarre than it used to be. Now I don’t mean to be nostalgic about nostalgia, but there used to be a time when nostalgic things that we joyously reminisced about stayed in the past, exactly where we remembered them just as we remembered them; all perfect and cleaned up by years of misremembering—and most importantly, in the past. But recently, we seem to have this fascination with all things ‘90s or vintage and relating to our…