PreCog Q&A

Your name: 

Jason Thomas.

Where are you from? 

I am from Louisville, KY. Gerald Josef is from Nashville, TN.

Name of band: 

PreCog.

Who else is in your band? 

Just Gerald and I, although we are looking to do some collaborations later this year though! 

How would you describe yourselves? 

We are a synthpop/darkwave duo with a moody orchestral edge. We have been described many times as a modern Depeche Mode, which is probably the best compliment I have ever received while alive on Earth.

Who are your main influences musically? 

That is a tough question, our music tastes and influences have a really broad spectrum.  However if I had to single it down to just a few key bands it would be bands like Depeche Mode, Massive Attack, OMD, Dan Black, Active Child, & Tori Amos.

What do you hope to achieve in music? 

Honestly just to make music that people enjoy, and be able to connect with others because of it. Hearing someone say they love your music or that it has moved them in some way is a huge thing.

What has been the highlight of your career so far, and why? 

We are a really new project (only three months old) so nothing huge has happened for us yet. As far as the coolest thing so far i would say all the lovely feedback from our fans. It really encourages us to keep on moving forward. 

And what’s the moment you want to forget? 

Nothing as of yet, but why would you want to forget anything. You wouldn't be able to grow as a band or a person in that matter if you just forgot the bad things in life/career.

If you had to pick just one of your songs to represent your music, what would it be and why? 

I would say Feast because it was the first song Gerald and I did for this project. It really captures all the feelings/vibes we wanted for PreCog. 

Where can we listen to it? 

https://soundcloud.com/precog_official_band/feast

Where can we find out more about your music?

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/PreC0g/

SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/precog_official_band

Twitter - https://twitter.com/_PreCog_

Anything else you’d like to say about your band/music that I forgot to ask?

Just to give us a listen! We are starting live shows this year and plan to keep all our fans involved with all we do! Like currently we are working with our fans to make a music video starring our fans! So make sure to connect with us via Facebook or Twitter! 

The Bare Bonez Q&A

Your name: 

Andy Burden.

Where are you from? 

A relatively small city where country music is king, and we desperately are trying to bring rock back into the heart of our hometown we call Owensboro, Kentucky, USA.

Name of band: 

Reigning terror since late 2014, we are known as The Bare Bonez!

Who else is in your band? 

Nick Ilsley - bass/vocals, Cody Yeiser - drums/vocals and Johnathan Howard-Lead - guitar/vocals. I'm on lead vocals/rhythm guitar.

How would you describe yourselves and your music?

I think we all agree as a band, we have high energy shows that keeps the crowds attention. We state that we play "bone-chattering rock n roll with a heavy metal temper", which describes us pretty well. We go from fast-paced alternative rock to sludgy grunge and metal with out hesitation. 

Who are your main influences musically? 

We all come from different backgrounds and started in music in different ways. What we draw our inspirations from is pretty common among the group: Nirvana, Stone Temple Pilots, The Ramones, Motorhead, Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix, Alice in Chains, Foo Fighters, just to name a few.

What do you hope to achieve in music?

I believe collectively we would like to record and produce more of our own original music, which should be set to happen in 2016. We want to put our attention on opening for some national acts and hopefully get a spot on some of the bigger festivals in the next couple of years.

What has been the highlight of your career so far, and why? 

I believe the highlight so far has been the release of our self-titled EP in January. Also reaching a big mile stone for all of us was having our originals played on a tri-state radio program in early 2016. That was also coupled with radio interviews for two different stations. That was exciting for all of us and something we hadn't had the pleasure of doing yet.

And what’s the moment you want to forget?

Really one of the moments I think we'd all like to forget, but looking back on it, it has become quite the story. We were doing a benefit show in September of 2015 and we were rocking hard, the fans were into it and we were putting on a notable show. Our drummer tends to beat the living shit out of his drum set and on the occasion he sends sticks flailing, its not too common, but it happens. So this stick flies up towards our bass player Nick, who has had a lot of friends show up for this show and they are standing up cheering, and sure enough, want the stick tossed to them. Nick assumes his friends can catch a drumstick travelling at 30mph from 20 feet away, but unfortunately they could not. It tips his friends hand and smacks an innocent bystander square in her face. It was horrendous, there was a lot of apologizing and her and her boyfriend swearing. Not funny then, but pretty funny now. So needless to say, we all vowed that we would not be throwing anything except t-shirts out to the crowd from here on out. And just a side note, she wasn't hurt at all (just pissed).

If you had to pick just one of your songs to represent your music, what would it be and why?

It has to be Off My Wave, its the leading track on our EP. It has sort of our evolution as a band, where we really started thinking things through together. Musically and vocally, we all agree it is our strongest track to date. But new ones are coming along all the time that are pining for that spot.

Where can we listen to it? 

The best way to listen to our music is on https://www.reverbnation.com/thebarebonez

and also on YouTube.

Where can we find out more about your music? 

You can find out more about us and support us by Liking us on facebook.com/barebonezrock or following us at Twitter.com/thebarebonezTwitter.com/thebarebonez

Anything else you’d like to say about your music that I forgot to ask? 

I think we covered just about everything! We just want to sincerely thank you for having us on your site and we wish you the best of luck.

Four Skulls Q&A

Your name:  

Mick Bryan.

Where are you from? 

Kentucky, USA.

Name of band: 

Four Skulls.

Who else is in your band? 

Aaron Miller, Tony Pack, Chip McGlone.

How would you describe yourselves?  

We are a melodic hard rock/metal band.

Who are your main influences musically?  

Rush, Alice In Chains, Megadeth, Avenged Sevenfold, Led Zeppelin, etc.

What do you hope to achieve in music?  

To make music that we enjoy and hopefully others will like as well.

What has been the highlight of your career so far, and why?  

Performing at our first gig playing the songs that we wrote ourselves. Nothing more satisfying!

And what’s the moment you want to forget?  

Haven’t had any yet.

If you had to pick just one of your songs to represent your music, what would it be and why?  

“Not Dead Yet”.  It just has several elements in it that are indicative of our style.

Where can we listen to it?

 There are a few full songs you can listen to at reverbnation.com/fourskulls/songs

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Where can we find out more about your music?

http://www.fourskulls.net

https://www.facebook.com/FourSkulls

https://twitter.com/FourSkulls

http://instagram.com/four_skulls

http://www.reverbnation.com/fourskulls

http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/fourskulls

https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/world-of-hurt/id748830531

http://www.amazon.com/World-Hurt-Explicit-Four-Skulls/dp/B00GOJOXYU/

http://www.rhapsody.com/artist/four-skulls/album/world-of-hurt

http://www.mtv.com/artists/four-skulls/discography/3222019/

http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=9085341

Anything else you’d like to say about your band/music that I forgot to ask?

The Four Skulls debut concept album "World Of Hurt" is a story of a young man's journey through the hell of warfare. From the perils of leaving home, to being thrust into all-out war thousands of miles away in a foreign land, to having his mind forever changed from all he has witnessed and endured. Each song is a chapter in this excursion, and takes you inside his psyche from innocence, to brutality, to paranoia.

Nikky Tyler Q&A

Your name:

Nikky Tyler. 

Where are you from?

Originally from Booneville Kentucky, but currently living in Richmond.

Name of band:

I am a guitarist and songwriter in Hard Sunday (classic rock), but I am also currently working on a solo album as well. 

Who else is in your band?

Glen Van Dell (bass) Bobby Ward (vocals) Sean Pixley (drums) Wild Bill Tussey (guitar).

How would you describe yourselves?

Hard Sunday is a group of best friends that has been together five years, playing classic rock n' roll. We're a partying, rock n' roll machine!

As for myself, I'm kind of the revved up puppy of the group. Let me out of the cage and watch me go! There's no telling what I'll do. 

Who are your main influences musically?

My main influences are Green Day, Aerosmith, the Black Crowes, Social Distortion, the Clash, and Steve Earle.  As a solo artist, I probably sound like a combination of Bruce Springsteen and Social Distortion, or something like that anyway!

What do you hope to achieve in music?

I'm in it to just affect as many people positively as I can. With the band, we've did some cool stuff like shot a music video, and open up for Lita Ford and Bret Michaels, but I'm really just in it for self expression and the smiles. 

What has been the highlight of your career so far, and why?

The highlight of my career is definitely opening for Bret Michaels, as he is one of my heroes and a legend in the music biz. I'm a HUGE Poison fan. 

And what’s the moment you want to forget?

Well, coming back from a show one night I got in a pretty bad car accident. I wasn't really physically hurt, but I had trouble sleeping and a lot of symptoms associated with bad anxiety. I don't want anyone to go through that. It's awful. 

If you could choose just one of your songs to represent your music, what would it be and why?

My favorite song I've ever written is one we're working on recording with both groups called Another Morning. It's just a song wanting the bad times to go away and have a new beginning. I think that's a really important lesson. In Hard Sunday, it's a song called Neon Lights, which is the first song we wrote together. It's a song talking about how we don't care if you're rich, poor, black, white, or purple, just come out and have a good time and leave all the dumb stuff you have going on in your life behind. 

Where can we listen to it?

www.reverbnation.com/hardsunday

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Where can we find out more about your music?

www.facebook.com/hardsundayrocks
www.twitter.com/hardsunday

www.twitter.com/nikkytylerhs 

Anything else you’d like to say about your band that I forgot to ask?

I'm just a guy who loves music and wants to influence others as much as my heroes have influenced me. Rock!