Jim Barber, Author at Music Life Magazine

New BILLY MORRISON Solo Album ‘Hollow’ Set For August Release; First Single “Becoming” With Sully Erna And Nuno Bettencourt Out March 27

March 13, 2026 Jim Barber Comments Off

Press release – Two years ago, BILLY MORRISON—the British guitarist, singer, and songwriter, primarily known as Billy Idol’s rhythm guitar player for the [,,,]

ANGUS McSIX Share New Single & Video “Dig Down” Featuring Van Canto

March 13, 2026 Jim Barber Comments Off

Press release – ANGUS McSIX teams up with Van Canto for the new single, “Dig Down”, an out-of-the-box harbinger from their [,,,]

The Intemperate Sons Release New Single “Sensory Deprivation” + Music Video

March 13, 2026 Jim Barber Comments Off

Press release – Alt-Rockers, The Intemperate Sons, have released their new track, “Sensory Deprivation,” from their upcoming third studio album, Ephemera, set for release [,,,]

Axel Rudi Pell Releases “Guillotine Walk” Single + Video from Upcoming Album “Ghost Town

March 13, 2026 Jim Barber Comments Off

Press release – erman guitar wizard AXEL RUDI PELL released “Guillotine Walk,” a new digital single and lyric video today. The song is [,,,]

New Live Album from Thorbjorn Risager and the Black Tornado

March 13, 2026 Jim Barber Comments Off

Press release – The award-winning roots rockin’ octet Thorbjørn Risager & The Black Tornado are road warriors in the truest [,,,]

CAMERON WHITCOMB SHARES NEW SINGLE “YOU AND ME”

March 13, 2026 Jim Barber Comments Off

Press release – Acclaimed singer-songwriter Cameron Whitcomb continues his unstoppable momentum with today’s premiere of his brand new single, “You and Me,” [,,,]

Alien Ant Farm Release “Reasons” via Judge & Jury Records

March 13, 2026 Jim Barber Comments Off

Press release – Alien Ant Farm have released their new single, “Reasons,” via Judge & Jury Records. The track will appear on the band’s forthcoming [,,,]

THE STRAY CATS Return To The Road For 2026 Cross-Country Summer Tour

March 13, 2026 Jim Barber Comments Off

Press release – THE STRAY CATS—all three original members Brian Setzer (guitar, vocals), Lee Rocker (upright bass, vocals), and Slim Jim Phantom (drums, vocals)—will return to [,,,]

Solo Artist Zack Miranowic Releases New Single & Music Video “Reflections”

March 13, 2026 Jim Barber Comments Off

Press release – Southampton, New Jersey–based solo artist Zack Miranowic has released his new single “Reflections”, accompanied by a music video. The single [,,,]

Lord Of The Lost Unveil New Single “My Funeral” Ahead Of Album Trilogy Grand Finale

March 13, 2026 Jim Barber Comments Off

Press release – In just under a month, on April 10, OPVS NOIR Vol. 3, the final part of LORD OF THE [,,,]

Lee Rose of ACE OF WANDS Discusses Compelling New Album – Future Wave

March 5, 2026 Jim Barber Comments Off

By Jim Barber Intensely creative, emotionally resonant, musically dynamic, filled with a sense of renewal, of artistic exploration and of [,,,]

GRAIN OF PAIN Unleashes Video for Second Single of Upcoming Album “Behind Us All”

March 4, 2026 Jim Barber Comments Off

Press release – Finnish doom metal act GRAIN OF PAIN has unveiled a brand new single taken from the forthcoming studio album, Behind [,,,]

Ottawa’s Feral FemmeFest Happens This Weekend!

March 3, 2026 Jim Barber Comments Off

By Jim Barber A well-known and well-respected member of the Ottawa, Canada music community is using her extensive experience in [,,,]

Australia’s GREYSTONE CANYON Release Animated Video For Their Neil Young Cover “Hey Hey, My My (Into The Black)”

March 3, 2026 Jim Barber Comments Off

Press release – Australian rockers Greystone Canyon return with a powerful take on “Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black)”, the iconic track [,,,]

BOBBY DOVE SHARES HEARTBREAKING NEW SINGLE “LEAVING MANITOBA”

March 3, 2026 Jim Barber Comments Off

Press release – Since the release of the 2021 album Hopeless Romantic, Canadian alt-country artist Bobby Dove has made a lot of fans [,,,]

Canadian Pop Sensation Olivia Penalva Shares New Single “Distance Makes A Love Story”

March 3, 2026 Jim Barber Comments Off

Press release – Decorated Canadian pop singer-songwriter, Olivia Penalva, is returning with a brand new single, “Distance Makes A Love [,,,]

Avidious, by multi-instrumentalist Hank Lin, release debut album Death Knows My Name

March 3, 2026 Jim Barber Comments Off

Press release – Avidious has released their debut album, Death Knows My Name, a relentless and deeply personal record led [,,,]

Rising Canadian Country Artist Brettyn Rose Returns with “Leavin’ On My Lips”

March 3, 2026 Jim Barber Comments Off

Press release – Fresh off two 2026 Country Music Alberta Award nominations (Horizon Female Artist of the Year and Songwriter(s) of the [,,,]

CREYE RELEASE NEW SINGLE & VIDEO FOR “RUST”

March 2, 2026 Jim Barber Comments Off

Press release – Swedish hard rock powerhouse Creye have released the new single and official video, “Rust”, taken from their [,,,]

Country Rocker BREE TAYLOR Releases New Single And Album “Worship”

March 2, 2026 Jim Barber Comments Off

Press release – Canadian country-rock powerhouse Bree Taylor announces the arrival of her most ambitious and defiant work to date, the electrifying [,,,]

HEAVENFALL Unveils First Single “Squall-led” From Upcoming Album “Thorn”

March 2, 2026 Jim Barber Comments Off

Press release – Heavenfall unveil “Squall-led”, the first single taken from their forthcoming full-length album “Thorn“, set for release on May [,,,]

Logan Staats Shares New Single “Empty Hands”

March 2, 2026 Jim Barber Comments Off

Press release – Surrounded by acclaimed writers and fueled by chance encounters during a songwriting trip to Nashville, Logan Staats met musician Patrick [,,,]

Tamara Weber Redefines Indie Landscape With Genre-Blurring New Album ‘Destinations’

March 2, 2026 Jim Barber Comments Off

Press release – Haitian-born, Montreal-based singer-songwriter and producer Tamara Weber has officially unveiled her most ambitious project to date, the [,,,]

Brasilian band Angra announce special anniversary show Sept. 23 at l’Olympia in Paris

March 2, 2026 Jim Barber Comments Off

Press release – In Paris, inside a packed Locomotive, France discover ANGRA on stage, a small brasilian band who got known a [,,,]

JACK HARLOW’S NEW ALBUM ‘MONICA’ RELEASING MARCH 13

March 2, 2026 Jim Barber Comments Off

Press release – Jack Harlow will release his fourth studio album, Monica, on March 13 with Atlantic Records. Written over the [,,,]

UFO’s ‘The Wild, The Willing and The Innocent’ Coming May 1

March 2, 2026 Jim Barber Comments Off

Press release – Chrysalis Records are proud to present the latest in the acclaimed UFO reissue series: the classic 1981 [,,,]

FOREIGNER To Headline The Rock Legends Cruise XIV

March 2, 2026 Jim Barber Comments Off

Press release – Rock fans are in for a legendary experience as FOREIGNER, the iconic rock band behind some of rock’s [,,,]

NATHAN EVANS FOX ANNOUNCES NEW LP “HEIRLOOM” OUT MAY 29 VIA FREE DIRT RECORDS

March 2, 2026 Jim Barber Comments Off

Press release – North Carolina–bred, Nashville-based indie country artist Nathan Evans Fox announces his forthcoming LP Heirloom, arriving May 29 [,,,]

Drowning Pool and Sorry X Collaborate on New Single – “THE WRONG ONE” 　

March 2, 2026 Jim Barber Comments Off

Press release – Multi-platinum hard rock heavyweights Drowning Pool return with a ferocious new collaboration, teaming up with rising active rock force Sorry [,,,]

NESSA BARRETT SHARES HER DEVASTATINGLY VULNERABLE NEW SINGLE “STAY WITH ME”

March 2, 2026 Jim Barber Comments Off

Press release – Rising star Nessa Barrett continues her slide into gorgeous guitar-driven darkness on “Stay With Me,” out now via Warner Records. In [,,,]