The origins of British Blues Rock icons Ten Years After stretches back to the early 1960s when Ivan Harrison formed Ivan Jay and The Jaycats. The band changed their name to The Jaybirds and the line-up of the group continued to evolve. By 1966, members of the band – including bassist Leo Lyons, keyboardist Chick Churchill, drummer Ric Lee, and unrelated guitarist Alvin Lee - were performing as both Blues Trip and Blues Yard before [...]

Irvine, CA – March 9, 2023 – AMPED Distribution, a division of Alliance Entertainment Holding Corporation (OTC: ADRA) (“Alliance Entertainment”, “Company”), a distributor and wholesaler of the world’s largest in stock selection of music, movies, video games, electronics, arcades, and collectibles, is proud to announce its tenth year in business on a strong and positive note. The company has achieved remarkable success in the music industry, with 26 nominations across their distributed labels for the [...]

Born in Birmingham, Alabama, Lonnie Holley is an artist and art educator as well as a musician. His life story is something like out of a movie: born during the Jim Crow era, he was the 7th of 27 children. At the age of four, he was traded for a bottle of whiskey and was then put to work at the age of five. While working odd jobs – washing dishes, picking up trash at [...]

Although it is hard to believe now, it wasn’t easy in the late 1980s for Rap and Hip-Hop artists to gain much traction in the Billboard 200 Albums or Top 40 Singles charts. There were songs that were picked up by more adventurous stations earlier that decade – i.e., “White Lines” by Grandmaster Flash & Melle Mel – but overall, Pop and Rock fans weren’t paying attention to the up-and-coming Rap stars of the day. [...]

Since he first came to prominence as a member of Frank Zappa’s band in the early 1980s, Steve Vai has become one of rock music’s most iconic guitarists. Initially a transcriptionist for Zappa, Steve Vai became a full-fledged member of Zappa’s band and played with Frank from 1980 until 1983. After leaving Zappa, Steve Vai set up his own studio and recorded his debut solo album, FLEX-ABLE, released in 1984. That same year, he replaced [...]

Rapper, singer, and songwriter bbno$ was born Alexander Gumuchian in Canada to an Armenian family. A back injury put an end to his dreams of being a professional swimmer, so, in 2014, he turned his attention to music. Initially, he focused on music production and rapping for his own enjoyment, but he got his friends involved and formed the Broke Boy Gang. The group gained a little traction with live performances and posting their music [...]

Born in Saskatchewan, Canada, singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Andy Shauf came to prominence with the released of his album, DARKER DAYS, in 2008. While he had spent his formative musical years as drummer of a Christian punk band, that album brought him to the attention of a much wider audience both inside and outside Canada. He followed that album with the EPs TOUR EP (2009), WAITING FOR THE SUN TO LEAVE (2010) and SAM JONES [...]

Founded by Nashville singer / songwriter Drew Holcomb, the Magnolia Record Club is a label that specializes in vinyl-only releases. With a motto that states “Curated by artists, not robots,” the label prides itself on the quality of their releases – from the music that flows between the grooves to the jackets and sleeves that embrace the vinyl itself. Drew Holcomb – who has been releasing a series of albums since 2005 - is best [...]

IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- AMPED Distribution, a division of Alliance Entertainment Holding Corporation (“Alliance Entertainment”), a distributor and wholesaler of the world’s largest in stock selection of music, movies, video games, electronics, arcades, and collectibles, is proud to announce a resounding total of 26 nominations for the upcoming 2023 Grammy Awards. The recognition of artists in twenty-two unique categories is reflective of the eclectic, wide ranging profiles of AMPED label partners. “We are privileged to work [...]

With a name that guarantees that they won’t get their own TV special on Disney+ or Nickelodeon, Fucked Up is one of Canada’s premiere Hardcore Punk bands. Formed in 2001, the group was founded by vocalist Damian Abraham, guitarists Mike Haliechuk and Josh Zucker, bassist Sandy Miranda, and drummer Jonah Falco, all of whom are still with the band over two decades later. The group immediately released a demo in 2001, which was followed by [...]