Music News | A Special Event, an Award Win & New Music

Benefit Concert: Music 4 Vets presented by The Envision Indie Coalition, Rize Records & LadyLake Music

Vital Info: Music 4 Vets is a concert series that will be simulcast live online through the Giving Stage network’s website. Among the musical acts scheduled to perform are headliner Doc G. of PM Dawn, A.O., Omar A., Nick Shaw, B.B.P, I-10 Connect, Diane Cameron and International Nova. Music 4 Vets, which was initiated in 2012, is a charitable endeavor aimed at providing musical instruments and music therapy programs for veterans.

For further details on the event, click here for the official press release and The Giving Stage website
Where: 1510 S Mint Street in Charlotte, NC
When: Sat. November 1, 2014

The Actions New Single to Debut in the USA

Alternative Rock group The Actions will be releasing their new hypnotic single “The Echo” December 8th through Niteo Records. It will include five remixes, among them will be mixes for Dub, Tech and Electronica.

Stay tuned to Eclectic Pop for a review of their EP 'Indefensible'. To keep up with The Actions’ latest happenings follow them on Twitter @The_Actions and on their website www.theactions.co.uk/

Award Win for Nina Baker

The mega talented Nina Baker recently added another feather to her ornate cap of accomplishments, as her debut single “Single Bed” from the terrific album ‘Quite Frankly’ took home the prize for ‘Best Song of 2014’ at The Best of British Unsigned Awards.

She also placed as a runner-up for Best Female artist. Eclectic Pop would like to congratulate Nina on her well-deserved award and looks forward to covering more music news from her in the future. You can read Eclectic Pop’s review of her album 'Quite Frankly' here and check out the recent feature of “Single Bed” in Sonic Assembly.  Keep up with her on Twitter: @ninabakermusic and on her website www.ninabakermusic.co.uk 

New Developments for Puppet Rebellion

There is a lot of news to share in the Puppet Rebellion pipeline. The first item is that following the abrupt departure of their former frontman Simon Monaghan, the group is moving forward with Oliver Davies and releasing a new music video for the last single with Monaghan as lead vocalist.

That single is “Cupboards Painted Red” (available on iTunes starting Nov 3) off the band’s exhilarating EP ‘No Means Yes’ (read Eclectic Pop's review here). The song hopes to alert the public conscious to domestic violence and was inspired by Monaghan’s childhood experiences. The video, which contains no scenes of violence, tells its story through the visual of shattered glass.

It was conceptualized by Mat O’Brien whose previous collaborations include work with Passenger and LadyHawke. Expect new music from the band in early 2015 as they plan to head into the studio in November to record an upcoming single with freshly minted frontman Davies. To see the video for “Cupboards Pained Red” click here and you can follow them on Twitter @PuppetRebellion