Rival Sons Post Music Video for ‘Bird In The Hand’
Rival Sons have posted the official music video for their new single, “Bird In The Hand.” The song is off the band’s upcoming full-length album, “Darkfighter,” out June 2.
“The saga continues with another prequel in our new video,” guitarist Scott Holiday said in a statement. “Jay and I teamed up to write and produce this one again, as well as working with our pal Kurt Kubicek. All shot in our backyard in the Hollywood Hills… right off the Sunset Strip! Right up the street from the world-famous Whisky A Go Go, actually! We found this incredible time capsule mid-century home that sets the scene for most of the video. It’s been incredible making these little vignettes. Really fun. All created on pretty tiny budgets. But the limitations force us to get ultra creative and focused. We’ve been extremely blessed to have such talented friends/crew/and collaborators working with us that see these videos as passion projects… which is the only way they come together. I think when you watch the series of videos you can feel the love that’s gone into them.”
Vocalist Jay Buchanan added, “‘Rapture’ was a prequel to ‘Nobody Wants To Die’ and ‘Bird In The Hand’ is a prequel to ‘Rapture’. Same cast of characters, different part of the story. It’s been a great time writing and producing these videos along with great directors and crew. With video production we’re really at that sweet spot where we don’t know the rules so we’re not afraid of breaking them. We’ll see where it goes from here.”
Saginaw Gets Rocked By Shinedown On The First Night Of Their Tour
It was a night of Shinedown classics, and songs off of Planet Zero, as they opened their tour in Saginaw. Pennsylvania’s From Ashes To New kicked things off, followed by Three Days Grace from Toronto, Canada. Brad Walst from the band told me they were pumped to be back on tour with their friends from Shinedown.
Brent Smith and Shinedown came on just before 9pm and ripped through two hours of songs. Between the pyro, the piano that came down from the rafters time and time again, the spectacular light show and great songs, it was an awesome kickoff.
Funny story; myself, Jade and a few other radio guys went on the bus to say hello to Brent earlier in the night. As we get on the bus, Brent greeted all of us with hugs and a kind word. “Span” from Q 106 in Lansing just starts right in about the pyro. It was freaking him out that he might be overcome with shock as the band lit of concussion bombs and whatnot during the show. It was like someone afraid to get on a rollercoaster, or bungee jump for the first time. He was literally sweating asking about this. Brent assured him that he’d be fine and gave him some ear plugs to cushion the blow. I’ve done this a long time, and I’ve never seen someone about to tinkle their Depends hours before the band was about to take the stage. LOL All in good fun. I think he made it through the show. Ha!
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Anne Erickson started her radio career shortly after graduating from Michigan State University and has worked on-air in Detroit, Flint, Toledo, Lansing and beyond. As someone who absolutely loves rock, metal and alt music, she instantly fell in love with radio and hasn’t looked back. When she’s not working, Anne makes her own music with her band, Upon Wings, and she also loves cheering on her favorite Detroit and Michigan sports teams, especially Lions and MSU football. Anne is also an award-winning journalist, and her byline has run in a variety of national publications. You can also hear her weekends on WRIF.
