Exclusive Video: Mastodon at Criminal Records for ‘Crack The Skye’ Release

Mastodon performed songs from their new album 'Crack The Skye' at Criminal Records for hundreds of fans and The Silver Tongue was there. … [Read more...]

Out of the Shadows… Joey Barnes releases new EP entitled "Always"

If you don … [Read more...]

Out of the Shadows… Joey Barnes releases new EP entitled “Always”

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If you don’t know who Joey Barnes is right off the cuff, it may be because for the past few years he’s been hiding. Not in a literal nor musical sense; as he’s been a member of and on tour with Chris Daughtry (Daughtry…for the people living in caves); which has taken him all over the world playing before tens of thousands. Barnes, who is fluent on an obscene number of instruments, just happens to be playing drums on his gig with Daughtry, an old friend from the musician trenches, … [Read more...]

Band Essentials: TST talks A&R with Roadrunner Record's Mike Gitter

Band Essentials is a new category on The Silver Tongue. In this category, you … [Read more...]

Band Essentials: TST talks A&R with Roadrunner Record’s Mike Gitter

Band Essentials is a new category on The Silver Tongue. In this category, you’re going to find articles that cover all the essential elements that need to be in place for a band to make it out of their garage and onto the radio. There are many things that come in play when it comes to the success of an artist. I’m not going to cover them in any particular order but I think that most of you will find this piece especially helpful. You write great music, record great music and you have … [Read more...]

I finally tried Blackberry Smoke: Blackberry Smoke live from the Star Bar

By: Sin Lucas I'd never seen Blackberry Smoke before yesterday, but I haven't been able to escape them. People send us emails about them. People tweet about them. People post and chat on Facebook about them, so there must be something about them. … [Read more...]