Buzz Track: Strangers

Vikunja is a Swedish rock/pop band who has started to create a buzz without having an album out. The band is close to signing with Warner Scandinavia. For fans of The Verve, Keane, and Coldplay.
Contact: magnus@catapult-music.com

Buzz Track: Just Go

Indie pop singer-songwriter Kree Woods, a Kings favorite is busy writing, recording, and performing the songs that are gaining attention and resonating with her rapidly growing fan base. Her base has been growing since the release of her debut EP in 2011. Her EP peaked at #10 on the ITunes Singer/Songwriter chart and was featured by MTV on The Real World. She will perform at SXSW March 14th and 15th.
Contact: brett@zodlounge.com

News Update: Tiffany Kuenzi, a Kings top 8 emerging artist pick has been selected as a finalist in the International Songwriting Competition, for the track ‘He Said‘. Last year, she toured the Northwest promoting her EP and was featured on “Locals Only” on both KWJJ & KUPL. Check out the track Tonight, our other favorite.
Contact: tiffanykuenzi86@gmail.com

Buzz Track: Nobody Ever Will

Jonny Craig is a Canadian-American singer and the former vocalist of Dance Gavin Dance, Emarosa and Ghost Runner on Third. Having sold well over 150k records with his previous bands he will have no problem turning fans on to his new solo material. He just sold out the Roxy in Hollywood and just returned from an entire sold out UK Run. He has a US headliner starting this week that will include three shows at SXSW.
Contact: eric@thearteryfoundation.com

Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong lets it be known that “this is definitely the only interview I’m gonna do” about his battles with substance abuse in a new Rolling Stone cover story, and he certainly made it count.

“I’m sure that crossed her mind, that if I didn’t get sober I could potentially lose all of that stuff,” he said. “I could have lost the band too. I didn’t realize how destructive I was. I thought everybody was in on the joke. But I was the joke.”

And with Green Day poised to return to the road, Armstrong said he’s still nervous about how he’ll handle his newfound sobriety — “I’m not sure I’m ready,” he said. “There is still the obsession with alcohol” — but he’s determined to push on, and excited to begin the next phase of his career … on his terms. Read more