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Every week at MNPR Magazine we get emails and press releases for bands with no website, just socials or a Linktree.

Social media isn’t a home. Facebook is testing a cap of two link posts a month for unverified pages, and if a platform changes the rules or disappears, your audience goes with it.

Press, promoters and fans still head to a website first for contact info. Hunting through socials for a booking or PR contact is a real pain, and it’s often out of date.

So @mnprpublicity now builds websites for bands and artists. They’re clean, professional sites built for what press, promoters and fans need. Each comes with an Artist Portal, so you can update gigs, releases and news from your phone on the road, with no tech skills needed.

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#webdesign #websites #linkinbio #websitesforbands #mnprpublicity

[Alberto Flamini @1RoomRecords]

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#venom #lucygallant #newsingle #originalmusic #singersongwriter

[MNPR Magazine @mnprmagazine]

Every week at MNPR Magazine we get emails and press releases for bands with no website, just socials or a Linktree.

Social media isn’t a home. Facebook is testing a cap of two link posts a month for unverified pages, and if a platform changes the rules or disappears, your audience goes with it.

Press, promoters and fans still head to a website first for contact info. Hunting through socials for a booking or PR contact is a real pain, and it’s often out of date.

So @mnprpublicity now builds websites for bands and artists. They’re clean, professional sites built for what press, promoters and fans need. Each comes with an Artist Portal, so you can update gigs, releases and news from your phone on the road, with no tech skills needed.

Live demo: https://t.co/HXEu6a00Vn
Try the portal (one-click login): https://t.co/jrsMW3Qotk

Details and pricing: https://t.co/zL08jXaegY

#webdesign #websites #linkinbio #websitesforbands #mnprpublicity

[MNPR Magazine @mnprmagazine]

Newcastle melodic punk trio Monkie Mind are back with Ignite, a new single and music video out now through Canadian label People of Punk Rock Records.

It’s their first new music since their 2021 self-titled debut album, and the first to feature new bassist David Randle. He replaces Michael “Olga” Algar of The Toy Dolls.

Check it out - https://t.co/ibI4PovXjQ

The video was filmed live at Bloc+ in Glasgow. Ignite is the first of several new releases ahead of a full-length album in 2027.

#MonkieMind #MelodicPunk #PunkRock

[MNPR Magazine @mnprmagazine]

@JVMonte2 Zakk Wylde, and Mark Knopfler to name but two. You beat me to Brain May.

[MNPR Magazine @mnprmagazine]

Newcastle melodic punk trio MONKIE MIND are back with Ignite, a new single and music video out now through Canadian label People of Punk Rock Records.

It’s their first new music since their 2021 self-titled debut album, and the first to feature new bassist David Randle. He replaces Michael “Olga” Algar of The Toy Dolls.

Check it out - https://t.co/ibI4PovXjQ

The video was filmed live at Bloc+ in Glasgow. Ignite is the first of several new releases ahead of a full-length album in 2027.

#MonkieMind #MelodicPunk #PunkRock

[MNPR Magazine @mnprmagazine]

Chris Connelly has released Doo Wop In The Dark: A Portrait of Lou Reed, a 21-track album that mixes Lou Reed songs with his own originals tracing Reed’s life from his teenage years to his death in 2013.

The focus track, Bye Bye Johnny Viola, looks back at John Cale’s departure from The Velvet Underground in 1968, set against Andy Warhol’s shooting and the release of White Light/White Heat.

More Details - https://t.co/mVUoxmHtOC

The album follows Connelly’s 2022 Nico tribute, Eulogy to Christa, and comes with sleeve notes by Lou Reed biographer Aidan Levy.

#ChrisConnelly #LouReed #VelvetUnderground

[MNPR Magazine @mnprmagazine]

Liverpool post-punk band The Room have shared Magic Games, a nostalgic new single from their album Doom Pop!, out now via 9x9 Records.

The song recalls a childhood afternoon in a 1960s parlour, with toy knights, Ghost Riders in the Sky on the radio and a sleeping grandad. Underneath, it looks at a world clouded by false narratives and information overload.

Check it out - https://t.co/Lv6iX1XRFM

Formed in 1979 and favourites of John Peel, The Room reformed in 2022. They play Preston and London in November.

#TheRoom #PostPunk #DoomPop

[MNPR Magazine @mnprmagazine]

MNPR Tracks of the Week, 13 October 2026.

Black Water Redemption won last week’s vote with I Gave It All, taking 54% of the 225 votes cast.

This week’s shortlist:
Sari Schorr - Cool Hand Rider
Sons Of Silver - Fever Run
Finger Eleven - Last Night On Earth
Enter Shikari - Higher Ground
Skindred - Big Em Up
Tyketto - The Picture
In We Fall - Between Memories

Have a listen, then vote for your favourite here - https://t.co/xbx6zGjyhH

#TracksOfTheWeek #NewMusic #RockMusic

[MNPR Magazine @mnprmagazine]

@TheExtremeMusi1 The one after the encore.

[MNPR Magazine @mnprmagazine]

Absolutely spot on. The amount of press releases we delete purely because they are badly formatted, don't include press assets, have broken links, or are short, uninformative AI generated pitches beggars beleif!

[MNPR Publicity @mnprpublicity]

A quick tip for artists sending cold press pitches to publications: you need a proper press release, not an AI-generated pitch loaded with emojis.

In your press release, include links to your music and assets. Don’t attach MP3s or high-res images to the email.

“Here’s my track, I hope you like it, please follow us” under a subject line of “Please read this” simply isn’t good enough. It’s a surefire way to get your email deleted.

If you want proper press representation, let @mnprpublicity handle it. We’ve spent 10 years deleting bad press releases, so we certainly won’t be writing you one.

#MusicPR #PressRelease #IndependentArtists

[MNPR Magazine @mnprmagazine]

A quick tip for artists sending cold press pitches to publications: you need a proper press release, not an AI-generated pitch loaded with emojis.

In your press release, include links to your music and assets. Don’t attach MP3s or high-res images to the email.

“Here’s my track, I hope you like it, please follow us” under a subject line of “Please read this” simply isn’t good enough. It’s a surefire way to get your email deleted.

If you want proper press representation, let @mnprpublicity handle it. We’ve spent 10 years deleting bad press releases, so we certainly won’t be writing you one.

#MusicPR #PressRelease #IndependentArtists

[MNPR Magazine @mnprmagazine]

There's still time to vote in this week's Tracks of the Week with votong closing on Monday.

This week's shortlist features new music from Jack J Hutchinson , Tony Iommi, Slash ft. Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators, Black Water Redemption, Hootie and the Blowfish, and HARDY.

Have a listen to all six, then vote for your favourite here - https://t.co/iRG94VfKUL

[MNPR Magazine @mnprmagazine]

This weeks Tracks of the Week is live. Big Engine take last week's crown with 'Call of the Wild', winning a close contest against Little Angels in our biggest vote yet, with 1,000 votes cast.

This week's shortlist features new music from Jack J Hutchinson , Tony Iommi, Slash ft. Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators, Black Water Redemption, Hootie and the Blowfish, and HARDY.

Have a listen to all six, then vote for your favourite here - https://t.co/iRG94VfKUL

#TracksOfTheWeek #NewMusic #RockMusic

[MNPR Magazine @mnprmagazine]

@TheExtremeMusi1 Never met her.

[MNPR Magazine @mnprmagazine]

Judas Priest founding bassist Ian Hill is retiring from the band after 57 years, with Davey Rimmer of Uriah Heep and Elegant Weapons taking over on bass.

In a personal message, Ian revealed he has been battling advanced arthritis in his shoulders, hands and knees. A snapped tendon at the band’s recent Brussels show meant Davey had to step in for the London date at short notice.

“The obvious choice for my replacement is Davey. He’s a great bassist, and a genuinely nice bloke who’ll fit the job perfectly,” Ian said.

Read more on MNPR - https://t.co/bcCoTrrehJ

#JudasPriest #IanHill #DaveyRimmer

[MNPR Magazine @mnprmagazine]

Los Angeles rock band Sons Of Silver have released their new single and video, “Fever Run”, the third track from their forthcoming second album.

Singer Peter Argyropoulos calls it “probably our most ambitious rocker to date”. The song’s breakdown started life as a third verse, until a chance listen to Billy Idol’s “Rebel Yell” sent it in a new direction.

Check it out - https://t.co/st7jFcNFoF

The band features members of Candlebox and Skillet, and follows up their 2025 debut album Runaway Emotions and the singles “Dreaming Dangerous” and “Fire Between Us”.

#SonsOfSilver #FeverRun #NewMusic

[MNPR Magazine @mnprmagazine]

Finger Eleven have released a new maxi-single of “Last Night On Earth”, featuring four versions of the title track from their latest album.

It leads into an 18-track Deluxe Edition of Last Night On Earth, out on 6 November via Better Noise Music. The new version adds demos, live and acoustic recordings, and “Blue Sky Mystery” featuring Filter.

The band are also looking for a duet partner on the song, inviting artists to add their own vocals or remix the instrumental and share it with #F11LastNightDuet.

Read more on MNPR - https://t.co/gVweIrylka

Finger Eleven start a 12-city UK tour with SOiL on 30 October in Brighton, finishing on 14 November at London’s Electric Ballroom.

#FingerEleven #LastNightOnEarth #SOiL

[MNPR Magazine @mnprmagazine]

RAYE has announced a one-night-only show at London’s Royal Albert Hall on Friday 23 October 2026.

This Symphony May Contain Hope will see her perform her chart-topping album This Music May Contain Hope in full, joined by her band, The Heritage Orchestra and Flames Collective. It is her second symphonic project, following My 21st Century Symphony.

To mark the announcement, she has also shared an orchestral version of “I Will Overcome”, recorded at Abbey Road Studios with the London Symphony Orchestra.

Details & tickets - https://t.co/yWjJguuRdJ

The artist presale starts on Tuesday 13 October, and general sale opens on Thursday 15 October at 10am.

#RAYE #RoyalAlbertHall #ThisMusicMayContainHope

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@TheExtremeMusi1 Iron Maiden, The Police, RHCP, Thin Lizzy, CREAM, Level 42, and ANY band @BillyonBass has ever been near.

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@hurricanenita Men shouldn't be arseholes and tell women what to do!

Theres a lovely irony about him saying that you being a rockster with Alice Cooper is "creepy". He does know who Alice Cooper is, right?