From heavy metal to power pop electro rap, here’s a taste of the music-infused happenings on Stickam for this week.

Wed, 3/18 @ 1 PM PDT - BLACK TIDE

Black Tide returns to Stickam for four weekly fan chats each and every Wednesday starting on March 18th at 1 PM PDT and at 3 PM PDT all subsequent weeks.  Rolling Stone named Black Tide one of the “Best Rookies of 2008” and “Metal’s New Teen Titans,” Spin tapped them as one of the “Next Big Things,” while Revolver featured them as a “Band To Watch” and included them on the cover of the August 2008 Mayhem issue, and Kerrang! proclaimed them “Best International Newcomer.”

Wed, 3/18 @ 7 PM PDT - DJ ROSSSTAR’S PUNK ROCK SHOW with Hyper Crush & The Bigger Lights

In Wednesday’s edition of DJ Rossstar’s Punk Rock show, Rossstar welcomes Los Angeles’s electro powered rap trio, Hyper Crush, and indie pop rock band, The Bigger Lights.

Thurs, 3/19 @ 7 PM PDT - DJ ROSSSTAR’S PUNK ROCK SHOW with John Roecker and Sparks the Rescue

On Thursday, indie director John Roecker will stop by the Rossstar studio to talk about “Heart Like a Hand Grenade”, the much anticipated Green Day film documenting the recording process of their widely popular 2004 album, American Idiot.  The pop punk band Sparks the Rescue will also be dropping by so tune in for your pop punk fix.

Thurs, 3/19 @ 2 PM PDT - 16 FRAMES

In honor of the release of their new album, Where It Ends (due out everywhere March 24th), 16 Frames will be hosting their first Stickam live fan chat on March 19th at 2 PM PDT.  16 Frames is the creation of frontman and songwriter Steve Sulikowski. Their music has already featured on “Kyle XY”, “Private Practice”, “Men In Trees” and MTV’s “The Hills.” 16 Frames also recently toured with Sheryl Crow, Crowded House and Pete Yorn.

Says Pure Volume:  “Hyper Crush is here. Straight out of Los Angeles via time travel, the three sh*t-faced extra terrestrials that make up the group are known simply as Donny, Preston, and Holly. Armed with fresh rhymes, funky beats, and enough neon to make you wear shades, these three will get you on the dance floor and moving. On May 1 the group released the party anthem of all time, ‘The Arcade.’ This monstrous album features 13 tracks of pure electro power. Hyper Crush seems to have the ‘rap game on constant chokehold status with songs like ‘Sex and Drugs’ and ‘Disco Tech.’ It seems to be that once these three mad geniuses set their minds to ruling the universe at large, there is nothing standing in their way.”

 Join Donny, Preston, and Holly for an exclusive fan chat live from the Stickam studio, Tuesday night 10/14 at 9 PM EST / 6 PM PST.

www.stickam.com/hypercrush