Dark-Electro-Wave Rockers PUSCIFER About THE CURE
2 May 2026
Boys do cry.
Puscifer released their 5th LP Normal Isn’t last February.
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NEIL YOUNG Released His 29th Album ‘LIVING WITH WAR’ Today 20 Years Ago – Painfully Relevant Again Today
Significant longplayers from yesteryear
2 May 2026
Rock icon NEIL YOUNG released his 29th LP, titled
LIVING WITH WAR, on 2 May 2006, today 20 years ago.
The album’s lyrics, titles, and conceptual style are highly critical
of the policies of then-President George W. Bush‘s administration.
The record is incredibly, painfully relevant again today with that rudderless orange narcissist in the White House who fucks up the world’s economy with his unfounded
and illegal Iran war.
Neil Young about the LP’s crucial track Let’s Impeach The President:
“When I wrote “Let’s Impeach the President,” a lot of people criticized it as a crappy song,
that it was such a terrible melody. What am I going to do, write a song like that and use a
good melody? That doesn’t make sense. You want a melody that pisses people off, that’s so stupid and repetitive that it aggravates people. ‘Ohio’ is about kids getting killed.
It’s about people you cared about personally, your own brother and sister. That’s when you
put everything you have, poetic, musical, performance-wise, at your command. Because you believe in it so much. “Let’s Impeach the President” is a political song about something that’s so wrong that the only way to point out how wrong it is by doing a song that’s wrong: smashing and pounding away at it. It was very successful in that respect.”
Neil Young, Brussels 2025 – Photo by Turn Up The Volume
Pitchfork wrote: “Like Bruce Springsteen’s We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions,
this album features an elder rock statesman making an effective protest record
thanks to a raucously communal approach. Living With War’s short gestation benefits Young‘s performance, inspiring him to make his loudest, rawest release of new
material since at least Ragged Glory.
With his guitar re-tuned to its characteristic distorted snarl, and the clearly live
mix preserving bum notes and sloppy harmonica or trumpet solos, Young returns
to the spontaneous recording style of albums like Tonight’s the Night that best suits
his talents.
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LIP CRITIC – New York’s Electro Punk Bullies Trash And Crash On New Album ‘THEFT WORLD’
2 May 2026
Band: LIP CRITIC
Wo: Post-techno-punk bohos
from New York.
Album: THEFT WORLD
Their 2nd.
NME‘s verdict: “Theft World is a violently unhinged examination of identity theft and conspiracy. A flurry of chaos, paranoia and corrosive desire. It’s brutally clear that even after your money, privacy and sense of self are taken, life in ‘Theft World’ keeps going, indifferent to whatever you’re feeling. Yet it’s that sense of twisting bleakness into something that sounds thrilling is what makes the album so effective.”
TUTV: These battering bullies mix sturm und drang techno and drum ‘n’ bass neurosis with some crackbrained hardcore paroxysm here and there, while vocalist Bret Kaser spits and sneers, thrashes and crashes like a hysterical schizophrenic. Sounds like big headbutt fun, right? You betcha.
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DAVE AND ANSIL COLLINS Topped The US Charts With ‘DOUBLE BARREL’ Today 55 Years Ago
Top singles from the past
2 May 2026
Jamaican reggae/soul duo DAVE AND ANSIL COLLINS scored
their biggest hit with DOUBLE BARREL It topped the US Charts
on 1 May 1971, today 55 years ago.
In Europe, the single was already released a
year before and topped the UK singles chart.
It was written by Jamaican songwriter,
vocalist and producer Winston Riley.
This song was the first appearance on record by big-time
drummer Sly Dunbar (1952-2026), later of reggae duo
Sly & Robbie. He was just 18 at the time.
I am the magnificent
I’m backed by the shack of a soul boss
Most turnin’ stormin’ sound o’soul
I am double U, O, O, O
Image Of The Day – WOLF ALICE’s Glamourous ELLIE ROWSELL
Upcoming World Tour Dates: HERE
ELLIE ROWSELL looks dead-drop gorgeous
since WOLF ALICE introduced themselves to
the world in 2010.
My Wolf Alice moment.
INTERPOL Announce North American Tour Dates
1 May 2026
NYC’s post-punk darlings INTERPOL aren’t the most productive band
on this planet. In their almost 30-year career they came up with only
7 albums, with 2022’s The Other Side Of Make-Believe as their latest.
On the other hand to keep in touch with their fanbase they regulary
hit the road. They just announced dates for North America, starting at
the end of July.
Still my favorite Interpol gem.
5 BEST ALBUMS OF THE MONTH – APRIL 2026
1 May 2026
Artist: LEG PUPPY 2.0
Who: London-based techno chameleon.
Album: FIRST WORLD PROBLEMS
Press Info: This new LP takes aim at society, individuals, and the power of big tech, exposing the illusion of connection and the invasive grip of social media. Leg Puppy 2.0 pose the unsettling question: if nothing is real, what fills the shallow void but emptiness?
First, the bad news.
Leg Puppy: “Its my last album, as much I love making albums and calling out the bullshit in the world, its that very same bullshit that is limiting an audience for our art, only to be buried to an algorithm which favours stupid trending hooks and dumbness, hence check out the track ‘The Sheep of TikTok’.
I’ll still release singles but I cant keep going through that lead balloon moment on release day. I may change my mind, but right now I think 13 albums is more than enough material for people to discover or ignore.
All LP 2.0 Albums on Bandcamp
TUTV: First World Problems isn’t really a 24-hour rave party record.
It’s conceived/constructed as the soundtrack for a yet-to-be-made
Doomsday film.
Ambient muzak and techno bombast alternate seamlessly as sonic scenery
for the concept. Listening to First World Problems is like experiencing the EBM
version of The Dark Side Of The Moon. Leg Puppy‘s lyrical wittiness, hilarious
cynicism, and brain-breaking techno beats will be missed. Talking about a
big first world problem. Shine on you crazy puppy.
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Band: ANGINE DE POITRINE
French for angina pectoris. A severe pain in the
chest and left arm, caused by heart disease.
Who: Mysterious, experimental Canadian duo featuring (cuckoo aliases)
Khn de Poitrine (guitar/bass instruments) and Klek de Poitrine (drums)
Album: VOL. II
Pitchfork says:“They make weirdly danceable math-rock for muffled drums
and comically fretted microtonal guitar. Vol. II is a powerful argument that we
should all start seeing spots.
Album artwork
TUTV: I just discovered this sensational 2-piece via multiple reviews of their 2nd LP
on music websites. The first thing that attracted me was (of course) their wacky outfits, and I thought that this was just another kind of gimmick act making cheapjack music.
Not!
They move ‘n’ groove with a hair-raising and incessantly funk panache for 37 minutes, motorized by authoritative bass and drums firepower, while knife-edged guitar riffs
zigzag between the tireless rhythm section velocity.
At times, they sound as if bass-funk-punk legends Gang Of Four and Devo are on
mind-bending drugs. Except for some background screeches on the first 2 tracks,
the record is fully instrumental.
Vol.II is not an arty-farty experimental affair, rather an extraordinary and explosive sonic
tour de force. And, yes, for some inexplicable reason, their outfits fit the sonic turbulence. If you haven’t discovered them yet, this is your chance to do so.
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Band: LIME GARDEN
Who: 4 power-pop punkettes from
Brighton (UK) on their way to stardom.
Album: MAYBE NOT TONIGHT
Their 2nd one.
Chloe Howard (frontwoman): “The album is about a night out, from start to finish.
As the night progresses, you’re having a great time, until your ex walks in with someone
else.
You hate the way you look but rather than going home, you press the big red button
and get even more drunk. Eventually, you take yourself home full of melancholy, chaos
and anger.”
TUTV: History has taught us that relationship breakups can cause great music.
Maybe Not Tonight is one of those. This cathartic record is a bitchy, guitar-riffed
power-pop one.
Vocalist/songwriter Chloe Howard shoots sonic bullets from the hip at her ex.
I bet she can kill with her looks. She details the hate for the guy that dumped
her with clear-cut lyrics and clear-cut vocals. She doesn’t hold back. Nor do
the band. All burners on. Uppercut after uppercut. A spiky and jagged, but
also a punky-dancey affair.
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One of the best
of the year.
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Band: DIRT ROAD SOULS
Who: Roots rock purists and grizzled veterans of the
Boston music scene. Once known as The Inebriations.
Album: (The Life And Times Of) JOHNNY MOONSHINE
Their debut.
Press info: “Johnny Moonshine is a poetic odyssey wrapped in restlessness, rebellion, love and loss. Chronicling the rise, fall, and enduring spirit of a small-town rebel, told through the lens of a close friend and narrator, the record follows the mythic arc of our anti-hero Moonshine — a backroad dreamer, moonshine runner, hopeless romantic, and overall tragic figure.”
Davis Black (vocals/guitar): “Johnny is a charismatic kid in a small town. He could really do anything he wants. But he runs moonshine in Choctaw, Oklahoma. There are epic dirt road parties.
Boy meets girl. Boy has dreams. Boy gets himself into trouble, then it may or may not go downhill from there, with moments of hope sprinkled in, because y’know, it’s not over ’til it’s over. Johnny Moonshine reminds me of a couple of friends from my small town who had incredible potential and lost it all.”
TUTV: You feel depressed? You need some comforting music to cry into
your beer to? I’m sure outlaw Johnny Moonshine can be your muse and
imaginary buddy.
Dirt Road Souls‘s melancholic sonority and their absorbing country rock and electric-powered folk-flavored wistfulness and affecting, ear-grabbing vocality are wrapped into heart-rending tunes, telling the story of an unfortunate desperado. Early Eagles nostalgia pops up now and then, but overall it’s heart-and-soul stirring Americana at its bluesy best. You’ll feel way better after a couplde of spins.
Bye, bye, Johnny. Goodbye Johnny, be good.
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Artist: JOE JACKSON
Who: The prominent versatile
British singer-songwriter.
New Album: HOPE AND FURY
His 22nd one.
Press info: “Often labelled a musical chameleon, Jackson insists that most of his work belongs to his own “mainstream” – sophisticated pop songs with ever-shifting rhythms
and textures. After his playful detour with What A Racket! (a 2023 side project exploring early 20th-century British entertainment and music), he now returns to that core territory.
The result, according to Jackson, falls somewhere between Fool (2019), Laughter and
Lust (1991), and Night and Day (1982). Nine new songs in total – ranging from biting,
witty pop to moving ballads.”
TUTV: At the age of 71 and after an impressive 56-year career, Jackson has earned
lots of stars and stripes. This new LP will be another one to remember. The versatile
songsmith obviously wanted to have and make fun.
He returns to his swinging Latin-pop side with both jaunty and vigorous ballroom tunes: Welcome to Burning-By-Sea, I’m Not Sorry, Made God Laugh, Do Do Do, and Fabulous People (actually the first 5 tracks).
But with the closing quartet of songs, After All This Time, The Face, End Of The Pier, and
See You In September, he leaves the cocktail party behind him and offers some good
old Jackson musings. It makes Hope and Fury an album with, sonically, 2 different
moods. I like the ebullient one the most, it smells like spring spirit.
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JOHNNY CASH Walked The Line 70 Years Ago Today
1 May 2064
The late great country star JOHNNY CASH released his
classic I WALK THE LINE on 1 May 1956, 68 years ago
today.
It was his first No.1 on the US Billboard country charts. It remained on the charts for over 43 weeks. Inspired by the backward playback of guitar runs on his tape recorder, the man in black used the technique to produce the unique chord progression of the song. It also includes Cash’s distinctive “boom-chicka-boom” sound, created by putting a dollar bill in the neck of his guitar.
“Because you’re mine, I walk the line.”
DJ SHADOW – Hip Hop Luminary’s Debut Album ‘ENDTRODUCING…’ Turns 30
30 April 2026
Influential musician DJ SHADOW, born Joshua Paul Davis 53 years
ago in San Jose (California), celebrates the 30th anniversary of his
outstanding debut LP, titled ENDTRODUCING… on 16 September.
A masterly varied, instrumental hip hop opus
composed almost entirely of samples from vinyl
records.
Endtroducing has been acclaimed by critics
as one of the greatest albums of the 1990s
NME said in a 4/5 review: “Both slyly knowing and brilliantly naive,
fusing the dramatic and the deranged to his own sweet end.”
It went to #6 in the UK and #37 in the US.
He’ll play the album in full in a string of shows in North America.
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TONS OF ROCK In NORWAY – 24/27 June
Deafening rock ‘n’ roll in Oslo, Norway.
Worth a short holiday over there if
you’re a heavy thunder and lighting
junkie.