Fab Welsh Pop Voice BONNIE TYLER Dies At 75
9 July 2026
She had several hits, with Total Eclipse Of The Heart from 1983 as her biggest one, written and produced by Jim Steinman. More than 1,117 billion streams on Spotify.
R.I.P.
Summer Of 1977 – July 9 – Career Switch For DECLAN PATRICK MACMANUS
Every day of this summer we go back to the same summer day somewhere in history
9 July 2026
On 9 July 1977, this day 49 years ago, Declan Patrick MacManus (now aged 71 years)
quit his day job as a computer programmer, aged 23, to become a full-time musician under the moniker ELVIS COSTELLO. The rest is history.
Thank you, Elvis, for the career switch.
You really pumped it up afterwards.
INTERPOL Reflect (Again) On Their Beloved Town With New Track ‘IRON CITY’
Daily electricity to load your batteries
9 July 2026
A few weeks back, NYC’s post-punk heroes INTERPOL announced details of their
8th full-length. It’s called This Mirror Weighs A Ton and will land on August 28th.
Tracklist and pre-order info here.
Album artwork
With IRON CITY they reveal the 3rd track off the album.
A velvety reflection (again) on their beloved New York City.
All 3 shared tasters.
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TOUR DATES
CABARET VOLTAIRE – Electro Pioneers Play Final US & UK Dates This Fall
9 July 2026
Early days
British electro-industrial pioneers CABARET VOLTAIRE
made instant furore when they started their journey,
in pre-punk days, back in 1973.
CV was a trio featuring Richard H. Kirk, Stephen Mallinder, and Chris Watson.
In 1984, they all went their own way. Then, in 2009, Richard H. Kirk revitalized the
band on his own until his passing in 2021, aged 65. This looked like the ultimate
end for Cabaret Voltaire.
But last year, Watson and Mallinder returned together for a final UK tour to celebrate
the band’s 50th birthday. It was a huge sold-out success, so they decided to extend the
final tour this year. This fall will see them perform for the last time in the US and UK.
UK
US
To mark their final chapter, they shared a terrific, new 16-track live album,
last April. It’s titled BUT WHAT TIME IS IT REALLY? and it features a sort of
‘best of‘ tracklist.
CD and vinyl can be ordered via the band’s website,
right here. Digitally, it’s available via Bandcamp.
Chris Watson: “This record captures the powerful essence of contemporary live
performance and establishes a visceral connection to the history of the band.”
Stephen Mallinder: “It was an opportunity to capture the shows as a unique moment
in time but also give people the opportunity to have a memento. Something that presented sounds and music, with respect to Richard’s memory, that also transcended time.”
CHALK – Irish Electro-Punk Fanatics Drop New Crushing Hammer Drill ‘GET FUCKED’
Vitalizing tunes that work faster than a stream of caffeine
9 July 2026
Band: CHALK
Who: Electro junks
from Belfast, Ireland.
Last March they released their
earthshaking debut LP Cyberpunk.
Track: GET FUCKED
A song they finished just after
the album’s recording sessions.
TUTV: Get Fucked sounds like a crushing hammer drill.
A supersonic stroke. A banging bomb. A fucked-up
fireball. Eh… sorry I’m getting out of breath.
WATCH
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KING GIZZARD & THE LIZARD WIZARD Go Electro-Frenetic On Their Upcoming 28th (!!) Album – Info & First Single Here
9 July 2026
Australian psych-prog-rockers KING GIZZARD & THE LIZARD WIZARD
must be the hardest-working band on the planet.
They just informed all media that they’ll launch their 28th LP in just
14 years, an average of 2 per year, wake up Radiohead. It’s named
Alien Metal and drops late summer.
And it will be a special record for the riff junks, as
they have thrown their guitars through the window
and surprise with a full electronic one.
Stu Mackenzie (vocalist/guitarist): “We’ve never scrapped so much material
as we have for this album. Entire albums, entire universes that were formulated,
created, recorded, deleted and started again. The project was finally unlocked
during a late night jam session that went on for more than an hour with every
track evolving from the same source performance.”
First single LEVEL 5 thrives on 90s-inspired jungle rhythms and frenetic
techno beats, while deformed vocals slide over it. A complete turnover
compared to their previous work.
C’mon, back to the rave era, nightclub fanatics.
Artwork and tracklist below in their press statement.
PROTOMARTYR – Detroit’s Wayward Rockers Announce Extensive Tour
8 July 2026
Photo by Turn Up The Volume
It’s been 3 years since PROTOMARTYR, directed by the thirsty frontman and literary
lyricist Joe Casey, released their stellar 6th LP, named Formal Growth In The Desert.
The band announced an extensive 2026/27 tour.
No sign of a new album yet. Although I’m pretty
sure that the eagle below is a hint for the next
LP’s front cover.
Ticket info here (ignore the hotel, scroll downwards).
Summer Of 1981 – July 8 – R.E.M. Released Brilliant Debut Single ‘RADIO FREE EUROPE’ Today 45 Years Ago
Every day of this summer we go back to the same summer day somewhere in history
8 July 2026
R.E.M. (1980–2011, 15 albums) released superb debut single
RADIO FREE EUROPE, today 45 years ago, on 8 July 1981.
It peaked at #25 in the US.
In 1983, the band re-recorded the song
for their debut album Murmur.
“We’re calling out in transit
Calling out in transit
Radio Free Europe”
THE DURUTTI COLUMN Return After 15 Years With New Spellbinding Musing ‘SCAMMER’
Daily electricity to load your batteries
8 July 2026
BAND: THE DURUTTI COLUMN
Who: Post-punk project of Manchester-born, experimental singer-songwriter-guitarist Vincent Gerard “Vini” Reilly (now 72). The band’s name referres to the Durruti Column,
an anarchist military unit in the Spanish Civil War, named after Buenaventura Durruti.
Track: SCAMMER
New piece from their upcoming 28th full-length,
called Renascent, out on July 31st. Order info here.
Press info about the LP: “This album marks the long-awaited return of legendary Manchester outfit The Durutti Column, their first new studio album in over 15 years.
Around the guitar work of Vini Reilly, the album plays between sonic atmospherics and structure: warm ambient washes, piano, beats and guest vocal turns by a new generation (Caoilfhionn Rose). Both contemporary and otherworldly.
TUTV: Reilly‘s vulnerable voice carries this both melancholic and spellbinding musing designed with warm background synths and shiny guitar sparks. Just beautiful, really beautiful. Can’t wait to hear the comeback album.
Listen.
JUKEBOX 2026 – WEEK 28 – Five New Rad Tracks Added Twice A Week
Hello, music junkies.
Another batch of 5 new, stellar tracks has
been added to Turn Up The Volume’s Jukebox.
Turn it up.
ALL TOGETHER
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TRACK BY TRACK
Band: THE FLESHTONES
Who: Garage rock veterans from Queens, NY.
They released a huge number of LPs, studio
and live ones.
Track: FLOAT YOUR SHOWBOAT
Peter Zaremba (frontman): “It’s about ‘wet-blankets’ in situations
where people should be enjoying life. Basically a positive message
behind the snarky tone. Have some fun. And Goa was great.”
TUTV: Expect a sassy slice of heavy-duty knock-out rock ‘n’ garage roll.
These vivid vets still know all the revved-up tricks to set your speakers
on fire. Absobloodylutely!
Hit the play button, folks.
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Photo by Alexandra Safronofa
Band: VOID QUEEN
Who: New punk rock
newcomers from Berlin.
Track: POWER SIP
“The song dives deep into the silent desperation of searching for meaning in a life that feels painfully empty. Suspended between illusion and reality, the track captures the urge to transform the ordinary into something extraordinary, even at the cost of losing yourself in the process.”
TUTV: Void Queen don’t waste time. From the blastoff, guitars push the decibels way up,
the drummer’s arms/hands get activated, and the vocalist throws some fervent fervidness in the mix. It all leads to a banging punk ‘n’ roll belter you can get out of your mind to. Oh my, oh my. What a powerstroke. Bang-on.
Press play.
Go nuts.
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Band: SOMETHING SNEAKY
Who: Seasoned rock indies from
Boston with 2 albums under their belt.
Track: STEVIE’S HERE
Opener of their cooking 5-track EP Old Notes. Stream/buy it here.
TUTV: Stevie Nicks? Whatever. This Boston hit team strikes again with a riff-flaming
powerhouse uppercut with vitriolic guitars all over the place. Add walloping drums
and barbed vocals, and you’ll go frantically crackers. Helter skelter.
Get heated.
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Artist: BEN CUTLER
Who: Singer-songwriter
from Belfast, Ireland.
Track: ORDINARY WOMAN
The song tells a story of two outsiders with completely different upbringings
who crossed paths and could only find a sense of normality in each other’s
company.
Cutler: “This is the start of a new beginning for me, with day to day life becoming
more and more demanding music becomes more and more of an escape from it.
It felt like the perfect song to return to the process of releasing solo music again.
It’s true to myself and most importantly recorded for my own sense of enjoyment,
not to please everyone because that’s impossible.”
TUV: The fullhearted combination of high-octane vocals, galvanizing guitar play, and an overall mounting orchestration turn this mighty piece into a high-spirited power ballad. Arresting and absorbing. Cutler‘s new beginning is a welcome blessing for our ears.
Here’s why.
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Artist: DANI BLOND
Who: Alluring Canadian songstress.
Blond: “The meaning behind “Human” is deeply personal. I’ve written a couple songs
about the suicide of my brother, but this one was more about the intensity I can feel,
or how I imagine others feel when experiencing or witnessing something unimaginable
in their lives.
So many tragedies are experienced in this world.
I wanted to touch on that feeling through the verses.”
Single artwork
TUTV: The grief-stricken aftermath of Blond‘s tragic loss of her beloved brother inspires her to process the impact through this heart-and-soul touching beauty. Her sky-scraping voice stars throughout.
Suddenly, after a couple of listens, the burning intensity of Rag ‘n’ Bone Man‘s gigantic
hit Human crossed my mind. Fact. Again, we experience the healing force of music.
Stunning accomplishment.
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