TUTV: Blimey. If your body doesn’t go into hyperactive dance modus when this dumbfounding, head-rotating motherrocker comes up, you need to consult your
shrink and/or change your meds.
A tight-working drum/bass tandem sets the nerve-wracking tone from the outset,
starting a revved-up, mind-bending groove that doubles your adrenaline production
along the way. Haywire guitars, frenzy 60s garage vibes, quick-tempered vocals and
a cooking chorus add extra fuel to this killer juggernaut.
“I would say the biggest influence I’ve ever had would be The Beatles.
I listened to The Beatles since I was five years old up until I was in the
4th grade, the same three records over and over every night.”
Vitalizing tunes that work faster than a stream of caffeine
14 October 2026
Artists: PARTY DOZEN Who: Hellish electro-rock duo from Sydney, Australia.
A project loosely based around improvisation.
Track: FULL POWERS
3rd preview cut from their upcoming 6th album, titled 21 Bum Salute. Out November 6th. More info here.
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PD about the song: “There’s ‘Full Powers’ good and there’s ‘Full Powers’ bad.
The good is when you’re personally becoming too powerful, an angel pisses on
you, everything is going very well and suddenly you’re gliding down the street like
King Swinging Dick.
The bad is when one side has all the power and more is not enough. Powerlust, greedmongering, gluttonous fiends. This track switches between the two. It has a
really strong, confident feel that gets a little uneasy as the track progresses.”
TUTV: Maniacal mayhem guaranteed with these two hectic Aussies who incite more
bedfull than a full army on a maddening mission. Bashing drums, deranged guitars, and
a meshugge saxophone all contribute to a cooking cacophony that leaves you behind out
of breath and out of mind. Oh my, jumping Jehoshaphat. The sirens are blaring. Time to get paranoid.
The late genial PRINCE (1958-2016) released his 4th LP, named CONTROVERSY on 14 October 1981, 45 years ago today.
He wrote and produced the entire album, except for one track,
and also performed most of the instruments on the recording.
It peaked at #3 in the US.
Rolling Stone said: “Prince’s first three records were so erotically self-absorbed
that they suggested the reveries of a licentious young libertine. On Controversy, that
libertine proclaims unfettered sexuality as the fundamental condition of a new, more
loving society than the bellicose, overtechnologized America of Ronald Reagan.”
This is the same man who released a full politically
charged album with Metallica in 1988, named …And Justice For All.
Why this nonsensical remark, Mister Hatfield? Just do what you want to do,
but don’t tell others what they should do according to you, macho millionaire.
Another batch of 5 new, stellar tracks has
been added to Turn Up The Volume’s Jukebox.
Turn it up.
ALL TOGETHER
. TRACK BY TRACK
Credit: Matt Spratt
Band: MADRA SALACH Who: Fervent folk sextet
from Dublin, Ireland.
Track: RIBBON FACTORY
Newest preview single from their upcoming debut LP,
named Gorda (Irish for ‘hunger’). It will come our way
on Jan 15th. Pre-order info here.
Paul Banks (frontman and lyricist): “The ideas of longing and yearning, all the kinds of hunger, they slot into where we are as 21st-century Irish people. The more I’ve thought and written about Irishness, the more I’ve seen how strange a history and a position and a culture we have.”
TUTV: Amplified Irish folk roots delivered with poignancy and passion.
Their distinguishing feature is that all of the members wear differently
designed wolf masks during both their concerts and their music videos,
and each member has a wacko name.
Kamikaze Boy (bassist): “I created Firestarter with the idea of making a powerful
song that could push these young characters forward on their adventure as they carry
the burden of a cruel fate.”
TUTV: Japanese noise dogs rage against the machine.
Happy 85 to the eminent singer/songwriter and graceful pop voice. He started
his brilliant career withArt Garfunkelback in 1956, yes, 60 years ago! They scored
hit single after hit single and they had several million-selling LPs. They went their
own way in 1970.
Simon recorded 14 solo studio albums,
with In The Blue Light (2018) as his most
recent one.
Three memorable moments.
– SOUNDS OF SILENCE –
– STILL CRAZY AFTER ALL THESE YEARS –
– YOU CAN CALL ME AL –
No, three songs are not enough to honor the legend.
So let’s play his Greatest Hits on this festive day…
Vitalizing tunes that work faster than a stream of caffeine
12 October 2026
Band: TWISTED TEENS Who: Two adult punks based in the Holy Cross
neighborhood of New Orleans, Louisiana.
Track: STALKS
Newest piece from their upcoming album No. 4. It’s baptized The Holy Cross Tigers, and it will drop on November 6th.
Tracklist and order info here.
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Subpop Records say about the album: “Holy Cross Tigers is the fourth Twisted Teens
album but the first that feels immediately and entirely relatable. It is a blown-out transmission from the lip of heartbreak, a place where even the lucky have been and from which they have hopefully returned. That is, it sounds an awful lot like the truth.”
TUTV: Stalks is what edgy DIY garage punk is about. Cracked guitars, cracked drums
and cracked vocals interblend to fabricate some kickass hurly-burly that cannonades
with keen-edged sassiness. Let’s stalk them.
