Image Of The Day – HOW TO FORM A BAND
7 March 2026
Simple.
JUKEBOX 2026 – WEEK 10 – Five New Rad Tracks Added Twice A Week
Hello, music junkies.
Another batch of 5 new, top-notch tracks have
been added to Turn Up The Volume’s Jukebox.
Have fun.
ALL TOGETHER
TRACK BY TRACK
Artist: PIG
Who: The moniker of British
dark-Goth-wave crusader
Raymond Watts
Track: TOSCA’S KISS Lead single of his upcoming LP,
named Hurt People Heart, which will drop on May 22nd.
TUTV: PIG hammers fiercely again. Herculean bass-synth smacks control this
mid-tempo, industrial-spiced tomahawk. A brain-breaking blaster for nasty
nightmares.
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Act: BRIAN AND THE ONIONS
Who: A project of no fixed members, but emerging
as a duo to release this reactive stonker.
Track: SMALL BOATS
TUTV: Brian and The Onions don’t waste time. They produce a ton of decibels from the get-go. They move and groove with sturdy doggedness, mulled with in-your-face vocals. And you can scream-along to the chanty chorus. Rock ‘n’ rap-punk roll rules. Think Sleaford Mods with their amps way up.
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Band: THE ACTIONS
Who: duo from Bristol, UK.
Track: TAKE MORE
Their first release since their
2021 debut album Flourish.
“Take More is a song about growing up in the suburbs. It captures nights spent twisting your mind over the future, caught between staying with the people you love and the need to escape, struggling to find anything that breaks the loop.”
TUTV: Imagine Hole fronted by Joan Jett. Bitchy, right? You betcha. This is a knife-edged stormer, vitalized by buzzing guitars and non-stop pushing drum beats, while the male action of the duo jumps in for some vocal assistance. Wanna have fun partying downtown? Take more and hit the floor.
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Artist: MY LO-FI HEART
Who: The project of electro-pop songwriter
Ian Turley from Sheffield, UK.
Track: WE CAN’T FALL
“It’s a song about the ecstasy of being in love, the feeling that floating on air, of being so close that you can feel the pulse of your heart when looking into the eyes of your special person. The sensation of spinning and spiralling higher with a rush of feelings which won’t ever stop, you won’t come down.”
Music is less about perfection and more about atmosphere: letting the imperfections,
haze, and repetitions create a space where you drift with your emotions.”
TUTV: Pop techno for crowded dancefloors in sweaty nightclubs. If your body doesn’t vibrate when We Can’t Fall enters your eager ears, you need to consult your shrink or change your medication. Anyway, invite your lover for a wild night out in the city and
let the adrenaline take over.
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Band: MEET THE FAWKERS
Who: Blues rockers from
Galway, Ireland.
Track: TOO MEAN TO DIE
“Too Mean To Die’ leans into the great country/blues tradition of storytelling,
as we are let into a conversation reflecting on poor choices and our protagonist’s frustration with their station in life and despite this their choice to keep showing
up and working on.”
TUTV: Wowzers. Musing Americana blues rock the Irish way, delivered with hearty
passion. Weeping guitars back the star in the middle, the vocalist’s voice. He energises
this mid-tempo torch cracker with his stupendous pipes.
Too Mean To Die shows that the burning genre is far from being passé. When
performed like here, your heart and soul get touched and moved. Excellent effort.
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Guitarist DAVID GILMOUR Who Celebrates His 80th Birthday About PINK FLOYD
7 March 2026
Gilmour was born on 6 March 1946. Happy 80!
New Benefit WAR CHILD UK Album Out Featuring A Star Squad
7 March 2026
A new compilation benefit album, titled HELP (2), to raise funds for WAR CHILD UK,
a long-term operational organisation that shapes systems that protect and support
the well-being of children affected by conflict, is out now.
It features 23 tracks by a star squad. Some contribute
a new song, some an old one, some a cover.
Tracklist
1. Arctic Monkeys – Opening Night
2. Damon Albarn, Grian Chatten & Kae Tempest – Flags
3. Black Country, New Road – Strangers
4. The Last Dinner Party – Let’s do It Again!
5. Beth Gibbons – Sunday Morning
6. Arooj Aftab & Beck – Lilac Wine
7. King Krule – The 343 Loop
8. Depeche Mode – Universal Soldier
9. Ezra Collective & Greentea Peng – Helicopters
10. Arlo Parks – Nothing I Could Hide
11. English Teacher & Graham Coxon – Parasite
12. Beabadoobee – Say Yes
13. Big Thief – Relive, Redie
14. Fontaines D.C. – Black Boys On Mopeds
15. Cameron Winter – Warning
16. Young Fathers – Don’t Fight The Young
17. Pulp – Begging For Change
18. Sampha – Naboo
19. Wet Leg – Obvious
20. Foals – When The War Is Finally Done
21. Bat For Lashes – Carried My Girl
22. Anna Calvi, Dove Ellis, Ellie Rowsell & Nilüfer Yanya – Sunday Light
23. Olivia Rodrigo – The Book of Love
Bonus Track: Oasis – Acquiesce (Live from Wembley Stadium, 28 September 2025)
The record is released physically and digitally. Order info right HERE.
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Amazing Artwork – New OSEES EP
Out of the blue riff freak John Dwyer and his high-decibels
accomplices OSEES have dropped an EP, named Cara Maluco.
It features 4 hyperkentic psych projectiles
and as usual the accompaging artwork of
Osees material is wacko.
ADRENALINE SHOTS – Today: British Psych Rockers TOY With Jawdropping Jam ‘DEATH AND GONE’ From 2012
6 March 2026
Even though Brighton‘s psychedelic pop collective TOY (2012-2021)
were once on the brink of hitting the indie top; unfortunately, it did
happen. Maybe because it was a pretty dark act, maybe too dark for
many.
They released 5 LPs and were overwhelming on stage,
which I experienced 3 times, taking my breath away.
I frequently go back to their masterpiece track/single
DEATH & GONE from their 2012 debut longplayer. It’s
a jaw-dropping psych stunner. Really mindblowing.
This live version is triple ACE!
They blow your mind with a
bone-chilling finale.
Helter-skelter.
Live in Belgium 2012 – Photo by Turn Up The Volume
A PLACE TO BURY STRANGERS – New York’s Noiz Turbo Drop Heated Headbutt ‘ACID RAIN’
Vitalizing tunes that work faster than a stream of caffeine
6 March 2026
Photo credit: Heather Bickford
Next month, on April 3rd, New York‘s katzenjammer noiseniks A PLACE TO BURY STRANGERS have a new album out, titled Rare And Deadly. Pre-order info here.
Press Info: “The record cracks open a decade-long vault of raw nerve and sonic chaos. Spanning 2015–2025, the collection gathers demos, B-sides, abandoned experiments, and forgotten fragments pulled from Ackermann’s personal archive of late-night recordings, blown-out tapes, and half-finished sessions.
These tracks capture the band at their most unfiltered, caught between
breakthrough ideas and beautiful mistakes, with the edges left jagged
on purpose.”
Following Everyone’s The Same, APTBS drop another heated headbutt
called ACID RAIN. The accompanying guerrilla-like filmed video clip was
shot on a subway in New York.
You’ll need a firm umbrella to hide, folks.
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European Tour
THE RATS Will Punch Really Hard With Debut LP ‘BOXING DAYS’ On March 20th – Hear The 3 Knock-Out Singles Here
6 March 2026
Band: THE RATS
Who: Hungry punks from
Ghent, Belgium ready to explode.
Album: BOXING DAYS
Out on March 20th.
Press info: While the first releases focused on mechanical grooves, their debut
album, Boxing Days, has become a distinct guitar album. The nonconformist approach
to songwriting, however, remained: in eight tracks clocking in at just over half an hour, it ranges from raw, back-to-the-roots punk to the closest they’ve ever come to a ballad.
There are echoes of Wire and Gang Of Four, alongside contemporary references like IDLES, Shame, and Viagra Boys, but The Rats never resort to imitation. What prevails is a radically unique identity: that of a band that never chooses the easy way out and doesn’t follow trends.”
Album artwork
Emile Dekeyser (frontman): “Despite the title, Boxing Days isn’t about
fighting or winning. No, the record is about survival, about learning to stay
upright, even when you can barely keep up with the punches.”
Frontman Emile – Photo by Turn Up The Volume
TUTV’s ears already had the opportunity to dive into the album.
It’s gonna be a riff-roasting rat race. You’d better check your
brave stereo for the upcoming KO punches.
These 3 tasters will get you in the moshpit mood.
– MUCK & MULLETS –
Mean machine missile
motorized by manic drums.
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– ROLLING WITH THE PUNCHES –
Schizo guitars, frenetic percussion
and an angry young man in the middle.
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– BOXING DAY –
A sonically softer Rats jam.
Well, until the fuming finale.
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All 3 on Spotify.
HEAVEN 17 Released Debut Single ‘(WE DON’T NEED THIS) FASCIST GROOVE THANG’ Today 45 Years Ago
Top singles from the past
6 March 2026
British electro pop outfit HEAVEN 17 who feature former Human League
members Martyn Ware and Ian Craig Marsh, scored their biggest successes
in the 80s.
The trio is still playing live shows.
On 6 March 1981, today 45 years ago they released their best known
song, debut single (WE DON’T NEED THIS) FASCIST GROOVE THANG.
It was part of their debut LP Penthouse And Pavement .
The lyrics of the song refer to two political leaders of the time,
Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and President Ronald Reagan
and include denunciations of both racism and fascism.
Of course, the hypocrites at the BBC banned the single.
A big reason for reaching only spot 45 on the Charts.
Now, raise your middle finger to all fascists and racists of today.
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Image Of The Day – BJÖRK At The Brits Last Weekend
Last weekend at the Brit Awards 2026 event BJÖRK made
a surprise appearance, looking otherworldly once again.