RINGO STARR fans know that he has always been a country aficionado.
With brand new full-length LONG LONG ROAD, the now 85-year-old former Beatle has released his 2nd country longplayer in two years with big help from
renowned singer-songwriter/producer veteran T Bone Burnett.
it features guest appearances from Billy Strings, Sheryl
Crow, St. Vincent, Molly Tuttle, and Sarah Jarosz.
MICHAEL STIPE (aged 66), the riveting frontman of R.E.M. (1989-2011), one of the most significant and successful American bands ever, has talked a lot about his debut solo LP lately.
He unveiled a new song that’ll be part of the full-length. It’s named The Rest Of Ever,
a groovy and puissant R.E.M.-esque love musing, performed with the show’s house band. He also confirmed that his solo debut is still on the way and will arrive at the end of the year.
PAUL McCARTNEY and WINGS had a 10-year run, from 1971 until 1981. Macca‘s then-wife, Linda Eastman (1941-1998) was the band’s keyboardist.
They released 7 LPs.
One of them was WINGS AT THE SPEED OF SOUND. It topped the US album charts, today 50 years ago, on 26 April 1976. Actually their fourth consecutive LP to do so. In the UK, the record peaked at #2.
In response to critics who believed Wings was merely a vehicle for Paul McCartney, the album featured every member of the band taking lead vocals on at least one song, and two songs from the album are written or co-written by band members other than the McCartneys.
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Melody Maker (legendary British music weekly) said: “This is not an album that hits
you with the sustained power of Band on the Run or Venus and Mars. Much good music
then on an album that will engender fierce comparisons with the past two albums but will increase the growing worldwide appeal of Wings.
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 CV’s 50th birthday. It was a huge sold-out success, so they decided to extend the final tour this year. Between May and October, they will perform in the US (first shows in over 30 years), Europe, and the UK.
Ahead of it, CV dropped a new 16-track live album today.
It’s titled BUT WHAT TIME IS IT REALLY?, featuring a sort
of ‘best of‘ tracklist.
CD and vinyl can be ordered via the band’s website, right here.
Digitally, it’s available, below, viaBandcamp.
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.”
‘But What Time Is It Really?’ is not a let’s-cash-in record whatsoever.
The sound is top, the vibes are top, the execution is top, the tracklist
is top.
Le Tigre, one of riot grrrl queen KATHLEEN HANNA‘s bands,
along with Bikini Kill and The Julie Ruin) reunited for a big tour
in 2023.
In Baltimore, the roof went off when they played their fervid firecracker Deceptacon, (more than 422 million streams on Spotify) from their self-titled debut LP (1999)
Oasis 2027 European tour grows more likely as Liam Gallagher tells Italian fans they will “without a doubt, 100 per cent” play Rome next year https://t.co/7Y4GysWvCk
NME reports: Liam Gallagher seems to have confirmed rumours of
future European dates. Yesterday, while on a trip in Rome he greeted Italian fans, one asked him if he’d be in “Roma next year” with OASIS
to which our kid replied: “Without a doubt. 100 per cent.”
“The Standard Model’ has been with us since the birth of our band. Although it hits
hard, it’s our least serious, most purely fun and ecstatic song. We built it by stitching
two catchy riffs together”
TUTV: Blimey. Guerilla guitars explode in your face from the kick-off, followed
by a turbulent, gassed-up race, dynamized with urgent vocals. These jittery
juveniles are going places.
Band: TOOTH Who: New indie guitar rock sensation from England.
NME says: “The London four-piece have asserted themselves as
a guitar-wielding voice for a new generation with their angsty and
introspective sound.”
Track: RESTLESS IN BLOOM
Title song of their upcoming
debut EP, out in June.
TUTV: Shoegazy guitar layers, a restless rhythm section, and ardent
vocals dominate this swivel-eyed stunner until it transitions into an
unexpected, calming finale.
Artist: LENNY KAYE Who: Best known as the longtime guitarist, for
more than 50 years, of Patti Smith‘s band.
Track: GOIN’ LOCAL
At 79, and after a zillion years in the music business, Kaye will release
his solo debut album. It’ll land on July 17th. Tracklist and info here.
“I feel like I’m a new artist. I think this album will surprise those
who think they know me from what I’ve done previously.”
TUTV: Well, you’re obviously never too old to put out your debut LP.
Of course, after half a decade of electrifying Patti Smith’s backing band, Kaye knows all the tricks to deliver some good old rock ‘n’ roll buzz.
Band: QUICKSAND Who: Post-hardcore vet rockers from NYC,
1990–1995, 1997–1999, 2012–present.
Track: GET TO IT
Along with Regenerate, two hefty previews from their upcoming new
album, 5th full-length and first in 5 years, Bring On the Psychics. It’ll hit the
streets on July 17th. More info here
TUTV: I wonder where vet bands like this still get their red-hot-blooded
appetite for titanic tunes from? Quicksand are back on fire, folks. Fervent fire.
