DROPKICK MURPHYS Honor SHANE MACGOWAN & THE POGUES

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Boston‘s celtic punks DROPKICK MURPHYS cause
sonic havoc and massive sing-alongs since 1996.

They released 13LPs, thus far, over the years and
their gigs are known for being wild fiestas.

On November 13th, a tribute album to the late, incomparable Pogues‘ songsmith
legend and notorious frontman, titled 20th Century Paddy – The Songs Of Shane MacGowan will be released.

It’ll feature a extensive cast of big names such as U2, Primal Scream, Tom Waits,
The Libertines, Steve Earle, Kingfishr, Bob Geldof, Kate Moss, Johnny Depp, Bruce
Springsteen, The Jesus and Mary Chain and a ton more. Full tracklist here.

The album will be available in three physical formats, headlined by
a Limited Edition Deluxe Bookpack. This set includes 3LP, 2CD, and a
60-page book featuring rare memorabilia and liner notes.

Pre-order info here.

One of the guests on the record are, of course, DROPKICK MURPHYS.
They picked The Body Of An American from the Pogues’ masterpiece LP
Rum, Sodomy and The Lash

Rolling Stone says: ‘The Body of an American’ is a masterpiece of contradictions. One of the realest songs ever written about immigration, also one of the best funeral songs, also one of the best drinking songs. But it’s also the realest song about leaving home and laughing it off, when you know in your heart you’ll never return and you’ll never get over the true love you left behind and you’ll never truly have a home again”.

Sing, drink, cry, smile and party.

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POND – Psych Pop Rockers From Down Under Have Their Bulletproof 11th Album ‘TERRESTRIALS’ Out

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19 June 2026


Photo: Kristofski

Band: POND
Who: Popular psych-pop-rock
veterans from down under.

New album: TERRESTRIALS
Their 11th. Out on June 19th.
Pre-order info here.

Press info: “Terrestrials is a cyclone of urgent, scorched earth rock’n’roll, tipping
the hat to the sounds of then while squarely facing up to the here and now.

Conceived from a place of reverence for a particularly potent epoch in Oz rock, Terrestrials mines the sound of open sky melancholia, heat haze sizzling on the plains and jangly pub backrooms that hits an eternally poignant nerve for anyone familiar with the sound, time and place.”


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DIY Magazine says: “Pond are devised as a group in which anything goes, something that
has always been both their underlying strength and their weakness. They will always exist in their own weird and wonky world, but it’s a place that everyone should visit every once in a while. The band boil everything down to its very essence.”

TUTV: I’m not a steady Pond follower. Mind you, they accomplished some great things
now and then, but overall, to my ears, they were a band playing always, just under the surface of psych guitar pop splendiness. Not bad, not good (enough), until now.

Terrestrials is packed with a string of vigorous firecrackers with Two Hands, Roebuck
Plains, The Fatal Shore, and Tourmaline as the best of many best. For the very first time, these spunky-funky-punky Aussies will crowd my earphones for a long while. Bulletproof entertainment.

Singles.

– TERRESTIALS –

– TWO HANDS –

– THROUGH THE HEATHER –


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SIOUXSIE AND THE BANSHEES Released Their Post-Punk Landmark Album ‘JUJU’ Today 45 Years Ago

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Significant longplayers from yesteryear

19 June 2026

London‘s post-punk pioneers SIOUXSIE AND THE BANSHEES (1976–1996)
released their 4th LP, named JUJU on 19 June 1981, today 45 years ago.

Steve Severin (guitarist/producer): “Juju was the first time we’d made a “concept”
album that drew on darker elements. It wasn’t pre-planned, but, as we were writing,
we saw a definite thread running through the songs, almost a narrative to the album
as a whole”.

It was acclaimed by critics upon its release, with praise given particularly to
John McGeoch‘s unconventional guitar playing and Siouxsie‘s vocal performances.
It remains a critical favourite and is seen as a landmark album of post-punk.

Sounds (legendary British music weekly) wrote at the time: “Siouxsie’s voice
seems to have acquired a new fullness of melody with a rich, dark smoothness.
The way this unit operates is impressively cohesive, like one brain the inventive
musical talents of guitarist McGeoch, drummer Budgie and bassist Severin mesh
perfectly with Siouxsie”.

Singles.

– SPELLBOUND –

– ARABIAN KNIGHTS –

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JUKEBOX 2026 – WEEK 25 – Five New Rad Tracks Added Twice A Week

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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: MESH
Who: Electric indie 4-piece
from Philadelphia.

Track: VIOLENT PEASANT
Single from their upcoming debut LP, called No Fun At All.
Out July 24th. Tracklist and pre-order info right here.

TUTV: Think Tom Verlaine’s Television then, and Parquet Courts
now, at their jangliest cutting best. 6-string mania at work.


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Band: FERVENTS
Who: Revved-up Belgian
indie noiz rockers

Track: BROKEN HOME

TUTV: This high-voltage haymaker detonates every time the raucous chorus kicks in and aims at your teeth. Neurotic guitars, hectic drum/bass fervency, and a singer who tests your eardrums’ flexibility combine for a jagged juggernaut that will alert the anti-decibel police.

S-s-strike!

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Band: KIWI JR.
Who: Canadian indies with
3 albums under their belt.

Track: PURE MICHIGAN

Jeremy Gaudet (songwriter): “I‘d been trying to write a song about
the Detroit-Windsor border for a couple of years, American kids crossing
the bridge to the Canadian bars because the drinking age is two years
lower.”

TUTV: This is summer fun, this is sonic adrenaline, this works faster than
a high-energy drink. Think early B-52’s organ days. Jump along, sway along,
and clap along.

Bingo!

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Artist: pMAD
Who: Moniker of Irish musician Paul Dillon, who developed a unique sound
that traverses genres from Darkwave Post-Punk to Trash Metal Indie Rock.

Track: NINEFORTYFIVE
From his new album 1 + 1 = – 1.
Details via Bandcamp

The song reflects on time, uncertainty, and the moments
that shape us while still searching for hope through the noise.

TUTV: pMAD has a knack for writing excitatory tunes that make
you move and groove spontaneously. NineFortyNine is no exception.
Embedded in a dark-Gothic-wave orchestration, its drive sticks instantly.


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Band: THE BERNADETTE MARIES
Who: Trio from Brussels, established in 2024. Their sound merges post-punk energy, shoegaze’s dreamy textures, and indie rock hooks. TBM’s music is about love and existentialism, melancholy & meaning of our lives in a world that is slowly falling apart.

Track: MISSING BERNADETTE
Newest single from their first album, named
Soft, set to be released September 18th.

TUTV: Shoegazy slacker electricity to lose your mind in and start daydreaming
on the spot. Layers of distorted guitars, yearning vocals, and a poppy melody
turn Missing Bernadette into a top-tier achievement.

Score!

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MUSE Released Fierce Hit Single ‘BLACK MASSIVE HOLE’ Today 30 Years Ago

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Top singles from the past

19 June 2026

British rock champs MUSE released their hit single SUPERMASSIVE BLACK HOLE
(more than 978 million streams on Spotify) today 30 years ago, on 19 June 1996.

The song was the lead single of their 4th album Black Holes And Revelations,
written by frontman Matt Bellamy. He said he was influenced by several Belgian
bands, specifically, Millionaire, dEUS, Evil Superstars and Soulwax. Bellamy said that
“these groups were the first to mix R&B rhythms with alternative guitar.

It peaked at #4 on the UK Singles Chart, the highest
singles chart position at that point in time in their
home country.

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MAQUINA. – Portuguese Pyschedelic Trio Accelerate Like A High-Speed Comet On ‘DANÇA’

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Daily electricity to load your batteries

18 June 2026


📸 Austėja Ščiavinskaitė

Band: MAQUINA.
Who: Portuguese psych trio. They’re messy, intense, sweaty and a lot of fun.
They get punks to dance and club kids to pogo – “making the bubbles connect
a little bit” – with such fervour they routinely pack out venues.

Track: dança
From their upcoming new album Body Transmission,
out July 10th. Tracklist and pre-order info here.

A track pumped and primed to turn heads and get the blood flowing,
featuring bratty punk vocals from Silvia Konstance and synths from
Viktor L. Crux of Barcelona-based duo Dame Erea.

“‘dança’ explores a moment of introspection: the importance of being with oneself, of making space for an intimate moment, even if through dance. When words fail, the body speaks. “I just want to dance” becomes a statement suspended between inward reflection and the need for release.”

TUTV: This high-speed trio accelerate like a bulldozer with a Formula One engine.
No brakes. No breaks. Dança makes your head spin like Linda Blair‘s did in The Exorcist movie. It’s a psychedelic comet with repetitive, motorik drones, scorching guitars, and eerie howls.

Mad, mad, mad!

WATCH

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BECK 30 Years Ago Today And ROD STEWART 50 Years Ago Today

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Significant longplayers from yesteryear

18 June 2026

Fab songsmith BECK (born Bek David Campbell in Los Angeles 56 years ago) released
his supreme album ODELAY on 18 June 1996, today 30 years ago. It was his 5th LP.

#16 in the US #17 in the UK.

AllMusic/Stephen Thomas Erlewine: wrote: “Odelay is
a full-fledged, full-bodied album, released on a major label
bearing an intricate, meticulous production by the Dust Bros.
Like a mosaic, all the details add up to a picture greater than
its parts”


TUTV: Unquestionably the best ever LP by the
white soul man, who definitely isn’t a loser.

Singles.

– WHERE IT’S AT –

– DEVILS HAIRCUT –

– THE NEW POLLUTION –

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Scottish rock cassanova ROD STEWART, aged 81 now, released his
7th LP, NIGHT ON THE TOWN, on 18 June 1976, today 50 years ago.

#1 in the UK, New Zealand, and Northern Europe, #2 in the US

The cover art is based on French Impressionist artist Pierre Auguste Renoir
painting Bal Du Moulin De La Galette, with Stewart inserted in the centre in
period costume.

AllMusic: “It proves that Stewart could still stay true to
his open-hearted, ragged soul while on a big budget.”

Singles.

– TONIGHT’S THE NIGHT –

– THE KILLING OF GEORGIE –

– THE FIRST CUT IS THE DEEPEST –

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