VELVET TWO STRIPES – Swiss Indies Are Here To Rule With Their New Cracking Corker ‘WOMAN’
Vitalizing tunes that work faster than a stream of caffeine
23 October 2026
Photo by Lara Alleman
Band: VELVET TWO STRIPES
Who: Revved-up Swiss outfit founded in 2012 by two sisters and a longtime friend.
They have spent more than a decade making rock music on their own terms.
Their sound is rooted in raw guitars, grungy swagger, and an uncompromising attitude.
It has evolved without losing the urgency and rebellious spirit that first brought them together. Drummer Samuel Jaussi now completes the band as a permanent member.
Track: WOMAN
New single from their upcoming 5th album,
titled Touch Grass, out 9 April 2027.
New album artwork
The song is an unapologetic celebration of being a woman: taking up space, trusting your instincts and finding strength in your own identity. It carries the confidence of knowing exactly who you are and being proud of it, without asking for permission or recognition.
TUTV: Girl power is back with a big boisterous bang. On ‘Woman,’ these sassy
Swiss switch from rappin’ and rollin’ verses to a hard rockin’ chorus. This vivacious combination lifts this cock-a-hoop corker to a gloriously high mountain level. With
self-belief, the sky is not the limit.
Move over all you macho males out there,
Velvet Two Stripes are here to rule.
Wake up, get out
and go airborne.
ELVIS COSTELLO About OASIS
23 October 2026
“This is probably an heretical thing to say to Manucicans,
but I think that Oasis are a simplification of The La’s. There
was a purity to singer Lee Mavers’ songs and the whole attitude
of that. Oasis is more ruthless, and undoubtedly effective, so
I’m not gonna knock it.“
Eh, Elvis, the La’s released only 1 album, their eponymous one in 1990, with
5 great songs on it, including the timeless masterstroke, There She Goes. Not
much material to compare with Oasis‘ series of pure, massive anthems, right
Elvis?
Singer-songwriter Lee Mavers, unfortunately, left the music scene after that
one LP, but it gave him a lost star status that doesn’t match what he did IMO.
But, well, we will never know if he had more to offer than what he did.
Full Costello interview HERE
CLOUD NOTHINGS – Rackety Cleveland Rockers Drop Their 9th LP In January – Info & Lead Single Here
23 October 2026
Press credit: Errick Easterday
Band: CLOUD NOTHINGS
Who: The rackety Cleveland rock vets.
Active: Since 2009.
New album: WHAT HELL DID YOU SURVIVE?
Their 9th. It’ll come our way on January 29th.
More info & tracklist here.
Dylan Baldi (frontman): “The album is our attempt to pay homage to the heavy rock
music we’ve been listening to over the last few years. Some pretty direct and popular musical influences on the tracks are Queens of the Stone Age, Motorhead, Earth, and Electric Wizard.
We were feeling a little pigeonholed in the indie rock world and wanted to make a change in
our sound that revealed a different facet of our interests and abilities.”
Along with the news the Nothings serve the
lead-single, named Death Keeps Me Alive.
Loud. Louder. Loudest.
FELIX HILL – Hopped Up British DIY Rocker Invites You To Go Ballastic To His Boiling Banger ‘CIRCUMSTANCE’
Daily electricity to load your batteries
23 October 2026
Image © Ellie Gore
Artist: FELIX HILL
Who: Elated English singer-songwriter.
Pick: CIRCUMSTANCE
His brand new single.
The song finds Hill taking stock of a moment when excitement and apprehension
collide, the point of impact as two people find each other. However, with the thrill
of the new comes the weight of the unknown.
The single cautions against falling into the into the trap of worrying about the
future and diluting the joy and sense of possibility that exists in a fleeting
moment.
Single artwork
Hill: “‘Circumstance’ was written after I went to Leeds Festival. I wanted to bottle
up the energy and excitement of the festival and create a real sing-along chorus
that you could imagine being belted out in the fields. The build-up and release of
the guitar solo was made for people to jump around to.”
TUTV: Hill expresses his euphoric post-festival experience with this superb
jangly steamroller. As a festival junkie myself, I feel the adrenaline rushing through
my shaking body. Circumstance incites all of your senses and all of your limbs.
He adds avid vocals to the mix and fuels the fire with a jumping for joy chorus and
a sped-up, over-the-top Slash guitar solo. Fireworks all around with this boiling banger. Don’t miss the fervid fun, people.
Use your couch as a trampoline.
BLACK SABBATH Guitarist Talks With KERRANG About His Brand New Album
23 October 2026
Today Black Sabbath‘s phenomenal guitarist TONY IOMMI (78 now) released
his 4th solo album, his first in 21 years, named FROM THE DARK (stream below).
Order info here.
Iommi: “Sabbath retired, and you think you’ll get plenty of time, but I keep
saying yes to things! It’s embedded in me. It’s just in my bones. I can’t stop
doing this stuff. I like it.”
He talked in extension with premier metal mag Kerrang about
the past, the present and his new solo exploit. Full interview HERE.
Kerrang about the LP: “Legacy offers a spellbinding conclusion that somehow encapsulates this album’s testament to its creator’s undimmed spirit, determined to move forward even as those six strings conjure inevitable nostalgia for decades of truly momentous music. All hail Iommi!”
TUTV: To be honest, I’m not a dedicated heavy metal fan, but as a music junkie
I know the classics in the genre. At first I thought I was listening here to a record
of Sabbath‘s era with Ronnie James Dio (1942-2012) as their titanic vocalist, because Iommi‘s vocal sidekick on this album, the herculean Norwegian singer Jørn Lande, has
Dio‘s towering timbre. Earth-shaking. Anyways, I’ll let the fanatic Sabbath and metal
fans decide where to rank From The Dark.
FROM THE DARK
AMY WINEHOUSE – Her Biggest Hit ‘REHAB’ Came Out Today 20 Years Ago
Top singles from the past
23 October 2026
Grand voice AMY WINEHOUSE (1983 – 2011), who passed away way too soon
released her biggest hit REHAB today, 20 years ago, on 23 October 2006.
The song is about Amy‘s refusal to follow an alcohol
rehab program, after her management team insisted
on doing so.
It reached #7 in the UK and #9 in the US
The song appeared on her 2nd
and final LP Back To Black.
R.I.P.
QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE Hit North America In May 2027
22 October 2026
Credit QOTSA
Stoner rock canons QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE will
have their 9th full-length, baptized Perfecth (not a typo)
out next week, October 30th. Singles below.
To bring the album to the American masses, they will hit
the road in May 2027 accomagnied by the imperishable
Pixies.
The album’s 3 singles
22 October 1971 – PINK FLOYD 55 Years Ago Today
22 October 2026
Today 55 years ago, on 22 October 1971, PINK FLOYD
played at the Paramount Theatre in Seattle, Washington.
A fan review of that night right here.
104 million views on YouTube.
Co-founder Syd Barrett was fired 3 years earlier,
due to drug and mental issues, but the crazy diamond
still shines on.
