3 July 2026
Notorious and charismatic singer/songwriter and poet
Jim Morrison of eternal rock legends The Doors was
found dead in a bathtub in Paris, France.
He was 27.
The cause of death was reported as a heart attack.
Significant longplayers from yesteryear
3 July 2026
Detroit‘s blues rock tandem THE WHITE STRIPES (1997–2011) released their
superlative album WHITE BLOOD CELLS today 25 years ago, on 3 July 2026.
Not an instant hit record.
#61 in the US and #55 in the UK,
but selling more over the years
when they got bigger.
Pitchfork said: “It’s here that they have finally come into their own, where Jack and Meg White finally seem not only comfortable with the path they’ve chosen, but practiced, precise and able to convey the deepest sentiment in a single bound. It’s hard to know at this point in the game where they’ll head from here, but what matters is right now.”
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Daily electricity to load your batteries
3 July 2026
Photo credit: Arann McCormack
Band: GUSH
Who: Frantic Belfast 4-piece who released their cooking
5-track debut EP Exposure Therapy in 2024.
Track: CONSTANCE
New single.
TUTV: Courtney Love is back with her band Hole. Well, not really, but
there’s definitely a sonic and attitude connection with this roasting Irish
engine. Constance rocks you off your socks in just under 3 minutes.
They race with high-voltage speed from the blitz start on, gas-powered by furious
guitars, a raving mad drummer and Chelsea Andrews‘s spiteful vocals. Halfway, she
starts to drive you insane with her incessant, rabid repetition of the razorblade-sharp chorus. WTF! Fasten your seatbelts. Gush turns you upside down with this torrid turbocharger.
“I’m so sick of healing
I’m so sick of feeling
I’m so sick of healing
Healing you healing you
Can’t control my feelings
I’m so sick of healing
I’m so sick of healing you
Healing you, so sick of you
Healing you, so sick of you”
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3 July 2026
Photo by Turn Up The Volume
60 minutes of uninterruptedly guitar pop euphoria with English
rockers THE VACCINES yesterday at Rock Werchter – Belgium.
They came to celebrate the 15th birthday of their, no fillers all killers
debut LP What Did You Expect From The Vaccines? And a fantastic
celebration it was. One of my fav life bands.
It went like this.
3 July 2026
English legendary hard rock titans DEEP PURPLE have
their 24th album, titled SPLAT! out. Order info here
Press info: At the heart, SPLAT! is an idea conceived by Gillan. Rather than treating the end as destruction, the album imagines it as transformation. It explores the end of humanity
not in any crude apocalyptic sense but as a metamorphosis beyond physical existence.
Ian Gillan (vocalist): “Where we are now with this incarnation of Deep Purple feels very much like a very ‘now’ version of Deep Purple as it was in the seventies. I have to say, now we are very much back in with material that is compatible with ‘Highway Star’, ‘Smoke on the Water’, ‘Lazy’, the dynamics, the balance, and the fun of the music we made from ‘69 to ‘73.” ”
MOJO Magazine (British music monthly): “Producer Bob Ezrin has turned up
the group’s Deep Purple-ness without lapsing into self-parody. Most of the songs
here crack along at a furious pace.”
TUTV: No expiration date for Deep Purple, who score here a high-voltage,
hard-rocking piece de resistance. Yes, after more than 5 decades they still
sound the same, with all DP’s characteristics on all cylinders: jumbo tunes,
staggering orchestrations, symphonic organ vibrancy, old skool guitar solos
and Ian Gillan‘s still brobdingnagian vocals, but the all-around, non-stop
puissant forcefulness is timelessly strong.
Never change a winning formula. Headstrong hellraisers like Arrongant Boy,
Diabolo, The Only Horse In Town, Guilty Trippin’ and Sacred Land show us why
Deep Purple still is a fireball turbine.
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Their extensive 2026 touring schedule will bring them
in 28 countries on three continents. All dates HERE.
2 July 2026
Artist: NIXON BOYD
Who: Singer-songwriter from Ontario, Canada
who’s also the guitarist of indie rock band Hollerado.
Album: EVERY TIME WE TURN A CORNER
Stereogum says: “What makes this album so special is his
lyrical and sonic sparseness. Bare bones, bare feelings.”
Eye-catching LP cover, ear-catching tunes.
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Every day of this summer we go back to the same summer day somewhere in history
2 July 2026
TOM PETTY AND THE HEARTBREAKERS (1976-2017) released their
8th LP Into The Great Wide Open today 35 years ago, on 2 July 1991.
It was the second produced with Jeff Lynne.
#3 in the UK, #13 in the US, #4 in Canada.
Featured on the LP’s cover is a reproduction of a painting, titled Autumn Landscape
by Czech-American modernist artist Jan Matulka (1890-1972). The original is owned
by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
Entertainment Weekly (Former American magazine): “The closest thing to a “classic” album that Petty and the Heartbreakers had made in 15 years, and a return to the quality of their first two albums.”
Singles.
– LEARNING TO FLY –
– INTO THE GREAT WIDE OPEN –
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R.I.P. Tom Petty (1950-2017)
2 July 2026
Didn’t it pay well, Billy?
2 July 2026
📸: @bob_gruen
Artist: LENNY KAYE
Who: Best known as the longtime guitarist, for
more than 50 years, of Patti Smith‘s band.
Album: 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 playing in Patti Smith’s band, Kaye knows
all the tricks to deliver some good old rock ‘n’ roll buzz.
So far, Kaye has given us 3 previews.
