English Newspaper THE TIMES’ First Impressions Of THE ROLLING STONES’ Upcoming Album
English newspaper THE TIMES‘s first impressions of
THE ROLLING STONES ‘s new album Foreign Tongues.
It’s out on July 10th.
But first the album’s TRACKLIST.
THE TIMES
Hear the LP’s 2 singles below
– ROUGH AND TWISTED –
– IN THE STARS –
New Singles – JOHNNY MARR – ARAB STRAP – EELS – BLOSSOMS
17 June 2026
New album artwork
Artist: JOHNNY MARR
Who: The former The Smiths‘ guitar hero, who played afterward
several years with Modest Mouse, also with The Pretenders, Brian
Ferry and many more.
Track: SPIN
First single from his forthcoming solo album, his 5th solo
full-length, baptized The Age Of Everything. Out October 2.
TUTV: Marr never copied The Smiths‘ work.
With Spin he delivers a cathcy pick-me-up.
Photo by Luke Bovill
Artists: ARAB STRAP
Who: Trippy Scottish electro-pop vets, Aidan Moffat and
Malcolm Middleton (1995–2006, 2011, 2016–present).
Track: FIGHTING FOR YOU
2nd single, following the stellar debut one You You You
from their new full-length Half-Told Tales, their 9th, out
on September 4th. Tracklist here.
Moffat: “I grew up in the ’80s, and sometimes I feel like I’m living my youth again: the same myths of a once glorious nation prevail, and the threat of global war seems constant; economic inequality and class divisions just seem to get worse and worse, and the same old bigotries are being encouraged in very dangerous ways.
I try to keep positive by telling myself I’ve seen this kind of thing before
and it will pass. And, of course, venting my frustrations in a big, noisy
banger.”
TUTV: Guess what, the Scots rock out as never before. Yeah!
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Credit: Eels
Band: EELS
Who: Singer-songwriter
Mark Oliver Everett‘s combo.
Track: CAP IN HAND
Lead single from new album, their 16th, named
Cookie Happened. It’ll land on October 16th.
Everett: “I wanted to sound kind of worn out for this one too, like someone
who’s messed up their life but now sees the error of their ways and is trying
to make amends with their tail between their legs.”
TUTV: The new Eels one is both
a darkly reflective and funky cut.
Promo pic
Band: BLOSSOMS
Who: Electric pop heroes in the UK
that is, from Greater Manchester.
Track: MEET ME IN LOVE
2nd single, following the earlier one, released
Joke About Divorce. No news of a new album,
thus far.
TUTV: Sugary Tame Impala-like disco pop for their
sugary Tame Impala-like disco pop loving fans.
THE MENZINGERS – Full Blooded Philly Rockers Release 8th Album In July – Info & 3 Singles Here
17 June 2026
Band: THE MENZINGERS
Who: Ardent rockers from
Scranton, Pennsylvania.
Album: EVERYTHING I EVER SAW
Their 8th. Out July 17th. Tracklist and
pre-order info here.
Press info: “The new album finds the band entering a new era in what’s already
been a storied career. Their eighth full-length chronicles moments of significant
change, the personal, the political, and the universal, while returning to the core
creative principles that first put them on the map with listeners the world over.
Twenty years in, The Menzingers have discovered that the wisdom gained with
time’s passing is even stronger than the emotional armor they once wore in their
youth, and Everything I Ever Saw captures the quartet embracing the here and now
while strengthening the bonds that have held them together.”
Greg Barnett (guitar/vocals) about the new record: “I want to be able to appreciate, understand, and love everything that we’ve done, as well as where we’re going. It his has
been a huge portion of my life, and everybody has dedicated so much to this band.
It’s going to define who we are for the rest of our lives.”
Singles.
3 fiery, full-blooded
and fervent energizers.
– BETTER ANGELS –
– CHANGE ENCOUNTERS –
– NOBODY’S HEROES –
All 3 on Spotify
THE CREATION – English Beat Band Released Jangly Debut Single ‘MAKING TIME’ Today 60 Years Ago
17 June 2026
English beat group THE CREATION released their jangly debut
single MAKING TIME on 17 June 1966, today 60 years ago.
It was one of the first songs on which
the guitar was played with a bow.
The lyrics portray the experience of working in a clock factory
while co-workers listen to their favourites on the radio.
Their biographer Sean Egan defined their style as
“a unique hybrid of pop, rock, psychedelia and the
avant garde.”
To my ears, it sounds like a song that easily could
have been on The Who’s debut LP ‘My Generation’.
It was covered several times over the years and was
used for commercials and TV series in this century.
WAY OUY WEST FESTIVAL SWEDEN – 13/15 August
PALINDRONES – London’s Dark-EBM-Wave Hypnotize With Whirlwind Single ‘THE BLOOD MOON’
Daily electricity to load your batteries
16 June 2026
Artists: PALINDRONES
Who: An emotionally immersive, captivating, dark electronic duo from South London.
They take listeners on a shimmering and cathartic sonic journey with dreamy Industrial Synthpop, infused with pounding rhythms, haunting, evocative vocals and esoteric ambiance.
Formed in 2020 by Jamie and Karen, emerged during lockdown. Songwriting was
their way to stay connected whilst living on opposite sides of London. Their name, Palindrones, speaks to the duality at the heart of their artistry—where symmetry, reflection, and contradiction fuel both their music and their creative process.
Track: THE BLOOD MOON
“It’s dark, hypnotic journey through the tides, storms, sin and submission. It’s a tale of
the cycles of destruction, renewal and the ancient currents that flow beneath human experience.
Like the celestial body that gives the song its name, The Blood Moon pulls listeners into
a world where scars become constellations, rivers run red, and every ending delivers the
seed of creation. Immerse yourself in the bloody sea.”
TUTV: The Blood Moon is a dark-EBM-wave whirlwind that creeps under your skin,
into your veins, after a forbidding intro. It’s a sickly sticking tune that spirals and adrenalizes with pithy pzazz.
Macabre alternating/duet vocals emphasize the ill-boding pressure and awaken
bats all around. Palindrones draw you into their sinister and hypnotizing world without asking permission, but they leave the door ajar for a possible rebirth. Trust me, you’ll surrender after one spin.
WATCH
BUY
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TOUR DATES
GARBAGE Fueled ANTWERP With Genuine Love And Badass Rockers
On stage
16 June 2026
After more than 30 years, GARBAGE still operate with their original line-up.
Vocalist/lyricist Shirley Manson, guitar/bass Duke Erikson, guitarist Steve Marker
and drummer Butch Vig. Quite rare, after such a long time.
And with the four of them, they released their 8th, widely praised album,
titled Let All That We Imagine Be The Light (stream below) last year.
Soon after, they hit the road for a long tour. At one point, Manson announced
that it would be their final one as the overall costs of playing live around the
world were getting too high.
As part of the final live chapter, Garbage landed in Antwerp, Belgium, last Saturday.
Shirley Manson was welcomed like a goddess. And it obviously touched her genuinely. Her utterly cool presence and, most of all, her phenomenal voice affected the whole crowd.
The sound was overpowering from start to finish, the band rocked badass, and as said Manson filled the special open-air setting, in a park in the middle of Antwerp, with her mesmerizing vocal exploit.
After two blazing tracks from last year’s album, three huge hits from the past Empty,
I Think I’m Paranoid and Stupid Girl kicked in and dynamized the elated audience that
sang along word-for-word.
Euphoria everywhere. Several hits would follow, and in between, top drawer tunes
taken from their 30-plus-year career kept the fire burning, while Manson tackled the orange monkey in the White House and expressed her support for the discriminated
LGBTQIA+ community between songs.
Manson felt super, performed super, and reacted totally happy to the audience’s non-stop cheers, although it didn’t rain. This was by far the best galvanic concert I witnessed this year (so far).
At the end, just before the encores, Manson did a wonderful thing. She told the band
to wait to play while she jumped off the stage and let a young fan (with whom she had interacted a few times during the set) take a selfie with her. While some stars moan
about people’s phones at concerts, Shirley did this. Class!
I’m still thriving on the amount of love and electricity
that marked this show. Don’t stop yet, guys!
In the back Nicole Fiorentino, who also played with Smashing Pumpkins
and other bands before, played bass and did some backing vocals
Setlist
1. There’s No Future in Optimism
2. Hold
3. Empty
4. I Think I’m Paranoid
5. Stupid Girl
6. Right Between the Eyes
7. Vow
8. No Horses
9. It’s All Over but the Crying
10. Have We Met (The Void)
11. Control
12. Chinese Fire Horse
13. Boys Wanna Fight
14. Cherry Lips (Go Baby Go!)
15. Push It
16. The Day That I Met God
Encore:
17. Lovesong
(The Cure cover)
18. Special
19. Only Happy When It Rains
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Photos by Turn Up The Volume
Image Of The Day – TOM MORELLO’s Message To UK’s Far-Right Activist TOMMY ROBINSON
RATM guitarist Tom Morello’s message at Download Festival this weekend. pic.twitter.com/5oMTg9936K
— Antifa_Ultras (@ultras_antifaa) June 14, 2026
Former Rage Against The Machine guitar hero
TOM MORELLO played at Download Festival UK.
He played a set of provocative, politically-fuelled songs, including
‘Killing In The Name’, ‘Soldier In The Army Of Love’, as well as Ozzy
Osbourne’s ‘Mr. Crowley’ and John Lennon’s ‘Power To The People’.
He took the occasion to send a clear message to the British far-right
activist Tommy Robinson (born Stephen Christopher Yaxley-Lennon), who
was arrested the day before, with a big sticker on the back of his guitar
that read FUCK TOMMY ROBINSON.
THE SMITHS Released Their Masterly Album ‘THE QUEEN IS DEAD’ Today 40 Years Ago
Significant longplayers from yesteryear
16 June 2026
Manchester’s icons THE SMITHS (1982–1987 / 4 albums) released their masterly
THE QUEEN IS DEAD, their 3rd LP, on 16 June 1986, today 40 years ago today.
The longplayer’s title is taken from American writer Hubert Selby Jr.‘s
1964 novel, The Last Exit To Brooklyn. The LP’s cover features a still of
French actor Alain Delon from the 1964 film L’Insoumies (The Unvanquished).
Delon granted permission for the image’s use, though, according
to Morrissey’s Autobiography, the actor said his parents were
dismayed by the title.
Pitchfork‘s verdict: “A masterpiece marking the Smiths’ imperial phase with Morrissey’s grandly moving lyrics and delivery, alongside Johnny Marr’s sparkling melodies and intricate arrangementsfor. For true believers, the album cemented the Smiths’ status as the greatest group in the world despite their struggle to gain widespread commercial success at the time, and positioned Morrissey as a spurned savior of British music.”
Singles.
– THE BOY WITH THE TORN IN HIS SIDE –
– BIGMOUTH STRIKES AGAIN –
– THERE IS A LIGHT THAT NEVER GOES OUT –
ALBUM
