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12 July 2026
TROPHY WIFE – Brooklyn’s Indie Trio Chill Out With Rusty Pondering ‘ALONE’
Reveries for the laziest day of the week
12 July 2026
Band: TROPHY WIFE
Who: Three indies from Brooklyn, with
McKenzie Iazzetta as the poignant singer.
Track: ALONE
Single from their brand
new full-length Pathetic.
TUTV: Rusty guitars back up frontwoman Iazzetta‘s
haunting vocals on this chill-out, slow-mo pondering.
Summer Of 1954 – July 12th 19-Year-Old ELVIS Signs His First Label Contract
Every day of this summer we go back to the same summer day somewhere in history
12 July 2026
On 12 July 1954, a 19-year-old singer named ELVIS AARON PRESLEY signed
a contract with the legendary Memphis-based record label Sun Records (also
the first label for giants like Charlie Rich, Roy Orbison, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins,
and Johnny Cash).
He also gave in his notice at his day
job at The Crown Electric Company.
Sun Records‘ boss Sam Phillips originally wanted to use the young
man to make demos of songs meant for other artists, but he soon
realized that the 19-year-old could bridge the gap between white
and black performances.
That’s Alright was Elvis debut single with Sun Records.
Image(s) Of The Day – PATTI SMITH In BELGIUM
Last Thursday, musical shero PATTI SMITH came, saw, and
conquered Belgium with a bewitching set at the wonderful
15-day Gent Jazz Festival.
What a voice.
What a presence.
What an inspiration.
Because the night belongs to Patti
Spreading love all night long
People have the power
Live photos by Turn Up The Volume
FUNKADELIC – George Clinton And His Collective Released Third LP ‘MAGGOT BRAIN’ Today 55 Years Ago
12 July 2026
Pivotal American collective FUNKADELIC (1968-1982) with multi-colored-hair
funk icon George Clinton as the orchestrator released their 3rd LP, named
MAGGOT BRAIN on 12 July 1971, today 55 years ago.
(cover of his greatest hits LP)
Clinton about the album: “Maggot Brain was going places that
Black groups hadn’t gone, into questions about whether America
was still on the right path or whether the promise of the late ’60s
had completely evaporated.”
Pitchfork: “For a group rumored to record while zonked out of their minds,
Funkadelic really held it together on Maggot Brain. They may not have been
as tight as James Brown’s backing band the J.B.’s, but Funkadelic wheeled out
the sort of soulful funk-rock that could fuel world-class parties.”
Singles.
– CAN YOU GET TO THAT –
– YOU AND YOUR FOLKS, ME AND MY FOLKS –
ALBUM
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All Albums – Short Bio
Lemonhead EVAN DANDO Reveals Why He Became A Junkie
6 July 2026
Bad decision, Evan.
Tour 2026.
NOTHING BUT THIEVES Take You On A Blistering Roller Coaster With ‘STRAY DOGS’
Vitalizing tunes that work faster than a stream of caffeine
11 July 2026
Band: NOTHING BUT THIEVES
Who: British Herculean rock squad
formed in 2012 in Essex.
Track: STRAY DOGS
2nd preview and title track, following the lead single Evolution,
from their forthcoming 5th full-length, out on September 25th.
TUTV: NBT mess with your rotating head on this untrammelled,
uncontrollable roller coaster and score a storm-wracked climax.
Good gracious.
Wake up, people,
it’s weekend.
TOUR 2027
Ticket info here.
THE ROLLING STONES – It’s Only Rock And Roll But We Like ‘FOREIGN TONGUES’
11 July 2026
Eternal rock icons THE ROLLING STONES have their 25th LP, FOREIGN TONGUES out.
The Telegraph (English newspaper) writes: “There is more than enough vitality,
wit, richness, energy and joy on offer here to make the case that rock ’n’ roll still
rules in the modern pop firmament, and the Stones remain its greatest advocates.’
TUTV: As expected, nothing un-Stonesque on this new longplayer.
Jagger (82), Richards (82) and Wood (79) are still addicted to piping hot blues crackers (Rough And Twisted / Never Wanna Lose You / Covered In You), they still know how to rock
out with lots of decibels (In The Stars / Mr Charm / Never Wanna Loose / Hit Me In The Head / Side Effects) and they still come up with powerful ballads (Jealous Lover / Ringing Hollow / Some Of Us / Back In Your Life).
Overall, it’s a bit much of the same, close family to their previous LP Hackney Diamonds. Catchy tunes, but no memorable ones for the future. No fillers, but no real killers either.
On the other hand, it’s quite spectacular to hear a 64-year-old band generating
so much ardency, fervency and vibrancy. Foreign Tongues displays a joie de vivre
many young groups can learn from.
The Stones could have retired a very long time ago.
But rock ‘n’ blues roll was/is and will always be in
their hearts and souls. Hats off. Bless them.
Singles.
– ROUGH AND TWISTED –
– IN THE STARS –
– JEALOUS LOVER –
ALBUM
THE HORRORS – British Dark-Synth-Pop-Wave Mavericks Released Their 3rd Album ‘SKYING’ Today 15 Years Ago
Significant longplayers from yesteryear
11 July 2026
British dark-synth-pop-wave mavericks THE HORRORS made
their notable entrée in 2005 and became bona fide indie stars.
On 11 July 2011, today 15 years ago, they
released their 3rd LP, named SKYING
The record peaked at #5 in the UK.
BBC Music said: “There’s no fault to be found with Skying, truly, every song
here hits its mark. From the most incongruous of beginnings, The Horrors have
become national treasures in waiting, and now possess the ability to realise
any ambitions”.
TUTV: Their most complete work.
Dark-synth-pop-wave for day-night
and in-between dreamers.
SINGLE
ALBUM
