This year’s TEENAGE CANCER TRUST benefit concert week in
the historic Royal Albert Hall in London is curated by The Cure‘s
Robert Smith.
The first edition not curated by event-founder
Roger Daltrey from The Who, who did it for
24 years.
21 March 2026
📸 Nicole Nodland
Portland‘s groove junkies THE DANDY WARHOLS, finaly did
what they wanted to do for a very long time, recording/releasing
a covers album.
It’s named PIN UPS, and it’s out now.
Zia McCabe (keyboards, percussion): “We’ve been talking for years
now about getting as many of the covers we’ve done for specific territories
together and releasing them for all to hear. It’s finally happening.”
A total of 17 covers by legendary bands/solo artists.
TRACKLIST
Cherry Bomb – The Runaways
What We All Want – Gang Of Four
Primary – The Cure
Kiss Off – Violent Femmes
Goo Goo Muck – The Cramps
Rain – The Cult
Straight To Hell – The Clash
Sister Golden Hair – America
Lay Lady Lay – Bob Dylan
Ripple – The Grateful Dead
Easy Chair – The Byrds
Blackbird – The Beatles
The Beautiful People – Marilyn Manson
Love Song – The Damned
Jet Boy – New York Dolls
She Sells Sanctuary – The Cult
Inside The Outside – Love And Rockets
TUTV: Best covers album ever, to my ears. Why? Because The Dandys do a fantastic
job by revitaziling all those classic crackers, the buzzing and fuzzing Warhols way. No
lousy copy/paste performances whatsoever, what happens/happened on so many
covers records.
Pin Ups excels in sonic ingeniousness and absorbing implementation.
They speed up originals, they slow down originals, but most of all, they immerse
them all in a whirling psychedelic bath, resulting in amazeballs renditions, revved
up with a mind-blowing barrage of hefty hooks, unlimited licks, rotating riffs, and Herculean bass/drum/synth extravaganza.
If you’re not familiar with some/all of the originals (people that live on Mars), you would think that Pin Ups is the Portland‘s mean groove machine’s new original LP. For those about to rock, The Dandy Warhols pin you up. After all these years, they’re not in the slightest passé.
SINGLE
ALBUM
20 March 2026
Californian surf-pop icons THE BEACH BOYS released one of their
top drawer hit singles with SLOOP JOHN B today 60 years ago.
It peaked at #2 in the UK, at #3 in the US.
Topped the charts in New Zealand, South Africa
and several European countries.
The song is a cover of a Bahamian folk tune from
Nassau, published in 1916 as “The John B. Sails”.
It was also covered by other artists besides The Beach Boys.
Al Jardine (guitarist/co-vocalist and songwriter) said years ago: “Brian was at the piano.
I sat down and showed him the chord pattern for ‘Sloop John B.’ He wasn’t into folk music. But
I didn’t give up. I figured if I gave it to him in the right light, he might end up believing in it.
So I modified the chord changes so it would be a little more interesting.
I put some minor changes in there, and it stretched out the possibilities from a vocal point
of view. The very next day, I got a phone call to come down to the studio. Brian played the song
for me, and I was blown away. The time to complete the track took him less than 24 hours.”
21 March 2026
Band: EXODUS
Who: Californian metal trash veterans.
Active: 1979–1993, 1997–1998, 2001–present.
Album: GOLIATH
Their 13th and brand new one.
Kerrang says: “Not at the sharpest bit of the cutting edge,
but these are fine songs to do yourself a damage to, equal
parts cracked neck and shit-eating grin. Thrash icons Exodus
still pack a decent punch.”
So that’s what Goliath looks like.
And here’s how he sounds.
Aaaaaaarrrrrrrrggggghhhh.
New striking strokes
20 March 2026
Ferocious rockers FOO FIGHTERS announced their 12th LP
a few weeks ago. It’s named Your Favourite Toy and will land
on our stereo April 24th.
Following the brutal title track, they present another steaming slam dunk
with CAUGHT IN THE ECHO and primal screamer Dave Grohl going out of
his mind again.
Smells like Foo Fighters spirit.
Album artwork.
Daily electricity to load your batteries
20 March 2026
📸 Miryam Weiss and J Kimball
Band: JESUS THE DINOSAUR (great name)
Who: Folk-rock indies from Boston, MA.
Track: SWEET NOTHING
Piece from their upcoming debut LP, titled
‘Nothing To The Branches’, out on May 15th.
Press info: “‘Sweet Nothing‘ showcases the band’s ease in relaying storytelling
emotions through music, conveying a confessional tone that tumbles and turns
like revealed entries from a diary. We hope you dig it as much as we do.”
Tommy Ng (vocals, acoustic guitar): “For me personally, I’m describing what it feels
like to be in a social setting while being maxed out on my social meter. I have a big people-pleasing problem, so I’ll keep pushing through social interactions even when I have nothing left to give, so what comes out of my mouth at that point is usually just that: filler, forced smiles, canned responses, bullshit. Just enough to pass as pleasing and agreeable to everyone.”
TUTV: Sweet Nothing moves and grooves, rattles and rocks, all at the same time.
It’s one of those thrilling tunes that open your ears on the spot. Think avid folk
celebs Mumford & Sons with a punky zing.
The deliriously rhythmic progression, sharp-edged vocals, evolving beat, and
feverish chorus cause a fiery-flavoured stomper. Very tasteful. Hail Jesus!
“All the things we say not to say anything
It’s not all bad, the sweet nothings
But my weak teeth are rotting
and I can’t stop pulling this candy rope from out of my throat
This party trick was good the first time but now I’m choking”
20 March 2026
Major country leaguer WILLIE NELSON was born on
29 April 1933 in Abbott, Texas. Yes, next month he’ll
turn 93!
He started his exceptional career in 1956, seventy years ago, and on May 29th,
he’ll release his 79th LP (collaborative ones not included), named Dream Chaser.
And he’ll play a handful of concerts next month. Incredibly amazing.
Pre-order info here.
Here’s the title track from the upcoming longplayer.
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Vitalizing tunes that work faster than a stream of caffeine
20 March 2026
Photo by Royal Cream
Cincinnati‘s rock bigshots THE AFGHAN WHIGS (1986–2001, 2006, 2011–present)
released their most recent full-length, their 9th overall, How Do You Burn? in 2022.
It was picked by Turn Up The Volume as the best album of that year.
A couple of weeks ago, they announced new tour
dates to celebrate their 40th anniversary as a band.
All Tour Dates HERE.
To warm us-and-themselves up, they dropped
a new track/single, named HOUSE OF I.
Greg Dulli (singer/songwriter): “Laid this one down in New Orleans
last summer. Was looking for an uptempo banger and feel like we
found one here.”
An uptempo banger it is, Mr. Dulli.
It sounds like it’s gonna be a wild
Afghan Whigs party this year.
20 March 2026
Britpop rocker MILES KANE released his 6th full-length Sunlight In The Shadows,
last October. Another feel-good record jammed with a series of rapturous rippers
and a couple of romantic ballads. No-nonsense, top-quality entertainment.
Last Tuesday, he landed, as part of a UK/Europe/US tour, with his band
in Antwerp, Belgium, only 2 years after his previous passage in our country.
Kane is a riveting rocker at heart and demonstrated that once again with a non-stop
salvo of jagged jackhammers, new and old, with a slower one here and there to refill the tank. No less than 8 tracks out of the new album’s 12 were integrated into the 18-song set. And they all fitted perfectly next to the golden oldies.
The 1500-cap venue loved (me included) every single second of his whirlwind performance. Live favourites Troubled Son, One-Man Band Rearrange, Inhaler,
Coup De Grace, Don’t Forget Who You Are, and ebullient climax Come Closer
went down a storm and were the expected standouts.
The euphoric spectators were clearly longtime fans. They sang, clapped, and cheered without interruption, propelled by the man’s highly charismatic magnetism and his overwhelming guitar riffage.
No much talk in between songs, except for the moment after finishing an enwrapping rendition of power ballad My Love, when his manager came on stage with a birthday cake for Miles, who turned 40. The whole venue chanted “Happy Birthday,” of course, and he was clearly touched by the loud, clear ovation.
Only smiling faces after the show. Again, music showed its
formidable force and immense impact on people’s state of mind.
TRACKLIST
Sing a Song to Love
Electric Flower
Rearrange
Troubled Son
Cry on My Guitar
Without You
Love Is Cruel
Inhaler
Sunlight in the Shadows
Blue Skies
Colour of the Trap
My Love
Heal
Walk on the Ocean
Coup de grace
Never Taking Me Alive
Don’t Forget Who You Are
Come Closer
NEW ALBUM
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Photos by Turn Up The Volume
