Month: August 2019

Manchester Legends OASIS Released Stupendous Debut Masterpiece ‘DEFINITELY MAYBE’ 25 Years Ago…

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29 Augustus 2019

On 29 August 1994, 25 years ago, Manchester’s legends OASIS released one of the best albums ever according to my ears. DEFINITELY MAYBE was a stunning life-celebrating rock album that came at a perfect moment as The Stone Roses blew their minds on drugs for five years after their astonishing 1989 debut LP and only delivered a half great second longplayer 3 months after the Gallagher Brothers took the vacant place and scored a
No 1 hit LP in the UK with their ace debut. Except for the two stinkers Digsy’s Dinner and ‘Married With Children’ all songs were euphoric jackhammers with most of them sounding like ecstatic anthems millions would sing along word by word afterward. Historic score!

Thanks to NME hyping the band in their early days I went to London in August 1994
to see Oasis play in a small venue. An unforgettable experience it was. Mind-boggling electricity! It was the first of about 30 Oasis concerts I witnessed. Their overwhelming, rhapsodic live force was unmatchable for years to come. Best time of my life! Hallelujah!

Here come three of the several masterstrokes on ‘Definitely Maybe’…

– SUPERSONIC –

– LIVE FOREVER –

– CIGARETTES AND ALCOHOL –

Album in full…

OASIS: Website – Facebook –  Discography

Here’s The Enigmatic Clip For JOHNNY MARR’s New Single ‘THE BRIGHT PARADE’…

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Clips that will have an impact on your eyes and your ears…

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28 August 2019


(photo by Turn Up the Volume!)

A couple of weeks ago the omnipresent and productive JOHNNY MARR dropped his new spirited single The Bright Parade. Here you can watch now the enigmatic black and white clip for the peppy song…

JOHNNY MARR: Facebook

Scottish Post Punks KAPUTT Rip and Roll On Title Track Of Upcoming Debut LP – Here’s ‘CARNAGE HALL’…

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Daily fuel to load your sonic batteries…

27 August 2019

Band: KAPUTT

Who: Socially committed Scottish post-punk collective that will have their debut album
out on 27th September. A record of which all tracks were written between 2016 and 2018. Following the British referendum and Brexit as we know it, the songs are influenced by the maelstrom of political hypocrisy and the ongoing confusion around the future of the UK

Pick: CARNAGE HALL – A song about “an alternative dimension in which Judy Garland’s famous Carnegie Hall show was a total bust rather than the roaring success it proved to be.”

Score: Expect some manic word-by-word shouting around a hyperkinetic guitar riff that will awake every single nerve in your agitated body until tempo drops suddenly, only to refuel and resume its nervous course spiced with some kooky saxophone sequences here and there. I just love this sort of tense sonic chaos, it keeps your disorderly mind and your lazy limbs alert at all times. Catch the highly-strung action right here…


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KAPUTT: Facebook


Debut album CARNAGE HALL out 27th September via Upset The Rhythm

Punchy Pop Punks THE DOLLYROTS Launched Video Clip For ‘I KNOW HOW TO PARTY’ From Their New Ardent Album…

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Clips that will have an impact on your eyes and your ears…

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27 August 2019

If there’s one damn thing L.A.’s buzzing pop-punks THE DOLLYROTS know everything about it’s partying. They proved that once more again with their brand new red-hot-blooded album DAYDREAM EXPLOSION . And the blistering duo visualized it now with
a clip for the obvious track off the album: ‘I KNOW HOW TO PARTY’ .

“It’s a song poking fun at ourselves and making the point that life is supposed to be fun. No one is perfect but everyone can party!” says singer Kelly Ogden in a press statement. So what are you waiting for? Invite your neighbours, move your furniture and make some room to go bonkers together. Here’s the vivacious thwack to get you all started, party animals…

Stream/purchase new album
DAYDREAM EXPLOSION here…


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THE DOLLYROTS: Facebook

CHROMATICS Cover Folk Singer JACKSON C. FRANK’s Melancholic Reverie ‘I WANT TO BE ALONE’…

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While we’re waiting for their new album – which was already announced to be released
at the end of 2014(!) – Portland‘s electro collective CHROMATICS are filling the gap now – before playing the Pitchfork Music Festival in Paris next November – with a cover of the late folk singer-songwriter Jackson C. Frank ’s song ‘I WANT TO BE ALONE (DIALOGUE)’. A fanciful reverie for the twilight hours. Here’s the video clip produced by the band’s composer and producer Johnny Jewel…

Here’s the original JACKSON C. FRANK song, an American folk singer who made
only one album, produced by Paul Simon, and passed away in 1999, only 56…

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MARK LANEGAN Shares Another Sticky Track From His New Album – Here’s ‘NIGHT FLIGHT TO KABUL’…

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Brand new sonic impulses…

27 August 2019

MARK LANEGAN announced a new LP with his band, titled SOMEBODY’S KNOCKING, already some time ago. It will be out next October. We already got three tracks, rollin’ cracker ‘Stitch It Up’, compelling synth driven ballad ‘Playing Nero’ and rocker ‘Letter Never Sent’.

And here’s track number four. ‘NIGHT FLIGHT TO KABUL’ is another uptempo cut
with a catching chorus that will spoil your ears instantly. Hear it here…

MARK LANEGAN BAND: Facebook


New album SOMEBODY’S KNOCKING out 18th October – more info here

Philadelphia Rockers THE DISTRICTS Return With Anti Weapons Single ‘LOVING PROTECTOR GUY’…

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Brand new sonic impulses…

26 August 2019


(pic: Turn Up The Volume!)

Emotive Philadelphia rockers THE DISTRICTS are getting ready to launch their fourth LP. Ahead of it they shared lead single ‘LOVING PROTECTOR GUY’ today. An anti-weapons song in support of Everytown For Gun Safety. A movement of Americans working together to end gun violence and build safer communities.

The band stated in a press statement: “The time has come for action, not thoughts and prayers. We want a nation where people are safe. Safe to go to school, go shopping, attend concerts, worship, receive medical care, or simply be in public. All of these things should
happen without fear for one’s life because someone else feels alienated or wants to make
a statement about their set of beliefs of what they believe to be true.” Full message here.

Tune in this way…

THE DISTRICTS: Facebook

SONNY & CHER Scored No 1 Hit In The UK 54 Years Ago With ‘I GOT YOU BABE’…

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Knockouts from the past…

26 August 2019

Artist: Sonny & Cher
Song: I Got You Babe
Note: This perfect jingle jangle pop track was written by the late
Sonny Bono who, obviously, was a great The Byrds fan. In 1985
reggae popsters UB 40 covered it successfully
Score: The single hit the top spot of the UK Singles Chart
on 26 August 1965, 54 years ago today

Here we go…

SONNY & CHER: Sonny & Cher

Electrical Outfit HEY BULLDOG Causes Guitar Extravaganza With Newest Single ‘CALIFORNIA’…

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Daily fuel to load your sonic batteries…

26 August 2019

Band: HEY BULLDOG

Who: Hefty stoner rock trio out of Manchester, England

Pick: CALIFORNIA – the band’s newest single

Score: Forget the rumours about guitar rock being death! It’s alive and bloody kicking! Check this ongoing electrical extravaganza and you’ll know exactly what I mean. What you get here is a boiling stoner rock missile fueled by a dazzling drum/bass beat and non-stop guitar firework that’ll make your head go completely dizzy. Get your dose of whirling turbulence right here…


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HEY BULLDOG: Facebook