Month: May 2020

Sensitive Diamond – THE FLAMING LIPS Share New Stellar Ballad ‘FLOWERS OF NEPTUNE 6’

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Daily electricity to load your sonic batteries…

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29 May 2020

THE FLAMING LIPS, the Oklahoma experts of turning surreal fairy-tales into melo-dramatic gems have already been busy this year. They worked with Californian blues-
rock tandem Deap Vally on one of this year’s best albums under the moniker of Deap Lips and covered He Stopped Loving Her Today, a heartbreaking reverie by country legend George Jones for the movie Arkansas.

And now they shared a new sensitive diamond. A vintage Flaming Lips ballad
to dream away to, called ‘FLOWERS OF NEPTUNE 6’. Sit down, relax and enjoy…

THE FLAMING LIPS: Facebook

photo on top by TUTV!

JOHN MCGEOCH – 28 May 1955 / 5 March 2004

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Scotsman JOHN MCGEOCH was one of the most creative, charismatic and much-in-demand guitarists of the new wave era. He played with, amongst others, Howard Devoto’s Magazine, John Lydon’s PiL and Suzy’s Siouxise And The Banshees. In 1996 he was listed by Mojo Magazine in their ‘100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time‘. Signature characteristics of his playing style included an inventive arpeggios, string harmonics, the uses of flanger and an occasional disregard for conventional scales. He passed away, only 49, in 2004. R.I.P.

McGeoch was born on 28 May 1955. He would have turned 65 today.
To remember this extremely talented musician here are three clips…

With PUBLIC IMAGE LTD – 1988

With MAGAZINE – 1979

With SIOUXSIE AND THE BANSHEES – 1981

‘SUZIE Q’ By CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL – Happy 75 JOHN FOGERTY

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Top singles from the past…

28 May 2020

Band: Creedence Clearwater Revival
Active: 1967-1972
Single: Suzie Q
Written by rockabilly artist Dale Hawkins in 1957
The 7″ single was split into parts one and two on its
A and B sides because of the length (8.37) of CCR’s cover
Released: 15 June 1968
Score: No 11 in the US – top ten hits in Europe
Album: self-titled debut LP
Came out on 28 May 1968 – 42 years ago today

Here comes Suzie…

CCCR: Facebook

Happy 75 to legendary frontman and songwriter John Fogerty
in Berkeley, California on 28 May 1945

Too Good To Forget – Listening Back To Emotive Rockers VYNN And Their Two Heartfelt Singles…

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28 May 2020

The surreal times we live in hurt lots of young bands/artists, especially when they
released new work they wanted to promote with gigs, until that awful coronavirus
erased all touring plans. One of those up and coming acts is ardent Belgian indie trio VVYNN (read: win) who made a firm impression with their first two EPs, ‘Crumble’ in
2017 and ‘Lux’ in 2018.

The highly promising three-piece dropped two new pieces last December. Two new glowing singles showing the band’s great leap forward. Sonically they moved towards
PJ Harvey territory. You can feel and hear her electric ardour, her wayward view on pop and rock and her inflammatory voice in Vvynn‘s new work.

Both MOANING and EXHALE are heartfelt, high-powered, and energy-charged strokes with a soul-stirring sonourness and frontwoman Angie‘s vox sending shivers down your spine. Too good to forget amidst this sciene-fiction-like period.

– MOANING –

– EXHALE –

VVYNN: Facebook


Hope to see you soon on a stage again…

The Perfect Cover Band For Your Parties – Here Are From Italy… THE BEATERSBAND

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28 May 2020

THE BEATERSBAND is an Italian nostalgic power pop band formed in 2018 and fronted by cool frontwoman Donatella Guida. They rearrange songs from the American Rock ‘n’ Roll 50’s and 60’s, and give it a new life in a more current and fresh Punk Rock key.

Why writing your own original songs when you can entertain people with jiggling covers from old swinging classics that today’s young generation hasn’t heard of anyway? That’s what this glamourous act exactly does. They give timeless hits a new punky dress, a catchy dance floor injection and a Doowop vitality. It’s all about shake and bake fun, about re-enjoying two great musical decades with lively panache, buoyant vibrancy, and party adrenalin while keeping the original spirit intact.

Last year their first album VOL UNO came out and a follow-up
is in the pipeline with these two upbeat belters on it…

– HANG ON SLOOPY –
(Made famous in 1964 by The McCoys)

– THE GIRL OF MY BEST FRIEND –
 (Made famous by The King in 1960)

THE BEATERSBAND: Facebook


Artwork new album VOL DUE – out soon

ROCKIN’ IN THE FREE WORLD – Five Ballbreaking Live Killers Against Paranoia..

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To fight paranoia in these lockdown times you don’t need to inject yourself with disinfectant. I have some far better medication. Turn up the volume, and pretend
that corona is a tasty beer, not a nasty virus. Go bananas to these 5 steamy live killers. Scream, jump, pump your fists, play air guitar, and keep on rockin’ in the free world…

– Smells Like Teen Spirit’ by NIRVANA –

– ‘Hysteria’ by MUSE –

– ‘Mr. Brightside’ by THE KILLERS featuring JOHNNY MARR –

– ‘Fight For Your Right’ by BEASTIE BOYS –

– Keep On Rockin’ in The Free World by NEIL YOUNG –

Hell Yeah…


(VANT – photo by Turn Up The Volume!)

First Summer Longplayer – Discover New Album ‘WOKE UP IN HOLLYWOOD’ By IT’S KARMA IT’S COOL

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27 May 2020

There’s not much info available regarding this British guitar quartet called (pretty rad)
IT’S KARMA IT’S COOL so let’s jump immediately to what they do best on their debut album ‘WOKE UP IN HOLLYWOOD‘.

Expect an effervescent cocktail of jingle-jangle tunes, sticky sing-alongs, and harmonious ditties. Refreshing pop music to be played on beaches, your car radio, on crowded piazzas, on hot BBQ parties, and everywhere where the sun shines. ‘Woke Up In Hollywood’ is definitely a feel-good summer breeze record. You’ll hear echoes of The Byrds, Teenage Fanclub, Michael Stipe, The La’s and any frisky guitar pop band that walked this planet.

Relaxing music for relaxing times, we all need desperately right here, right now…


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Video clips for the two singles…

– BACK IN 78′ –

– BUBBLEGUM MONSTERS –

IT’S KARMA IT’S COOL: Facebook