Month: October 2020

3 Oscar Nominations For Belgian Sturm Und Drang Misfits ELEFANT

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29 October 2020

The end of this science-fiction-like mouth mask year is nearing its end. Time to listen
back to all the impactful stuff that terrorized our poor speakers in 2020 and to work on the traditional end-of-the-year lists. After consuming gallons of Red Bull and hours of non-stop music the most impressive conclusion is that only one band/artist succeeds in collecting nominations in our 3 categories. Here we go…

Nomination for album of the year with their second LP BEJAHUNG

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Nomination for single of the year with ULTRA PLUS ULTRA


Nomination for concert of the year: their album launch party on 16 February

Why? “I didn’t think for a second about the fact that I saw the outlandish bohemians for
the first time without their white, bizarre scientific engineer’s outfits and their faces creepily smeared with white chalk. Yes, the music was the overwhelming and intoxicating winner of
the night. An euphoric triumph.” Full TUTV review here.


Yes, yes and yes…

To celebrate all this sturm und drang news here’s EAZY,
the LP’s third single/clip with footage from that launch party…

ELEFANT: Facebook

 

(live photo by TUTV)

This Is Not David Bowie – Many Fans Furious After Watching The New ZIGGY STARDUST Biopic Trailer

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29 October 2020

Biopic movie STARDUST featuring actor/musician Johnny Flynn focuses on Bowie‘s
troubled 1971 US tour and the creation of his legendary Ziggy Stardust persona. The biopic was made without the approval of the late genius’ family. The film premiered
at the Raindance Film Festival in London yesterday.

Also yesterday a new promo-trailer surfaced online.
Many fans reacted furiously after watching it.

Here’ are just three of the many angry comments via Twitter…

“You can’t have an accent that bad, a film that looks like an American soap opera and you certainly can’t have a Bowie film without his music. Probs shouldn’t have bothered guys.”

“I love Johnny Flynn with my whole heart but why would he agree to star in a biopic neither Bowie or his family wanted to be made ? This should have never made and we shouldn’t watch it.”

“You could search the globe for eternity and not find an actor who looks less like David Bowie than Johnny Flynn”

Watch the trailer here…

DAVID BOWIE: Facebook

Tower Of Sound – Boston Noise Dreamers MOTEL BLACK With New Smack ‘QUOTING THOREAU’

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Daily fuel to load your sonic batteries…

29 October 2020

Band: MOTEL BLACK

Who: Firm noise band from Boston producing hook-laden rock, atmospheric and noisy soundscapes, embracing elements of post-punk, garage, doomy folk, and psych-rock.

Pick: QUOTING THOREAU

“I wrote this song three years ago while living in Dorchester’s Codman Square. As with most
of the songs that I write, they are about nothing and everything at the same time. What was swimming in my head when I wrote this – and is always there in one way or another – is the idea that change is cleansing and particularly in urban development,” says Brian George (vocals, guitar)

Score: The towering wall-of-massive sound this Boston noise quartet produces is
huge, I repeat huge! From the Metallica-like ‘Nothing Else Matters’ intro on the intensity
and vehemence of this high-voltage passion stroke grows slowly but surely towards a sonic orgasm. Afire guitars, poignant vocals and an overall titanic orchestration with
an overwhelming effect. You’re out of breath when the track suddenly ends. Wow!

The pressure to build
The pressure to grow
Speaking to me
Is like quoting Thoreau
And every complaint
Deserves an excuse
And I wane

Stream/buy here…


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MOTEL BLACK: Facebook

(press photo band via Noisy Ghost PR)

Today Another New Track Tomorrow The New Album – Here’s ‘ANYTHING FOR BOO’ By EELS

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New sonic impulses…

29 October 2020

New album EARTH TO DORA by moody crooner MARK OLIVER EVERETT
and his EELS band leaves its pipeline tomorrow.

But in a hurry, we get another new track today, accompanied by a Halloween
inspired lyric video. Here comes love humdinger ANYTHING FOR BOO…

EELS: Facebook


Artwork new album EARTH TO DORA – out tomorrow

 

The Mouth Mask Race Is On – NINE INCH NAILS Launch Their ‘Modular Face Mask Starter Kit’

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Countless bands/artists already launched mouth masks with their logo, pics, or covers of their albums on and now it seems that a money and marketing-driven race has started. Who develops the most original mouth masks? And the winner is (so far)… NINE INCH NAILS with their brand new Modular Face Mask Starter Kit.

“Face masks with interchangeable messages for these uncertain time,” said
the Trent Reznor fronted band in a press statement. More info here.
Who has the next unique idea?

Bubble Pioneers THE FLAMING LIPS Shoot Spectacular Live Video For ‘ASSASSINS OF YOUTH’

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

28 October 2020


(photo by Turn Up The Volume!)

Weird coincidence? In recent years, as part of the fairytale-like concerts of THE FLAMING LIPS their wizard-frontman WAYNE COYNE squeezed himself in a sort of plastic bubble and rolled over the crowd while performing a song. Spectacular indeed, as I witnessed myself a few times. Little did the band know they would perform this stunt in 2020, live
for the making of a video, with 100 spectators each in their own bubble.

The short show was filmed at The Criterion in their hometown of Oklahoma City. One of
the songs they played was ASSASSINS OF YOUTH, a magical ballad from their recent, excellent album American Head.

Watch the bubble pioneers and their bubble audience right here…

THE FLAMING LIPS: Facebook

(Live photos by Turn Up The Volume! Antwerp, Belgium, 2017)

New SHANE MACGOWAN Documentary ‘CROCK OF GOLD’ Coming Soon

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28 October 2020

Early February a new documentary – produced by Johnny Depp – about
brilliant singer/songwriter, Irish folk punk, hard drinker, and survivor SHANE
MACGOWAN, the unique voice and face of the equally brilliant THE POGUES
for years, was announced. And now we have more details.

The docu is directed by renowned filmmaker Julien Temple, who also canned the
Sex Pistols movie The Great Rock ‘N’ Roll Swindle as well as docs on the Pistols
and the Clash.

Crock Of Gold — A Few Rounds With Shane MacGowan
is coming to theaters and VOD next December.

Here’s the fairytale trailer…

SHANE MACGOWAN: Facebook