20 January 2021
Band: THE JAM
Active: 1972-1982
Single: THAT’S ENTERTAINMENT
B-side: Down In The Tube Station (Live)
Released: 20 January 1981 – 40 years ago
Album: SOUND AFFECTS
Entertain us, Paul…
THE JAM: Discography
Tunes that make you scream out loud…
20 January 2021
Band: BLACK STAR JACKALS
Who: Fresh, melodic rock quartet from
Glasgow, Scotland formed in 2019
Track: brand new single
About: “Sang from the point of view of one’s inner demons, the lyrics are
joined by a rhythm section hell bent on compelling you to join the party,
and dance away your dreams.”
Score: Titanic melody. Eddie Van Halen guitars. Grand orchestration.
King-sized chorus. High-powered vocals. Get my drift? Oh yes, this
massive emo tune makes your blood race through your veins, causes
fired-up emotions, and invites you to oil your vocal chords and push
your voice to the limit. Smashing score!
Press play…
BLACK STAR JACKALS: Facebook
(promo band photo via Reaction Managament)
18 January 2021
Despite the hard, inspiring and legendary work of Martin Luther King
racism is still a big issue in America. A crying shame. This must end NOW!
19 January 2021
Band: YOU ME AT SIX
Who: Brit rockers from Weybridge, Surrey, UK. Band formed in 2004.
They became mega-famous with six albums between 2008 and 2018.
Album: SUCKAPUNCH – 7th longplayer
Released: 15th January 2021
Josh Franceschi (frontman): “We have been in the pursuit of happiness for quite
some time, both collectively and individually, only to discover that happiness is more
than just a state of mind. We had to face our pain head on and carve it into something
positive. Our 7th studio album is the result of us finding peace and acceptance of what’s
been and gone.”
NME wrote: “The rock five-piece almost called it quits, suggesting that this might be
their last record. The passion and ingenuity here makes you hope that’s not the case…
It’s rare for a rock record to feel this exciting, especially coming from a band seven
albums deep and, y’know, from Surrey, but every track ‘SUCKAPUNCH’ feels inspired
in some way. Making this album made You Me At Six believe in their band again, and
you’d be hard-pressed not to keep the faith too.” Full review here. Score: 4/5.
Turn Up The Volume: Huge energy. Huge intensity. Huge passion. Huge guitars.
Huge beats. Huge uppercuts. Huge choruses. Huge vocality. Huge tunes. Huge
rock ‘n’ roar. Huge powerhouse record.
Key single: Suckapunch
All punches here…
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YOU ME AT SIX: Facebook
You can order at six here.
David Johanson, now the only surviving New York Dolls
member says goodbye to his dear friend…
R.I.P. Sylvain Sylvain
19 January 2021
The past 4 your years Japanese all-round artist HARU NEMURI (春 ねむり) caused acclaimed waves with 3 notable mini-albums (you can stream them on Spotify).
To start 2021 she has a new single out called BANG.
Nemuri explained what inspired the new song: “I cried a little in the bath when Donald
Trump won the US presidential election four years ago. The social persona of Donald Trump really understood the behavior to show his stuff completely in this society where the ideals of the capitalism and the individualism are unnerved and they has been bogged down, and he
has succeeded in letting a lot of people be under the impression that it’s the strength and the identity of a strong person to take both discriminatory and anti-foreign attitudes by repeating them. It was a great sadness for me that there’re many people who couldn’t help supporting such the sham strength.” Read her full statement on her website.
Bang is a witty and skyscraping electro stormer with Nemuri rapping and ranting, groovin’ and movin’, rockin’ and rollin’. Get ready for a huge wall of synths, a razor-sharp-tongued tsunami of words and a thunder and lighting chorus. Dance yourself dizzy!
Big bang indeed!
Get excited here…
HARU NEMURI (春 ねむり): Facebook
19 January 2021
WEEZER has two albums ready to go public. VAN WEEZER and OK HUMAN. Some time ago the band announced Van Weezer would leave the studio first. But yesterday we got
the news that they changed their minds. OK Human will be out next week, 29th January, and Van Weezer on 7th May.
This leaves us with the 3 singles they already dropped from the Van Weezer LP and none from OK Human. Are you still there, do you still follow? Let’s have the 3 Van Weezers right here to warm up while waiting for both album releases…
– THE END OF THE GAME –
– HERO –
– BEGINNING OF THE END –
WEEZER: Facebook
18 January 2021
Chicago’s veteran rockers FALL OUT BOY played at the 2021 Biden/Harris
Pre-Inauguration Concert last night along with James Taylor, Carole King and
more at the We The People even. They performed 2014 song Centuries.
Shout Out for Joe & Kamala…
FALL OUT BOY: Facebook
