R.I.P. SYLVAIN SYLVAIN
October 1973. The first time New York Dolls appeared on the cover of a magazine.
Sylvain Sylvain (second from right): 14 February 1951 – 13 January 2021. R.I.P.
Month: January 2021
Debut LP ‘STANDS FOR DECIBELS’ By Guitar Pop Rockers THE dB’S Came Out 40 Years Ago
18 January 2021
Band: THE dB’s
Who: Crafted jangly power pop combo
from Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Active: 1978–1988, 2005–present
Album: STANDS FOR DECIBELS – debut LP
Released: 15 January 1981 – 40 years ago
AllMusic/Chris Woodstra wrote: “On their debut, the dB’s combined
a reverence for British pop and arty, post-punk leanings that alternate
between minimalism and a love of quirky embellishment, odd sounds,
and unexpected twists; Stands for Decibels is clearly a collegiate pop
experiment, but rarely is experimentation so enjoyable and irresistibly
catchy.” Full review here. Score: 4.5/5.
Turn Up The Volume: The R.E.M. who never became world-famous.
On Swedish TV in 1981
Stream here…
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THE DBs: Discography
First cassette in a can! Brilliant!
Early RADIOHEAD Cassette Under The Hammer
18 January 2021
(pic via Omega Auctions / PA Wire)
RADIOHEAD members originally met at Abingdon School in
Oxfordshire. They formed a band called On A Friday in 1985.
A demo tape featuring 6 tracks of which 3 never heard before – ‘Promise Me’,
‘Boy In A Box’ and ‘These Chains’- has now come to the surface. Omega Auctions
will lift the hammer on January 26.
Auctioneer Paul Fairweather commented: “The tracks are raw but certainly suggest
something of the fantastic potential that the band would realise in a few years’ time.”
The demo is expected to fetch £2,000.
‘RIVER DEEP MOUNTAIN HIGH’ Produced By Musical Genius PHIL SPECTOR
18 January 2021
Artists: IKE & TINA TURNER
Single: RIVER DEEP MOUNTAIN HIGH
Released: 1966
Producer: The eccentric and gun-fanatic Phil Spector passed away a couple
of days ago in prison, where he was jailed for shooting Lana Clarkson in 2003.
Spector was a musical genius inventing the wall of sound, but also a deranged
mind. He was 81.
Turn up the heat, Tina…
PHIL SPECTOR: Bio
Dream Away Melancholia – New Single ‘MISTAKES’ By Welsh Duo RUBBER VELVET
Daily electricity to load your batteries…
18 January 2021
Turn Up The Volume featured Welsh duo RUBBER VELVET several times before
and will keep on champion them in the future as long as they come up with
affecting dream-pop beauties. What they actually just did again with brand
new piece MISTAKES.
It’s a gripping and moony lullaby-like melody with ardent duo harmonies,
glimmering Kurt Vile guitars, frolic piano touches, and a close your eyes and
float away chorus. Introspective, contemplative, and self-remedying. Greatly
composed too.
Sonic melancholia at its finest.
Tune in here…
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RUBBER VELVET: Facebook
(promo photo via FB Rubber Velvet)
MAGAZINE THIS!
Watch THE WAR ON DRUGS Play ‘ARMS LIKE BOULDERS’ Live From Their Homes
18 Jnauary 2021
THE WAR ON DRUGS spoiled their many fans last
November with a live album simply called Live Drugs.
Last weekend they played a golden oldie from debut LP
Wagonwheel Blues live from their homes.
Watch the guitar orchestra playing Arms Like Boulders
for American TV program The Late Show With Stephen Colbert…
THE WAR ON DRUGS: Facebook
Pulp Fiction With Blues Rockers MOONSHINE BOOZE And New LP ‘PANDEMONIO’
18 January 2021
Band: MOONSHINE BOOZE
Who: A trio of fantasy rockers
from Italy who started in 2014
Album: PANDEMONIO
Released: 15 January 2021
Info: “Colourful raw alt-rockers Moonshine Booze may have been surfing
the eclectic/gypsy rock wave for the past few years, but new ‘Pandemonio’
LP is inspired by “Federico Fellini, Buster Keaton, Jack Nicholson, Salvator
Dali, Quentin Tarantino, and rivers of Montepulciano red wine”.
Turn Up The Volume says: From ZZ Top to Seasick Steve, from Canned Heat to The Black Keys. From swamp blues to riff-hook-and-licks loaded firework rawk ‘n’ roll. From trumpet flavored spaghetti-western fiestas to Muddy Mannish Boy Waters heat. Don’t tell me you still need more info right now to go entirely nuts. Check the singles/clips, then go straight to the full-album-show and let your adrenalin take over. Hurrah! Pulp fiction party. Time to stand up and sweat…
Key tracks: The Tide / The Hole
– THE TIDE –
– THE HOLE –
Stream/buy full album…
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MOONSHINE BOOZE: Facebook
(photo by Lama Donna – received via Shameless Promotion PR)
Producer PHIL SPECTOR – Creator Of The Wall Of Sound Passed Away At 81
17 January 2021
26 December 1939 – 16 January 16, 2021
