Month: March 2021

Bang-On Blazing Blasts – New LP ‘TONIC IMMOBILITY’ By Supergroup TOMAHAWK Out Today!

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26 March 2021

Band: TOMAHAWK
Supergroup with Mike Patton (Faith No More),
Duane Denison (The Jesus Lizard) John Stanier (Helmet)
and Kevin Rutmanis (Melvins/ex-Cows)

New album: TONIC IMMOBILITY – fifth LP
Release: 26 March 2021

KERRANG! says: “This is an album that’s compelling and will leave you
hanging onto your headphones to see what’s coming next. Of course, it’s
helped massively by the fact that Mike Patton has the type of voice that
could recite a bus timetable and make it seem genuinely interesting.”
Score: 4/5.

Turn Up The Volume: Loudmouth Mike Patton and his mates had
7 years to load their batteries for this new head-banging LP. Let your
dog out and prepare your poor ears and your poor speakers for some
scream-your-lungs-out slam dunks by this bulldozing hit team.

Singles/clips: Dog Eat Dog / Business Casual

– DOG EAT DOG –

– BUSINESS CASUAL –

Full album…

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TOMAHAWK: Facebook

Back In Time With BOB DYLAN & THIN LIZZY

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26 March 2021

Band: THIN LIZZY (Dublin, Ireland)
Led by the late great Phil Lynott (20 August 1949 – 4 January 1986).
Active: 1969–1983, 1994, 1996–2009, 2010–2013, 2016–2017, 2019

Album: JAILBREAK – 6th LP
Released: 26 March 1976 – 45 years ago today

AllMusic wrote: “Truly exceptional album. With a dimension of richness
that sustains, but there’s such kinetic energy to the band that it still sounds
immediate no matter how many times it’s played”.

Key single: The Boys Are Back In Town…

Full album…

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THIN LIZZY: All Albums

Artist: BOB DYLAN
Born Robert Allen Zimmerman in Duluth,
Minnesota on 24 May 1941 (turning 80 soon)
My all-time favorite singer/songwriter

Album: The Bootleg Series Volumes 1–3 (Rare & Unreleased) 1961–1991
Full of authentic pearls. First box-set in a long bootleg series
Released: 26 March 1991 – 30 years ago today

Key track & awesome clip: Series of Dreams…

Full (triple) album…

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BOB DYLAN: All Albums

Whirlwind Single ‘PAUSE PLAY’ By Hamburg Rockers In Crime HAWEL / McPHAIL

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26 March 2021

Band: HAWEL / McPHAIL
Who: Two experienced Hamburg musicians, Frehn Hawel (vocals, guitar)
and Rick McPhail (drums, vocals) sharing their love of indie rock for the
first time together.

Track: PAUSE PLAY – lead-single from their upcoming debut LP
Transmissions From The Upper Room – out on 21st May via
La Pochette Surprise Records.

Score: Thumping druams, rattling guitars, reckless pace and peppy vocals.
This is what happens when roaring rockabilly gets punked-up. This sizzling
earworm will get your lazy lockdown ass out of your lazy lockdown couch
and invite you to make your move. Rawk ‘n’ roll is here to stay. You betcha!

Here comes the whirlwind…

HAWEL / McPHAIL: Facebook

PORRIDGE RADIO Remixed By DREAMWIFE

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26 March 2021

Brighton’s new indie stars PORRIDGE RADIO ended up in
many best albums of 2020 with their second, superb full
length BAD AS EVER.

An expanded edition of the album is available now.
Spotify stream-link below.

One of the extra tracks is a remix of one of the emo highlights
DON’T ASK ME TWICE remixed by sharp rockin’ ladies Dreamwife.
Girl power!

Dance here…

PORRIDGE RADIO: Facebook


(cover ‘So When You Gonna’ album)

Expanded BAD AS EVER…

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No 1 Hits This Day In 1967 – 1969 – 1977

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Top singles from the past…

26 March 2021

Band: THE TURTLES (Los Angeles, CA)
Active: 1965–1970, 1983–present

Single: HAPPY TOGETHER
Score: #1 in the US on 26 March 1967 – 54 years ago today

THE TURTLES: Discography

Artist: MARVIN GAYE (Washington DC)
Born Marvin Pentz Gay Jr. on April 2, 1939
Passed away on April 1, 1984 (shot by his father)

Single: I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE
Score: #1 in the UK on 26 March 1969 – 52 years ago today

MARVIN GAYE: Discography

Band: DURAN DURAN (Birmingham, UK)
Active: 1978–present

Single: IS THERE SOMETHING I SHOULD KNOW?
Score: Their first No 1 in the UK – 26 March 1977 – 44 years ago today

DURAN DURAN: Discography

JOE STRUMMER – Solo Retrospective ‘ASSEMBLY’ Out Now!

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26 March 2021

Sure, the late great punk icon JOE STRUMMER (21 August 1952 – 22 December 2002)
was the outspoken, charismatic frontman of the last gang in town THE CLASH, but not everybody knows or remembers his solo career, with several great LPs and lots of collaborations with other artists.

Dark Horse Records, the label that the late Beatle George Harrison started
in 1974 and is run now by his son Dhani recognized the timeless value of
Joe solo, dived into his archives which resulted into a glorious retrospective
LP, out today.

The 16-track album includes a never-before-heard acoustic home recording of
‘Junco Partner’ and live versions of The Clash classics ‘I Fought The Law’ and ‘Rudie
Can’t Fail’ with his band the Mescaleros. Great document! Unforgettable legend!
R.I.P.

Two cuts to warm up…

– I FOUGHT THE LAW –

– LOVE KILLS –

And some live action in NYC…

Full album…

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JOE STRUMMER: Facebook

Order info here/a>

Glam & Glitter Guts – DU BLONDE Is Nothing But Her Self On ‘PULL THE PLUG’

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Daily electricity to load your batteries…

26 March 2021

All-round, outspoken, and eccentric British artist DU BLONDE (real name Beth Jeans Houghton) is totally mad for it as her new, third, longplayer HOMECOMING hits the
streets next week. Pre-order info right here.

After twisting our heads with two singles, I’m Glad That We Broke Up (with Ezra Furman) and Medicated (with the awesome Shirley Manson) she gives us a third taster with the LP’s opening track PULL THE PLUG.

“It’s about being trapped by certain mental health issues and accepting that as part of your being, coming to terms with the fact this will inevitably affect your relationships and being ok with that in the knowledge that someone somewhere will eventually be ok with who you are.”

Don’t expect Du Blonde to be somebody else than her own, uncompromising self. Candid, loud & clear, and groovin’ & movin’ to the pulsating beat. Want some glam and glitter guts? Then pull the plug right here, right now…

DU BLONDE: Facebook

Britrockers MUTES Hit You With Their Flower On New Ripper ‘MODERN WASTE’

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Daily electricity to load your batteries…

25 March 2021

Band: MUTES
Who: Uppercut rockers from Birmingham

Pick: MODERN WASTE – brand new single from
upcoming third album Dreams Of Being Cornered,
out 7 May. Order info here.

About: “It’s a scorching lament for the capitalist
society that holds our head just above water.”

Score: After a nervous bass intro Modern Waste explodes with full blast
force as if nothing else matters. The band slows down twice, take a breath,
and then continue their tempestuous race with screeching guitar and punchy
rants. These motherrockers know how to increase your body temperature
and speed up your bloodstream. Fasten your seatbelts.

A stunning 6-minute stormer. Yes, Mutes are
vicious and they hit hard you with their flower.

Tune in…

MUTES: Facebook