New sonic impulses…
23 May 2021
Florence Welch has released new track CALL ME CRUELLA
under her moniker Florence + The Machine.
She wrote the song for the soundtrack of Cruella,
a new Disney movie about the evil woman in the
1961 cartoon film One Hundred and One Dalmatians.
Watch out, here comes Cruella…
FLORENCE + THE MACHINE: Facebook
In cinemas 9 June 2021
22 May 2021
Band: LA JUNGLE
Who: An inflammable two cylinder
electro-noise engine from Belgium.
Album: FALL OFF THE APEX – their 4th LP
Released: 21 May 2021 – more info here
Score: Once this electro-punk-rock turbo leaves the gates, it’s impossible to
turn it off, no way whatsoever. Jim and Reggie produce a red-hot avalanche of
thunderous beats to go totally ballistic to, unless you’re stuck in a straitjacket.
Their trance-like, mind-boggling, faster-than-your-brain-can-register drive makes
your poor head spin uncontrollably. Repetitive guitar/synth/drum riffs boost your adrenalin’s stream and help you to shake all your hell-bent demons off. Get the
sonic picture? Before you press play make sure you’re, physically, in top shape,
if not you risk losing control and crash. Either way you’ll have a shocking electric
chair experience.
Here’s a short instruction track-by-track manual
in order to know what your ears can expect…
Aluminium River: Warming up
Le Jour Du Cobra: Razzle-dazzle wizardry
Du Sang Du Singe: Nine Inch Nails without brakes
Hyperitual: Hellish roller coaster
Marimba: Taking a breath
Feu L’Homme: Apocalypse Now
Interloud: Drums from the jungle
The End The Score: A didjeridoo driven tour de force,
ominous and spellbinding. A never-ending mindfucker.
Clip for single Le Jour Du Cobra …
Buy/stream full album here…
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LA JUNGLE: Facebook
All order info right here
(concert photo by Turn Up The Volume!)
‘Give It Away’ by RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS
Original video clip…
Massive hit from their 1991 album Blood Sugar Sex Magik
22 May 2021
Band: THE RIOT VANS
Who: Four stormy young lads from Glasgow, Scotland who hit the scene back in 2017
Pick: SCARY FACES
About: “An amalgamation of things
we thought sounded cool” says the band.
Score: These hungry Scots smell like punk rock spirit producing razorblade
racket grabbing you firmly by the throat for 150 speedy seconds. They roll,
rumble and roar as if nothing else matters. It’s a blitzkrieg belter pushed by
explosive guitars and pumped-up vocals. Strike! Maybe, you should be scared.
Stream/buy Scary Faces here…
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THE RIOT VANS: Facebook
22 May 2021
Band: PRIMAL SCREAM (Scotland)
Active: since 1982
Single: COUNTRY GIRL
Released: 22 May 2006 – 15 years ago today
Score: #5 in the UK
Album: Riot City Blues
Country girl, take my hand
Lead me through this diseased land…
PRIMAL SCREAM: Facebook
New sonic impulses…
22 May 2021
Two golden voices, two great songwriters, two gorgeous ladies finally met
each other in the studio. ANGEL OLSEN and SHARON VAN ETTEN have a
lot in common and admire each other (me too, and when I saw them live,
separately, of course, I fell in love, of course).
Sharon about Angel: “We highway high-fived many times along the way… I finally
got the courage in June of 2020 to reach out to see if she would want to sing together.
I got greedy and quickly sent her a track I had been working on.”
Angel about Sharon: “I’ve met with Sharon here and there throughout the years and have
always felt too shy to ask her what she’s been up to or working on. The song reminded me immediately of getting back to where I started, before music was expected of me, or much
was expected of me, a time that remains pure and real in my heart.”
The magnificent starry-eyed result of the collaboration
is titled LIKE I USED TO. A vocal gem. Made my day.
Enjoy…
21 May 2021
Book: HOW TO BE A ROCK STAR
About: 24-party animal expert SHAUN RYDER
Out: 7 October 2021 via Allen & Unwin
Order info: info here.
Press info: “A true rock n roll legend with a past saturated in debauchery and excess,
the former frontman of Happy Mondays and Black Grape shares jaw-dropping stories of outrageous demands, narcotic overload, and brushes with organised crime in this wickedly entertaining guide to living the hedonistic rock star life. As lead singer of Happy Mondays and Black Grape, Shaun Ryder was the Keith Richards and Mick Jagger of his generation.
A true rebel, who formed and led not one but two seminal bands, he’s had number
one albums, headlined Glastonbury, toured the world numerous times, taken every drug under the sun, been through rehab – and come out the other side as a national treasure.”
The man himself…
As a Happy Monday…
As a Black Grape…
With Gorillaz…
SHAUN RYDER: Facebook
Wanna become an E rock star? Shaun will you tell all about it…
if he still can remember it himself.
READING + LEEDS – UK – 27/29 August 2021
My choices: Liam Gallagher / Queens Of The Stone Age… eh, that’s about it…
