Quote Of The Day – JOHN CALE About His Dear Friend MARK LANEGAN Who Passed Away A Year Ago
John Cale about his friend Mark Lanegan who passed away one year ago (22 Feb 2022).
Month: March 2023
WILDERNESS FESTIVAL 2023 – Oxfordshire UUK
WILDERNESS FESTIVAL
Cornubury Park, Oxfordshire, UK
3-6 August 2023
The new Chem Bros single No Reason.
Filipino Rock Heroes THE ITCHYWORMS Enthrall With Amplified Pop Earworm ‘PANIC IN MY MIND’
New striking strokes
27 March 2023
Band: THE ITCHYWORMS
Who: Four Western-rock-inspired musicians from the Philippines who started their journey back in 1996. They are not only heroes in their own country but they also have a lot of fans in the US where they just started a new tour. So far they recorded/released 5 LPs and several EPs.
New single: PANIC IN MY MIND
“The track encapsulates the never-ending thoughts of a fairy tale ending with that
special someone. Incorporating a retro pop rock melody into a groovy bass line completes its upbeat and classic sound, while the accompaniment perfectly layers in lyrics that talk about pining over someone in a world where they are the anomaly.”
Turn Up The Volume never featured pop/rock artists from the Philippines here on
the blog. But we don’t have boundaries whatsoever as long as the music excites us. This happens here with the famous Filipino rock heroes The Itchyworms and their new amplified power pop stroke.
Panic In My Mind‘s strumming drive and vitalizing chorus have an instant effect on your hungry ears. The melancholic vocals/harmonies add a sensitive still-in-love touch while glistening guitars and a funky bass riff combine for a perky vibe. So, no reason to panic,
all you music junkies out there, this tit-top tune will play in your head for a while.
Tune in.
Tap your feet.
Enjoy.
Also streaming on Spotify.
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THE ITCHYWORMS: Facebook – Instagram
Poster This – JOHNNY MARR + THE HEALERS In 2003
Great concert posters from the past
JOHNNY MARR + THE HEALERS
Los Angeles, CA
4 February 2003
Former The Smiths guitar/songwriter legend Johnny Marr only released one album
entitled Boomslang (2003) with this The Healers project and called it a day afterward.
The LP’s sparkling single ‘Down On The Corner’.
JOHNNY MARR: Instagram
Amazing Artwork – Cover Of New SUPERBLOOM EP Out In June
Eye-catching music artwork
27 March 2023
Band: SUPERBLOOM
Who: Grunge outfit from Brooklyn
New EP: LIFE’S A BLUR
It follows last year’s debut LP Pollen
The EP’s cover is pretty impressive, designed by Patrick Turk
with lots of glamorous divas having their eyes on you. Love it.
Pre-order info: here.
(Promo pic)
HEAD FIRST is the newest piece off the EP the band shared.
A firm guitar-driven belter with shoegazy grunge echoes.
Dinosaur Jr is not far away.
Tune in.
SUPERBLOOM: Facebook – Instagram
TURN UP THE VOLUME JUKEBOX 2023 – 10 New Tracks Added Every Week
In order to not miss a beat Turn Up The Volume scans the musical
horizon daily (doing it for years now, actually) to stay in touch with
all new things sonically great and shares the results on a weekly
basis.
10 new rad tracks added
to this rad 2023 playlist.
ARTISTS
Grouplove
Pete Townsend
From The Tiger’s Mouth
Docé Operator
Kele Oreke
Bully
Gdansk81
Okay Camper
Swans
Tithonus
PRESS PLAY
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TUTV: Blog – Facebook – Instagram
Gone But Not Forgotten – JOHN TOVEY Aka FAT GADGET (1956-2002)
Great artists from the past
27 March 2023
Artist: FAD GADGET
Who: The stage name of London’s
post-punk maverick Frank Tovey.
Albums: 4 under the Fad Gadget moniker
and 6 under his own name.
Full discography: here.
For all intents and purposes, Frank Tovey was best known as the man behind Fad Gadget, one of the most significant cult acts of the post-punk boom. As Fad Gadget, Tovey and his revolving door of conspirators released several singles and four full-length albums that stretched the boundaries of pop music during the late ’70s and early ’80s. And after Tovey started making records under his own name in the mid-’80s, he continued to remain as unpredictable as ever, working within the realms of Cajun, blues, and folk, in addition to furthering his journey into experimental electronics. – All Music.
Tovey was born on 8 September 1956. He died of
a heart attack on 3 April 2002, only 45. R.I.P.
Three great FAD GADGET moments.
– COLLAPSING NEW PEOPLE –
(From the 1984 ‘Gag’ album)
– KING OF THE FLIES –
(From ‘Incontinent’ album.
Live in Manchester 1984)
– LADYSHAVE –
(B-side from 1981 single Make Room)
All FAD GADGET SINGLES.
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FAD GADGET: Story
(Image on top: cover of his ‘Gag’ LP)
JOHN DREDGE & THE BALCONY SHIRTS BAND With Witty Tune ‘DOUBLE AGENT, WORKING ALONE’
Daily electricity to load your batteries
27 March 2023
Artists: JOHN DREDGE & THE BALCONY SHIRTS BAND
Who: A group formed when singer/lyricist John Dredge met
guitarist/producer/shop owner Scott Balcony in the Balcony Shirts
garment printing and embroidery shop, in Uxbridge, UK. A bassist,
an additional guitarist and drummer were recruited from the shop
staff.
New single: DOUBLE AGENT, WORKING ALONE
TUTV: This is what jaunty pop music sounds like. Short, instantly sticky,
and entertaining. Double Agent, Working Alone (witty title) is a homage to
the stylish spy thrillers of the sixties. Sonically it has that characteristic
Teenage Fanclub strum and breezy vocality putting a smile on your face.
One word. Tune!
The accompanying video evokes memories of cinematic espionage,
with the inclusion of a secret message and a mysterious multi-story
car park.
Watch/listen.
Waking Up With Spanish Power Pop Fury HINDS
Daily noise that works faster and harder than any stimulant
27 March 2023
Since releasing their 3rd album The Prettiest Curse Spanish
power pop fury HINDS have been pretty quiet. No sign of new
music so far.
So, let’s go back to 2015 for some Hinds excitement with their cocktail
party cover of a 1992 song named DAVEY CROCKETT by British indie
misfits Thee Headcoats (1989-2000).
So perfect to punch this blue Monday in the face.
HINDS: Instagram – Facebook
Flamboyant Hip-Metal-Hop Duo NOVA TWINS Dropped Sonic Bombs On Brussels
NOVA TWINS – Botanique venue, Brussels – 23 March 2023
Startling urban R&B punk two-piece NOVA TWINS – vocalist/guitarist Amy Love and
bassist Georgia South – from London, entered the scene back in 2014 playing wild gigs
and releasing a series of big bang singles, which featured on their praised debut LP
Who Are The Girls? in 2020.
But it was with last year’s post-pandemic follow-up LP SUPERNOVA that the utterly cool, human battle-axes raised with the speed of a comet to stardom. British newspaper The Guardian named them the loudest, most exciting new rock band in the UK and gave the
LP a 5/5 score.
Sledgehammer single ‘Choose Your Fighter’ from the Supernova LP
Last Thursday they invaded Brussels for a storming 60 minutes of robust hip-metal-pop rowdiness. The rap-punk-crossover-rock roller coaster caused a sauna-like temperature in the venue. Only now and then they interacted with the ecstatic crowd only to make them even more ecstatic with their Rage Against The Machine bombs. That’s why RATM’s guitarist Tom Morello is a big fan. Some time ago he said: “This is an incredible band who deserve to be huge.”
They appeal to young and old and any age in between. I saw 50-plus-year-old people going nuts as well as a couple of +/- 10-year-old girls on the shoulders of their parents having the time of their lives. Hail hail! Nova Twins rule!
“Look daddy, that’s my favorite band.”
As Kerrang put it: “They are no longer the fringe bad bitch
baddies hoping to be heard – they’re ready to be worshipped.”
Here’s an idea of their blustery live energy.
Album SUPERNOVA on Spotify.
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NOVA TWINS: Website – Instagram
Photos by Turn Up The Volume