Quote Of The Day – Wayward Legend LENE LOVICH About The Early Punk Days
The good old days.
Month: April 2023
Soulful Sunday With Supreme Canadian Voice THEO TAAMS
23 April 2023
THEO TAMS is a Toronto-based singer-songwriter.
He just shared his cathartic cover of Phil Collins‘s 1981 hit
In The Air Tonight (more than 570 million streams on Spotify).
TAMS: “For me, the personal attachment to this lyric runs deep. I recently ended a friendship with a really narcissistic individual and I had a really hard couple months where I was feeling really off and down about it all. I started listening to this track so differently, and I wanted my version to centre around the feeling of when you know something is off, but you find yourself making excuses for someone else’s red flags.”
This Canadian songsmith will overwhelm your ears with his majestic voice, the hero of this cover. The gripping, almost stripped to the bone, performance is heart-and-soul touching. Now and then the emotional resonance flares up but always returns to its bone-chilling core and its subtle piano play. Beautiful.
Listen.
Enjoy.
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THEO TAMS: Facebook – Instagram
40 Years Ago – SISTERS OF MERCY With ‘TEMPLE OF LOVE’
23 April 2023
‘TEMPLE OF LOVE’ by SISTERS OF MERCY
came out in October 1983, 40 years ago.
It was a non-album track.
The song was written by the band’s general Andrew Eldritch. It was the fifth SOM single. Despite the fact that Temple Of Love became a classic corker in Goth-rock it did not chart on the UK’s main singles chart, but it reached number one for a week on the UK Indie Chart and stayed on the chart for 36 weeks.
Watch.
And they’re not done yet.
You Can’t Put Your Arms Around New York Doll JOHNNY THUNDERS Who Passed Away This Day In 1991
23 April 2023
John Anthony Genzale was born 70 years ago today in Queens, New York. His mother was of Italian descent, and his father was of Italian, Russian-Jewish, and German-Jewish ancestry.
After years of drug abuse, the rock guitar hero collapsed and died in 1991. R.I.P.
Before he joined (1971) the New York Dolls, the coolest glam and glitter gang in rock ‘n roll history, he had a couple bands of his own. He was a fanatic fan of Keith Richards. He copied his guitar style and his poses, while his sister styled his hair like Keef.
After 2 albums Johnny left to jump on the punk train and
formed The Heartbreakers with Richard Hell, who left soon.
Eventually, he started a solo career. He assembled a cast of ’70s punk and rock stars – Chrissie Hynde, Phil Lynott, Peter Perrett, Steve Marriott, and Pistols Paul Cook, and Steve Jones, among others – for his debut solo LP So Alone, released in 1978.
His masterstroke single You Can’t Put Your Arms Around A Memory
was/is certainly his most memorable achievement.
Studio version
Live
JOHNNY THUNDERS: Bio – Discography
Philadelphia’s Electronic Project GOLDEATER Shares New Mindtwister ‘CIRCLING THE SUMMIT’
Daily electricity to load your batteries
23 April 2023
Artist: GOLDEATER
Who: The alias of the industrial-aggressive dark electronic
project from Paul G. Marchesani: AKA Forest Kids Collective.
New track: CIRCLING THE SUMMIT
His first new music in 4 years, part of an upcoming EP.
TUTV: This is an IDM/electronic mind-twister. If you’re a fan of electro
wizzard Aphex Twin you’ll know what I mean. Circling the Summit features
a mix of trash/crash bass synths, electronic-jungle-like capriciousness and
booming beats until the track suddenly slows down midway creating a
hallucinatory, ambient atmosphere before fading out. One little minus
point: way too short.
Buy/stream here.
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GOLDEATER: Facebook – Instagram
Post-Punk-Hardcore Squad ENTER SHIKARI Explode On New Album ‘A KISS FOR THE WHOLE WORLD’
23 April 2023
British electro-post-punk-hardcore team ENTER SHIKARI have their 7th longplayer out,
named A KISS FOR THE WHOLE WORLD, with the world on April 21. Order info here.
NME says: “As hopeful as they’ve ever sounded. The band have made themselves
a tour-de-force in the live arena, but when the pandemic hit, it made Rou Reynolds
question their purpose. They find form again on a bright, brilliant seventh album.”
TUTV: Loud. Louder. Loudest. Explosion after explosion after explosion.
Singles/Clips: It Hurts / Bloodshot
– IT HURTS –
– BLOODSHOT –
Full album
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ES: Facebook – Instagram
SPARKS Brothers Still Surprise After All These Years – Hear New Single ‘VERONICA LAKE
Daily noise that works faster and harder than any stimulant
23 April 2023
The brothers Ron and Russell Mael, famously known as SPARKS are
around since 1966, yes, that’s 57 years and no sign of calling it a day.
On the contrary.
On 26 May they’ll make all their fans – old, middle-aged
and young – happy with their 25th album. It’s titled
THE GIRL IS CRYING IN HER LATTE
The Mael bros about the new LP: “As bold and uncompromising
as anything we did back then, or for that matter, anytime throughout
our career.”
The title track was the lead single and another just arrived.
VERONICA LAKE is a nervous runner of a song about
the famous film and TV actress (1922 – 1973).
Quite whimsical.
SPARKS: Facebook – Instagram
R.I.P. MARK STEWART
23 April 2023
Young Mark Stewart on the cover of NME in 1978
Very sad news. MARK STEWART passed away at only 62. No cause of
death is communicated. He was the mastermind of new wave/post-punk
crusaders THE POP GROUP (Bristol, UK) and also a much-lauded solo artist
exploring dub, reggae, electronic music, rock and punk. Rest in peace.
Discography The Pop Group here.
Discography as a solo artist here.
On Belgian TV in 1980.
I had the great pleasure of meeting Mark twice and interviewing
him once. He was not only an influential artist but also a warmhearted
and down-to-earth person. I’ll miss him sadly.
A quote from Mark about the early days.
NYC Based Singer-Songwriter EVAN ISAAC Enthralls With Sparkling Guitar Infused Track ‘PREPARATIONS’
Daily electricity to load your batteries
22 April 2023
Artist: EVAN ISAAC
Who: NYC based singer-songwriter, born in Pittsburgh, PA
who started playing in bands as a teen and works solo for
a couple of years now.
New single: PREPARATIONS
A song about anxiety. The original track was made at Evan’s apartment in
the city last year. He then took the demo a few months later to work on with
Al Hemberger at the Loft Recording Studio. There, they tracked live drums, vocals,
keyboards and other fun sounds. He finished the lyrics during those sessions.
TUTV: A captivating melody, an appealing voice, scintillating guitar sparks, making me think of the late great Tom Verlaine‘s solo work and an infectious foot-stomping mid-tempo groove. All these elements combined turn Preparations into a touching song. Mesmeric effort.
Enjoy.
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EVAN ISAAC: Facebook – Instagram
No Retirement For JETHRO TULL – 23th LP ‘RÖKFLÖTE’ Is Out Now
22 April 2023
Only one year ago British prog rock giants JETHRO TULL (1967–2012, 2017–present)
led by singer/flutist/guitarist Ian Anderson who liked/likes to stand on one leg when
he played/plays the flute released their acclaimed 22nd LP (first Top 10 score in 50 years), titled The Zealot Game and they already have a new one in the bag and they shared it yesterday with their loyal fans
RÖKFLÖTE is a 12-track record based on characters of Gods
of the old Norse form of paganism, while at the same time
exploring the RökFlöte, or rock flute.
Buy here .
No retirement yet for JT and why should they stop and work
in their garden as long as they throw such noteworthy albums,
as this one, on the table and making me imagine Ian Anderson as
a troubadour playing his flute in a medieval castle.
Singles/clips: Ginnungagap / The Navigators / Hammer on Hammer
– GINNUNGAPAP –
– THE NAVIGATORS –
– HAMMER ON HAMMER –
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JETHRO TULL: Website – Instagram – Linktree