26 June 2023
(Photo by Turn Up The Volume)
Get rid of your Blue Monday mood with the second shared blast, titled
COUNTDOWN TO SHUTDOWN from the Swedish punk wackos THE HIVES‘
upcoming new album named The Death Of Randy Fitzsimmons (I have no
clue who the fuck that is), out on 11 August.
Countdown.
5-4-3-2-1.
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THE HIVES: Facebook – Linktree
One summer festival track a day keeps the doctor away
26 June 2023
Back in 2018, it looked like former 70s Generation X punk icons Billy Idol and bassist Tony James (also Sigue Sigue Sputnik and the Sisters of Mercy) and Sex Pistols legends, drummer Paul Cook and brill-riff guitarist Steve Jones had nothing to do, were bored
and phoned each other to kick out the jams together.
Enter GENERATION SEX. They played a string of gigs, mixing Gen X and
Pistols classics and then returned to their bat caves to get bored again.
But you can’t keep lifetime punk junkies like these bandidos too long away from a stage. GS got together again this year, already played some festivals the past few months and will continue to do the same this summer.
Last weekend they took the stage at Glastonbury Festival.
Yes, they’re older and don’t look like James Dean anymore. So what? They’re still younger than The Stones, Paul McCartney and Bob Dylan. And since when is age the touchstone for playing fucking great music. 65-year-old stars can suck, but 18-year-old snotty-nosed indies can suck too. 18-year old snotty-nosed indies can rock your balls off, so can (some) 65-year-old stars too.
So what about these old cowboys? They’re BIG FUN. And watch/hear how Cook hammers his drums, Jones still comes up with anarchist riffs as he did his whole pistol life and rebel yeller Billy Idol still screams his lungs out. Bye, bye Johnny Forgotten.
GOD SAVE GENERATION SEX.
I’ll be there.
GENERATION SEX: Facebook – Instagram
26 June 2023
HARRIET WHEELER was born on 26 June 1963 in Reading, UK.
Happy 60 to the wonderful, angelic vocalist/songwriter of British
dream pop stars The Sundays. The band started its journey in 1988.
They fabricated three highly acclaimed LPs: Reading, Writing and
Arithmetic (1990), Blind (1992) and Static & Silence (1997).
Wheeler and guitarist David Gavurin were a couple and it was Wheeler who wanted
to settle down after the release of the 3rd full-length. They had a daughter together
and had a home-studio built. In 2014 rumours were going around of a possible return
but it was just rumours. Although the pair create some new music a good friend of
theirs said that “they’re the most paranoid people about actually putting stuff out there.”
End of story.
THE SUNDAYS: Bio – Discography – Spotify
Standout extended plays
26 June 2023
Band: JAPANESE JESUS
Who: 2 Irish mavericks from West Limerick.
Bertie Kelly (Vocals, Guitars, Bass)
and Denny Dunworth (Drums).
Debut EP: DEPRESSION BREAKFAST
Enough decibels to scare Russia the hell
out of Ukraine.
Track-by-track.
– INSIGNIFICANT –
This brutal bulldozing opener sets the tone for the EP. More decibels than your ears can handle at times. Chainsaw guitars and psychotic drumming clash and crash into each other. Industrial havoc bringing metal-punk turbine Al Jourgensen and Ministry to mind.
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– TENSION –
A merciless sledgehammer doing your head in with its droning drum ferocity,
a bass that’s going in overdrive, schizo guitars and in your face sneers. Wowzers.
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– EAMON DUNPHY (IS ALWAYS GRAND) –
68 seconds of straightjacket paranoia.
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– LACTOSE –
Perfect brainbreaker to kick your hangover into oblivion.
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– DEPRESSION BREAKFAST –
The title track closes this standout EP with a reflective reality check resonating
somehow like slacker expert Dinosaur Jr wrestling between heaven and hell.
FULL EP
Stream/buy
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JJ: Facebook – Instagram
Daily noise that works faster than any stimulant
26 June 2023
Sheffield‘s monstrous noise dragon BRING ME THE HORIZON
shared their third new single of the year recently and just
launched a bloody video for it.
AMEN! features loudmouth Gary Palumbo (Glassgaw / Head Automatica)
and rapper Lil Uzi Vert.
Artwork single
AmeN! is a louder-than-war projectile with frontman Oli Sykes‘s pipes going in
a powerhouse overdrive. Someone who lives on the moon called the police to
complain about noise pollution.
OMG!.
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BRING ME THE HORIZON: Facebook – Instagram
25 June 2023
John Anthony Genzale aka Johnny Thunders about his post-New York Dolls career.
25 June 2023
Band: THE CANDY REPUBLIC
Who: Rowdy trio from Bristol (UK)
Debut single: ARMY OF ROBOTS
The first single of a series of 5 coming
our way this year.
“It is a tongue in cheek call to arms for anyone who has ever worked
for the man in a dead end job they hated. Swaggering indie pop with
a hint of punk rock attitude.”
Garage rock robots
TUTV: This is a riff-roaring garage rock steamroller sounding raw and rough
like it was recorded in a smelly basement in one take. Manic guitars, agitated
male/female vocals, and an ear-popping chorus made to go berserk to.
This band is 4 real. No arty-farty tricks for them.
This is their ‘hello, here we are, all you motherrockers out there’
introduction backed by an army of robots. Don’t miss them.
This candy tastes like more.
Play.
Loud.
Also st(r)eaming on Spotify.
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TCR: Facebook – Instagram
Great concert posters of the past
JOY DIVISION
Derby, East Midlands , UK
19 April 1980
R.I.P. Ian Curtis.
Sadly missed.
JOY DIVISION: Bio – Discography
Back in time
25 June 2023
THE POLICE scored their 4th No 1 hit album in the UK with their 5th and final LP SYNCHRONICITY on 25 June 1983, today 40 years ago. The album also topped the
US Charts.
It featured their blockbuster hit Every Breath You Take.
More than 1,5 billion streams on Spotify.
Full album
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THE POLICE: Bio – Discography – Instagram
