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30 September 2024
Poor Satan.
Rest in peace
30 September 2024
Iconic Texan-born country singer-songwriter KRIS KRISTOFFERSON has
passed away last Saturday at the age of 88 at his home in Maui, Hawaii.
He leaves behind his wife, 8 children and 7 grandchildren.
Family statement: “It is with a heavy heart that we share the news our husband/father/grandfather, Kris Kristofferson, passed away peacefully on
Saturday, Sept. 28 at home. We’re all so blessed for our time with him. Thank
you for loving him all these many years, and when you see a rainbow, know
he’s smiling down at us all.”
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He released 22 LPs in his long, successful career.
The Cedar Creek Sessions was his most recent,
and now final one, it came out in 2016.
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He collaborated with numerous other artists and wrote many songs for
others, such as Janis Joplin‘s biggest hit Me And Bobby McGee (1971).
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He won several awards and also played in multiple movies.
In 1985 he was part of country supergroup The Highwaymen
featuring other mega stars of the genre, Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson
and Waylon Jennings. They made 3 albums together.
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KK: Story – All Albums
ALL TOGETHER
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TRACK BY TRACK
Band: PRIMAL SCRREAM
Pop/rock legends fronted by Bobby Gillespie.
Track: READY TO GO HOME
From their 12th LP, titled Come Head,
out on November 8.
Sounds like Talking Heads backed by a gospel
choir. Sing hallelujah, brothers and sisters.
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Artist: GAVIN FRIDAY
Irish cult singer/songwriter best known as flamboyant
spearhead of former new-art-wave act Virgin Prunes (1977-1986).
Track: ECCE HOMO
The title track from his 5th solo LP,
that’ll land on October 25.
It’s a stunning, monumental piece of mythical Goth music that grabs
you by the throat when the riveting chorus kicks in. Instant classic.
Astonishing symphony.
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Artist: ELIAS B. RONNENFELT
Who: Frontman of Danish pop-punk
heroes Iceage.
Track: WORM GREW A SPINE
Cut from his upcoming solo
debut LP Like Lovers Do.
Zippy and disarming earworm.
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Band: XIU XIU
Who: Californian, now Berlin-based noise explorers,
who are experimenting around since 2002.
Track: MAESTRO ONE CHORD
Petrifying piece from their brand new, startling album
13″ Frank Beltrame Italian Stiletto with Bison Horn Grips.
Bone-chilling.
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Band: BABY SCHILLACI
Who: Welsh alt-act producing a raw, unfiltered sound. Rooted in post-punk
and noise, the band’s aggressive yet intricately layered compositions evoke
comparisons to seminal acts like Mclusky, At the Drive-In, and Fugazi.
Track: BLUNT FORCE TRAUMA
From their upcoming debut album
‘The Soundtrack’ out next week.
A barbed slice of mayhew. Think Sonic Youth going forth
and back, and finishing with a flabbergasting finale.
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Band: BLACK DOLDRUMS
Who: British synth-pop-Goth trio, with key
members Kevin Gibbard and Sophie Landers.
Track: SUMMER BREEZE
Song from their their second longplayer
In Limerence which lands on October 18.
No, this is not a New Order song but it could easily be one, actually a stellar one.
It’s a pure synth-pop pearl for all seasons. Uplifting, heart-warming, and gratifying.
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Artist: NOANNE
Who: Singer-songwriter from
Prague, Czech Republic
Track: EVERYTHING I HATE ABOUT YOU
The high-octane rock ‘n’ roll explosion tells the darkly humorous and gripping tale of a woman who has taken drastic measures against a deceitful lover. Noanne ventures into uncharted emotional territory, portraying a dramatic shift from dependence to outright animosity—and beyond.
Big tune. Titanic voice.
Brassy and sassy score.
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Band: THE VOIDZ
Who: Side-project of The Strokes‘
frontman Julian Casablancas.
Track: PROPHECY OF THE DRAGON
From their brand-new 3rd longplayer
Like All Before You.
Sounds like a full-of-pep corker Casablancas wrote for
The Strokes back in the early days. High-tension stuff.
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Act: LEG PUPPY 2.0
Who: Hardest working drop-out
band in EBM land based in London.
Track: DROP A DROP
Here comes the techno drop of
all techno drops. Droptastic.
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Photo credit: Alberto Santinon
Band: WAX HEAD
Who: Chaotic, drummer-fronted
post-punk quartet from Manchester.
Track: RUSTY CUTTER
Single artwork
Bad-ass havoc, garage punk madness and unbridled turmoil to test
your loudspeakers’ potency. Wax Head are a ballistic bunch of noizz
rioters.
Alert your neighbors
before you press play.
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Band: THANK
Who: 4 underground
noiseniks from Leeds, UK.
Track: DO IT BADLY
Piece from their upcoming album I Have A Physical
Body That Can Be Harmed, out on November 8.
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Barbed wire guitars. Wham-bloody-bam percussion. Excorsistic
spit and sneering. Sounds gloriously vicious, right? You betcha.
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(Lille, France – February 2024 – Photo by Turn Up The Volume)
Band: LAMBRINI GIRLS
Who: Brighton‘s female
in your face warriors.
Track: COMPANY CULTURE
Another Formula 1 crasher.
Punkier than a shiny Ferrari.
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Band: THE BAD UPS
Who: 4 punk indies
from Philadelphia.
Track: BETTER THAN YOU
From their brand new blustery
longplayer Life Of Sin.
Think Green Day arm-wrestling with Blink-182.
Lots of panache, muscles and punk buzz.
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Band: SOME REMAIN
Who: Young punk gunslingers
from Ireland.
Track: DEATH DEFYING STUNTS
The first taken from an upcoming EP
slated for release early 2025.
Not only does it defy death, it pretty much defies description as it takes you on a glorious and wild ride through early UK punk (Read About Seymour – Swell Maps) and surf rock (Miserlou – Dick Dale) with some Dr Feelgood and The Cribs thrown in for good measure.
“A hectic party tune that leaves you feeling like you’ve
just landed a sick kickflip over a tank of sharks.”
Bloodcurdling racket.
Demonic hit-and-run.
Post-punk-tastic gusto.
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Band: COMMON CULTURE
Who: Rousing, fiddle driven alternative
folk band from Barnsley, England.
Track: WASH AWAY THE DAY
CC have that uplifting drive of the Levellers and the eurythmic catchinesss of
Mumford & Sons. Wash Away The Day is a brisk pop tune going forth and back, from
low-key to vivacious and back, while ardent harmonies and energetic violins complete
the swirling sonic picture.
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Band: SOFT SKIES INC
Who: Philadelphia-based identical-twin duo and longtime musical confidants
Ryan and Martin Rex, their shared sonic compass draws a straight line from the
classic alternative of their youth to the modern alternative and dream-pop of
today.
Track: SOONER OR LATER
A song of hope, riding those tender waves of nostalgia, understanding that a loss of innocence comes with age but that we emerge from the other side with newfound perspective and awareness.
Melodic guitar pop at its Sebadoh best. Uptempo shoe-slacker-gaze
spiced with scintalling synths and ethereal vocals. Start dreaming in
overdrive. Right here.
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Band: VERRA CRUZ
Who: British alt-rock trio, known
for their hard-hitting anthems.
Track: HANG ON TO THE SUN
“Hang on to the sun, hang on til the wind and waves subside,
hang on to the sun til you leave all your worries behind.”
Mighty power ballad bringing epic musing moments
of Pearl Jam and Soundgarden to mind. Top-shelf.
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Artist: STEVIE NICKS
Former Fleetwood Mac heroine.
Track: THE LIGHTHOUSE
Nicks: I wrote this song a few months after Roe v Wade was overturned. It seemed like overnight, people were saying ‘what can we, as a collective force, do about this…’ For me,
it was to write a song. It took a while because I was on the road. Then early one morning I was watching the news on TV and a certain newscaster said something that felt like she was talking to me ~ explaining what the loss of Roe v Wade would come to mean. I wrote the song the next morning and recorded it that night.”
A vehement pro-reproductive rights anthem that
overwhelms on the chorus. Nicks‘s impressive voice
lights in the middle.
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The first composition of the Goth icons’ upcoming 14th LP, their first
in 16 years, titled Songs Of A Lost World. It’ll drop on planet Earth on
November 1st.
Alone is an almost 7-minute funeral march, a slowly progressing lament, layered with mourning synths. Smith only starts singing halfway and augments the sombre atmosphere all the way through. After a couple of spins the songs keeps on coming back to haunt you. Sonic cure for restless minds.
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Band: JOHNNY MARR AND THE HEALERS
Who: Short-lived (2001-2004) Johnny Marr project
after he left The Smiths.
Track: THE WAY THAT IT WAS
Previoulsy unreleased song from the deluxe
reissue (released last week) of their one and
only album, named Boomslang.
A sweet 18-carat pop diamond with a melancholic resonance and impassioned
and affecting Marr vocals. No idea why this gripping reverie was hidden for so long,
but happy that my ears can enjoy it today. The Way That It Was wouldn’t have been
out of place on The Verve’s 1997 classic ‘Urban Hymns‘.
30 September 2024
MARC BOLAN, the mastermind of massive hit machine T. REX, back in the 70s,
was born in Hackney, Londen on 30 September 1947. He’s an immortal 18-Carat
rock star. He would have celebrated his 77th birthday today.
Unfortunately, he passed away on 6 September 1977. The pin-up spearhead
of glam and glitter rock died in a car incident. He was only 29. His wife was
behind the wheel and survived the crash.
MARC BOLAN: Story
Daily noise that works faster than a stream of caffeine
30 September 2024
Jamaican reggae legend HORACE ANDY (aged 73) who released countless albums and worked together with several modern day artists has teamed up now with P.i.L‘s former dub bass wizard Jah Wobble for an album of covers, named Timeless Roots.
One of the songs is Andy/Wobble‘s take on American/English
folk pop/rock band America‘s 1971 hit HORSE WITH NO NAME.
Wake up people,
get on your horse
and gallop to
the West.
ANDY & WOBBLE
AMERICA
ALBUM
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Daily electricity to load your batteries
29 September 2024
Photo By Ian Horrocks
Band: S.C.A.B
Who: 4 indies from Queens, NY
Single: IDK NEW REALITY
It’s the quartet’s first new music since their
self-titled 2nd LP from 2022. You can stream
it here.
It’s the first piece from a new 5-song EP, named
Rose Colored Glasses, out on October 25.
Sean Camargo (frontman): “Losing grip on reality. Clinging to identity.
A large crucifix in Bolivia guarded by the police. Sexuality. Don’t forget
about me. Dancing in the rain. Accepting the present moment as it is.”
TUTV: IDK New Reality grabs your aural attention from the very first second
when eager vocals and sparkling The Cure-like guitar lines immediately alert
your ears that the race is on. The song swirls and rotates with dash and vigour
while glowing horns pop up here and there.
Suddenly the pace slows down completely and a one-minute outro with hushed
vocals and a weeping violin take you to the end. Intriguing. Dazzling. Mind-twisting.
You know where to find the repeat button.
STREAM
BUY
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29 September 2024
Interesting, Robert.
Full NME feature right here.
Image on top: cover of ‘The Cure and Wishful Thinking‘ book by Richard Carman.
29 September 2024
Band: THE LIBERTINES
Track: Music When The Lights Go Out
Album: THE LIBERTINES
The LP celebrated its 20th birthday
last month on, 30 August.
It’s one of the best ever compositions of British lads
Peter Doherty & Carl Barât. A romantic torch song.
Reveries for the laziest day of the week
29 September 2024
Press photo by Germaine Dunes.
ADRIANNE LENKER released her charming 6th solo album Bright Future last March.
Recently she did an acoustic radio session in Copenhagen, Denmark playing 4 songs.
Big Thief’s Vampire Empireand 3 from that solo LP, Sadness As A Gift, Donut Seam and
No Machine.
Endearing, just endearing.
BRIGHT FUTURE