Month: April 2025

THE BETHS – New Zealand’s Guitar-Pop Outfit Back With Jaunty Tune ‘METAL’

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Daily noise that works faster than a stream of caffeine

29 April 2025

Band: THE BETHS
Who: Guitar pop outfit from New Zealand with 3 full lengths
on their résumé, with 2022’s Expert In A Dying Field as the
most recent one.

New single: METAL
Their first new music
in 3 years.

Elizabeth Stokes (vocalist/guitarist): “‘Metal’ is a song about being alive and existing in a human body. For parts of the last few years, I kind of felt like my body was a vehicle that had carried me pretty well thus far but was breaking down, something I had little to no control over.

And despite all the ways that my body feels like a broken machine, I still marvel at
the complexity of such a machine. I can hold that knowledge in one hand, and yet
with the other hand I can point to my reflection and just be like ‘you are shit’. Or ‘ugly.’
Or ‘worthless.’

Wake up people,
and follow your
body.

TOUR

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NEIL YOUNG Debuted New Robust Rocker ‘LET’S ROLL AGAIN’ Last Saturday In Los Angeles

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New striking strokes

79-year-old NEIL YOUNG is one of those artists (such as Bob Dylan, Springsteen, the Stones, Van Morrison, Elvis Costello, Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton, and many more) who were born with music in their DNA. They eat, sleep and breath music and have no intention whatsoever to retire.

Young is again omnipresent, with several releases of new old/live albums, a new LP
and an upcoming world tourThe Chrome Hearts , a concert movie, titled Coastal
which premiered last week

Last Saturday he played at the Greek Theater in Los Angeles.
Here he premiered a new robust rocker LET’S ROLL AGAIN,
and rollin’ it does. I suppose it will be on the upcoming LP with
his new band.

Former colleague and friend Stephen Stills joined Young on stage for
a rendition of Buffalo Spingfield‘s big 1966 hit For What It’s Worth,
written by Stills (almost 800 million streams on Spotify).

TOUR

Ticket Info HERE

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SNIPE DRIVE – Fervent Finnish Force Attack With Brainbreaker ‘BLOOD BAG’

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Daily electricity to load your batteries

28 April 2025

Band: SNIPE DRIVE
Who: Firm Finnish rockers.

Track: BLOOD BAG
New piece from their
upcoming 4th LP. Details TBA.

“This fiercely energetic blast dives into heavy riff-driven
soundscapes reminiscent of bands like Audioslave and
Royal Blood.”


Single artwork

TUTV: Holy smoke. Expect a steaming stoner rock roaster bouncing forth and back,
left and right, a jarring jackhammer motorized by a muscular drummer, chainsaw guitar riffs and vociferous vocals. Its cast iron horsepower can break a concrete wall into pieces. Sounds pretty hefty, right? You betcha.

Press play.


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STEREOPHONICS – Welsh Rock Heroes By Good Numbers On New Album

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28 April 2025

Welsh rock legends STEREOPHONICS have launched their 13th longplayer,
titled MAKE ‘EM LAUGH, MAKE ‘EM CRY, MAKE ‘EM WAIT on April 25.

Press info: “Stereophonics celebrate over 25 years as one of the UK’s most loved
bands, with ‘Make ‘em Laugh, Make ‘em Cry, Make ‘em Wait’, Kelly Jones – who also
produced the record – continues to cement his place amongst the great British songwriters. Stereophonics have developed an enduring success and deep-seated
bond with their audience that is like few others.”

Clash Magazine says: “‘Make ’Em Laugh, Make ’Em Cry, Make ’Em Wait’ is full of hope
and feel good offerings. It really does embody the emotions captured in its title. Whilst
it’s not necessarily reinventing the wheel, it’s yet another triumph from the Stereophonics
who offer up a precise, assured and focused album that further cements their prowess at blending rock sensibilities with those glorious soaring melodies that keeps their sound as
vital and atmospheric as ever.”

TUTV: The Welsh heroes weren’t/aren’t about experimenting and doing things they never did before. They’re the Kelly Jones-fronted singer-songwriter band that always pop out and rock out with simple, easygoing tunes. Bittersweet songs for heart and soul. Melancholia all over this record, which only contains 8 songs, all solid ones, and finishes after 29 minutes. Maybe after 25 years, Jones thinks that less is more.

SINGLE

ALBUM


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TOUR

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28 April 2003 – This Day 22 Years Ago APPLE Launched The iTUNES STORE

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28 April 2025

American technology company and multinational
corporation APPLE launched the iTunes Store.

The first legal music download service on the Internet. Back then, it was only available to Mac users. Customers could download any music they wanted for just 99 cents per song, without subscription fees.

Apple also offered groundbreaking personal use rights, including burning songs onto an unlimited number of CDs for personal use and playing songs on up to three Macintosh computers.

TY SEGALL – 24/7 Rock Addict Drops Title Track Of His Upcoming 16th Solo Album

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Daily noise that works faster than a stream of caffeine

28 April 2025

Last month, 24/7 rock addict TY SEGALL announced
details of his upcoming, 16th solo album. It’s baptized
Possesion and turn up on 30th May.

Press info: “Ty hits the big sky trail of our good ol’ frontier empire, discovering non-stop bangers and inspired new sonics around every bend. With lyrics co-written by longtime collaborator, filmmaker Matt Yoka, Ty‘s glittering rhythm arrangements move with fresh scansion, inviting in sweeps of strings and horns to further the charge righteously. You’re invited too! Don’t miss the trip – the country inspires awe from up on Ty’s high-octane ride.”


New album artwork

Following the moody-groovy, guitar-fueled lead single Fantastic Bomb
the Californian rock addict present a 2nd taster, the album’s title track
POSSESION. Actually another moody-groovy, guitar-fueled piece.

Wake up slowly, people, it’s Monday.


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FIONA APPLE Covers NEIL YOUNG For Upcoming Tribute LP – Hear Magnific Version Of ‘HEART OF GOLD’

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Reveries for the laziest day of the week

27 April 2025

A new tribute and charity album, titled
Heart Of Gold: The Songs of Neil Young Vol. 1
will be available from April 25 on.

This immersive LP invites you to journey through a rich tapestry of sound and sentiment, blending beloved classics with fresh interpretations of Young songs that honor his legacy. Volume I features covers by Courtney Barnett, Eddie Vedder, The Lumineers, Sharon Van Etten, Mumford and Sons, Brandi Carlile, and many more.

Proceeds from the album will benefit The Bridge School Of California. An organization dedicated to the educational needs of children with speech and physical impairments.

American songstress and wonderful voice FIONA APPLE
also did a Young one. She chose HEART OF GOLD .

Magnific.

THE BRIAN JONESTOWN MASSACRE – One New Tour, Two New Tracks

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Daily electricity to load your batteries

27 April 2025


Photo by Joseph Eley

Psych champs THE BRIAN JONESTOWN MASSACRE conducted
by Anton Newcomb celebrate their 35th anniversary as a band.

So far they recorded/released 22 albums, with
The Future Is Your Past as the most recent one.


Single artwork by Francis Delacroix

They are about to embark on another tour in Europe (dates below).
Ahead of it we get two new jangly, familiar sounding tracks with
Makes Me Great and Out Of Body.

– MAKES ME GREAT –


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– OUT OF BODY –


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TOUR

Tickets here.