This day, 57 years ago British hard rock legends DEEP PURPLE
played their very first gig. They did it in Tastrup, Denmark.
On their way to the gig they changed their original band name from Roundabout
to Deep Purple, which was the title of guitarist Richie Blackmore grandmothers’
favorite song at the time.
Later in the year, they scored their first hit with a cover of Billy Joe Royal songHush.
Not done yet.
Original members, singer Ian Gillan, drummer Ian
Paice and bassist Roger Glover still in the line-up.
Sheffield‘s guitar-pop heroes PULP released, between 1983 and 2002, seven
good-to-superb albums, with the breakthrough one Different Class, turning
30 next October, as their magnum opus. It spawned their two biggest hits with Common People and Disco 2000.
Along with that unexpected announcement came lead single Spike Island. A vintage, mid-tempo, pop thrill with a grandiose
chorus.
They performed it recently on The Jonathan Ross Show.
Band: SEXTILE Who: House-punk trio from Los Angeles, led by key members Brady Keehn and Melissa Scaduto. Since emerging in 2015, they have been a party-provoking force
on the LA underground, capable of kicking up a riot with the raw-edged squall
of a synth or the sharp-elbowed jerk of a guitar.
Track: KIDS
3rd single from their forthcoming 3rd album Yes, Please. It’ll hit your stereos on May 2nd.
More info here.
Kids is an electronic thunderstorm.
Time to pirouette yourself dizzy.
In order to not miss a beat TURN UP THE VOLUME scans the musical
horizon daily, for 10 years now, to pick ace tracks and add 5 new ones
twice per week, to the one and only JUKEBOX playlist that matters.
ALL TOGETHER
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The 5 fresh ones TRACK BY TRACK
Band: VANDOLIERS Who: Texan country
pop-rock indies.
Track: LIFE BEHIND BARS
Title track from 5th longplayer.
Will be shared with the world on
June 27.
Singer Jenni (Gin-ee) Rose came out recently as a trans woman.
The album explores her journey with gender dysphoria.
This new single is vintage country rock.
Americana bliss juiced with cathartic lyrics,
and a sickly sticky chorus.
Band: WIJF.
Who: Noizz hit team from Belgium
coming up faster than a comet.
Last December, this fresh Belgian turbo released their smashing debut single Hysterical. Along with a series of jaw-dropping gigs they became the talk
of the town, as displayed last Thursday in their own Ghent.
WIJF. grab you by the throat from the kick-off and never lose their grip.
Their Herculean metallic stoner rock hullabaloo is MASSIVE. Think Deftones,
Queens Of Stone Of The Age, Wolfmother and Rage Against The Machine all
rolled into one. LOUD! VERY LOUD!
Vivacious singer Marie De Graeve is the vocal and visual magnet in the middle.
Her sky-scraping voice is just overwhelming, as strong and tall as the Eiffel Tower.
Her blistering and explosive stage presence showed us that she’s a natural-born performer.
And when you’re backed by a trashing & slashing powerhouse band that produce
an illegal amount of decibels, and you have the titanic tunes to get your audience
to go bonkers, you know that this WIJF. engine is coming up as fast as a supersonic jet.
This was a small, sauna-like, club concert. Soon they’ll need bigger venues to welcome their unstoppably growing fan base. Next step is an EP and more live helter-skelter.
‘Every day, we’re pushed to spend, consume, and chase something just out of reach
one more tap, like, or swipe away from “making it.” “Annihilation” isn’t here to offer
answers. It’s a reflection of the chaos—our unraveling hearts, minds, economy, and
spirits.
If we’re ever going to move forward, it won’t be quiet. So, the rules are simple: No more talk about the end of the world—we already covered that. Instead, we focus on what’s next. Sunglasses indoors? Encouraged. Standing too far from the stage? Demerit. Holding each other close and saying “I love you”? Mandatory.’
Single artwork
TUTV: From the kick-off, infuriated guitar riffs startle your trembling ears. Annihilation
is a bashing burst, a berserk jackhammer and most of all a wake-up call to ban all daily
shit out of our system. We live in messed-up times with intolerance as a slow-killing virus.
Why don’t we try to be positive for a chance while jumping left/right with our pogo
stick to this motherrocker of a track. Get up, stand up and fight for your right to enjoy
life.
