PETER MURPHY About An Eventual BAUHAUS Reunion In A New Interview
28 May 2025
Sounds like a ‘yes’ to me.
Full MOJO interview here.
Murphy has released his 11th solo album, called Silver Shade two weeks ago.
Month: May 2025
Happy 80 To JOHN FOGERTY
28 May 2025
Singer-songwriter-guitarist JOHN FOGERTY
was born in Berkeley (CA) on 28 May 1945.
Happy 80 to the former chief of rock legends CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL
(1959–1972 / 7 LPs). The band’s split-up was a nasty one with several legal suits of
CCR vs John Fogerty, lasting for years. Only recently he got the rights back for all
the songs he wrote.
Anyway, Fogerty started a successful solo career
(9 LPs so far) and still a one-man travellin’ band.
CCR
SOLO
JOHN FOGERTY: Bio – Discography – Instagram
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(Image on top: cover of his ’50 Year Trip’ album)
WET LEG – Isle Of Wight Hipsters Share 2nd Booming Banger From Upcoming Album
Daily electricity to load your batteries
28 May 2025
Band: WET LEG
Who: Showy Isle of Wight team featuring
with Rhian Teasdale and Hester Chambers
As announced a couple of weeks ago the hipsters announced the upcoming
birth of their new, 2nd LP. It’s named Moisturizer and will see the day of light
on July 11th. Pre-order info here.
Teasdale: “We focused on: ‘Is this going to be fun to play live?’
It was very natural that we would write the second record together.”
New album artwork
Following first booming banger single Catch These Fists
WL just unleashed a 2nd one, an equally booming banger,
titled CPR.
New visual presence, new sound. Less guitar pop euphoria (so far).
Both disco-beats infused belters are destined to make the masses
go up and down like kangaroos on their upcoming, massive tour.
WATCH/LISTEN
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JUNE – EURO/UK
6th – Primavera Sound, Barcelona, Spain
14th – NOS Primavera Sound, Porto, Portugal
21st – Hurricane Festival, Scheessel, GER
22nd – Southside Festival, Neuhausen ob Eck, GER
27th – Glastonbury Festival, Shepton Mallet UK
JULY – EURO/UK
2nd – Roskilde Festival, Roskilde, Danmark
4th – Rock Werchter, Werchter, Belgium
5th – Down the Rabbit Hole Festival, Beuningen, The Netherlands
6th – Festival Beauregard, Herouville Saint-Clair, France
9TH – Pryzm, Kingston, UK
11th – TRNSMT, Glasgow, Scotland
15th – I-Days Milan, Milan w/ Olivia Rodrigo, Italy
16th – Acieloaperto Festival, Cesena, Italy
21st – Chalk, Brighton, UK
22nd – Coventry Empire, Coventry, UK
23rd – Foundry, Sheffield, UK
AUGUST – EURO/UK
1st – All Together Now, Waterford, UK
3rd – Wilderness Festival, Oxfordshire, UK
7th – Oya Festival, Oslo, Norway
8th – Way Out West, Gothenburg, Sweden
10th – Boardmasters Festival, Newquay, Wales
15th – Green Man Festival, Crickhowell, Wales
17th – Cabaret Vert Festival, Charleville-Mézières, France
SEPTEMBER – US
1st – Paramount Theatre, Seattle
2nd – Paramount Theatre, Seattle
3rd – Malkin Bowl, Vancouver
5th – Revolution Hall, Portland
6th – Revolution Hall, Portland
9th – First Avenue, Minneapolis
10th – The Salted Shed (outdoors), Chicago
12th – History, Toronto
13th – Mtelus, Montreal
14th – Roadrunner, Boston
15th – Franklin Music Hall, Philadelphia
17th – Summer Stage in Central Park, New York
18th – Brooklyn Paramount, New York
19th – 9:30 Club, Washington
21st – Shakey Knees Festival, Atlanta
23rd – Rolling Stone’s Gather No Moss @ Marathon Music Works, Nashville
28th – Ohana Music Festival, Dana Point
30th – Fox Theatre, Oakland
OCTOBER – US/EURO
1st – Fox Theatre, Oakland
3rd – Arizona Financial Theatre, Phoenix
5th – Austin City Limits, Austin
7th – The Criterion, Oklahoma City
12th – Austin City Limits, Austin
14th – The Lowbrow Palace, El Paso
17th – Greek Theatre, Los Angeles
27th – L’Olympia, Paris, France
28th – Le Transbordeur, Lyon, France
31st – New Fall Festival, Düsseldorf, Germany
NOVEMBER – EURO
2nd – Ancienne Belgique, Brussels
3rd – Paradiso, Amsterdam
4th – Tivoli Vredenburg – Ronda, Utrecht
6th – Les Docks, Lausanne
7th – Theaterfabrik, Munich
9th – Columbiahalle, Berlin
10th – Docks, Hamburg
11th – Rockhal Club, Esch-sur-Alzette
‘MY PERFECT COUSIN’ By THE UNDERTONES – 1978
28 May 2025
Band: THE UNDERTONES
Who: Power pop punks from Northern Ireland, formed in 1975 fronted
by vocalist Feargal Sharkey. When left in 1983 (after 4 LPs) the band
called it a day, but regrouped in 1999 with another frontman and still
have Teenage Kicks today.
Song: MY PERFECT COUSIN
Album: Hypnotised
#6 in the UK
Year: 1980
The artwork for the single sleeve depicted a Subbuteo figure
in the colours of the band’s local football club, Derry City.
THE UNDERTONES: Bio – Discography
DEATH IN VEGAS Releases First Album In 9 Years ‘DEATH MASK’ On June 6th – Hear All 3 Singles
28 May 2025
Act: DEATH IN VEGAS
Who: The musical project of English producer Richard Fearless who launched his psychedelic electro run back in 1994. Since then, six albums were released, with
a star cast – Iggy Pop, Liam Gallagher and Bobby Gillespie to name a few – to deliver
vocals.
New album: DEATH MASK
The 7th one, ready to be unleashed
on June 6th. Pre-order info here.
Album artwork
Fearles: “Some of the gear I use has a tendency to take on a life of its own — for example,
the Effectron delay, which Arthur Russell also used. It was feeding back on itself, and ended up sounding like a radio conversation — literally voices from within the machine. On the Echoplex, the tape has never been changed. It’s eroded by the hands of time. When you record over the tape, things bleed in from what was there before, like people from the past.”
Singles (so far): Death Mask / While My Machines Gently Weep / Your Love
– DEATH MASK –
– WHILE MY MACHINES GENTLY WEEP –
– YOUR LOVE –
All 3 on Spotify
CIVIC – Riff-Heavy Aussies Drop 3rd And Final Single From Their Upcoming LP
Daily noise that works faster than a stream of caffeine
28 May 2025
Riff-heavy Aussie rockers CIVIC, who got together in 2017, release
their 3rd album, baptized Chrome Dipped this Friday, May 30th.
Album artwork
To get you drooling for it they just dropped
THE FOOL, the third and final flamethrower
It’s about living in a world run by morons (Trump is a perfect
example) who think they’re much smarter than they are.
“The fool he wears a crown upon his head / you
know it’s made of sticks and Silly String instead.”
Wake up and watch the
fool on the (Capitol) hill.
All 3 singles
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Tour Dates
SIOUXSIE SIOUX Who Celebrates Her 68th Birthday Today About (Her) Make-Up
27 May 2025
SS was born Susan Janet Ballion on 27 May 1957 in London. Happy 68!
ISLE OF WIGHT FESTIVAL UK – 19/22 June 2025
27 May 1990 – Today 35 Years Ago THE STONE ROSES Were Adored At SPIKE ISLAND
27 May 2025
On 2 May 1989 Manchester‘s baggy trouser champs THE STONE ROSES released
their fabulous self-titled debut LP . One of the best debuts in rock history.
A year later – when the whole of England was in love with the band – on 27 May 1990, today 35 years ago the band played a by now historic outdoors concert in front of
27.000 stoned fans at Spike Island in Widnes, Cheshire, England.
Not historic because of the performance itself (bad PA, too much wind driving the
sound all over the field) but it meant the end of the 80s, and the start of a new era
with the country’s best and most loved indie band in a green field, celebrating it all
with drugs, booze and rock ‘n’ roll.
It had the same impact as the legendary counter-culture Woodstock Festival in 1969
and the same experience quote : “If you can remember the festival, you weren’t there.”
Two brothers, named Liam and Noel Gallagher were definitely there and the event led directly to the conception of Oasis.
British newspaper The Guardian wrote: “Here were 27,000 people crammed into a field surrounded by the chemical factories of Widnes to watch one of the most all-advised, badly organised and shambolic gigs ever held. By the time (after hours of DJs serving as support acts) the Stone Roses came on after sunset, people were climbing on the sound towers and dancing anywhere they could find a square of space. The sound was appalling and their performance was messy. And yet nobody cared.”
Everybody was a stoned rose.
DEBUT ALBUM
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The Stone Roses: Story
JUKEBOX 2025 – Week 22 Five New Rad Tracks Added Twice A Week
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
The 5 fresh ones
TRACK BY TRACK
Band: ROBOT HIVE
Who: 6-piece synthwave/electronic-rock team hailing from Regina, Canada. They draw inspiration from a diverse array of influences, including Depeche Mode, Nine Inch Nails, Devo, Tool, and many others
They released their debut album Prophylaxis in 2019.
Track: HEAVEN’S GATE
A provocative alt-pop anthem that skewers blind belief and modern
delusion, this song challenges listeners to follow evidence over fear.
TUTV: A booming bass beat that grooves and moves all the way through propels
this spicy stomper with brio and gusto. An irresistible feet-tapping buzzer that peaks
when the ablaze chorus comes on strong. Striking stroke.
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Press photo by Frances Carter
Artist: FAZERDAZE
Who: Power-pop singer-songwriter
Amelia Rahayu Murray from New Zealand.
Track: MOTORWAY
About: “A feeling of being trapped between a city and a relationship, searching for home in both, but finding it in neither. It explores an enmeshment with familiarity; and the motorway becoming a symbol of that for me; repetitive, a loop to break out of, a false sense of freedom.”
TUTV: Fazerdaze‘s unswerving drive on the motorway works like a mind-bending
magnet. Sultry synths, distorted guitars and sensuous vocals cause an overpowering
thrill. Intoxicating psych pop for the twilight hours.
Instagram – Linktree
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Artist: RIVAL QUEENS
Who: The solo project of British guitarist Sally-Anne Hickman
who has played as a session and live guitarist with many bands
over the years.
Track: RIGHT NOW
Press info: With shades of the sparkling indie-pop of bands such
as Best Coast as well a clear inspiration from the British DIY scene.
TUTV: Right Now is a riff-repetitive pop ripper. Energizing, stimulating and
rollin’ fast-forward. Hickman‘s vivid vocals add extra vibrancy to the racy vibe.
Instagram – Linktree
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Band: HOME IS WHERE
Who: Emo rock team
from Palm Coast, Florida.
Track: DRIVE-BY MOONING
Closer from their 2nd, brand-new album
Hunting Soon.
TUTV: Raw, rough, perfectly out of tune, juiced with bluesy harmonica
and drunk fire camp harmonies. DIY indie at its genuine best.
Band: DRINK THE SEA
Who: New supergroup started by
R.E.M.’s guitarist Peter Buck.
Track: OUTSIDE AGAIN
TUTV: I played this sparkling ballad a few times on repeat. Every single
time, I thought it was a lost, bittersweet Mark Lanegan reverie.
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