Month: September 2025

FRANKLIN – Irish Indie Newcomers Bewilder With New Highly Intense Single ‘TINY CHAIRS’

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Daily electricity to load your batteries

23 September 2025

Band: FRANKLIN
Who: Irish indie newcomers. Their special alchemy comes from the relationship
between each of the players, each drawing on their own pool of influence. From
the sparkling melodies of Johnny Marr to the pummeling Turnstile, dreamy fuzz of the Smashing Pumpkins to the visceral rawness of Title Fight and the weight of Black Sabbath.

Track: TINY CHAIRS
Only their 3rd single.

TUTV: Be prepared for an enormous wall-of-guitar-blazing sound that grabs you by the throat from the very start. Then, ardent and highly intense vocals get your aural attention right away. Wowzers.

This mind-boggling combination works spot-on and makes your hair in your neck stand up. But, suddenly, it’s over and out, as if somebody pulled the plug. Well, you know where to find the repeat button.

Helter skelter.


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SOULWAX Offer 2 More Tasters From Their Upcoming Album – Hear ‘GIMME A REASON’ And ‘MEANWHILE ON THE CONTINENT’ Here

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New striking strokes

23 September 2025


Credit: Nadine Fraczkowski

SOULWAX, the Belgian brothers David and Stephen Dewaele‘s band for 30 years now,
is only one of the siblings’ diverse projects. They DJed the world around as 2manydjs,
had their own Radio Soulwax, and produced/remixed countless other artists.

As announced before their 6th Soulwax LP, titled
All Systems Are Lying will land on our speakers
on October 17th.


The accompanying artwork for the two new tracks.

So far we have already got 4 dazzling
tasters. And now the bros add 2 more.

GIMME A REASON
Breezy, bouncy and trippy.


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MEANWHILE ON THE CONTINENT
Motorik, rotating and jittery.


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All 6 tracks


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Tour Dates

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5 Classic Albums Released This Day In…

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Significant longplayers from yesteryear

23 September 1970

Band: THE ALLMAN BROTHERS
Southern rock legends from Macon, Georgia.

1969–1976, 1978–1982, 1989–2014

Album: IDLEWILD SOUTH
Their 2nd one. It peaked at #38 in the US.

In 2014 Rolling Stone Magazine listed it among the most
“groundbreaking” LPs, covering its impact on Southern rock.

STREAM


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23 September 1977

Artist: RANDY NEWMAN
Classic American singer-songwriter.

1961-present.

Album: LITTLE CRIMINALS
His fifth. #9 in the US and Canada.

The New York Times opined that “this is the first Newman album
with a full complement of musical witticisms to match the verbal ones.”

STREAM


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23 September 1977

Band: STEELY DAN
Renowned jazzy pop rock duo fro NYC featuring Donald Fagen
and Walter Becker who passed away in 2017. Fagen still operates
under the band’s name.

1971–1981, 1993–present

Album: AJA
Their 6th one. #5 in the UK, #3 in the US.

Rolling Stone Magazine said: “Rock has always excelled at embodying adolescent
ache. But it’s rare when rock captures the complications of adult sorrows almost purely
with its sound.”

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All Albums
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23 September 1978

Band: BLONDIE
You know who they are.

1974–1982, 1997–present.

Album: PARALLEL LINES
Their 3rd and by far their best one.
No. 1 in the UK, No. 6 in the US.

Q Magazine (longtime running British music monthly) said: “A crossover
smash with sparkling guitar sounds, terrific hooks and middle-eights more
memorable than some groups’ choruses.”

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23 September 1991

Band: PRIMAL SCREAM
The Scottish rock heroes led by
charismatic frontman Bobby Gillespie.

1982–present

Album: SCREAMADELICA
Their 3rd one. Probably the best LP of the psychedelic ‘E’ era.
No. 8 in the UK, No. 36 in the US.

Pitchfork praised the album saying: “Screamadelica’s atmospheric and
imaginative hybrid of past, present and future captures its moment in vivid
color and splendor.”

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All Albums

SNÕÕPER – Supersonic Nashville Punks Launch New Missile ‘POM POM’

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Daily electricity to load your batteries

23 September 2025

Nashville‘s kamikaze pop punk combo SNÕÕPER shook the world 2 years ago, with their rapid-fire debut LP Super Sn​õ​õ​per. 14 songs in 22 minutes, like in the good old Ramones days.

Last June, they dropped a 4-track EP, titled Unknown Caller.

Shortly after, they told us that their sophomore album, called
Worldwide will see the day of light on October 3rd via Jack White’s
Third Man Records.


Photo by Turn Up The Volume – Brussels, May 18, 2025

So far we got two blitzkrieg bullets and here’s number three with POM POM.
As usual, Sn​õ​õ​per storm out of the gates, led by poppy voice Blair Tramel, straight
to the finish in 128 riff seconds.

WATCH

All 3 singles


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MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE Will Celebrate The 20th Anniversary Of Their Album ‘THE BLACK PARADE’ Live Next Year

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23 September 2025


My Chemical Romance – ‘The Black Parade’ tour. CREDIT: Claire Marie Vogel

Next year, New Jersey‘s global rock stars MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE (2001–2013,
2019–present) celebrate the 20th anniversary of their 3rd and penultimate album
THE BLACK PARADE. It came out on 31 October 2006.

They just announced massive concerts in
the US, UK and 2 in Europe for next year
to relive The Black Parade.

The 2026 tour trailer

JUNE

30 – Liverpool, UK – Anfield Stadium

JULY

04 – Glasgow, UK – Bellahouston Park
08 – London, UK – Wembley Stadium
10 – London, UK – Wembley Stadium
11 – London, UK – Wembley Stadium
15 – Florence, IT – Visarno Arena
18 – Madrid, ES – Iberdrola Music

AUGUST

09 – New York, NY – Citi Field – with Franz Ferdinand
13 – Nashville, TN – Nissan Stadium – with Pierce The Veil
18 – Washington, DC – Nationals Park – with Modest Mouse
21 – Detroit, MI – Comerica Park – with Iggy Pop
24 – Minneapolis, MN – Target Field – with Sleater-Kinney
27 – Denver, CO – Coors Field – with The Breeders
30 – San Diego, CA – Petco Park – with Babymetal
06 – Phoenix, AZ – Chase Field – with Jimmy Eat World
12 – San Antonio, TX – Alamodome – with The Mars Volta
21 – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Bowl
23 – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Bowl
24 – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Bowl

Tickets HERE.


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HAPPY MONDAYS Live On A Sunday In A Dung Pool Of Noizz In BELGIUM

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Monday 22 September 2025

The glorious heyday, between 1987-1992, of Madchester‘s legends and 24-hour party people HAPPY MONDAYS is long gone. But they keep on touring for years now (bills
need to be paid, I guess) mostly in the UK.

But last night they landed in my hometown of Ghent (Belgium)
for the first concert of their European tour.

And? The sound mixer messed up big time. He created a dung pool of noise, where
all instruments and voices seemed to try too hard to be the loudest, which turned the
whole resonance into a dissonant chaos. A real pity for big fans, like me.

That aside, we noted that Shaun Ryder‘s voice is still intact, well in the
moments it didn’t drown in the turbulence, and he’s still not moving.

The voiceless mover and groover, is the incomparable Bez of course, swinging from left to right and back, rattling his marakas non-stop, shaking hands with the front row now and then, inciting the crowd, of whom most weren’t really bothered by the disturbing racket and swayed their hips to the beat.

Without Bez (then and now) the energy and party vibes would drop to point zero. He is
the hardest worker in the band. Also notable is that longtime female singer Rowetta left the band at the start of this year and is now replaced by a similar great soul voice, named Firouzeh Razavi. She’s Bez wife.

1990

It was nice to see the former e-cstatic dopeheads back again after all these years. Nostalgia, you know. But as said the sound mixer turned the whole shebang into
an annoying havoc. Fire him.

Wait, I’ll stream their greatest hits (again) to make myself happy.

Instagram – Short Bio – Discography

Live photos by Turn Up The Volume

PRESIDENT – The English Emo-Metallic Hype Impress With New Hellish Single ‘DESTROY ME’

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Daily noise that works faster than a stream of caffeine

22 September 2025

English masked, emo-metal rockers PRESIDENT are ready to conquer the world.
Last May they dropped their debut single In The Name Of The Father. As of today
it already scored more than 11 million streams on Spotify. The following 3 singles are
heading the same way, including the newest one DESTROY ME.

Kerrang talked to the anonymous frontman
for their new zine issue. Read it here.

Wake up, people and meet the real President,
the masked one, not the moronic orange one.

Instagram – Info upcoming EP

Discover Belgian Power Pop Outfit DEXELLE

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22 September 2025

Let me introduce you to emotive Belgian power pop outfit DEXELLE,
led by seasoned singer-songwriter-guitarist Nicolas D’Exelle.

During the awful corona crisis, he started to write new songs which materialized
later on in 2 EPs, Tired Mind (2022) and Is This What You Want? (2025).

Put those 2 together and you’ll have yourself a magnific album, stuffed with classy songwriting quality. Think 80s Britpop bands Scritti Politti and Prefab Sprout whose glittery pop splendor which buoyed up the UK indie scene in the mid-80s.

D’Exelle cherishes his craft with love and dedication. He designs titillating tunes that charm and enthrall with their richly orchestrated synth/guitar layers, as well as their mesmerizing melodiousness. His expressive, crystalline voice shines in the middle and completes the sonic picture with sultry style and feverish flair.

Stream/check this year’s EP and its
wonderful single Nobody Knows below.

IS THIS WHAT YOU WANT?


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To be honest, I had never heard of the band until last Saturday when my partner in music blog crime from renowned Belgian top blog Luminous Dash invited me to one of their club gigs. Count me in as a fan now. Their swirling set was a captivating affair, with all amps up, decibels up, and the temperature up.

Live, they rock more than they pop. D’Exelle‘s flamboyant stage presence, vivid
vocality and electrifying guitar play, now and then, upfront is the aural and visual attraction of the night. Mind you, he is backed by a solid, well-oiled 5-piece to translate
his work from record to podium with a lot of dash and panache. Trust me, we’ll hear
more excellent stuff from this Antwerp team in the future.

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Photos by Turn Up The Volume

FARM AID – First Edition Was Held 40 Years Ago Today

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22 September 2025

On 22 September 1985, today 40 years ago the first edition
of FARM AID was held at the Memorial Stadium in Champaign, IL.

The star-studded event featured performances by big names such as
Bob Dylan, Billy Joel, Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp, Neil Young, B.B. King,
Loretta Lynn, Roy Orbison, Tom Petty, Neil Young.

The inspiration behind Farm Aid came a few months earlier at the Live Aid concert,
during which Bob Dylan spoke about the crisis facing family farmers – many of whom
were in danger of losing their farms due to massive mortgage debts.

The impassioned speech inspired fellow singer-songwriters Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp, and Neil Young to organize the now long-running annual benefit concert. Roughly 80,000 music fans attended and raised over $9 million for US family farmers.

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