Thanks to macho moron Trump we’ll get a second LP
by NEIL YOUNG And The CHROME HEARTS. Young, who
cancelled all his planned concerts for this summer, says
already songs are written.
Right on, Neil.
Top singles from the past
13 March 2026
Rap shero MISSY ELLIOT, born Melissa Arnette Elliott, 54 years ago in Portsmouth (Virginia) released her enormous hit GET UR FREAK ON (more than 342 million streams on Spotify) on 13 March 2001, today 25 years ago.
Based on heavy bhangra elements, a popular music and dance form from the region
of Punjab in India, the song features a six-note base that is a Punjabi melody played
on a tumbi, rhythm and bassline played on tabla.
The firecracker featured on her 3rd LP Miss E… So Addictive
It reached #7 in the US and #4 in the UK.
Shake your booty, folks.
Hello, music junkies.
Another batch of 5 new, top-notch tracks have
been added to Turn Up The Volume’s Jukebox.
Listen up.
ALL TOGETHER
TRACK BY TRACK
Band: McCASLIN DAHLE
Who: Duo of seasoned musicians featuring Donny McCaslin (3x Grammy nominee, bandleader on Blackstar by David Bowie) and Ryan Dahle (Limblifter, Age of Electric, Mounties).
Track: HENRY TAKES THE 5TH
First single, from their upcoming debut album MXD,
out May 22nd. Tracklist and more info right here.
“The song frames the mundane through a child’s lens where
the everyday feels enormous, heavy and extraordinary.”
TUTV: Expect a speedy, head-twisting ride, full-steam ahead from the get-go. Vocally magnetic, sonically intoxicating, and hopped-up, spiced with frenetic saxophone upsurges, adding a freaky force to this turbulent psych stormer. One spin and your ears are hooked.
Striking stroke.
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Band: CHALICE SECT
Who: A darkwave project from Los Angeles, drawing from post-punk,
new wave, and dark electro while maintaining a modern electronic edge.
Track: SILENT FEVER
Press info: “An electrifying pulse carries the song with an infectious post-punk
beat. Catchy synth hooks lift the track into clubbing territory, primed for both
at-home listening or dark-lit club floors.”
TUTV: You better be in great physical shape if you want to catch up with this steaming electro speedball. Silent Fever is an adrenaline-soaked, ballistic missile messing around with your head. Creepy vocals and relentless percussion dominate this hellish darkwave motherrocker. No rest for the wicked.
Press play.
Here. Now.
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Band: BRAIN LEAK
Who: Intense, all-feeling alt-rock four-piece from Manchester (UK)
fronted by Tara-Gabriella Engelhardt. They have released their debut EP,
titled Put Back Together last year.
Track: SKIN REMEMBERS
Newest single
Engelhardt: I like the fact that you can really move to it, but it retains signature
Brain Leak motifs like the slightly unpredictable structure and vulnerable storytelling.
Lyrically, it’s a mixture of me recounting a night with someone and reflecting on my
experience of being infatuated by them.”
TUTV: Your ears are immediately impressed by a fast-forward, bass-pushed groove, your mind gets confused by the Shirley Manson-like vocal tension hanging in the air, and your body starts to move in mysterious ways. Skin Remembers feels like a rush of blood to the head.
Far-out trip.
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Band: GREAT HARE
Who: Seasoned DIY guitar
rockers from Sweden
Track: VOYAGER 3
TUTV: Once again, these Swedish music addicts show their knack for writing
attention-grabbing tunes that spin around in your head throughout the day.
This new bass-peppered composition has a bit of slacker rock touch, bringing
Dinosaur Jr to mind, with fewer guitar layers, but more melodic and with vocally
passionate J Mascis echoes.
Get on board.
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Artists: THURSTON MOORE and BONNER KRAMER
Who: The former Sonic Youth legend and fellow underground
veteran, formerly known as just plain Kramer.
Track: INSIGHT
A Joy Division cover of a song from their debut LP, Unknown Pleasures. It’ll close the collaborative album from the duo, titled They Came Like Swallows – Seven Requiems For The Children Of Gaza, which will land on May 1st.
Moore: “Kramer had the idea to cover a Joy Division tune. It was a left turn from the improvisations we had been tracking. I clearly remember what I felt when I first heard
the original. It was a masterpiece. A stroke of pure artistic genius.”
TUTV: Moore/Kramer slow the song down a bit, stick to
Hooky‘s shadowy bass line, with smooth vocals all over it.
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TURN UP THE VOLUME
13 March 2026
English veteran songsmith and political activist, BILLY BRAGG,
aged 67 now, has released 14 LPs so far in his illustrious career.
A couple of weeks ago, he followed Bruce Springsteen‘s protest song
Streets Of Minneapolis with his own anti-ICE song, named City Of Heroes
condemning the killings in cold blood of two American citizens, Alex Pretti
and Reneé Good.
Bragg will take this and many other songs to Canada/US. Dates below.
Top singles from the past
13 March 2026
Last week, Georgia Atlanta‘s soul-infused dance duo GNARS BARKLEY,
singer-songwriter CeeLo Green, and producer Danger Mouse, launched
their first LP, 3rd overall in 18 years, titled Atlanta. It’s also their final
one. You can stream here
And today they can celebrate the 20th anniversary of their
global hit CRAZY (almost 1,5 billion streams on Spotify). It came
out on 13 March 2006.
#1 almost everywhere in the world.
It featured on their first full-length St. Elsewhere.
I remember when
I remember, I remember when I lost my mind
There was something so pleasant about that place
Even your emotions have an echo in so much space
And when you’re out there without care
Yeah, I was out of touch
But it wasn’t because I didn’t know enough
I just knew too much, hm
Does that make me crazy?
Does that make me crazy?
Possibly
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Outspoken British pop superstar LOLA YOUNG started her conquering career back in 2019. Uptil today she released 3 albums and scored a monster hit with MESSY in 2024 (more than 1,1 miilion streams on Spotify).
She’s now busy working on new music and talks
about it with Rolling Stone Magazine. Read here.
On the cover she looks cool as punk fuck again, just after making
a ton of donuts to go with the interview. I’m sure Homer Simpson
is hiding somewhere there in the kitchen.
Rolling Stone / 📷 David LaChapelle
MESSY
Significant longplayers from yesteryear
12 March 2026
French electro disco tandem DAFT PUNK released
their 2nd full-length DISCOVERY on 12 March 2001,
today 25 years ago.
The album marked a shift from the Chicago house style of their
debut Homework from 1997 to a house style more heavily inspired
by disco, post-disco, garage house, and R&B.
Thomas Bangalter (hamf of DP) described the LP as an exploration
of song structures, musical forms and childhood nostalgia, compared
to the “raw” electronic music of Homework.
Q Magazine (former reknowed British music monthly): “Discovery is vigorous
and innovative in its exploration of old questions and spent ideals. Aa towering,
persuasive tour de force that transcends the dance label with no shortage of
ideas, humour, or brilliance.’
KEY SINGLE
ALBUM
12 March 2026
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Significant longplayers from yesteryear
12 March 2026
It seems like ages ago since R.E.M. (1980-2011) was one of the greatest bands on
this planet. After 31 years and 15 LPs they went into history as a once in a lifetime
rock and pop sensation.
One of their best and most successful longplayers is, undoubtedly, their 7th one,
named OUT OF TIME. It was released today 35 years ago, on 12 March 1991.
It featured their giant hit Losing My Religion (almost 2 billion – !! – streams on Spotify).
It was the group’s first No. 1 full-length in the UK. It also topped the charts in the US
and several European countries and sold over 18 million copies worldwide.
Rolling Stone praised the record for achieving a balance between new mainstream
appeal and the band’s original identity, writing, “R.E.M. have managed to simultaneously branch out and consolidate their strengths.”
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