Wacky disco-rap-punk duo from Bristol, UK are gearing up for their
second album, following their invigorating 2023 debut LP Crisps.
The new one is named Massive Champion
and will see the day of light on August 14.
Ahead of it they’re on the cover of NME.
Don’t they look cute? Mmmm… rather
hilarious.
New Single
25 May 2026
Fortunately, I’m a music fanatic.
Daily electricity to load your batteries
25 May 2026
Photo by Jack Coleman
Hip-rap-hop zealots Beastie Boys entered the scene with their
soon-to-be 40-year-old (15 Nov 1986) debut LP Licensed To III
featuring their pyrotechnic chant Fight For Your Right.
In 2012, the band abruptly finished their journey following
the untimely death of co-vocalist and bassist Adam MCA Yauch
due to cancer.
As previously reported, now 14 years later, co-vocalist/songwriter
MIKE D (né Michael Louis Diamond, 60 years ago in NYC) returns solo.
A couple of weeks ago, we got his dazzling debut single Switch Up
and here is a 2nd jiving jumper with WHAT WE GOT.
Mike D on a rappin’ roll again.
Do not sabotage him.
25 May 2026
Artist: BLADEE
Who: The moniker of notorious Swedish
rapper Benjamin Thage Dag Reichwal.
Album: SULFUR SURFER
His 8th in 16 years. Busy guy.
Dazed says: “This album is dense, with Bladee pastiching disparate references
to Lord of the Rings, Dragon Ball Z, Mary Poppins, Christian mysticism and more
into the postmodern artwork that is his singular musical universe, a world in which
good and evil, nihilism and hope, and, ultimately, fantasy and reality intertwine.”
I looked at the cover from different angles. I must
say that Bladee doesn’t look like a surfer at all.
COVER
STREAM ALBUM
25 May 2026
After the imperial success of Hounds Of Love, visionary legend Kate Bush travelled
into bolder, stranger territory, where she began to reimagine not just her music but
her life, a journey that would bring both creative freedom and personal upheaval.
“My desire wasn’t to be famous, it was to do something interesting from a music point of view.”
Also in this new edition: Cream, The Specials, R.E.M., Robert Fripp,
Peter Hamill, Elvis Costello, Jim O’Rourke, album reviews and more.
You can purchase a copy and let it be sent to your home. Info HERE.
This month’s Free CD, titled Frippertronics features collaborations
and rarities from Robert Fripp‘s archive, compiled by the man himself.
Robert Fripp
24 May 2026
German musician and designer KLAUS VOORMANN (now aged 88) met the Fab Four in their early days when they played in bars in Hamburg. He played here and there on Beatles‘ albums as a session collaborator, but is probably best known for designing the front cover of the band’s classic LP Revolver.
For his iconic creation, Voormann was inspired by The Yellow Book,
a British quarterly literary periodical that was published in London
from 1894 to 1897.
A couple of days ago, I stumbled upon this Voormann pencil sketch for the LP.
Final work
ALBUM
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Reveries for the laziest day of the week
24 May 2026
Press photo by Shawn Bracknell
Baltimore‘s shiny synth-pop team FUTURE ISLANDS led by supple frontman
Samuel T. Herring celebrate their 20th anniversary as a band this year.
To mark the event, they just released a double album, titled
From A Hole In The Floor To A Fountain Of Youth featuring
20 tracks. Alternate hits, rarities, and fan favourites, some of
which have never appeared on streaming services.
One of the songs is romantic musing TOMORROW.
24 May 2026
Living legend, eternal troubadour, and supreme singer-songwriter
Robert Allen Zimmerman aka BOB DYLAN was born on 24 May 1941
in Duluth, Minnesota, U.S.
Happy 85 to the tambourine
man who has released 40 LPs,
thus far.
May you stay forever young.
23 May 2026
📸: @bob_gruen
Artist: LENNY KAYE
Who: Best known as the longtime guitarist, for
more than 50 years, of Patti Smith‘s band.
Track: GOIN’ LOCAL
At 79, and after a zillion years in the music business, Kaye will release
his solo debut album. It’ll land on July 17th. Tracklist and info here.
“I feel like I’m a new artist. I think this album will surprise those
who think they know me from what I’ve done previously.”
TUTV: Well, you’re obviously never too old to put out your debut LP.
Of course, after half a decade playing in Patti Smith’s band, Kaye knows
all the tricks to deliver some good old rock ‘n’ roll buzz.
So far, Kaye has given us 2 previews.
– GOIN’ LOCAL –
– SOLSTICE –
Featuring Patti Smith
23 May 2026
British melodramatic rockers EDITORS launched their
debut full-length The Back Room in 2005. A first-class
post-punk-rock record.
One of the standout tracks MUNICH was/is a startling masterstroke.
Here’s an astounding live rendition at Glastonbury Festival in 2023.
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