Top singles from the past
25 July 2026
60s soul sheros THE SUPREMES released their huge hit
YOU CAN’T HURRY LOVE (almost 600 million streams
on Spotify) on 25 July 1966, today 60 years ago.
The song, written by legendary Motown producers
Holland–Dozier–Holland hit the top spot in both
the UK and the US.
24 July 2026
In a full-page advertisement on 24 July 1967, today 58 years ago, in The Times
(renowned British newspaper) The Beatles, their manager Brian Epstein and 64
of the most prominent members of British society called for the legalization of
marijuana (without success).
It was Bob Dylan who introduced The Beatles
to marijuana when he met them in a hotel during
his tour in the UK that year.
“I would not feel so all alone
Everybody must get stoned”
24 July 2026
It has been 4 years since hip-rap-hop dopeheads
CYPRESS HILL released LP #10 with Back In Black.
But the wait is over. Full-length number 11, named DIOS BENDIGA (Spanish for ‘God Bless’) is out now. An album performed entirely in Spanish that aims to highlight their Latin roots and reconnect directly with their cultural heritage.
Press info: “Hip-hop legends Cypress Hill were the first Latino-American hip-hop
group to achieve platinum and multiplatinum success. In partnership with Hybe
Latin America, they present the first, fully Spanish-language album of their career.
This is a deeply personal and spiritual project for the group that highlights
their Latin roots and reconnects directly with their cultural heritage.”
TUTV: Prepare your ears, your hips, and by extension your whole body for a hip-rap-hop summer fiesta. With Cypress Hill, cocktail-flavored fun is guaranteed. Their word-waterfall dynamism and insane-in-the-brain eurhythmics are key (once again).
MAGA idiots will probably whine again that American artists sing in Spanish (remember their Bad Bunny hate?). Que se jodan! Music doesn’t have (language) boundaries.
Once upon a time Bob Dylan sang “I would not feel so all alone / Everybody must get stoned.”
Dios Bendiga has the vivid vibes to get high (with/without weed). Shake your booty, folks.
Singles.
– CAMPEONES –
– WACHA TRUTA –
ALBUM
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TOUR DATES
24 July 2026
I hear you.
They released their 3rd LP ‘You’re Gonna Need A Little Music’ last week.
Photo by Turn Up The Volume – YA in Brussels
24 July 2026
Album artwork
Band: EMPTY HEAD
Who: Muscular noise-rock outfit, formed in 2020 in Liege.
Club: Kinky Star, Ghent, Belgium
Last month, these manic motherrockers released their boiling debut LP Freak Show.
TUTV said: “Empty Head produce riff-roasting pandemonium, brutally melodic at its core,
with a merciless, tsunami of titanic tunes that challenge the flexibility of the Richter scale
when all Herculean choruses kick in.
All their banging belters are revved up by chainsaw riffs and explosive drum/bass fuel,
while the maniacal vocalist – 4 lungs and iron pipes – brings tons of kickass gusto and
sinewy ardency to the table. ”
Last Tuesday they came and conquered my hometown of Ghent. They turned a packed club into a sweaty sauna with their ear-popping roller coaster performance. Empty Head is the real punked-up deal. Their vociferous vitality ricocheted all around while all eyes were focused on fervent frontman Simon in the front.
His towering voice fuels his fast and furious troops who produce a blustery whirlwind of high-strung hurly-burly. They put up a freakin’ rock show, leaving everybody (mostly let’s-check-this-band-out attendees) stunned. The empty heads gained a lot of new fans. Trust me, they’re going places. They have cool swagger, a mean machine additude, and a series of frantic firecrackers. Don’t miss them.
STREAM/BUY FREAK SHOW
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Album on Spotify
Instagram
Linktree
Live photos by Turn Up The Volume
23 July 2026
The Official Charts Company controls the only official, weekly measure of what is
popular in music in the United Kingdom. They celebrated their 70 birthday yesterday.
For the festive occasion they unveiled exclusively the Official Biggest Albums of all time, based on combined UK sales and streaming data.
And the winner is… OASIS with their 2nd one
WHAT’S THE STORY (MORNING GLORY)?
Discover the full list here.
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Hello, music junkies.
Another batch of 5 new, stellar tracks has
been added to Turn Up The Volume’s Jukebox.
Turn it up.
ALL TOGETHER
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TRACK BY TRACK
Band: ELEPHANT STONE
Who: Acclaimed psych rock outfit fronted by Rishi Dhir,
songwriter and sitarist who has spent twenty years
blurring the lines between Western psych-pop and
Indian classical.
Track: I GOT A PILL
New cut from their upcoming 10th full-length,
baptized Asha. It’ll come our way on August 26th.
TUTV: Psych pop earworm, designed with 60s echoes.
Band: PROTOMARTYR
Who: Detroit team directed by frontman
and literary lyricist Joe Casey
Track: SOUNDS WE CAN NOT HERE
Lead single from their new longplayer, named
Hotel Usona due for release on September 18th.
TUTV: Musing out loud the Protomartyr way.
Credit: Eels
Band: EELS
Who: Singer-songwriter
Mark Oliver Everett‘s combo.
Track: I’M ON STANDBY
New piece from the new album, their 16th, called
Cookie Happened. It’ll show up October 16th.
TUTV: Relaxing tune for relaxing moments.
Band: RADIO FREE ALICE
Who: Post-punk, art-punk, and new-wave rockers from down
under with an energetic, operatic swagger reminiscent of 1980s
bands. So far they have released 3 EPs.
Track: KICK IN THE SHINS
Brand new single.
TUTV: Jangly riff ripper.
Photo by Royal Cream
Band: THE AFGHAN WHIGS
Who: Cincinnati‘s rock bigshots fronted
by general Greg Dulli, celebrate their
40th anniversary as a band.
Track: MY LOVER
It’s named Soft Control, and it’ll
hit the streets on August 21st.
TUTV: Impassioned electricity.
23 July 2026
Band: GETDOWN SERVICES
Who: Wacky disco-rap-punk duo from Bristol, UK
Track: CAN’T DIE LIKE THAT
New single from their new, forthcoming 2nd LP, titled
Massive Champion. Out 14th August. Order info here.
Press info: “An odyssey of anarchic joy, seditious wit and boundless energy, the album finds Josh Law and Ben Sadler pushing deeper into the singular world they have been building for years, while opening up new emotional and lyrical ground. The record was written in green rooms, on long car journeys and in the gaps between relentless touring.
It stands as their boldest and most expansive statement to date, an ode to childhood, British cultural detritus and the absurd poetry of everyday life, distilling everything that has made Getdown Services one of the most exhilarating and unpredictable bands around. In the band’s words it is “about self pity and realising that maybe all of the healing your inner child stuff you hear about isn’t actually total bollocks. Musically and lyrically I think it’s about us trying to clean up our act a bit.”
The tandem gave us 3 previews, thus far. Three pelvis-shaking groovers.
– CHA CHA SLIDE –
– I CAN’T DIE LIKE THAT –
– RADIATOR –
