Month: August 2026

QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE Drop 2nd Single From Their Forthcoming LP – Hear ‘INSIGNIFICANT OTHER’ Here

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26 August 2026


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Last week QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE broke the news about their new, 8th full-length,
baptized Perfecth (not a typo), with a bloody trailer, showing chief queen Josh Homme and keyboardist/guitarist Dean Fertita playing five-finger fillet. The record will land on October 30th.

Following the superb lead single Easy Street we get the 2nd preview track,
called INSIGNIFICANT OTHER. A slow-moving torch song, impassioned with
full-hearted Homme vocals.

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GARBAGE’s Awesome Frontwoman SHIRLEY MANSON Who Celebrates Her 60th Birthday Today About Fame

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26 August 2026


Photo by Turn Up The Volume – Garbage in Antwerp, Belgium – Last June

Shirley Manson was born in Edinburgh, Scotland on 26 August 1966.

Happy 60 to the NME Godlike genius, the awesome Garbage voice
and co-songwriter with utterly inspiring, caring views on society and
intolerant, inclusive politics.

Last June I saw Garbage for the upteenth time. Another fantastic show.
Something special happened just before playing the encores. Shirley got
from the stage to have a selfie with a teenage fan she spotted in front of
the stage. Never seen a star doing such a touching gesture.

LEGEND.

THE WHO Released Their Hit Single ‘I’M A BOY’ Today 60 Years Ago

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Top singles from the past

26 August 2026

THE WHO released their hit single I’M A BOY
on 26 August 1966, today 60 years ago.

The song was originally intended to be a part of a rock opera called Quads, which was to be set in a future in which parents can choose the sex of their children. The idea was later scrapped.

The story is about a family who “order” four girls, but a mistake is made, and three girls and one boy are delivered instead. The boy dreams of partaking in sports and other boy-type activities, but his mother forces him to act like his sisters and refuses to believe the truth.

It peaked at #2 in the UK.

“I’m a boy, but my Ma
won’t admit it”

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BRONCOS – Irish Doomed Rockers Overwhelmed By ‘GLOOM’

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Vitalizing tunes that work faster than a stream of caffeine

26 August 2026

Band: BRONCOS
Who: Hefty 4-piece emerging from Belfast‘s thriving alternative music scene.
They have spent the last two years traversing the country and, in the process,
releasing a slew of successful singles, to establish themselves as one of
Ireland’s most compelling voices.

Track: GLOOM
New single.

Lyrically the song is about knowing from the outset that
a relationship is doomed, but entering into it regardless.

TUTV: After a tranquil synth intro, this emotional discharge intensity’s builds up gradually and menacingly, and scrapes the sky on the herculean chorus, spiked with anxious vocals. Image nu-metal titans Deftones and industrial vets Fear Factory jamming with subdued urgency. Gloom is wrapped in dark clouds and has an ominous sense of near-collapse. Darkness rules. No emergency exit.

“We’re always doomed”

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DONOVAN – British Psych Pop Legend Released His 3th LP ‘SUNSHINE SUPERMAN’ Today 60 Years Ago

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Significant longplayers from yesteryear

26 August 2026

Scottish psych-pop songsmith legend DONOVAN, who turned 80 last May, released
his 3rd LP, named SUNSHINE SUPERMAN, today 60 years ago on 26 August 1966
in the US alone.

It didn’t come out in the UK at that time because of a contractual dispute. In June 1967,
a compilation of tracks from this album and the follow-up Mellow Yellow was released as Sunshine Superman in the UK.

Weird thing in Donovan‘s career, once dubbed as the British Bob Dylan,
is the fact that he made it first in the US, and in the UK sometime later.

The album was one of his most successful, peaking at number 11 in
the US and remaining on the Billboard Chart for 6 months. The 1967
UK edition peaked at number 25.

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Summer Of 1970 – August 25th – ELTON JOHN Plays His First Concert In The US

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Every day of this summer we go back to the same summer day somewhere in history

25 Aug 1926

Eminent singer-songwriter ELTON JOHN (79 now) made his US live debut when
he kicked off a 17-date tour at the 300-seat capacity Troubadour in Los Angeles
on 25 August 1970. He played there for a full week. In the audience that night were
Don Henley (Eagles), Quincy Jones and Leon Russell.

Footage from that very gig.

COMPUTERWIFE – DIY Artist ADDIE WARNCKE Drops New Buzzing Single ‘FOREVERRR’

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25 August 2026


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Artist: COMPUTERWIFE
Who: The moniker of DIY indie singer-songwriter Addie Warncke based in NYC.
She released her critically acclaimed, eponymous debut LP in 2023.

Track: FOREVERRR
New piece from her upcoming 2nd album,
entitled Born From A Wish. Out November 6th.
Tracklist and more here.


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TUTV: Addie Warncke is a self-made, strong-willed artist that follows her guts
with a mix of shoegaze, grunge and slacker rock. New single Foreverrr is just
that. Mercurial and intruiging. Wayward way to go.

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THE CURE General ROBERT SMITH About MY BLOODY VALENTINE

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25 August 2026

I wonder which are the two other favourite albums.

“My Bloody Valentine was the first band I heard who clearly pissed all over us. Their album ‘Loveless’ is certainly one of
my all-time three favourite records.”


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Full Robert Smith feature here.

This November it’ll be 35 years since MBV released their seminal LP Loveless.


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Photo on top, by Turn Up The Volume – Rock Werchter, Belgium, July 2026.

WEEZER – Imperishable Nerd Rockers Have Their 20th Album Out

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25 August 2026


Photo by Brendan Walte

Band: WEEZER
Who: The veteran nerd
rockers from Los Angeles.

Album: WEEZER
Their 4th self-titled one decorated with symbols,
think Led Zeppelin‘s 4th longplayer. The record
is already dubbed The Gold Album.

Rolling Stone: “Weezer’s Gold is, in fact, Weezer gold.”

Pitchfork says: “Spurred on by producer Kenneth Blume, Weezer get
back in a room together to write rock songs that wallow, reminisce, and,
very occasionally, wow.”

TUTV: Mixed critical verdicts. Weezer is one of these bands that goes back to
their (very) old recipe, to their fan-pleasing formula, over and over again, but
forget regularly, to write enough top-tier tunes to fill a full record. As usual,
the singles are catchy and fun, but the rest is mediocre for a band of their
calibre. No, I’m not impressed.

Singles.

– C.E.O. –

– WE MIGHT AS WELL BE STRANGERS –

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