Porcelain: “This is a song about the loss of innocence. Growing up, the future looked
so bright and promising, like we could all make something of this world for the better.
But then we witness tragedy after tragedy unfold in front of our childlike eyes, and the
world that we looked forward to growing up in now looks like it’s unattainable, collapsing
in slow motion. ”
TUTV: This high-voltage drill hammer’s repetitive roasting
riff drives you insane in the end. No escape way. No exit.
Track: PARADISE
New single from his 3rd solo album,
named Thrasher, out on August 21st.
The LP is recorded in Nashville, the mecca of country music, with some renowned
country musicians. Rooted in his formative childhood years in the small town of Nephi, Utah, the timeless sonic approach proves to be the ideal home for Flowers’ most personal and vulnerable songwriting yet.
TUTV: Flowers loves country, sings country, plays country.
Band: DRY CLEANING Who: Much-lauded indie outfit from London, fronted by
spoken-word frontwoman Florence Shaw, who made their
breakthrough with their 2nd LP Stumpwork from 2022.
Track: I HAVE THE KEY
One of the 2 bonus tracks on the deluxe edition of their 3rd LP Secret Love that came out in January.
Spotlight on JACK WHITE with the inside story of the records that defined his relentlessly inventive career, from the primal thump of The White Stripes to the hard rock ramalam of his new solo LP Frozen Charlotte.
. Also articles on Alabama Shakes, Lambchop, Kevin Ayers, The Fall, Billy
Bragg, Paul Heaton, Bonnie Dobson, Marr’s guitars and many more.
Reviews: Dinosaur Jr, Carly Simon, Getdown Services, Afghan Whigs, The Jayhawks,
Sarah Davachi, Liam Hayes, Martin Carthy, Skip James, Charanjit Singh, Jason Isbell,
Paul Weller, Brian Epstein, The Shaggs and more.
This month’s Free CD is one compiled by Jack White featuring Sleep, The Belair Lip Bombs, The Spike Drivers, The Paranoyds, The Exploding
Hearts and more.
Every day of this summer we go back to the same summer day somewhere in history
17 July 2026
On 17 July 1959 jazz/soul legend BILLIE HOLIDAY died in a New York City hospital from cirrhosis of the liver after years of alcohol abuse, aged 43, while under arrest for heroin possession, with Police officers stationed at the door to her room.
In the final years of her life, she had been progressively swindled out of her earnings. The singer who had recorded classics such as God Bless The Child and the civil rights anthemStrange Fruit died with just $0.70 in the bank.
The feud between the still awesome former JD/NO bassist Peter Hook and his former colleagues in JD/NO stems from a bitter 2007 split over band finances, branding, and royalties.
The dispute culminated in a 2015 high-court battle where Hook sued his former bandmates for setting up a separate company behind his back, drastically reducing
his royalty share. The tension has played out in the public eye through legal battles, competing memoirs, and ongoing press wars.
Tired of his limited role with Massive Attack, trip-hop bigwig TRICKY (born Adrian
Nicholas Matthews Thaws in Bristol, UK, 58 years ago) wanted to do his own thing.
So, 31 years ago (I know, sounds like ages), he
left MA and started his significant solo career.
Press info: “‘Different When It’s Silent‘ follows a prolific period of activity. Since 2020’s ‘Fall to Pieces’ LP, Tricky has released music under several different guises, all via his own label, ‘False Idols‘. Yet returning to an album under his own name took on a different shape. For Tricky it was another side project, until his manager Alan McGee felt the songs clearly belonged to a Tricky record.’
TUTV: The longtime trip-hop master didn’t/doesn’t change his sonic palette for the past
few years/albums. Not necessary whatsoever to my satisfied ears. His tense and tenebrific trademark synth-grooves, mostly mid-tempo, still have a transfixing and chilling effect.
This time it’s young, riveting Bristol voice Mitch Sanders who co-stars for the greater
part with Tricky‘s whispering vocals in the back, engendering the familiar, spookish twilight atmosphere. Again Tricky makes you feel comfortable in his cliffhanging cosmic space.
Standout Tracks: Singles Because I Don’t Know and I’m Yours / Paris Maybe / So Cold / Piano / Frontier Town and Out Of Place.
British rockers MUSE have more than 3 decades on their clock. Impressive.
The band fronted by singer/guitarist/songwriter MATT BELLAMY
released their 2nd LPORIGIN SYMMETRY on 17 July 2001, today 25 years ago.
The album title derives from the 1994 book Hyperspace by the theoretical
physicist Michio Kaku, which suggests the title The Origin of Symmetry for a
future book about the discovery of supersymmetry.
#3 in the UK.
NME – 2001
Bellamy said: “Everyone’s been writing about the origin of life
so now they’ll start looking at the origin of symmetry; there’s a
certain amount of stability in the universe and to find out where
it originates from would be to find out if God exists.”
