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SIMPLE MINDS – Orchestral Pop Scots Return With New Touching Tune ‘BEGINNER BOYS

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Daily electricity to load your batteries

5 September 2026


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Band: SIMPLE MINDS
Who: The Scottish pop-rock vets, fronted by
singer-songwriter Jim Kerr, active since 1977

Track: BEGINNER BOYS
First single from their upcoming 20th full-length.
It’s titled Sacrosanct and will show up on Jan 29th.
Pre-order info here

Jim Kerr (frontman): “The song is about watching my grandsons grow up. How strength tenderness, courage, and gentleness might still belong together, even when the wider culture around them can send mixed signals. It’s less a statement than a question I hope they’ll spend their lives answering for themselves.”

TUTV: They will never write classic anthems like Don’t Forget About You, On The Waterfront or Alive And Kicking, too hard to match, but the orchestral pop Scots still know what pop-ular music needs to sound like to please their fanbase. It’s as simple as that.

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Happy 45 BEYONCÉ

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4 September 2026

Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter was born on September 4th, 1981.
Happy 40 to the giga star. She has recorded/released 8 albums thus
far.

She’s married with rapper/producer/busniessman Jay-Z,
that’s 2 billionaires crazy in love, with 3 children.

I don’t know many Beyoncé songs, except for this one.
When it was released in 2003, my daughters played it
about a million times.

Almost 2 billion streams on Spotify.

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SYSTEM OF A DOWN – Herculean Metalheads Hammer Hard On 2nd LP ‘TOXICITY’ 25 Years Ago Today

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Significant longplayers from yesteryear

4 September 2026

rmenian-American heavy metal band SYSTEM OF A DOWN formed in
Glendale, California, with Serj Tankian leading the troops, released their
2nd LP, called TOXICITY on 4 September 2001 today 25 years ago.

Categorized primarily as alternative metal and nu metal, the album features elements
of multiple genres, including folk, progressive rock, jazz, and Armenian and Greek music, including prominent use of instruments like the sitar, banjo, keyboards, and piano.

It contains a wide array of political and non-political themes, such as mass incarceration, the CIA, the environment, police brutality, drug addiction, scientific reductionism, and groupies.

It topped the Charts in the US and peaked at #13 in the UK.

Q Magazine (UK) wrote: “It matches Slipknot for manic intensity while employing
a freeform approach to songcraft which invites comparison to the lunatic-fringe
rock of the ’60s”.

Singles.

– CHOP SUEY! –

– TOXICITY –

– AERIALS –

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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.

MOJO Magazine – New Issue With Cover Stars THE BEATLES

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10 August 2026

Last week, 60 years ago, THE BEATLES released their magnum opus
Revolver. MOJO goes back for a detailed exploration of the LP.

Also in this issue: Johnny Marr, David Bowie, Kate & Anna McGarrigle; Joy Division,
Flamin’ Groovies; Mike D; Queen; The Mary Wallopers; Steven Wilson; The Afghan Whigs; Wishbone Ash; The Tubs; The Cure, and many more

You can order a copy and let it be sent to your home. Info HERE.

This month’s Free CD, named Spread The Word!: The Soul Of The Beatles features Fifteen bangers the Beatles were digging in 1965. Little Richard, Otis Redding, Ray Charles, Patti Labelle, Wilson Pickett, Larry Williams and more!


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