GRAHAM NASH (born in Lancashire, England 84 years ago), former
member of iconic quartet got himself a solo career, although not
as productive as his famous compagnions. And he’s not done yet.
In 2023 he has released his 7th LP, called Now and…
now he has started a new North American tour.
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Back in time
24 March 2026
Californian heavyweight rockers VAN HALEN (1972–1999, 2003–2020)
scored their first No. 1 album in the US with their 7th, named 5150.
It topped the charts on 24 March 1986, today 40 years ago.
It was the first of 4 LPs with red rocker Sammy Hagar on vocals,
replacing David Lee Roth, who left to pursue a solo career. He
would return in 2007.
Many called the new incarnation Van Hagar. The nickname was so ubiquitous that,
as Hagar later pointed out in a book, record label Warner Bros asked to consider
renaming the band as such. The Van Halen brothers refused.
The LP’s artwork features an Art Deco depiction of Atlas
kneeling while holding a mirror-polished metallic sphere
on his shoulders.
Rolling Stone‘s verdict: “Part of Eddie Van Halen’s cheeky genius lies in his ability to think in terms of both complex orchestration and rock banalities. Eddie can still split the atom with his axe, and he knows it. It’s a Van Halen world with or without David Lee Roth, and 5150 shoots off all the bombastic fireworks of a band at the peak of its powers.”
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23 March 2026
In his first in-depth print interview in 4 years, former Nirvana drummer
DAVE GROHL unveils a new chapter in his musical odyssey, previewing
Foo Fighters upcoming new album Your Favorite Toy, which will land
on April 24th.
Check out the 2 tasters (so far).
YOUR FAVORITE TOY
CAUGHT IN THE ECHO
Also in the issue: The Clash back to the beginning; Cocteau Twins’ Liz Fraser speaks; Bad Company’s blues, and soul; Record Store Day’s hidden gems. U2; Booker T; Joe Jackson; Alex Harvey; Sunn O))); Jackie DeShannon; Hiss Golden Messenger; Courtney Pine; The Seeds; The Beat; Chris Rea; Procol Harum and more!
This month’s FREE CD is by none other than Dave Grohl and Nate Mendel from Foo Fighters.
It features Queens Of The Stone Age, David Byrne, Nick Cave, Hüsker Dü, Fat Dog, Pissed Jeans, Kim Gordon, and more!
You can purchase a copy of this new issue and have it sent to your home. Info HERE.
12 March 2026
Hello, hello?
Last weekend at the Brit Awards 2026 event BJÖRK made
a surprise appearance, looking otherworldly once again.
28 February 2026
Photo by Turn Up The Volume – Rock Werchter, Belgium
Newest single of their upcoming LP, named ‘Act III’, out this Spring.
10 February 2026
Artists: MOON MOTHER
Who: MM is the voice echoing through a starless night, music born from darkness, yet always carrying a glimmer of light. From the rural landscapes of western Sweden, the duo has built an architecture of earthy, alternative slow rock and melancholic, atmospheric folk with a Nordic touch. A sound they call månrock.
Album: MEADOWLANDS
Their 2nd one, following 2023’s
debut She’s A Starry Night.
Press Info: “On the new album, recorded and produced in their home, live takes and emotion are in focus. Minimalism with a large expression that has then been intuitively built on to create a raw and powerfully atmospheric soundscape that, with the help of traditional, acoustic instruments such as for example accordion and birch-trumpet with large reverbs, has built an earthy, unique and mysterious ambience.
A place where the past meets the present. In the magical world of Meadowlands, the vocals are in the spotlight, surrounded by experimental, string arrangements, grinding acoustic instruments and typical Moon Mother vocalizations, big choirs and the occasional blackbird.”
TUTV: Meadowlands‘s resonates as if Moon Mother recorded it in a covert cocoon far away, from the real world – not a harmonius one whatsoever, as we know – somewhere in the middle of a giant forest. Well, that’s what my mind put into images from what my ears hear.
The duo’s sonic universe doesn’t translate as an earthy one, rather one where reality meets surreality, where doom and gloom are kept under control, where a light shines that never goes out. Melodramatic orchestrations, progressing in slow-motion accentuate the otherwordly atmospherics that float around while Sara Mehner‘s delirious vocals cause goosebumps in the middle of it all.
This is music for twilight moments and deep contemplations.
This is a record that draws your attention away from everyhting
that happens around you.
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4 February 2026
Last Sunday at the Grammy Awards a supergroup, featuring Slash and Duff McKagan (Guns N’ Roses), Chad Smith (Red Hot Chili Peppers), Andrew Watt (producer) and superstar Post Malone on vocals, honored OZZY OSBOURNE by playing Black Sabbath‘s classic juggernaut War Pigs. Remarkable tribute it was. Ozzy, who passed away last summer, aged 76, would have loved it, absolutely.
His family was very touched by this Ozzy celebration.
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