Moroder: “Coachella, let’s turn the desert into a dance floor.”
He composed music for multiple classic movies such as The NeverEnding
Story, American Gigolo, Superman III, Midnight Express, and Scarface.
And he worked with an extensive cast of musical artists such as Donna Summer,
David Bowie, The Weeknd, Kylie Minogue, Irene Cara, Bonnie Tyler, Janet Jackson,
Melissa Manchester, Blondie, Japan, Sabrina Salerno, Berlin
and France Joli.
Track: OUT COME THE FREAKS
Lead single from the upcoming, final LP, titled Dancetaria. It was finished before co-founder Dave Ball passed away last October.
The song features Nona Hendryx‘s (once a member
of soul-disco trio Labelle) powerhouse voice.
TUTV: Back to the glittering 80s disco boom. Shake your booty.
Band: EMPTY HEAD Who: Noise-rock outfit
from Liege, Belgium
Track: CONQUEST
New piece from their upcoming debut
album Freakshow, out on May 29th.
The song takes aim at the hatred spread by the modern
era’s “big bad wolves”, and flips it into a wild trance.
TUTV: Expect a blasting-banging psych-rock jackhammer that attacks your eardrums the way you like it. It’s a sick bastard of a track for these sick times. No mercy for the bad guys. Get in your car, and zigzag your way through your conquering race.
Band: LIGER Who: Alternative rock team from Aachen, Germany, originally formed in Bristol (UK),
with a sound that sits between Shinedown, Beartooth, and Architects, emotional, powerful, and modern. Big hooks and a distinctive lead vocal meet an intense, high-energy live performance.
They released their debut full-length Rednight in 2020.
Track: CALL ME
First shared piece from
their upcoming EP.
Single artwork
TUTV: Holy smoke. A gigantic wall-of-insane-guitar sound explodes from the start. Call Me is a muscular whopper that never slows down and that trashes your stereo
non-stop, meanwhile the vocalist screams his 4 lungs out. Blimey, what a volcanic discharge. Alert your neighbours before you press play.
TUTV: This sonic trip is a feel-good, accordian-juiced, Americana voice jam. Groovy and funky. Everybody’s happy. Midway, a voltaic guitar solo pops up and country guest singer Elias Smith adds some soulful energy. Slowly but surely, the track heads towards a head-spinning climax. Dope stroke.
BLONDIE released their blockbuster hit CALL ME on 1st February 1980, 45 years ago today. The song was produced and co-written by Italian musician Giorgio Moroder and
was the theme song to the 1980 movie American Gigolo with Richard Gere.
The single topped the Billboard Hot 100 Chart for six consecutive weeks and became the best selling single of the year in the US. It also was a Number One in the UK and Canada.
Glam and glitter pop machineBLONDIE scored their 4th Number 1 hit
in the UK this day in 1980 with CALL ME (more than 300 million streams
on Spotify). It featured in the movie American Gigolo, with Richard Gere.
Call Me also topped the charts in the US where
it became the band’s biggest-selling single.
I wouldn’t mind waking up with Debbie
every morning and I’ll definitely call her…
On 19 April 1980, 42 years ago today, the utterly charismatic pin-up star Debbie Harry and Blondie topped the US Singles Chart with Call Me,
(more than 265 million streams on Spotify.) Looks like a bright day is ahead.
Call me (call me) on the line
Call me, call me any, anytime
Call me (call me) I’ll arrive
You can call me any day or night
Call me
New single: CALL ME “About life cycles, relationship cycles and moving on. When
you close your eyes and imagine the best case scenario for
the future, we will transport you to a dream-like place.”
(Artwork by Maria Jesus Contreras)
Turn Up The Volume: This sweet little pop gem charms, enchants and affects by its instantly heart and soul romanticism. In the end John Lennon was/is always right, all you need is love. He and Yoko knew it, Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazlewood knew it, Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes knew it, Jane Birkin and Serge Gainsbourg knew it, Alex Zen and Jacq Andrade know it, and you and I know it. Maybe we should follow Stevie Wonder‘s example more and call a lover/friend/family member just to say I Love You. Sounds sugary? So what, it’s still the best drug ever when you receive that simple three-word message.
