24 June 2026
Photo by Turn Up The Volume
Definitely, maybe.
Coxon just released a new album, named ‘Castle Park‘
stuffed with 15-year-old, previously unreleased songs.
Full, new interview with DIY Magazine right here.
Hello, music junkies.
Another batch of 5 new, stellar tracks have
been added to Turn Up The Volume’s Jukebox.
Listen up.
ALL TOGETHER
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TRACK BY TRACK
Artist: SLAYYYTER
Who: Raw-rapping EBM artist from
St. Louis with 2 albums under her belt.
Track: BROKE BITCH FREE$TYLE
New single, recorded during the sessions
of her new album Wor$t Girl In America.
TUTV: Industrial EBM hurly-burly.
Bitchy, punky and witty.
Slay it.
Instagram – Linktree
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Band: LUCY’S HOUSE
Who: Indie duo from Australia.
Track: JUNCTION BEARING
Carried by introspective lyrics, the song navigates the disorientation
of trying to hold something together that’s already slipping away.
TUTV: This bass tanked-up groove gets under your skin without asking. There’s a kind
of imminent tension up in the air thoughout this hypnotic ride and when anxious guitars take over somewhere in the middle, it’s amps and heat up. This mind-boggling slice of psychedelic fever will bend your head for some time.
Press play.
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Instagram – Linktree
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Artist: GRAHAM COXON
Who: Blur‘s guitarist/co-songwriter who also has 8 solo LPs, and
two with his wife under the moniker The Waeve, on his résumé.
Track: BILLY SAYS
A piece of a never released album, called Castle Park from 2011,
that will finally gets its release, this summer, on June 19th.
TUTV: Coxon was/is a rocker at heart who loves to get his guitar sparkle riffs to catchy tunes. Keep it simplea and catchy is the message. And it works (as it did always before).
A-OK.
Instagram – Website
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Band: GENERAL CHAOS
Who: 3 rowdy juveniles
from Montreal, CA.
Track: THE IDIOTS HAVE TAKEN OVER
New piece from their upcoming debut LP, titled Can’t Please Em All .
Out May 8th. Tracklist and order-info here.
TUTV: Sounds like if Green Day are playing Dead Kennedys killers. Full steam ahead.
Fast and furious. I’m pretty sure these there fired-up teens stole half of their parents record collection and got inspired to; dive head first, into the chaotic times we live in
and go after the empty-headed idiots who rule the planet. That’s punk for you, folks.
No BS, honest and direct.
Instagram – Linktree
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Photo by Natali Hopkins
Artist: DEVLIN & THE HARM
Who: The new musical project of American
singer-sonwgriter Devlin McCluskey,
Track: KINGDOM COMES
2 shared piece of his ucpoming self-titled debut
album, out on May 22nd. Tracklist and info here.
Album artwork
“I hate to admit it but this song was a turning point for me. My last band faded away, I’d lost touch with my friends, we were in this new dark era of American Society, and I just felt like if I didn’t squeeze with all my might I’d float off into the abyss. I wasn’t looking to start a band, but ‘Kingdom Comes’ became a guiding light for the kind of music I wanted to make.”
TUTV: From a heart-rending Matt Berninger-like start to electrifyng blues-weeping guitars. From intimate reflection to soul-stirring excorcism. Visceral passion in magnetic (e)motion.
Striking stroke.
Instagram – Spotify
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TURN UP THE VOLUME
28 August 2024
Damn, I can’t play guitar.
Photo: playing with The Waeve in Belgium, August 2023 – photo by Turn Up The Volume
Daily electricity to load your batteries
8 May 2024
In March of last year, Blur‘s ace guitarist Graham Coxon and Rose Elinor Dougall
joined forces, under the moniker of THE WAEVE and wrote and recorded/released
their excellent self-titled debut LP.
And their creativity/productivity obviously doesn’t stop there.
The duo just shared a brand-new single, titled CITY LIGHTS.
“The city lights bestow a unique magic on everyone – the beautiful and
the grotesque, the angels and the devils – shining and seductive, one
and all… Who wants to love you and who wants to destroy you?”
TUTV: City Lights is an arousing upper for the midnight hours when you hit town.
Coxon lets his greedy guitar and his sultry saxophone have some blistery fun, the relentless bass/drums tandem take care of this steamy groove’s banging beat and
Dougall joins the Blur man on the exultant chorus.
Touchdown. Hopefully this is a
harbinger for a second longplayer.
WATCH/LISTEN
STREAM
The Waeve: Instagram
Live photos by Turn Up The Volume – Lokerse Feesten, Belgium, 2023
Daily noise that works faster than any stimulant
22 August 2023
A month ago Britpop champs BLUR launched their 9th LP, titled The Ballad Of Darren.
Their first in 8 years, followed by a deluxe edition two weeks later, with a couple of new songs from those recording sessions.
And here’s another new track, titled STICKS AND STONES
that featured only on the Japanese edition of the LP (why?).
Graham Coxon with The Waeve at Lokerse Feesten on 7 August – photo by Turn Up The Volume
It’s very rare that a Blur song is not sung by Damon Albarn. Like it happened
on the 1999 hit Coffee And TV when guitarist Graham Coxon did the singing
(also vocalist on his solo records and recently with his new project The Waeve).
Blur at Lokerse Feesten (Belgium) on 8 August – photo by Turn Up The Volume
And Coxon does it again on this trippy pop nugget with a funky groove and schizo guitars. One of the best pieces of the LP that wasn’t on the LP (except in Japan) and yes, great vocals by Coxon.
Listen/watch.
8 August 2023
I can’ remember when the imperishable BLUR played Belgium.
Anyway they’re back tonight, playing at Lokerse Fest. I can’t
wait to go Woo-Hoo.
Suppose the band asked me to compile the
setlist it would be this stellar 15-track one.
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By the way guitarist Graham Coxon already was present last night, playing with his side project THE WAEVE featuring the wonderful voice Rose Elinor Dougall. More about their fantastic gig tomorrow.
Saxy
Sexy
Photos by Turn Up The Volume
23 July 2027
Hey Graham, to be honest Blur‘s new album (‘The Ballad Of Daren) sounds embellished and polished too. It’s definitely not a turd, but too cleanly produced for my liking.
The first almost credible rumours of a reunion of Manchester‘s
infamous band OASIS (the best band in the world for 1 and half
year, according to Noel) are now coming from the longtime fighting
brothers directly. Liam said several times that Noel‘s wife opposed
reconciliation.
A few days ago the news came in that Noel and his wife are divorcing.
So, if Liam‘s tweet (below) is credible, it’s possible Noel took inspiration
from his Oasis classic Don’t Look Back In Anger, or he needs the band’s
reunion money for a, probably, sky-high alimony.
Yesterday Liam started the fuss with this tweet.
The countless reactions, of course, were in favor
of a Liam/Noel meeting with an Oasis reunion
as the final result.
I love Blur’s guitarist Graham Coxon‘s response.
Many hate them, but millions love them. Anyway, I only saw Oasis 27 times
and It would be awesome to make it at least 35 times. Yes, if they do a reunion
tour, I’ll take a break from my daily blogging and follow them around Europe
like a fool on the hill.
DO IT
You could wait for a lifetime
To spend your days in the sunshine
You might as well do the white line
Cos when it comes on top
You gotta make it happen!
Works faster and harder than caffeine
30 November 2022
British duo THE WAEVE – aka Graham Coxon (Blur) and songstress
Rose Elinor Dougall – uncage their first collaborative, self-titled album
on 3rd February 2023. Pre-order info here.
Ahead of it comes taster #3. KILL ME AGAIN is a riveting, promptly
infectious groove propelled by a pounding synth/bass riff, spiced with
Coxon on saxophone and mesmerizing (duet) vocals. Splendid stuff.
“Kill Me Again explores the feeling of non being or the sensation of shape shifting during
intense pleasure, the battle of light to exist within the universe as it becomes increasingly influenced by dark forces. It’s a celebration of sexual agency and the power generated by the physical merging of entities, the power that brings into being and how it will overcome evil.”
Catch the groove here…
All 3 singles (so far) together on Spotify
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THE WAEVE: Instagram
