8 July 2026
Photo by Turn Up The Volume
It’s been 3 years since PROTOMARTYR, directed by the thirsty frontman and literary
lyricist Joe Casey, released their stellar 6th LP, named Formal Growth In The Desert.
The band announced an extensive 2026/27 tour.
No sign of a new album yet. Although I’m pretty
sure that the eagle below is a hint for the next
LP’s front cover.
Ticket info here (ignore the hotel, scroll downwards).
Significant longplayers from yesteryear
5 December 2025
The late reggae pioneer BOB MARLEY (1945-1981) and his WAILERS
had their classic and timeless praised LP LIVE! out on 5 December 1975,
today 50 years ago.
It was recorded live in July 1975 at their
2 concerts at the Lyceum Theatre, London.
Sound‘s (legendary British music weekly) photographer
Kate Simon (who shot the cover of Marley‘s 1978 album Kaya)
was at one of the concerts:
“It was like seeing someone who was as good-looking as Steve McQueen, playing with
a group that was peerless, as tight as anything you’d ever heard. And not only did you
hear this magnificent voice, but the message was one of faith, truth and doing the right
thing. To see someone who sang about principles, and did it in such a way that made
even me dance, that was quite something.”
The fantastic version on the LP of Marley‘s greatest hit NO WOMAN, NO CRY
was released as a single (more than 350 million streams on Spotify).
ALBUM
14 April 2025
Last Saturday on Record Store Day one of the countless special releases
was a 12-inch containing the 3 encores that Bruce Spingsteen played with
The Killers at their massive concert in Madison Square Garden in NYC in
October 2022.
They performed two Springsteen crackers, Badlands
and Born To Run, and one Killers one with Dustland.
The 12-inch was only pressed on 5000 copies. I guess those are all long gone.
But you can enjoy the flabbergasting performances, officially posted on YT now,
with Badlands as the overwhelming stunner, in 5-star HQ, right here.
Rock ‘n’ roll at its euphoric best.
Badlands
Dustland
Born To Run
Veteran rockers MODEST MOUSE are going on a concert cruise.
The band have announced Ice Cream Floats, a four-night live event
slated for February 5-9, 2026, that will take Modest Mouse fans from
Miami to Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic, aboard the Norwegian Pearl.
What’s next? An all-inclusive plane tour.
Metal giants BLACK SABBATH will reunite with their original line-up
of Ozzy Osbourne, guitarist Iommi, bassist Geezer Butler and drummer
Bill Ward for their final concert.
The band released 13 albums in their turbulent career.
1970
It’ll happen on July 5th in their hometown of Birmingham.
Several other big names will perform as support acts.
Sharon Osbourne told NME: “You can’t say goodbye. Look at what they
leave – it’s a huge, great body of work that they’ve left for the world. As long
as you’ve got that, it’s never goodbye. It’s there for eternity.”
She also said Ozzy was feeling “very emotional”
about the final gig, and that it is “what he wants”.
25 August 2025
Former The Cure member Lol Tolhurst, former Siouxsie And The Banshees
drummer Budgie, and Irish producer Jacknife Lee got together for last
year’s striking album Los Angeles featuring several guest vocalists.
Tolhurst and Budgie went out this year to promote the LP. Last June they stopped
at the KEXP studios in Seattle. Along with bassist Liam Hayden they played a short
set, including The Cure‘s 1980 classic A Forest which Tolhurst has a songwriting
credit for. A couple of days ago footage of that moment was put online. No idea
who the female voice is.
TOLHURST & BUDGIE
THE CURE
Week 19-25 August 2024
Promo photo
Band: LIVE
Who: Famous American rockers from Pennsylvania with
singer/songwriter Ed Kowalczyk as commander in chief.
Active: 1984–2009, 2012–present
The band (with Kowalczyk as the sole original member) is on the road
now, with Stone Temple Pilots, celebrating the 30th birthday of their
1994 LP Throwing Copper.
But Kowalczyk decided that it was time for a new tune too.
Enter LADY BHANG (SHE GOT ME ROLLIN’). His voice still
is as imposing as it ever was.
Artist: RAG ‘N’ BONE MAN
Who: The big fellow (born Rory Charles Graham
with the big voice from East Sussex, UK.
Track: RUSH OF BLOOD
New single from his 3rd upcoming album
What Do You Believe In? out October 18.
Towering song, towering vocals, must be R ‘n’ B Man.
Artist: POST MALONE
Who: Multi-talented-faceted rapper, guitarist,
singer-songwriter, actor and producer,
born in L.A., named Austin Richard Post.
Track: WRONG ONES
The powerful opener of his country-rock
fueled new longplayer F-1 Trillion.
Album artwork
Artist: Elias B. Rønnenfelt
Who: Frontman of Danish
indies Iceage.
Rønnenfelt started working on his first solo LP, during lockdown.
It’s called Heavy Glory and will hit the streets on October 25.
Track: NO ONE ELSE
A heartfelt, expressive, and enticing meditation.
Artist: FLYING LOTUS
Who: Lauded rapper, DJ and
filmmaker from Los Angeles
Track: GARMONBOZIA
His first new music since 2022.
A surprising FL in crooner modus.
