Wake-Up Call 2026

PIG – Blazing New-Goth-Wave Engine Fulminates On Ferocious Sledgehammer ‘AN AMERICAN IDEAL OF BEAUTY’

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4 August 2026


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Artist: PIG
Who: Longtime, English Dark-Goth-wave whirlwind and solo diesel engine
Raymond Watts, who made 15 LPs with German cult band KMFDM and has
several solo ones out, with this year’s piping hot album Hurt People Hurt
as the most recent one.

Track: AN AMERICAN IDEAL OF AMERICA
New single from his upcoming EP, named Dirt Box.
Out September 4th. More info here.

Watts: “I wanted to distil and hone the sound of the current PIG album, ‘Hurt People Hurt’,
so inviting my old partners in swine Marc and Günter to join Jim and myself in the studio seemed the perfect blend of brutality and beauty to feed, fertilise and transmogrify the hog
into Hogzilla. This new single was the first result of our work as a quartet, hammered in the heat of the anvil of hurt.”

TUTV: Wake up, America, here comes PIG. This new blazing electro-burning outburst resonates like it’s performed by a dream team, legendary industrial hotrod aggressors Ministry fronted by Bauhaus‘ iconic maestro Peter Murphy. Sounds pretty awesome, right? You betcha.

The immense vim and vigour at play here is off the charts, with Raymond Watt‘s characteristic, bone-shilling and terrifying vocals grabbing you by the throat for
the full 4 and a half sledgehammering minutes. Ferocious, fulminating, fierce
eruption. PIG rules.

“This is an American ideal of beauty
Put up, shut up, do your duty.”

Hurt People Hurt


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FAT DOG – Disco-Punk Indies Arouse Commotion With New Crackbrained Single ‘SHIT LIFE’

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Band: FAT DOG
Who: Disco-punk misfits from London
on their way to indie stardom.

28 July 2026


Photo credit: Jeanne Elbez

Track: SHIT LIFE
3rd preview from their new, 2nd album,
baptized CANCEL ME (I’M TIRED) out Oct 2.


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“The song is about the chaotic, toxic, and explosive dynamic between
two people who constantly fight and treat every argument like the end
of the world.”

TUTV: Vintage Fat Dog. Built up, explode, built up, explode.
If you’re having a Shit Life or not, go bonkers to this boosting
barker.

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RIFF WOOD – Young Utah Brats Hit Your Eardrums On Herculean Uppercut ‘RUN IT’

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21 July 2026

Band: RIFF WOOD
Who: Three young mighty
wacking brats from Utah.

Track: RUN IT
The 6th (half of the album) taster from their forthcoming 2nd LP,
titled Butterfly In Black & White. It’ll land on September 18th.

“Run It is about letting go of hesitation and fully committing to whatever’s in front of you.
It’s that mindset of not overthinking, not holding yourself back, and just going for it with everything you’ve got.”

TUTV: These young dogs know all the old tricks to impress your agog
eardrums with an oodles of decibels and rollicking Black Sabbath riffs.
Pure rock ‘n’ roll granite.

This Herculian uppercut is what you need to kick-start your lazy body in the morning. Wake up, don’t run. Just listen, close, people, and bash your head into your bedroom
wall.

Tour 2026

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PORCELAIN – Wake Up People, Don’t Miss The Droning ‘APOCALYPSE’

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18 July 2026


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Band: PORCELAIN
Who: 4 robust rockers
from Austin, Texas.

Track: APOCALYPSE
First single from their sophomore album, named
Today’s Minor Victories. Out 10 October.

Porcelain: “This is a song about the loss of innocence. Growing up, the future looked
so bright and promising, like we could all make something of this world for the better.
But then we witness tragedy after tragedy unfold in front of our childlike eyes, and the
world that we looked forward to growing up in now looks like it’s unattainable, collapsing
in slow motion. ”

TUTV: This high-voltage drill hammer’s repetitive roasting
riff drives you insane in the end. No escape way. No exit.

Drone. Drone. Drone.

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TY SEGALL Goes Out Of His Mind On His New Chainsaw Cutter ‘RUNNING TO NOWHERE’

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14 July 2026

Artist: TY SEGALL
Who: The 24/7 garage rocker
from Laguna Beach, CA.

Track: RUNNING TO NOWHERE

This is, following Black Paint, a 2nd preview of his forthcoming 18th longplayer,
titled Chrome, out August 28th. Weirdly enough, he releases the same day an EP,
named Love Buzz.


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TUTV: Sounds like Segall uses a chainsaw
as his guitar on this demolishing barnstormer
to go out of his mind.

Turn it up, Ty.


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NOTHING BUT THIEVES Take You On A Blistering Roller Coaster With ‘STRAY DOGS’

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11 July 2026

Band: NOTHING BUT THIEVES
Who: British Herculean rock squad
formed in 2012 in Essex.

Track: STRAY DOGS
2nd preview and title track, following the lead single Evolution,
from their forthcoming 5th full-length, out on September 25th.

TUTV: NBT mess with your rotating head on this untrammelled,
uncontrollable roller coaster and score a storm-wracked climax.

Good gracious.
Wake up, people,
it’s weekend.

TOUR 2027

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