Wake-Up Call

Waking Up With Norwegian Riff Rock Team ELECTRIC HIGH And New Headbutt ‘SEVEN WONDERS’

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20 March 2023


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ELECTRIC HIGH is a high-voltage rock team from Bergen, Norway.
A 5-piece that goes straight for the throat, fronted by two in-your-face
lead singers, while the band shoots out pure electric power.

Proof of it all is their new headbutt named SEVEN WONDERS.
A song about taking it more than a few steps too far and biting
far more than you can chew.

TUTV: On Seven Wonders this Norwegian hit team go gaga again with
rabid riffage, a pounding rhythm section, and maniacal vocals by the
two vivid vocalists boasting ridiculous promises based on historical myths
of Zeus, Helios, King Nebukadnesar of Babylon, and the seven wonders of the
ancient world. Around the 3-minute mark a freaked-out guitar solo is the
harbinger for a demented finale that attacks your stereo with puissance.

This is what raging rock ‘n’ roll is all about. All motors and
all cylinders on, turning the decibels to the max and going berserk.

Tune in.

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ELECTRIC HIGH: Facebook – Website

Waking Up With Techno Experts THE CHEMICAL BROTHERS, A Marching Band And Adrian Borland

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18 March 2023

British techno experts THE CHEMICAL BROTHERS have a brand
new single out. It’s titled NO REASON. They announced it this way.

“We’re very excited to share our new song ‘No Reason’. If you’ve seen us play
live over the last year, you may have already heard an early version of it in our
sets. The song contains a vocal sample from the amazing song ‘Courts or Wars’
by the band Second Layer. We would like to thank Graham Bailey, Stephen Budd
and the family of Adrian Borland for permission and blessing to use the sample.
It means a lot.””

March along with the band.

Here’s the 1979 track Courts Or Wars, of which the Bros sampled vocals, by
Second Layer. A British post-punk band that only lasted for one EP and two years.
It featured the late Adrian Borland (1957-1999) on vocals who afterward became
the mastermind of The Sound

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The Chemical Brothers: Website – Instagram

Waking Up With FLORENCE And THE MACHINE Storming Through NO DOUBT Oldie For YELLOWJACKETS Series

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16 March 2023

Season 2 of the Emmy-nominated series Yellowjackets – about a high school
girl soccer team that become the (un)lucky survivors of a plane crash deep in
the Canadian wilderness – starts on 24th March.

The series’ trailer comes with Florence + The Machine covering Just A Girl,
the 1995 blockbuster hit (more than 215 million streams on Spotify) of No Doubt,
led by pin-up star Gwen Stefani.

Florence: “I’m such a huge fan of Yellowjackets and this era of music, and this song especially had a huge impact on me growing up, so I was thrilled to be asked to interpret it in a ‘deeply unsettling’ way for the show. We tried to really add some horror elements to this iconic song to fit the tone of the show. And as someone who’s first musical love was pop punk and Gwen Stefani it was a dream job.”

Florence and IDLES’ Mark Bowen did the production.

FLORENCE + THE MACHINE

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NO DOUBT

YELLOWJACKETS: Website

Waking Up With FLOWERS For MILEY CYRUS

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15 March 2023

Nashville superstar MILEY CYRUS released her
8th LP named ENDLESS SUMMER VACATION
last week.

NME: “A love letter to Los Angeles and, indeed, herself, Cyrus’ eighth record
may appear subdued by her standards, but it remains remarkably intriguing.
A potent reclamation of power.” Score: 4/5.

To be honest, except for some of her hits and some headlines, I’m not familiar
with her work. But those hits and a video here and there learned that Cyrus
has a formidable, sexy hoarse voice, that she can rock out like the best, and
that she takes no BS not from anybody.

So she deserves a big bouquet of FLOWERS
(almost 700 million streams on Spotify already).

This is what a 24-Karat pop song is about.

MILEY CYRUS: Instagram (more than 200 million followers)

Waking Up With The Astonishing German Doom-Trap Snake MIMI BARKS

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14 March 2023

German doom-trap artist MIMI BARKS made eyebrows raise and ears quiver with her tempestuous and bone-chilling 10-track mixtape named DEADGIRL. An ominous exploit
of furious electro-horror-punk. “It’s literally a journey from self-hating to self-healing.” said Barks.

One of the unquestionable standout tracks is 10.steps.back.
A vicious primal scream rant for parties at graveyards.

“God damn keep the distance
I said 10.steps.back better listen
You ain’t worth your existence
You ain’t a threat, you´re a victim”

Barks launched an astonishing video clip for it, recently.

A creepy and claustrophobic affair where you she consecutive flashes of Barks
handling a snake while all sorts of freakish insects show up everywhere. If your
a snake-phobic like me you’re blood pressure and adrenalin production will
raise to unprecedented heights.

Roll the tape.
Go 10.steps.back.

Tour Dates

MIMI BARKS: Instagram – Facebook

Waking Up With… KOOL Trio MEET ME @ THE ALTAR

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13 March 2023

Colorful American punk-pop-rock trio MEET ME @ THE ALTAR are already around
since 2015 but it’s only recently, with a string of boiling hot singles off their debut LP,
named Past // Present // Future that was unleashed last Friday that they got tons of attention.

NME says: “This album is less about pop-punk, the genre tag with which they’ve become synonymous, and more about exploring the poppiest heights of pop-rock. “ Score: 4/5.

One of the highlights is this slamming stomper KOOL.

Wake up, folks.

MEET ME @ THE ALTAR: Instagram – Website

Waking Up 56 Years Ago Today On A SUNDAY MORNING With THE VELVET UNDERGROUND

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No noise on Sundays to wake up to

12 March 2023

The Velvet Underground released their self-titled debut LP (yep, the one
with the banana on the cover) 56 years ago today. on 12 March 1967.

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What better way is there to wake up on a Sunday morning with, eh, opening track
SUNDAY MORNING, with more than 108 million Spotify streams, far out the most
popular track of the album.

Lou Reed and John Cale co-wrote it with Nico‘s voice in mind. In the end, it was Reed
who sang it, with backing vocals by Nico. This pure classic gem was actually about paranoia.

“Watch out, the world’s behind you, there’s always someone watching you”

Timeless.

THE VELVET UNDERGROUND: Facebook

Bursting Bonkers Fun – JAPANESE JESUS From Ireland Hit Hard With ‘TENSION’

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11 March 2023

Band: JAPANESE JESUS
Who: A firm hitting duo featuring Bertie Kelly (vocals, guitars, bass)
and Denny Dunworth (Drums) from County Limerick, Ireland.

Track: TENSION

It’s the first single taken from a new 5-track EP, titled Depression Breakfast
which will see a digital and vinyl release later this year.

TUTV: Wham bloody wham bam. Tension starts droning from the first drum thwack
on and gets slash and trash company of schizo guitar ferocity and Kelly‘s punked-up
vocals. And when this jagged jackhammer goes on a roaring roll after 110 seconds,
it’s bursting bonkers time. Middle-finger to all idiotic problem seekers is the message.
Japanese Jesus deliver the titanic tune to do their heads in with. Smashing stroke!

Press play.
Go mad.

JAPANESE JESUS: Instagram – Twitter

Waking Up With Brand New KILLING JOKE Single ‘FULL SPECTRUM DOMINANCE’

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11 March 2023

Last year veteran post-punk bohemians KILLING JOKE (15 LPs so far)
released their first new music in 7 years with the Lord Of Chaos EP.

The Londoners with all original members back since 2008 play a huge sold-out
concert tomorrow at the famous Royal Albert Hall in the UK’s capital. They will
perform their first 2 LPs in full.

Along with this event, KJ just shared a brand new single called
FULL SPECTRUM DOMINANCE. A flaming guitar-layered rocker.

Press play.
Watch/listen.

KJ: Facebook – Bio – Discography

Japanse Kawaii Metal Sensation BABYMETAL About To Unleash New Album

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10 Maart 2023

Japanese Kawaii metal* sensation BABYMETAL unleash
their 4th longplayer, named The Other One on 17 March.

They talk about it in an interview with Kerrang! Some quotes here.

One of the singles off the album is the
bombastic banger METAL KINGDOM.

Watch/listen.

*Kawaii, also named idol metal, cute metal, J-pop metal or kawaiicore is a musical genre that blends elements of heavy metal and J-pop that was pioneered in Japan in the early 2010s.