Wake-Up Call

ROCKET – Raucous Los Angeles Turbo Take Their Aim

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11 February 2025


Photo by Holly Whitaker

Band: ROCKET
Who: High-voltage rock unit
from Los Angeles, CA.

New single: TAKE YOUR AIM
Piece from their 2023 debut EP Versions Of You, which will be
reissued in April via Transgressive Records. Pre-order info here.

Alithea Tuttle (vocals/bass): “The indignant response to feeling misunderstood or taken advantage of by someone but not being able to confront them about it. It’s about a friendship that was built upon them taking more than they give and watching the friendship grow sour as time goes on. The verses illustrate the nature of the relationship; what that person says is what goes and no one can change their mind. The choruses fall back into the repetitiveness of overthinking; if this is all my fault like you say it is then take your aim.”

TUTV: Imagine Hole and L7 have a sonic pillow fight. Wowzers, yes? You bloody betcha. This Californian turbo build a nuclear wall-of-voltaic-grunge sound, enough to take your stereo out and having your poor neighbour call the anti-decibels police. Meanwhile front Amazon Alithea Tuttle adds sensual vocals but gets hurt by a toxic amor arrow. Oh fuck!

Smoking score.

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ALT BLK ERA – Young Sizzling Sisters Are The New Sensation In The UK

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10 February 2025

Flamboyant young British sisters Nyrobi (20) and Chaya (17) Beckett-Messam,
artistically know as ALT BLK ERA are one of the latests hypes in the UK.

With their brand-new debut LP, titled Rave Mortal
they occupied the top spot of the Rock & Metal Chart
in England.

They’re being described as a genre-smashing duo redefining
music by fusing rock with alt Pop, DnB, rap and electronic
beats. Beyond the music, they advocate for hidden disability
awareness and inclusivity in the music industry, inspired by
Nyrobi’s personal journey – a key theme of Rave Immortal.

Many of us know that you need to be cautious with the British musical hyping media. That’s the case here too. Mind you ALT BLK ERA are new fresh wizz-kids but it’s not that they reinvented any sort of genre. Their robust hip-rock-pop sonority comes close to the buzzing rap-clatter of exciting female duo Nova Twins. And at times I could swear Skunk Anansie‘s Skin is the secret third member. Pretty impressive, but not innovating. Curious?

Okay, time for a fact check. COME FIGHT ME FOR IT,
one of the album’s frenzied highlights, will do the trick.

Wake up people,
there’s a new
rave going on.
Don’t miss it.


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Want to know more about these sizzling sisters? Read their interview with Kerrang right here.

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MASTERS OF REALITY Back In Town After 16 Years – New Album In March, New Single ‘MR. TAP N’ GO’ Today

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8 February 2025

After 44 years, American rock old-timers MASTERS OF REALITY (who took their name from a misprinted label of the third Black Sabbath album, ‘Master of Reality’) fronted by the only original member/co-founder/producer Chris Goss, who was also involved in several other bands/projects during his long career, announced the birth of their (only) 7th longplayer, the first in 16 years.

It’s named Archers and lands on your stereo
on March 28th (digitally) and physically on CD
and LP on April 11.

Goss about the album: “The Archer is whoever one perceives as their invisible ruler of fate. Often, the archer is very visible to those who pay attention. Maybe some even think he is the dictatorial god. Or even a conjured entity. But all can agree that the archer has impeccable
skill at hitting the target.”

“This album intentionally broke away from the heavier riff rock that we dominated for over three decades. The ‘stoner and desert rock’ riffing was a reason for Masters of Reality to break away on this record and present our blues in a different light for a minute. Blues isn’t a three-chord riff progression. It’s life itself. I can easily provide a thousand heavy riffs at the drop of a dime. But I dare any self-proclaimed heavy riff band to have the balls to throw the curve ball that we’ve thrown with this album.”

MR. TAP ‘N GO is the second shared track. It’s a funky and
groovy rock corker. Wham bloody wham bang bang bang.

Wake up people,
these masters
are 4 real.

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PANDA BEAR Entertains Again With Feel-Good Single ‘END MEETS’

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7 February 2025

PANDA BEAR aka American singer-songwriter/multi-instrumentalist (and co-founder of electro act Animal Collective) Noah Benjamin Lennox launches his 6th full length, called Sinsiter Gift on 28th February.

Following the vibrant lead single Ferry Lady we get
a 2nd appetizer titled ENDS MEET. Another feel-good
tune.

Wake up people,
don’t worry,
be happy.

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BOB MOULD Delivers New Missile ‘NEANTHERDAL’ From His Upcoming 15th LP

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6 February 2025

Last month BOB MOULD, former Hüsker Dü frontman/guitarist,
announced the birth of his 15th LP, named Here We Go Crazy.

Mould about the album: “On the surface, this is a group of straightforward
guitar pop songs. I’m refining my primary sound and style through simplicity,
brevity, and clarity. Under the hood, there’s a number of contrasting themes:
Control and chaos, hypervigilance and helplessness, uncertainly and
unconditional love.”

Following the moody title track
we get taster number two.

NEANDERTHAL races like a whizzing
missile going full steam ahead.

TOUR

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THE SLOW READERS CLUB – Manchester’s Pop Wizards Offer New 24 Carat Pearl With ‘BOY SO BLUE’

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5 February 2025

Band: THE SLOW READERS CLUB
Who: Alt-pop rockers from
Manchester, UK.

Track: BOY SO BLUE

The 3rd taster from their 7th album,
titled Out Of A Dream slated for launch
on 14 March 2025.

Wake up people,
nicely and slowly
and enjoy this
24 Carat pop gem.

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DEZ DARE – Australian One-Man Band Breaks Your Brain With New Blow ‘BRUTALISED ROBOTICS’

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4 February 2025

Artist: DEZ DARE
Who: The musical project of Australian busy bee Darren Smallman (different labels
and different bands) who became involved in the local punk and rock scene of Geelong
in the 90s. He’s now based in Brighton (UK) fabricating stuff in his own studio.

Track: BRUTALIZED ROBOTICS

Piece from his upcoming album, titled ‘CHERYL! Your Love
Shines Down Like A Supernova’s Death’. Details TBA.

On this composition Dare draws parallels with how humanity exploits technology compared to how they treat all living beasts. What is consciousness? What is success
for an organism? Dominance or longevity? One day all sentients will eventually pry
the foot from their neck.

TUTV: Humankind is on the verge of collapsing in between wars, far-right governments raising up all over the planet and climate change dramas. This and more daily shit came
to mind when this brutal brainbreaker was about to pulverize my headphones.

The shocking combination of paranoid electronics, ruthless percussion, far-out guitars, neurotic vocals and a battering chorus works like a motorized chainsaw. DD nails it. Very loud and very clear.

Wake up people, it’s time to panic.
The lunatics have taken over the asylum.

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LADY GAGA Premiers New Booming Dance Booster ‘ABRACADABRA’ At Grammy Awards

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3 February 2025


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Last Sunday was Grammy Awards night in Los Angeles.

Not my thing with all its bombastic over-the-top glam and glitter showiness,
and its obvious mega glam and glitter idols such as Beyoncé, Charli XCX, Billie
Eilish, Taylor Swift, and way more. But, fan or not, they’re all bona fide artists.

All winners right here.

One of the star performers was giga-ntic star
LADY GAGA who releases her 7th longplayer,
Mayhem on March 7th.

Yesterday she premiered a 3rd preview track named
ABRACADABRA with new booming dance booster with
a bedazzling video clip.

You can wake up now, people, the Grammies are
over, but you can’t relax yet as wizard Lady Gaga
is coming on strong with a bing bang.

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MANIC STREET PREACHERS – Welshmen Dropped 7th Preview Of Upcoming LP – Play ‘BRUSHTROKES OF REUNION’

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1 February 2025


Photo credit: Alex Lake

Welsh heroes MANIC STREET PREACHERS have no intention whatsoever to retire.
They’ll have their 15th longplayer, baptized CRITICAL THINKING, out on February 7th.

Press info: “The Manic Street Preachers return with their most urgent album in years. This is
a record of opposites colliding – of dialectics trying to find a path of resolution. While the music has an effervescence and an elegiac uplift, most of the words deal with the cold analysis of the self, the exception being the three lyrics by James (Dean Bradfield) which look for and hopefully find answers in people, their memories, language and beliefs.”


Album artwork

For all impatient Manics fans, here’s single #4.

BRUSHSTROKES OF REUNION is another example of what the Welshmen fabricate
for about 20 years now (actually half of their career, they started back in 1986): sugary, orchestral guitar pop tunes, but still with philosophical life observations.

“I listened to the sound of your singing / Now the pain had reached / Its final limit.
The colour of distance had found its mission / It was not a reminder / It was a vision”.

Wake up people. If you know what James Dean Bromfield
is singing about let me know. I don’t have a clue.

All 4 singles


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Imperishable Siblings SPARKS Still Do The Things Their Way – Hear Their Brand New Belter Here

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31 January 2025

The brothers Ron (79) and Russell Mael (76), known to the world as SPARKS
are around since 1966. Yes, that’s 59 years and no sign of retirement. Music
is the dominant element in their DNA. They can’t stop.

They canned their 28th (!) album, named it MAD!
and will soon tell us when it’ll see the day of light.

“Our mantra since 1972, amplified in 2025” the bros say.

Ahead of it comes the first preview single DO THINGS MY OWN WAY.
A booming disco-flavered belter that sticks from the start. The town is
still big enough for both of them.

Wake up people,
it’s amateur hour,
get up and sparkle.

They also revealed tour dates.


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