Weekend Beat

THE COATHANGERS – Swirling Garage Pop Punk Trio Ready To Take Europe…

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After their rousing 2016 album NOSEBLEED WEEKEND (their fifth longplayer) this exciting garage pop punk trio is back with an energetic 5-track riff-o-rama EP titled PARASITE. The vitalizing ladies are ready to conquer Europe and I’ll be definitely going bananas in the first row when they play my hometown Ghent (Belgium) on 24 May. To get in the right dynamite mood let’s start to warm up this weekend. First this pretty wicked video clip for one of the vibrant kicks on that new EP. Move your furniture, make room, here’s CAPTAIN’S DEAD…

That felt really good. Let’s go nuts.
Here’s the PARASITE EP in full…


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Get ready for the fury. Here they come…


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PRINCE – Title Track From Double Album ‘SIGN “☮” THE TIMES’ Still Highly Relevant After 30 Years…

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‘Sign “☮” The Times’ by PRINCE

Musical genius PRINCE released his double masterpiece album ‘SIGN “☮” THE TIMES’
30 years ago, on 31 March 1987. An innovative magnum opus where funk, soul, rap, pop
and rock were mixed into an ingenious and vibrant sonic cocktail. The late, sadly missed icon translated the troubled times the world experienced back then perfectly in the title track. On the other hand most of the songs on this double LP contained messages of hope, love, solidarity and unity to overcome the bad signs of those days. Unfortunately nothing has really changed after 30 years. Today it’s back to egoism intolerance, hate and dissension as we all know. The fact that the funky killer single of this double wake up call album sounds like it’s 1987 all over again is both scary and alarming. Here’s the Purple Legend, still highly relevant after 30 years…

PRINCE: Biography – Discography – Paisley Park Website


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THE JESUS AND MARY CHAIN – Brand New Album ‘DAMAGE AND JOY’ Is Out…

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The new THE JESUS AND MARY CHAIN album has finally arrived. DAMAGE AND JOY is the first new material since ‘Munki’ (1998). The melodic Scottish noisemakers produced this album together with Killing Joke’s Martin Glover, who also plays bass on the record. I’m totally ready to discover this weekend if the Reid brothers still can deliver the goods…

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THE JESUS AND MARY CHAIN: Website – Facebook

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OYA PAYA – Some Bluesy Weirdness from Liverpool…

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From the legendary city of Liverpool, UK here’s OYA PAYA. An intriguing trio describing themselves as “three smelly twenty-somethings hailing from different corners of the globe. We came together to put our own spin on homemade, alternative-indie-rock. We started our journey in early 2016 in Liverpool. We create tunes by an accidental collision of signal transmissions in outer space from within the comfort of our cozy little bedrooms.” I guess, ladies and gents, that it’s quite clear that we’re dealing with some fascinating eccentrics producing sticky, passionate vibes with a bluesy twist intensified by tormented vocals and melancholic arrangements. Well just judge for yourself, here’s JUST A LITTLE MAN…

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THE BRIAN JONESTOWN MASSACRE – Brand New Album ‘DON’T GET LOST’ Out Now…

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‘Don’t Get Lost’ by THE BRIAN JONESTOWN MASSACRE

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Psychedelia expert Anton Newcombe is probably the hardest working and most productive artist on the planet. Brand new album DON’T GET LOST, released yesterday 24 February, is his 4th release of new music in the past two years and his 16th longplayer overall with his band featuring this time Ricky Maymi, Dan Allaire, Collin Hegna & Ryan Van Kriedt, and with contributions from Also Emil Nikolaisen from Norwegian group Serena-Maneesh and Pete Fraser (The Pogues, New Young Pony Club) on saxophone, plus vocal performances
from Tim Burgess (The Charlatans), Tess Parks and Shaun Rivers. Time to discover the San Francicso born and Berlin based psych wizard’s new groovy jams, all weekend long…

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THE BRIAN JONESTOWN MASSACRE: New album on iTunes – Website – Facebook

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ALL THEM WITCHES – Hypnotizing Voodoo Blues Serpent From New Album…

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‘Alabaster’ by ALL THEM WITCHES

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The Nashville-based psychedelic blues outlaws ALL THEM WITCHES will release their fourth album ‘Sleeping Through The War’ next week – February 24th. All details here on Bandcamp . Here’s ALABASTER, one of the new tracks. A tale of alienation wrapped in an ongoing, hypnotizing blues jam with a voodoo vibe. A sonic serpent that creeps slowly but surely under your skin. Mind-twisting score! Get ready for a fascinating trip…

ALL THEM WITCHES: Website – Facebook

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Artwork new album ‘Sleeping Through The War’…

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CAGE THE ELEPHANT – Top Of The Underground Scene…

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After four albums the Kentucky indie rockers CAGE THE ELEPHANT are on top of te underground scene. Inspired by the best sounds of the mid-Sixties pop & rock they became succesful experts in turning those elevating vibes into nowadays emo-tional
and spectacular alternative firework. This live rendition of CRY BABY, one of the many highlights of latest album Tell Me I’m Pretty will vitalize all your senses…

Last Tuesday they played in The Netherlands as part of a(nother) short European tour.
As they ignored Belgium I crossed the border to see them in the legendary Paradiso in Amsterdam . Wow! I was aware (long live YouTube) of the band’s live reputation but the tsunami I experienced was nothing less than overpowering with a remarkably young crowd jumping up and down from start to finish and singing every single word of each song. Really stunning. An unstoppable stream of adrenalin, on and off the stage. Here
are some pics…

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CAGE THE ELEPHANT: Website – Facebook

Get Your Electrodelic Body Rock Here With… XIXIXSTIX

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‘It Burns’ by XIXISTIX

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XIXISTIX is Mike Luv‘s, genre smashing instrumental recording project. He’s an electronic ambient dance wizard from New Hampshire, US. His brand new track IT BURNS will mess up your mind and limbs. Sounds like early, experimental Chemical Brothers and industrial maniacs Nine Inch Nails having some big fun together. Luv himself describes his work as electrodelic body rock. Find out why here…

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I guess you want more by now? Here’s the man’s second full length album on Bandcamp

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