On 9 February 1961, today 65 years ago a band named The Silver Beatles (and before that The Quarrymen) dropped the ‘silver‘ part and played their first ever gig as THE BEATLES.
The historic show was at the legendary basement named The Cavern Club in their hometown of Liverpool.
While George Harrison was nearly denied admission after arriving in blue jeans, the group performed a lunchtime set, for which they were paid £5. They would play the Liverpool club nearly 300 more times over the following years.
THE BEATLES released the Paul McCartney
written ballad YESTERDAY on 13 September 1965,
today 60 years ago.
Story goes the entire melody came to McCartney in a dream one night in his room at the home of his then-girlfriend Jane Asher and her family. Upon waking, he hurried to a piano and played the tune to avoid forgetting it.
It went to #1 of the Singles Chart in the UK,
the US and several European countries.
The original acoustic version was recorded in March 1964 for their debut album, Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M., released that year in October to disappointing sales.
The overdubbed electric remix, as the whole world knows
it, took them, a year later to #1 seat on the US Charts.
55 years ago today, on 10 April 1970, the pop world woke up to horrible news.
27-year-old PAUL McCARTNEY revealed in a press statement that he had quit THE BEATLES.
“I have no future plans to record or appear with
The Beatles again, or to write any music with John.”
But, it actually was John Lennon who broke up the group when
he already had left the Fab Four in late 1969. He had kept his
decision under wraps to aid the band’s business ventures.
His reaction to the Macca exit: “Paul hasn’t left. I sacked him.”
Front & back cover of the ‘McCartney’ LP.
A week later Paul released his solo
debut LP, named McCartney.
Who: American folktronica siblings Sierra Rose Rosie” and Bianca Leilani “Coco” Casady who have, for over 20 years now, transmuted the love, hardship, and ecstasy of sisterhood into some of the most daring, dangerous, and wildly original music our increasingly sanitized culture has known.
Press info: “Little Death Wishes is as open and tenderhearted as anything they’ve ever created. The songs tell a kaleidoscopic story of the generational hardship of women and the shattered realities of their lives, the precarious and precious nature of being human, of being done wrong by love, and a final wish to be unbroken. It boils everything CocoRosie down to its most brutal essence: turning pain into knowledge, sisterhood into polemic, trash into treasure, and recalcifying kitsch and cliché into fresh truths.”
TUTV: Sierra and Bianca relive, musically and lyrically, being CocoRosie for
20 years and creating transfixing pop theatricality. They do it, as usual, in their own fascinating way, as if they are at the center of a melodramatic musical, with a vibrant variety of sonority – folk, pop, EBM, rap, R&B – and their unique voices as the record’s entertaining stars up front. Give it a couple of spins and discover this multi-faceted
opus in all its detailed glory.
Singles: Least I Have You / Cut Stitch Scar / Yesterday
It’s the harbinger for a 3-track EP, titled Eternal, that will be out on 14th March.
TUTV: The Waeve rock out big time on this new riveting ripper.
The glowing intensity at work here expands with a hair-rising
velocity as the stormy trip rushes on.
Never thought that painful love
could sound this invigorating .
The Waeve: Instagram – Spotify
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Artist:LAURA JANE GRACE Who: Chicago‘s notorious singer-songwriter who’s around since the 90s.
She makes a lot of noise with her punk group Against Me! (7 albums so far)
and solo (2 albums so far).
Grace: “Does God have a dick? Is that what those of the faith believe when they refer to their Lord as “he” & “him” & “father”? Well, imagine that! Oops, I think I may have imagined a little too hard and gone and written a song about it. He lord’s heavenly hammer must swing mighty! And away we go! Here is the first offering from the songs I recorded over the summer in Athens, Greece while there on a Fellowship through the Onassis Foundation.”
TUTV: Your God (God’s Dick) is both a hilarious and fucktastic punk
choir chant reminiscent of scream and shout Celtics Dropkick Murphys
with a blustering storm of surf-like riffs chopping your stereo into
pieces.
Highlight from their brand new
boisterous 5th album Cursed.
TUTV: BB produce kamikaze electricity that electrocutes all the nerves
in your body. Ballistic hullabaloo to start a solo moshpit in your bedroom,
bathroom, kicthen, wherever you want. Just jump up and down like a
kangaroo on dope.
From their upcoming debut EP Loves You, out 11 April.
TUTV: From the get-go a rotating guitar riff and repetitive drum beat sneak
and creep under your skin until the very end. Kraut grooves and improves
unstoppably, while eager vocals roll over its hypnotic flow. Your head spins
around and all your other limbs join the ride on the spot. Ace.
TUTV: Right from the blistering start, these punk motherockers
trash and slash your shocked stereo speakers. No rest for the
wicked. Watch your back, Amyl & The Sniffers.
Gimme Suck Suck!
Linktree – Tour Dates EU
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Band: LONELY LITTLE KITSH Who: Canadian indie duo – Kristen Goetz and Nolan Jodes who took their name
from “…just another future song, lonely little kitsch” from the late genial Bowie‘s
1974 banger Diamond Dogs
Goetz (vocalist): “It’s a song about second chances vs. leaving the past behind.
When you reach a point that you can try again or keep moving on and making
progress… in this case, the decision is to keep going forward. It’s a Pixies meets
pop-punk track.”
TUTV: Fast forward we go from the kick-off. Power-driven pop punk fun all the way peaking when the high-voltage chorus kicks in. That’s why LLK got here in the top-10
of TUTV’s best tracks of this month.
Band: HEISA Who: Belgian LOUD rock trio whose sound draws influences from bands such as Black Midi, Tool, Battles and Swans, blending dissonance with a strong sense of identity. Their music balances chaos and control, mixing unsettling atmospheres with hypnotic rhythms and sharp distortion.
2nd single from the band’s third LP
‘TROIS’, landing on March 28th.
TUTV: Flowers is a slow progressing outburst of earsplitting
noizz turmoil. Schizophrenic guitars, bashing drums, and eerie spooky vocals
conspire to mess up your head, the way you like it.
First single from her upcoming 4th full length,
baptized Abyss and will drop on April 4th.
TUTV: Hearsay‘s sound resonates richer than before. The song has a rockin’ groove
and poised drive with a psychedelic effect. On top comes Anika‘s mesmerizing voice
and she tackles the polluting media brainwashing people. Rad effort.
It’s a cathartic breakup song, blending the raw energy of post-punk with the angular charm of new wave. Written from the perspective of an inept and creepy protagonist, the track navigates the emotional chaos of a crumbling relationship, where frustration, anger, and reluctant self-realization collide.
TUTV: Indie guitar pop/rock at its piercing best.
Both unbridled and melodic, soundtracking
barbed emotions. Bone-chilling whack.
Band: VAZUM (Detroit, Michigan) Who: Zach Pliska and Emily Sturm. They describe their sound as deathgaze,
combining the raw energy of deathrock with the depth of shoegaze. So far
the duo released six albums and a handful of singles and EPs.
It’s the title song from the duo’s forthcoming album due later
this year. It follows last year’s acclaimed Western Violence LP.
TUTV:Vazum rock out with urgent panache and
puissance. Full steam ahead the first chord on. Emily Sturms‘ sensual vocals add a sense of
seductive mysteriousness. Striking stroke.
Band: SLICERRR Who: 4-piece garage-punk band from Helsinki, Finland. The band’s sound
is straightforward, brute and chaotic. The songs are bass-driven and catchy.
Opener from their brand new
self-titled debut EP. Discover
it here.
TUTV: If you want to lose your brain, than this sick mindfucker is what you need.
These Finnish dogs cut it sharp with a vicious bass-riff, shizo guitars and agressive
vocals. Helter-skelter.
Band: SKLOSS Who: Formed in Austin, TX as a husband-and-wife duo between American drummer/vocalist Karen Skloss and Scottish guitarist/vocalist Sandy Carson
during the COVID lockdown.
TUTV: After a short cracking, distorted guitar intro all hell breaks loose. They
produce a raw and rough clangor that grabs you by the throat and holds its
firm grip all the way. No arty farty stuff for this garage punk blues tandem.
TUTV: Pure pop gem, feel-good injection, sticky easy-going booster. You
can sing along, swing along, shake along, whistle and hum along. Its merry
melody works like a magnet. It’s an all together now chant for all lovers out
there.
Until EVERYONE is convinced to be at least a tolerant human being, we
need to spread John Lennon’s All You Need Is Love message, like Smitt E.
Smitty and his flourishing party gang do their flamboyant way, on repeat.
Koan: “It’s a little circus themed escape world. I wanted to create a bit of a dreamy
break from daily worries. It’s pretty crafty and full of cool instruments. It also features
my daughter for a brief moment. It’s my favourite song I’ve made so far.”
TUTV: Step into Koan‘s cocoon. It relaxes your mind, triggers you to set your busy plans
on a hold, and invites your body to have a waltz-y dance that transfers you to a utopian circus place for a while, far away from our daily, suffocating rat race.
Artist: ADULT MATTERS Who: The solo project of Luigi Bussotti. 90’s guitars,
honest and brutal lyrics. Their music is a secret
diary of a non-binary queer person.
Folktronica siblings COCOROSIE – Sierra Rose Rosie” and Bianca Leilani “Coco” Casady are gearing up for their 8th album in 20 years. It’s baptized Little Death Wishes. It comes out on 28th March. Pre-order info here.
Press info: “Little Death Wishes is as open and tenderhearted as anything they’ve ever created. The songs tell a kaleidoscopic story of the generational hardship of women and the shattered realities of their lives, the precarious and precious nature of being human, of being done wrong by love, and a final wish to be unbroken. It boils everything CocoRosie down to its most brutal essence: turning pain into knowledge, sisterhood into polemic, trash into treasure, and recalcifying kitsch and cliché into fresh truths.”
Following lead single Least I Have You, and follow-up Cut Stitch Star we get preview number three with YESTERDAY. Another trippy and poppy vibration. Listen to yesterday today and tomorrow too. It’ll put a smile on your face.
