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Los Angeles, CA – Goth rock all-stars, The 69 Eyes, are setting the scene alight with another high-profile hit, hot on the heels of their gothabilly transformation of The Cramps’ “Aloha From Hell.” Their latest release comes just in time to bring the summer heat, as they roar to the forefront with a fiery rendition of Rammstein’s explosive hit, “Feuer Frei!” This scorching track was originally released as the fifth single from the German industrial giants’ third album, Mutter, which debuted on April 2nd, 2001, and has since sold nearly 1.7 million records worldwide. On August 9th, 2002, “Feuer Frei!” made its film debut in the Rob Cohen action feature, xXx, starring Vin Diesel, and can be heard in its near entirety at the beginning of the film, which takes place at a Rammstein concert.

Never ones to be outdone, however, The 69 Eyes have released their own cinematic companion to the track in the form of an official music video. Directed by the acclaimed Vicente Cordero, this riveting display of pyromania-filled foreplay, courtesy of fire performers IvorySith & Kay Von Kola, perfectly captures the essence of the band’s eternally debonair rock ‘n’ roll flair, while simultaneously increasing the piston pressure of the original. Musically, The 69 Eyes’ rendition of “Feuer Frei!” acts as a sonic reflection of the incendiary imagery burning through the screen, complete with a seamless blend of goth, rock, and industrial elements, no doubt bound to resonate with both The 69 Eyes’ fervent fanbase and Rammstein enthusiasts alike. Speaking to the impassioned demand for this very crossover, lead singer Jyrki 69 exclaims, “The 69 Eyes has been asked to cover Rammstein for decades. Now we finally did it!”

“Feuer Frei!” infiltrates the airwaves just as The 69 Eyes embark on their journey across Europe. The Gotta Rock Summer Tour includes several performances across Finland and the UK, as well as a stop in Hildesheim, Germany, where they will grace the stage as part of the M’era Luna Festival elite on Sunday, August 13th. This festival is one of the biggest goth gatherings on earth, boasting over 25,000 attendees from around the world.

“Feuer Frei!” arrives as a standout single ahead of forthcoming full-length feature, A Tribute To Rammstein, available worldwide on August 25th. This power-packed compilation features both old and new school industrial acts, including Priest, Manntra, and Julien-K, joining forces with vanguard veterans, Front Line Assembly, Laibach, Burton C. Bell (Fear Factory), Paul Ferguson (Killing Joke), and Skold (KMFDM/Shotgun Messiah), for a one-of-a-kind aggrotech amalgamation of industrial and dark electro.

TRACK LIST:
1. Du Hast – Burton C Bell, Big Paul Ferguson & MGT
2. Deutschland – Front Line Assembly feat. Dino Cazares
3. Sonne – Skold
4. Engel – Priest
5. Amerika – Laibach
6. Feuer Frei! – The 69 Eyes
7. Ausländer – Jah Wobble & Jon Klein
8. Radio – Julien-K
9. Ich Will – Stoneman
10. Keine Lust – Lacrimas Profundere
11. Links 2 3 4 – Manntra
12. Mein Teil – Original God
13. Du Hast – Leæther Strip

Los Angeles, CA – Hello User, welcome to the world of The DAK, the computer processing unit at the center of a sprawling new concept album by one of the most exciting and compelling indie post-punk bands in the western hemisphere, Descartes A Kant! Following up on the band’s 2017 twisted romance album Victims Of Love Propaganda, the subversively creative quartet return with a disturbing glimpse into a retro-futuristic virtual reality where humans rely on The DAK and its pre-programmed “Enlightenment Bubbles” to make their lives meaningful.

Today, the band proudly shares the first of the album’s singles, the incredible title track “After Destruction.” Musically, “After Destruction” strips the band down to a pulverizing primal groove while slowly adding flourishes of vintage keyboards and heavily treated fuzzed-out guitar solos before exploding in a fury of noisey punk armageddon. It’s a twisty-turny journey that only Descartes A Kant can pull off with such manic energy and bravado while still holding the listener rapt. And just when you think the band has spent all its creativity on the music, you watch the video and realize that these artists have way more tricks up their space jumpsuit sleeves than you can imagine!

Watch for more singles from the album coming soon and program your own personal DAK for the release of After Destruction, the album, on September 29 on all formats including digital, CD and vinyl!

TRACK LIST:
1. Hello User
2. Graceless
3. Press Any Key
4. Self-F
5. The Mess We’ve Made
6. You Knew This Would Happen
7. Raindrops Of Poison
8. A Catastrophe
9. Woman Sobbing
10. 47 Dogs
11. After Destruction
12. Restart And Heal

Los Angeles, CA – The great civil rights leader John Lewis famously encouraged people to “get in good trouble,” the kind of trouble that disrupts the status quo in order to bring about positive change. Well, fans of guitar phenom Lance Lopez are about to have a little “good trouble” headed their way. Today, Lopez releases his brand new album Trouble Is Good, an all-original album and his first in over 5 years that surely marks the culmination of this brilliant artist’s extraordinary journey from young Texas blues prodigy to one of the most vibrant voices in guitar-based music today!

Featuring a whole host of stellar guest performers including drummer Brian Tichy (Whitesnake, Foreigner), bassist Danny Miranda (Queen, Blue Öyster Cult), and Jack Daley (Lenny Kravitz, Little Steven and the Disciples) as well as keyboardist Peter Keys (Lynyrd Skynyrd), Trouble Is Good is much more than just a platform for Lopez to show off his impressive chops. The songs, most of which were written either by Lopez or by the album’s producer Joey Sykes, offer both memorable hooks and surprising twists and turns. Lyrically, the album reflect on everything that’s gone on in the world the past few years as well as painting pictures of intense emotional inner turmoil as heard on one of Trouble’s stand out tracks, “Uncivil War,” which finds Lopez trying to find a peaceful resolution to a conflict-scarred relationship.

Those who know Lance know that where he truly shines is on a stage thrilling audiences with fiery live performances of his music. So thankfully Lopez is set to bring a bit of good trouble on the road as well! The first set of shows are listed below with more dates to follow.

TOUR DATES:

AUGUST 12 – Evansville, IN
SEPTEMBER 1 – Naples, FL
SEPTEMBER 2 – Boca Raton, FL
SEPTEMBER 6 – Sanford, FL
SEPTEMBER 7 – St. Petersburg, FL
SEPTEMBER 21 – Houston, TX
SEPTEMBER 22 – Richardson, TX
SEPTEMBER 28 – Arkansas, TX
SEPTEMBER 29 – Fort Worth, TX
SEPTEMBER 30 – Shreveport, LA
OCTOBER 1 – Jackson, MS
OCTOBER 21 – Indianapolis, IN

Trouble Is Good is available on both CD and digital as well as limited edition ORANGE vinyl! Order your copy today!

JEFF BECK: “A very exciting and intense Blues guitarist.”

BILLY GIBBONS: “Lance is one of my most favorite guitar players.”

B.B. KING: “Lance Lopez got 3 standing ovations when he opened a show for me and I was among those standing.”

GUITAR MAGAZINE: “Lopez is bone-rattingly powerful.”

VINTAGE GUITAR MAGAZINE: “Lance Lopez is a guitar-slinging blues machine that burns like Texas hot sauce in August.”

TRACK LIST:
1. Easy To Leave
2. Jam With Me
3. Trouble Is Good
4. Uncivil War
5. Wild Country
6. Take A Swing
7. Trying In The Tri Star State
8. Slow Down
9. Reborn
10. Voyager: Sunrise, Voyager, I Am Ra

Los Angeles, CA – In 2019, what started out as a small side-project put together by superstar drummer Rat Scabies and acclaimed Flipron/Neville Staple guitarist Billy Shinbone quickly morphed into a world of psychedelic, gurgly, electronic soundtracks for their first and critically acclaimed 2020 debut album Sparkle. Now The Sinclairs are readying their second album, The Long Slow Death Of A Cigarette, which finds them breaking out even further, adding guest vocalists to a mix of skittery garage rock, arctic ambience, fuzzy orchestral pop, the odd dusty torch song plus an undulating Latin funeral coda. If the first album “made easy listening more difficult” then this new album is “technicolor noir.”

“We decided that we wanted some actual songs on this record,” says Scabies. “And we hit gold with our guest artists,” including Zumi Rosow of Black Lips, Kid Congo Powers of The Cramps/Gun Club/The Bad Seeds, Roger Chapman of iconic ‘60s band Family, and members of Japanese garage punk treasures The 5,6,7,8’s plus British actor Kevin Eldon (Hot Fuzz/Game Of Thrones)! “We wanted each track to be like a deep, smokey draw that burns off the one that comes before it. Sometimes smouldering, sometimes incandescent, and what you’re left with at the end is a funeral.”

For a taste of what’s in store, the band is releasing the album’s first single, a ripping surf-rock-esque instrumental “Ultra Splendid,” which the band declares, “crams masses of splendidness into a super short package of energy. All the good stuff in less than two minutes flat!” The hilarious performance video that accompanies the single is likewise a “cheerful revenge on the drunken, self-absorbed arseholes who crash the stages in pubs and clubs across the land” and guest stars Kevin Eldon as the continually thwarted vocalist.

The Long Slow Death Of A Cigarette will be available on CD, vinyl and digital everywhere starting July 28.

TRACK LIST:
1. If You Don’t Want To Watch This Don’t Open Your Eyes feat. Zumi Rosow (The Black Lips)
2. Ultra Splendid
3. Origami Chainsaw
4. The Colonel feat. Kid Congo Powers (The Cramps/Gun Club/The Bad Seeds)
5. My Pet Maggot’s Bluebottle Dreams
6. Him And His Mermaid Girlfriend
7. Too Much Time feat. Yoshikio Fujiyama & Akiko Omo (The 5,6,7,8’s)
8. Transmissible Vices
9. Cellphone Lost In The Arctic Tundra
10. Monkey’s Tails feat. Kevin Eldon (Hott Fuzz/Game Of Thrones)
11. How Much Is The Dust? feat. Roger Chapman (Family)
12. Dante’s Funeral

Los Angeles, CA – By now, you’ve already heard the rumors about a new tribute album to the godless ghouls of Goo Goo Muck, punkabilly fiends The Cramps. Well, my friends, the rumors are true! Alt country icon Shooter Jennings recently shared his twisted version of “Human Fly” while TX neo-psych singer/songwriter Danny Lee Blackwell, a/k/a Night Beats, blasted out a slick rendition of “I Was A Teenage Werewolf” just last month. Now, it’s The 69 Eyes’ turn with an ultra cool apocalyptic boogie woogie take on “Aloha From Hell.”

Originally released on the landmark 1986 album A Date With Elvis, The Cramps’ third full-length and its commercial breakthrough, “Aloha From Hell” offered a perfect distillation of the band’s sound – rollicking drums, a throbbing bass line and uber creepy tremolo guitar. The 69 Eyes’ version retains all of the best elements of the original while adding in their own distinctive goth metal sounds, including the signature baritone voice of frontman Jyrki 69 and the twin guitar attack of Bazie and Timo-Timo with bassist Archzie and drummer Jussi 69 holding down the steady driving groove. Check out the performance video for the full experience of these veteran rockers making a full meal of The Cramps influential horror punk stew!

Goo Goo Muck – A Tribute To The Cramps is set for full release on August 4. The album presents an all-star line-up of ghouls and goblins from across the musical spectrum including retro rockers The Courettes, Swedish rockabilly heroes The Hillbilly Moon Explosion, sister of Jerry Lee Lewis, Linda Gail Lewis, and so much more!

TRACK LIST:
1. Human Fly – Shooter Jennings
2. Bikini Girls With Machine Guns – The Courettes
3. Aloha From Hell – The 69 Eyes
4. I Was A Teenage Werewolf – Night Beats
5. Goo Goo Muck – The Brains & Rezurex
6. Primitive – The Hillbilly Moon Explosion
7. Fissure Of Rolando – Flamin’ Groovies
8. Garbageman – Blitzkid
9. I Can’t Hardly Stand It – The Brains
10. The Way I Walk – Linda Gail Lewis, Danny B. Harvey & Clem Burke
11. Can Your Pussy Do The Dog? – The Fuzztones

Los Angeles, CA – In a world where pre-programmed keyboard patches, stock digital samplers and now AI-generated melodies threaten to dominate the musical landscape, the people have been calling out for a transformational figure who can usher in a new age of truly organic, soulful music. Guitar hero Lance Lopez is ready to answer that call!

A veteran of the Texas blues music scene that birthed not only the great Steve Ray Vaughan but also legendary southern rockers ZZ Top, Lopez has earned numerous accolades over the course of his 20+ year career from the likes of such foundational guitar figures as Jeff Beck, B.B. King and Johnny Winter, and even counts ZZ Top guitarist Billy Gibbons as a mentor. Today, Lopez is ready to unleash his most passionate and visceral album to date, an album that could very well spark the kind of musical revolution we’ve all been waiting for!

Trouble Is Good, set for release July 14, is Lopez’s first new album in over 5 years, and from the very first notes, it’s clear that Lopez has not only been hard at work honing his musical and songwriting chops, he’s also been moving toward a more southern rock sound than on previous outings. Just check out the album’s first single, the jubilant “Jam With Me.”

Based on a fiery, ZZ Top-inspired riff, “Jam With Me” is a classic mid-tempo rocker, with its familiar “let’s get the band together” vibe that takes on enormous significance in light of the quarantine, both physical and spiritual, the world has been under these recent years. The song’s theme of collaboration is embedded in the song’s origins as well, having been written by Lopez’s new songwriting partner and Trouble’s producer Joey Sykes, and featuring a guest performance from superstar drummer Gregg Bissonette.

And don’t miss the accompanying music video for “Jam With Me” where Lopez and his gang of cohorts revel in the simple act of being in the presence of one other and celebrating the magic of a live performance, something that was so easy to take for granted in a pre-pandemic world.

I’m really excited about the new single, ‘Jam With Me.’ Greg Bissonette has been one of my favorite drummers going back to the David Lee Roth days. The song really captures the emotions I was feeling throughout Covid on to the end of lock-down. And during that dark time, we made this incredible album and I’m very proud of every song on it. If you like big guitars and loud rock and roll, welcome to TROUBLE IS GOOD.”

Trouble Is Good will be available on both CD and digital as well as limited edition ORANGE vinyl! Pre-order your copy today!

Lopez is also taking the central theme of “Jam With Me” to heart in an exciting social media campaign. Starting today, Lopez fans can submit a video of themselves performing or interpreting the primary guitar riff from “Jam With Me” to their social media sites with the hashtag #JamWithLance. Lopez will view the entries and select a winner who will win a 30-minute virtual jam session with Lopez himself!

JEFF BECK: “A very exciting and intense Blues guitarist.”

BILLY GIBBONS: “Lance is one of my most favorite guitar players.”

B.B. KING: “Lance Lopez got 3 standing ovations when he opened a show for me and I was among those standing.”

GUITAR MAGAZINE: “Lopez is bone-rattingly powerful.”

VINTAGE GUITAR MAGAZINE: “Lance Lopez is a guitar-slinging blues machine that burns like Texas hot sauce in August.”

TRACK LIST:
1. Easy To Leave
2. Jam With Me
3. Trouble Is Good
4. Uncivil War
5. Wild Country
6. Take A Swing
7. Trying In The Tri Star State
8. Slow Down
9. Reborn
10. Voyager: Sunrise, Voyager, I Am Ra

Los Angeles, CA – The year 1987 marked the dawn of a new era, as gothic greats Rozz Williams and Eva O joined forces to create Shadow Project after crossing creative paths in Christian Death. During a hiatus, they moved from LA to San Francisco, hopeful that a change in environment would inspire them. However, they soon discovered that, no matter where they went, they were confronted with the same lack of ingenuity. Rather than become discouraged and disillusioned, they became more determined than ever to create something for themselves, without the need for acceptance or support from a scene that, in Williams’s words, had become stagnant.

The recordings captured in The Original Tapes 1988 serve not only as harbingers of the success that Shadow Project’s self-titled 1991 debut would bring, but as a poignant requiem for the musical talent of one of goth’s pioneering greats, Rozz Williams. This album is imbued with raw, visceral, emotional catharsis, coupled with the melodic melancholy of Williams’s and O’s vocal musings. This unique musical amalgamation is made evident from the first wailing guitar note and impassioned exclamation of the opening track, “When the Heart Breaks.”

This reissue features all newly remastered recordings for 2023, as well as a rare bonus track, “Blue Heart,” available for the first time ever on CD and digital formats after only previously available as part of an esoteric 1988 cassette compilation, Happy Music Of Earth Vol 1. This track boasts an updated mix by producer and Die Krupps frontman, Jürgen Engler who breathes new life into this avant-garde, spoken word masterpiece by enriching its best qualities and transmuting its essence, while also adding new musical elements and accompaniment, to create a fully realized, sonically rich, dark, experimental anthem that honors and celebrates the legacy of Rozz Williams, Eva O, and their groundbreaking co-creation.

TRACK LIST:
1. When The Heart Breaks
2. Working On Beyond
3. Lying Deep
4. Holy Hell
5. Death Plays His Role
6. Penny In The Bucket
7. Blue Heart

Los Angeles, CA – On October 28 of last year, the entire music world mourned the loss of one of its most important foundational figures, the great Rock n’ Roll pioneer Jerry Lee Lewis, but for Linda Gail Lewis the loss was much more personal. She lost not only her brother but a music partner that had shaped her own life and career profoundly. And just as many millions of Jerry’s fans the world over sought solace in many hundreds of songs Jerry Lee performed over the course of his life, so did Linda. In fact, she crafted an entire album of studio recordings that her brother made famous to not only celebrate the deep connection she shared with Jerry Lee but to also keep the memory of her brother alive.

Recorded at the legendary Sun Studios, where Jerry Lee Lewis along with Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash and other founding fathers of rock, Linda Gail Lewis’s A Tribute To Jerry Lee Lewis is an album full of incredible performances, a jubilant celebration of rock music’s rollicking early years. The album was produced by rockabilly guitar extraordinaire Danny B. Harvey, who enlisted his friend and frequent collaborator Slim Jim Phantom of Stray Cats as well as his wife Annie Marie Lewis, who also happens to be Linda’s daughter. Linda has been performing some of these tracks for years but the studio versions have a whole new sonic energy. Just check out the first single to be released from the album, “Down The Line,” along with the fantastic video created while the group was recording in the hallowed Sun Studio halls.

A Tribute To Jerry Lee Lewis will be available on CD and digital June 2 and will include a very special bonus EP of duet versions of the hits by Linda’s cousin, country icon Mickey Gilley!

Order the CD: https://cleorecs.com/store/?s=tribute+to+jerry+lee+lewis&post_type=product

Pre-save the digital: https://orcd.co/lindagaillewis_tributetojerryleelewis

TRACK LIST:
1. Whole Lotta Shakin’ Going On
2. Rockin’ My Life Away
3. High School Confidential
4. I’m On Fire
5. It’ll Be Me
6. You Win Again
7. Great Balls Of Fire
8. Down The Line
9. Let’s Talk About Us
10. Wild One
11. Crazy Arms
12. Lewis Boogie
13. End Of The Road

BONUS EP: Mickey Gilley – Gilley’s Last Ride
14. Standy By Me
15. Playboy
16. Candy Man
17. Have I Told You Lately That I Love You
18. Don’t The Girls All Get Prettier At Closing Time

The Brains supported by K-Man & The 45s

Ontario and Quebec Tour
May 2023

May 11 – Montreal
May 12 – Sherbrooke
May 13 – Quebec City
May 14 – Trios – Riveres
May 15 – Ottawa
May 16 – Peterborough
May 17 – Hamilton
May 18 – Barrie
May 19 – Kitchener
May 20 – Toronto

Available On:
CD

Brand new reissue of the 2005 debut album from punkabilly all-stars The Brains!

This is the album that kicked it all off including the hugely popular fan favorite “Black Jack Death Bet” plus “No Brain No Pain,” “Crazy Paradise” and lots more!

The Brains have been remarkably busy recently releasing superb remixes of tracks by Carl Perkins, The Platters, Larry Wallis, Robert Gordon and more!

Include 6 bonus tracks – demo versions recorded just prior to the full album and even more raw and energetic!

Track List

1. No Brain, No Pain
2. Full Moon Overseas
3. Black Jack Death Bet
4. Taste Your Blood
5. One Step Forward
6. 20 Beers
7. Train (Keeps A Rollin’ On)
8. Little Drinks
9. Dead Corpses
10. Don’t Wanna
11. So Glad That It’s Over
12. Crazy Paradise
BONUS TRACKS (Demo Versions)
13. Murcielagos
14. I’m So Glad
15. I Don’t Wanna
16. Full Moon
17. Crazy Paradise
18. Little Drinks

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//UPCOMING GIGS 2023
Feb 11 – Bar Sinister – Los Angeles, US
Mar 03 – Helsinki, FIN
Mar 10 – Las Vegas, US
Mar 12 – Portland, US
Mar 13 – Seattle, US
Mar 17 – Salt Lake City, US
Mar 18 – Denver, US
Mar 19 – Kansas City, US
Mar 20 – Minneapolis, US
Mar 21 – Milwaukee, US
Mar 22 – Chicago, US
Mar 25 – Austin, US
Mar 29 – Tampa, US
Apr 01 – Pipeline – Sundsvall, SWE
Apr 24 – Baroeg – Rotterdam, NL
Apr 25 – KK’s Steel Mill – Wolverhampton, UK
Apr 26 – Rescue Rooms – Nottingham, UK
Apr 27 – Theckla – Bristol, UK
Apr 28 – The Loft – Southhampton, UK
Apr 29 – Plage Noire – Weissenhäuser Strand, GER [TICKETS]
Apr 30 – Classic Grand – Glasgow, UK
May 01 – Coroporation – Sheffield, UK
May 02 – Nighttrain – Bradford, UK
May 03 – Merelyn – Nijmegen, NL
May 04 – Mergenerhof – Trier, DE
May 05 – L.A. – Cham, DE
May 06 – Out of Line Weekender – Berlin, DE
May 07 – Proznosc – Poznan, PL
May 08 – Hybrydy – Warsaw, PL
May 09 – F-Haus – Jena, DE
May 10 – Caf’e Central – Weinheim, DE
May 11 – Kubana – Siegburg
May 12 – Kulturfabrik – Krefeld, DE
June 21-24 – Mechanismus Festival – Seattle, US

Los Angeles, CA – Cleopatra Records are proud to announce a brand-new page in the long story of the legendary Johnny Thunders, a fresh take on an old classic, stewarded by two of the modern scene’s most vital performers, The Courettes.

“You Can’t Put Your Arms Around A Memory” is one of the former New York Doll’s most revered solo recordings. Originally released in 1978, following the break-up of his post-Dolls Heartbreakers, the song was both the first single and the undisputed highlight of Thunders’ debut solo album, the epochal So Alone.

It lived on as a live favorite for the remainder of his life, while Thunders also returned to it in the studio, during the recording of 1983’s Hurt Me. There, if anything, this impassioned ballad glittered even more brightly; and yet, haunted by one of Thunders’ most world-weary vocals, it is a performance that always demanded more than the sparse acoustic backing that circumstance decreed it should receive.

At last, in the loving hands of the acclaimed garage duo The Courettes (Martin and Flávia Couri), it receives its due.

“When Johnny’s voice echoed through the studio speakers, I had chills all over my body,” says vocalist and guitarist Flavia. “‘You Can’t Put Your Arms Around A Memory” is a timeless classic, my favorite and one of his best songs for sure, so relatable to us all.

“We are so absolutely thrilled to have been the backup band for Johnny Thunders” – even if it was just for one day.

If you know the original, you will fall in love all over again. If you don’t, you’re in for a surprise. The Courettes are already renowned for their mood perfect grasp of the sixties sound – girl group meets freakbeat meets Spector-sound at its peak. Many of the same influences, in other words, that Thunders brought to his own material.

And that is what they bring to “You Can’t Put Your Arms Around A Memory” – an entire new look and sound, but precisely the one that the performance always demanded. Fresh instrumentation, sharp production, and those irresistible backing harmonies raise both melody and lyric to new heights, imparting renewed meaning to the sentiments, too. Flavia continues, “Martin and I both are – as Johnny – big fans of the sixties girl groups like The Shangri-las and The Shirelles. So we went deep in this alley while recording our version.”

In addition, The Courettes produced a dynamic and captivating video showing the track’s recording process intercut with vintage footage of Thunders performing live. It’s a beautiful expression of this unique cross-generational collaboration!

Stream the track: https://orcd.co/johnnythunders_thecourettes_memory

The Courettes mix is also featured on a brand-new 3CD set of electrifying live performances and astonishing rare tracks from Thunders called From The Beginning To The End! The set, which includes some of Thunders’ very first recorded performances as well as some of his final recordings made shortly before his death in 1991, will be officially available April 7 but can be pre-ordered now!

Pre-order From The Beginning To The End: https://tinyurl.com/2p85s474

Los Angeles, CA – In the early days of Depeche Mode’s career, many dismissed the group as the kind of fluffy new wave electropop that was as inconsequential and easily discarded as chewed up bubblegum. Opinions began to change, however, as the group matured and darkened their sound for their fourth album, 1984’s Some Great Reward, which featured harsher sounds, edgier production and lyrical themes of BDSM (“Master & Servant”), persecution (“People Are People”) and, most powerfully, religious disillusionment on the controversial closing track “Blasphemous Rumours.”

Swedish industrial icon Skold knows a thing or two about controversy. As a member of Marilyn Manson’s band and even in his solo career, Skold has courted the wrath of the religious community for his use of spiritual imagery in both his album artwork and lyrics. Thus, it’s no surprise that DM’s “Blasphemous Rumours” would resonate with Skold, and no surprise also that his cover version would have an even sharper bite than the original.

As Skold himself puts it, “Depeche Mode has obviously had a very big influence on me and the music I make. I chose this specific song mainly because the heart crushing lyrics but also because of the very ‘industrial’ stylings of the track. I have covered Depeche Mode before together with Marilyn Manson [2004’s “Personal Jesus”] so I have “experience” for lack of a better term. It may be crazy but I see a clear line from Depeche Mode to music from more current artist too, for example XXXTentacion and the Weeknd and yeah I’m naming those 2 together to underscore the incredible diversity of music that is Depeche Mode.”

Skold’s cover of “Blasphemous Rumours” is the second single to be released from the forthcoming All I Ever Wanted – A Tribute To Depeche Mode, which will feature even more incredible covers by Lebanon Hanover, Priest, Xiu Xiu, The KVB and more! Coming to stores and digital platforms March 17!

Pre-order the CD/vinyl: https://tinyurl.com/bde8cknk

Pre-order/pre-save the digital: https://orcd.co/allieverwanted

And watch for a new Skold album coming later this year on Cleopatra Records!

Los Angeles, CA – When German industrialists Rammstein released “Du Hast” in 1997, no one could have predicted the international fervor the song would provoke. Riding the wave of late ‘90s angsty, alternative “nü” metal, the track became an inescapable fixture of both radio and movies, appearing on soundtracks for The Matrix and How High as well as video games like Guitar Hero 5 and Rock Band 3. For some, it was a wake up call to industrial artists and music scenes outside of the U.S. and American bands like NIN and Ministry, which led to renewed interest in artists such as Denmark’s Claus Larsen who had quietly reigned as the king of international industrial metal since the founding of his project Leæther Strip in the late ‘80s.

Now, Larsen is returning the favor to Rammstein, offering up his own unique take on their mega smash hit single in a cover version that is being released to all digital platforms today. In Larsen’s hands, “Du Hast” transforms from a headbanging anthem into a gruesome groove that’s more danceable than damaging yet still has just as much power and bite as the original. Larsen is no stranger to cover versions having launched his successful Æppreciation album series in 2014 and is now on its fifth installment. This single is also the earliest preview of a forthcoming tribute album to Rammstein that will be released later this year and will feature more exciting new talents such as Priest, Skold, Manntra and more!

Stream/download the single: https://orcd.co/leatherstrip_duhast

And be sure to check out Leæther Strip’s other covers on CD, vinyl and digital!

Æppreciation CD & vinyl: https://tinyurl.com/bde8cknk

Æppreciation digital: https://orcd.co/leatherstrip_appreciation

Æppreciation II digital: https://orcd.co/leatherstrip_appreciationii

Æppreciation III digital: https://orcd.co/leatherstrip_appreciationiii

Æppreciation IV digital: https://orcd.co/leather-strip-appreciation-iv

Æppreciation V digital: https://orcd.co/leather_strip_appreciation_v

Witness the return of the KINGS – former Megadeth axemen David Ellefson and Jeff Young return to the historic Whisky A Go Go stage for this very special concert event!

Together, along with former Megadeth guitarist Chris Poland, the Kings Of Thrash performed the entirety of the two thrash classic, Megadeth’s 1985 Killing Is My Business…and Business Is Good and 1988’s So Far, So Good…So What? as well as select cuts from 1986’s Peace Sells…But Who’s Buying!

This multimedia package features 2 CDs and 1 DVD!

2023 U.S. TOUR DATES
Feb 16 — Joliet, IL — The Forge
Feb 17 — Minneapolis, MN — Varsity Theater
Feb 19 — Madison, WI — Majestic Theatre
Feb 20 — Indianapolis, IN — The Vogue
Feb 21 — Columbia, MO — Blue Note
Feb 22 — Columbus, OH — King Of Clubs
Feb 24 — Flint, MI — The Machine Shop
Feb 25 — Cincinnati, OH — Legends Bar And Venue
Feb 27 — Cleveland, OH — Beachland Ballroom And Tavern
Feb 28 — Warrendale, PA — Jergels
Mar 1 — Buffalo, NY — Town Ballroom
Mar 3 — Poughkeepsie, NY — The Chance
Mar 4 — Sayreville, NJ — Starland Ballroom
Mar 5 — Harrisburg, PA — Midtown Arts Center
Mar 7 — Ardmore, PA — Ardmore Music Hall
Mar 8 — New York, NY — Gramercy Theatre
Mar 10 — Charlottesville, VA — Jefferson Theatre
Mar 11 — Greensboro, NC — Hangar 1819
Mar 12 — Asheville, NC — The Orange Peel
Mar 14 — Charleston, SC — Music Farm
Mar 15 — Atlanta, GA — The Masquerade (Hell)

2023 U.S. TOUR DATES
Feb 16 — Joliet, IL — The Forge
Feb 17 — Minneapolis, MN — Varsity Theater
Feb 19 — Madison, WI — Majestic Theatre
Feb 20 — Indianapolis, IN — The Vogue
Feb 21 — Columbia, MO — Blue Note
Feb 22 — Columbus, OH — King Of Clubs
Feb 24 — Flint, MI — The Machine Shop
Feb 25 — Cincinnati, OH — Legends Bar And Venue
Feb 27 — Cleveland, OH — Beachland Ballroom And Tavern
Feb 28 — Warrendale, PA — Jergels
Mar 1 — Buffalo, NY — Town Ballroom
Mar 3 — Poughkeepsie, NY — The Chance
Mar 4 — Sayreville, NJ — Starland Ballroom
Mar 5 — Harrisburg, PA — Midtown Arts Center
Mar 7 — Ardmore, PA — Ardmore Music Hall
Mar 8 — New York, NY — Gramercy Theatre
Mar 10 — Charlottesville, VA — Jefferson Theatre
Mar 11 — Greensboro, NC — Hangar 1819
Mar 12 — Asheville, NC — The Orange Peel
Mar 14 — Charleston, SC — Music Farm
Mar 15 — Atlanta, GA — The Masquerade (Hell)

It’s that time again for you, the Underground Garage listeners, to pick the “Coolest Song In The World 2022” Listen and vote for your favorite “Coolest Song In The World In The Underground Garage” from the last year. You can vote once every 24 hours per entry, just click on the heart below the song you want to vote for. The contest ends December 18 at 12:00 noon ET.

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Photo by Barry Plummer

Nik Turner, founding member of Hawkwind who contributed saxophone, flute and vocals to the group’s first seven albums as well as co-writing some of their most beloved songs, passed away in the evening of November 10th.

His family posted this message earlier today:

We are deeply saddened to announce the passing of Nik Turner – The Might Thunder Rider, who passed away peacefully at home on Thursday evening. He has moved onto the next phase of his Cosmic Journey, guided by the love of his family, friends and fans.

Turner was simply one of the most creative minds of his generation. His tenure with Hawkwind was just the beginning of his journey to the outer reaches of the rock music universe as Turner would go on to release an astoundingly adventurous and diverse catalog of solo albums as well. His collaborations with everyone from UK Subs guitarist Nicky Garratt to Doors’ guitarist Robby Krieger to Todd Rundgren along with Steve Hillage of Gong, Amon Düül II founder John Weinzierl, Die Krupps leader Jürgen Engler and so many more expanded his creative energy and brought new generations of music fans into his audience. Just this year saw the reissue of Turner’s incredible concert
extravaganza, Space Ritual 1994, as both a CD/DVD set as well as a 3LP set, which features guests Helios Creed of Chrome and Psychic TV’s Genesis P-Orridge as well as
Hawkwind alumni Del Dettmar and Alan Powell.

Cleopatra Records would like to offer our deepest condolences to Nik’s family and friends. We always felt Nik to be a part of our family, and we will continue to remember him and honor him as such.

DECEMBER 3, 2022
The Doll Hut – Anaheim, Ca

JANUARY 28, 2023
Mexicali, BC Mecico

ANNOUNCE 2023 HEADLINING TOUR WITH SUPPORT FROM AUTHORITY ZERO AND ZEBRAHEAD

October 25th, 2022 (San Diego, CA) – Today, SoCal punk legends Unwritten Law share the short film music videos for “Magnetic” and “The Hum,” off their recently released 10th studio album, The Hum. Directed by Joseph Russo, the short film follows the story of a couple, played by Tyler Posey and Tehya Elam, as they enter an alternate reality world known as The Hum. The two become obsessed with the lives they lead in this alternate reality and eventually sacrifice their real life for the fantasy life that will never come to be. The story begins with “Magnetic” and continues with “The Hum.”

Today, the band is also excited to announce The Hum headlining tour for 2023 with support from Authority Zero, Zebrahead, Tyler Posey and Tony Lovato of MEST. Beginning January 19th in Los Angeles, CA at The Roxy, the band will head out on a short run, stopping by in San Diego, CA and Santa Ana, CA before wrapping in Phoenix, AZ at the Crescent Ballroom on January 22nd. See below for more details.

Formed in 1989 in Poway, California, Unwritten Law has been operational in 5 different decades. With a history of lineup changes, this incarnation of the band has been steady since 2014.

Earlier this year, Unwritten Law made their triumphant return with their first new piece of music in over 10 years, their 7th studio album, The Hum. With almost a decade alongside brother and bassist Jonny Grill, founding drummer Wade Youman, and guitarists Chris Lewis and Scotty Mac, the band has never been stronger. With The Hum, the band has brought forth a conceptual work that rings loudly in today’s oversaturated music space. With the help of notable producer Joe Marlett (Blink-182, Queens of the Stone Age and Songs for the Deaf), the record highlights how the band’s distinctive sound and songwriting has matured over these years they’ve been away and further solidifies what made them a
household name among the ‘90s punk explosion.

2023 TOUR DATES
January 19, 2023 – Los Angeles, CA – The Roxy
January 20, 2023 – San Diego, CA – The Observatory
January 21, 2023 – Santa Ana, CA – The Observatory
January 22, 2023 – Phoenix, AZ – Crescent Ballroom

UNWRITTEN LAW IS
Scott Russo (Vocals, Guitar)
Wade Youman (Drums)
Jonny Grill (Bass)
Chris Lewis (Guitar, Vocals)
Scott McLaughlin (Guitar, Vocals)

Co-Headliners:
Priest (feat. former members of Ghost) & Julien-K

The Viper Room: 8852 West Sunset Blvd. West Hollywood, Ca 90026
Starts at 7 pm – 21+