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Stray Cats – ‘Rocked This Town: From LA To London’ (Surfdog Records)

Stray Cats – ‘Rocked This Town: From LA To London’ (Surfdog Records)

Posted by | Sep 9, 2020 | ,

Last year, rockabilly legends Stray Cats returned with their first new album in 26 years with ‘40’, so called as it marked the band’s 40th anniversary. It was a great album and a chart success. Following its release, the band embarked on an extensive tour of Europe and the USA, celebrating the album and the 40th anniversary. ‘Rocked This Town: From LA To London’ is a brand new double live album recorded on various stops during that tour.

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Northpolyptica – ‘Seelenfrieden’ (Self-Released)

Northpolyptica – ‘Seelenfrieden’ (Self-Released)

Posted by | Sep 8, 2020 | ,

Sometimes a band will reach out to ÜRHQ directly to present us with their album for review, and someone who puts in that much effort for us to listen to their album deserves the attention right? That’s what Jonny B thought when the German synth-rock trio Northpolyptica got in touch with their very first physical release, ‘Seelenfrieden’, so he decided to dive in and see what was in store.

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VIDEO OF THE WEEK – WORDS THAT BURN

VIDEO OF THE WEEK – WORDS THAT BURN

Posted by | Sep 6, 2020 | , ,

Despite the ongoing, and some cases renewed, lockdowns in many parts of the Überverse, we are still receiving a healthy bundle of submissions for our coveted ‘Video Of The Week’ title. Many of them are produced against the background of continuing quarantine conditions in some countries, while others reflect artists being able to return and flex their creative muscles once again.

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The Über Rock Singles Club – September’s Sonics (Part One)

The Über Rock Singles Club – September’s Sonics (Part One)

Posted by | Sep 6, 2020 | , ,

It’s hard to believe it’s been a fortnight since the Singles Club opened its virtual doors and we fired up the death decks with a selection of the finest single-track releases to have come our way in recent weeks. Yet, here we are again with another bumper pick of the crop – actually, for the second successive iteration it’s one of our biggest clubs in a long time, with just shy of two dozen tracks for your aural and visual delectation, whittled down from the more than 400 submissions which have come our way over the past 14 days or so, and once again hopefully containing something to tickle almost everyone’s musical taste buds as we traverse multiple subgenres of the glorious artform we like to refer to as rock ‘n’f’n’ roll…

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Rory Gallagher – ‘The Best Of Rory Gallagher’ (UMC)

Rory Gallagher – ‘The Best Of Rory Gallagher’ (UMC)

Posted by | Sep 4, 2020 | ,

The first question that has to be asked about this double CD is, we suppose, “does the world really NEED another ‘Best Of Rory Gallagher’ compilation?” And, it has to be said, with hand on heart, that Monk’s initial answer is, most likely, “probably not”. After all, there are several such compilations out there, although it could be argued that not one of them is definitive – after all, ventures such as this are very much subjective to the view and feelings of the people responsible for putting together the track listings. Equally, it is very hard, if not virtually impossible, for such releases to bring anything new to the table, as it were, despite the extensive canon of work that the Irish guitarist left behind…

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