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The Mercy Kills – ‘New Rule’ EP (Golden Robot)

The Mercy Kills – ‘New Rule’ EP (Golden Robot)

Posted by | Feb 25, 2021 | ,

Here’s a question for you: when is a new release not a new release? Maybe when it’s actually been kicking around for a little over a decade? Well, that is exactly the case with this, the debut five-track offering from Melbourne sleazebags TMK. It was recorded ‘way back in 2010 and, while a limited number of CDs were pressed for sale at gigs, it has never been officially released – until those lovely chappies down under at one of our favourite labels, Golden Robot, found it gathering dust in an archive somewhere and decided that it at long last deserved a proper release. But, here’s the second, and perhaps more important question: has it been worth the wait?

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Spirit Mother – Live in the Mojave Desert – 20 February 2021

Spirit Mother – Live in the Mojave Desert – 20 February 2021

Posted by | Feb 22, 2021 | ,

It’s a cold and wet Saturday night in the North West of England, so we tagged Jonny B in for a trip out to the desert (from the safety of his own home of course) to catch the third installment of the ‘Live in the Mojave Desert’ series. This week it’s the turn of Spirit Mother, who are possibly the youngest band in the series (yes, we know Stoner have only recently formed, but we’d say the experience of the members excludes them from the “young” title) which shows that these guys from Long Beach, CA are whipping up quite the sandstorm in the desert rock scene.

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Ricky Warwick – ‘When Life Was Hard And Fast’ (Nuclear Blast)

Ricky Warwick – ‘When Life Was Hard And Fast’ (Nuclear Blast)

Posted by | Feb 22, 2021 | ,

A bit earlier this year, ÜR boss Monk was engaged in an online discussion with some friends about who was the better songwriter, at least in terms of those to have emerged from what was once the industrial powerhouse of east Belfast. The choice was between the ever erudite and passionate Ricky Warwick and the over-blown, over-inflated and over-rated ego that is the knight of the realm known as ‘Van The Man’. You can probably tell from that proceeding comment which side of the argument the hooded one (and, indeed, almost everyone else involved in the discussion) came down on…

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Daze Of June – ‘Tainted Blood’ (Prime Collective)

Daze Of June – ‘Tainted Blood’ (Prime Collective)

Posted by | Feb 22, 2021 | ,

In every industry, many buzzwords are used to draw people to a product. Back when John B was doing IT, it was things like synergy or convergence or blockchain or other similar things. This is also true about music and ones that pretty much always work on JB are things like double-edged, aggressive, and melodic. He will pick up pretty much any album based on these buzzwords. He knows, he should probably put more thought into it than that but so far it has worked out. So, when he saw the press kit for Tainted Blood he knew he needed to see if they deliver. They most certainly do!

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The Über Rock Singles Club – Fucked Up February (Part Two)

The Über Rock Singles Club – Fucked Up February (Part Two)

Posted by | Feb 21, 2021 | , ,

Well, 2021 may have may have managed its faltering steps into the middle of its second month but already has been as much of a shitstorm of a year, if not more so, than its predecessor, with the Government apparently losing the war with the pan(dem)ic and BoJo’s much vaunted pathway out of the crisis still some way off. The summer festival season already in severe doubt following the cancellation of Glastonbury and other events looking set to fall like the proverbial dominos – with more and more tours, some already rescheduled two and three times, being put back by up to a further 12 months – at least 2021 is sharing something more positive in common with 2020, in that it already has produced some terrific new music, with the promise of plenty more to come, if the if the inbox here at ÜRHQ is anything to go by…

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