It’s DJ Astrocreep back on the wheels of steel and our virtual bar is back open for business once more. Monk is manning the bar this time, so get your contactless payment ready, keep your physical distance and lets’ get straight into our rundown of the latest and greatest singles to arrive amongst the 300 in the ÜR mailbox over the last couple of weeks.
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Despite the current lockdown, we are still receiving a healthy bundle of submissions for our coveted ‘Video Of The Week’ title. While some artists are trying to find new ways of visually interpreting their songs, others obviously have had the guts of their filming completed in advance of the global quarantine, with the finishing touches being added in isolated post-production. This week’s selection once again sees a balance of these two approaches… although, to be honest, we are starting to run out of the latter, with videos filmed against the backdrop of isolation and social distancing becoming more and more the “new normal”…
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As with so many other aspects of everyday life, and so many of the things we take for granted, the final impact of the current Covid-19 pandemic and its associated lockdowns and quarantines on the rock ‘n’ roll industry will not be known for quite some time to come, if ever. Bands have been forced to change, sometimes completely, how they interact with their audiences, with one preferred option being the hosting of online performances – the nature of which often has been dictated by the particular circumstances in which the artists concerned have found themselves, not least in terms of national/regional restrictions on social gatherings, which have affected the ability of bands to rehearse or perform together: the latter is becoming easier as conditions are eased locality by locality, with even whole virtual festivals being able to be held.
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A collection of songs charting the early development of Dokken is to be released under the title of ‘The Lost Songs: 1978-1981’ on 28 August.
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A new compilation album, featuring ten of the most promising underground acts from the ÜK and Ireland, is being released this coming Monday (1 June), with all proceeds going to NHS Charities Together.
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