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Burning Witches – ‘Live Acoustic Jam From The Studio’ – 29 May 2020

Burning Witches – ‘Live Acoustic Jam From The Studio’ – 29 May 2020

Posted by | May 29, 2020 | ,

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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Blacktop Mojo – ‘Static’ EP (Self-Released)

Blacktop Mojo – ‘Static’ EP (Self-Released)

Posted by | May 29, 2020 | ,

Coming out of small-town Texas, Blacktop Mojo’s blend of rock is southern. That is, whiskey-soaked, blues- tinged hard rock. Apparently, that’s known as “Texas Grunge” …  Now, the grunge Lesley Macdonald used to listen to was arguably fuelled by heroin, not whiskey, so she was wondering what it is exactly that Ishe was going to hear.  Unlike herself, some will be well versed in Blacktop Mojo’s unique sound. The band have been around since 2012. Founded by Matt James (vocals) and Nathan Gillis (percussion), the five-piece have released four albums to date: a self-titled mini-album and three full length albums, two of which, like the four-track ‘Static’ EP, were self-released. 

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Disgraceland – ‘Dose ‘Em Up’ EP (Self-Released)

Disgraceland – ‘Dose ‘Em Up’ EP (Self-Released)

Posted by | May 29, 2020 | ,

A little under a year ago, Monk got a message, out of the blue, from a guy called Ollie Stygall. “Hang on a moment,” our Chief Pack Mule said to himself: “I know that name from somewhere”. And, indeed he did: he had been one-third of a bunch of south coast riffriders by the name of Grifter, to whom the boss had been introduced by virtue of the fact that they at one time shared a label with his good friends in Trucker Diablo. After 14 years of playing every toilet that would have them, Grifter had ground to a halt in early 2018; but Ollie and bandmate Foz didn’t sit back and mourn their former band’s passing or take a well-deserved holiday in the sun, but rather jumped straight back into the rock ‘n’ roll cesspool with a new band. Enter now, once again, into the world of Disgraceland and this, their third EP in less than 12 months to grace the ÜRHQ deathdecks and see us turn the volume to neighbour-annoying levels…

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