Samantha Fish ‘Paper Doll Live’ (Rounder Records)

Samantha Fish ‘Paper Doll Live’ (Rounder Records)

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Samantha Fish has never been one to play it safe, and ‘Paper Doll Live’ finds her in full command of her blues-rock arsenal: snarling, soulful and utterly electrifying. Recorded at the Bijou Theatre in Knoxville, Tennessee, the album thrives on immediacy, turning a concert set into a vivid portrait of an artist whose songs seem to grow even more dangerous and dynamic on stage.

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Bloodstock reveals first draft of #NewBlood

Bloodstock reveals first draft of #NewBlood

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There can be no doubt that few, if any, other festivals are as committed to or invested in the cultivation and development grassroots metal scene quite as heavily as Bloodstock, as evinced by its annual #Metal2TheMasses showcase of the finest rising talent, which this year alone offers the invaluable opportunity for bands from 30 different locations across the Über Kingdom, and beyond, to burst out of their native environments and onto at least one, and hopefully more, bigger stages. 

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The Über Röck Singles Clüb Sünday Service –Jäunty Jüne (Pärt Öne)

The Über Röck Singles Clüb Sünday Service –Jäunty Jüne (Pärt Öne)

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So, here we are, batterin’ and breezin’, poundin’ ‘n’ pummellin’, stompin’ ‘n’ strollin’ into the dirty heart and soul of another busy rockin’ ‘n’ rollin’ month here in the Überverse… We’ve the death decks fully cranked up, and the amps set so loud that the Trumpinator is threatening to declare them a weapon of mass distraction and launch a tactical strike on the dank back alleys of Belfast… but, we know he secretly struts around the Oval Office in his tightest orange spandex, bangin’ along to each and every playlist, so we invite you to join him (and us), grab a chilled beer or three, turn your woofers and tweeters up to neighbour-enlightening volume, settle into your favourite studded leather armchair and enjoy our latest selection of the hottest aural delights to have come our way over the past seven days:

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Plini – Haarlem, Patronaat – 29 May 2026

Plini – Haarlem, Patronaat – 29 May 2026

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Neither hell or high water, quite literally, could stop Jase W from getting over to Haarlem to catch one of his favourite two jazz ( and then some) bands on the same bill. Plini and Sungazer, two bands that our hep cat genuinely never thought would ever end up touring together but here we at the very end of a tour that he had seen several friends across Europe get their fill before it finished in the Netherlands.

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The Über Röck Singles Clüb Sünday Service –Mäyhem in Mäy (Pärt Föur)

The Über Röck Singles Clüb Sünday Service –Mäyhem in Mäy (Pärt Föur)

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So, here we are, batterin’ and breezin’, poundin’ ‘n’ pummellin’, stompin’ ‘n’ strollin’ our way to the down ‘n’ dirty end of another busy rockin’ ‘n’ rollin’ month here in the Überverse… We’ve the death decks fully cranked up, and the amps set so loud that the Trumpinator is threatening to declare them a weapon of mass distraction and launch a tactical strike on the dank back alleys of Belfast… but, we know he secretly struts around the Oval Office in his tightest orange spandex, bangin’ along to each and every playlist, so we invite you to join him (and us), grab a chilled beer or three, turn your woofers and tweeters up to neighbour-enlightening volume, settle into your favourite studded leather armchair and enjoy our latest selection of the hottest aural delights to have come our way over the past seven days:

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