June 2022 – Page 3 – 1st 3 MAGAZINE

Kyoshi Station – Realize Your Potential

21st June 2022

Kyoshi Station were born from the swirling mist of melody, harmony, beats and riffs that were generated during the downtime of ‘lockdown’ in the summer of 2020.

The Edinburgh 5 piece indie-rock group distil their influences into a mixture of powerful riff driven songs and extended psychedelic jams.

“Butterfly is about having confidence in yourself, in your ability and creativity and giving permission to celebrate and realise your potential. It’s about killing the doubt you have in yourself so that you can grow.” – Kyoshi Station

Debut single ‘Butterfly’ will be released on
Friday 1st July at 00:00 GMT on all streaming platforms.

Butterfly was recorded in a home studio with the main synth line being our drive and inspiration for the entire song. All recorded through Logic, an Akai MPK mini provided all the keys, and guitars and bass were filtered through a Line6 Helix. Custom drum and percussion sounds provide the rest of the rhythm.

When performed live the final twin guitar solo is followed by an extended jam allowing a spotlight to fall on some amazing psych/jazz keys and a blistering Muse style guitar solo.

https://linktr.ee/kyoshistation

Morrissey – Return Of The Monster

21st June 2022

Music News

Morrissey has today announced a major UK and Ireland tour starting this September.

The tour includes two London dates at two iconic venues – The Palladium and O2 Academy Brixton. Tickets for the UK dates go on general sale Thursday 23^rd June at 9.30am via www.gigsandtours.com and www.ticketmaster.co.uk, with tickets for Killarney, Ireland available via www.ticketmaster.ie.

Morrissey has enjoyed 16 albums in the UK Top Ten, plus 9 Top Ten albums with his former group The Smiths, of which Morrissey was a founder member. In the U.S., Morrissey has had two Top Ten albums, and eight Top 20 albums. In 1991, Morrissey broke The Beatles record for selling out the Hollywood Bowl, and in 2006 Morrissey was voted the second Greatest Living British Icon as voted by viewers of BBC Television, with Sir David Attenborough first and Sir Paul McCartney third. In 2007, Morrissey was voted The Greatest Northern Male in a nationwide newspaper poll.

In 2012, Morrissey was awarded the Keys to the City of Tel Aviv. In 2013, Penguin Classics published Morrissey Autobiography which became the second fastest selling autobiography in British history. The book spent six weeks at number 1, five weeks at number 2, four weeks at number 3, and is a continuing British Best Seller.

Morrissey’s songs have been covered by David Bowie, Nancy Sinatra, the Killers, Marianne Faithfull, Chrissie Hynde, My Chemical Romance, Thelma Houston, Christy Moore, amongst many others.

Morrissey was the singer and lyricist of The Smiths for 6 years and has been a successful solo artist for 35 years. In 1994 his album “Your Arsenal” was Grammy nominated. Born in Manchester, England, Morrissey is of Irish parents and, specifically, Dublin lineage.

Morrissey In Concert

Sat 24 Sep 2022 Killarney INEC Arena
Wed 28 Sep 2022             Blackpool Opera House
Fri 30 Sep 2022                 Doncaster Dome
Sun 02 Oct 2022                Glasgow SEC Armadillo
Tue 04 Oct 2022                Manchester O2 Apollo
Wed 05 Oct 2022              Birmingham O2 Academy
Fri 07 Oct 2022                 Stockton Globe
Sun 09 Oct 2022                The London Palladium
Tue 11 Oct 2022                London O2 Academy Brixton
Fri 14 Oct 2022                 Brighton Centre

https://www.facebook.com/Morrissey/

Pete Wylie and The Mighty Wah! – CELEBRATING 40 YEARS OF MUSIC

20th June 2022

Music News

Part time rock star – full time legend, Pete Wylie has announced a national UK tour for October celebrating 40 years of Pete Wylie and The Mighty Wah!

Singer/musician/composer Pete Wylie began his career in 1977 and helped pioneer the Eighties art-indie scene. He had a series of bands with fellow seminal scouse mavericks such as Ian McCulloch, Julian Cope, Pete Burns and more.

As The Mighty Wah! Pete had a string of hits includes The Story Of The Blues (SINGLE OF THE YEAR – John Peel), Come Back, Sinful, 7 Minutes to Midnight and Heart As Big As Liverpool which confirmed him as one of the finest songwriters of his generation.

Pete has also written scores for Hurricane Films, Alex Cox and Radio 4 and has appeared regularly on TV shows and BBC Radio documentaries.

In recent years Pete released album ‘Pete Sounds’ and embarked on his tour ‘The Pete Wylie Show’ where he shares tales of WAH & Liverpool.

This new tour will see Pete Wylie and The Mighty Wah! perform all the classics and many more. Tickets go on sale Friday 24^th June at 10am via www.gigsandtours.com and www.ticketmaster.co.uk

Thu 13 Oct 2022 Glasgow King Tuts
Fri 14 Oct 2022 Birmingham O2 Academy
Thu 20 Oct 2022 Liverpool O2 Academy
Sun 23 Oct 2022 Manchester Night & Day
Mon 24 Oct 2022 Leeds Brudenell Social Club
Thu 27 Oct 2022 Sheffield Leadmill Steel Stage
Fri 28 Oct 2022 London Bush Hall

TICKETS ON SALE FRIDAY 24 JUNE AT 10AM VIA
WWW.GIGSANDTOURS.COM AND WWW.TICKETMASTER.CO.UK

petewylie.co.uk

Beyond The Black – They’re Back!

20th June 2022

Mainly Metal

Two years after the highly anticipated record ‘Horizons‘, Beyond The Black are back with a bang and start a new chapter with the release of their new single ‘Reincarnation‘.

Beyond The Black will celebrate an international festival summer run this year leading into their biggest European headline tour to date.

Jennifer Haben proclaims:
“Reincarnation materialized from a growing recognition of our mortality as humans and the consequent responsibility to live our lives to the fullest. This responsibility means to stand up for yourself, relentlessly fight for your values and also confront your biggest fears. Reincarnation is about becoming your true self and starts a new, epic chapter. This is Beyond the Black! And Beyond the Black is back!”

Stream ‘Reincarnation‘ here: https://bfan.link/btb-reincarnation

German symphonic metal shooting stars Beyond The Black look back on a stratospheric success story. Already their 2015 debut album hit like a bomb in their home country. ‘Songs Of Love And Death‘ besieged the German Top 15 for weeks and lead up to the band being awarded the Metal Hammer Award 2015 for ‘Best Debut’. Its successor ‘Lost In Forever‘ (2016) entered the German charts on #4 right away and paved ways for a huge tour from Germany over countries like UK, Russia or Japan.

Since the band’s live debut in 2014 they have played the world’s biggest Metal festival Wacken Open Air several times and toured as a support act for heavy weights such as Aerosmith, Korn, Scorpions, Saxon or Within Temptation. In the course of album release number three ‘Heart Of the Hurricane‘ Beyond The Black absolved their first own European headline tour in fall 2019 consisting of over 20 shows in 10 countries – most of them sold out. But even before finishing their touring cycle Beyond The Black got back to the studio to write record number four. The highly anticipated ‘Horizons‘ was finally released in June 2020, entered the German album charts on #3 (CH #6, AT #16, BE #53) and marks the band’s most successful album release to date.

https://beyond-the-black.com/

Nick Shane – Coming Out Hard

20th June 2022

Music News

Nick Shane is a UK Mod/Punk/Indie singer-songwriter based in Scotland.

His new album ‘Wired To The Moon’ (with his band, The 121s) has already managed to gain over 200k worldwide streams and downloads, with tracks featured on multiple Spotify and New Music playlists and radio stations worldwide. Throughout 2020-22, Nick also released widely regarded solo tracks such as ‘Cloudy Monday’, ‘Youth & The Young’ and ‘Valentine’.

"I teamed up with Ally and wrote this song at the beginning of lockdown in 2020 and it was originally about the effect of when it would all essentially end, and how coming out of lockdown may be as hard, if not harder, for society as going into lockdown. I’ve been a massive fan of Texas for as long as I can remember, and they’ve played a huge part in the soundtrack of my 32 years on the planet. Being a Scottish band, I’ve always been exposed to them on local radio, and as I grew up, I think they’ve played a massive part on my new-age mod/avant-garde musical aesthetic. There’s a lot of pretty cool, diverse influences in their music, linking to blues, and northern soul to dance and pop. They’ve always been visually and audibly stunning, throughout their career, so Ally agreeing to play guitar on my song is something that blows my mind, beyond all recognition."

Nick Shane

‘Stranger Times’ will be released on
Friday 8^th July at 00:00 GMT on all streaming platforms.

Nick has been part of the Scottish music scene for a number of years with his extensive back catalogue, ranging from acoustic/soulful/singer-songwriter numbers, to heavy-mod/grunge chaotically psychedelic dynamics, while also being heavily involved in LGBT+ Rights Activism over the past ten years, leading to him being awarded Outstanding Contribution to Music & LGBT Rights at Scotland’s very first Rainbow Awards in 2015.

Recorded independently by Nick Shane, Ally McErlaine,
Ed Muirhead, Calum Ingram and Kimberly Archibald.

Produced by Stuart Hanna and Nick Shane
at S2K Recording Studios, Dundee.

Filming by Kevin Smith at Captain Toms Recording Studio, Aberdeen.
Video Produced by Kevin Smith and Nick Shane.
Photography by Kevin Smith and Craig Chalmers. Artwork by Nick.

NICK SHANE FACEBOOK

Will Hoge – A Musical Milestone

20th June 2022

Country News

Award-nominated Nashville rock ‘n’ roller Will Hoge has shared his triumphant new single, ‘John Prine’s Cadillac‘, available now via EDLO Records/Soundly Music and streaming services here.

A celebratory nod to Hoge’s songwriting hero ringing out with power chords and cymbal crashes, ‘John Prine’s Cadillac’ heralds the veteran singer-songwriter’s eagerly awaited 12th studio album, Wings On My Shoes, arriving Friday, August 26th 2022 on CD, cassette, and all digital formats; a standard vinyl edition follows soon after. Pre-orders are available now HERE.

Hoge will mark the arrival of Wings On My Shoes with a typically busy live schedule, including U.S. headline dates and festival appearances getting underway tomorrow, June 18th, at Jasper, IN’s Astra Theatre and then travelling into the summer. Additional dates will be announced soon, For updates and ticket information, please visit www.willhoge.com/shows

Wings On My Shoes marks yet another milestone on Will Hoge’s two-decade-plus musical journey, an already remarkable career that has seen him logging countless miles on the road and crafting an ongoing body of work that has earned acclaim from media outlets spanning Rolling Stone and American Songwriter to NPR and Forbes, a GRAMMY® Award nomination for “Best Country Song” (honoring the Eli Young Band’s chart-topping cover of his ‘Even If It Breaks Your Heart’), and an intensely loyal worldwide fan following.

WILL HOGE – WINGS ON MY SHOES TRACKLIST

John Prine’s Cadillac

It’s Just You

Queenie

You Are The Place

The Last One To Go

All I Can Take

Ain’t How It Used To Be

Birmingham

Dead Man’s Hand

10. Whose God Is This?

Produced by Hoge during a week’s worth of live performances at Nashville’s Sound Emporium Studios, Wings On My Shoes was preceded earlier this year by the powerful album-closing ‘Whose God Is This?’, available for streaming and download here. The album – which sees Hoge joined by his longtime backing combo, guitarist Thom Donovan, drummer Allen Jones, and bassist Christopher Griffiths, with guest multi-instrumentalist Joshua Grange contributing pedal steel and organ – features few overdubs and zero studio trickery, wearing its rough edges with pride to stand tall as a document of a hardscrabble band at work, sweating and stomping its way toward rock ‘n’ roll redemption.

Written largely during the pandemic era, Wings On My Shoes is, at its core, a testament to Hoge’s renowned gifts as a songwriter, highlighting the diverse perspectives of an expert craftsman whose songs turn Southern storytelling into universal sentiment. From the jubilant jangle of ‘It’s Just You’ and the furious ‘All I Can Take’ – the latter an inspired blast of bar band bombast recorded in a single take – to the stunning, string-laced ‘The Last One To Go’ and the desperate narrative drive of ‘Dead Man’s Hand’, Hoge distills American roots music to its essential ingredients, carrying the torch for an enduring blue collar sound rooted in ringing guitars, anthemic songcraft, and steadfast lyrical integrity.

“I always want to embrace change,” Hoge says, “to accept new things artistically, but at the end of the day, I can try to run from this idea that I love good, guitar-based rock ‘n’ roll music or I can wear that badge of honor. I’m in the ‘wearing the badge of honor’ phase now.”

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CROWJANE – Captivating Soundscapes

20th June 2022

Music News

Experimental post-punk artist CROWJANE has roared back to life with a brand new remix of her single “The Pharmacy” which was produced by Daniel Munoz and is out today via Kitten Robot Records.

In addition, CrowJane (real name: Heather Galipo) will be playing a long-awaited release show for her debut album Mater Dolorosa at Los Angeles’ Zebulon (2478 Fletcher Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90039) on June 23. Tickets for the event can be found here.

While stuck in quarantine, Galipo decided to play around with the songs from her debut, remixing and reimagining the songs in new contexts. “Daniel Munoz and I started pulling apart these tracks, adding a different flair and personal touches,” she explains. “We remixed ‘The Pharmacy’ to give it new life and to create something we think will be great at a live show.”

Mixing contemporary production with a real DIY aesthetic on her experimental and rhythmically expansive album Mater Dolorosa, CrowJane and Roessler together explored sound textures and other effects to create the captivating soundscapes that envelop her uniquely haunting vocals. “Mater Dolorosa was an experimental adventure of messing with different sounds and homemade instruments,” she explains of the unconventional instrumentation that included tin cans, bed railings and even cat litter. “For example, I used foil and hit it with a pencil as a ‘snare’ sound on ‘Circular Valley,’ for instance. I’m happy with the way it turned out and I think it is a good first album and it won’t be the last.”

“The Pharmacy – Remix” by CrowJane is out now. CrowJane will be performing at Zebulon in Los Angeles on June 23.

CrowJane – Mater Dolorosa
1. Estrella
2. Terminal Secrets
3. Delusion
4. Killer Of Peace
5. Ergot Journey
6. Willow
7. The Pharmacy
8. It’s A Man’s World
9. Circular Valley

Coming from a visual art background of surrealism and horror, CrowJane has built a career as a professional effects makeup artist who has worked on Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol.3, American Horror Stories, Mulan, HBO’s Winning Time, The Orville, FX’s Dave, We Need To Do Something, Cheaper By The Dozen, Dancing With The Stars, The Last Of Us: Part II, Star Wars: Fallen Order, and more alongside her music career.

This unlikely background helped foster an outsider musical sensibility that is perfectly balanced by an encyclopedic knowledge of the byways and back roads of punk and death rock, both historic and in LA’s contemporary underground music scene, of which her bands have been an integral component for the past 10 years.

crowjanenoise.com

Black Foxxes – An Emotional Climax (Live Review)

18th June 2022

Music News, Music Reviews

The Assembly Hall in Islington is a den of beauty and it was soon filled with a skulk of Black Foxxes fans.

Creatures easily identifiable by their branded t-shirts, (good news for the merch stall) tousled mane and penchant for conversation and ale.

Their sound checked, excitement mounted in the crowd as the three musicians took their places on stage, their gear set up in-line to the front of the stage, all for one and one for all.

Drummer Finn Mclean in the middle with Mark Holley on guitar and vocals and Jack Henley on bass either side.

a Tierce de Picardie to finish the song with a tentative note of optimism"

Opening tonight for FATHERSON, Black Foxxes exploded into their opening song, “How we Rust”– raw energy, pure emotion and instant communication connecting them with their audience. Punching, dancing and lunging, Mark’s rhythmic guitar playing matched the heavy, insistent drum beat to create a feeling of tension, suspense… the reassuring promise of what was to come…

Second number, Drug Holiday, had a slower and sadder vibe at the beginning, emotion building to a louder second part with heavy riffs in a minor key. A crescendo building to a climatic finish, the song faded away… “Get me out…out of sight…out of mind…”

exquisitely accurate drumming"

Carsaig, saw the guitarists turn and play towards the drummer, the time signature changing through 4/4 to 3/ 4 with sections played in free time. A big symphonic sound interspersed with melodic distortion and falsetto vocals characterized the song’s theme of fear; “the bruises of my fight…I’m scared to let you go”, with a Tierce de Picardie to finish the song with a tentative note of optimism.

The final two songs, River and Badlands, were increasingly intense and angst-filled, with poignant pause and improvised sections highlighting the mental health themes of depression, mania, hopelessness and rage. Silence is used to powerful effect, lyrics echoing this; “There is comfort in silence…there’s weight in talk…”

The talented Black Foxxes finished their impressive set with a final outpouring of emotion from Mark Holley; a mounting excitement matched by the exquisitely accurate drumming by Finn and head-banging insistence of Jack building to a powerful, emotional climax. We were seriously impressed.

https://www.blackfoxxes.com

https://fathersonband.com

BLACK FOXXES played Islington Assembly Hall on 10 06 2022 – Opening for Fatherson

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Cassie Marin – Celestial Liberation

17th June 2022

Music News

Los Angeles-based vocalist, producer and multi-instrumentalist Cassie Marin shares her new single, “Floating.”

Pairing sparse, bubbling synth-pop beats with Cassie’s signature saccharine vocals, “Floating” is the ultimate dreamy summer pop tune. With her much-anticipated album on the horizon, this new single continues her impressive streak of irresistible electro-pop anthems.

In a statement about “Floating,” Cassie writes: “‘Floating’ is all about coping with isolation and discovering beauty in the mundane. It embraces us when we find it difficult to relate to others, or when we feel like some alien creature that has fallen from the sky. It packs this celestial sense of liberation that, when I wrote it, got me out of questioning who I was and how I was supposed to feel about it. I was reminded that there is never anything wrong with being different. I hope to take my listeners to this place, into the freedom of the sky, floating, above all doubt and fear, embracing fully the present moment and all that we are.”

Listen to “Floating” on all streaming platforms:
https://sndo.ffm.to/b0n8qw

Constantly exploring new musical and visual dimensions, Cassie Marin has emerged as an avant-garde luminary in the left-of-center pop space. Heading into the release of her next album — due out this Summer — she has taken a propulsive leap with her songwriting, opening up about her most private battles and innermost thoughts. Instead of succumbing to self-indulgence and pity, she wields her hardships as a portal to empower and transform. The magic of her music exists in the layered meaning of each of her songs – beneath the infectious, rhythmic production lay inspiring and heartfelt life lessons. There is something new to discover with every listen.

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Fatherson – In Safe Hands (Live Review)

16th June 2022

Music News, Music Reviews

The crowd were now suitably warmed up by Black Foxxes, Fatherson bounced their way onto the stage in matching Derelique / Kwik Fit outfits and began their joyful, fun-filled, rollicking good-time-of-a-set.

This wasn’t glamorama, this was to be a much needed happy, energy bomb of a show incorporating thirteen songs. We’d not seen the band since Augustine’s farewell in 2016 but Ross Leighton (guitar, lead vocals), Marc Strain (bass) and Greg Walkinshaw (drums) were looking well and ready to entertain London.

The boys started their set with ‘Dive’ and ‘Charm School’, jumping and head-banging their way around the stage, both taking the lead vocals alternately, matching the vibe of the uber-bright lighting. Their joy in performing was evident with Marc show-boating as much as he ever did and the audience lapped it up- it truly was a fun-filled Friday night. Did we mention that yet?

master performers loving their craft "

Third song, Lost Little Boys, featured some fast drum work, echoing the insistent lyrics; “I need you… I need it all,” showcasing percussionist Greg’s impressive technique and passionate drum style.

The middle songs, Normal People, The Landscape, Ghost and Reflection are obviously well known and well-loved by the fans, who sang along with conviction and passion. Powerful vocals showcasing Ross and Marc’s impressive range and falsetto singing combined with their trademark big melodic sound and intricate, complex guitar riffs pervaded the assembly hall, filling it with the sensation that we were in the safe yet exciting hands of master performers loving their craft – and we knew it.

‘Cat Stevens’ featured Greg standing up and seemingly drumming with his whole body, while the feel-good “Love for Air” wove a magical spell among the by now, blissed –out crowd. Ross’s richly-toned vocals serenaded us with Just Past the Point of Breaking, Better Friend and I like not Knowing, before Fatherson finished the evening with Always…”Listen to the silence… Do you hear? Do you hear?

Fatherson, we heard you. And we loved you.

https://fathersonband.com/

https://www.blackfoxxes.com

FATHERSON played Islington Assembly Hall 10th June 2022 supported by Black Foxxes

Look out for Black Foxxes review to follow

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Monthly Archives: June 2022

Kyoshi Station – Realize Your Potential

Kyoshi Station were born from the swirling mist of melody, harmony, beats and riffs that were generated during the downtime of ‘lockdown’ in the summer of 2020.

https://linktr.ee/kyoshistation

Morrissey – Return Of The Monster

Morrissey has today announced a major UK and Ireland tour starting this September.

Pete Wylie and The Mighty Wah! – CELEBRATING 40 YEARS OF MUSIC

Part time rock star – full time legend, Pete Wylie has announced a national UK tour for October celebrating 40 years of Pete Wylie and The Mighty Wah!

Beyond The Black – They’re Back!

Two years after the highly anticipated record ‘Horizons‘, Beyond The Black are back with a bang and start a new chapter with the release of their new single ‘Reincarnation‘.

Nick Shane – Coming Out Hard

Nick Shane is a UK Mod/Punk/Indie singer-songwriter based in Scotland.

Will Hoge – A Musical Milestone

Award-nominated Nashville rock ‘n’ roller Will Hoge has shared his triumphant new single, ‘John Prine’s Cadillac‘, available now via EDLO Records/Soundly Music and streaming services here.

CROWJANE – Captivating Soundscapes

Experimental post-punk artist CROWJANE has roared back to life with a brand new remix of her single “The Pharmacy” which was produced by Daniel Munoz and is out today via Kitten Robot Records.

Black Foxxes – An Emotional Climax (Live Review)

The Assembly Hall in Islington is a den of beauty and it was soon filled with a skulk of Black Foxxes fans.

Cassie Marin – Celestial Liberation

Los Angeles-based vocalist, producer and multi-instrumentalist Cassie Marin shares her new single, “Floating.”

Fatherson – In Safe Hands (Live Review)

The crowd were now suitably warmed up by Black Foxxes, Fatherson bounced their way onto the stage in matching Derelique / Kwik Fit outfits and began their joyful, fun-filled, rollicking good-time-of-a-set.

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