[engl] The Jack Cades formed in 2017 when their first mini LP was recorded at North Down Sound in Kent, UK. At this time, it was just two people (Mike & Elsa) wanting to record a few songs they had written. They asked Mole (State Records, The Embrooks) to join them on drums and John Gibbs (The Masonics, Wildebeests) to join them on bass for the session. Their sound is raw, influenced by rhythm n’ blues and 60s garage punk. When they decided to carry on as a band—this required a full time bass player at which point they brought in Alexandra Cools (Speedball Jr.) and The Jack Cades were born. The band has always been hugely influenced by the sounds of the 60s, mainly US garage and UK beat bands from that time, but they are also influenced by a wide range of bands from different eras, some more modern, such as The Stone Roses for example. In April 2019, they decided to go record the 11 songs that would form their new album “Perfect View” with Liam Watson at Toe Rag Records in London.

[engl] The Jack Cades are back with a new album, the last one being Perfect View which was released during the pandemic and was sold out before the band could tour to support it. The band are Elsa Whittaker, Matthew Lambert, Mike Whittaker, Alexandra Cools, and was formed in late 2017 in Stratford-upon-Avon (UK). Consisting of members Thee Vicars, The Embrooks, Speedball Jr., The Missing Souls, The Baron Four, etc. The Jack Cades combined their Rock'n'Roll pedigree in 2017 and created Garage/Beat gems that mix clean 60's Garage and R'n'B influence with Surf and Stone Roses-esque Brit Pop.

[engl] Lost Weekend is Jack Oblivian's 8th solo album and is mostly comprised of early versions of Jack's songs and instrumentals as they were recorded in his apartment. Jack talks about how the record came about in a recent interview with Memphis filmmaker, Mike McCarthy: Mike: What is the history of the songs and how do they break down on previous releases? Jack: In the past years around 2009 or 10 or something like that I wanted to make a mix tape as a cassette release and call it "After Party." I wanted to record an 8-track tape of songs also as a sort of alternative. The whole concept was anything that was recorded in the apartment where I live now - and have been living for a long time - whether it was me playing on it or not. Usually I am playing on everything. That was the ultimate thing and out of that idea I ended up making a cassette of the music I did. Three years ago, I pressed-up 200 cassettes of almost an hour long set with just these random instrumentals and songs that ended up being on other records somewhere. Ultimately, I narrowed the "LOST WEEKEND" LP down to the better stuff from the tape. I cut out a lot of stuff that was really noisy.

[engl] Australian rock great JOHNNY CASINO has released his new album ‘Vibrations, yours and mine’. “Living in Spain I have found myself playing a lot of solo concerts all throughout Spain and into Europe, so I had the idea to record a bunch of songs in this more intimate stripped back way. I went into EstudioTigruss in Els Poblets Spain with nothing more than a guitar and a handful of ideas in my hands and mind, I sat down in front of the microphone and started singing and playing almost exactly as I do when I play solo, 3 or 4 hours later I had recorded 12 songs in a live performance kinda way.

[engl] The Mike Bell Cartel’s debut album “The Cartel & I” will be released in March 2022 by Beluga Records of Sweden. With this album, the Helsinki-based band is bringing out all the best things about 1960s garage rock and pop: guitars chime, the fuzz-box growls, Farfisa howls and the vocal harmonies echo just like the best records of the era. The band's stylish sound was captured on tape at Timmion Studio in Helsinki and mixed to authentic perfection by Grammy winner Liam Watson of Toe Rag Studios, known for his work with Tame Impala, Billy Childish, Supergrass, Madness and The White Stripes among others. The band consists of long-time members of the musical underbelly of Helsinki: Miikka Siira aka Mike Bell (Mike Bell & The Belltones), Pekka Laine (The Hypnomen), Ville Särmä (John’s Children), Samuel Abaijón (The Valkyrians) and Aapee Heinola (Hard Action). Here they come together to bring forth possibly the most melodic, energetic and moody garage of the 2020s.

[engl] Founded in Helsinki in 2018, The Mike Bell Cartel is a mix of the best aspects of 60's garage rock and pop: guitars ring, melodies seduce, fuzz growls, farfisa rumbles, stammer rumbles and rhythm takes your feet down. The band includes familiar faces from the Helsinki underworld: Miikka Siira aka Mike Bell (Mike Bell & The Belltones), Pekka Laine (The Hypnomen), Ville Särmä (Dancing Bear), Samuel Abaijón (The Valkyrians) and Aapee Heinola (Hard Action). The Mike Bell Cartell’s debut album will be released in early 2022.

[engl] The Manglers started making their trademark grimy garage rock in 1996, the band still finds plenty to fuel in rock ’n’ roll. “Were as pissed off now as we were 20 years ago,” “Maybe more.” They just love playing music together — drinking beer and playing loud noises,” This is there second album and it’s a real pounder, they should be called Motorhead City Manglers.

[engl] Re-release of the MCM debut album, this was originally released back in 2000. John Holstrom editor of PUNK magazine says: The Manglers play a raw, blistering, p(i)ssed-off punk that's as insane as anything since the original Stooges. Anyone who lives on the east coast should check these guys out ASAP. They rip live!! Fans of stuff like Electric Frankenstein, The Hellacopters, Gluecifer and the Backyard Babies need to hear the Manglers!

[engl] Pat Todd is back with a collection of Blues, Soul & Rock 'N' Roll tracks American garage rock'n'roll band from Los Angeles, California founded by Pat Todd after The Lazy Cowgirls broke up.

[engl] Powerpop Pearls!

[engl] Hailing from Portland, Oregon USA, The Reverberations are about to release there third album, Half Remembered Dreams. A full on psych-pop album with everything from the Beatles to 13th Floor Elevators.