We met the alt-pop band from Vienna, Austria to film a very special live session for you - featuring a piano version of one of their singles and an unreleased track! Catchy yet heavy guitar riffs, the playful use of a variety of effect pedals and a fair amount of attitude combined with an energetic voice give this female fronted band a distinctive, modern sound. So stay tuned and check out the live session launching this Thursday at 7pm on this site and YouTube. Make sure you follow https://www.instagram.com/offxrecord.magazine/ and https://www.instagram.com/purechlorine/ for all the latest n ..read more

Utopian Ashes - Bobby Gillespie and Jehnny Beth (02.07.2021/ Third Man) Bobby Gillespie (Lead singer of Primal Scream, former drummer of The Jesus and Mary Chain) and Jehnny Beth (Leadsinger of Savages) have paired up for this album that musically and lyrically takes you through various stages of a marriage going down the drain. It comes along with a country- and soul-sound, but also undoubtedly has some traces of the Artists' main genres and the contribution of Primal Scream is definitely hearable. Top track: "Living a Lie" Hideaway - Wavves (16.07.2021/ Fat Possum) The San Diego rock band ..read more

Led Zeppelin "Dazed And Confused" Is a song written by American singer-songwriter Jake Holmes in 1967 in a folk rock-style. Jimmy Page heard it and started performing it with his band The Yardbirds. Adapted with new lyrics and vocal line it later became one of Led Zeppelin’s signature tracks. Joan Jett and the Blackhearts “I Love Rock’n’Roll” The commercially most successful song by Joan Jett was originally written and released by the Arrows in 1975. After trying to convince the Runaways of the song unsuccessfully she recorded it with Steve Jones and Paul Cook (Sex Pistols), but it only made ..read more

Tommy (1975) Is a British music film by Ken Russell based on The Who’s rock opera “Tommy” from 1969 starring Tina Turner, Elton John, Eric Clapton, Jack Nicholson and Roger Daltrey (The Who) as main character. It follows young Tommy, who, after having a traumatic experience becomes deaf, dumb and blind, a situation which several people exploit for their own pleasure. Playing pinball by intuition he becomes a pinball master, fame and wealth follow and Tommy even starts his own religion. Pete Townsend (The Who) wrote a couple of songs (Champagne, Mother and Son, TV Studio) especially for the fi ..read more

“Hype” (11.06.21 / Hinterhof Records) is the latest single release by Color The Night - six young musicians from Austria jumbling up the local music scene since 2018 with their unique mix of pop, indie-rock, disco and funk elements. And just on time - as lockdown ends - they release “Hype”. A song that musically channels the ecstatic of getting back out of the house with energetic beats and catchy melodies to get you from your couch right onto the dance floor. But if you listen closely there is more to the song than the shallow hype you might expect from the title: lyrics dealing with © "Colo ..read more

Lost Highway (1997) David Lynch's intense psycho-thriller obtains some of its feel by an amazing Soundtrack. Mastermind David Lynch chose Nine Inch Nail's Trent Reznor to assemble the soundtrack for this cult classic. It features David Bowie, The Smashing Pumpkins, NIN, Marilyn Manson's version of "I Put a Spell on You" and of course Rammstein's "Heirate Mich" and "Rammstein" boosting their popularity outside of Germany. Almost Famous (2000) Following a young journalist writing for "Rolling Stone" magazine touring with fictious band "Stillwater" in the early seventies this soundtrack feature ..read more

The Masters of psychedelic-rock have released a music video for the second single of their album latest album "Butterfly 3000" (their 18th studioalbum in 9 years - that must break a record, right?). The animation video by artist Amanda Bonaiuto perfectly accompanies the kaleidoscopic and carefree sound of the track, that sounds so familiar yet different for the band. Enjoy! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-01sgnVgkRc ..read more

Entering the “Austrian Indie Charts” at a staggering 4th place with their debut single “Ladybird” this duo is bringing a breath of fresh air into Vienna’s music scene with a unique mix of Electronic, - Indie- and Pop-elements. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GaeOPm8DnCs A full feature with the band will be available soon – so stay tuned ..read more

The Jesus and Mary Chain have filed a lawsuit against label Warner Music Group for copyright infringement. As Pitchfork reports, the Reid brothers state the Section 203 of the Copyright Act of 1976, which entitles the authors to gain back the rights of ownership after 35 years, the Reid brothers claim back the rights of "Psychocandy", "Darklands", the compilation "Barbed Wire Kisses", "Automatic" and "Honey’s Dead" alongside various EP's and Singles. © "The Jesus and Mary Chain, Hong Kong, 23 May 2012" by Guy Freeman is licensed under CC BY 2.0 Their Attorney Evan S. Cohen is currently also i ..read more

They did it again: the french New Wave band best known for covers of Joy Divisions' "Love Will Tear US Apart" or Grauzones' "Eisbär" tackled another iconic track. Reinterpreting the song with vocalist Mélanie Pain's soft voice and reducing the instruments down to an acoustic guitar gives the song a new light and somehow nostalgic feel whilst also bringing the songs' lyrics to the spotlight that deal with the freedom of sexual preference. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKXcTGM491U ..read more