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\"\"<\/a>Dead Dirty Dinosaurs – ‘Too Many Questions: The Abbey Road Masters’ (Riot Records)\u00a0<\/strong>‘Holding Back is a brooding beast of a track with the slow purposeful twelve-bar riff building into a cacophony of noise’.\u00a0 To be fair its bettered by track two which is another brooding number with a menacing verse followed by raising the volume for the chorus before falling back.\u00a0 A nice idea that works on ‘Revenge’.<\/p>\n

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A love of 90\u2019s alt-rock, punk, post-punk and post-rock serves them well as ‘bad Timing’ rocks like a good un.\u00a0 Signing off this four-track EP with the excellent ‘Monica’ mixing up the likes of Therapy? with the Pixies is a fine way to introduce yourselves for this Brisbane trio.\u00a0 They’ve certainly got the chops on what is an excellent balanced EP.<\/p>\n

Stream\/buy ‘Too Many Questions: The Abbey Road Masters (Remastered)’<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0HERE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>The Dogs featuring Frank Meyer – ‘Under The Coast’<\/strong> (\u00a0Chicanery Chick Records\/Die Laughing Records)\u00a0<\/strong>Underground punk legends\u00a0THE DOGS\u00a0have unleashed a new digital single ‘Under The Coast’\u00a0that was co-written with and features fellow rock \u2018n\u2019 roller\u00a0Frank Meyer\u00a0(The Streetwalkin\u2019 Cheetahs,\u00a0James Williamson & The Pink Hearts) on guest vocals and guitar. The socially conscious, topical song is available now\u00a0on all digital formats and deals with the chaos and dissonance of modern times.\u00a0 None more Rock and Roll than Frank when he’s in full fight so it’s great to have him here belting out a really good song.<\/p>\n

Now if they were to record a whole album as good as this then the pandemic would have had a good final outcome from a year of lockdowns and turmoil.\u00a0 Please make it happen.<\/p>\n

Stream\/buy\u00a0‘Under The Coast’<\/strong>\u00a0HERE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Die Laughing Records will also issue \u2018Under The Coast\u2019 on vinyl later this year as the B-side to The Dogs\u2019 previous digi-single\u00a0\u2018<\/strong>Welcome to the Revolution<\/strong><\/a>.\u2019<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>Chuck Norris Experiment – ‘Dirtshot’ (Self Release)\u00a0<\/strong> The Scandinavian Rockers channel their innermost DC with a huge riff that sees them continue with their pursuit of all things loud.\u00a0 It also confirms them as Swedens premier Action Rock and Rollers a position they’ve had hold of for as long as I can remember.<\/p>\n

It’s as good as anything they’ve done for ages and the solo is an absolute blast. In fact I go so far as to say it could become one of their highlights live such is the energy of the song – great effort!\u00a0 Always a pleasure and never a chore to put on some CNE you should join me.\u00a0\u00a0Facebook<\/a>\u00a0\/ Bandcamp<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>Cheap Trick – ‘Boys And Girls And Rock and Roll’ (BMG)<\/strong> With a new album coming in April Cheap Trick release another new tune and what a ball of energy it is.\u00a0 Still Relevant – Still go tit and still going (Thank God) Hall of Famers are still cooking with this new record sounding lean and mean they certainly rock it up with this one. Its anthemic and pure unadulterated Cheap Trick – Awesome!\u00a0\u00a0CONNECT WITH CHEAP TRICK:\u00a0<\/strong>Website<\/a>\u00a0\/\u00a0Facebook<\/a>\u00a0\/ Instagram<\/a>\u00a0\/\u00a0Twitter<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>The Erratix – ‘You Don’t Care’ (Beluga Records)\u00a0<\/strong>Another new band releasing excellent music on Beluga Records.\u00a0 this time it’s a slice of power pop ear candy hailing from Minneapolis, USA, and what a stonking introduction it is too.\u00a0 Mixing old school Costello with some Exploding Hearts and a whole lot more besides.\u00a0 It’s only two songs but if this is an indication of what’s to come then bring it on this is a wonderful debut single. Be it the A-side of ‘We Don’t Care’ and its boundless energy or the other side ‘When Will It End’ which is infectious and boundless energy poured onto a side of a 7″ record.\u00a0 It’s outta the same handbook as bands like The Cry but with some added keyboard swirl or The Briefs, yeah you know and on this evidence so do The Erratix.\u00a0 Buy it Here<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0The Erratix Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>Slander Tongue – ‘Ride’ (Slovenly Records)\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>what I’d like to pigeonhole as a right toe-tapper.\u00a0 Slander Tongue are riffin’ it up on this one like early AC\/DC but with more attitude! Yeah, thats right more attitude than Bon and the boys it’s got a house party of chorus going on here and the solo is on fire. Hell, flip it over and ‘Lockdown’ is platform shoed glam slammin’.\u00a0 IF there is a better single coming out then I’ve not heard it and it hasn’t found its way onto the RPM Jukebox but this bad boy has. Berlin is a lucky place to have these cats call it home and If you have a few coins going spare and want a band to chuck em at then this is all killer and no filler, Buy it! Bandcamp<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>Cousin Betty – ‘Left’ (Golden Robot Records)<\/strong> “Distorted and psychedelic influenced indie desert rock with some grungy garage infused overtones”.\u00a0 Quite a mouthful to introduce yourself but I think it does them a disservice as ‘Tape Hiss’ cracks open this EP in fine style and once it gets going it’s an infectious slab of loud rock! albeit with an abrupt end. ‘Drone’ is another slab of hard, loud, rawk!<\/p>\n

Born out of the pandemic and boredom main architect\u00a0Damien\u00a0Stofka whos an old hand at this music business spent his lockdown collaborating with artists he liked from around the world and ‘Left’ Was Born. Instrumental ‘Lazy Bones’ wasn’t for me but the pop undertones of ‘Loan Sharks Of Love’ mashed up with noise and chaos my interest perked up. but they saved the best till last as ‘AWOL’ is a runaway train reminding me of something Josh Homme might put together.<\/p>\n

Pre-order\/pre-save\u00a0Left<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0HERE<\/a><\/p>\n