{"id":9003,"date":"2019-11-17T05:00:54","date_gmt":"2019-11-17T05:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=9003"},"modified":"2019-11-16T17:07:26","modified_gmt":"2019-11-16T17:07:26","slug":"45-rpm-its-the-singles-club-round-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=9003","title":{"rendered":"45 RPM – its the singles club round up"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>The Kopek Millionaires – So Alone (Bandcamp Self Release)<\/strong> Gotta love Johny Skullknuckles when he drops a single without fanfare I always think to myself – what a tune! and being a massive fan of Soho Roses and knowing Mr Skull Knuckles this was always going to be a bit of a banger and so it would prove to be.\u00a0 If you haven’t got a clue who or what I’m chundering on about then this is a great time to educate your ears and marvel in a bit of punk rock n roll before it was even a thing.\u00a0 Mixing up the make up of Hanoi Rocks n the Dolls and drinking special brew with the Buzzcocks Soho Roses were a couple of singles and an album then crash and burn in a blaze of glory one last night in the Astoria never to be seen or heard of again.\u00a0 Let Johny and his Kopek Millionaires remind us all of their splendour with this trashy take on their classic ‘So Alone’.\u00a0 Enough waffle from me just clck the link and head over to bandcamp for a blast done exceedingly well.<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>Johny Skullknuckles – ‘A Face Made For Radio’ (Self Release)<\/strong> If one release wasn’t enough Johny turns in his second offering. ‘A Face Made For Radio’ is four tracks of snotty power-pop-punk rock n roll (and breathe) ‘Turn My Day Into Night’ is a rapid couple of jabs followed by a wild haymaker and if it connects then whamo! you’re done.\u00a0 Its snotty ragged punk rock with melody and a hook. Then he follows it up with something a little punkier ‘Cheap Night Out’ is the sound of a cheap night out great guitar licks around a banging backbeat.<\/p>\n

‘Overattached’ is a ’70s agony aunt dedicated to kinda song.\u00a0 Like The Boys meets Buzzcocks with a punchy bass run it’s my pick of the four. then to wrap it up there’s the trashy ‘Cool Christine’ and whilst she might be cool shes not as cool as the tune about her.\u00a0 Keep on Rockin’ Skullknuckles we need more trashy punk n roll in the world and this will tide us over nicely.\u00a0 pick up a copy here<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Chuck Prophet – ‘High As Johnny Thunders’ (Yep Roc Records)\u00a0<\/strong>With a distinguished career in one of the 80s best alt-rock bands Green On Red and a solo career since that’s produced dozens of great songs why would this latest single from Chuck not be on our radar? with his sultry late-night vocals and amazing guitar skills, Prophet sees the first release in two years and is about to hit the road\u00a0 ‘High As Johnny Thunders’ is a mellow laid back affair led by acoustic guitar and strings its a beautiful number and anything singing about the Dolls and Thunders gets a huge thumbs up from me especially when its this good.<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>Calva Louise –\u00a0\u2018Interlude For The Borderline Unsettled\u2019(Ditto Music)\u00a0<\/strong>an EP featuring Five tracks that are really three-track because Calva goes old school and does a clean and non clean mix as well as a remix of the lead track ‘Belicoso’ sees the band deliver some of their CyberPunk racket on the public. With a heady mix of dance and breakbeats its a confusing sound it’s not quite the prodigy but the spirit is there.\u00a0 ‘Sleeper’ is more pop noise if there’s such a genre (there is now) this manchester three-piece are causing a stir on mainstream radio stations with a Radio 1 jock hailing their sound as ‘Face Melting’ so not too shabby praise. the band mix it up further with ‘Adelante’ channelling their inner Depeche Mode with a decent slice of electronica.\u00a0Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n

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The Young Gods – You Gave Me A Name (BUONASERA Productions S\u00e0rl) <\/strong>Available on all digital platforms the Young Gods have been pushing the limits of sound for more than thirty years. They began as pioneers of industrial punk who flirted with surreal cabaret, and as sonic wizards they moved on to shamanize electro\/techno music, all the while forging their own unique sound. Some genres for you to explore right there.\u00a0 this release is a trippy slice of experimental rock it comes with a remix of ‘Tear Up The Red Sky’\u00a0 by Gaspar Narby. Check it out, space cadets.<\/p>\n