Janis Joplin - eternal star

If you like this, can I please recommend Saint Jude.
I have a thing for soulful vocals over big tunes.

You just don't get raw talent exuding from modern music TV in the UK. The closest is Jools Holland's Later show on BBC, but something just a little younger, about real music, would be perfect.

I tweeted The Sea, who are doing well in Europe and USA with their authentic massive rocking pop sound that straddles both centuries. They have recommended a Danish band, Thee Attack. I recommended Popskull and Hedoniacs back to them. The rise of timeless sounds with muscle in their riffs, can only be a good thing.

Give Me Gin And Tonic because I'm feelin'...

This is just the way to start the weekend.

But I miss Radio sounding this vital.

I miss music TV shows having this much energy and attitude.

I miss the Gallaghers having this much hunger.

Luckily then that there's a load of new excitements round the corner.

Have to agree with the NME band interview about more guitar stuff in the charts again.

The journalism may have been nauseatingly fawning but the first paragraph of the Brother (obviously they miss  Oasis too) interview was, at least, funny.

Hopefully the Tips For 2011, Best Of 2010 etc thing stops as soon as the last tax return is filed on line.

It just all goes on for too long. Nobody wants to break away.

What you people need is a band like Hedoniacs on kids TV and the future will be very bright.

This weekend, walking in hills with good music on earphones beckons. i.e. Rock and Rocks.

Gay Bar- Electric Six- Official Music Video

I think that the tone needs to be set for 2011. Daytime national radio won't do it, so it's up to us music fans. Say it with guitars.

U2 - New Years Day

Before the The Pope started asking for autographs etc, U2 were a great new wave band with some amazing rock anthems. This is still the definitive song of New Year though.

Saint Jude - Sweet Melody

Beatles, Marner Brown, Rolling Stones, John Lee Hooker, Rainbow, Cab Calloway, Kinks, Led Zeppelin videos.

Star Soaked will be one month old on Christmas Day. I am especially happy about the videos that have been posted up. Dear BBC4 if ever you need somebody to make up playlists for you I can be paid in cava. Thank you. www.twitter.com/starsoakedmusic : 


25 Nov 


Ray Davies curating Meltdown, that's gotta be worth a Kinks video!
Appropriattly, You Really Got Me http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2GmzyeeXnQ


Rock n roll hardness and swagger from The Dandies and Marner Brown. Interviewed the former, and here is a beautifully soundgtracked grolsch advert featuring 'Open Road' by the latter http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNM5Y8SaArE


Led Zep - Whole Lotta Love. Naturally http://t.co/aco1c57


Blues rock explosion 21st Century style courtesy of Popskull singing the tasty sounding Rat Sandwich http://t.co/KuEnTff 


26 Nov


Rainbow - Since You Been Gone http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mSkZU8IkjE 


John Lee Hooker and Bonnie Raitt - 'I'm In The Mood' http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rT-FoZt95D4 


29 Nov


Cab Calloway doing 'Reefer Man' http://t.co/kWoYnYl  


30 Nov


Steve Lamacq played Marner Brown!


1 Dec


Rolling Stones - Lets Spend The Night Together  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqQ9FCVmPaI


And a legendary moment of vintage English Rock Star behaviour courtesy of fabulous role model, Keith Richards http://t.co/RUWCMZC 


5 Dec


The Darkness - 'Get Your Hands Off My Woman' http://t.co/BwtAMN0


Mona - new rock and roll tipped everywhere, eventually by MTV too


9 Dec


Spear Of Destiny - Prisoner of Love http://t.co/pcq90SP


The Beatles- Twist n Shout (Official Video) http://t.co/UIOuwAu


That would be Star Soaked Music TV mixed in with the new passions.


Indie. Just say no, kids.

Warehouse Republic, single release, 'Revolver'

'Revolver' 

A new single turning music around by  Warehouse Republic

Its time for 2010 music critic quotas "of the year" etc, plus this weeks releases include Plan B, Kylie Minogue, Micheal Jackson and Kings Of Leon to name but few. They have no competion from interest-stirring new artists profile wise, but their game needs to stay raised against young pretenders to the throne. 

Star Soaked got excited recently about the youth culture rock epitomised by Warehouse Republic. Their debut single, Revolver, is available now for 79p from Amazon, iTunes and more. It turns todays mainstream sounds - urban, pop, indie and electronic - around. A revolution in other words, in that its timeless bluesy hard edge contains a howled call to every decade of popular music obsession. Classic Rock can be young and new too, it's in the composition.

SSM not alone in checking out the WR scene early. Similarly anticipating music fans stepped inside The 100 Club a few weeks ago. Because of it being under threat there was an element of pilgrimage to the evening. Sadly, it may be just another Oxford Street basement soon. For now, breaking artists strut their stuff on the same stage as household names. 

They're not heard of but Warehouse Republic must have virtually sold it out. I joined the crush around the entrance, then was packed in again downstairs. That crowd were really loud as well as moving around. Sometimes for new bands they just watch. It sounded like some of them were on the point of screaming. That was slightly ironic considering the punk energy fizzing with elements of early Kinks / Animals chords from the stage. It could have been the 60s or 70s again with the 100 Club at the start of something. That would be iconically ironic.

The single 'Revolver', was a stand out of a great and noisy set. The song has that catchy title chorus and guitar licks that would be at home in a New Orleans music bar. The four band members looked like they were returning heroes and it felt like they were loving it too. 

Star Soaked recently commented in a news story about Warehouse Republic that they were a bit like "a young shambolic Rolling Stones and a lot of fun". Every word was meant. Their fresh faced nervous energy and one or two moments that seemed created on the spot,  made it all the more engaging an EVENT.  They were far from perfect but they can play and this ability held the balancing act together right up to the swaggering, sweat soaked, stage invaded finale.

In Warehouse Republic I think The Beatles fans of all ages may have something new to rejoice in, beyond the homage of the single's title. The may have a long way to go but this is the kind of racket that used to thrill Hamburg underlaid with a new colour to the chord changes. 

I dont know how they managed to entice Rachel Hurd-Wood, an actress who has appeared in movies with Dustin Hoffman,  Colin Firth, Alan Rickman etc to be in the film noir Revolver video but its a string to their bow. So then, a special rock band to discover (and the 100 Club show was undoubtedly one of 2010's best gigs that you wont find in a list of 2010's best gigs.).

www.warehouserepublic.com