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The Zac Schulze Gang head out on headline UK tour in 2027
If you’ve been keeping an eye on the UK blues rock scene lately, you’ll know that The Zac Schulze Gang are currently on an absolute tear. Fresh from a sold-out show at London’s Islington Garage and bagging the “Young Artist of the Year” gong at the UK Blues Awards for the second year running, the … Continue reading The Zac Schulze Gang head out on headline UK tour in 2027 -
“A Feast for the Flies” — Tom Waits Joins Forces with Massive Attack for Protest Song “Boots on the Ground”
Now who the hell are these federal pricks?
Hiding in the senate like a bloated ass tick
Air conditioned fuckstick loafers
Sittin in a room full of army posters
Day and night has been beaten thin as tin by the hammer of the bulletin, and the Republic now lives by interruption: sirens, chants, the cracked loudspeaker, the bright wound of the smartphone screen. Grief is scarcely granted the dignity of silence before it is numbered, argued over, and folded into the next alarm. In the streets, the people carry both fury and fatigue; in the cells and under official hands, the vulnerable are made to pay in blood. We go on half-awake, half-shattered, learning the bitter modern labor of keeping one heart open while history tramples past it.
Massive Attack’s Boots on the Ground, their new collaboration with Tom Waits, arrives with the sort of timing that makes one suspicious of history’s sense of rhythm. It is the Bristol group’s first new music since 2020, and Waits’s first new recording since 2011’s Bad As Me.
Massive Attack have long understood pressure, how to make atmosphere feel civic as well as emotional, and here they build a setting less like a stage than a zone of occupation. Waits enters that terrain with a voice that remains one of the great weather systems in American music: corroded, amused, biblical, faintly obscene. His presence changes the song’s temperature. When he sings of men yielding themselves to “The Masters of War,” the Dylan phrase lands like a judgement that has outlived every administration that might have preferred to treat it as period language. The track’s force lies partly in its patience. It advances with the grim logic of machinery already in motion, a procession of grief for the violent death of the Great Society.
The lyrics turn war into a grotesque pageant of lust, obedience, class contempt, and mechanical slaughter. Soldiers are rendered as expendable bodies, crude instruments for distant men in comfort, while patriotism curdles into butchery. By the end, ideology has burned away, leaving only death, debris, and the remnants of uniform. This is Tom Waits at his finest.
Waits, characteristically, frames the release with mordant clarity: “One day many years ago, I accepted an invitation from Massive Attack to collaborate. Their long release delay never worried me. Today, as in all of mankind’s yesterdays, guarantees this type of song will never go out of style. Man’s folly of fiascos is a feast for the flies. Hence, the B side of Massive Attack’s upcoming 12-inch The Fly features my appreciation for the winged nuisance.”
The accompanying film, made by Massive Attack with American photographer thefinaleye, gives the single its historical field. The montage draws on footage and research connected to protests against ICE raids, the militarization of domestic force, and state authoritarianism, citing organizations including the A.C.L.U., the American Immigration Council, and FactCheck.org. In another artist’s hands, such apparatus might have hardened into homework. Here it sharpens the song’s moral contour. It is a chilling look at what we hath wrought.
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Boots on the Ground is a grounding spirituality of sorts, when the modern state of society prefers spectacle, repetition, and fatigue. Massive Attack and Waits answer with a dirge for the public square, and with a warning delivered in a voice rough enough to sound like the nation’s conscience.
Massive Attack is embracing an eco-conscious vinyl pressing and packaging process for this record to leave a smaller carbon footprint. This ‘EcoSonic’ edition will be 180g vinyl in red, white, and blue. Pre-order it HERE.
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Premiere: TAILOR MADE REJECTS ‘Face of Adversity’
Tailor Made Rejects are an Alt Rock band storming from Australia. The group consists of long-time musical nomads Ryan Valley and Jester Batt, alongside hometown heroes Zakory ‘The Zigg’ Cutmore and Val Morrigan. Together, they have joined forces to craft their intense sound landscape based on raw guitars and catchy ear-worm melodies. Their new single […] -
INTERVIEW: FRANK TURNER Talks Touring, Song writing & Staying Grounded
Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls When two genre-defining acts collide, you don’t just get a tour—you get an event. In 2026, Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls and Bowling For Soup are joining forces for the Bowling My Bones Australian tour, a co-headline run that promises equal parts heart, humour, and high-energy chaos.
From intimate, fist-in-the-air singalongs to full-blown pop punk party anthems, both bands have built their reputations on connection—turning every stage into something closer to a shared experience than a performance. Now, with a run of dates stretching across the country and a grand finale locked in for Fremantle, Australian fans are set to witness a pairing that feels as natural as it does long overdue.
We caught up with Frank to talk about the tour, the pressures of life on the road, the ever-evolving process of song writing, and his ongoing support for grassroots music and independent venues through his Lost Evenings Festival series.
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JUNGLE ROT – Cruel Face Of War Releasing On May 15th, via Unique Leader Records
From Unique Leader Records Facebook:
Watch New video (Apocalyptic Dawn)
https://youtu.be/mCEf1kH6_6IOut May 15th
Cruel Face Of War – Track List:
- Intro
- Apocalyptic Dawn
- Cruel Face of War
- Maniacal
- Suffer in Silence
- Radicalized
- Blade of Betrayal
- When the Elders Rise
- Horrors Vile (featuring David Ingram of Benediction)
- Legacy of the Damned
- Rot Riffs
- Hollow Husk
Dave Matrise (vocals, guitars) comments:
“Let’s start off by saying what an amazing accomplishment it is to hit 12 releases in my career. Never would I think I’d still be doing this 30+ years later. I guess be careful what you wish for. I’m very grateful to all of our fans that have supported us for so many years and for never giving up on us. To my bandmates for all of their hard work and dedication to me and JRot over all these years.
“‘Cruel Face Of War’ will not disappoint. It’s full of crushing grooves and violent hooks that will surely break anyone’s neck.”
Preorder now from our webstore – ORCD.CO/CRUELFACEOFWAR
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Southpaw FLHC’s New Album “The Standard” Due In July, “Rolling Stone” Video And Summer Tour Revealed
“All gas, no brakes. Driven by hunger, discipline, and a relentless passion for the love of the game.”
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Video Interview: Ivan from Opensight
Our very own Sunshine Weezy recently sat down for a cracking chat with Ivan, the creative force behind Opensight, to talk about their upcoming album, The Outfit. Due for release on 15th May, the record is a brilliant, genre-bending mix of heavy metal and cinematic soundscapes. Ivan shared how the band’s love for everything from … Continue reading Video Interview: Ivan from Opensight -
Listening Now : Newslang – Secrets of Water
Newslang’s Secrets of Water is a super dynamic alt-rock offering that balances intensity with melodic finesse. The track moves with purpose, shifting between restrained, atmospheric moments and powerful, full-bodied bursts of energy. Guitars cut through with clarity, while the rhythm section drives everything forward with a sense of urgency. The vocals add emotional depth, tying the transitions together seamlessly.
Secrets of Water stands out for its fluidity and impact—an engaging, well-crafted alt-rock piece that keeps evolving from start to finish.
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