Song of the Day – Michael Buble – Don’t Blame It On Me

And now the spirits are revealing the reason for the random Michael Buble pop-ups we have been seeing of late. “Don’t Blame It On Me,” a previously unreleased song, is freshly minted in advance of a greatest hits record to be released on September 27. The world is a better place with Michael in it.

Video of the Day: Sparkle*jets U.K. –

Sparkle Jets * U.K. – I Can’t Wait For Summer

On this sparkling gem, the band Sparkle * Jets U.K. embraces the Beach Boys’ endless summer era with the warmth of a soldier greeting his children after returning from deployment. With the spot-on Phil Spector knob twirling, this one is perfect end-of-summer poolside listening fare. The entirety of their latest release Box Of Letters is a note-for-note intoxicating feast for the ears.

Video of the Day: The Martial Arts – Friends For Fools

Having spent years applying his trade on the Scottish music scene with BMX Bandits, Primary 5, and several others, Paul Kelly with his band moniker The Martial Arts offers up an ebullient power pop wonderment from their upcoming record In There Like Swimwear. And yes, there is cowbell.

Cover Song of the Day: The Raveonettes – Return of the Grievous Angel

Two decades into their career Danish duo The Raveonettes have decided to put out a covers record set to be released towards the end of the year. The swaying melody and the pure pop sway of this one makes for a bit more groovy take on the original.

What We’re Listening To (July 29, 2024)

The Warning – Keep Fed

Coming out in 2024 with the buzz of label mates Greta Van Fleet, The Warning is a rock and roll sister trio from Monterrey that is showing some serious swagger on their latest record, Keep Fed. Halestorm by way of Queens of the Stone Age are proper touch points here with their Spanish-language single “Que Mas Quieres” holding court as an example of their energized sound.

Honey Joy – Live 100%

With a joyously punk sound in The Ramone’s territory, the infectious single from their latest album sounds like an 80’s classic. “The world’s on fire and maybe I drink too much.”

Shotgun Mistress – Mary Jane

Borrowing Electric Mary’s Rusty Brown for some vocal swapping, this single from Kings of the Revolution could have been on a flyer ripped down from a light pole on the Sunset Strip in 1979. These guys will make Ratt, Aerosmith, and Motley Crue blush.

Gyasi – Rock N’ Roll Swordfight

It takes some real self-confidence to come out with a second record that is a live recording, but when you have the swagger of a lion in a field of sheep you make your own rules. The entirety of Rock N’ Roll Swordfight blasts across your speakers like a Kiss or Bowie ‘74 bootleg putting the glam in glam-rock.

Recorded old-school live in small venues across the country the songs from “Cheap High” to “Sugar Mama” assault your senses the way MC-5 and Kiss did back in the day. This is the party-hardy record you need for these wretched times.

Redd Kross – Candy Coloured Catastrophe

And, speaking of Glam, this time of the Power Pop variety, we are clicking our heels to the blast from the past latest single from Canadian stalwarts Redd Kross and “Candy Coloured Catastrophe.”