by This week, I am having my final shows of the German Rock of Ages tour. After the intense musical and ice hockey trip last weekend, this one should be rather relaxed. Despite that this weekend is more a rock music one for me, my Songs of the Week this time are rather pop-ish. Hope you enjoy my selection of new song releases.
Buckcherry – Set It Free
The new Buckcherry album Roar Like Thunder just takes a few weeks until publication. It will be the eleventh studio album by the US hard rockers from Los Angeles. This week, they released the feature single Set It Free – and it is a really good listen. Thus, they are on the top of my this week’s new releases. After the title track Roar Like Thunder, which made it to the top in my 21st March 2025 edition, it is the second time this year the band release a Song of the Week.
Fury In the Slaughterhouse – Sorrowland
Sorrowland is the first song release by the rock band from Hanover, since they published the album Hope in July 2023. This summer, they will be on a major open air tour. Their new song feels a very promising one for that occasion.
Alessi Rose – Same Mouth
Even though Alessi Rose’s debut single is dated as of 2023, she already released two EPs. Her most popular song on Spotify, Oh My, has almost seven million streams. She is currently supporting Dua Lipa on her tour. Sounds like a British success story to me. Same Mouth has also been used to tease her third EP, Voyeur, which will be released on 25th July 2025.
Persia Holder – Echo
Another British pop artist I feature this week is Persia Holder. She is based in London, but has Scottish and Iranian roots. She will soon release her debut EP I Didn’t Think You’d Hear This.
Philippa Kinsky – Somebody Who Loves
In 2022, Philippa Kinsky already had a quite successful song with Heartache in July (3.5m streams on Spotify). This week, the German–Austrian artist released her new song Somebody Who Loves. A beautiful modern pop track.
Marleen Lohse – Not Made For Beaches
After her March song release Losing Sight even lead my 7th March 2025 Songs of the Week, Marleen Lohse is back in my series of posting with a new song. This week, she released a new track, Not Made For Business. I really love the work of the German actress and musician.
Marissa Burwell – Say It Again
I love to feature young and emerging artists with a short spotlight in these postings. None of the songs of the Canadian singer-songwriter Marissa Burwell has been streamed more than 10,000 times. That’s really a shame in my point of view – I really love her new one Say It Again. Hope that these words generate a bunch a additional streams for her.
Claudia Cane & Andreas Kümmert – Fire In My Soul
It’s Eurovision Song Contest time this week as well. Andreas Kümmert, the 2013 winner of The Voice of Germany, won the German ESC qualification two years later, but then did not feel to be in the right condition to in fact compete in Vienna. The more I love listening to the German musician, who is doing a mixture of blues, rock and soul. This week, he collaborates with Munich artist Claudia Cane. A really nice and remarkable collaboration.
Kamrad – Be Mine
Tim Kamrad from Wuppertal is looking back to three EP releases, his 2018 album Down & Up and two golden and two platinum records each in the German speaking countries. This week, he released the song Be Mine, which is a lovely listen.
Nation of Language – Inept Apollo
Nation of Language is an indie-pop trio from Brooklyn. They are active since 2016 and have released three albums so far. Inept Apollo is a nice and modern way to interpret 1980’s style new wave sound.
Songs of The Week – The Playlist
You may also listen to my Songs Of The Week and songs selected in some of the previous weeks on this Spotify playlist:
Greater Los Angeles – Travel Reviews
Here are all travel related postings featuring the Greater Los Angeles area:
DoubleTree by Hilton Los Angeles – Norwalk
NHL Schedule 2024-25 – My Suggested Trips
Car Rental Review – Hertz Los Angeles Airport (LAX) – Nissan Rogue
NHL Schedule 2023-24 released – Here are my suggested Trips
Five Years of Flyctory.com – My 20 Most Popular Travel Posts (so far…)
NHL Schedule 2022-23 released – Some suggested Icehopping Itineraries
Ripley’s Believe It Or Not Hollywood
Marconi Automotive Museum & Foundation
Lyon Air Museum Santa Ana
Visiting the Los Angeles Kings at Staples Center
Anaheim Ducks at Honda Center Anaheim
Long Beach Airport (LGB)
Guinness World Records Museum Hollywood
The Grammy Museum Los Angeles
Hollywood Wax Museum
Madame Tussauds Hollywood
DoubleTree Suites by Hilton Anaheim – Convention Center
Air New Zealand Boeing B777 Premium Economy from London to Los Angeles
Star Alliance Lounge Los Angeles Airport (LAX)
Planespotting at In-N-Out Burger Los Angeles Airport
The Bourbon Room / Rock of Ages Hollywood
California With The Pittsburgh Penguins 2020 (Days 7/8, 2nd/3rd Mar 2020)
California With The Pittsburgh Penguins 2020 (Day 4, 28th Feb 2020)
California With The Pittsburgh Penguins 2020 (Day 3, 27th Feb 2020)
California With The Pittsburgh Penguins 2020 (Day 2, 26th Feb 2020)
California With The Pittsburgh Penguins 2020 (Day 1, 25th Feb 2020)
Sports 2025
Here are all my Sports postings published in 2025:
TSV Bayer Leverkusen – BSV Sachsen Zwickau 26-25 (12-13)
IIHF World Championships 2025 at Avicii Arena Stockholm
West Ham United (Women) at Chigwell Construction Stadium
Swedish Floorball Finals (Men) – Storvreta IBK – IBF Falun 3-2 (0-0, 0-1, 3-1)
Swedish Floorball Finals (Women) – Pixbo IBK – Thorengruppen IBK 5-7 (0-2, 2-4, 3-1)
Wheeling Nailers at WesBanco Arena
SSF Dragons Bonn – MFBC Leipzig 2-5 (1-1, 0-0, 1-4)
Netherlands – Faroe Islands 31-32 (15-15)
Faroe Islands – Netherlands 32-32 (18-14)
TSV Bayer Dormagen – Bergischer HC 26-35 (11-20)
Swiss Cup Finals 2025 (Women Small Field): Skorpion Emmental Zollbrück III – Unihockey Berner Oberland III 20-6 (9-2, 5-1, 6-3)
Swiss Cup Finals 2025 (Men): Zug United – HC Rychenberg Winterthur 2-7 (0-1, 0-3, 2-3)
Swiss Cup Finals 2025 (Women): Piranha Chur – Kloten-Dietlikon Jets 8-4 (2-2, 2-1, 4-1)
Swiss Cup Finals 2025 (Men Small Field): Tigers Langnau III – UHC Oekingen 9-10 SD (3-4, 4-2,2-3, x-1)
Mini Golf Dubai at Dubai Creek Golf & Yacht Club
SSF Dragons Bonn (Men) – ETV PiranHHas Hamburg 7-4 (5-1, 0-0, 2-3)
SSF Dragons Bonn (Women) – ETV Lady PiranHHas Hamburg 4-2 (2-0, 2-1, 0-1)
SSF Dragons Bonn II – ETV PiranHHas Hamburg II 6-7 SD (2-0, 4-4, 0-2, x-1)
Run & Fly Meeting Dortmund 2025 – Track Events
Run & Fly Meeting Dortmund 2025 – Field Events
Watching the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden
Women WFCQ – P7 Match – Hungary – France 4-2 (0-1, 2-0, 2-1)
Women WFCQ – P5 Match – Denmark – Italy 6-3 (1-0, 4-1, 1-2)
Women WFCQ – Switzerland – Hungary 22-0 (4-0, 10-0, 8-0)
Women WFCQ – Denmark – Netherlands 2-5 (1-1, 1-0, 0-4)
Women WFCQ – Poland – Slovakia 2-4 (1-2, 1-1, 0-1)
Women WFCQ – Denmark – Switzerland 0-15 (0-3, 0-8, 0-4)
Women WFCQ – Italy – France 6-1 (2-0, 1-0, 3-1)
Women WFCQ – Hungary – Netherlands 1-4 (0-1, 0-2, 1-1)
Women WFCQ – Slovakia – France 14-1 (4-0, 4-1, 6-0)
SaiPa – SB-Pro 2-1 SD (0-0, 0-0, 1-1, 1-x)
EräViikingit – Classic 6-4 (2-0, 1-2, 3-2)
TSV Bayer Leverkusen – HSG Blomberg-Lippe 22-31 (12-16)
Mini Golf at KISS World Las Vegas
