The Hold Steady is celebrating their twentieth anniversary this year. Wouldn’t there be a better way of celebrating than releasing a new album? That’s what the indie rock band is doing with The Price of Progress. The songs are available from 31st…
VIVA – Das ist die Wahrheit
Das ist die Wahrheit – “That’s the Truth” is the title of the 2023 album of the rock band VIVA (also: V!VA). I received the album quite a while before the publication date of 31st March 2023, so that I…
Flyctory.com Songs Of The Week (week of 24 March 2023)
I have to give in: the song leading this week’s Songs of the Week might also be a candidate for the Flyctory Obscura category. I am not sure how big that genre is in other countries, but Mein Name ist Hase…
Matthias Reim (24th March 2023, Oberhausen)
After a lot of tour-chasing Weird Al Yankovic and watching the Pittsburgh Penguins, the first weekend home after quite a while featured another highlight with Flyctory.com: I have been able to cover a concert from one of Germany’s largest arenas,…
Flyctory.com Songs Of The Week (week of 17 March 2023)
I am always impressed where the Songs of the Week each weekend finally end of. This time, for example, i have been most impressed by two young female schlager artists on the rise, which thus take the lead of my set of…
John Diva & The Rockets of Love – The Big Easy
They recorded songs like Bling Bling Marilyn or Drip Drip Baby – and I simply love them. I ran into John Diva & The Rockets of Love, when they released their album American Amadeus in January 2021. Now, the US-American glam metal band is back…
Flyctory.com Songs Of The Week (week of 10 March 2023)
Sometimes, it is easy to select the leading track of my Songs of the Week: I had two hot candidates, but one of them is neither on YouTube nor on other social media than Facebook. No issues for Mike Shinoda, of…
The Nude Party – Rides On
The third album by The Nude Party: on 10th March 2023, the US-American band releases Ride On. I already had a listen and share my thoughts about this thirteen song album with you. The Nude Party – About The…