RocknRoll

Artist: Bloodsucking Zombies from Outer Space Label: Monkey. (rough trade)

FULL PAGE 8/10 REVIEW IN CLASSIC ROCK : 'SINCE ROARING OUT OF LATE 70'S MEMPHIS WITH RUNNING BUDDIES ALEX CHILTON AND JIM DICKINSON, HE HAS RIDDEN EVER-CHANGING LINEUPS THROUGH 12 IDIOSYNCRATIC ALBUMS OF SOUTHERN GOTHIC HOODOO, PRIMAL ROCKABILLY AND HELLBOUND BLUES. IN THE PROCESS HIS VOLUMINOUS BACK CATALOGUE HAS BECOME A SPRAWLING, RARITY STUDDED BEAST. HOPEFULLY , 2015 WILL SEE THAT SITUATION RECTIFIED WITH A NEW REISSUE PROGRAMME ... Frenzi Records presents a deluxe double disc remaster of Return of the Blue Panther, the fifth studio album by maverick American artist Tav Falco and his 'wreckabilly' combo Panther Burns. Raised in rural Arkansas, Tav Falco formed the first incarnation of Panther Burns in Memphis in 1979, offering an artful mix of punk, garage, rockabilly and 'art damage' influences, sharing stages with the likes of The Cramps and The Gun Club. Legendary friend and mentor Alex Chilton (ex-Box Tops and Big Star) orchestrated their acclaimed debut long player Behind the Magnolia Curtain for Rough Trade, before going on to produce the next three Panther Burns albums, using vintage Memphis studios such as Ardent, Sam Phillips Recording and Easley McCain. Return of the Blue Panther is the fifth Panther Burns album, originally released in 1990. , 'This was our first recorded without a producer,' explains Tav. 'Not only that, but there also was trouble in the bedroom. Girlfriends of the band suddenly began to demur our affections. Hence, the lonely tonalities and twilight atmosphere heard on this set.' Stand-out tracks include Surfside Date, Fun Mob and Girls On Fire. Disc 2 offers live album Midnight in Memphis, recorded at the band's tenth anniversary show at the Warehouse, Memphis, on February 10th 1989. Tav Falco & Panther Burns have been cited as an influence by everyone from Jon Spencer Blues Explosion to The Fall, Spacemen 3 and Spiritualized. 'Renegade Tav Falco explores a highly personal vision of rock n' roll,' enthused Edwin Pouncey in The Wire in November 2014. 'Possessed by a wide range of influences that range from country and blues, novelty numbers and punk rock, to La Monte Young styled drone. But Falco has earned the right to stand shoulder to shoulder with the musicians and artists he so fervently admires.' Return of the Blue Panther is released through bespoke imprint Frenzi in an attractive tri-fold digipack. Also released are deluxe 2xCD editions of The World We Knew (1987) and Life Sentence in the Cathouse (1991), plus 'best of' anthology Hip Flask. Record Label: Frenzi Style: Rock & Roll

FULL PAGE 8/10 REVIEW IN CLASSIC ROCK : 'SINCE ROARING OUT OF LATE 70'S MEMPHIS WITH RUNNING BUDDIES ALEX CHILTON AND JIM DICKINSON, HE HAS RIDDEN EVER-CHANGING LINEUPS THROUGH 12 IDIOSYNCRATIC ALBUMS OF SOUTHERN GOTHIC HOODOO, PRIMAL ROCKABILLY AND HELLBOUND BLUES. IN THE PROCESS HIS VOLUMINOUS BACK CATALOGUE HAS BECOME A SPRAWLING, RARITY STUDDED BEAST. HOPEFULLY , 2015 WILL SEE THAT SITUATION RECTIFIED WITH A NEW REISSUE PROGRAMME ... Frenzi Records presents a deluxe double disc remaster of Life Sentence in the Cathouse, the sixth studio album by maverick American artist Tav Falco and his 'wreckabilly' combo Panther Burns. Raised in rural Arkansas, Tav Falco formed the first incarnation of Panther Burns in Memphis in 1979, offering an artful mix of punk, garage, rockabilly and 'art damage' influences, sharing stages with the likes of The Cramps and The Gun Club. Legendary friend and mentor Alex Chilton (ex-Box Tops and Big Star) orchestrated their acclaimed debut long player Behind the Magnolia Curtain for Rough Trade, before going on to produce the next three Panther Burns albums, using vintage Memphis studios such as Ardent, Sam Phillips Recording and Easley McCain. Life Sentence... is the sixth Panther Burns album, produced by Chilton and originally released in 1991. 'This was our last album recorded in Memphis,' explains Tav. 'We invited the finest musicians we knew in our sphere: Mabon 'Teenie' Hodges, the Hi Records guitarist and hit maker for Al Green, wrote a song for the album and played guitar. Jim Dickinson came in on piano and acoustic guitar on which he always played in only one key: open G. On bass we had Roland Robinson, who at 14 years of age started on the road as bandleader for Eddie Floyd. The Easley brothers played dog house bass and guitars.' Stand-out tracks include Torture, Guarda Che Luna and a muscular version of Cropper/Floyd classic My Mind Was Messed Up At the Time. Disc 2 offers a complete (and thunderous) live show recorded at the band's tenth anniversary show at the Messepalast, Vienna, in May 1988. Tav Falco & Panther Burns have been cited as an influence by everyone from Jon Spencer Blues Explosion to The Fall, Spacemen 3 and Spiritualized. 'Renegade Tav Falco explores a highly personal vision of rock n' roll,' enthused Edwin Pouncey in The Wire in November 2014. 'Possessed by a wide range of influences that range from country and blues, novelty numbers and punk rock, to La Monte Young styled drone. But Falco has earned the right to stand shoulder to shoulder with the musicians and artists he so fervently admires.' Life Sentence in the Cathouse is released through bespoke imprint Frenzi in an attractive tri-fold digipack. Also released are deluxe 2xCD editions of The World We Knew (1987) and Return of the Blue Panther (1990), plus 'best of' anthology Hip Flask Record Label: Frenzi Style: Rock & Roll

The Deathtrip's complete demos collection, previously released on vinyl by Demonhood Prod., now available on a 6 panels digipack CD Record Label: Avantgarde Style: Black Metal

Artist: Elvis Perkins Label: Mir

Artist: Teddy Randazzo Label: Jasmine Music

2nd release from the U.S. Psychobilly trio THE QUARANTEDS! The Quaranteds was started in 2005 in Los Angeles. With the intention to be a punk rockabilly band. Some members left and that's when we got Kris on bass and Robert on drums to fill the spots. We have played with bands like Nekromantix, Los Gatos Locos, Mad Sin, King Kurt, Hellbillys, Guana Batz, and Frantic Flintstones. The Quaranteds ha Record Label: Crazy Love Style: Psychobilly

Artist: Various Artists Label: Crimson

Artist: ROCK N ROLL LOVE SONGS Label: Metro Select

Sharon Van Etten has never needed much room to make a grand statement. With four albums during the last six years, she's become one of music's most astute new cartographers of the heart, able to capture emotional trials and triumphs with incisive lines and a voice that loses nothing in the translation and transmission of feelings. Her second record, epic, needed only seven tracks to live up to its title. 2012's Tramp and last year's Are We There, went longer, but Van Etten managed still to squeeze enormous sentiments into especially small spaces. From start to rising stardom, Van Etten has forever understood the impact of economy. It should come as no surprise, then, that the five-song EP I Don't Want to Let You Down offers documents of surrender and disappointment, admission and longing in only 22 minutes. Produced by Van Etten and Stewart Lerman, who also helmed Are We There, these songs are as sophisticated as anything Van Etten has ever done. Supported by a string section during "I Always Fall Apart," Van Etten's voice rises alongside her piano. Her prismatic harmonies betray the terror of the song's central admission and one of the new lyrical cornerstones of her catalogue: "You know I always fall apart/It's not my fault/It's just my flaw/It's who I am." During the title track, she slowly pushes her voice past an introductory murmur, as if scanning her surroundings for the resolve to be stronger and more steadfast than she knows she has been. Building across four minutes, the desperation of the title is expressed through guitars that get bigger, harmonies that get broader. The chorus is a sing-along commandment, an indelible promise Van Etten makes to be better. The War on Drugs' Adam Granduciel and David Hartley join Antibalas' Stuart Bogie, Peter Broderick and Heather Woods-Broderick for "Pay My Debts." The longest song here, it's a cinematic number that smolders like shoegaze before climaxing into an inescapable seesaw refrain. The EP ends with a live rendition of "Tell Me." A demo from Tramp, but backed here by her four-piece touring band, the tune becomes a kind of battle cry for respect and a charged pronouncement of Van Etten's cultivated powers. It's a map of the singer's progression from an acoustic songwriter to a bona fide bandleader, a reminder of the poignancy and efficiency her work has long paired. Record Label: Jagjaguwar Style: Independent

Artist: Charlie Gracie Label: Jasmine Music

Artist: Carl Perkins & Friends Label: Madfish

Composer: John Jones Label: Westpark (Indigo)

At first sight, it does not look as though Elvis's 31st album was destined to be a hit. But if you take a look at his artistic biography in the year of its release - 1968 - then you will recognise the clever gimmicks that his wide-awake management employed to captivate rock 'n' roll fans when Elvis was somewhat 'stiff in the hips'. In this fourth Gold Edition, a tried and tested method was used to create a new LP: namely, a compilation of single hits from the years 1961 to 1967. The result was just what fans wanted! Alongside sentimental songs such as "Love Letters", the tearjerker "Lonely Man" and the sobbing, heartstring tugging ballad "It Hurts Me", we find spirited rock 'n' roll ("Witchcraft", "Ain't That Loving You Baby") and honky-tonk blues ("A Mess Of Blues") in a toned-down 12-beat measure. In contrast, "Don't Drag That String Around" is cheerful, light and springy and, - for a change - not a blues number. Then we have the country song "Devil In Disguise" with its angry lyrics, and the soul title "What'd I Say" by Ray Charles with an electric sound that is lent by the Rhodes piano. All in all, this LP is a great collection from the grand old days of rock 'n' roll. Recordings: Juyl 1960 - June 1966 at RCA Studio B in Nashville, Tennessee, RCA Studios and Radio Recorders in Hollywood Production: Steve Sholes, Chet Atkins, George Stoll, Felton Jarvis, a.o. Record Label: RCA LSP-3921 Style: Rock & Roll

Artist: Meteors Label: Let Them Eat Vinyl

Artist: Holly Herndon Label: 4AD

Artist: Dee Dee Sharp Label: Jasmine Music

Artist: Diggerz Label: Crazy Love (Cargo Records)

Artist: Elvis Presley Label: Zyx Music (ZYX)