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Friday, May 29, 2026

Happy Birthday Irmin Schmidt of CAN

Celebrating the birthday of Can's Irmin Schmidt with a vintage interview clip, 1974 Whistle Test appearance and more!

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Tone Glow Irmin Schmidt interview

Eleni Mandell shares "Music and Motion" and more from her Tailspin album

Eleni Mandell's long overdue new album Tailspin is out today, Friday, May 29th. Check out the video for "Music and Motion" along with a few tracks.

Writes Eleni...

"Hello!!!!! I made a new record, and I just dropped my new single, "Music and Motion."
I'm so, so, so, so excited!
It's been 7 years since I released a full-length album, and this is my first single from it - Tailspin will be out in the world May 29th, and I am beyond thrilled to share this project with you.
We are living through such tough times. I hope this song will sprinkle a little joy into your lives!
Go stream the hell out of my latest release, "Music and Motion", wherever you stream music, and grab the pre-order link for the new album right here: https://www.elenimandell.com/."

Check out the video clip for the first single "Music and Motion" directed by Manny Marquez below along with a few tracks from the new album: "Teardrop Ghost," "Lemon Tree," "White Car," "Life Is Sometimes," and "Earthly Home."

B-Side Wins Again: General Crook

You really need to hear the original Wand 7" version of General Crook's "Reality" to get the nasty feel of the keyboard bite.

Thursday, May 28, 2026

Cramps collection of previously unissued recordings "Gravest Gravy " on the way

Gravest Gravy is a new compilation of 1977 studio recordings by the Cramps which is planned for release on August 21st.

Here's the scoop...

In October 1977, the Cramps ventured into Ardent Studios in Memphis, Tennessee with producer and Cramps translator extraordinaire, Alex Chilton. The band had planned on recording their song ‘TV Set,’ as an A side, along with another track or tracks. Mr. Chilton told them the way he liked to work was to have a band record a lot of songs and from that they would pick the best of the bunch.

Luckily for Cramps fans everywhere, the band did just that. The first evidence of these sessions was unleashed upon an “unsuspecting human world” in April 1978 on the band’s own Vengeance Records label. It was a two song 7-inch with a version of the Trashmen’s 1963 classic ‘Surfin’ Bird,’ pushed well beyond its breaking point, forcing it to mutate into a much higher form of lowdown, and Jack Scott’s 1959 cool burning ‘The Way I Walk,’ dragged back into the Stone Age...

After one listen, it was clear the Cramps had absolutely tapped into Rock ’n’ Roll’s mainline. In November of the same year, and again from the October 1977 sessions came another two song lesson in how it’s done, or undone, with easily one of the greatest A sides of all time: ‘Human Fly.’ The B side was held hostage by “Domino,” originally sung by Roy Orbison. The Cramps’ version swaggers with infinite confidence and is an absolute thrill to listen to. In the summer of 1979, young degenerates in England were treated to a 12-inch by the Cramps called Gravest Hits, which featured not only the aforementioned four tracks, but also a fifth, again from the October 1977 sessions...

“What happened to the rest of the tracks from those auspicious days in October 1977? In 2026, Larry Hardy, owner and operator of In The Red Records, rapelled down, deep into the vast, sunless vault of the Cramps tape collection, and resurfaced hours later, disoriented and out of breath, but overjoyed with what he’d returned to topside with: six ¼” reels of tracks, mixed by Lux [Interior] and [Poison] Ivy...

Gravest Gravy is one of the purest collections of unrestrained, wild music you’ll ever hear—like Jerry Lee Lewis unchained, like Elvis meets Tarzan—like it should be. The Cramps were one of the greatest bands in the history of recorded music, and anyone who heard or saw them, knows and abides by this groovin’ truth. From their inception to this day, the band has fans whose enthusiasm for their life-changing music never wavers. The Cramps made this music for the love of Rock ’n’ Roll. Lux and Ivy made this record for you.” – Henry Rollins

The Cramps – Gravest Gravy will be out in August but you can pre-order the LP, CD or digital files from Midheaven right here. Check out the video for "TV Set" by Jason Willis following the tracklisting below.