Happy Birthday Wally Tax!

Remembering Wally Tax with a couple of Outsiders TV performance clips and a 1967 version of fuzz ripper "Won't You Listen." 

Altin Gün preview new Yol album with "Ordunun Dereleri"

"Ordunun Dereleri" is off Altin Gün's forthcoming Yol album out February 26. Watch the video followed by a 2019 performance clip below. 

Here's the scoop...

The Amsterdam-based Altin Gün return with a masterful single - and upcoming album - that widens their critically acclaimed exploration of Anatolian rock and Turkish psychedelic folk to include dreamy 80’s synth-pop and dancefloor excursions. 

The band are a renowned live act with strings of sold-out shows on three continents, whose recordings are marked by muscular grooves and vibrant melodies. Yol, their third album in as many years - and the follow up to their GRAMMY nominated second album Gece - excitedly continues that trend; while also digging in deep to unveil a new palette of sonic surprises. 

“Ordunun Dereleri” – the debut single from their new Yol album out February 26th on Glitterbeat Records – is a reimagining of a traditional Turkish folk song, a classical love story about two doomed lovers, that showcases the band’s thrilling shift towards a synth-driven Europop sound. Mysterious and atmospheric, the track features down-tempo electro beats, majestic synths and Erdinç Ecevit's yearning vocals of unrequited love. The single comes accompanied by the band’s very first narrative video, a gorgeous clip shot in the forests of the Netherlands. 

You can get the "Ordunun Dereleri" single right here. Watch the video followed by Altin Gün's performance at the Route du Rock Festival in November 2019 below. 

Happy Birthday Wally Tax!

Remembering Nederbeat great Wally Tax on his birthday with a couple of his Outsiders classics. 

Happy Birthday Lux Interior!

Remembering The Cramps' mainman Lux Interior on his day with live clip of "Her Love Rubbed Off" from 1990.

Richard Thompson survives brush with Jeff Tweedy

After discussing his new album Still (stream it here until June 23), Richard Thompson rips through a stone classic. 

Remembering Ron Splinter on his birthday

The Outsiders enjoying a spot of tea at the Amsterdam abode of the Splinters in 1963.