March 08, 2026

The Fake Friends: "Hyperconnection" video

The Fake Friends made a video for Hyperconnection, a track from their latest album Let's Not Overthink This. The Montreal based dance punk rockers are all over the place on that album, but there are some gems on it as well, including this one. The clip was made by David Hughes.

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HCTF review of Let's Not Overthink This

Words about music (827): Hans Christian Andersen

Where words fail, music speaks

Hans Christian Andersen

March 07, 2026

Dez Dare: When I'm Alone (I Forget You're Real)

Darren Smallman expanded his one-man trash punk band Dez Dare to a trio for his new single When I'm Alone (I Forget You're Real), enlisting Mike Gale (Black Nielson, Co-pilgrim) and Maria Marzaioli (YOU&TH, Slum of Legs): to help him out with the backing vocals. He tries to get a grip on the weirdness of time, which seems to be shifting a bit, throwing him off course as he reaches out his hand to a helper who might be real or not.

Jo Carley and The Old Dry Skulls: Lover Love Spell

Jo Carley and The Old Dry Skulls

English old school vaudeville blues trio Jo Carley and The Old Dry Skulls cooked a spicy Calypso-tinged potion for their new single Lover Love Spell. It is a concept as old as the hills - resorting to a bit of magic or more accurately voodoo - trying to ensure that a one-sided crush is turned into a mutual love affair.