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The Sorels – “Spring Break”

January 16, 2021iloverocknroll

Here come The Sorels again with another perfect bubblegum punk glam rock and roll single! We last heard from this super awesome Winnipeg trio back in the summer of 2019 when it released its debut 7″ on the most excellent labels Reta Records and Surfin’ Ki Records. So it’s been a good while since we’ve […]

Frankie Delmane – Field Recordings For The Dispossessed

January 11, 2021iloverocknroll

He’s back! One year after releasing the brilliant and highly ambitious album Street Penetration, Frankie Delmane has turned out another terrific long player in a similar glam/proto-punk/sleazy street rock mold. Field Recordings For The Dispossessed is Delmane’s “pandemic album”. All songs were written and recorded during the 2020 lockdown. As was the case with Street Penetration, […]

Trash Brats – self titled (30th anniversary vinyl reissue)

December 27, 2020iloverocknroll

Detroit’s legendary Trash Brats have been a huge part of my musical universe going back to my early days in the record-reviewing racket. Here was a band that was too punk for the glam rockers, too glam for the punks, and probably too pop for either! If nowadays “glam-punk” is a thing, that’s largely because […]

Jiffy Marx – “She’s My Witch”

December 11, 2020iloverocknroll

Jiffy Marx (of Autogramm, Black Rice, Blood Meridian, Hard Drugs, etc.) has just released his first solo record. It’s very much up my alley…and probably yours as well! Out on Snappy Little Numbers Quality Audio Recordings, this single possesses the power pop attributes you’d expect from the Autogramm guitarist. But while Autogramm draws from the […]