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20/08/2025

Get the magazine subscription to get the debut The March Violets album. This issue of Vive Le Rock - a goth special!

Vive Le Rock

01/08/2025

Evi Vine just found out her haunting ‘Reach Out’ 5+ minute album song is now condensed into a 4+ minute digital single!
A team-work with The Eden House's Steve Carey and Tony Pettitt on ‘Smoke & Mirrors’. Listen, enjoy via the comment below.
*Here are Evi's lyrics: -
I can hardly breathe
the thought of you in me, two hearts together,
Are you lonely like me
And how can I pretend
when every door is opening even wider, all in innocence
They say an empty river flows in each and every one of us
Are you lonely like me
And I can hardly breathe the thought of you and me here
Forever, Hold me in the night

Only out here, on the outside
Only out here, on the outside
Reach out and touch me - only you know
I have been hurting - how to let go
Reach out and touch me - only you know
Patiently waiting, for you - to reach out and touch me

They say an empty river flows in each and every one of us
A door will open, one will close until the rain comes
You say it might be love and suddenly I’m afraid that it could matter
Are you lonely like me
Reach out and touch me - only you know
I am returning - how to let go
Reach out and touch me - only you know
My body’s calling for you - to reach out and touch me

Only out here, on the outside
Only out here, on the outside
Reach out and touch me - only you know
I have been hurting - how to let go
Reach out and touch me - only you know
Patiently waiting, for you - to reach out and touch me
To reach out and touch me
To reach out and touch me

25/07/2025

The Eden House's first ever live gig! Link in the comments.

Evi Vine Music Eyriahrk Nunshkar Bucks Music Group

12/07/2025

"One of the trippiest albums of its era, Mercury Rev’s debut remains one of the defining albums of the neo-psychedelia subgenre."

REISSUE OF THE WEEK: ‘Yerself Is Steam + Car Wash Hair’ by Mercury Rev

One of the trippiest albums of its era, Mercury Rev’s debut remains one of the defining albums of the neo-psychedelia subgenre.

‘Yerself Is Steam’ borrows from the wild experimentation and hallucinogenic spirit of the mid-to-late 1960s, but rewrites it for the college rock and DIY indie sect. Forming initially as a loose collective of University of Buffalo students who recorded music to soundtrack their short film projects, the group slowly morphed into a fully-fledged outfit.

Dropping in the spring of 1991, the album received rave reviews and support from John Peel, leading to them opening up the Saturday of Reading Festival despite having only played four gigs.

Check this week’s retrospective review below and grab a copy of the 2LP orange gatefold vinyl reissue. Also on 2CD.

Mercury Rev Jungle Records
https://www.normanrecords.com/features/best-albums/best-reissue-of-the-week

11/07/2025

The Eden House 'Smoke & Mirrors + Other Ghosts' remastered & expanded is now on digital. Via the link in the comments.
"A modern classic. 9/10" - Vive Le Rock
Evi Vine Music Eyriahrk Nunshkar

07/07/2025

Out now in Germany! And other good record outlets across the UK & Europe. On 2xCD too.

Das Debütalbum „Yerself Is Steam“von Mercury Rev aus dem Jahr 1991 war ein großer Erfolg bei den Kritikern. Kurz darauf folgte die Single „Car Wash Hair“. Diese Veröffentlichungen veranlassten die Band zu ihrem allerersten Live-Auftritt. Ihr drittes Konzert gaben sie dann bereits auf der Hauptbühne des Reading Festivals, ihr vierter Auftritt erfolgte im Vorprogramm von Bob Dylan. Einen besseren Start in ihre jahrzehntelange Karriere hätte es nicht geben können. Mit ihrem vierten Album „Deserter's Songs“ gelang es der Band schließlich auch ein Mainstream-Publikum zu gewinnen. Derzeit ist die Band auf Welttournee. Ein perfekter Anlass für die Wiederveröffentlichung ihres legendären Debüts!

Mercury Rev – Yerself Is Steam + Car Wash
2LP und 2CD auf Jungle Records von INDIGO | 375media

30/06/2025

The Hillbilly Moon Explosion keep on exploding!

And OFF WE GO again! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
TICKET LINKS IN COMMENTS

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24/06/2025

The story of the build-up to 'Metallic KO' by Iggy And The Stooges came about. Just 51 years ago now!

It was in the midst of ‘peace and love’ hippiedom that The Stooges first made their mark back in 1967. Adopting the DIY ethos and adrenaline-fueled delivery of the garage rock scene dominating college towns across the nation, Iggy Pop’s group offered an abrasive and infectious alternative to the rock mainstream of the time.

Inevitably, though, that meant that mainstream audiences were less than receptive to the sounds being put out by the band. 👀🎶

More below ⬇️

20/06/2025

New single edit from The Eden House! With Monica Richards on vocals & lyrics. From the 'Smoke & Mirrors’ debut, remastered & expanded as ‘+ Other Ghosts' coming 2CD & 2LP (via Shopify option). A digital-only single. Add, save, share as feels fit!

new single version on your music service now

13/06/2025

Here's a more concise version of Laura, to fit better on your playlists. Exclusively digital! The full remastered album is out on digital next week; the 2CD & 2LP are out now.

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11/06/2025

The Eden House is a collaborative project, led by guitarist Steve Carey. It came about when Carey and Tony Pettitt, Fields of the Nephilim bassist were playing in goth-rock band NFD and needed an outlet for their own wider musical tastes, which included prog rock, trip hop and dub. Deciding to avoid having one lead singer, they sought out unique female vocalists to co-write with.

Julianne Regan of All About Eve had previously collaborated with Carey, and an invite was quickly accepted. Monica Richards, of US band Faith & the Muse, was another contact. Evi Vine was known to Tony and making a name in the London scene, as was French émigré Amandine Fradejas (née Ferrari).

Tony enlisted former Nephilim bandmates:- Paul Wright, Peter Yates, Alexander Wright and Simon Rippin all assisted the recording sessions. Violinist Bob Loveday, of Van Morrison & Penguin Café Orchestra, and drummer Bob Irwin, of Nick Lowe & Johnny Cash, were found at the Goldtop Studio downstairs at Jungle. Once the album was completed, for mastering Tony called Andy Jackson, the Nephilim producer & Pink Floyd engineer. Andy liked it so much he joined the band on second guitar, in time for their live debut and a live video.

The Eden House now reissue their acclaimed 2009 debut Smoke & Mirrors album as a remastered and expanded edition with six additional tracks, on 2xCD and 2xLP. It's out on July 4th; pre-order links are in the comments.

Smoke & Mirrors led to them becoming a touring band with Evi & Amandine, headlining festivals across the UK and Europe, often as an 8-piece. Over the years they’ve had many more releases including 3 albums and continued lineup changes. A new album The Starless Sea is almost complete and will be issued in the near future.

Bucks Music Group