Rammstein, Melvins, East River Pipe & Miljenko Matijevic
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Archive - Call To Arms and Angels
Twelfth studio album from the South London musical collective.
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Rammstein - Zeit
The album was unplanned and recorded because of the band's tour being postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Reef - Shoot Me Your Ace
Glastonbury band Reef returns with Shoot Me Your Ace, their sixth studio album, produced by Duran Duran guitarist Andy Taylor.
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Melvins and Dumb Numbers - Broken Pipe EP
Dumb Numbers, (Adam Harding, Dale Crover, and Bobb Bruno from Best Coast) and sludge metal band Melvins (Buzz Osborne, Dale Crover, and Steven Shane McDonald) team up for a three-song single.
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New 90s Podcast
East Rive Pipe - Shining Hours In A Can
The jangly bedroom indie-pop of East River Pipe's 1994 compilation Shining Hours In A Can foretold a coming revolution in home recording
While bedroom recordings are nothing new to the music world, especially after the availability of cassette four-track recorders in the 1980s, going from crude demos to fully fleshed-out compositions is something else entirely. Numerous artists have taken advantage of computer-based recording programs in the 2000s, but musicians like F.M. Cornog, under the name East River Pipe, figured out to take an eight-track reel-to-reel home recording set-up and eschew any limitations.
On the 1994 compilation Shining Hours In A Can, shimmering guitars and atmospheric keys backed by minimalist production give the sound a lo-fi Bruce Springsteen feel, with songs loaded up on regret, solitude, and loneliness. Special guest: David Gorgos - DMO UNION
Interview with Miljenko Matijevic
Miljenko "Mili" Matijevic talks about Steelheart’s path to success and how it all came literally crashing down
Though Steelheart was considered a new band when its self-titled release came out in 1990, the nucleus of the band had been together for nearly a decade. As Red Alert, the band spent most of the ‘80s honing songwriting skills and recording demos in Connecticut while playing occasional shows in a state that didn’t offer a lot of opportunities for a hard rock band.
With a plane ticket and 4-song demo cassette in hand, the band, now called Steelheart, scored a record deal almost immediately after relocating to Los Angeles and within a year of moving to the West Coast, Steelheart was topping charts with “I’ll Never Let You Go (Angel Eyes)” which showcased Milijenko Matijevic’s soaring and glass-shattering vocals. With a modest level of success, the age old question of, “What would have happened had Steelheart moved to L.A. five years earlier?” is one that Matijevic has considered but knows he’s powerless to answer.
After playing 50 shows in support of 1992’s Tangled in Reins, Steelheart played a Halloween gig opening for Slaughter. Matijevic attempted to climb a lighting truss only to discover it had not been properly secured. The 1,000 pound truss fell on Matijevic breaking his nose, cheekbone and jaw and, subsequently, led to Steelheart’s breakup as Matijevic was in the hospital and rehab for a considerable amount of time.
With a new lineup in tow, Matijevic has carried on the Steelheart name and released Wait (1996), Good 2B Alive (2008) and Through Worlds of Stardust (2017) while playing gigs whenever he can. The singer also provided the vocals for Mark Wahlberg’s character in the 2001 film Rock Star which featured Steelheart’s “We All Die Young”. In 2022, Matijevic released the single “Trust in Love” in multiple languages in support of global peace and hopes that the song becomes an anthem for those who need hope in their lives. Special guest: Miljenko Matijevic - LEAD SINGER, STEELHEART
Coming Soon
Bike - Take In The Sun
Thanks to a pick by DMO Union member Chris B. , we'll be checking out the 1997 album Take In The Sun by Bike. Make sure to give the album a listen, vote in our poll, and leave a comment for the show.
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