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STARLITE & CAMPBELL Introduce VIBRATIONISTS: A New Collaborative Project & Single ‘It Ain’t Right’

Posted by tarjavirmakari on February 9, 2026
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STARLITE & CAMPBELL issued:

We are incredibly excited to share the first single from our new project, VIBRATIONISTS.

While we’ve always pushed boundaries as Starlite & Campbell, VIBRATIONISTS is born from a different spark. When we meet inspirational musicians, we don’t just want them to play on a track; we want to see where a third influence will take us. It’s about stepping onto a path without knowing the destination—and that experience is priceless.

The debut single, a live reimagining of It Ain’t Right, is a true fusion of energies. Produced by Simon Campbell, the track features a deep collaboration between Simon, Suzy Starlite and Northern Irish bodhrán master Dave Boyd.

The Groove of the Unknown

The philosophy is simple: what happens if you take a song and infuse it with a totally different musical DNA? If you recorded with James Gadson on drums or Thom Yorke on loops, the groove would shift in ways you couldn’t predict. That’s the Vibrationist spirit. By bringing Dave’s unique percussive language into the mix, we’ve created a sound and a feel that is fresh, unexpected, and entirely different from the original version released on our second studio album, The Language of Curiosity.

Recorded Raw

To capture that immediate, unrepeatable spark of inspiration, we recorded the track and video LIVE at the Supertone SonicLab. There are no overdubs—just the sound of three musicians inspiring each other in real-time.

VIBRATIONISTS is a wide-open door. We don’t know what will happen next, and that’s exactly why we’re doing it.

The Video

Recorded live at the Supertone SonicLab, the official video edited by Starlite intercuts live footage with vibrant imagery, building on the visuals of the song’s inherent tension to expand the visual and sonic experience. 

It Ain’t Right – LIVE! is available on all streaming platforms from 6th February, 2026.

We are proud to release independently produced music where we maintain our artistic freedom.

LINKWELLS Release New Single ‘Pushing Me Away’ with Video

Posted by tarjavirmakari on February 9, 2026
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Linkwells have released their new single, the delightfully melodic indie rocker ‘Pushing Me Away‘, out on Flip Flop Records. 

The band comment on the track: “Pushing Me Away is a deeply emotional track that explores the struggle of connecting with someone who’s emotionally distant, while also reflecting on the broader theme of fitting into society. The song touches on the challenges of opening up in a world where vulnerability can feel risky and how emotional barriers often keep us from forming deeper connections. With a hopeful message of  patience, understanding and growth, it emphasises the transformative power of vulnerability in building trust and healing relationships.” 

Order here: https://artists.landr.com/057914686059

Linkwells – Four seasoned musicians, one unified sound.
Hailing from the scenic town of Malvern, Linkwells are a four-piece indie-rock band who are gaining attention for their distinctive sound. Blending experience and a shared love for melody, their sound is a seamless mix of influences, combining the anthemic energy of Britpop with a modern indie edge, earning them comparisons to iconic bands like The Stone Roses and Oasis.

Recently signed by Nick Brine’s Flip Flop Records, Linkwells are gaining significant momentum and are looking to increase their recorded output through the next few months.

With five singles and an EP released so far, Linkwells have already captured the attention of listeners worldwide, gracing the airwaves of Britain, Europe, Australia, Indonesia, Canada, and the US, reflecting their broad appeal and genuine sound. Known for their rocking live performances, they’re making a name for themselves with energetic shows that showcase their powerful sound. With exciting plans for the future, they’re just getting started – so keep your ears tuned for what’s next.

BBC Introducing “An incredible band”
The New Music Show “Another great track!” (Pushing Me Away)
CatorWeb Radio “Linkwells masterfully create songs that capture the essence of the human condition. Their lyrics strike a chord with listeners, imbued with genuine emotion, while their melodies are memorable and haunting.“
CVFM Radio “The next band to add to your playlists. Linkwells are from Malvern and are CLASS!”

Keith Forde – Vocals, Guitars
Mike Bannister – Guitar
Andy D – Bass, Vocals
James Elliot-Williams – Drums

https://linktr.ee/linkwells
https://www.facebook.com/LinkwellsMalvern/
https://www.instagram.com/link_wells
https://x.com/linkwellsmusic
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZ_-igf-_pOzMUcPmvhIp2g
https://linkwells.bandcamp.com/track/bring-on-the-summer

THE VELVET TUXEDO’s New Single ‘Buzz The Scuzz’ Out Now

Posted by tarjavirmakari on February 9, 2026
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Hull’s 60s-infused garage-psych outfit The Velvet Tuxedo return with their blistering new single ‘Buzz The Scuzz’, recorded at Magic Garden Studios with acclaimed producer Gavin Monaghan (Editors, The Sherlocks, Ocean Colour Scene, The Twang).

Order here: https://kycker.ffm.to/buzzthescuzz

‘Buzz the Scuzz’ is a furious garage-psych rallying cry about dropping out of the system and rejecting the “9-to-5 brainwash machine. The track opens with an eastern tambura drone and a swirling reversed-guitar line that builds a tense psychedelic mood before the full riff kicks in, tearing through the speakers with pounding drums, snarling vocals, and a valve driven riff made to ignite a riot. ‘Buzz The Scuzz’ is a made-up phrase symbolising the band’s ethos: fuck the plan, ditch the script, dig the fuzz, and follow your own road.

‘Buzz The Scuzz’ channels the wild electricity of The Who, the proto-punk bite of MC5, and the acid-drenched swirl of The Seeds, The Pretty Things, and 13th Floor Elevators and drags it kicking and screaming into present day. 
Frontman Will Reid calls it: “Our drop-out anthem – two fingers up to conformity. It starts with that hypnotic drone and then erupts into something driving and defiant. It’s about breaking free from the conveyor-belt life we’re sold and choosing your own path really.”

Listen here: https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=ieDP0ycPJEs

The Velvet Tuxedo fuse 1960s Freakbeat, Garage, Psych and R&B into a sound steeped in nostalgia yet free from pastiche. They stand as torchbearers of a style that is both timeless and refreshingly alive. Often described as a “word-of-mouth band,” The Velvet Tuxedo thrive on the underground scene, where their explosive, high-octane live shows have earned a reputation for unpredictability, rawness and a guitar-driven attack that hits with ferocity.

As a statement of intent, this new single announces The Velvet Tuxedo as a band rooted in the spirit of ’68, yet fearlessly committed to pushing that energy into the present.

Upcoming shows: 

14th Feb – Hull Adelphi, support for China Shop bull
7th March – March of the Mods day festival in Redcar

The Velvet Tuxedo are: 
Will Reid – frontman/guitar
Jimmy Rustill – lead guitar
Robert Frost – drums
Alfie Snow – bass

https://linktr.ee/thevelvettuxedo
https://www.tiktok.com/@thevelvettuxedo
https://www.youtube.com/@velvet_tuxedo
https://www.instagram.com/thevelvettuxedooo/
https://open.spotify.com/artist/2zgvMmusKkVopmBB9hX0ol

STONETRIP Release New EP + Title Track Single ‘The Fight’ with Video

Posted by tarjavirmakari on February 9, 2026
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Critically acclaimed rockers Stonetrip have released their new EP ‘The Fight’, featuring five absolutely cracking rock tracks that are every bit as good as expected from this massively talented band. 

Order here: https://stonetripofficial.bigcartel.com/category/music

New single “The Fight” captures the quiet tension of wanting more while being trapped in the present. It’s a song about longing, escape, and the fragile hope that change is coming — just not yet. Set against raw, reflective lyrics, it explores the space between who we are and who we’re trying to become, where dreams linger but timing holds us back.

Emerging from the crossroads of dust-inspired grit and melody-driven rock, Stonetrip is a Melbourne-rooted band crafting songs built for the open road, late-night reverb, and restless hearts. Echoing with raw energy and atmospheric storytelling, Stonetrip blends driving guitar hooks, pounding rhythms, and vocals that sit somewhere between anthemic and introspective. Since forming, the band has become known for: high-impact live performances that turn rooms into rituals Lyrics steeped in travel, struggle, hope, and escape A sound that fuses classic rock sensibilities with modern indie grit.

At once familiar and fresh, Stonetrip’s music speaks to anyone who’s ever felt the pull of the horizon – the ache of departure and the thrill of arrival. Whether it’s the thunder of festival crowds or the intimacy of a laneway show, their sound has a way of sticking with you long after the last chord fades. With each new release, Stonetrip continues to push forward — not chasing trends, but chasing truth through sound. 

Mark Ritchie / Vocals 
Mick Malusa / Guitars 
Simon Croft / Guitars 
Sebastian Barahona / Bass 
Brett Spicer / Drums

https://www.instagram.com/stonetrip.official/
https://www.facebook.com/stonetripp/
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdXTm11kwwU42FA8rS5UgvA
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AKEM MANAH Unleash Lyric Video for Second Single ‘The Burning of John Briggs’

Posted by tarjavirmakari on February 8, 2026
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Belgian doom metal band AKEM MANAH have released a lyric video for “The Burning of John Briggs”, the second single from their forthcoming full-length album “Threnodies”, due out on April 3 via Black Lion Records. Following the harrowing introduction set by debut single “The End of Earnest Hollow”, the new track dives deeper into the band’s bleak and ritualistic sonic mythology.

Carried by crushing doom riffs, scorched atmospheres and a funereal sense of inevitability, the track embodies the band’s talent for transforming narrative despair into monolithic heaviness. Watch and listen here:

The band comments on the track: “A carnival strongman consumed by conviction and guilt, John Briggs mistakes the apocalypse for revival. What begins as religious fervour becomes a carnival of fire and delirium. The track is fevered, portraying faith’s final transformation into spectacle and ash“.

Tracklist:

1.The Inevitable Fate of Francis Cobb (Intro)
2.The End of Earnest Hollow
3.The Mystery of Mosef Mehul
4.The Burning of John Briggs
5.The Journey of Nathaniel Johnson
6.The Undoing of an Unknown (Interlude)
7.The Fall of Maximillian Montagne
8.The Sleep of Eve Saldana
9.The Demise of John Dunn
10.The Hanging of Edward Hope (Outro)

Featuring ten brand new tracks, “Threnodies” unfolds as a cycle of human unraveling: ten dirges for those who sought the truth behind the world, only to find the abyssal chaos staring back. Each song recounts a different descent into forbidden knowledge, madness and death of men and women who, out of grief, faith, or hunger for meaning, reached too far into the Mythos. Their stories are not about monsters but about the human need to see beyond the illusion of order, and the silence that answers.

Musically, “Threnodies” draws from doom and black metal’s bleak cadence, but with an overt horror tone. A lament sung from within the void rather than against it. Every track is a threnody in the ancient sense, namely a song for the dead, and for what in us dies when we understand too much.

The album was edited, mixed and mastered by Brett Caldas-Lima at Tower Studio and is available for pre-order at THIS LOCATION.

Line-up:
RD – Bass guitar
GVC – Rhythm guitar
JT – Lead guitar
XDS – Guitars, keyboards, vocals

For more info visit:
https://www.facebook.com/OfficialAkemManah
https://www.instagram.com/akem_manah_official
https://www.facebook.com/blacklionrecordsswe
https://www.instagram.com/blacklionrecordsswe
https://blacklion.nu/

WHO ON EARTH Return with New Video Single ‘Vigilance’ + Announce Tour w/ FOZZY

Posted by tarjavirmakari on February 8, 2026
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New Jersey rock/metal torchbearers WHO ON EARTH return with a vengeance, unleashing their blistering new single “Vigilance,” accompanied by an incendiary official music video. The release follows the momentum of the band’s critically praised 2025 EP Smoke & Mirrors and signals the next chapter in their quest for world domination!

Commenting on the single, bassist Pete Rizzi says:

“‘Vigilance’ was written for one reason and one reason only: to deliver both a warning and a call to unity. As we become more divided as a country, the elite continue to gain wealth and power at our expense, unabated. This is a “we’ve had enough” cry from the urban streets of Trenton, NJ!“

Stream “Vigilance“: https://found.ee/WhoOnEarthVIGILANCE

“Vigilance” delivers a crushing preview of what WHO ON EARTH have in store for 2026—sharp riffs, thunderous rhythms, and unflinching intensity. The single arrives ahead of the band’s upcoming spring tour supporting FOZZY, where fans can experience the new material live. Tour dates and tickets are available now at whoonearththeband.com/shows.

WHO ON EARTH Tour Dates w/FOZZY:

May 8 – Charlotte, NC – Amos’ Southend
May 9 – Waynesboro, VA – The Foundry
May 12 – Philadelphia, PA – Underground Arts
May 13 – Harrisburg, PA – Capitall City Music Hall
May 15 – St. Charles, IL – Arcada Theatre
May 16 – Flint, MI – The Machine Shop

About WHO ON EARTH: 

Who On Earth cut its teeth through relentless gigging across the New York tri-state area, with founding members Coosh and Pete previously tearing up stages as MadHaus. During 2020, the longtime collaborators shifted focus from covers to original material, quickly writing ten songs and entering Sonic Stomp Studio with producer Mike Orlando (Category 7, Adrenaline Mob). Joined by drummer Joe D’Aqui, the group crafted a heavy, story-driven sound rooted in influences like Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, Metallica, Alice in Chains, and Tool. Despite pandemic delays, the sessions yielded their debut full-length album Blame’, released in October 2022.

Following the addition of guitarists Bruce Gatewood and Johnny James Barone, the band gained traction with a heavier reimagining of Toto’s “Hold the Line,” now their most-streamed track. Lineup changes continued with drummer Howie Fallon joining in 2024, bringing renewed chemistry and power, though tragedy struck later that year with the passing of Gatewood. In late 2024, Jimmy Kocha joined, filling the role of co-lead guitarist, solidifying the lineup that is currently in full force today. Honoring his legacy, the band pushed forward, releasing the Smoke & Mirrors EP in March 2025—a sharp, socially reflective six-song release. The group is currently at work on a new full-length album, slated for release in early 2026.

Lineup: 
Coosh – Vocals
Pete Rizzi – Bass
Johnny James Barone – Guitar
Jimmy Kocha – Guitar
Howie Fallon – Drums

Follow WHO ON EARTH:
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