STIFF LITTLE FINGERS RELEASE ARCHIVAL CD/DVD SET, ‘LIVE AT ROCKPALAST 1980/1989’

The longest-tenured Irish punk band is undoubtedly Stiff Little Fingers – who have been bashing and thrashing since 1977. And the double-disc set, Live at Rockpalast 1980/1989 – released on June 25, 2021 – shows that the band remained a vital live band (and also, stayed true to their roots) throughout the ‘80s, despite a five-year hiatus smack dab in the middle of the decade.

Ordering info is here: https://mig-music.lnk.to/stifflittlefingers

And you can view/hear samples via these links:

“Barbed Wire Love”: https://youtu.be/O_gxpmazYUA

“Alternative Ulster”: https://youtu.be/_DF9gGMmtFE

Singer/guitarist Jake Burns has been the band’s leader since their inception – with bassist Ali McMordie standing right alongside Jake most of the time – which saw Stiff Little Fingers being a part of the first-wave of Euro punk bands, which included the lofty likes of the Sex Pistols, the Clash, and the Damned, the Buzzcocks, the Jam, etc. And in the process, Stiff Little Fingers issued such classic punk LP’s as Inflammable Material, Nobody’s Heroes, and Go for It, plus the punk anthems “Alternative Ulster,” “Suspect Device,” and “At the Edge.”

Comprised of a total of three discs, Live at Rockpalast 1980/1989 will certainly satisfy both your audio and visual needs – the first two discs are audio-only, featuring the 1980 and 1989 performances, while the third disc is a DVD of the group’s classic 1980 appearance on Germany’s long-running music show.

And the performance remains memorable all these years later for the band, as Jake recalls:

"We were all well aware of what a great show Rockpalast was, having seen quite a few while touring in Europe, so we were delighted to be asked to appear. We got there a day early and went to the venue as our friends, UFO, were playing. It was a great insight into the audience's perspective. And a little bit daunting as we hadn't realized how big the auditorium was!

However, we needn't have worried as the next evening the place was packed and the audience were with us from the first note. They were wonderful, singing and bouncing along. It really felt like a "home game" to use a football analogy. I thought we played really well too, apart from a slight timing mistake during "Back to Front", a new song we were still learning. (See if you can spot my giving Jim the "look of death" at that point! LOL!)

We rounded the night off in our hotel bar with another bunch of friends, The Jam, who were also on the bill. It's a show and audience I remember with great affection. Thanks for giving us the opportunity to be a part of the Rockpalast story."

With Live at Rockpalast 1980/1989, Stiff Little Fingers fans now have the ultimate live document of the band at their in-concert peak.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT:

https://slf.rocks/home-base

RADIO MOSCOW RELEASE CD/DVD SET, ‘LIVE AT ROCKPALAST 2015’

One of today’s top blues-rock-psych bands, Radio Moscow, has dug into their archives and unearthed the recently released ‘LIVE AT ROCKPALAST 2015.’ Featuring members singer/guitarist Parker Griggs, bassist Anthony Meier, and drummer Paul Marrone, the 15-track release (filmed on May 18, 2015) includes fully-cranked versions of all the Radio Moscow classics fans have come to expect hearing on the concert stage – “I Just Don’t Know,” “250 Miles,” “Broke Down,” “Brain Cycles,” “No Good Woman,” etc.

According to the group’s manager, Bruce Duff, the idea behind issuing the performance was a simple one. “MIG licensed it from the Rockpalast company, it’s a big reissue campaign involving numerous artists.” And the result is extraordinary – “Live its louder, more direct, and more open to free-form improvisation.”

And this stellar concert recording is certain to lead to further accolades bestowed upon the band – such as the Blue Rock Review site calling the trio “hard-hitting masters of the craft,” while the Obelisk site raved, “If you don’t already know Radio Moscow are one of the best and most vital bands currently boogieing their way around the planet, you’ve probably never seen them live.”

Formed in 2003 by Griggs in Ames, Iowa, the band has been based in San Diego county, California, for several years now. Radio Moscow has released four studio albums to date: 2007’s self-titled debut - produced by The Black Keys’ Dan Auerbach, who introduced the band to Alive Natural Sound records, the label that has released the band’s next three albums – 2009’s ‘Brain Cycles,’ 2011’s ‘The Great Escape of Leslie Magnafuzz,’ and 2014’s ‘Magical Dirt’ (the last title being the one that the trio was supporting at the time of this performance’s taping). And in 2017, the group offered up ‘New Beginnings’ – their first for Century Media Records.

And as Bruce points out, there are quite a few standout performances to be witnessed throughout ‘Crossroads Festival 2015.’ “I like a lot of the songs that were from ‘Magical Dirt,’ which was new at the time this was recorded, such as ‘Rancho Tehama Airport,’ ‘Gypsy Fast Woman’ and ‘Death of a Queen.’ I also was surprised by the acoustic bonuses which I’d not heard before, the Peter Green/Fleetwood Mac cover ‘World Keep on Turning,’ and Radio Moscow standard ‘250 Miles’.”

Radio Moscow has toured and performed throughout the world with the likes of Graveyard, Witchcraft, Joe Bonamassa, Pentagram, the Sheepdogs, Nebula, and Bang, to name but a few. In addition to performing at the Crossroads Festival, they have played the Ride Festival, Desert Daze, Electric Funeral, End Hip End It, the Psycho California festival, and as is only appropriate, have headlined shows in both St. Petersburg and Moscow in Russia.

To experience Radio Moscow in all their high-energy, sweaty, and amplified glory, you have made a very wise selection…‘Crossroads Festival 2015’ is a definitive, must-see/must-hear live document of the trio. Or as their manager describes it, “Electrifying transcendence.”

FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT:

radiomoscow.net

facebook.com/radiomoscowband

order Link: https://radiomoscow.lnk.to/rockpalast