Olive the Jerk 2

THE SORELS - St - SP  -  RETA REC./ SURFIN’KI REC. - 2019 The Italian label  Surfin’Ki Rec.   x  keeps on browsing the sweet galaxy of the glamy rock’n’roll girls’ bands ( Baby Shakes ,  the Pale Lips ,  Nathalie Sweet ,  Lucy & the Rats ...), walking on the steps of the late 90’s shift made by the label  Sympathy For the Record Industry  ( the Eyeliners ,  the Fondas …). The Italian guys co-releases, alongside with the brand new Canadian label  Reta Rec.   x  , this first single of the 3-piece band  the Sorels x  . A beautiful start for this Canadian all-girls’ band with the A-side hit  She’s In The Gang . A  Chuck Berry -like guitar introduction, a catchy rhythmic section, a warm bluesy voice, a well-appropriate riff on the piano and a song that ends up with a punky explosion full of jovial punchy girly choirs (hou houhou hou - I love that !!) worthy of bands such as...

Ville Morte . Wanna talk about  the Warrior Kid s  and Marseille ? Not this time !  Ville Morte   x  is in fact a nice little information sheet listing the best rock gigs in the city of Lyon. A pretty appropriate name that perfectly fitted this summer holidays time as there was absolutely nothing to check around. The reunification with my friends quickly ended with daily touring of the best pubs in the city (Trokson, Ground Zero…). Specific mention to the  Look Bar , with its worthy  Lyonnais connexion  film noir atmosphere, its deadly White Russian and its outer-space bartender playing deeply worn vinyls of Chuck Berry, Joe Cocker and Georges Brassens. Exhibition : Lyon, Capitale du Rock. 1978 - 1983. However, there was this awesome summer exhibition (15th of May to the 21th of September) in the town library:  Lyon, Capitale du Rock 1978 - 1983 x We found there an impressive collection of flye...