JOVM’s William Ruben Helms celebrates Red Hot Chili Peppers’ bassist Flea’s 64th birthday.
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Throwback: Happy 66th Birthday, Branford Marsalis!
JOVM’s William Ruben Helms celebrates Branford Marsalis’ 66th birthday.
Throwback: Happy 59th Birthday, Layne Staley!
It’s August. We’ve somehow managed to survive 3/4s of a what has been a miserable, soul-wrenching slog of a year, full of gratuitous brutality, endless war, and a slow-burning slide into fascism. Oh and add […]
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Throwback: Happy 82nd Birthday, Gladys Knight!
JOVM’s William Ruben Helms celebrates Gladys Knight’s 82nd birthday.
Throwback: Happy 65th Birthday, Melle Mel!
JOVM’s William Ruben Helms celebrates Melle Mel’s 65th birthday.
Throwback: Happy 73rd Birthday, Alex Van Halen!
JOVM’s William Ruben Helms celebrates Van Halen co-founder Alex Van Halen’s 73rd birthday.
Throwback: Happy 66th Birthday, Michael Stipe!
JOVM’s William Ruben Helms celebrates R.E.M.’s frontman Michael Stipe’s 66th birthday.
New Audio: Smag På Dig Selv Teams Up with Viktoria Søndergaard on Thumping “Vik’s Rawcore”
With the release of last year’s full-length debut, SDPS, Copenhagen-based jazz punks Smag På Dig Selv (SPDS) — Oliver Lauridsen (tenor sax), Thorbjørn Øllgaard (baritone sax, bass sax, vocals) and Albert Holberg (drums) — firmly cemented their reputation as one of most boundary pushing groups out on the contemporary Danish scene. With a sound that’s an explosive, party starting mixture of acoustic techno, punk energy, jazz and 90s EDM, the Danish trio have begun to make the round of the international festival and touring circuit, playing sets at Roskilde Festival, SXSW, The Great Escape, Eurosonic, Winter Jazzfest NYC and Capital One City Parks Foundation SummerStage.
SPDS’s highly-anticipated sophomore album is slated for a March 2026 through Stunt Records. The album will feature the previously released, TMI Tammi-produced “Let’s Go!,” a mix sneering, in-your-face punk attitude, ambient electronics, pulsing beats, thunderous Viking drumming and modal-influenced jazz that’s mind-bending, mischievously unhinged yet accessible and dance floor friendly.
The album’s third and latest single, “Vik’s Rawcore” sees the rising Danish trio collaborating with vibraphonist Viktoria Søndergaard on a track that’s a mischievous blend of jazz lyricism and the relentless, industrial-inspired club rocking thump of drum ‘n’ bass while adding a gorgeous sense of counterpoint and texture.
The composition was inspired by Oliver Lauridsen’s time in Holland, where he became immersed in the local underground scene.
Throwback: Happy 82nd Birthday, Joni Mitchell!
JOVM’s William Ruben Helms celebrates Joni Mitchell’s 82nd birthday.
Throwback: Happy Belated 76th Birthday, Phil Lynott!
JOVM’s William Ruben Helms belatedly celebrates the 76th anniversary of Phil Lynott’s birth.