#The Moonlandingz

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Joanie Channels Nihilistic Eroticism on 'Neurotica' London-based indie-pop artist Joanie just released her debut EP Neurotica via Permanent Creeps Records. A cult-favorite in the London live-scene, supporting alternative rock acts like Black Lips and The Moonlandingz, Joanie infuses the grit and punk ethos of sweaty basement rock into her glittery, glamorous orb. Jessica Winter, UK-based artist and producer, lays down stabbing, ominous synths that layer the four-track project with a spell-binding, dystopian edge.Joanie's lead track "Schadenfreude" shines as the apex of the project, its wicked and rapturous composition tottering between disco decadence and haunting apocalypse. "'Schadenfreude' interrogates the sickness of the modern age," Joanie tells PAPER​, "where the downfall of celebrated women is entertainment." The sickly sweet delivery of the impossibly grim is tantamount to Joanie's magic. "Kerosene," with its luxurious music video directed by Ash K Halliburton, takes on the melodramatic world of the iconic '70s film Pink Narcissus. The intoxicating result captures the "intoxication, obsession and escapism" of the homoerotic oldie.From camp anthems to nihilistic eroticism, Joanie's overt interest in first-world hedonism creates thematic anchors in the project, using pop culture as kitschy, ironic breadcrumbs for contemplation. Her biting commentary, satirical edge and catchy lyricism push the strobe-lit dance songs and glossy production into exciting territory. Read on for Joanie's track-by-track breakdown of her psychological and deliciously cheeky EP Neurotica below."Schadenfreude"Margaret Atwood said, “Men are afraid that women will laugh at them. Women are afraid that men will kill them.” In its crudest terms, "Schadenfreude" is concerned with the conundrum of patriarchal obsession that women are to be fucked or destroyed for fear they may become too powerful. This track interrogates the sickness of the modern age, where the downfall of celebrated women is entertainment, and I wanted to open up a conversation about that. Within the song, I reference fantastic women who society deemed crazy. It’s a pattern that keeps repeating from Marilyn to Britney."Kerosene"I wrote the lyrics to this song during a really transformative period of my life. I was working through a lot of neuroses — hence, the EP title Neurotica. Channeling those heavy emotions through upbeat disco sounds was a way of reclaiming the power of those feelings, whilst forcing me not to take myself too seriously."Your Kind Of Freak""Your Kind of Freak” is a camp anthem that celebrates the othered beauties in society. It is a celebration song of empowerment, joy and acceptance. Conformity is often celebrated as beauty — lip injections, leggings and Ugg boots. Walking through Soho, I see my kind of beauty, I see my kind of freak. I adore the strippers and the beautiful creatures who dare to live in their authenticity, dancing beyond claustrophobic norms. The throbbing disco beats in this song offer up a soundtrack to accompany the euphoric war cry that is living in one’s own truth."Casino"Casinos are strangely enticing, straddling the nihilistic eroticism that exists between glamour and tragedy. For me, the casino can be a metaphor for any tempting mistress who promises the world but strips you of it — an unavailable lover, a self-delusion, an addiction, a fantasy. The monotonous throwing of the dice and the clinking of the slot machine are echoed in the relentless driving bass.Photography by Deelo Arizona https://www.papermag.com/joanie-neurotica-2659565163.html

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Formed in Autumn 2018 by Lee Mann (live bassist with The Moonlandingz), Rob Glennie and Allan Hutchison, Heavy Salad have since expanded to a seven-piece outfit, enlisting Ally McBoo, Esther Maylor, Lucy Hope (AKA The Priestesses) and Oscar Remers along the way. Bonding over a joint interest in psychedelic horror films, (Panos Cosmatos’ surreal classic ‘Mandy’ in particular), they loved the idea of being in a band like a psychedelic cult and thus Heavy Salad was born. The gang released their debut album ‘Cult Casual’ in 2020 on Dipped in Gold Recordings.

The group, charged up on a myriad of musical influences, create a cosmic slop of melodic 90s tinged rock and psychedelic 60s inspired pop infused with the bands eclectic love of surf rock, electronic pop gospel and folk. Already receiving radio play on 6Music, Radio 1 and Radio X from the likes of Guy Garvey (Elbow), Jack Saunders and Steve Lamacq, the band released their debut album Cult Casual, recorded with producers Christophe Bride in Salford (ACR) and Ross Orton in Sheffield (Arctic Monkeys/Working Men’s Club) in September 2020. Heavy Salad are putting the finishing touches to their second LP recorded in West London with Stephen Street (Blur / The Smiths) at Damon Albarn’s Studio13 coming straight off the back of a successful UK tour and trip to Austin Texas as official artists at SXSW 2022, and two shows at Brighton's Great Escape Festival HEAVY SALAD are readying our cosmic crazy live energy for festivals all over the UK and Europe this summer/Autumn.

Wrong Window is the tale of instant messaging with not so instant karma! Yeah, you deleted the message but those double ticks created an ominous cloud shrouding the morning sunshine and that sleepless night with your eyes burning in their sockets has got those nerve endings frayed. It’s a revelation in the wrong window and you’re secretly thrilled! The new single from Heavy Salad produced in London UK at The Bunker at Studio 13 by the legendary Stephen Street.

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The Moonlandingz // La Route du Rock // 2017

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5 INFLAMMABLE SUMMER BANGERS – Part 7…

5 INFLAMMABLE SUMMER BANGERS – Part 7…

Weekly series of five rolling ripsnorters to go bananas to this summer…

Another week! Another hit team of five heated jackhammers! Let’s rock…

1. ‘Made With Hate’ by PROPHETS OF RAGE (Single 2019)

2. ‘The Way In’ by THE DREAM SYNDICATE (Album: These Times – 2019)

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This One Song… Acid Klaus on Party Sized Away Day (feat Maria Uzor)

This One Song… Acid Klaus on Party Sized Away Day (feat Maria Uzor)

Tell you what – we love hearing from artists when things go right. We equally love hearing from artists when things go dreadfully wrong. A song that was a piece of piss, written in 20 minutes? Or years in the making and a bastard to write? Whether it’s a song that came together through great duress or one that was smashed out in a short amount of time, we’re getting the lowdown from some of our…

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I don't feel alright

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The Moonlandingz - Trinity Centre, Bristol 23rd Nov 2017 

Fun and Crazy gig with ladies stage invasion

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Blogovision 2017: #7 - Interplanetary Class Classics by The Moonlandingz #8 - American Dream by LCD Soundsystem #9 - Sincerely, Future Pollution by Timber Timbre #10 - Party by Aldous Harding #11 - Thin Black Duke by Oxbow #12 - Luciferian Towers by Godspeed You! Black Emperor #13 - Damn by Kendrick Lamar #14 - Murder Of The Universe by King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard #15 - Exile In The Outer Ring by EMA #16 - The Order of Time by Valerie June #17 - Love What Survives by Mount Kimbie #18 How Did I Find Myself Here? by The Dream Syndicate #19 - Short Days by Short Days #20 - Congo by Kareem Kalokoh Last year’s #7: Music For Ordinary Life Machines by Regressverbot 

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 The Moonlandingz - Black Hanz from Interplanetary Class Classics (Chimera Music)

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The Moonlandingz at Kilbi Festival Düdingen, Switzerland 2017 (c) Mehdi Benkler

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ANOTHER MAN Spring Summer 2017

Styling by Ellie Grace Cumming.

Featuring Lias Saoudi aka Johnny Rocket.

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The Moonlandingz // La Route du Rock // 2017

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The Moonlandingz ft Rebecca Lucy Taylor :: The Strangle Of Anna

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The Moonlandingz, "Black hanz"

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Exclusive: Another New Thing share new single 'No One Cares What You're Thinking 'Bout'

Exclusive: Another New Thing share new single ‘No One Cares What You’re Thinking ‘Bout’

Words: Andy Hughes The current pandemic (the first of many?) has no doubt left you with the realisation that time means nothing and you can do everything from your living room. Do we really need to be in the same room as one another? For ‘newcomers‘ Another New Thing, the answer is a resounding NO. The trio, split between Pennsylvania (US) and Sheffield and Preston (UK), combines the talents of…