| TW | LW | Artist | Title |
| 10 | New | The Strumbellas | Holster |
| 9 | 10 | Silent Tiger | Another Destination |
| 8 | New | Nits | The Tree |
| 7 | 9 | Foghat | I Don’t Appreciate You |
| 6 | New | Di-Rect | My Blood |
| 5 | 3 | Nitrate | Needs A Little Love |
| 4 | 5 | Cassidy Paris | Danger |
| 3 | 4 | Dion ft. Danielle Nicole | I Aim to Please |
| 2 | 2 | Hugo’s Voyage | A Friend Like You |
| 1 | 1 | The Struts | I Won’t Run |
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| TW | LW | Artist | Title |
| 10 | New | Silent Tiger | Another Destination |
| 9 | New | Foghat | I Don’t Appreciate You |
| 8 | 5 | Liam Gallagher & John Squire | Just Another Rainbow |
| 7 | 6 | Magnum | Blue Tango |
| 6 | 1 | Moon Safari | Emma, Come On |
| 5 | 7 | Cassidy Paris | Danger |
| 4 | 10 | Dion ft. Danielle Nicole | I Aim to Please |
| 3 | 4 | Nitrate | Needs A Little Love |
| 2 | 3 | Hugo’s Voyage | A Friend Like You |
| 1 | 2 | The Struts | I Won’t Run |
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Canadian rock band “The Strumbellas” released their new album “Part Time Believer” last week. The album includes previously released singles “Running out of Time” and “My Home is You”, as well as “Hold Me” which recently featured on RadiJohan.
Formed in 2008 and releasing their debut album, 2012’s “My Father and the Hunter,” the two-time JUNO award-winning alternative band have steadily released follow-ups, from 2013’s “We Still Move on Dance Floors” to 2016’s Platinum-certified “Hope,” which featured the 5x Platinum-certified single “Spirits,” and 2019’s Rattlesnake, which included Gold-certified single “Salvation”. “Part Time Believer” is the band’s fifth album.
The single “Holster” by The Strumbellas is new this week on RadiJohan.
DI-RECT are a rock band from The Hague (Den Haag) in the Netherlands. Formed by four teenagers in 1999 they have been particularly successful in their home country with all of their studio albums, except their first, making the top 10 on the Dutch album chart. Two of these, “All Systems Go” (2005) and “Daydreams in a Blackout” (2014) topped the chart. Many of their singles have also charted, with “She” (2003) and “A Good Thing” (2007), hitting number 2. However, the Top spot has thus far eluded the band.
In 2009 DI-RECT survived what is often the death knell for a band, a change of lead singer. Tim Akkerman left the band and the remaining band members searched for a new frontman in a nationally televised contest, “Wie is Di-rect” (Who is Di-rect). After eight episodes current lead singer Marcel Veenendaal was chosen to replace Tim.
DI-RECT’s latest single has just been released. “My Blood” is new this week on RadiJohan.
| TW | LW | Artist | Title |
| 10 | New | Dion ft. Danielle Nicole | I Aim to Please |
| 9 | 10 | Rolling Stones | Mess It Up |
| 8 | 4 | D’Virgilio, Morse & Jennings | Tiny Little Fires |
| 7 | 8 | Cassidy Paris | Danger |
| 6 | 7 | Magnum | Blue Tango |
| 5 | 9 | Liam Gallagher & John Squire | Just Another Rainbow |
| 4 | 5 | Nitrate | Needs A Little Love |
| 3 | 3 | Hugo’s Voyage | A Friend Like You |
| 2 | 2 | The Struts | I Won’t Run |
| 1 | 1 | Moon Safari | Emma, Come On |
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On the 8th of February 1990 American singer and songwriter Del Shannon died of self inflicted gunshot wounds. On the advice of his doctor, Shannon had begun taking the antidepressant Prozac on January 24. According to his widow, while testifying to the Food and Drug Administration in 1991 :
He was very much in charge of his business, but within days after he started taking Prozac I noticed a personality change in him. He developed severe insomnia, extreme fatigue, chills, racing heart, dry mouth, and upset stomach.” “Suicide was totally out of character for my husband. There was no note and no goodbye.”
Del Shannon scored the 1961 UK and US number 1 single “Runaway,” and many other Top 40 singles, including “The Wanderer.” In 1963 he became the first American to record a cover version of a song by the Beatles. His version of “From Me to You” charted in the US before The Beatles version did. Prior to his suicide he had been working with Tom Petty and Jeff Lynne and was rumoured to be replacing Roy Orbison in the Traveling Wilburys.
In 1999 Del Shannon was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
“Foghat” are an English rock band formed in London in 1971. The band began back in 1971 when “Lonesome Dave Peverett” and Roger Earl decided to leave “Savoy Brown” to start a band of their own. Over the years, Foghat has earned eight Gold Records, one Platinum Record and one Double-Platinum record.
“I Don’t Appreciate You” is the third single from Foghat’s first new studio album in seven years, Sonic Mojo, which has already topped the “Billboard” Blues Albums chart this year. According to the band’s drummer and founding member, Roger Earl:
This song was written about the most obnoxious people in our lives, but in the most polite-ful way! And as our lead singer Scott Holt says when he announces the song onstage, ‘it is the most polite F/U song you will ever hear!’”
“I Don’t Appreciate You” by Foghat is new this week on Radijohan.
| TW | LW | Artist | Title |
| 10 | New | Rolling Stones | Mess It Up |
| 9 | New | Liam Gallagher & John Squire | Just Another Rainbow |
| 8 | New | Cassidy Paris | Danger |
| 7 | 10 | Magnum | Blue Tango |
| 6 | 7 | Kimberly Perry | Fool’s Gold |
| 5 | 8 | Nitrate | Needs A Little Love |
| 4 | 1 | D’Virgilio, Morse & Jennings | Tiny Little Fires |
| 3 | 5 | Hugo’s Voyage | A Friend Like You |
| 2 | 3 | The Struts | I Won’t Run |
| 1 | 2 | Moon Safari | Emma, Come On |
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Billy Joel has unveiled his first new single in 17 years with yesterday’s release of “Turn The Lights Back On.” It’s a classic Billy Joel-style song that incorporates the hallmarks of Billy’s signature sound.
Billy Joel (75) is one of the most influential artists of all time and, arguably, a storyteller without comparison. He has sold over 160 million albums around the world, has garnered many awards during his career, including six Grammy awards (out of 23 nominations) and was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1992, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1999, and the Long Island Music Hall of Fame in 2006.
Billy Joel’s new single “Turn The Lights Back On” is new this week on RadiJohan.
The band “Silent Tiger” was formed in 2018 by guitarist Jean Funes and drummer Joel Mejia from Honduras, along with American vocalist David Cagle. Their primary goal is to create melodic hard rock music. Influenced by bands like Def Leppard, Bon Jovi, and Scorpions, Silent Tiger has set high standards.
Their debut album, “Ready For Attack,” was released in 2020, and they recently followed up with “Twist of Fate” in November 2023. While they may not have reached the level of their influences yet, “Twist of Fate” contains all the essential elements for fans of melodic rock music.
Silent Tiger’s single “Another Destination” is new this week on RadiJohan.