Video: Billie Joe Armstrong shares ‘Black Haired Girl’ from upcoming Jesse Malin tribute disc

Billy Joe Aemstrong needs no introduction. He’s also no stranger to a great cover tune.

His newest recording ‘Black Haired Girl’ takes an old Jesse Malin track and gives it a kick via a very recognisable vocal. With a top notch production bringing out the track’s solid bass groove and Armstrong’s trademark style lending more of a power pop slant, it actually improves upon the original cut where Malin’s own huge drawling tones drove the number with a little more of a retro rock feel.

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Watch ‘Rock N Roll Seduction’ – the new video from Gwailo

Gwailo aren’t messing about when it comes to riffs on their current single ‘Rock N Roll Seduction’. This four minute blast from the Sunderland rockers is a celebration, but more than that, an acknowledgement of how music can be a true mistress – how its sounds charm and win over the listener, and have the power to transform any mood.

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