This
week I start off by stressing about my teeth, or lack of, and ordering One
Direction tickets potentially at the same time as I’m sitting in the Dentist’s
chair. Musically Jake Starr and the Delicious Fullness get things going with
another track from their “Tastes Good” album. Then I complain about Facebook’s “Real
Name” Policy and to underline how stupid it is I play a duet by David Walls and
Courtney Harrison. You know who I’m talking about. Swedish Street Punks Bombshell
Rocks, who I thought had split up in 2001, have just released a brand new album
called “Generation Tranquilized”. Naturally I play a track off it. Then as
Radio Birdman have a fantastic, fan friendly six CD/1 DVD Boxset out I play
something by them. Well you would, wouldn’t you? Staying Downunder; The Hard
Ons treat us to something from “Peel Me Like An Egg” which I link to winning,
but not winning a two foot tall R2D2 cake. The last Australian band I play this
week came recommended from Bobby-Lou Hellacopter in the form of Uptown Ace and
their free to download “1850” album. Top stuff. Just before I play some Hanoi
Rocks I mention about being offered a weekly two hour DAB radio show and why I
turned it down. No pun intended. The Prisoners Of Millbank are up next as their
bassist told me to “Play my band.” The “Twisted Disco For Strange Men” quote on
their Facebook page never seemed so apt. I finally got around to getting former
Enuff Z’Nuff vocalist Donnie Vie’s new double White Album. Very good it is to,
as you will hear. Mixing it up a bit I play an 1988 Demo of a Discharge tune by
Broken Bones and then getting things right up to date I play a new track from
their “Dead & Gone” ep. Gig wise this week saw me up at The Shacklewell
Arms in East London to bear witness to the mega star, the legend that is Johnny
Moped. I also after twenty odd years of being it’s Guardian delivered to Dave
Berk the 2” Instrumental Master Tape of “Honey Bun”, “I Believed Her Lies” and
“Hiawatha” featuring Dave, Slimey and the sadly deceased Fred. As a tribute to
Fred I play the Radio 1 Session of “Darling Let’s Have Another Baby” by Kirsty
MacColl and Billy Bragg. The show is rounded off by the B-52s and a song that should
segue nicely, or strike the fear, into the show that follows this on The Wall
Rock Radio……..
