On
The Paranoid Squirrel Rock Show; The Worlds Longest running weekly podcast (Allegedly,
but prove me wrong) this week the very first single by AC/DC, with only Angus
and Malcolm from any AC/DC I know playing on it, is aired. Then Chris Spedding
he of “Motorbikin’” and Womble fame has a track from his very excellent “Joyland”
played. I almost play a track by The Korgis but don’t instead I fresbie the CD
over the houses opposite into the grounds of the the Psychiatric
Hospital and play a Reeves Gabrels and his Imaginary Friends track instead. I
made the correct choice! The International Swingers soon to be released single
originally recorded by The Move gets played in an attempt to get their pledge
passed 100%. Finland’s Waltari have a new album out at the end of the month so
naturally I play something from it. New to the show are Barnsley
Dark Punkers System Of Hate with a track from their very excellent “Insanity”
EP. To celebrate The Damned’s “Don’t You Wish We Were Dead” Documentary being
screened at next months SXSW festival I play a track from my favourite live
Damned album. The UK Subs have a brand new album out called “Yellow Leader” it
goes without saying that I play something from it. Then I take you over to
Boston for Watts who have been described as “They play in a band built on a
bedrock of riff-powered songs that have as much to do with swagger as they do
melody. Watts also stoke the twin-engine guitar charge of Keith Richards and
Ron Wood, although gruff-voiced singer-guitarist Dan Kopko sings better than
both, and lead axe John Blout’s tough, blistering solos are closer in spirit to
the knotty workouts of AC/DC’s Angus Young”
Well that was me sold. Chips Enuff bassist with Enuff Z’Nuff has just
released a solo album with contributions from Steven Adler, Slash, Robin Zander
with co writing credits from Trent Reznor and Paul McCartney. The Hip Priests
cover Zodiac Mindwarp before I moan about the Jettblack listening party
clashing with Starz at The Underworld. With the whole show finishing up with “Songs
That Don’t Rock But Actually Do”.
