Well
today got off to a great start with the Gas Board digging up our side path to
fix a Gas leak at 12:30 this morning. No Sleep ‘til Hammersmith indeed. Consequently
if I sound like I’m on speed towards the end of this nearly two hour show, you’ll
know why.
On
the musical front Russkaja, the Austrian equivalent to The Leningrad Cowboys,
start things off, then it’s some Classic Backyard Babies in demo form who are
swiftly followed by some up to date UFO. A track from Operation: Mindcrime’s
debut album is aired and then it’s a live in the studio song from Bernie Torme
to promote his new album, Blackheart and subsequent tour. Compare and Contrast
is back with The Boys prosecuting The Towers of London. Now when I started this
podcast back in 2007 I never in a million years thought I’d be playing a Prog
Rock track by The Pope. Yes The Pope
as in his Holiness Pope Francis, but today on this episode I do. How do you
follow the Pontiff? You follow him with some Barbe-Q-Barbies and a track from their
new album “Driven”. (It’s a good job I’m not Catholic, how many Hail Mary’s?).
Darren Birch, Walter Lure’s European bassist, e-mailed to tell me that it was in
fact Ozzie who was drumming at The Jazz Cafe and not Martin Ashston as I
claimed. Darren is also in The Black Bombers who are head to head with The Hip Priests
tonight in Digbeth and it’s only a Fiver to get in. So Get In! New to The Paranoid Squirrel are Swedish
Garage Merchants The Deadheads with a track off their second and new album “Loadead”
On the Pledge front Mustasch’s new album arrived last week, signed. Well when I
say signed the CD lid was, not the actual booklet. Obviously I play a track
which for some reason had me think of Sabbath. Queensryche also fan funded
their latest album “Condition Human” however I bought the regular version. The
band certainly seem to have found their Mojo which has been absent for most of
this century as hopefully you’ll agree on hearing it. Uber Rocks’ Dom Daley
pointed me in the (one) direction of The Shondikes. Who he says and I quote “If
you still have a shred of life in your rock 'n' roll heart and you want to hear
a great record then take a chance on The Shondikes because if you're true to
yourself then you will love this record like your first born” On that review I
purchased their self-released album “Psychotic Make Out Music” CD and share a
track. A band that has got me all excited is from Vancouver Dirtbag Republic
featuring Sandy Hazard and Mick Wood formerly of Grandma Moses. Think Rolling Stones, Cheap
Trick, NY Dolls, Sex Pistols, Aerosmith, Hanoi Rocks and The Ramones. Now you
know why I’m excited. They even cover a Professionals track! Michael Monroe’s
latest album “Blackout States” is released next Friday. Wanna sneaky listen to
a track? Oh all right.....Joyous news reach me last week that the Bay City
Rollers are to reform, well three of the classic line-up are. Pre-Christmas gigs
have been booked which sold out in seconds. Hopefully a London date will be
forthcoming. To mark this news from 1975, The Tartan Horde’s one and only
single “Bay City Rollers – We Love You” is played. If you are scratching your
head as to why.....Nick Lowe and a pre Rat Scabies Chris Miller aka Mouse Modem
play on it, which leads nicely into the new single by Giuda. Up next are two
tracks from The Bones, one is in Germany whilst the other is the English equivalent.
Rattling towards the end of this week’s show we have new music from Tank,
Graveyard who are due over here with Imperial State Electric and finally it’s
The BossHoss who add the full stop to proceedings.
