2010 Shows
06-03-10
A Hellacopters, Sonic’s Rendezvous, Damned & Ramones medley kick things off this week followed by a new Imperial State Electric track. Gluecifer come up next with their final recording. Ginger has a new track out that accompanies a short film he shot. So I play the track in question. Voodoo Six, who I’ve just found out about, I know slow on the uptake, have the title track from their new ep aired. Audrey Horne, all the way from Norway not Twin Peaks, have just had their 2nd album release so I play something off it. Reckless Love, who features Olli Herman who sang on the 2nd Crashdiet CD, have a new/debut album out. So a track from it gets played as well. The show finishes up with some Broken Bones and Discharge because I’m going to miss one of the on Friday!
27-02-10
What I believe could be a rare Stiv Bators demo of a Michael Monroe solo song starts things off this week. Then I delve into the back of my wardrobe and pull out five demo tapes from the mid 80's. Quebec, Resentment, First Blood, Howling Mad (that features moi on guitar) and Bad English, no not that Bad English unless you're South African then it would be that Bad English, are the guilty parties. On the live front I play some Priestess followed by the headlining band Big Elf.
20-02-10
A live Michael Monroe Band track begins this week's show. Then I play catch up by playing some Violet Mind and some Jettblack who both supported Los Bastardos Finlandeses at the Bar Academy the day before The Backyard Babies. Obviously I play some live Los Bastardos Findlandeses, imagine five Mexican Bandits playing Motӧrhead style rock, for your enjoyment. I finish the show off with my two favourite Brijitte West and The Desperate Hopefuls tracks from their just released debut album.
13-02-10
This week's show, quite possibly, features the last ever Backyard Babies London show. Only time will tell.06-02-10
Gemini Five, who I mistake for The New Race, begin this week's proceedings. Then it's fellow Swedes Casablanca with their debut single. Spoof Metal band of the week comes courtesy of Rock Sugar. NWOBHM throwbacks Bullet have a couple of tracks played off their last CD and the whole show is rounded off by some live Hardcore Superstar from their recent London Garage gig.30-01-10
Michael Monroe's LA Press Conference starts this week's show off, but the first track features Michael's new guitar player in his Sonic Graffiti guise. Two Black Sabbath tracks are up next both demo's the first being their most famous track with Ozzy's original lyrics. The second is their first ever venture into the studio to record a Norman Haines track. The Rolling Stones, The Lime Spiders and The Damned are all in the interconnectedness section. The Goo Goo Dolls *spits* have a new single out which I play. As promised, on last week's show, I play some Adam West. Hot of the press is a new Semi-Precious Weapons' song but finishing off the whole shebang is a Beatles cover done by the Beastie Boys which was left off the 'Licensed to Ill' album but not my promo.23-01-10
A Henry Rollins spoken word segment kicks this week's show off which is swiftly followed by D.C.'s other favourite son Jake Starr's first foray into the solo world. Then Dirty Passion, from Sweden, have a track played off their CDep. This week's live section comes from Enuff Z'Nuff now featuring, once again, the vocal talents of Donnie Vie. I round the show up with a Demolition 23 track as I name the rumoured names who are going to be playing along with Sami Yaffa in Michael Monroe's new band. (I nearly shat myself)
16-01-10
Two brand new tracks from the forthcoming Bloodlights CD start this week's show off followed by two new tracks by fellow Norwegians Wig Wam. As Los Bastardos Finlandeses are playing the Bar Academy next month I play a couple of tracks from their latest album. Moving over to Sweden, Gotenburg, I dug out some Speedfreaks for you to enjoy. The Electric Boys are currently in the studio recording their new album so I play a 3 track demo medley from it. The US is the next port of call with two tracks from American Dog's new album 'Mean'. I finish off the show with a live version of 'Rich Kids' recorded by The Rich Kids at their recent Islington re-union gig.
09-01-10
This week's show features UFO recorded at Hammersmith Odeon in November 1985. This line-up, promoting the 'Misdemeanour' LP consisted of Phil Mogg, Paul Gray, Paul Raymond, Jim Simpson and Atomic Tommy M. Click here for Paul Gray's insight to the proceedings. And I don't even mention that I went to School with Paul Raymond's Step-daughter. Not once!02-01-10
Happy New Year to you all and I start the first show of the year with Jason Ringenberg backed by The Wildhearts. The Backyard Babies swiftly follow with a brand new track off 'Them XX'. A classic Damned track recorded live on a US Radio Station last year gets an airing along with a Quireboys track recorded at Donington in 1991. Australian kick ass band called Muscle Car have a couple of tracks played as a) They're good and b) They're ten years old. The Lolas make a welcome debut with a powerpop track off their debut album. The Flaming Lips doing Pink Floyd with Henry Rollins? Had me flummoxed, but as strange as it may sound it doesn't. Well it does, but it works. A few live tracks from back in the day by Hanoi Rocks finish off the show.