Back once again into the studio with the “Demons” kicking things off this
week with a Damned cover. Who knew? With The Michael Monroe Band reminding us
that there’s no right or wrong, let alone black or white. New music? Shed loads
this week with, thanks to Ginge, with a World exclusive (Radio Wales on the 9th
May doesn’t count in this instance as Wales had been annexed from the
aforementioned World) I air a track from the up and coming “Mid Liver Crisis”
album from The Sick Livers. Not strictly new new but as MFC Chicken are in the
studio with new bassist Zig who just so happens to be my 2nd
favourite bassist of all time, I play one of their recent singles. As we move
towards the middle of the year I already have pencilled in a couple of albums
that are going to be in my top releases of 2015. One of which is “Easy Piracy”
from Dead Men Walking who are an amalgamation of The Stay Cats, The Living End,
The Alarm, The Damned and some bloke wo used to play bass with Guns ‘n’ Roses. Obviously
I play a track from it, well two as I couldn’t make up my mind which one should
get an airing. Bob Wayne has just release an album of covers called “Hits The
Hits” as the name implies, is an album of, well, hit songs. Some from world of
Rock with the Stones, Guns ‘n’ Roses, The Offspring and Zeppelin getting
Countrified, and to prove it doesn’t matter what the genre once you turn it
into a Country song it becomes good he has tackled Skyfall, Rihanna’s
Disturbia, even the dreadful “All About That Bass” is now passable. Just, only
just. However the song that gets an outing is none of the above. Sticking with
covers I play a track from the Sulo & Friends CD “Keep Yourself Alive”
which was part of The Crunch’s PledgeMusic campaign for “Brand New Brand”. The
CD features the likes of Wilko Johnson, Spike, Paul Carrack, Tom Robinson and
Dave Higgs reprising songs that they are associated with along aided and
abetted by Sulo. The individual members of what would become The Crunch also
crop up. Sulo’s “other” band is The Diamond Dogs who have a new album out at
the end of August called “Quitters & Complainers”. A song from which I
sneakily play. Australian band The Casanovas have also just released their, until
recently only available via PledgeMusic, album “Terra Casanova” to the general
public. Less Thunders and more Stones this time around. Staying Down under to
celebrate Muscle Car deservedly winning the Melbourne Mötley Crüe-Alice Cooper
opening support slot I play the bands last 7”, well the A-Side. For the third
time this year The Hip Priests have released a 7” single. This time around it’s
a split with The Bitch Queens hogging the limelight on the b-sided, but for you
listening pleasure I just give you The Hip Priest. “Arm giveth and Arm takes
away”. That can’t be said for The Chuck Norris Experiment and Märvel split 7”,
both have a track aired. Sticking with Vinyl; Mary’s Kids have just released
the 10” variety with a CD version only available on their upcoming German (one
Swedish) tour. It’s called “Death In Suburbia” that feature six tracks, one of
which I naturally play. Up next courtesy, of Dom Daley he of Uber Rock and
Glunk Records notoriety, are the Sticky Valentines with something from their
second self-titled EP. At this point listeners on The Wall Rock Radio will hear
the said Stick Valentines track fade out as Robbie John takes hold of the helm,
but for the rest of you the Brawlers make their debut appearance with a track
from their “Errors Of Our Youth” CD which came out on the Alcopop label last
month. John Dissed returns with a remixed, especially, for radio of his cover
of Bob Marley’s “Redemption Song” which is swiftly followed by Wonk Unit. We
are almost at the end but before the final track “Compare & Contrast” comes
along with a three way tag match between The Wildhearts, Green Day and Sam
Cooke. It is, however, Girlschool, who are currently in the USA with Crucified Barbara,
which closes this week’s show. ***Phew*** Now if only Team Rock Radio would
give a job……
view more