I make no apologies for opening this week's show
off with some Peel Session Motörhead as I should've seen them last night at
Hammersmith Odeon. Instead I caught up with Brian James at the Hope and Anchor
who has a track from his "Guitar That Dripped Blood" aired
afterwards. Staying with the Damned interconnectedness; The Mutants, who
feature Rat Scabies on drums, are finishing up album number three "Desert
Sessions" so I play a track from their second album "Tokyo
Nights" which up until this week I didn't realise had been released.
Digging deeper into the realms of collaboration, Iggy Pop and Josh Homme have
teamed up for an album called "Post Pop Depression" and subsequent
tour, the London date is the same day as The Treatments London date, 13th May.
Hurrah! Not. Obviously I play the track by them that has already hit the
interwebs, along with The Treatments first single from their new album
"Generation Me". However sandwiched in-between them are Headline
Manic who sport 3/5th of Eddie & The Hotrods and a track from their
soon-to-be-released album "Rock 'n' Roll Thuggery", Beach Slang who
I'm seeing tonight down in Brighton and a track from their "The Things We Do To Find People Who Feel Like Us” album with The
DeRellas the last filling as sadly vocalist Robbie Tart has stepped down from
the Band. The UK Subs final and 26th album "Ziezo" is in the final throws of being Subsified. A track from it has just
been unleashed on a suspecting fan base. Of course I play it! Megadeth
have a brand new album out called "Dystopia". As with Metallica, the
first three Megadeth albums are, for me untouchable, when it comes to
aggression and Punk attitude. The playing on "Dystopia" as you expect
to top notch but the Piss and Vinegar has somewhat been placated. However it
still hits home as you will hear. Those "Pure Rock Awards" nominees
and Welsh support band for The Professionals, The Sick Livers have a track from
when some band members still had Restraining Orders played. New to The Paranoid
Squirrel Rock Show are German band The Gee Strings and a track from their Ghost
Highways Recordings album "I'm So Gee". Black Sabbath close the door
on not only on this week's episode but on their career with a 8 track tour ep.
Four studio tracks that were recorded for the "13" album but didn't
make the final track listing and four songs recorded live that did.