again I’m on the “Hurry Up” as I head towards The o2 for today’s Stonefree

Festival. However, I still manage to deliver an hour’s worth of music that you

should hear on the radio but don’t. Before I get into the music side of things

I rant on about a “Playlist” that Team Rock Radio posted on Twitter and

FaceBook prompting me to post my own. Starting things off this week on the

musical front are the Role Models and a track from their just released pledge

album “Forest Lawn”. Up next it’s The Breakdowns as a way of an apology for

missing them and the Role Models supporting Duncan Reid and The Bigheads at

Some Weird Sin #42 on the 25th which is swiftly followed by The

Phobics as I will be missing their gig also on the 25th at the New

Cross Inn as part of the 2nd HIV/Aids Charity Punk Festival. Danish

Rockers Volbeat have just released the “Seal The Deal & Let’s Boogie” album

on Spinefarm Records, of course a track from it is played. We then go Country

with The New Black 7’s new single “We’ve Got Tonight”. As I was mightily

impressed with the London SS’s live shenanigans at Camden Rocks a couple of

weeks ago I went ahead and bought their 40 years in the making “No Beards, No

Beerguts, No Beginners” debut 4 track ep. Only founding member guitarist Brady

survives from the 1975 line up with others going on to form The Damned, The

Clash, Chelsea and The Boys. Still in 2016 the London SS are still relevant as

you will hear. Former Howling Mad lead guitarist Paul Elphick posted on my

FaceBook Timeline that I should play some Bend Sinister. I was hurt that he

didn’t remember that I’d ready played them on Episode 409 and saw them live

with Big Elf at The Garage in November 2014, actually come to think of it Paul

was the Merch Guy on that tour. Anyway. Bend Sinister, who are Canadian, have a

brand new follow up album to 2014’s “Animals” waiting in the wings and the

point Paul was trying to make was a new tune from it was available which

obviously I play. Following straight on after Bend Sinister is a new track from

The Watts’ new album “The Black Heart of Rock ‘n’ Roll”. It’s been 8 years

since The Hellacopters released any new material and 19 since the original

line-up last put needle to vinyl. To coincide with the bands reformation to

celebrate 20 years since “Supershitty To The Max” a two track 12”,on seven

different coloured vinyl, was released earlier this month of new material that

was written “at the time” but never officially released. As I’ve already played

“My Mephistophelean Creed” I turn my attention to the b-side. Moving onto more

new music and I play a track from Ulysses’ new album “Law And Order”, then as The WitchDoktors latest album “Voodoo Eye” came

out yesterday it is only right and proper than I play something from it. As we

head into the home straight The Members give us a new musical genre in the form

of Deadpan Disco, but it’s Motörhead that finishes the hour off after I popped

up to Hammersmith Odeon on Monday for the Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards. As a

tribute to Lemmy, Biff Byford and Nibbs Carter from Saxon were joined by Phil

Campbell and Mikkey Dee for a run though of “Ace of Spades”, “Born To Raise

Hell” and “Overkill”. Credit to Nibbs for not trying to sound like Lemmy but

playing the bass parts straight. I still don’t think we’ve had the fitting testimonial

to an outstanding career from an outstanding gentleman yet. If we do I will be

there.