to Episode 477 of The Paranoid Squirrel Rock Show which is also the last of
2015. Kicking off this “Back To The Studio” affair is a seasonal Ulysses, who
also crop up later in the hour in a non-seasonal way. But before we get to that The Backyard Babies
who are swiftly followed by early Johnny Thunders & The Heartbreakers
really get things going. Then it’s a Radio 1 in session track from The Damned still
featuring Algy Ward but showcasing a tune that will appear on their Paul Gray
forth album. The first new song of this week’s show comes courtesy of The Class
of 76 who feature Barrie Masters, Steve Nicol from Eddie & The Hot Rods, Members
and Vibrators guitarist Nigel Bennett and bassist Russ Strutter formerly of Wilko
Johnson. Helldivers from Sweden sent me an mp3 of their latest single which I obviously
air as it’s rather good in a Detroit Garage kind of way, as is the King Mastino
track, who hail from Italy, that follows it. On episode 472, which was the CJ Ramone gig, I
apologised for not recording the Yorkshire Rats who were on just after openers
Los Pepes and just before Vice Squad, saying that I would be playing something
off their “Sea Of Souls” CD to make amends. Well making good on my promise I do
exactly that. Scott Sorry, he of The Wildhearts and Sorry and The Sinatras has
just released his first solo album via Pledge Music called “When We Were Kings”
and quite frankly it could be a contender for album of the year, if I was to do
one, which I don’t, so it won’t. If I was it would’ve probably been The Sick
Livers or Michael Monroe anyway. However that’s all immaterial so crack it up
from Scott Sorry and a track from the aforementioned album. Sticking with The Wildhearts
interconnectedness; CJ Wildheart has just shared a second track from his
forthcoming pledge album “Robot”. To coincide with the release of the album in
February he is playing in London which unfortunately clashes with The Vibrators
40th Anniversary gig at the Islington Academy. So I’m in a bit of a
quandary which gig should I go to. Please e-mail me with your thoughts so I can
then apportion blame elsewhere. “They made me do it!” To celebrate the release
of the new Star Wars film I play The Dollyrots’ acoustic and electric versions “Be
My Leia” at the same time because I stupidly thought that they would’ve used
the same mastertape therefore they’d be the same length. Oh how I laughed.
Plastic Tears get us back on an even keel with a cover taken from the Christmas
edition of their “Rhythm Rider” ep and in six degrees of separation Smash
Fashion have their brand new single played. As we hurtle towards the end of the
show and year The Black Bullets help me pick up speed with a track from their
new ep “Bombshell” but it’s The Hip Priests with a brand new track that takes
us over the edge and out of 2015.
