This week's (oops...) edition of The Wyrd Ways Rock Show was going to be released before International Women's Day, but unfortunately the number of spoons I had available weren't up to the task. Especially after the emotional kick in the balls I received midweek. There's a few more details on my Insta, if you're intrigued, but that's limited to close friends.

Anyway, as is sort-of traditional for International Women's Day in these parts, the new edition of The Wyrd Ways Rock Show is a showcase of women in Metal. Check out the playlist below. As I keep saying, time and time again, "female fronted Metal" is NOT A GENRE - it's a lazy label applied by misogynists who can't see past their own noses (since it probably sticks out further than their... no. We're not going to be bodyshaming).

This Women's History Month, play this show especially loud. I've deliberately not included the likes of Nightwish and Epica (although there is a bit of Symphonic Metal in there... because I do enjoy a bit of Symphonic), but focussed on the newer bands, since that's what The Wyrd Ways Rock Show is all about.

While I'm here, I'm also going to plug some woman-led entertainment enterprises I'm very much enjoying/looking forward to - Darkhaus Burlesque, Burning Hell Burlesque and Sxxplicit's pop-up stripper-led strip club nights, run by PDSM. Check them out and throw your support behind them. They're trying to make things better and that's something we should all be in favour of.

In fact, the only track that may not have female members, rather than being all male, is the final one - that's because it was put in there for Nameless Ghule on Insta, since she likes a bit of Ghost. She didn't request it, but I know she likes them, and you do stuff like that for people you enjoy the company of (even if it's just online), right?

If you’re in a band and want your music played on a future show, get in touch at [email protected].

The same goes if there’s something you want to hear, or if you’re a fan with a story about how Metal changed your life, especially if you’re part of a marginalised community.

#sexworkiswork #blacklivesmatter #lgbtqia+ #transrightsarehumanrights #decrimnow

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Welcome once again to The Wyrd Ways Rock Show.

This week, as usual, loads of new releases from bands from all over the planet, showing just what a diverse genre Rock and Metal truly is, despite the best efforts of gatekeepers I like to call The Metal Taliban (there's even an article I wrote about that on The Wyrd Ways Rock Show website in the Blog section if you want to have a read).

As well as that, I get to play some music for some friends (Chloe, Liz and Nameless) who suggested tracks for this week's show. Chloe and Liz even introduced me to some new stuff that I will be diving deeper in to. I kind of feel a little guilty (but not THAT guilty) about chasing Nameless for her request.

Anyway, I also have a bit of a rant and if you had any doubt as to my stance on sex work and sex workers, I'm leaving it in no doubt: Sex work is work. Decrim Now and Proceed Without Caution. Listen to the show if you want to know more, or DM me and I'll point you in the direction of people who know a lot more than I do and can explain this issues with far better clarity than I can manage.

So... this one definitely has a consenting adults only sticker on it!

Play it loud

If you’re in a band and want your music played on a future show, get in touch at [email protected].

The same goes if there’s something you want to hear, or if you’re a fan with a story about how Metal changed your life, especially if you’re part of a marginalised community.

#sexworkiswork #blacklivesmatter #lgbtqia+ #transrightsarehumanrights #decrimnow

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Welcome to the new edition of The Wyrd Ways Rock Show.

Apolgies for their being no show last week. The first week in February is a massively busy (and expensive) one for me - both my wife and my son have birthdays. So I literally didn't have the headspace or time to do all the necessary work to put a show together. This week's different. I've actually had some time this week.

Not that this week's not had it's events. My friend, Katy, has had a tough time recently, all of it coming to a head very recently. So this show is dedicated to her.

On the up-side, I went to see Heavy Metal Burlesque troupe, Darkhaus Burlesque at The Blind Pig in Sowerby Bridge. And it was fantastic. They're next playing at The Attic in Leeds on 22nd March with their new Witches & Warlocks show. Think I'll be going to that.

With that in mind, the last few tracks are composed of music Darkhaus used in their Cupid's Revenge show.

Turn it up.

If you’re in a band and want your music played on a future show, get in touch at [email protected].

The same goes if there’s something you want to hear, or if you’re a fan with a story about how Metal changed your life, especially if you’re part of a marginalised community.

#sexworkiswork #blacklivesmatter #lgbtqia+ #transrightsarehumanrights #decrimnow

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Yet again proving Gene Simmons wrong, here's another edition of The Wyrd Ways Rock Show.

Seriously, if he was right, I wouldn't be finding so much new stuff to enjoy and play for you. I'd be stuck to playing the "old favourites", and that's when I'd probably give up. What keeps me going is all the new stuff that either arrives in my Inbox or I find on Instagram and Bandcamp. There's loads of quality new music out there, it's just a little harder to find than it was in the late 80's.

As always, if you know of any new up-and-coming bands who could do with some more airplay or you're a member of one of those bands, get in touch via the Contact Form on the Wyrd Ways Rock Show website or drop me a message via Instagram, Threads or TikTok.

If you’re in a band and want your music played on a future show, get in touch at [email protected].

The same goes if there’s something you want to hear, or if you’re a fan with a story about how Metal changed your life, especially if you’re part of a marginalised community.

#sexworkiswork #blacklivesmatter #lgbtqia+ #transrightsarehumanrights #decrimnow

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What's in this week's new edition of The Wyrd Ways Rock Show? Two hours of quality hot-from-the-studio Rock and Metal. Except for the opening track. That's a total classic. Hard to believe it's 35 years oid this year. OK, make that almost impossible.

There's also news about a new pole championship, organised by Rude Studios supremo, Enya Torres. It'll be taking place in Liverpool in September. If you want more details, including ticket prices, and more importantly, catgories and entry requirements, go to vertexpole.com.

Anyway... let's get on with it.

If you’re in a band and want your music played on a future show, get in touch at [email protected].

The same goes if there’s something you want to hear, or if you’re a fan with a story about how Metal changed your life, especially if you’re part of a marginalised community.

#sexworkiswork #blacklivesmatter #lgbtqia+ #transrightsarehumanrights #decrimnow

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It's a bit heavier this week. It's also a bit late. I know. I've been somewhat tired the last few days and a bit out of sorts mentally (long-time listeners will know that me and my brain don't get on), so the editing and mixing have been not happening.

Something I will mention is that I'm looking at setting up a Discord and a Patreon to make it easier for you to get in touch, ask for songs, tip me off about new bands, and so on. Depending on the tiers, there'll also be exclusive content.

Please rate and follow the show on whatever platform you're listening. It helps me give the bands I'm showing you a leg up, and that's what this is all about.

And just as a reminder: The Wyrd Ways Rock Show is a safe space for women, sex workers and queer people of ALL descriptions. Trump supporters, TERFs and SWERFs can go f*ck themselves. They're not welcome here.

If you’re in a band and want your music played on a future show, get in touch at [email protected].

The same goes if there’s something you want to hear, or if you’re a fan with a story about how Metal changed your life, especially if you’re part of a marginalised community.

#sexworkiswork #blacklivesmatter #lgbtqia+ #transrightsarehumanrights #decrimnow

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CONTENT WARNING: This week;s show contains adult themes and content.

Alongside the usual plethora of new music, I stole at least part of the format for this week's show from the Come Curious podcast. So it's all about looking back on the last year and looking forward to 2025.

I also get to have a bit of a rant about transphobia and whorephobia.

Just to give you a clue, I'm not on the sides of the phobics. The Wyrd Ways Rock Show is a safe space for women, sex workers and queer people of ALL kinds. TERFs and SWERFs can go f*ck themselves.

If you’re in a band and want your music played on a future show, get in touch at [email protected].

The same goes if there’s something you want to hear, or if you’re a fan with a story about how Metal changed your life, especially if you’re part of a marginalised community.

#sexworkiswork #blacklivesmatter #lgbtqia+ #transrightsarehumanrights #decrimnow

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So here it is.

The last Wyrd Ways Rock Show of 2024.

This one focusses on the bands I discovered in the last 12 months, so may not be what you might have expected. Then again, with me, what's "the expected"?

Thanks for listening during this year and I hope that continues into 2025.

If you’re in a band and want your music played on a future show, get in touch at [email protected].

The same goes if there’s something you want to hear, or if you’re a fan with a story about how Metal changed your life, especially if you’re part of a marginalised community.

#sexworkiswork #blacklivesmatter #lgbtqia+ #transrightsarehumanrights #decrimnow

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Welcome to what's probably the final Wyrd Ways Rock Show of 2024.

Some of you will, no doubt, be glad to know there's no Christmas music in this week's show. As per usual, it's all new music.

While I'm here, there's some people who need some help.

Studio Sevvven in north London is at risk of closure because their local council don't like kinsksters, sex workers and queers having somewhere safe to do what they do. The council have decided to change the goalposts and are saying the studio needs a different type of licence than the one they have. They need money to pay a lawyer to put the council straight and more money to apply for the correct licence. Here's the link to the GoFundMe.

Some of you may be wondering what this has to do with the Metal community. Well, aside from the fact that some of us are in the kink, sex worker and queer communities, there's the issue of councils going after people who aren't doing anything illegal for "moral" reasons, usually hand-in-hand with extreme right wing politics. It has to stop and we need to be part of stopping it by standing up for our fellow outsiders. Because that's what we are in the Metal community - we're outsiders, and thanks to Rob Halford and others, a bit part of our aesthetic comes from kink. OK, we don't get it in the neck as badly as the queer and sex-worker communities especially do, but somebody's got to start fighting back, and it might as well be us.

If you’re in a band and want your music played on a future show, get in touch at [email protected].

The same goes if there’s something you want to hear, or if you’re a fan with a story about how Metal changed your life, especially if you’re part of a marginalised community.

#sexworkiswork #blacklivesmatter #lgbtqia+ #transrightsarehumanrights #decrimnow

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CONTENT WARNING: THIS WEEK'S WYRD WAYS ROCK SHOW CONTAINS ADULT LANGUAGE AND TOPICS

Running a bit late this week thanks to Apple Music being a c*nt.

What do I mean by that?

One of the tracks I wanted to play on the show is only available to buy via Apple Music. So I downloaded Apple Music, bought the track and tried to download it... but it turns out they won't let you do that. I've bought the f*cking thing, doesn't that mean I can do what I want with it? Apparently not. So as well as ripping off the artist by only giving them a fraction of a penny per stream, streamers also rip off the customers by not letting them own the thing they've bought. It took me several hours of faffing about to discover that, thanks to outdated instructions on t'internet, which had the knock-on effect of meaning that I couldn't record when I normally would.

This is why I'm a big proponent of the likes of Bandcamp for bands and artists who aren't signed anywhere. Not only do they get something like 80% of the money spent (according to Bandcamp's website, so that may not be strictly accurate) on their product, but the customer gets a copy of the files to store on their own drives or equipment.

Anyway...

Aside from a hefty slab of good music from those ridiculously talented people listed below, there's also a request in there for help for a North London kink/lgbtqia+/sex-friendly establishment by the name of Studio Sevvven. Their local council seems to be doing their level best to shut the place down for spurious "moral" reasons. It's time for us, members of the Alt/Metal community, to stand with our kinky/queer/sex-worker brothers and sisters to resist this new wave of puritanism that seems to be trying to take us back to the 1950's. And you know we'll be next, don't you? Anyone with tattoos, piercings or even long hair (if AMAB) will be targeted.

If you’re in a band and want your music played on a future show, get in touch at [email protected].

The same goes if there’s something you want to hear, or if you’re a fan with a story about how Metal changed your life, especially if you’re part of a marginalised community.

#sexworkiswork #blacklivesmatter #lgbtqia+ #transrightsarehumanrights #decrimnow

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