Retrosonic Podcast Episode 49 "A Tonic For The Soul" - 21 Song New Release Special with Graham Day, Giuda, The Coolies, Cyanide Pills and Much More...

Steve from Retro Man Blog picks out 21 of the best new Garage Rock, Psych, Indie, Power Pop and Punk releases from as far apart as the U.K., Canada, Sweden, Italy, USA, Japan and the Medway Delta! Includes spotlights on some of our favourite record labels Spinout Nuggets, Chaputa, Beluga and Damaged Goods and the episode is packed with killer tracks from former Prisoners frontman Graham Day's debut solo album, The Coolies featuring special guests Clem Burke from Blondie and Kathy Valentine from The Go-Go's and an unreleased song from Les Envahisseurs. Then there's Mimi & The Miseries, The Sound Station, Los Pepes, Deviation Days, Smalltown Tigers, Giuda, The Mourning After, The Sellwoods, The Speedways, Thee Escapees, K.S. & The Mystery Jet Set, Kurt Shirt, Dirt Royal, Cyanide Pills, Thee Moot, Cat & The Underdogs, Thee Strawberry Mynde and a sublime song from Paper Lips, the new solo project by Mike Whittaker of The Baron Four and The Jack Cades. Please support these fantastic bands, artists and record labels so do check out the highlighted links below for further information on how you can buy all this wonderful music. You can subscribe to Retrosonic Podcast for free at Spotify, iTunes, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music and SoundCloud and you can stream and download direct from the SoundCloud archive below:

Retrosonic Podcast · Episode 49 "A Tonic For The Soul"

Track-listing & Links

Graham Day - A Rose Thorn Sticking In Your Mind's Eye

Mimi & The Miseries - Security

Thee Moot - Tonic For The Soul

Paper Lips - Monday Morning

Les Envahisseurs - Back 266

Thee Escapees - Lose Your Head

Thee Strawberry Mynde - Try As I Might

Cyanide Pills - The Kids Can't Be Trusted With Rock 'n' Roll

Los Pepes - Never Get It Right

The Sellwoods - Searchin'

The Sound Station - Wild One

The Coolies - King of Confusion

The Mourning After - She Left Me Today

Kurt Shirt - Imaginary Friend

Dirt Royal - Shoot Me Now

K.S. & The Mystery Jet Set - Downtime

Cat & The Underdogs - Rich Kids

Deviation Days - Well of Trouble

Smalltown Tigers - Just Friends

The Speedways - Shoulda Known

Giuda - Roll On (live)

With thanks to Lee at Spinout Nuggets, Ian at Damaged Goods, Esgar at Chaputa Records, Melissa from The Sellwoods, Trevor at Beluga Records, Ake from Cat & The Underdogs and Hans Selander.

Hipsville Day 2: Giuda, Thee Jezebels & The Anomalys

Giuda photographed backstage at Hipsville by Paul Slattery

My Saturday afternoon started off with Thee Jezebels playing in the smaller Tiki-Bar next to the main Bisley Pavilion ballroom and they were a great tonic to pick me up and get me straight back into the swing of things again after the previous night's Hipsville fun and games. The last time I saw singer and guitarist Laura and bassist Letty they were playing in the Neasden Bees and Drummer Lois used to be in The Embrooks. The Embrooks also featured Mole who is now in The Galileo 7 and running the splendid State Records who have coincidentally just released Thee Jezebel's debut single on 7" vinyl. The band play both sides of the single today, a scorching rendition of "Black Book" and the frantic lovelorn "Cried Over You" which are both classic slices of high-tempo Garage R'n'B. 

Thee Jezebels - Photo copyright Retro Man Blog

Laura is an engaging front-person with a self-deprecating wit and she jokes around with the crowd and her band-mates. Letty is dressed in Rude Girl style, Fred Perry and Doctor Martens, and as she bends over to plug in a lead Laura comments "I bet you regret wearing a mini-skirt now..." Letty quips back "I regret nothing!" They are a band who straddle genres easily, whether it's the pre-Punk Canvey Island R'n'B sounds of Dr. Feelgood, a bit of early Kinks Mod or lots of raucous Garage Rock with a touch of Punk attitude, it's all there. A couple of stand-out songs include a cover of the Cryin' Shames "Let Me In" which highlights Laura's cool, sassy voice and "Just Ain't Worth The Time" which harks back to those great 1970's Suzi Quatro singles like "48 Crash" and "Can The Can", in fact there's also a slight hint of that early Glam sound about Thee Jezebels. A cover of The Flamin' Groovies' "Jumpin' In The Night", with the addition of some friends in the crowd joining in on maracas, was one of the highlights of a thoroughly enjoyable set. The show ends with a rough and ready version of the Dr. Feelgood classic "Going Back Home" and I was left thinking Thee Jezebels are a great band to make you smile and jump around and forget the hangover, perfect!

Andrews Surfers Deluxe entertain the Hipsville Crowd

The weather was so nice that Thee Andrews Surfers Deluxe shifted all their gear outside onto the Pavilion’s veranda and played an energetic alfresco set flanked by gyrating Go-Go dancers. They asked members of the crowd to pick out songs from their set-list which included covers of good-time instrumental classics such as "Comanche!", "Pipeline" and "Popcorn" and more.

The Anomalys take off - Photo by Paul Slattery

Saturday evening saw people really going to town with the Horror themed fancy-dress and there were some stunning, hilarious and occasionally quite gruesome costumes. I didn't catch the beginning of the Amsterdam based band The Anomalys set, but their brand of Punked-up Psychobilly slowly drew me in, “like The Cramps on speed” Mr A. told me afterwards and I'm not going to argue with that. The encore was something special, with the drummer playing the floor tom with maracas and main-man Bone on some superb harmonica. The set built to a wicked climax with all three band members in amongst the audience, yes even the drummer! Bone then climbed the P.A. stack before jumping back in the crowd again and ended up on the floor getting everyone to lie down too, some great showmanship, and then it all dissolved into one big glorious and chaotic noise!

Tenda of Giuda photographed by Paul Slattery

Giuda, the bovver-booted, denim clad Glam Punkers from Rome might have been a surprise choice for Hipsville but I was really glad to get the chance to see them again. After all, this was the band that we voted as our "Gig of the Year 2013" following their stunning show at an impossibly packed-out Buffalo Bar. The band, comprising Lorenzo and Michele on guitars, Danilo on bass and drummer Daniele took the stage and struck up the brilliant instrumental theme tune “Racey Roller” before the imposing and charismatic singer Tenda joins them and they it crank up into "Rave On".

Giuda photographed by Paul Slattery

Giuda photographed by Paul Slattery

The singles are all present and correct, "Teenage Rebel", "Yellow Dash" and my favourite "Get It Over" but it's the peerless football terrace rocker "Number 10" that tops the lot, a perfect blend of football anthem and Rock 'n' Roll. Then again pretty much every Giuda track could be a classic single in it's own right and wouldn't be out of place on an old  mid-70's Top of The Pops. One of my highlights was the memorable riffing and chorus of "Maybe It's All Over Now", which deserved much better than to be hidden away on a B-Side, but that only goes to prove that the quality of Giuda's songwriting means they are far from being purely a novelty Glam tribute act. "Wild Tiger Woman" sees dancer and Giuda fan Celia Formica leap on stage to join in on the fun, and who can blame her!

Giuda photographed by Paul Slattery

Giuda photographed by Paul Slattery

"Speak Louder", with its call and response chorus almost takes the roof off of Bisley Pavilion and the band leave an exhausted crowd baying for more. They encore with a cover of “Saturday Night’s Alright For Fighting” with Lorenzo on lead vocals and then Tenda appears for a headlong rush through "Roll On" and that's it all over! I thought Giuda were a great choice by Mr A. as they were the perfect Saturday night party band with their singalong choruses, hand-claps and feet stomping and I can't wait to see the band play live again, hopefully very soon indeed.

Giuda photographed by Paul Slattery

Giuda's albums are available on beautifully designed and packaged vinyl from Damaged Goods Records. With thanks to Paul Slattery for the excellent photos. For more photos of Day 2 of Hipsville then please head on over to the Retro Man Blog Facebook page and if you're not already following hit "Like" and "Get Notifications" for access to the photo album. There are also videos up on the Retro Man Blog YouTube channel, with more to be added over the next few days. Enjoy!

Retrosonic Podcast Hipsville Weekender Special Edition

In the build-up to this year's Hipsville Weekender, we are pleased to announce this very special Retrosonic Podcast where Steve from Retro Man Blog talks to Mr A, one of the event's main organizers, and the man behind the "You Got Good Taste" Podcast and "Weirdsville" club nights. Generously sound-tracked by many of the bands that will be playing over the weekend such as The Jackets, Giuda, Les Gry-Grys, Oh! Gunquit, Thee Jezebels, The Autoramas and many more, Mr A not only explains about his various ventures but also gives us a fascinating insight into the world of the festival and gig promoter. Taking his inspiration from The Cramps and the early 80's Garage Rock and Psych scene, based around venues such as The Hammersmith Clarendon and Clapham's 101 Club, Mr A tells us about his influences, the current bands that inspire him to put on shows and the other people behind the scenes who help make it all a reality. Never taking the easy option, Mr A offers a stage for many international acts from far and wide such as Brazil's Autoramas and Japan's Kinoco Hotel, who will make their first ever U.K. appearance at this year's Hipsville. We also find out the elusive and mysterious band that is number 1 on his Hipsville wish-list!

This special edition Retrosonic Podcast is available to listen to or download for free below from our Soundcloud site or you can subscribe for free at the iTunes store if you prefer.



Hipsville will be held at Bisley Pavillion in Surrey on May 15th, 16th and 17th and features 14 live acts, international DJ's, Go-Go Dancers, vintage market stalls, record stalls, an auto show and much more. For more information on all the bands and activities please check out their excellent and comprehensive web-site. Here's a great video with a taster of last year's Hipsville fun and games.

You can check out our Retro Man Blog archive for a feature on previous Hipsville's here, and our report on Oh! Gunquit and Les BOF! at Weirdsville here. With thanks to Mr A. Here's the Play-list.

The Cramps "You Got Good Taste

The Cramps "Queen of Pain"

Pussycat & The Dirty Johnsons "Trouble With The Devil"

Becky Lee & Drunk Foot "Lies"

The Felines "Daddy Walk"

The Jackets "Freak Out"

Sick Hyenas "Surf 'n' Blood"
Thee Jezebels "Cried Over You"

Les Grys-Grys "Hot Gully Wind"

Naz Nomad & The Nightmares "I Had Too Much To Dream Tonight"

The Cramps "Under The Wires"

Oh!Gunquit "Cindy's Got a Tiger"

Giuda "Number 10"

King Salami & The Cumberland 3 "Marabunta"

Autoramas "Lugar Errado"

Les Kitschenette's "Eh, Jolie!"

Kinoco Hotel "Peacock Baby"

Speedball Jnr "Beat Girl"

Retrosonic Podcast Episode 8: "The World's So Far Below Her, It's Not Her Scene"

Steve from Retro Man Blog, Adam from The Jetsonics and Rock Photographer Paul Slattery with the usual eclectic mix of tunes and waffle...In Episode 8 we have some Garage Rock from The Fallen Leaves, Les BOF! and Shocking Blue, raucous Punk Rock from The Phobics, The Cortinas, The Snivelling Shits and Adam & The Ants. Some classic Trojan Reggae from The Fabion, a Clash favourite from The Equals, a Power Pop hidden gem from The Tours, influential Rockabilly from Charlie Feathers, some Psych-Folk from 5th Dimension, Mod Soul from The Fay Hallam Trinity and a Glam stomping riot from Giuda...!

There's also chat about the stunning Giuda gig at The Buffalo Bar, the Joe Strummer London W11 Mural unveiling party, ex-Sparks and Revillos members get together as Crash 74 at the 12 Bar Club and there is news about our exciting album launch party for THEE SPIVS at The Half Moon Putney on June 29th. This Episode is available to download for FREE from our Retrosonic Podcast Soundcloud site...Enjoy...!

Coming Soon..."Sparks: the Early Years" a Retrosonic Podcast special edition with Harley Feinstein, the original drummer with Sparks, or Halfnelson as they were then called. Harley gives us a fascinating insight into the early formation of Sparks, their first two albums on Bearsville and their very first visit to the U.K. Harley also tells us about his latest band Crash 74, featuring Nicky Forbes of The Revillos, and their triumphant London gig at the 12 Bar Club last month.

Giuda live at The Buffalo Bar Islington May 24th

Tenda from Giuda - Photo Copyright Paul Slattery

I’m beginning to wonder recently just how many times I can get back from a show, sit down and write “best gig of the year!” I mean, it’s not like I’m working for any of the bands or have any vested interest and I'm certainly not trying to appear flippant, it just happens to be true. I have been spoilt rotten with some excellent live music this year. So, the latest recipients of my "Best Gig of the Year" award must go to the Rome based Giuda, who were back on British soil for a one-off show in the tiny, crammed to capacity Buffalo Bar in Highbury last Friday. It was, at first, a choice of venue that raised eyebrows as I was sure that Giuda could fill a much larger place considering the buzz following their previous gigs and the ecstatic response to their immense debut album “Racey Roller”. Still, the organisers of the fantastic Club night “Some Weird Sin” pulled off a coup getting the band to play here, as demand certainly outstripped supply, and it created one of those “you just had to be there” moments; one of those gigs that I am sure will be revered as something very special in years to come. It could happen, Giuda have the image and the attitude and the buzz about them, but most importantly, they have the songs. Timeless terrace chant anthems that stick in your head and give it a right good kicking.

Tenda, Lorenzo and Michele - Photo Copyright Paul Slattery

Tonight, after a really superb set by Jonny Cola and The A-Grades (more about them on the Blog in due course…) Giuda fight their way through the crowd to take the stage and hit us with a three song blast of “Wild Tiger Woman”, “Rave On” and “Fat Boy Boogie”, which I guess are from their forthcoming second album as I wasn’t familiar with them. Well, not until the first verse and chorus of each that is, as Giuda have that knack of writing melodies that hook you in immediately and you feel like you’ve been listening to these songs for years. Then we are on more familiar territory with tracks from “Racey Roller” and the band slam out “Tartan Pants”, “Back Home” and the fantastic “Coming Back To You”. Vocalist Tenda is an imposing front-man, with tattooed biceps the size of my legs, he has the physique of Idris Elba’s Stringer Bell in The Wire, and I feel thankful that I don’t have to write a bad review about Giuda. When he’s not pressed against the crowd, fists pumping the air, he’s playing air-guitar along with his superb guitarist playing colleagues Lorenzo and Michele, who back him up with their consummate riffing. 

Danilo and Daniele - Photo Copyright Paul Slattery

“Get It Over” is a prime Giuda anthem, a repetitive, foot stomping classic where all the best moments of the Seventies Glam Rock scene are distilled into one song. The Glitter Band, The Sweet and Slade of course spring to mind, and on this number drummer Daniele and the street tough looking bassist Danilo come into their own, laying down a rock solid foundation. The absolute perfection of latest single “Number 10”, is somewhat predictably one of the night’s highlights with its footie related imagery and clap-along audience participation, but there’s another more surprising hit with the instrumental “Racey Roller”. Here Tenda takes a well deserved breather and hands over to his band mates to show us what they can do. The crowd surge to the front, bodies are scattered and everyone sings along, well not exactly as there aren’t any words, make that mimic what must surely be one of the most insanely catchiest guitar riffs ever. There’s a classic TV show theme tune there all ready and waiting. Giuda fuse all the greats of the Seventies whether, it’s the street-fighting Boot-boy sounds of Jook or the Hammersmith Gorillas or the Punk energy of the Ramones and the harmonies of Buzzcocks to Slade, T. Rex and The Faces – it’s all distilled into a fresh, exhilarating and yet thoroughly modern, wall of sound.

Giuda - Photo Copyright Paul Slattery

There’s a surprise special guest appearance from Clive Jones of the short-lived late 70's/early 80's outrageously theatrical Agony Bag, who takes over lead vocals on a run through of their Rocky Horror Punk masterpiece “Rabies Is a Killer”, apparently one of the first songs Tenda learned to sing in English. Clive revels in the role and puts on a great show with his shock of blonde hair and swirling black cape adding a bit of theatrics to the proceedings. Giuda then take the reins again and treat us to some more thumping tracks before ending on the immense anthem, “Here Comes Saturday Night”. The band are soon called back for a well deserved encore of “Give Us a Goal” and the floor shaking “Roll On”, which leaves the audience dazed and bruised and very, very happy.

Clive Jones of Agony Bag - Photo Copyright Paul Slattery

Giuda’s second album will be released on Damaged Goods Records who have also just put out a stunning looking vinyl version of the “Racey Roller” album. It’s a real work of art, with its grey vinyl and authentic Seventies retro cover and inner sleeve, check it out at the Damaged Goods store here, you’ll want to frame it! A reminder that you can listen to Giuda on Episode 5 of Retrosonic Podcast and also in Part 2 of our Damaged Goods Records Story special.



Tenda - Photo Copyright Paul Slattery

Michele - Photo Copyright Paul Slattery

Lorenzo - Photo Copyright Paul Slattery

Here's a little bonus video, up very close & personal with Giuda live at The Buffalo Bar...for more videos please head on over to the Retro Man Blog YouTube channel...

With many thanks to Paul Slattery for the excellent photos. For more pics please "Like" the Retro Man Blog Facebook page for access to the Giuda photo album.

The Damaged Goods Records Story Part 2: A Retrosonic Podcast Special

In this second special episode of our Retrosonic Podcast, Steve from Retro Man Blog talks to Ian Ballard, boss of the legendary Punk and Garage Rock record label Damaged Goods. Ian talks us through some more of the label's pivotal releases including songs from French chanteuse and ex-Bristols vocalist, Fabienne Delsol, and he explains his pride on finally getting to work with one of his all-time favourite bands, the Buzzcocks. Damaged Goods Records strong Medway connections are highlighted with a trio of the Delta's most successful artists in Billy Childish & The Singing Loins, singer-songwriter Pete Molinari, and ex-Prisoners legend Graham Day & The Gaolers. There's also a track from the debut album from The Wolfmen, featuring ex-Adam & The Ants guitarist Marco Pirroni. We then play some of the latest Damaged Goods releases, including the promising Cowbell  and some stomping Italian Glam Rock from Giuda. We are pleased to have some exclusive new songs too including one from Thee Spivs excellent forthcoming album "The Crowd and The Sounds" and The pUKES ukulele take on a Punk Rock classic! For more info on Damaged Goods releases and merchandise please visit the Damaged Goods web-site.

Part 1 of The Damaged Goods Records Story is available to listen to or download for free on the Retrosonic site. In this Episode we are joined by Rock Photographer Paul Slattery who talks about his involvement with Damaged Goods acts including the Manic Street Preachers and Billy Childish and The Headcoats. There are also great tracks from Thee Headcoatees, Helen Love, Holly Golightly, Slaughter & The Dogs and an exclusive from Thee Spivs forthcoming album "The Crowd & The Sounds".



Retro Man Blog along with Damaged Goods will be hosting the official Launch Party for the brand new album from Thee Spivs entitled "The Crowd and The Sounds". This will take place at The Half Moon Putney on Saturday June 29th, with very special guests The Fallen Leaves and The Past Tense. This looks set to be a great night, so book your tickets here to guarantee entry!

For updates and further info on the Launch Party, Facebook users can register at the Facebook Event page here. Otherwise please keep a check on the Blog for all the latest news.

New Retrosonic Podcast Episode 5: "Insane Escapades"

Following the sudden split due to alcoholic and philosophical differences and the ensuing break to pursue solo Podcasts on Swedish music, the original three-piece line-up have re-formed and return with their brand new comeback Retrosonic Podcast...! In Episode 5, Steve from the Retro Man Blog, Adam from The Jetsonics and music photography legend Paul Slattery spin the usual eclectic mix of tunes and waffle on for a bit...In this packed Episode we have spooky Soul from R. Dean Taylor, football related madness from The Fall, classic Freakbeat from The Fire, Garage Rock from The Fallen Leaves, quirky New Wave from XTC and scary Post-Punk from Pere Ubu. Then we dig out some old school Glam from Sparks and stomping modern terrace chant Glam Rock from Giuda...There's Punk Rock from The Lurkers, a modern day murder ballad from The Jetsonics, a hidden gem from the 1979 Mod Revival/Power Pop vaults, West Coast Psychedelia from The Mantles and a bit of a Punky Reggae party with The Ruts...We also chat about the end of The Soundtrack of Our Lives, and our trip to Sweden to see the band's last ever shows at the Slussens Pensionat. Paul regales us with more tales from the front-line of rock photography, and his part in the new Smiths exhibition and yes, there's even more waffle too...! 

Don't forget to check out the Retrosonic Podcast Soundcloud page where you can listen to, and download for free, our previous Episodes 1-4 along with all our Special Editions. Click the highlighted titles to take you directly to each Podcast.  

Episode 4 "Get Your Trousers On, You're Nicked": with Paul mysteriously absent, Adam from The Jetsonics and Steve from the Retro Man Blog spin some classic Soul from Betty Wright, there's the Psychedelic sounds of The Brian Jonestown Massacre, Punk Rock from The Briefs, The Romford Stompers and Basement 5, top 80's Ska from The Beat, Mod Revival Power Pop from The Starjets, Glam Punk from The Wolfmen, rare Psych from Noon Express, Retro New Wave from The Jetsonics, quirky Indie-Pop from Go-Kart Mozart...AND a classic covered by The King of Luxembourg...phew! Plus the inevitable drunken waffle and news... 

Episode 3 "All Of My Heroes, They Die Rockers": Steve, Adam and Paul gather their thoughts and their beers and in this episode we had an exclusive track (at the time of broadcast) from the new album from The Soundtrack of Our Lives along with a brand new song by The Monochrome Set (at the time of broadcast). Other tracks include sultry Soul from Marsha Hunt and Stormy, Medway's Garage Rock icon Graham Day with The Solarflares, a Punk Rock classic from The Mekons and 60's Psychedelia from The Del-Vetts. Plus French Ye-Ye style pop from Fabienne Delsol, Punk stuff from Dickies and Devo and a modern take on the genre by The Cute Lepers. There's also the usual chat, news and "Sid James style guffaws". 

Episode 2 "We Look Like Stars But We Can't Pay The Rent": Steve, Adam and Paul dodge the spitting log fire and play Psychedelic Soul from The Chambers Brothers, Australian Punk trail-blazers The Saints, modern New Wave from The Jetsonics, sublime Psych-Pop with Elephant Stone, underrated '80's Garage Rockers The Playn Jayn, The Fast Cars with the catchiest Power Pop Punk song ever, raucous Punk Rock from The Carpettes, authentic retro Garage Rock from young Australian band The Frowning Clouds and a tribute to Etta James. 

Episode 1 "The Pilot": Our first attempt at the Podcast, a work in progress, a test run, an experiment...in other words we are pretty rubbish, but the music is great! The Rezillos, Shonen Knife, The Ruts, The Len Price 3, The Past Tense, Radio Birdman, The Godfathers, Dick Venom & The Terrortones, The Members, The Jetsonics, Andy J Gallagher and The Soundtrack of Our Lives with the "Retro Man" theme song! 

Our Special Edition Podcasts are programmes dedicated to a specific subject, and we hope to offer either in-depth biographies and interviews with a variety of bands and musicians, often featuring unreleased songs or exclusive live sessions. There are also insights into particular genres and other aspects such as music related Artists, Photographers, Bloggers, Record Companies, Promoters and Movie Directors. Here's what is available so far... 

TV Smith: The legendary voice of The Adverts and now a hugely respected solo artist and author, TV takes us on an inspiring journey from the Roxy and Top Of The Pops to his worldwide travels armed only with a guitar, a suitcase and an emergency sandwich. Soundtracked throughout with music from all parts of his career, he also plays an exclusive live session in the Retrosonic Pod Headquarters. 

Power Pop Special: Wayne Lundqvist-Ford from the Ice Cream Man Blog goes through the huge pile of records he has received in 2012 and plays his pick of the Power Pops. These include Beyond Veronica, The Sensibles, The Seasongs, Phenomenal Cat, Budokan, Trolley, Monkeeman, Marty Graveyard and more. 

The Movements: We take a trip through the 10 year career of excellent Gothenburg based Psychedelic band The Movements. Find out how they became the first Space Rock band to have a CD actually taken to Outer Space! 

Ian Person: The Soundtrack of Our Lives' guitarist talks about his soundtrack music to the new IFK Gothenburg documentary and we play some exclusive and unreleased solo material. Steve also asks him about the decision to split TSOOL at the end of the year. 

Mattias Hellberg: The eclectic, genre-defying Singer Songwriter talks us through his varied career as singer-songwriter, solo artist and band member. It's a career that takes in Union Carbide Productions, The Soundtrack of Our Lives, Wayne Kramer of MC5, The Hellacopters, Nationalteatern, Nymphet Noodlers and Hederos & Hellberg amongst many others. We also play some superb brand new exclusive tracks from his forthcoming album. 

Rock Photographer Paul Slattery Part 1: Find out how the raw pre-Punk R'n'B of Dr. Feelgood, Link Wray, The Pirates and The Flamin' Groovies inspired Paul Slattery to take up music photography. 

Rock Photographer Paul Slattery Part 2: We find Paul coming back to London after a spell as fisherman on Cape Cod to be confronted full on by the Punk Rock explosion. He encounters The Adverts, Sex Pistols, The Skids, The Runaways and the Ramones and is led astray by Lemmy from Motorhead. 

JC Carrol: The Members guitarist and vocalist takes us on an entertaining journey from the sounds of suburbia and beyond. From the early success with The Members to his short lived Punk Rock supergroup, his work on soundtracks to Julien Temple movies and the re-forming of The Members with Rat Scabies, it's a fascinating and amusing tale.

Swedish Music Special: A special feature on some of the best contemporary Swedish bands around with an emphasis on the Gothenburg Music scene, includes interviews with music Blogger Wayne Lundqvist Ford, Ann-Sofie from Spiders and Bruce Emms from the legendary MUG Music Store. Features music from Division of Laura Lee, Spiders, The Movements, Eken, The Oholics, Side Effects, Early Days, Samling and much more. 

The Mod Scene Part 1 Royale Records: Hipster Lee from Royale Records talks about the plans for this brand new promotion and record label. We also discuss and play a few bands from their ever expanding roster such as The Electric Stars, The Past Tense, Monkeeman, The Universal, Mr Bridger and The Lemontops. 

The Mod Scene Part 2: Steve picks out some of the best bands and movers and shakers of the contemporary International Mod Scene. Music provided by DC Fontana, The Len Price 3, The Loop, French Boutik, Stanley Road, Button Up, The Past Tense, The Theme, Speakeasy, The Cycle Paths and more soul shaking Mod sounds. 

IFK Göteborg - Football's Last Proletarians: We chat to the movie's Directors and ex-IFK and Liverpool FC legend Glenn Hysen about Sven-Göran Eriksson's time at IFK and his giant-killing European footballing exploits, where he took a team of part time factory workers to UEFA Cup success. The Podcast is soundtracked, like the movie, by lots of great music from Ian Person of The Soundtrack of Our Lives. 

David Apps and Dick York: Old pals Dick York and David Apps talk about their experiences, Dick with his early Mod Revival band Sta-Prest and then making it big in Germany with Cryssis. David talks about his Art, Photography and being in a band with an original Sex Pistol. 

We hope you enjoy these programmes, all are available to download for FREE...so please let us know what you think. If you think you have an interesting music related tale to tell then contact us...