THE HIP PRIESTS - Unleash The Priests

THE HIP PRIESTS  Unleash The Priests T CD  2010
Sonic Reproducer / Grease Machine / Cream My Jeans / Demon Hooker / Teenage Friction / She Loves It / F.T.P / Juiced Up 'n' Loose / Rip Em Off / Strip Her Down / Try Me For Sighs / I Love To Fuck / Smells Like Rock 'n' Roll / Young Savage / Breakneck Babylon.
The Hip Priests: Gary X Ray: vocals / Austin Rocket: guitar & vocals / Lee Love: bass & vocals / Skintight Tim: drums & vocals.

Formed in May 2006 from the ashes of near legendary Nottingham Garage heroes the X-Rays and London Punk ‘n’ Rollers The Divine Brown, The Hip Priests are the inbred backward bastard sons of Iggy, Johnny T, Hank von Helvete, Lemmy and Handsome Dick. The ‘Priests are an awesome, gloriously tangled mess of Rampantly sexual, Souped up, Lubed up, Fucked up, High action, Hot Assed Anthemic Sweat Sodden Rock 'n' Roll. A sweet 'n sweaty sonic tonic to accompany your recreational drinkin, druggin and fuckin'.
Wasn’t ‘Rock ‘n’ Roll’ originally a term for fucking anyway? Wasn’t it meant to be fun? Provocative? Sexed up? Weren’t your parents meant to say ‘Turn that noise down’? Yeah, they were…So prepare to get down, get dirty and hail The Breakneck Boogie Babylon Babies, The spleen exploding Sermonisers of the Sacred Sonic Psalms, the Crazed messiahs of deep-fried bone rattling rock 'n' roll! The Righteous King Rockers of in your face Rock ‘n’ roll Bukkake.
Ladies and Gentlemen, Hot girls and pretty boys…the biggest Dicks in Rock 'n' Roll...The Sonic Reproducers....Meet the The Hip Priests. Bootleg Booze

Nottingham's' sheriffs of sonic slither explode like a pent up Pentecostal with a goblet of lube and the latest issue of leather nun monthly, splattering their godly goo…gleefully irresponsible, horny teenage slop…narco boogie that brings to mind a hillbilly Motorhead beating snakes to death with their guitars. Classic Rock Magazine 

Glorious bastards, all hairy chests, mirrored shades, sweaty mayhem, slick dicks, hot love and brutal truth. Not to mention all the fire and fucking, because they've got plenty of that too... Hot tubed? Oh yeah. Super Lubed? No doubt. Rock 'n' roll? Why they fuck do you think we're here, Jack? Sleazegrinder 

This is the sound of Lemmy, early Mick Mars & people who let the New York Dolls crash at their flat...all crashing at their flat...with Keith Moon in a '71 Cadillac with no brakes. Chaos realm 
If you love Turbo, Dog Toffee, AC/DC, Motorhead and Zodiac Mindwarp then these are the denim demons for you, Foot on the monitor banging rock n roll for those that love leather, denim, drinking and the smell of oil in their nostrils. Vanity Project 
From albums like Turbonegro's "Ass Cobra" to "The Big 6" by The Bottomfeeders, the London sleaze punks sure know how to cut it.... they do a helluva job at it, so swing with hot tubed super lubed rock'n'rollers. Lowcut magazine 

Read the review of  "Unleash The Priests" by D. Daley in Über Röck HERE!
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Buy the last album "Full Tilt Bullshit" for a nice price HERE! or maybe you want it in vinyl & if it's not sold out you see HERE!

THE ORSON FAMILY - The River Of Desire

THE ORSON FAMILY  The River Of Desire  Mini LP  1983
The River Of Desire / Breakout / Monster Of Briarly Wood / Heartbeat / You Shake My Soul / (Be My) Ball And Chain.
Produced by The Orson Family.

THE ORSON FAMILY  No-One Waits For Ever  12'' EP  1984
No-One Waits Forever / Pointed Bra / Use This Land! / Crawdad Hole.

Produced by The Orson Family.

The Orson Family: Skully: vocals / Brewster: drums / Ruby: guitar / Vernon: guitar.

THE ORSON FAMILY  The Sweetest Embrace  7'' SP 1984?

The Sweetest Embrace / Subterranean Homesick Blues.

Produced by The Orsonn Family.

The Orson Family: Vernon [The Corrupter]: guitar / Ruby [The Embracer]: guitar / David O [The Lover]: drums / Vince [The Seducer]: bass.

"Short-lived rockabilly rock band featuring sibling vocalists Vernon, Ruby and John Orson, who also played guitars and were backed by Vincent (bass) and David O. (drums).

(...) The Orson Family wasn't really a family. They were formed around 1982 in England. Vernon and Ruby lived together (they were engaged but never married). Brewster and David O. are actually the same person. They soon added a trumpet player called Kevin but nicknamed Elmer. They quoted Hank Williams, Link Wray, Bunker Hill, Vincent, Cochran, Lou Reed, The Jam as influences.
They records a self released 3 track EP, a six track mini LP "The River of Desire", the 12" EP "No-one Waits Forever", a live LP "Bugles, Guitars & Amphetamine" and another single The Sweetest Embrace but with another singer as Skully left/was fired soon before."  Source

 In 2010, almost 28 years after split, the Orson Family was reunited again  for a few beers and maybe more...
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TINA AND THE TOTAL BABES - She's So Tuff

TINA  AND THE TOTAL BABES  She's So Tuff CD 2001
She's So Tuff  / Tongue Tied / Christy / Tell That Girl To Shut Up / Waiting For You / Why Do I Like You  / Tragedy / That's The Way I Want It  / All About Makin' Out / It's Tina Time.
Produced by Travis Ramin.
Tina & The Total Babes: Tina: vocals / Jacques: guitar / Johnny: bass / Travis: drums.
A jokey but mostly reverent homage to the glory days of L.A. girly punk (circa 1981), Tina & the Total Babes' She's So Tuff is a gleefully trashy cruise through the bubblegum-punk tunes and attitude-filled lyrics of a scene too often forgotten. Tina Lucchesi (also of the surf-rocking Trashwomen) is a perfect frontwoman for songwriter/producer Travis Ramin's pitch-perfect tunes of teenage angst at the Sherman Oaks Galleria. The songs themselves are absolutely terrific; the melodramatic "Tragedy," which sounds like the Go-Go's covering the Shangri-Las, is alone worth the price of admission but the presentation and attitude are so equally perfect that She's So Tuff is every bit the equal of the records that inspired it. In fact, it may be better! If the names Holly & the Italians (whose snot-rocking classic "Tell That Girl to Shut Up" gets a much better cover than Transvision Vamp's 1988 mess), the Little Girls, Nikki & the Corvettes, Josie Cotton or Bonnie Hayes & the Wild Combo mean anything to you, say hello to Tina & the Total Babes. Source
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ROLL-UPS - LOW DIVES FOR HIGHBALLS

ROLL-UPS  Low Dives For Highballs  LP 1979 CD 2005

Blackmail / Last Night / Where's The Money / It's Up To You / Slaughtered / Cover Girl / Sammy / Strange Love / Somebody Stole The Girl That Stole My Heart / Roll-Ups Gave Me A Bad Name / Hold On / Everybody's Got To Have A Hero.

Produced by Lea Hart & Jeff Peters.

Roll-Ups: Lea Hart: vocals & guitar / Jeff Peters: bass / Paul Simmons: drums /  Rob Green: guitar & vocals / Kirk Duncan: keyboards.

Although history ultimately consigned the Roll-Ups to the dustbin of obscurity, there are few records that could possibly be described as brighter, cheerier, or more exciting or uplifting than Low Dives for Highballs, the band's first and only LP. Frontman and songwriter Lea Hart was kicking out pop classics as though they were going out of favor -- the opening "Blackmail" in particular matches Nick Lowe with Radio Stars, while successive rockers "Last Night," "Where's the Money," and "It's Up to You" (and on to the end of the disc) fizz and bounce around so many compulsive hooks that it's hard to believe they all remain unsung. Hart himself did not give up on them, and swaths of the album would be preserved across his next band's repertoire. But former Bay City Roller Ian Mitchell's La Rox fared even poorer than the Roll-Ups, and so the most astonishing pop package of the early '80s sank without trace. But Low Dives lives on, both as a souvenir of a seething songbook and a reminder of the sheer power that the Roll-Ups kicked out in concert. The final song on the vinyl issue, "Roll-Ups Gave Me a Bad Name," was recorded live at their traditional stomping ground at the Bridgehouse pub, and if you don't agree that the ghosts of the Small Faces are draped across the record, then you were clearly born with no soul. Source

UK import of obscure London band who released one spectacular power pop album that no one heard back in 1979 that sounded like it was recorded in 1975. Perfect post-glam power pop sounds that sound like classic, long-lost Pilot tracks, Badfinger circa their "Airwaves" period, some (good, not sappy) Bay City Rollers, 10cc, Klaatu and Radio Stars/Jet. It`s a major find for fans of this style of pop music! "These popsters from South London anonymously emerged in the midst of the mod revival, on a mod label no less. They go in a lot of different directions but are saved by spunky individuality that lets them build a niche of their own. Lea Hart (almost all the songwriting) sings like a cocky cockney crossed with a dollop of it`s true! Donald Fagen, and melds his guitar to Jeff Peters` in dual-axe moves Brian May didn`t have in mind when he wrote the book. Add an assortment of non-electronic keyboards, and you`ve got a swell pop recipe for songs ranging from a 10cc-ish look at adulterous "Blackmail" to shock-horror destruction as epic as any punk`s."-Trouser Press. Extremely Highly Recommended!!! Source

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WILKO...

Wilko Johnson has been diagnosed with terminal cancer of the pancreas. A statement was issued by Johnson’s manager Robert Hoy which read:

WILKO JOHNSON – IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT

I am very sad to announce that Wilko has recently been diagnosed with terminal cancer of the pancreas. He has chosen not to receive any chemotherapy.

He is currently in good spirits, is not yet suffering any physical effects and can expect to enjoy at least another few months of reasonable health and activity.

He has just set off on a trip to Japan; on his return we plan to complete a new CD, make a short tour of France, then give a series of farewell gigs in the UK. There is also a live DVD in the pipeline, filmed on the last UK tour.

Wilko wishes to offer his sincere thanks for all the support he has had over his long career, from those who have worked with him to, above all, those devoted fans and admirers who have attended his live gigs, bought his recordings and generally made his life such an extraordinarily full and eventful experience.

Thank you.

Robert Hoy
(Manager)

Our thoughts are with Johnson and his family.

THE BARRACUDAS ARE BACK!

The release date will be Monday 7th January 2013. Initially the single will only be available through this site
http://godblessthe45.blogspot.com
and sold direct using different PayPal buttons for UK, Europe and ROW (including USA and Japan)
The price is £5.99 plus postage for UK,  £8.49 for Europe and £9.79 for rest of the World
Postage  is £1.60 for the UK, £2.50 for Europe and £3.80 for rest of the World
The first pressing was 600 copies, with 550 being offered for sale. 500 copies sold at full price will recoup all the costs.

Jeremy Gluck, Robin Wills, Chris Wilson, Rob Coyne & Yan Quellien are The Barracudas...they are back and it's a GOOD NEW !!!

S.O.T.D 2012 TOP TWENTY

01 PRIMA DONNA: Bless This Mess
02 CRAZY SQUEEZE: Grazy Squeeze
03 PETE ROSS &THE SAPPHIRE: Rollin' On Down The Lane
04 THE OUTSIDERS: Close Up
05 CANDY: Whatever Happened to Fun...
06 REDD KROSS: Researching The Blues
07 DUNCAN REID: Little Big Head
08 THE NOMADS: Solna
09 VA - Buttons From Champaign To Chicago
10 EMPIRE STATE ELECTRIC: Pop War
11 THE HANGMEN: East Of Western
12 KEVIN K: Black Stamp
13 THE CONDORS: 3 Item Combo
14 THE PRIMEVALS: Heavy War
15 THE KITCHENMEN: What's Cookin'?
16 THE CURSE: Suck It In Spit It out
17 DOMNICKS: Super Real
18 JIM JONES REVUE: The Savage Heart
19 THE CRY!: The Cry!
20 FALLEN ANGELS: In Loving Memory/Wheel Of Fortune

 Maybe not the best albums of 2012 but the ones we most listened !

HAPPY NEW YEAR ROCKERS !!!
                 

THE HEROES - Seven Days Week End

THE HEROES  Seven Days Week End / Too Much Junkie Bizness  7'' 1983
The Heroes: Walter Lure: lead vocals, guitar / Henri Paul: lead guitar / Billy Rath: bass / Steve Nicols: drums
"After The Heartbreakers split at the end of 1977, Walter Lure played and recorded through the late 1970s and early 1980s with several bands including The Blessed and The Incognitos. Two songs he recorded in 1978 (Seven Day Weekend and Too Much Junkie Business) didn't get released on vinyl until 1983 under the band name The Heroes which at the time was his current band..." Source
The Heroes ne sera le groupe que d'un single! Walter Lure et Billy Rath s'acoquinent avec deux célèbres compères "Thunderiens" : à la batterie Steve Nicols , percutant batteur des Hot Rods qui participa au premier et superbe lp solo de Johnny Thunders "So alone" ; tout comme l'homme à la guitare , en lieu et place du maître , plus Johnny que nature , l'excellent Henri Paul (ex: The Maniacs , Untouchables , Cosa Nostra ...) , compagnon des tournées des 80's ! Une affaire de perdants magnifiques..."Seven Day Weekend" une chanson écrite par Doc Pomus et Mort Shuman occupe la première face tandis que  "Too Much Junkie Business" des Heartbreakers clôt le single. C'est Skydog qui sortira l'objet en 1983 cinq après qu'il fût enregistré.

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LOOKING FOR JOHNNY, THE LEGEND OF JOHNNY THUNDERS

Directed by Danny Garcia (The Rise and Fall of The Clash), Looking For Johnny is the definitive documentary on New York legendary guitar player Johnny Thunders.

In 90 minutes, this film covers Johnny Thunders career from his beginning in the early 70's to his demise in New Orleans, where he died under mysterious circumstances in 1991.

What We Need & What You Get

$25,000 is the minimum we need to finish filming the interviews and license a bit of footage, a bit of music and a bit of photography that will help us start putting the documentary together.
We're still shooting the interviews at the moment. We recently did a few in New York (Walter Lure, Alan Vega, Donna Destri, Sam Yaffa, Leee Black Childers, Alison Gordy, Marcia Resnick, Luigi Scorcia, Jill Wisoff, etc) and in LA (Wayne Kramer, Barry Jones) and San Diego (Gail Higgins). In London we already interviewed the likes of Peter Perrett, JC Carroll, Tony James, Nina Antonia, Neal X, John Perry, Chris Musto, Alan Hauser, etc.
Lotten Sunna, Stevie Klasson and Michael Thimren were just interviewed in Stockholm and we still have to visit Henri Paul and Marc Zermati in Paris, The Mighty Marty Thau in Virginia and a final stop in New Orleans where we will follow JT's last steps.
As we all know, more money than those $25,000 will be required to finalize the film BUT once it starts looking good it will be a lot easier to get potential executive producers interested in order to finalize it and put it out.
In return for your contributions, we're offering a range of perks - your name on the end credits and on the website, a cool T-shirt, tickets to the premiere in New York City, drinks with the director and VIP's and even an Associate Producer and Executive Producer credit!
If we reach our target, your contribution will have helped ensure this film is made. If we surpass our target we may be able to include more Johnny Thunders songs in the soundtrack!

Other Ways You Can Help

Spread the word amongst all Thunders' fans!
Tell 'em to contribute directing them to:  www.indiegogo.com/thundersfilm

HURRY UP !!!

THE DRAGONS - R* L* F

THE DRAGONS  Rock Like Fuck  cd  1999
Insatiable / Sleep when I'm dead / Roll the dice / Take it / My confession / Downtown something / Hard / I don't care / Killing time / Gimme some luv .
Produced by The Dragons & J. Forrest
The Dragons: Mario Escovedo : vocal , guitar / Ken Mochikoshi Horne : lead guitar / Jarrod Lucas : drums / Steve Rodriguez : bass , backin' vocals .
So Cal punk & rollers the Dragons were fronted by Mario Escovedo, the youngest sibling of musicians Alejandro and Javier Escovedo. Javier, of L.A. punk legends the Zeros ( and later with Alejandro in the True Believers), bought his teenage kid brother his first guitar on Sunset Strip, paving the way for Mario's rock 'n' roll future.
Mario and Ken Mochikoshi Horne had formerly been in a punk band called M-80's. Toward the end of 1990, the two decided to form a new band, recruiting bassist Steve Rodriquez and drummer James Barczak. In the summer of 1992, the Dragons released a 12-track vinyl LP in Spain on Impossible Records. The following year the group parted ways with Barczak, adding Jarrod Lucas. In 1994, they recorded a four-song 7" for Pop Tones Records, following that in 1996 with their first CD release, "Painkiller", on Scam-O-Rama Records. By the end of 1997, the group had signed with Junk Records, for whom they recorded several LPs, including 1999's raw, furious "R.L.F." (Rock Like F*ck) and the 2000 concert set "Live at the Casbah". "Rock N Roll Kamikaze" followed in 2001, and was supported by an even more furious touring schedule that took the band from L.A. and the southwest all the way to Japan. By August 2002, The Dragons were back in the U.S.A., and playing the 1st annual Gearfest in Austin, TX. Gearhead Records, the show's sponsor, was blown away by the band, and signed them soon after. "Sin Salvation", their fiery, redemptive Gearhead debut, appeared in May 2003, and was supported by a tour with labelmates the Riverboat Gamblers.
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