As we plough through British summer by dodging rainfall and wearing gloves because of the cold why not try and give this Podcast a go it’ll warm the cockles of your cold black heart. this week is Episode 38 and Joining me once again is the angry young man Chris as we dive straight in with a Banger from Nottinghams The Hip Priests whose final shows are edging ever into focus. They’ve been one of the bedrock of our website over the years consistently churning out top-quality garage punk rock and on their own terms so it seems only fair we kick off Episode 38 with ‘Shakin Aint Fakin’ off the excellent ‘Roden House Blues’ album. Snap up tickets for those shows because you’ll miss em when they’ve gone.

We follow that up with the new single from The Peawees ‘Banana Tree’ which is coming out real soon on Folc Records with support from the excellent label Spaghetty Town Records in North America and Wild Honey in Europe. First time on the show for these Italian Garage rockers.

I recently purchased the To Hell With Tomorrow The Lords Are Now!’ album from the ever-consistent Lords Of Altamont so it seems only fair that ‘Going Downtown’ gets a play.

We then Champion South Wales’ finest noise makers Deathtraps with a blast of ‘You’re The One I’m Talking About’ off the recent EP ‘The Golden Age Of Road Rage’ which is the first of several EPs they plan to release in 2024 so expect loads of coverage this year as the band gets better and better now they’re a four-piece.

If you’re still with us then turn the speakers up for a hattrick of cover versions beginning with the most excellent rendition of W.A.S.Ps ‘Love Machine’ courtesy of Märvel and if you have five minutes after you finish listening to this podcast you can go check out the video for this track which is excellent.

Marc Almond teamed up with Neil X and birthed their Garage Rock band The Loveless which pays homage to some of their favourite songs from the genre as well as penning a few of their own. The album is available through Cadiz Records and is a killer record so it seems only fair that Iggy & James Williamson ‘Kill City’ gets a play.

Last week we played one of the two brand new Jeff Dahl tracks and promised to air the cover he recorded of The Who classic ‘Can’t Explain’. Fans of JEff will be all over this single and rest assured it’ll become one of those hard-to-find records in no time. I’m sure you’ll agree JEff does a great job handling what can only be described as a classic Townsend track and roughing it up Jeff Dahl style has only made this record sound better.

“The Lipstick Killers were easily one of the greatest live bands I’ve witnessed in my 65 yrs. on this planet” – so said OFF! frontman Keith Morris and who would disagree with his assessment? Not Me so we give the band a shout out and play ‘Rot In Love’ off their ‘Strange Flash’ compilation album. This is another Australian Garage band that should be part of your collection if it isn’t already.

Dangereens crept back into the scene with a brand new album that we managed to get our mitts on this past week. Released on Alian Snatch Records these sunshine Rock n Rollers drop ‘Fast Track’ off the new album ‘Chic’. Get those stack heels on and hit the dancefloor kids it’s party time.

We always love playing bands who release music on Drunken Sailor Records so why wouldn’t we give the Lo-Fi noise makers Insane Urge a slot from their album ‘Two Tapes’ which is 15 songs in 18 minutes just the way we like it – head over to drunken Sailor and get some wax. This Texan bunch are the latest in a long line of fantastic records put out on the label. Punk rock is alive and well and being served up by Drunken Sailor.

Bath Punks the Setbacks recently released their brand new album and ‘Paint The Town Red’ which I reviewed recently so it was only fair we play the title track that got co-host Chris excited and got the Setbacks a new fan. there must be something in the water in the southwest because Split Dogs hail from not too far away and their new stuff is really impressive.

Frontkick released an EP on the very impressive and consistently good Wanda Records so it was something of a no brainer that we’d give this new one a spin. My pick of the songs on the records is ‘Vultures’ “Swallow the Dagger!” is released 16 years after their last record (“The new Beginning” 7″) on WANDA, FRONTKICK are back: the style has remained the same, the playing got a little smoother.

As we head to the finale Chris picked a classic Dinosaur Jr track ‘Freak Scene’ and this version is lifted from the Hand it Over double showing how noise Rock super champs do it live. Simply awesome.

One of the bands we’ve championed the most has to be The Dwarves and they have a brand new companion long player out entitled ‘Keep It Reel’ so blasting ‘Parasite’ is a no-brainer for us. Continuing their awesome streak of releases with its insane catchy melody and tongue-in-cheek lyrics it showcases exactly why Blag and the Boys are still one of the finest punk rock bands out there.

TV Smith has a new album available on Easy Action Records consistently good TV is showing no sign of slowing down as he heads off out the door for some European live shows as well as hitting the Winter Garden stage for this year’s Rebellion Festival.

Finally, we get to the last track this week as we hit up our favourite Jersey boys Crazy And The Brains who Just put out an EP ‘Past Futurism’ and playing us out is the reopening cut ‘Warm Sake’. Always turning out great music C&TB made a welcome return to the podcast and signed out of this episode as we began with quality running through the show. Hope you enjoy our picks and follow us to keep in touch with us and notify you when a new episode is aired. Until next time be good.