Thursday 8 April 2010

30.04.2010 Hope & Anchor

GIRLS ON TOP –

The slinkiest sleaziest Punk Rock n Roll chicks [and chap!] on the block still give it their all and grind out some fantastic garage shaped jump up and down manic ear manglers. With the whip may no longer get cracked but if it’s proper punk rock entertainment you want all bases get covered from The Heartbreakers to The Seeds to The Ramones and X Ray Spex…top flight..

PUSSYCAT AND THE DIRTY JOHNSONS -

Glam schlock punkabilly with a Su Catwoman lookalike up front and plenty of sleazeball rocknroll vibes/sounds/looks on offer… The Cramps meet The Yeah Yeah Yeahs- lots of the latter in the vocal style and lots of the former in the sound/general drift of tings. They also have a bit of LA punkabilly act X about them.....great stuff.

THEE SAVAGE GIGS -

Uber fuzz guitar led garage punk with elements of The Yardbirds, The Birds, The Fuzztones and mainly The Sonics- ramshackle and sexy like you likes it...

THE JESUS LOVES HEROIN BAND -

Tres contraversial name wotto?- but some remarkable if stark Seeds thru Billy Childish doe eyed lofi 60s punk vibes- very fetching..has that yearning my-baby-just-done-gone-left-me-and I just dropped some serious drugs bent and it is a bit bent but beautifully so. This is great! OK.. occasionally the playing is more Godz than God like, but what fine work. 'Slow fever'..indeed..