Boston Rats - This Ain't Rock n Roll 2014

The Boston Rats may have only been around for a couple of years but man have they ever made a mark .For many who follow psychobilly in the UK,this is the new band to watch out for.The word is that this is one seriously good band .Yeah we heard this all before but when the folks at Western Star Recording Company are involved you kinda have to take the hype for the real thing.That said the band's debut album "This Ain't Rock n Roll" is now out and not only is it  pretty impressive but it also more than lives up to it's advance billing. Clocking in with 13 damn strong tracks of old school  flavored psychobilly that will appeal to just about anyone who claims to like rock n roll. This  is a tough and kool  blend of psychobilly that shows some diversity and doesn't get up  in your face.  

    No weak track to be found here but some standouts are" Mr Pharmacist", "This Ain’t Rock ‘n’ Roll", "F.O.G.", and "Red Hot Lady". There has already been some big praise heaped on "This Ain't Rock n Roll" and it is well deserved.Hell this is easily one of the better albums to come out in a while and as far as debut albums go ,they rarely are as stout as this. Highly recommended!!!  https://www.facebook.com/TheBostonRats

   

Playlist Shakin Katz Radio Wednesday October 22, 2014

Playlist Shakin Katz Radio

Wednesday October 22, 2014

3:30-6pm, Chrw 94.9fm

1.Shakin Katz Theme…..The Vanishers….Single

2. I Got It…. The Boston Rats…. This Ain’t Rock n Roll

3. Ghost Town…Kings Of Outer Space… Cosmic Debris

4. Silent Type…The Quakes… Live By The Sword request

5. Loud Fast & Out of Control…Hank Angel… Loud Fast & Out of Control

6. Bust Out The Boogie….Black Frame Spectacle…. Grady Sessions 2 request

7. Let’s Get Loose…Jittery Jack…. Gonna Have A Time With…..request

8.  Flat Top Cat….John Lewis & His Trio… Sanity

9. Call Me…. Hillbilly Moon Explosion….Single request

10. Enforcer….  Pistolrays…. Corona Del Mar

11. Claitus Song…The Adels ….Milfshake

12. 40 Days….Ronnie Hawkins & The Hawks …. The Roulette years request

13. Your Little Toy….Cuck Deville/Curtis Lee….Single

14. Rather Be Alone…Rhythm Shakers…. Voodoo

15. Got A Hole In My Pocket….Four Star Combo…. Wait A Minute Baby

16. Sinners & Saints…. The Creepshow…. Life After Death

17. Full Time Rockin Man…Doug Perkins & the Spectaculars… Union Ave. Volume 1

18. Buzz Bomb…The Tiki Creeps… Invaders From Beyond The Sound Of Surf

19.6 Rounds…The Brains… Drunk Not Dead

20. Where Is My Baby Girl….Sick Sick Sinners… Unfuckinstoppable  request

21. Voodoo Transit…The Bullet Bitters… Stranglers United  request

22. Whiskey Pick…Laura Hope & The Ark-Tones… Luck Maker

23. California Longboard …The Fabulous Blue Wabbits… Instwah-mentals Vol 1

24. This Is It…The Tin Cans…. Unbreakable

25. Good Rockin Tonight…Johnny Barber & the Rhythm Razors…. Golden Plates

26. Backseat Bingo…Hill Valley Lightening…. Self titled

27. Your Always Gone…. Straight 8’s…. Girl Trouble

28. Beer Bottle Pockets….Ginger St.James & The Grinders….Diesel & Peas

29. Double Talkin' Baby…. Jeff Beck & The Big Town Play Boys…. Crazy Legs  request

30. Tellurium…Threesome….EP On Tour

31. Smokestack Cadillac…… Punch Drunk Cabaret… The Juke Joint Revival Hour

32. Down The Line…. The Highsiders …. Self Tilted

33. Let's Go...Toini &The Tomcats...Welcome To The Rock Garden, Vol.2 

34. Rock n Roll Daddy…. Tequila Gerbils….Demo

35. Down The Line…Twisted Rod…Demo

36. Big Boy Rock… Boppin' Pete 3….  Dorkabilly 

37. Ace Of Spade…. Batmobile…. Bail Was Set At 6,000,000

38. Bowhunting Song…Bourbon Boy’s…. Shotguns, Trucks & Cattle

39. Day Of The Dead…..Gutter Demons…. Enter The Deamonz

Hank Angel – LOUD FAST & OUT OF CONTROL!!! 2014

 

Hank Angel has been kicking around Canada since the mid eighties and over that time he has had some major success with band's that range from the power pop of Idyl Tea to skiffle-billy sounds of The Silver Bishops to the sweet sounding hillbilly/rockabilly of  The Hoosier Daddies. Since 2007 he's been ripping up the west coast of Canada playing a brand of "frantic rockabilly"  with his band "Hank Angel and His Island Devils". The band has released a few singles that have all done well but now in 2014 the timing was right for the band to release an album. The result is "Loud Fast & Out Of Control !!!" and it's one kool slice of rockabilly /rock n roll .This puppy comes strolling  in with 17 tracks of swanky rockin' fun  that will cure your ills .The mix of songs is pretty good here ranging from slow and smoldering to all out rockers so you know the tracks don't all sound the same. The album also strikes up  a good balance between rockabilly and 50's styled rock n roll. Highlights include: : "Ratrod", "Smokin' Hot", "Bye Bye Bettie", "Hearse Girl" and a reboot of The Hoosier Daddies  "Rockin' Around With You".

       Hank Angel and and His Island Devils have a bit of a rep for been damn solid band and "Loud Fast & Out Of Control" is more than just a solid album.This is a refreshing and fun ride you may want to get in on ! Recommended!   http://hankangel.com/     https://www.facebook.com/hankangel 

SICK SICK SINNERS - Unfuckinstoppable 2014

When it comes to the Sick Sick Sinners you either like them or you don't and there seems to be no middle ground  about them.But one thing for sure is that they are damn good and few will disagree with that.Right from the start ,these psycho cats have had a whack of high expectations placed on them.Their debut album, 2008's "Road Of Sin" is pretty good and the 2012 ep "Hospital Hell" is just as impressive. Late last year(2013)  word spread fast that the band was going into the studio for their second album and man the buzz was high.Well the results are now out and "Unfuckinstoppable" lives up to all the hype and more.This monster smashes and bashes in with 10 tracks of in your face psychobilly that hit the gas pedal hard and  don't let up .This is loud, furious, totally kinetic and clocks in at around 25 minutes.Thus this  puppy really leaves you wanting more.Highlights include: "Six Feet Underground","Unfuckinstoppable","Bacon Seed" and "Where's My Baby Girl".  
   You could say that the Sick Sick Sinners have delivered a knock out punch with "Unfuckinstoppable".  From the strength of songs, the execution and  to the production,every thing about it  is  top shelf. This is not only a killer album it's also  killer psychobilly!  Highly Recommended!  https://www.facebook.com/pages/Sick-Sick-Sinners/134873633221714?sk=wall
                                           

PlayList Shakin Katz Radio Wednesday October 8,2014

PlayList Shakin Katz Radio

Wednesday October 8,2014

3:30-6pm, Chrw 94.9fm       

1.Shakin Katz Them….The Vanishers…Single

2. Rat Rod…Hank Angel… Loud Fast & Out Of Control

3. Rooster In The Hen House…The Booze Bombs… Out Of Time   request 

4. Southside …The Psychonauts…. Hoochie Coochie Trash 'a' Billy Stomp

5. Let’s Face It…The Farrell Bros… This Is A Riot   request

6. Stiletto Cool…Brian Setzer… Rockabilly Riot All Orginal

7. Planet Of The Psychobilly Apes….Surfin Wombatz… Dr. Sathans House Of Terror      request

8. Jungle Rock…Hank Mizell…  Essential Rockabilly

9. It’s A Rock Billy…The Fabulous Blue Wabbits… Instwohmental Vol.1

10. She’s Bad…Chuck DeVille/Curtis Lee…Single

11. Your Dog Is Crapping On My Yard…Route 67… I Kill My Love request

12. Ex-Hex…The Bullets…Go Man Go

13. Meredes Benz…SilverShine…. Vintage Punk Rock n Roll

14. Leather Pants….Cadillac Bill & the Creeping Bent… Zombie Night in Canada

15. Morpilogical Echo…Phantom Four… Mandria request

16. How Do’ya Sleep At Night…Furious… From The Cavern To California

17. The Devil's Yell….Hill Valley Lightening….. Self Titled request

18. Rock My Soul Alive…The Altarbillies… Headin' Out West

19. Pill Poppin Papa…The Royal Crowns… Vol 3

20. Tribal…. Imelda May….. Tribal

21. Combo Swell…Threesome…EP On Tour

22. Cold Feet…. Danny Duke & The Northern Allstars…. Drinkin' Not Jivin'

23. The Beast Of Bodmin…Evil Devil… Bad Tales  request

24. No Matter….The Wolftones… Red Light Blues

25. 100th Monkey….Black Frame Spectacle…Single

26. Bad Bad Girl….The Cheaterslicks… Rock n Roll Graveyard request

27. Bad Attitude…Two Tons Of Steel… Not That Lucky

28. Mieciio Mutant….Bombat Belus…  Z Warszawskim Sznytem

29. Pay Dearly…Kim Lenz… Follow Me request

30. Blue Suede Shoes….Carl Perkins…. Rebel  Rock request

31. Crazy Mixed Emotions…Rosie Flores… Rockabilly Filly

32. I Got To Make Her Mine…Pat Roberts & The Heymakers… Devil

33. Mau Baker….The Mau Mau…..Single 

34. Get Ready Ted…the Ragged Rebels…. Rockin Out the Ragged Way

35. American Gods…Los Gatos Locos…. Even Sociopath Get The Blues

36. Right To Wrong…Screamin Rebel Angels….EP Pounce Like A Tiger

37. Custom  Job…Buzz Deluxe… Stay Slick

38. Load Your Gun…..The Goddamn Gallows… The Maker

39. Up, Back, Or Off…. Black Frame Spectacle…. Grady Sessions 2

                                                                       

The Wise Guyz - Hot Summer Nights 2014

 Some bands seem to get better with age  and The Wise Guyz are diffidently one of those bands.These kats have been on a  good run since they dropped "Don’t Touch My Greasy Hair" back in  2011 and it looks like that streak is going to continue.The band's latest offering ,their 6th album "Hot Summer Nights" is easily their best yet.This puppy cracks the door open with 13 originals and 3 covers  that you just can't resist . The Wise Guyz stick to what they do best and that's rockabilly with some jump blues,rock n roll and country all thrown into the mix.Hell this is the kinda music that gets you off your ass.Highlights include: "How Long","Miss Chris", "Rude Bad Boy" and the stellar "2 AM Rock".

     Word on  The Wise Guyz is that they  are "the real deal" and who's to argue? One thing for sure is " Hot Summer Nights" is pretty damn impressive. Not only have they delivered the  goods but  have upped their game again . Recommended ! https://www.facebook.com/wiseguyzrockabillycats/timeline?ref=page_internal    http://vk.com/club7617522

Shakin Katz Radio Playlist

The Cover Show Special

Wednesday October 1, 2014

1.Shakin Katz Theme…The Vanishers…Sinlge

2. Brown Sugar…Restless… CD Seconds Out

3.Doctor Who Theme... Klingonz...CD Still Stompin' 

4. Gotta Get Some Action…The Camtwisters …CD Dancing on Your Graves: Rockabilly Tribute to the Hellacopters

5.You are my Destiny…Lucky 13…CD Come Back Home

6. Jeanie Jeanie…The Kremen…CD Plague Of The Dead

7. Love Potion #9…Coffin Nails…CD Murder On The Orient Express

8. Chick Habit…Hillbilly Moon Explosion...CD... Introducing The Hillbilly Moon Explosion

9. Pipeline….Dick Dale/Stevie Ray Vaughan…CD Back To The Beach

10. Fight for Your Right to Party…The Brains…EP Unreleased EP

11. The Banana Splits Theme…The Griswalds…CD Better Late Than Never

12. Run Through The Jungle…. The  Delta Bombers…CD Self Titled

13. Muswell Hillbillies…. Southern Culture On The Skids...CD Countrypolitan Favorites

14. Miserlou….Orange Whips…CD Self Titled

15. Istanbul … Surfonica…CD Tales From The Sea Of Istanbul request

16. Travelling Free…Rhtymn Shakers…CD Voodoo

17. Big River…Eve Hell & Her Razors…CD When The Lights Go Out

18.Flip Flop & Fly…Wild Rooster…CD Little Angel

19. Race With The Devil…Peter Turland…CD Crusin

20.I’m Shakin'…The Blasters…CD The Blasters

21. Love Will Keep Us Together…Tigersharks…CD This Ain’t No Boat Accident 

22. Saturday Night…MadSin…CD Fechin' The Goodies

23.The Ragged Rebels…Matchbox…CD Rockin Out The Ragged Way

24. Uncontroubable Urge… The Rocketz…..CD Rockabilly & Psychobilly Madness

25. Connie Lou…Omar & The Stringpoppers…Pink & Black Single

26. One Night Of Sin…KC & the Moonshine Band….CD Viva Las Vampire

27. Please Don’t Let Me Love You….John Lewis & His Trio…CD Sanity

28. Popcorno Revenge… Messer Chups…CD Surf Riders From The Swamp Lagoon 2011 request

29. Indian Reservation…Long Tall Texans…. Singing To The Moon request 

30. Red Hot…Sasquatch Prom Date…CD A Chilling End to a High School Romance      

31. Funnel Of Love…Demented Are Go…CD Hellucifernation

32.All The Time…. Tennessee Voodoo Coupe….CD Over The Moon

33.False  Hearted  Girl….Conzuela & The Pirates ….CD Self Titled

34. Apache…. The  Blue Demons….CD Self Titled

35. Brand New Cadillac…. The Go Getters…CD Brand New Cadillac

36. Miss Pearl…. The Black Holes….CD Live at the Wick

The Fabulous Blue Wabbits - Instwoh-Mentals, Vol. 1 2014

Ladies and Gentlemen ..."Four decades of surf ...with three and a half decades missing" ... The Fabulous Blue Wabbits. That's right this surf band started out as the Blue Diamond way back in 1964(who says Canada didn't have surf bands back then ) and was in action  up to 1972.As usual life gets in the way and in 2006  two of the members started jamming part time.Over time they became The Fabulous Blue Wabbits.That's the short history  but this part time band has dropped one hell of a killer surf  on the unsuspecting masses,I kid you not. Instwoh-Mentals, Vol. 1 the band's debut is nothing short of sweet  and it's almost impossible to believe this isn't a seasoned pro band .Hell most so called professional band's couldn't pull this off .Riding the wave in with 16 kool surf tracks  that clock in at just under 50 minutes ,this is pure 60's surf .When hard core surf fans talk about sound,  tempo and texture  this is what they are getting at ,it's all here. These kats stick to first wave surf and do it extremely well. Highlights include: " Clam Digging", " Blackwater","California Longboard" and "It's a Rock Billy".
         If your a fan of surf  music you want to be running out to get "Instwoh-Mentals, Vol. 1" and even if your not a fan of surf music  you should check this puppy out . If this was on a major label  of any kind you would be hearing a whole whack noise  about it . The Fabulous Blue Wabbits  have  delivered one of the best albums so far this year by anyone in any genre. Highly Recommended!   http://www.wabbitwanch.net/wabbit/

John Lewis & His Trio - Sanity

For years now John Lewis has been one of the most consistent and better rockabilly/ rock n roll artist out there.From The Rimshots to Johnny Bach and The Moonshine Boozers to his present day Trio , he has always delivered the goods and you wouldn't be far off the mark to call him a true legend.Saying that, you have to wonder why in the hell over here in North America he is still,basically a best keep secret. Hopefully that will change as John Lewis has 2 albums coming out this year (2014).,an acoustic album  and the one that recently dropped that you need to hear now  "Sanity". This puppy clocks in with 13 tracks  that will  have you up and movin'. From piano driven rockers to rockabilly,straight up rock n roll, to shades of country,a shot of surf and even some DooWop. "Sanity " covers a lot of ground and does it quite well .Highlights include: "It Hurts", " Train Keep a Moving", "She’s Long Gone" and the kool "Flat-Top Cat".

     Also of note is the 2 covers here, a Hank Williams Sr. song "Please Don’t Let Me Love You" that comes off as nothing short of  rockabilly-boogie.The other is  "Sosban Fach" a  traditional Welsh song that will diffidently catch your ear.Overall "Sanity" is a very strong and fresh sounding album that kinda has a kool vibe going on and you gotta like that .If you don't know who John Lewis is ,you should and you probably need to go out and get this!  Recommended! http://therealjohnlewis.com/   https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Real-John-Lewis-Trio-Bach-Rimshot/269832103066318     

The Rhythm Shakers - VooDoo 2014

It's kinda hard to believe it's been over 5 years(2009) since  Los Angeles based The Rhythm Shakers released  their killer debut album, “Flipsville”. In 2011 the band followed up their debut with the single"Love Spilled Across The Floor" and then the "Shake Your Hips" single in 2012.  Over time the band's raw and lethal brand of rockabilly/rock n roll has managed to attract a pretty strong  and ever growing fan base. Hell this is a group that has a rep for killing it live and been straight up kool. All which brings us to their new sophomore album "Voodoo" and let's just say this puppy is raw,rough, full of attitude and just damn good! Clocking in with 14 tracks (11 originals) this is serious rock n roll/rockabilly that times oozes the blues. Basically they stick to what they do best but  here they kick it up a  few notches. Highlights include:"Home Wrecker", " Make Me Say", "What If I Said" and " Rather Be Alone".

             It may have been a long time coming but " VooDoo" is a stellar album  and well worth the wait. The Rhythm Shakers just keep getting better with every release. Let's  just say it's definitely  one of the better albums to come out this year. Highly recommended !   https://www.facebook.com/TheRhythmShakers/timeline?ref=page_internal