Episode #15 - Sheer Art Attack
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Episode #15 - Sheer Art Attack

We’ve all been there. Loitering in the record shop, pretending to be browsing whilst gawping at the cover to the Scorpions’ Lovedrive and nursing a boner. It’s an unwritten rites of passage for male rock fans of a certain age (and in fact, the Scorpions were serial purveyors of controversial album covers in the late 70s and early 80s - as evidenced by the original album art for both Animal Magnetism and Virgin Killer).

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Episode #5 - Girls Are Loud
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Episode #5 - Girls Are Loud

Simmer down lads. Episode five of the coolest podcast around is a paean to the fairer sex as we assess the merits of a trio of vinyl throwbacks from Girlschool, Vixen and Phantom Blue.

An inferior outfit might be tempted to hail the majesty of these rock goddesses by souring the airwaves with an invective of sexism and smut, but that’s not our way, Jose. Our wives insisted not a single double entendre so we aren’t going to give them one.

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Episode #4: Calling Cards (Part 1)
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Episode #4: Calling Cards (Part 1)

Three albums from three decades as the boys look at the calling cards from three bands who were destined to make a big impact in the direction of the genre. And they couldn’t be more different as Lynyrd Skynyrd meets Ratt meets Rage Against The Machine.

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