Vice Squad: Punk Rock Radio

As all my mates know - and as some of you reading this will know - one of my all-time favourite bands is Vice Squad. And, yes, I do know not everyone shares my taste for punk music. But, that's partly why I do what I do here: to convert you all!

So, with that in mind, here's one you should get hold of: Vice Squad's 2012 stormer: Punk Rock Radio.

Blistering, bouncing, soaring and speeding, it's a massively catchy collection of perfect UK punk. And the track Advance Britannia is a total masterpiece that is as British and as anthem-like as the Sex Pistols' classic God Save the Queen and the Clash's 1985 track, This is England.

Okay, I know a lot of people don't consider the last Clash line-up to be the real Clash, but I defy anyone to listen to This is England and not get stirred up. And that's the same with Advance Britannia.

If AB is not booming out of the windows of Buckingham Palace by this time next week, then there's no bloody justice in the world!

Buy, buy, buy, BUY!!

Nick's Pick of the Day 1

I used to have a blog (which still exists: just check to the right-side of this page and you'll find a link to it) called Nick's Pic of the Day, where I would post photos ranging from the bizarre to the paranormal, and the absurd to the downright stupid.

But, I have decided to slightly alter that "Pic of the Day" angle to "Pick of the Day."

That's right: I thought why not bring to your attention - each and every 24-hours - something that's on my mind.

And, today, it's Vice Squad!

Vice Squad are one of my all-time favourite band of punks that I wish had made it massive - you know, like Green Day or Blink 182 massive. They didn't, unfortunately, but they're still going, with punk goddess Beki Bondage still at the helm, still energised, and still turning out classic punk rock.

And I chose to include the cover of their Rich and Famous CD not only because I have been cranking it out in the car a lot lately, but because it's bloody excellent too!

As an author of many books, I'm often asked: If you had a choice of anything, what subject would you most like to write about? Well, it always surprises many to find that my usual output of UFOs, Bigfoot, werewolves, etc would be way down the list.

I read far more autobiographies and biographies than I do books on weird shit - and particularly bios on rockers - which is one of the reasons I wrote Celebrity Secrets.

Since my all-time faves, The Ramones, have been the subject of biographies and autobiographies almost to the point of saturation (same for the Sex Pistols), a bio on Vice Squad (a band on whose music I grew up and whose Last Rockers I almost played to death as a teenager) would be the ultimate dream writing gig!

Long live the Squad!