Episodes
Friday Nov 24, 2023
The Paranoid Squirrel ep 939
Friday Nov 24, 2023
Friday Nov 24, 2023
Acweorna! Take a look and then have a listen.
01 The Wildhearts – I Wanna Go Where The People Go – Rock City Verses The Wildhearts – Round Records
02 WitchDoktors – Neck Tattoo – Neck Tattoo ep – Tribal Vibes Recordings
03 UK Subs – War Head (Paranoid Squirrel Mix) – Brand New Age – GEM Records
04 Monty Oxymoron – Natures Dark Passion – The BeeBoss Sessions – Bandcamp
05 Johnny Moped – Lockdown Boy – Lockdown Boy 7” – Damaged Goods Records
06 The Professionals – Rehab-Born To Lose – Back and Better 7” – 14Fairlawn
07 Black Bombers – You Take My Money – Last Bite 7” – Easy Action Records
08 Joecephus And The George Jonestown Massacre ft Danko Jones & Kim Thayil – Kick Out The Jams – Call Me Animal: A Tribute To The MC5 – Bandcamp
09 Backyard Babies – Brand New Hate – Making Enemies Is Good – BMG
10 Willie Dowling – The Ballad of Vera Daydream – Bandcamp
11 The Puncturists – Everybody’s On Drugs – Everybody’s On Drugs – Dead Swan Records
12 BITHAMMER! – (Making U-Turns On A) Endless Road – Digital Release – That’s Entertainment Records
13 The Stranglers – Nice n Sleazy – Black and White – United Artists
14 The Answer – Wild Heart – Digital Release – Golden Robot Records
Friday Aug 04, 2023
The Paranoid Squirrel ep 923
Friday Aug 04, 2023
Friday Aug 04, 2023
Acweorna! Here you go, get your lugholes round these beauties.
01 Slade – Rock ‘n’ Roll Preachers (Live) – Ruby Red double 7” – RCA Records
02 Dirt Box Disco – Happy Pills – Rokapokalips – Avenue Recordz
03 The Oxys – Generation Irrelevant – Generation Irrelevant – Dead Beat Records
04 The Casanovas – The Lover – Rubber Music Pty Ltd
05 Hardcore Superstar – Baby Come Along – It’s Only Rock ‘n’ Roll – Gain
06Janus Stark – Raw Power – Whatever Happened To Harold Smith Demos – Time & Matter Recordings
07 UK Subs – The Beast – The Beast 7” – Time & Matter Recordings
08 James Rivera’s Metal Wave – Rain – New Wave Gone Metal – Massacre Records
09 The Associates – Eloise – Covers – Union Square Music
10 Buckcherry – Summer of 69 – Vol. 10 – Earache
11 Neil Young and Devo – Hey Hey My My (Into The Black) – Human Highway Soundtrack – Reprise Records
12 The Boys – The First Time – The Boys – Nems
Monday Jun 18, 2018
The Paranoid Squirrel ep 626
Monday Jun 18, 2018
Monday Jun 18, 2018
Unfortunately, due to a family emergency Sunday’s show was hurriedly pre-recorded and instead of me warbling on between tracks I’ve set my musical library to shuffle, so you’ll still get an hours’ worth quality music that you’d normally expect, just not any chat. Normal services will resume on Friday. Thank you for your understanding.
Saturday Jan 06, 2018
The Paranoid Squirrel ep 586
Saturday Jan 06, 2018
Saturday Jan 06, 2018
As it’s the first Paranoid Squirrel Rock Show of 2018 I kicked things off this week with Pilot. Well, obviously it is that song, but as you can play it for only the first 4 weeks of the year, unless you’re Kory Clarke, I thought I’d wheel it out. Up next, it’s some acoustic shenanigans from Role Model Rich Rags who played the Brook in Wallington on the 29th. The Vegan Restaurant and Bar of The Brook is relocating to Mare Street in Hackney on the 19th. However, the Recording Studio is staying put. Jake Starr and the Delicious Fullness have just issued a brand spanking new modtastic 7” for us to enjoy. The a-side is “You Better Run” backed with a live version of “Weed Bus”. Of course, the a-side gets an airing. Jake also crops up on the new Chuck Norris Experiment rarity, compilation CD “Hotter Stuff”; 13 tracks of singles, covers and b-sides. Jake contribution is on the single version of The Misfits cover “Where Eagles Dare” along with HeWhoCanNotBeNamned, but it’s the previously unreleased track that gets played, or is it…..? Discharge recently supported The Misfits over in the US of A. Quite a coup I think you’ll agree. To celebrate I play a live track from their “Live at the City Gardens, New Jersey” album. Well, as there was a strict no Mobile/Cell policy, the chances of seeing or hearing Discharge in their supporting role are going to be slim to none. Straight afterwards I play the Headliners as it would be rude not to. As well as playing at The Parish in Huddersfield on the 17th February as part of the series of Scott Sorry Testimonial/Fund Raising gigs, The Drama Club Rejects are just about to release a new ep on the 20th January called “Anywhere but Here”. Of course I play something from it. As I’ve strayed into fund raising territory, a campaign has been set up for the family of Rev. Jim Forrester bassist from Foghound and Serpents of Secrecy who was shot and killed outside the Baltimore Tattoo Museum where he worked five days before Christmas. A new Foghound track “Keep On Shovelling” that was going to be used as part of an upcoming Split 7” project has been now made available to benefit the family of Rev Jim. It’s one of those “Name Your Price” downloads, so anything you have going spare will be much appreciated. Plus it’s a great song as you will hear. CrashDiet have also just released their first single to feature vocalist number 4, Gabriel Keyes, in the shape and form of “We are the Legion”, it certainly was worth the wait as is the new material from former TigerTailz vocalist Kim Hooker who has amassed a new band called Bare Knuckle Messiahs. Two tracks from the band’s debut album are doing the internet rounds, one of which I play. A new band to me are Diamond Black, although various members, Ben Christo and Justin Lightspeed aren’t. Diamond Black have just released their first foray into singledom with the track “Sorrow”. Impressed, much. For fans of; The Cult, HIM, Judas Priest, ABBA, basically if you like Rock, you’ll like Diamond Black. Probably. I received two e-mails last week, well not only two e-mails but two with music attached. First it was Dead Furies and then it was Sick Boys Revue. As the bands took the trouble to send me music, I take the time and air them. Onto “Re-issue Corner” with The Cavemen and White Boy and the Average Rat Band debut albums getting the 2018 re-mastered treatment. Bonus tracks ahoy! A tune from each takes us up to the one hour mark and the end of this week’s show. Boo and hiss!
A quick reference to the bands I play;
Pilot,
Rich Rags,
Jake Starr,
Chuck Norris Experiment,
Discharge,
The Misfits,
Drama Club Rejects,
Foghound,
Crash Diet,
Bare Knuckle Messiahs,
Diamond Black,
Dead Furies,
Sick Boys Revue,
The Cavemen
and White Boy and the Average Rat Band.
Saturday Jun 17, 2017
The Paranoid Squirrel ep 557
Saturday Jun 17, 2017
Saturday Jun 17, 2017
On The Paranoid Squirrel Rock this week, that aired yesterday on Rock Radio UK, I played tracks from these artists.
Julian Cope,
Helldivers,
Doyle,
Time To Kill,
Anti Nowhere League,
Ruts DC,
The Idol Dead,
Ian Person,
Grande Royale,
Strängen,
J.J. & The Real Jerks,
Pink Cigar,
Neon Animal
and The Ramones.
Saturday May 20, 2017
The Paranoid Squirrel ep 553
Saturday May 20, 2017
Saturday May 20, 2017
Reports of The Paranoid Squirrel Rock Show’s demise have been greatly exaggerated, with me playing tracks from these artists/bands last night on Rock Radio UK at 11pm, which now you can also hear, download.
Ginger,
Andy McCoy,
Blondie,
Killer Hearts,
Magazine,
Harry Styles,
Goo Goo Dolls,
Danzig,
Lupus-Dei,
Bulletproof and
Doctors of Madness.
Saturday Nov 05, 2016
The Paranoid Squirrel ep 525
Saturday Nov 05, 2016
Saturday Nov 05, 2016
Continuingwith last week’s Punk tinged theme, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damnedstart things off this week with the Urban Dogs, that’ll be Charlie Harper,Knox, Matthew Best and Alvin Gibbs following in their wake. Up next, thanks to Dom Daley of Glunk Records notoriety, are Hunters with a track form their recently released “Dead End” CD then Dee Snider takes me by surprise with his new album “We Are The Ones”. It’s almost as if Dee has written a bunch of songs for other artists and then gone “Nah! I’m gonna keep ‘em for myself”. Bernie Tormé has a new pledge and a new tour inked in for April. The Pledge is for a triple album that will consist of a disc of Acousticness, Rockness and Liveness, with the live album ready for immediate download once you have parted with your hard earned dosh. Sticking with top notch guitarists; Larry Miller, who is still recovering from last year’s stroke, has just put out a retrospective self titled album with the obligatory unreleased tracks. One of which I of course air. Metallica are no strangers to the airwaves whether it’s digital or oldschool AM/FM. Their new album “Hardwired...To Self-Destruction” (cue evi llaugh) is due out soon but the latest track to come from it “Atlas Arise” I really like in a first three albums kind of way, so I play it. Johnny Gorillar, he of erm, Gorilla and the Admiral Sir Cloudesley Shovell, Facebooked a link to Rocket Reducer which the audio I passed on. Great stuff as they come across like Black Sabbath covering the Glitter Band. Robert Pehrsson’s Humbucker released their second (sic) album “Long Way to The Light” yesterday so I obviously play something from it. Moving from Sweden we head towards Brussels where the Missiles of October hit us up with a BandCamp track from their “Better Days” album. I was supposed to be seeing the Hip Priests on the 27th up in Archway but bizarre as it seems because our Boiler broke down I ended up in darkest deepest Chislehurst seeing Focus and being completely gob smacked by them. In a six degrees of separation I play the new Dowling Poole single before ending this week’s show with some condensed live Focus. How many radio shows do you know that will begin with the Sex Pistols and end with Focus with the host, me, being completely blown away with them both?
Saturday Oct 22, 2016
The Paranoid Squirrel ep 523
Saturday Oct 22, 2016
Saturday Oct 22, 2016
Today marks the 40th Anniversary release of the UK’s first ever home-grown Punk 7”. Of course it was “New Rose” by The Damned which obviously the playing of which gets this week’s show started. New music comes our way courtesy of the Admiral Sir Cloudesley Shovell and a track from their 3rd album “Keep It Greasy” which is swiftly followed by The Mobbs who, even though they’re onto album number 5, make their Paranoid Squirrel Rock Show debut. As the Bad Brains have been nominated for inclusion into next year’s ‘Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame’ I play something by them, which leads us nicely into some live Chuck Mosley recorded down in Canterbury. Unfortunately there is a back story to this involving people persistently talking over Chuck throughout his set, which ultimately leads me to leave and seek solace with Flame Pilots who were playing up the road. The Flame Pilots debut album is due for release early next year but bassist Jon sent me a sneak unfinished mix of one of friend of the show and Squirrel Associate Arkwright, or is it Arcwright. 39 years of friendship and I still don’t know how to spell his name, compositions for your delectation. Facebook band of the week are Rebel Flesh who cite The Damned, Misfits, Dead Boys, Plasmatics, Johnny Thunders and Ramones as weighing heavy in their Record collections. From one internet site to another as this week’s bands from Bandcampland come from Argentina in the shape and form of Bad Motherfuckers Club and Los Bilardos. To celebrate Imperial State Electric playing The Underworld in Camden on the 8th December I play something by them from their new album “All Through The Night” which is followed in quick secession by Demolition 23. As a tribute to Lenny Thomas who sadly passed away on Thursday I play a track by Trashlight Vision and Sorry &the Sinatras that Lenny contributed his drumming skills to. The Ramones are the last band of this week’s show, which I play for Alex from bathroomwall.com and his, now, good lady wife Emily.
Saturday Jun 25, 2016
The Paranoid Squirrel ep 506
Saturday Jun 25, 2016
Saturday Jun 25, 2016
Welcome to Episode 506 of The Paranoid Squirrel Rock Show and on this week’s show I bring you firstly The UK Subs, not the track that I was intending to play as it hasn’t turned up in the post, yet. Over the last week, give or take, I’ve seen three bands that were jaw droppingly good. The first was The DeRellas who I hadn’t seen with Stevie and Bish supporting The Supersuckers last Friday, then last Saturday I wandered up to the o2 in Greenwich to The Stone Free Festival primarily to see The Michael Monroe Band who I knew were going to be good, but I wasn’t prepared for them to be that good, with Alice Cooper pretty much the icing on the weekend’s cake. Obviously I throw in some live DeRellas, Michael Monroe and Alice Cooper. I even find time for some studio Supersuckers. On the Pledge front Brijitte West & The Desperate Hopefuls are front and centre with a new track from their as yet unnamed second album. Next weekend sees Slugfest 9 at The Dolls House, Abertillery in Wales. Three days of Glunk mayhem, to whit I play the Chuck Norris Experiment, The Razorbats and as Baz Francis from Magic Eight Ball is headlining Sunday’s acoustic shenanigans I play something by them. As The Damned were recently in Abbey Road recording a 3D (sic) version of “I Just Can’t Be Happy Today” I play the Radio Edit/Mix of the original 1979 single. Keeping with The Damned connection I play a track from Chris Constantinu, Paul Frazer & Judy Nylon aka The Mutants mini album “Time For A Drink” that features Rat Scabies on drums. The Misfits have a brand new ep out called “Friday 13th”. I did hope the line-up that recorded it was going to be Jerry Only, Danzig and Wolfgang Von Frankenstein as they are reuniting for a couple of Riot Fest dates. It isn’t but the ep is still good, hence I play a track from it. Richie Ramone has a new album out in a couple of months called “Cellophane”, but to whet our appetite has just released a single of it which obviously I play. And that’s your lot for this week.
Saturday Jan 16, 2016
The Paranoid Squirrel ep 481
Saturday Jan 16, 2016
Saturday Jan 16, 2016
Having been born in Beckenham and lived there, on and off, for the last 30 years David Bowie’s life and death had an impact on me. Whilst mainstream Radio Stations celebrated his life with great but obvious songs I go for a different approach by starting this week’s show with a Davie Jones With The King Bees song before going into a Motörhead track from “Bad Magic”. It’s not all doom and gloom with The Supersuckers and something from their “Holdin’ The Bag” album. Thee Martian Boyfriends are up next with an injection of some Farfisa organ. The Michael Monroe Band are bound for the United States next month, so to get our American chums in the mood and even more excited a track from “Blackout States” gets an airing. The Boys have just released a brand new video to whit I play the audio equivalent from “Punk Rock Menopause”. Non PC band Childbirth from Seattle have two tracks played one from each of their albums, which are “It’s A Girl” and “Women’s Rights”. Slade, who were the first band I got into back in March 1973, have that track, which set me on my musical journey played. A band who would be right at home in the early to mid 70’s are The Admiral Sir Cloudesley Shovell who just so happen to have released a brand new 7” on Rise Above Records. Obviously the A-Side gets a good going over. Captain Blood, from Denver, Colorado, with their Horror Punk make their debut onto The Paranoid Squirrel Rock Show. Turbonegro once again grace the airwaves with their latest single which came out last year. Sonny Vincent’s Son, Daughter-In-Law and Grandson were involved in a serious Apartment Fire suffering 50-80% burns, so Sonny has set up a GoFundMe Campaign to help with their Medical expenses, which you can donate to Here. Ghost Highway Recordings are also chipping in by giving all the proceeds from the “Lines On My Mirror” 7”, which I play, to the fund. The Royal Republic are the latest band to have a gig that clashes with an already booked ticket. (Ghost on March 2nd) Even so I play another new track from their up and coming album. AC/DC finish things off this week because.....well just because.