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Acweorna! Welcome to Episode 1095 of The Paranoid Squirrel Rock Show—an hour of Punk, Power Pop, Garage and Rock ’n’ Roll, with fresh discoveries rubbing shoulders with familiar favourites.

Faith No More kick things into gear before Backyard Babies and Twenty Flight Rockers bring the swagger. There’s a solo outing from Nicke Andersson, news of Blondie’s forthcoming album and some thoughts on the much-missed Clem Burke.

Hurricanrana deliver Punk ’n’ Roll with pedigree, Plasticsoul keep the melodies flowing, and Mauro & The Mob arrive courtesy of a very welcome delivery to the Squirrel inbox. Märvel and Psychopunch take us into Covers Corner, while Nico Bones, featuring Javier Escovedo, and Guerrilla Teens supply more reasons to turn things up. The Dahlmanns round off proceedings with raw guitars and irresistible hooks.

Along the way, there’s Dregen talk, gig plans, new releases and the usual unsolicited opinions from the Squirrel Dray.

If something catches your ear, investigate further. Buy a record, grab a ticket, tell a mate—keep the racket going!

Loud, Proud & Squirrel Approved!

01 Faith No More – From Out Of Nowhere – The Real Thing – Slash
02 Backyard Babies – Look At You – Total 13 – Coalition Records
03 Twenty Flight Rockers – Weekend Revolution – Tower Block Rock – Cherry Red Records
04 Nicke Andersson – Never Right – Burt Ward Law/Never Right 7” – No-Mango Records
05 Blondie – Spectral Eyes – High Noon – BMG
06 Tremendous – Bandages – Digital Release  
07 Hurricanrana – Cuts Like A Knife – So Money – Boxer Face Records
08 Hyper Minds – Tesla – The Dog You Feed – DC-Jam Records
09 Mauro and the Mob – Cut And Run – Currently unreleased
10 Plasticsouls – She’s Got The Move – We Can Hear You, Clem Fandango – Big Stir Records
11 Märvel – He’s Back (The Man Beneath The Mask) – Sanctremonium – Leather Lake
12 Psychopunch – Satellite – Digital Release – Massacre Records
13 Nico Bones – Rock & Roll Trash – Digital Release – Beluga Records
14 Guerrilla Teens – Sympathy for the Decibel – Sympathy for the Decibel – Sonic Jet Records
15 The Dahlmanns – Dark Side With You – Life In Reverse – Beluga Records

Acweorna! Welcome to episode 1094 of The Paranoid Squirrel Rock Show — another hour of the best in Punk, Junk & Glunk!

This week, Covers Corner gets busy with a rock ’n’ roll centenary celebration, a synth-pop classic given a heavier treatment and a live cover that prompts a few thoughts on debut albums and what came afterwards.

Elsewhere, there’s a remarkable tale of fan-powered independence, a heartfelt dedication, a long-overdue second album and a trip into Southern California’s mod and garage archives. Fresh discoveries rub shoulders with familiar favourites, with garage grit, sharp punk, British guitar-pop harmonies and hard-rock swagger all finding room in the Squirrel Dray.

There’s also news of December punk gatherings, a little romance at the top of the Eiffel Tower, and a defiant finale for those of us who’ve never quite fitted in.

Turn it up and get stuck in — Classic & New Music, Loud, Proud & Squirrel Approved!

01 The Hydromatics – Earthy – The Hydromatics – Easy Action Records
02 Molland, Solem & Miller – Roll Over Beethoven – A Centennial Tribute – Hygh Tension Records/Virgin Music Group
03 Mortemia ft Jane Odintsova – It’s A Sin – Veland Music
04 Manic Street Preachers – It’s So Easy (Live) – Lipstick Traces (A Secret History of Manic Street Preachers) – Epic Records
05 The Carringtons – Embers – The Reunion – Self-Released
06 The Dear Boys – Join The Queue – The Dear Boys Can’t Say No – Self Released
07 The Question – Distance Apart – Much! – Oglio Records
08 Class – Take Me With You – Scratching The Celling – Feel It Records
09 Ape Hangers – Miss You Girl – Ape Hangers II – Rum Bar Records
10 Heavy Weather – Kiss The Ground – Always Tired – Snappy Little Numbers Quality Audio Recordings
11 The Forty Fours – This Time – This Time 7” – Blow Up Records
12 Blacklist Union – Heavy Is The Crown – The Good, The Bad And The Notorious – BLU Records
13 Starcrawler – Kick Me! – Digital Release – Starcrawler Music

Acweorna! Episode 1093 of The Paranoid Squirrel Rock Show is here—a birthday salute, five gigs in three days and plenty of noise from the Squirrel Dray!

The Beatles get proceedings underway in celebration of what would have been John Lennon’s 86th birthday, followed by fresh music from 20th Century Boys and a solo outing from Rob Moss with a different musical flavour.

Then we hit London’s gig circuit: Glitter Kick provide an unreleased treat, The DeRellas bring the glam-punk swagger, and Marc Valentine offers a taste of his forthcoming live album. There’s garage-punk from WitchDoktors, Mauro & The Mob’s debut gig, a packed room for The Sideshows and Lenny Kaye and Friends’ “Riot On Oxford Street”—including a soundcheck that stopped me in my tracks!

Covers Corner welcomes Soraia and Palmyra Delran & The Doppel Gang, with witchcraft, ghostly goings-on and a Joey Ramone connection. Ramones keep the racket rolling before The TR5’s take us home, with one last dig at Griff along the way.

New stuff, classic stuff, live recordings—loud, proud and Squirrel approved. Turn it up!

01 The Beatles – Everyone’s Got Something To Hide But Me And My Monkey [mono] – The Beatles (The White Album) – Apple
02 20^th Century Boys – Anna Lee – Digital Release
03 Rob Moss – The More I Scroll – Bandcamp
04 Glitter Kick – See You Again (Unmastered Version) – Currently Unreleased
05 The DeRellas – Fake It ‘til You Make It – Trust Me, This Is Going To Hurt – Rockaway Records
06 Marc Valintine – Swiss Launderette (Live) – Digital Release – Wicked Cool Records
07 WitchDoktors – Before The War – IZZATSO? – Bomber Music
08 Mauro and the Mob – What Have I Got To Lose – What Have I Got To Lose 7” – Snap Records
09 The Sideshows – Our Love In The Shadows – The Sideshows – European Phonographic
10 Lenny Kaye and Friends – Riot On Oxford Street – In.2 Records
11 Soraia – The Witch – Digital Release – Wicked Cool Records
12 Palmyra Delran & The Doppel Gang – Spirit In My House – Digital Release -Wicked Cool Records
13 Ramones – I Don’t Want To Grow Up – ¡Adios Amigos! – Radioactive Records
14 The TR5’s – Done Me Wrong – Done Me Wrong/The Beehive (The Real Buzz Club) 7” – Detour Records

Acweorna! Episode 1092 of The Paranoid Squirrel Rock Show is ready to stream and download.

This week, Covers Corner takes us through acoustic surprises and unexpected interpretations, before we head to the Hope & Anchor for live recordings celebrating much-loved music, some Detroit attitude and a punk original armed with an acoustic guitar.

Elsewhere, there’s music from Italy, Australian garage rock rescued from the archives, fresh releases and a new perspective on a forty-year-old favourite. We finish with a reminder that some albums deserve considerably more than one listen.

The playlist is below. Turn it up and enjoy another helping of Punk, Junk & Glunk!

01 Mauro & The Mob – In The Doorway, Into My Heart – Bandcamp
02 Brijitte West & The Greenowskis – All This And More – Brijitte West & The Greenowskis – Rum Bar Records
03 Dead Star Boys – News At Ten – Bandcamp
04 Spizz – Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me) – Vampypres of Soho
05 R.E.M. – Where’s Captain Kirk? – Fanclub Release
06 The Crybabys – Terminal Love (Live) – Hope and Anchor 25-09-26
07 Electrics – No Shit – Electrics – Bandcamp
08 Knox – London Girls (Live) – Hope and Anchor 25-09-26
09 Solo1981 – Saturday Night (Tonight) – V_WEIRD – Karma Field Records
10 The Crisps – Dragged Down – Four On The Floor – Creative mofo
11 Motörhead – Orgasmatron (Cameron Webb Mix) – Orgasmatron (40^th Anniversary) – BMG
12 Hardcore Superstar – Halo – Digital Release – Frontiers Records
13 The Bellboys – Echoes Of Yesterday – Digital Release – The Esselle Beat Company
14 The Rolling Stones – Whole Wide World – Hackney Diamonds – Polydor Records    

This week’s rummage through the Squirrel Dray brings together fresh releases, classic punk, Aussie pub rock, power pop, Swedish rock ’n’ roll and a particularly busy Covers Corner.

Along the way, two bands exchange each other’s songs, a Beatles classic receives an uncannily faithful makeover, friends come together to celebrate the music of Jesse Malin and one Northern Irish punk institution tackles an anthem by another. There’s also a heartfelt tribute to three much-missed underground songwriters, some sad news from Sweden and a report from an urgent, unpredictable night at the 100 Club.

Add jangling guitars, boogie-woogie hooks, previously unreleased live material and the usual diversions down rock ’n’ roll’s less-travelled side streets, and you have another hour where melody meets mayhem.

No Last Nut this week—but there’s plenty to get your teeth into before the closing credits.

01 Tubedriver – Hush Money - Hush Money – Digital Release
02 The Bellboys ft Steve Ellis – Brighton’s Calling – Self Released
03 The UK Subs – Stranglehold (Single Version) – GEM
04 The Damned – Wait For The Blackout – The Black Album – Chiswick Records
05 Brijitte West & The Greenowskis – Doin’ Alright – Brijitte West & The Greenowskis – Rum Bar Records
06 The Femurs – TA-80 (On The Radio) – The femurs & TA-80 split ep – Bandcamp
07 TA-80 – Allison – The femurs & TA-80 split ep – Bandcamp
08 The Speedways – She Loves You – Currently Unreleased
09 Mark Mulholland, Joe Armstrong and Stéphane Doucerain – Midget Submarines – Down Silver Streets – Ports Of Call Music
10 Stiff Little Fingers – Teenage Kicks (Live) – Nobody’s Heroes [Boxset] – Parlophone
11 Sami Yaffa – Black Haired Girl – Friends Of Jesse Malin – I Would Do It For You Vol. 1 – Wicked Cool Records
12 The Hellacopters – By The Grace Of God (Live) – Köln April 2019
13 XGenerationX – Ready Steady Go (Live) – 100 Club 18-09-26
14 Loose Lips – Tired Of Toein’ The Line – Love You – Dig! Records

Acweorna! Episode 1090 of The Paranoid Squirrel Rock Show delivers another helping of Punk, Junk & Glunk—where melody meets mayhem and the volume control rarely gets a quiet night.

This week we travel from surf-infused Californian punk to Scandinavian bar-room rock ’n’ roll, taking in sparkling power pop, politically charged riffs and high-octane North East noise along the way. Expect new singles, forthcoming-album tasters, a B-side with A+ credentials and a rehearsal-room recording too good to keep under wraps.

We also put right last week’s accidental escape from Covers Corner, revisit the 100 Club for some gig-going observations and salute Cheetah Chrome with a blast of The Dead Boys. Elsewhere, there are musical connections involving Paul Collins and Brian James, silver-jubilee celebrations and an unexpected encounter with “Ant & Dec”.

The episode was pre-recorded while Griff and I headed back to the 100 Club for another night of live music. No Last Nut this week—but there’s plenty of glorious racket before we run out of time.

01 Jonny Manak & The Depressives – Straightjacket Loose – Surf Rock – Bandcamp
02 Trash Kickers – What A Waste – Way Out, Somehow – Kino Records
03 Chevettes – Indigo Mind – Chevettes ep – Indigo Records
04 Perilous – Overwhelmed By Reality – Overwhelmed By Reality 7” – Sub-Culture
05 The Speedways – Angela Sincerely – All Bets Are Off – Beluga Records
06 Softjaw – Pleased With Me – Softjaw – Dream Machine Records
07 Diamond Dogs – I Took A Hard Turn – Similar Shakes Different Distortion – Wild Kingdom Records
08 TA-80 – TA-80 (On The Radio) – 25 – Allegedly Records
09 The Dead Boys – Sonic Reducer – Young Loud And Snotty – Sire Records
10 Electrics – You Don’t Know Me (Rehearsal) – Currently Unreleased
11 The Dirty Strangers – Shepherds Bush City Limits – Country ‘n’ West 10 – DS Records
12 LiVES – Burn – Ghosts – Sister 9 Records
13 The Almighty Zeros – Imitation Disease – Burn Out Baby – Smith & Miller Records
14 Pat Todd – We’re Outta Time – I’ll Dream Alone – Hound Gawd! Records

Acweorna! Episode 1089 comes rattling out of the Squirrel Dray with a non-LP punk classic from 1980 before heading into post-Stiv territory, Dead Boys connections and Covers Corner.

There are songs swapping bands, a Metal vocalist tackling the Sex Pistols, a much-loved two-minute punk classic given a fresh coat of rock ’n’ roll paint, news from next April’s Savage Magic Records Euro Showcase in Cologne and a selection of new releases covering punk, power pop, garage rock and full-throttle guitar noise.

The show was pre-recorded as Griff and I were up at London’s legendary 100 Club for a rather special album-launch gig—something you’ll undoubtedly hear much more about next week.

And, lurking beyond the radio edition, this week’s Last Nut takes us back to another memorable night at the 100 Club nearly 19 years ago, courtesy of one of my own suitably enthusiastic audience recordings.

Punk, Junk & Glunk—where melody meets mayhem!

01 The Damned – There Ain’t No Sanity Clause – There Ain’t No Sanity Clause 7” – Chiswick Records
02 The New Lords – Takes Dictations – Night Gallery – Digital Release
03 Demolition 23 – Ain’t Nothing To Do – Demolition 23 – Music For Pleasure
04 Generation X – Andy Warhol (Live) – 40 Years In The Rock ‘n’ Roll Wilderness – Pinkg
05 Rob Moss and Skin-Tight Skin – Black Glitter – Rob Moss and Skin-Tight Skin - TA-80 - Split Single – Bandcamp
06 TA-80 – Two Slices of Bread (Radio Edit) – Rob Moss and Skin-Tight Skin - TA-80 - Split Single – Bandcamp
07 Paul DiAnno – Holidays In The Sun – Live in Zagreb/At Bikers Beer Factory 21-05-22 – Cleopatra Records
07 Christina Jean & Her All Stars – Teenage Kicks – Rum Bar Records
08 Chris Masuak’s Dog Soldiers – The Shiny Side – Chris Masuak’s Dog Soldiers – I-94 Bar Records
09 The Dirty Strangers – Learning To Be Legal – Country ‘n’ West 10 – DS Records
10 Chevettes – Map Of The World – Chevettes ep – Indigo Records
11 Damien Maddison – I Don’t Want To Be Your Lover – Recorder – Self Released
12 Perilous – Rock ‘n’ Roll Runaway – Overwhelmed By Reality 7” – Bandcamp
13 The Hellflowers – Wild Ones – Haunted – Generation X-Ray Records
14 The Last Nut – Have a listen to find out

Acweorna!

This is a slightly different edition of The Paranoid Squirrel. In place of the usual Sunday repeat, I’m handing the keys to the Squirrel Dray over to the artists featured on the ‘Locals 2026’ compilation LP, collated by Bob Kitcher.

Showcasing original music from Beckenham, Penge, Bromley and Sydenham, the album was made possible with support from Southey Brewing Co and Three Hounds Beer Company.

Before tackling the record itself, Status Quo ease us into proceedings with a nod to their Beckenham connections. We then hear both sides of ‘Locals 2026’ in full:

01 Status Quo – Down Down
02 Zoe Webster – Captain in the Sea
03 The Zorbs – Space Invader
04 Duncan Farmer – Shattered
05 Erika Steenkamp – Julietta
06 The Unready – Narrows
07 Adam Croft – I Can’t Deny
08 Dead Beat Poets – Monster Rat
09 Matt Donovan – Never Far
10 Bob Kitcher – Playing in the Sun
11 The Ferrets – BR3
12 David Bowie – Memory of a Free Festival

Along the way, there’s local musical interconnectedness, a Ukrainian refugee’s story, intergalactic shenanigans, a murderous rat and a suitably postcode-friendly finale. David Bowie then brings our tour of the area to an appropriately Beckenham conclusion.

The ‘Locals 2026’ LP and CD can be purchased in person from The Bricklayers Arms or Southey Brewing Co. If they’re slightly outside your orbit, contact Bob Kitcher through social media or email robertkitcher@yahoo.com.

Local musicians, local businesses and entirely original material—this is what the locals sound like in 2026.

 

Acweorna! Episode 1087 finds The Paranoid Squirrel rummaging through the Squirrel Dray for another hour of new and classic stuff, forgotten gems, Covers Corner and musical interconnectedness.

With the final Bank Holiday of the summer disappearing in the rear-view mirror, Seventeen provide an appropriately unruly soundtrack before Andy Blade & Derwood, Sugar Rats, Kurt Baker, Geoff Palmer, Pat Todd and the Rankoutsiders, Anti-Fashion, Phil Cook & The Fall Dogs and Guitar Gangsters join the proceedings.

Covers Corner brings us The Offspring tackling the Ramones, a pair of vintage Woolworths soundalikes impersonating Slade and T-Rex, plus Slaughter & The Dogs paying tribute to David Bowie. NY Loose and The Sinclairs help bring the Radio Edition to a suitably noisy conclusion.

As always, remain on board after the outro for this week’s “Last Nut”—a live recording of a brand-new song from an album that hasn’t even been released yet.

Punk, Junk & Glunk—Where Melody Meets Mayhem!
01 Seventeen (The Alarm) – Bank Holiday Weekend – Don’t Let Go/Bank Holiday Weekend 7” – Vendetta Records
02 Andy Blade & Derwood – Junk Shop Saddle – Cat In The Bag/Junk Shop Saddle 7” – Cherry Red Records
03 Sugar Rats – I Fucked It Up – I Fucked It Up/King Kong – Sugar Ratcords
04 Kurt Baker – Wonder Woman – Wonder Woman/When Fantasy Calls – Wicked Cool Records
05 Geoff Palmer – Where Did His Hair Go? – Digital Release – Walking Bowl of Punch Music
06 Pat Todd & The Rankoutsiders – Desire Has Left Town – I’ll Dream Alone – Hound Gawd! Records
07 Anti-Fashion – Day By Day – Dust & Dirt – Noize In The Attic Records
08 Phil Cook & The Fall Dogs – Here Today – Hiema (Hee Ma) EP – Self-Released
09 Guitar Gangsters – Zillionaire – Revolution Street – Sunny Bastard Records
10 The Offspring – I Wanna Be Sedated – Digital Release
11 “Slade” – Coz I Luv You – Tops of the Pops Vol. 21 – Hallmark Records
12 “T-REX” – Jeepster – Tops of the Pops Vol. 21 – Hallmark Records
13 Slaughter and the Dogs – Diamond Dogs – White Heat [Box Set] – Cadiz Music
14 NY Loose – This Train Terminates Here – Monolith Kids – NFA Promotions
15 The Sinclairs - …And Garnish With a Fresh Tarantula – Dirty River – Spinout Music
16 The Last Nut – Stream or Download to find out

Acweorna!

This week we discover that sometimes I’ve heard a song before without actually realising it, which sends us from 20/20 to Professor and The Madman and onwards to Sweden’s Skallbank, one of the bands I’ll hopefully be seeing at next year’s Savage Magic Showcase in Cologne.

There’s “100 Years of Punk Rock” courtesy of Cock Sparrer and Die Toten Hosen, with the latter opening the doors to Covers Corner. Punk veterans Andy Blade and Derwood join forces, before Cats become Rats and then Sugar Rats, as Willie Dowling’s latest somehow provides another excuse for some Squirrel musical interconnectedness.

Elsewhere there’s brand-new music from The Speedways, Glitter Kick and 2Sevens, Richie Ramone gets dusted off for another spin, Vince Lightning and the Thunderboltz provide some local Rock ’n’ Roll, Kurt Baker goes rummaging through both his own and Slade’s past, and Hard-Ons team up with Poison Idea’s Jerry A.

And when the Radio Edition finishes, don’t go anywhere...

“The Last Nut” this week is something genuinely special: a rehearsal recording, aired with permission, that you’re extremely unlikely to hear anywhere else.

Another hour of Punk, Junk & Glunk — new stuff, classic stuff, forgotten gems and a few musical detours along the way.

01 The Lifetakers – Giftshop – The Lifetakers ep – Self Released
02 20/20 – Nuclear Boy -
03 Skallbank – Vakna Upp – Digital Release
04 Cock Sparrer – Frontline Heroes – True To The Bone – JKP Records
05 Die Toten Hosen – I’m So Bored With The USA – True To The Bone – JKP Records
06 Kurt Baker – When Fantasy Calls – Wonder Woman – Wick Cool Records
07 Andy Blade & Derwood – Cat In The Bag – Cat In The Bag/Junk Shop Saddle – Cherry Red Records
08 Willie Dowling – Rats In The Maze – 369 Music
09 Sugar Rats – King Kong – I Fucked Up – Sugar Ratcords
10 The Speedways – All Bets Are Off – All Bets Are Off 7” – Stardumb/Beluga Records
11 Glitter Kicks – Single – Make The Rainbow Sing – TBC
12 Richie Ramone – I Fix This – Cellophane – DC-Jam Records
13 Vince Lightning and the Thunderboltz – Jealousy – Veni, Vendi, Vincey – Bandcamp
14 2Sevens – Shut Down The World – Shut Down The World – Self Released
15 Hard-Ons/Jerry A – Radio Blah – Hard Ons/Jerry A – American Leather Records
16 The Last Nut – Stream or Download to find out