Episodes
Saturday Oct 31, 2015
The Paranoid Squirrel ep 466
Saturday Oct 31, 2015
Saturday Oct 31, 2015
Welcome to another week of music that you should hear on the radio but don’t here on The Paranoid Squirrel Rock Show. As its Halloween I might as well get my token All Hallows’ Eve track out of the way courtesy of The Misfits. Then as I’m seeing Bernie Tormé tonight up at The Borderline I play a track from his latest album “Blackheart” to get me, and hopefully you, all fired up. Up next and new to the show are Thirsty who feature two ex-Quireboys Guy Bailey and Chris Johnson. At the end of last week the members of the UK Subs jointly released a statement saying on the 24thOctober a major announcement regarding the band would be forthcoming. For the bands 26th and FINAL album “Ziezo” fans would be able to get fully involved in the whole process via Pledge Music which goes live tomorrow (1st Nov). Naturally I play two UK Subs track, the first was originally released as a fan club only one-sided 7” with the second taken from the bands last album “Yellow Leader”. Keeping in the classic Punk Rock mood I play a track from Chelsea’s last album “Saturday Night, Sunday Morning” which goes straight into the Dahlmanns, who hail from Norway, latest 7” single. The Last Great Dreamers have just released a new single to coincide with their up and coming support slot to Cherie Currie, obviously it gets an airing as does a track from D-Generations 2015 Record Store day 10”. A sad note I play a track from late 80’s Glam Rockers Belladonna’s debut 12” as their original and former Bad English (SA) drummer Vince Höare passed away at his home in South Africa last weekend. Following on is Husker Du and then Anthrax with the first new song from the band’s upcoming 2016 album. Onto the home straight and it’s the Eureka Machines and the Sick Livers. The Eureka Machines track is taken from their soon to be released “Rarities” CD with the Sick Livers song taken from “Mid Liver Crisis” which has just had a video released to accompany it.
Saturday Sep 19, 2015
The Paranoid Squirrel ep 456
Saturday Sep 19, 2015
Saturday Sep 19, 2015
As a tribute to Bassist Bryn Merrick who
passed away last Saturday The Damned open this week’s show. Keeping it in a
“Punk” mood; Johnny Thunders & The Heartbreakers along with The Ramones,
well it would’ve been Dee Dee’s Birthday yesterday, sweep us along into Type O
Negative. This week’s clashing gig situation involves The Boys at The Pipeline
in November. As Honest John Plain will be back playing guitar with his
temporary stand in Chips Kiesbye from Sator also rumoured to be accompanying
his fellow band mate Kent over for the gig this trumped any other gig that I
was supposed to be going to. As a soundtrack to this news a track from The Boys
last album “Punk Rock Menopause” along with a Sator 7”are played. New music
comes from Devil City Angels self titled debut album. Who as you know, if you
listened to the last mid-week special, features Tracii Guns and Rudy Sarzo. The
Hollywood Vampires whose core members are Alice Cooper, Johnny Depp and Joe
Perry have just released their first album with some help from Dennis Dunaway,
Bob Ezrin, Perry Farrell, Dave Grohl, Brian Johnson, Charlie Judge, Robby
Krieger, Abe Laboriel Jr., Paul McCartney, Orianthi, Slash, Neil Smith, Glen
Sobel, Zak Starkey, Joe Walsh, Kip Winger, Bruce Witkin, Tommy Henriksen, Duff
McKagan and Matt Sorum. The album consists of all but two covers, three if you
included Sir Christopher Lee’s intro, and comes over as a
cross between a classic Alice Cooper Band album and a musical, as you will
hear. The Black Bullets have a new EP out later this year called “Bombshell”
but to wet your musical palette I let you have a sneaky listen to one of the
tracks. The Browns are a Canadian band who have been around since January 1998
but I only got to hear of them thanks to Muscle Car who championed their soon
to be released new album “Return Of The Browns” on Facebook, a track of which I
play. Looks like I’ll be playing “Catch Up” this weekend. The Bones new album
“Flash The Leather” is now out in a standard and a limited Digi-Pack. Being the
tight wad that I am I bought the standard release then discovered that the
limited edition had two bonus tracks, one of which was the English version of “Die Wilden Jahre”, that I required so as I could play
them back to back. Even after I bought the up-grade version I played something
completely different, a cross between AC/DC and Hardcore Superstar......I then
talk about two former Wildhearts members; Danny McCormack and Stidi’s
new bands. That’ll be The Main Grains and Drama Club Rejects respectively.
Bloodlights, who include former Gluecifer guitarist Captain Poon, new EP
“Somebody Else’s Nightmare” is out on the 9th October. So I play the
title track. Also out on the 9th is Gluecifer’s back catalogue on
Vinyl. Get in! More talking from me but this time it’s important as the London
date for Eddie Spaghetti’s “Give Cancer The Middle Finger” fundraiser is being
finalised. As soon as I know and it’s all confirmed, I will let you know. Onto
the two last songs this week which are both new. First up it’s The Cruel
Intentions, who feature former Vains Of Jenna frontman Lizzy DeVine with their
latest single who are swiftly followed by Reckless Love with theirs.
Saturday Jun 13, 2015
The Paranoid Squirrel ep 438
Saturday Jun 13, 2015
Saturday Jun 13, 2015
Thunder, Lightning...Must be Downpour Weekend....I mean Castle Donington Monsters of Rock 2015. Fortunately I’m not in attendance, ’86 and ’87 was enough for me. So instead over the next hour I’m going to treat you to; The Ramones who are swiftly followed by The Backyard Babies covering The Ramones before I play their new single taken from the up and coming “Four By Four” album, Sator covering ABBA, I kid ye not, then I talk about The Treatment’s new vocalist and lack of invite to the World Première playback of Ghost’s new album “Meliora”. I still play something from it though. Hard Action, who are a Finnish Garage Rock Band that are certainly doing it for me, then it’s NME favourite US three piece Radkey, who I got to know about thanks to Vive Le Rock!, think The Bad Brains playing The Misfits. Up next it’s a quick return to Mary’s Kids and then those Smell City Five Super-Heroes Märvel present us with a track from their soon to be released long-player, as do Motochrist, who, for those of you who don’t know are the brainchild of lead guitarist Marc Diamond of the Dwarves and singer Danny Nordahl formerly of the Throbs. Into the home straight and France’s thought provoking Shock and Awe Band Undercover Slut make a much welcome return to the show. Former Plastic Tears guitarist, Stereo Junks vocalist and blink and you missed him front man for Smack, Anzi Destruction, or just plain Anzi, has, like the World and her husband, a new album, “Black Dog Bias” due for imminent release, a track of which I play. There is a live segmentation this week. Albeit a very brief one in the form of Pitbull’s live band from The Capital Radio Summertime Ball as they obviously have been listening to some serious Rock Music. Listen and you’ll find out. This week’s show is rounded off by my review of The Damned Documentary “Don’t You Wish That We Were Dead” with the show ending with some post Damned Brian James. Until I discover I’ve two minutes to fill so as I started with The Ramones I end with them. What’s not to enjoy?
Saturday May 16, 2015
The Paranoid Squirrel ep 434
Saturday May 16, 2015
Saturday May 16, 2015
I had a choice of three live gigs that I could possibly play for you on this week’s show; Social Distortion, Calabrese or Enuff Z’Nuff. As I thought Social Distortion seemed a little under par and although ENuff Z’Nuff really cut the mustard I have played them a few times live before. So in the manor of playing you music, studio or in this case live, that you are unlikely to hear on mainstream Radio this week’s episode comes courtesy of Calabrese recorded at The Fighting Cocks in Kingston-Upon-Thames. The band consists of three brothers who normally can be found in Phoenix, Arizona. The band were over here promoting their sixth album “Lust For Sacrifice” a heady mix of Horror Punk, Goth and downright straight ahead rock. For their third album “They Call Us Death” the band said that they were influenced by The Dead Boys, The Stooges, The Damned and Motörhead. So you can see why my interest was piqued.