The Paranoid Squirrel ep 443

This week I celebrate 8 years of The Paranoid Squirrel Rock Show. Joining in me the party are The Hydromatics, well they were the first band that I played on Episode 1. New music comes courtesy of Spam Javelin who hail from North Wales. Keeping with the innuendos, Pink Cigar’s new single also gets an airing. Next I take you back to the sixties with some Graham Bond Organisation as last week I watched the “Beware Mr. Baker” on the BBC iPlayer. On the live front I play a track from the new Boys live CD “Undercover” which was recorded in China with Sator’s Kent Norberg on bass duties. In sad related news Honest John Plain has been Hospitalised after a fall. I think you’ll be joining me in wishing him a speedy recovery. At this point I talk about what books I have lined up, one of which is “Love In Vain” the story of the Ruts and Ruts DC by Roland Link. As last week was the 35^th Anniversary of Malcolm Owen’s death I play something by them. Pledge time involves a track from The International Swingers self-titled studio album which took me a few listens to get into. The band features Glem Burke, Glen Matlock, James Stevenson and Gary Twinn. Thanks to Uber Rock reviewing The Last Throes album “Get Me Wrong” I rushed over to the band’s BandCamp site and parted with $10 (£6.60 in real money) so I could own a piece of the action. Well with a quote like “the Dead Boys with Bon Scott fronting them instead of Stiv” I’m going to. Obviously I play something from it. The Flaming Sideburns get all acoustic by covering The Who and then I hit you with a full on studio track by them. As Eddie Spaghetti’s post Cancer treatment has surpassed its $50,000 target by over five grand. I hit you with a Supersuckers song. There still are a couple of months left to run so if you’ve a few quid spare www.youcaring.com/eddie-spaghetti is the place to go. There is talk of a fundraiser over here and as soon as I have more details I will let you know. Ghost have just released another track from their forthcoming album “Meliora” album, out on the 21^st August, which you get to hear with the whole show rounded of by the band that got me into music; Slade.