The Paranoid Squirrel

As I finished last week’s episode with some Slade I decided to hammer home that the fact that the band were more than just one Christmas Record and a handful of badly spelt song titles by starting this week’s with the live version of “Rock ‘n’ Roll Preacher” taken from the “Ruby Red” double 7”. Once again the UK Subs are the subject of “Waiting for The Postman to deliver my stuff” with regards to...

Greetings from this week’s Paranoid Squirrel Rock Show. Getting things movin’ and a groovin’ are The Backyard Babies who are swiftly followed by The Wildhearts. Careering full steam ahead into new music are City Saints, The Unknown and Valient Thorr before I review The Hip Priests 10th Anniversary London gig with choice cuts from all i nvolved. That’ll be Flash House, The Role Models and of course...

In a fun filled packed show this week which, fortunately or unfortunately depending on your point of view, exceeds its hour mark by five odd minutes. Getting things off to a flying start are the Watts and a track from their third album which is swiftly followed by The Drama Clubs Rejects a band that features ex Wildheart and an ex Almighty members. Keeping the interconnection going The Main Grains...

Some live acoustic Jesse Malin recorded at The Borderline in London last Friday gets this show underway and then, in a six degrees of separation Brijitte West & the Desperate Hopefuls and an exclusive new track, that features some bloke called Rich Jones, from their still pledgable “From N.Y. With Love” album, which is due out in September, gets an airing. Daniel Lioneye who sport various members...

Welcome to (almost) the 9th Anniversary of The Paranoid Squirrel Rock Show. As with the last 508 shows this one is going to be no different as I’ll still be playing you music that you should hear on the Radio but don’t. Brian James in solo mode get the show started this week but not before I talk about watching the US version of The Damned’s “Don’t You Wish That We Were Dead” DVD. What I have to s...

It’s Saturday and that can only mean one thing; well probably on reflection Saturday can mean a whole host of different things to different people, but for me as the weekly Tesco shop is put away it’s time for me to play an hours’ worth of music that you should hear on the radio but don’t, even if it is super late this week. Reason being my day job Boss treated us all to free drinks and free food...

Welcome to this week’s Paranoid Squirrel Rock Show and as I expected ½ hour after last week’s episode finished the UK Subs 7” featuring the bands 1strecordings that I’d been waiting to play you turned up, so it’s the b-side of which that kicks things off this week. Up next it’s Izzy Strandlin, the original heart and soul of Guns ‘n’ Roses, who has just released a brand new single, obviously I play...

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 la...

Once again I’m on the “Hurry Up” as I head towards The o2 for today’s Stonefree Festival. However, I still manage to deliver an hour’s worth of music that you should hear on the radio but don’t. Before I get into the music side of things I rant on about a “Playlist” that Team Rock Radio posted on Twitter and FaceBook prompting me to post my own. Starting things off this week on the musical front a...

Welcome to Episode 504 of The Paranoid Squirrel Rock Show. On this week’s show I head up to Camden for this year’s Camden Rocks; 200 bands spread over 20 venues and if you bought the “Super Early Bird” ticket it would’ve only set you back £20. The first band on my “To do/to see” list were London SS, the band who in 1976 would give us The Damned, The Clash and Chelsea. Only guitarist and ex-Hollywo...

Please excuse me if on this week’s show I come across like I’m in a rush, if not a hurry. If I do it’s because as soon as I say “Thank you” and “Goodbye” even if I don’t, I’m jumping on a Bus then a train heading for Camden to try and catch the London SS up at the Dublin Castle at midday for the start of this year’s Camden Rocks. Right onto what I’m playing on this week’s show; first up it’s the B...

It’s the Bank Holiday Weekend which means one of two things; it’s pouring with rain and ITV are showing a James Bond film. So to alleviate you from this, well for an hour, for your listening pleasure I have The Damned live in session for BBC 6Music. Then The Witchdoktors unleash a new track from their soon to be released “Voodoo Eye” album. Dom Daley from Über Rock, who I bumped into at The Royal...

Welcome Episode 501 of The Paranoid Squirrel Rock Show and on Friday, which was the 20th May future listeners, The Damned played the Royal Albert Hall to celebrate 40 years of Anarchy, Chaos and Destruction. This is what happened………

Blimey O’Riley! 500 Episodes! Well this show is no different from the other 499 as you’ll hear music from bands that you should hear on the Radio but don’t. Getting the celebrations underway are Rumney Rock City’s most wanted The Sick Livers who get a helping hand from Andy Cairns. Texas Terri Bombs in with song then it’s the turn of The Main Grains featuring Danny McCormack to up the ante. It’s t...

To celebrate I’ve got a new portable music player that has my entire iTunes library on* I play some AntiProduct and Brides of Destruction. On the new musical front as The Chuck Norris Experiment, King Mastino, The Hip Priests and The Bitch Queens have a 4-way split 7” out at the moment I decide that you should hear it. Whilst checking out Strange Magic Records I stumbled across Swedish band CC Com...

Another Saturday another Paranoid Squirrel Rock Show and, AND the Sun is shining, well it is at the time of writing.....The Damned get things going this week as I talk about Captain Sensible, Monty and Jordan all in attendance for Johnny Moped’s Brighton gig last Friday, which is more than I can say about me. Up next from North Lanarkshire are Reaction or if you wish to find them on the interwebs...

Another Saturday and another Paranoid Squirrel Rock Show for you to ingest. Getting things moving this week are The Methadones with a track from their “21st Century Power Pop Riot” covers LP then Gorilla and Grifter take over with a song each from their joint vs split record, Great 70s dirty(ish) Biker Rock. Talking of bikers; Johnny Moped rides in with a track from his latest album “It’s A Real C...

Welcome to another hours’ worth of music that you should hear on the radio but don’t. A bit of an odd show this week, or it could just be me. Take that as you will. Up first is a John Lennon track that features Elton John in a context that won’t get me sued, with The Damned swiftly following on after. I then bang on about Record Store Day, breaking my Washing Machine and a Goth in a Laundrette bef...

“I Come Along On Saturday Morning Greeting Everybody With A Smile” Kicking things off this week I have two Helsinki bands; one old, one new. First up its Smack with a classic from their debut album “On You”. Secondly it’s 69 Eyes with a new track from their soon to be released “Universal Monsters” CD. A couple of shows ago I played some Pure Hell, well I play some more but this time it’s a track f...

On this week show for your delectation I have The Wildhearts as I talk about Ginger Wildheart’s gig at The Forum on the 1st April. I then take you into Crowd Funding mode with a track from the Role Models, I bumped into Role Model main man Rich Rags at Ginger’s gig and he has to be the most enthusiastic person in Rock, then it’s two tracks from the UK Subs, one from the bands soon to be released l...

Welcome to This week’s episode of The Paranoid Squirrel Rock Show. I start this show off with three tracks in that wonderful format of vinyl. The tracks in question are two by Johnny Thunders from the just released Remarquable Records “So Alone” double LP, with the third track a Damned 7” taken from “The Black Album” albeit in a slightly different mix. New music comes courtesy of the 69 Eyes and a...

Welcome to Episode 492 of The Paranoid Squirrel Rock Show and kicking things off this week are the Von Hertzen Brothers, who I recently caught up at the Brooklyn Bowl, with a song that they didn’t play live. As threatened, promised I play more from the Generators “Earn Your Stripes” LP, who join the Chelsea Smiles in “The Bands I kick myself for missing live” category. To whit I play a Chelsea Smi...

On this week’s show we have; a track from The Generators new album “Earn Your Stripes” once again gets an airing as does Los Pepes with a song from their soon to be released “All Over Now” album and as not to feel left out so do Royal Republic with something from “Weekend Man”. We go back in time for some live DTK/MC5 whilst I talk about the AC/DC, Brian Johnson dilemma. Brand new music comes cour...

Welcome to Episode 490 of The Paranoid Squirrel Rock Show where Mick Ronson and Ian Hunter start proceedings this week. Johnny Moped with a track from his brand new album “It’s A Real Cool Baby” is in second place with The Ramones coming in third. I’m running a Ramone competition this week to win a “We’re Outta Here” vinyl LP. Hard Action are up next with the result of their competition. More new...

Welcome to Episode 489 of The Paranoid Squirrel Rock Show, where I’m still getting over the TurboFlu that I picked up at Deathtime ASSembly two weeks ago. Anyway thanks to Damo of Muscle Car and the Long Gone Loser Podcast my love for the Goo Goo Dolls was re-ignited so obviously something by them is aired. Off the back of this I get all nostalgic and play a song from a 4-track cassette demo that...