The Paranoid Squirrel

It’s my Birthday today. Huzzah! To whit I’m not go to spend much time, if not thought, into this week’s show notes as I wish to lounge around in my Tracky Bottoms and Bath Robe being fed peeled grapes until I make way to Brixton to see The Damned who generously are playing at my Birthday Bash.......So, it’s The Divine Brown, The Hip Priests, Andrew J Gallagher, Los Headaches, Radkey, The Meeps!, T...

On this Man-flu induced show I start things going, through cups of Lemsip, with The Roolettes who I mistook for The Rubinoos, then the Rubinoos themselves. Last week I had three gigs all on the same day, one of which was on at the same time. The bands in question were The Electric Boys, The Fiascos and Warrior Soul. A track, plus a running commentary, from each is played, with The Fiascos being a...

As last week I played the Big 3 UK seminal Punk bands I thought it only right and proper to include my top 3 US Punk bands. Obviously The Ramones were at the top of my list, with The Dead Boys and then The Heartbreakers following. However it is Captain Sensible that starts this week’s show, before I turn my attention to the second wave of US Punk in the shape and form of new songs by Poison Idea a...

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 albu...

Welcome to this very special episode of The Paranoid Squirrel Rock Show, which for this week only has been renamed The Paranoid Squirrel Punk Rock Show to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of “New Rose” by The Damned which was released on the 22nd October 1976. Last Saturday on the actual anniversary day Croydon hosted a celebration of thislandmark event at the end of St. George’s Walk under the Nest...

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,...

It’s Saturday and once again due to my shifts at work I was able to do my weekly shop yesterday, meaning I got a lie in this morning. Not much of one as we’ve a house full of 15 year olds who are heading off to Fright Night at Thorpe Park and I was on Breakfast duty. Music…..The Hellacopters with a live MC5 track to drown the sound of said teenagers get the show moving this week. Then taking a lea...

MorningCampers! On this week’s show I have for your delectation, if not consideration,just over an hour’s worth of kick ass tunes (IMHO).  The Stents and Thee Blind Crows, who areboth on KOTJ Records, get things underway with a track from their album and eprespectively. Then to clarify a comment I made on last week’s show I play someNew York Dolls and a track from Pernilla Andersson. Spike & Tyla...

On this week’s show it’s The Black Bullets that get things Rockin’ an’ a Rolling with Canterbury troubadour Maximum Martin making his debut appearance on the show following swiftly on. The Breakdowns have just embarked upon a series of unreleased recordings under the “Opening The Vault” banner. Of course a track from “Volume 1” is aired. Up next are two artists that I never in a month of Sundays t...

The Admiral Sir Cloudesley Shovell are the first band up on this week’s show with a track from their up and coming third album “Keep It Greasy” which is out on the 14th October. Two Canadian bands follow on in the shape and form of Jonsey from Montreal with more than a nod to The Heartbreakers and The Dead Boys with a track from their debut 7” and then Nerve Button who mix equal parts junkshop sto...

Well, that’s our Summer over, with supermarkets already stocking up on Christmas cards and the like. So for the next hour I’m going to make it seem like Christmas playing some, in my opinion, stonkingly good songs. The first track to make you forget the gloomy weather here in the UK is by The Ramones which has been taken from their debut 40th Anniversary box-set. The track in question is in mono....

Welcome to another episode of The Paranoid Squirrel Rock Show. Starting this week’s show off are the Bullet Proof Lovers and a 7” track taken from their up and coming new album “Shoot To The Heart”. Turbonegro swiftly follow as I ‘forgot’ to play them on last week’s last week’s entire Scandinavian affair. Another apology track comes courtesy of The Phobics who thanks to the rebuilding of London Br...

An all Scandinavian show this week. “It’ll be easy” I thought. I thought wrong. Who do I play was easy, but as I was going along I kept remembering other bands that needed to be heard. I think I forgot all about Iceland! So it was a case of “What don’t I play”. Even so this week’s show stretchs to the 90 minute mark and I apoligise inadvance if I’ve left out a band you deemed should’ve been on. Ye...

I start this week’s show off with two classic tracks; firstly, Motörhead and then Whitesnake. New music comes in the shape and form of Indoria who feature Chuck Mosley on vocals, who contrary to what I said on last week’s show is now playing a London date this October. Swiftly following on straight after are Suicidal Tendencies and a track from their soon to be released “World Gone Mad” album. Off...

Starting the turntable going this week are the UK Subs and one of the tracks from their “November 1977 Demo 7”” I was hoping to play you on last week’s show but was thwarted by Royal Mail. Richie Ramone has just released his second album called “Cellophane” a track of which I play. I did heartily chuckle at the spoof news that the remaining Ramones were reuniting for one final t-shirt. After bumpi...

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...