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  • The Paranoid Squirrel ep 496

    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 before
    playing The Nasty Bits who were the “house” band from the just finished Vinyl TV
    series. D Generation that’ll be Jesse Malin, Danny
    Sage, Howie Pyro, Richard Bacchus and Michael Wildwood, are up next with their
    first collective single in 17 years. The 69 Eyes’ new album “Universal Monsters”
    was released yesterday so obviously another track from it is aired. Hawkwind
    also had a new album released yesterday based on EM Forester’s book “The
    Machine Stops”. The band actually played it in its entirety at the Islington
    Assembly Halls yesterday as well. Ace Frehley has just unleashed an album of
    songs that that got his creative juices going to whit I play something from it.
    The MC5 get my juices going with a live TV recording which is quickly followed
    by The Black Bullets. Closing this week’s show is three live tracks by The
    Black Halos recorded at Rich Jones Birthday gig at The Black Heart on the 18th. 

    1 hr 2 min
  • The Paranoid Squirrel ep 495

    “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 from their unreleased “Black Box” album that Lemmy helped produce and
    indeed added vocals to the song in question. Shooting back over to Scandinavia
    and new music I play you a track from“Seal The Deal & Let’s Boogie” LP byVolbeat.
    I only own the debut album by Flotsam and Jetsam subsequently I’ve forgotten
    what they sound like, having not played in in 25 plus years. However their new
    self-title album I’m really enjoying. I’m not sure if it’s just me but I’m
    hearing, apart from some great Thrash drumming, hints of Progness. More
    Queensrÿche than Dream Theater I think. Obviously I play a track for your
    consideration. Gustav Wremer guitarist with Grande Royale contacted me with a
    “Check out my band” e-mail, so I did and was mightily impressed, with
    NickeAndersson at the production helm of their soon to be recorded third album,
    but it’s a track from their second album that I air. Pledge Music time and
    Brijitte West &The Desperate Hopefuls have just ventured down this route
    for album number two. Brijitte kindly sent me a track from said album which I
    of course play. Joining the former NY Loose vocalist in the Desperate Hopefuls
    are Richie Hudson, Keef Gibbs and Robin Guy from the Fiascos, although Robin
    can normally be found sitting on Sham 69’s drum stool. Following straight on
    afterwards is the title track from The Breakdowns new single “Charity Case”.
    The WitchDoktors new album “Voodoo Eye” and first since
    2008s “$3 Hooker” is all set for release with a gig to launch it at The Alley
    Cat in Denmark Street on June 2nd and to whet your appetite I play a
    song from it. As promised on last week’s show I play a track from Desert
    Rockers the Mojave Lords album “Unfuckwithable”. Zen Motel make a much welcomed
    return to The Paranoid Squirrel with a track from their just released “Choking
    On The Chrome (Part 1) ep. Looking forward to part 2 if part 1 is anything to go
    by. A new, previously unheard live gig from Sonic’s Rendezvous Band recorded in
    April 1976 is just about to be officially released by Easy Action Records.
    Joining Fred “Sonic” Smith, Scott “Rock Action” Asheton and Scott Morgan on
    this recording is original bassist WR Cooke. Finishing things off this week its
    Vice Squad and a track from the Sophie Lancaster Foundation Charity CD which is
    due for release this Summer.  


    1 hr
  • The Paranoid Squirrel ep 494

    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 last album “Ziero” and one featuring Captain Sensible. No it’s
    not “Party In Paris”. Former Radio Birdman guitarist Chris Masuak and The
    Viveiro Wave Riders’ fund to get “Brujita” released on CD has come to fruition,
    so obviously I air a track from it. The last band in this week’s Crowd Funding
    section comes courtesy of Last Great Dreamers who are out and about at the
    moment supporting Tigertailz. A band that contacted me with a view to playing a
    track of theirs were A Capital Threat from Sweden. I’m glad they did as I
    thoroughly enjoyed them and I hope you do too. Moving over the Channel to
    France I play you a track by a band that I know next to nothing about. The band
    in question is called Western Machine. Their debut album “From Lafayette to Sin
    City” is chock full of New York Dolls & Stooges Rawk! Good stuff. The
    Mutants, whose core members consist of  Chris
    Constantinou, Paul Frazer, and Mr Rat Scabies, have for their third album “Your
    Desert, My Mind” gone all Desert Session and enlisted the
    likes of Chris Goss. So far I only have the title track to play you and that’s
    only an instrumental, but I love it and can’t wait for the full album in
    September. Bath 70s inspired reprobates Ulysses have a brand new album out on 3rd
    June called “Law and Order” via Black Glove Recordings. To celebrate this fact
    I play a track from it. Following straight afterwards is a song from Plague
    Vendor who have just started a UK Tour. Moving North of the Border to Edinburgh
    the Heavy Drapes sight The Sex Pistols, The Damned’s first album, The Ramones,
    the MC5, Iggy Pop and The New York Dolls as influences. Obviously this got me
    interested and they did not disappoint me as hopefully you will hear. Up next
    it’s a quick blast from The Mants with Cheap Trick and The London Orion
    Orchestra featuring Alice Cooper and Rick Wakeman finishing things off for you
    this week.


    1 hr 4 min
  • The Paranoid Squirrel ep 493

    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 track
    taken from their forthcoming album “Universal Monster” with Crow Dancers
    quickly following in their wake with their debut track. Punk stalwarts The
    Members and Johnny Moped have just had new albums released. “One Law” and “It’s
    A Real Cool Baby” respectively. Obviously a track from each is aired. Bernie Tormé
    is up next as his Horsham gig on the 23rd clashes with Johnny Moped’s
    at The Lexington and as I can’t be in two places at once I try and make up for
    missing Bernie by playing a track form his very excellent “Blackheart” LP. At
    this point I time travel back to the mid 70’s and New York City to play some
    Pure Hell. Up until a few days ago the only Black pre-Bad Brains Punk Band that
    I knew about was Death. Well that’s all changed and I just can’t believe it’s
    taken me all this time to find out about Pure Hell. Sticking with NYC I play a
    track from the 40th Anniversary version of The Dictators “Go Girl
    Crazy” and briefly revisit The Ramones Competition. New music once again in the
    form of Gorilla, who sound like classic era Motörhead but instead of just Fast
    Eddie, Brian James has been drafted in sharing guitar duties and handling lead
    vocals and new band to me from South West England Grifter, who have a split LP
    out on the 15th via on Hevisike Records. Finishing things off this
    week are Belleville Compression from Sweden. Go forth and enjoy!  


    1 hr
  • The Paranoid Squirrel ep 492

    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 Smiles demo just to make myself feel bad. Onto sort of new music with a track off the re-issued album from the Struts which is swiftly followed by Pink Cigar and the audio from the video from their last single(?!) We then travel to Poland for Poison Heart and a track from their brand new album “Strong Ties”. The band are very much influenced by Scandinavian Rock from the late 90’s. Great stuff! Dee Dee Ramone gives the answer to the Ramones Competition.Obviously a Ramones track is aired. Back onto new or upcoming releases with The Breakdowns, the Drama Club Rejects and the b-side to Strängen’s new 7”. Jimmy Lacey formally of The Roolettes, Kill Cartel, Gabba, X.O.X and Saetta Bloody Saetta new band, I say band but it’s only Jimmy, Young Francis released a new ep at the beginning of the month called “Trouble”. I say on the show that the track I’m going to play is the title track. It isn’t, I cocked it up and queued the wrong track and then went for a comfort break and didn’t realise until it was too late. As we move into the home straight I regale my story of Steve Nicol original drummer in Eddie & the Hot Rods accidently failing to signmy Damned, Damned, Damned Hot Rods sleeve. Music wise a track from “Generation Me” the third album from The Treatment is played which is swiftly followed by Thunderbitch who I think accidently and unintentionally sound like the New York Dolls. With a name like that I assumed Thunderbitch were an all Girl band from Scandinavia. They’re not but Alabama Shakes' Brittany Howard's side project. The last trackon this week’s show comes courtesy of Gary Kaye & The Enemies Of Promise and “Nicky Morgan’s Eyes”, which is a superb take on the Adverts “Gary Gilmore’s Eyes”.      


    1 hr 2 min
  • The Paranoid Squirrel ep 491

    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 courtesy of The X-Ray Eyes who hail from Leeds with a track from
    their “See Though You” album. Up next roaring out of L.A. its Dr. Boogie a four piece powerhouse building on the foundation of
    seminal groups like the New York Dolls, Dead Boys, Flamin' Groovies, Rolling
    Stones and Chuck Berry while adding their own twist to song writing with instant
    classics like "Get Back To New York City" which you get to hear. Then
    we head over to Germany for The Mergers whose new album “With A Carrot
    And A Stick” is out now and then it’s Berlin based Dysnea Boys who sport a
    couple of Canadians. One of which used to be in The Loyalties. Talking of
    Canada; thanks to Austin Rockett of The Hip Priests I’m now a fan of Bum.
    Consequently I play something by them. Back into the realms of new music with
    Swedish Garage Band The Pollutions and their debut single “When The Fire Was
    Burning Brighter” and then Punk Rockers Milloncolin with a track from their
    “True Brew” CD. Then Richie Ramone offers us up a cover from his new solo
    album. Pledge time and the UK Subs whose final album “Ziero” is only a couple
    of weeks away from being released let us hear a second track from it which I
    play. Rounding off this week’s show is Hey! Hello! whose second album “Hey!
    Hello! Too!” was digitally released on the 11th March only to be
    withdrawn four days later as vocalist Hollis suddenly left the band on the eve
    of a nationwide tour. A replacement is actively being sort to re-record the
    vocals. I think as Ginger once described the band as ABBA meets the Sex Pistols
    two female vocalist are needed. I raise my hand for Beki Bondage and Brijitte
    West.      

     


    1 hr 1 min
  • The Paranoid Squirrel ep 490

    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
    music in the shape and form of Diamond Head and LA Punkers The Generators.
    Compare and Contrast is back featuring Iggy Pop and The Damned then King, the one
    featuring Captain Sensible and not the “Love and Pride” merchants, have one of
    their Peel Session tracks aired. Then I return you to more new music with The
    Dahlmanns new single, The Breakdowns with a Buddy Holly cover. Then it’s onto
    PledgeMusic with The Last Great Dreamers. As I finally caught Headline Manic
    live, who supported Märvel at The Pipeline on Thursday (10th March),
    I play a track from their “Rock ‘n’ Roll Thuggery” album. Obviously I also play
    something by Märvel. Rounding up this week’s show is Strängen aka Strings
    former guitarist with The Hellacopters and his brand new solo single.    


    1 hr 2 min
  • The Paranoid Squirrel ep 489

    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 I played bass on. The band in
    question was called Tunguska that was around in 1993. Yoko Ono is up next with
    a track from her latest revisited and reworked album “Yes, I’m A Witch Too”. On
    to brand new music in the shape and form of the FUKDUST4 whose debut album “The
    Last Of The Rock And Roll Bastards” is out on Monday. The band features Bri
    Slutcher, Jeff Hateley, Dave Ohms and Steve G. Black Bombers self-titled album
    isn’t out until May but that doesn’t stop me playing something from it to get
    you in the mood and popping over to Easy Action Records to pre-order it. Former
    Diamond Dogs and current vocalist in The Crunch, Sulo has just released an
    album of Punk Poet Garry Johnson’s work set to music called “Punk Rock Stories
    And Tabloid Tails”, naturally a track from it is played and if you want to
    catch Sulo playing some of the songs live pop up to the Oi Oi shop in Stables
    Market, Chalk Farm at 3’o clock on the 14th May. Royal Republic are
    up next with a track from their just released “Weekend Man” LP. The band played
    the Underworld last Wednesday, surprisingly as a support act, but unfortunately
    I was seeing Ghost at The London Palladium. Reckless Love are also over here at
    the moment promoting their brand new album “InVader” which I’ve only had the briefest
    of listens to so just play the first track from it. I know I only played new
    Los Pepes last week however as the band have let slip the title track “All Over
    Now” it seemed rude not to share it with you. Discharge’s latest album “End Of
    Days” is due out soon on Nuclear Blast and I think the first full length to
    feature new vocalist JJ. Of course I play something from it. Up next are three
    interconnected bands in the form of Motörhead, The Damned and the Open Mind
    with a 7”, a Peel Session and another 7”. If you need me to tell you what links
    them I’ll be very disappointed. TV Crime from Nottingham come Power Popping
    along with a track from their just released single but its Sin City Sinners
    with their Beatles, Lynyrd Skynyrd mash up that finishes things off this week.  


    1 hr 7 min
  • The Paranoid Squirrel ep 488

    Welcome

    to Episode 488 of The Paranoid Squirrel Rock Show. This was almost scuppered by
    my goodself contracting the Flu. It had already seen me miss The DeRellas and
    the Witchdoktors down in Brighton on Thursday, The Fiascos debut gig yesterday
    in Wallington and even worse CJ Wildheart tonight in Hoxton. However the show
    must go on, again. The Stooges are at the top of this week’s show and are
    swiftly followed by The Damned. Remarquable Records are all set to release
    their third Johnny Thunders 1978 set of vinyl recordings. This time around it’s
    a full on album. Obviously Mr. Genzale Jr is played, as is his old sparring
    partner Arthur Kane with a track from his band The Killer Kane Band, natch,
    only 7” “Mr Cool” that features a young Blackie Lawless. As I’ve been getting
    into the TV series “Vinyl” I play a track by Jack Ruby whose material is used
    by house band The Nasty Bits in the
    show. Mötley Crüe are up next even if I don’t play the intended track. I’m ill.
    Prophets of Addiction and The Cruel Intentions bring us up to date in the
    Glam/Sleaze/Hair department. In the super new release section The Yorkshire
    Rats are up first with a track from their “Trouble City” EP. Los Pepes are
    second airing a song from their forthcoming album “All Over Now” which is out
    on the Wanda label in May. Before I play a brand spanking new Black Halos track
    I announce the winner of the red Vinyl “The Violent Years” LP. I then run
    another competition to win the new Hard Action 7” “Hands Dripping Red” courtesy
    of Bootleg
    Booze Records. It’s Motorpsycho however that end this week’s show with
    a track from their new “Here Be Monsters” album. Stay well.      


    1 hr 2 min
  • Deathtime ASSembly Part 2

    Welcome

    to Deathtime ASSembly Part 2 where Bloodlights and only Bloodlights take up the
    show. Before
    we get going I’ve a couple of apologises to make; If I sound a bit disjointed
    and make less sense than normal it’s because I got the Flu, not 24 hour Man-Flu
    but full on laid up in bed, this is the first time I’ve dragged myself out of
    my pit since Tuesday, Flu. Over the last three days I’ve only eaten two
    oranges, two Pineapple fingers and a bowl of chocolate Ice-Cream and have spent
    that time in bed wrapped up in sweat pants, t-shirt, thermal socks, a bathrobe
    and a hot water bottle still shivering. But, quite literally, the show must go
    on. The second apology is that on Tuesday’s Deathtime ASSembly I promised live
    Bloodlights and The Hip Priests. Well I’m only going to deliver half my promise
    as The Hip Priests requested that instead of airing their set could I send the
    music file to them for a cheapo Spasm Saturday live CD release. However I can
    still give you a brief overview of their set to get you in the mood and
    chomping at the ball gag. Vocalist Nathan Von Cruz comes across as a Rabid Sgt
    Major barking orders with Austin Rocket and Lee Love backing him up with a
    machine gun stance a la Wayne Kramer and Lemmy. New boy Joe Blow holds his own
    pounding the drums as if he wishes to tunnel underground. The Hip Priests live
    are always fast and furious and last Saturday was no exception with the boundary
    between them, Spasm Gang Members, Turbojugends, blurred. The bands 45 minute
    set is topped off with a screaming out of control train-wreck version of
    Motörhead’s “The Hammer”. Even with the two day event sold-out bringing
    together some of the best Rock ‘n’ Roll Scandinavia and the UK has to offer at
    the moment the chances of reading about it in mainstream magazines will be
    none. So
    onto headlining band Bloodlights who were for me, the best band of the night.
    2008 was the one and only other time that the band has played over here and
    that was at the LA2 supporting The Hellacopters. Howie B makes a welcome return
    to the band after a 2½ year break who took a shine to my Maggots T-shirt as
    he’d worn his out. The bands set gives everybody time to catch their breath
    with a much more subdued crowd. Bloodlights are less of a participation band,
    more of watch the craftsmen. Billy Braggs “New England” from their “Somebody
    Else’s Nightmare” is played with more of a Replacements feel than Kirsty
    MacColl. It was also good to hear “One Eye Open” the band’s debut track. The
    only disappointment was when I picked up the set list afterwards there was a
    three song encore which didn’t, for some unknown reason, get played that
    included a cover of the Damned’s “New Rose”. All in all, and I know I missed
    the whole of Fridays gig and Flash House and Zero, Zero from the Saturday
    Deathtime ASSembly was fantastic. Hats off to Thomas for getting it together.
    So all we need now is Deathtime ASSembly 2017..... 

    59 min

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