The Paranoid Squirrel

The Paranoid Squirrel

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  • Deathtime ASSembly Pt. 1
    Welcome to Deathtime ASSembly Part 1, where The Chuck Norris Experiment
    and The Sick Livers are going to kick or kiss your Ass…….
    The Sick Livers are South Wales' glam punk anti-heroes. Described by Pure Rawk
    as "coming on like one part Turbonegro, one part
    Zodiac Mindwarp and one part Backyard Babies." Frontman Ginge is
    undoubtedly one of the greatest R’n’R frontmen out there at the moment and can
    be relied upon to pulverise The Livers’ pendulous Piñata of splendidly catchy
    Rock n Roll into several smithereens. Whilst the fire breathing eight legged
    raging Rock ‘n’ Roll monster known to its many friends as CNE rose from the
    shitsonic swamps of Gothenburg, Sweden, over ten years ago and since then has
    stomped its way around the globe like a hi-energy glorious Punk ‘n’ Roll
    Godzilla destroying every venue and audience in its mongofucking path. In real
    speak – yeah, they’re pretty good....well, actually rather fuckin; banging...So enjoy Part 1 of The Deathtime ASSembly that was held over
    19th/20th February at The Pipeline. Unfortunately I
    couldn’t make the 19th………
    1 hr 31 min
  • The Paranoid Squirrel ep 487
    Remember about six
    weeks ago I said that I was going to reserve Saturday’s exclusively for studio
    shows with week days being the place for the live gigs that I sometimes attend?
    Well after last week’s show I thought “Fuck it”, its half term, I’ve got
    holiday owing to me, and I haven’t had a holiday, holiday since, forever. So I
    packed Mrs A. Becca and myself into the car and drove until either a) we found
    a nice Hotel with Sauna, Steam Room and a Swimming Pool or b) we ran out of
    Petrol. Fortunately with Petrol still less than a quid a Litre which is about 6
    bucks 50 a Gallon US chums, we found a hotel that ticked all the boxes, it even
    had free Wifi. So for the last week I've done nothing, apart from lounge
    around, eat, drink Beer and watch my inbox fill up with Music. The down side is
    that I missed yesterdays Deathtime Assembly gig at The Pipeline. Once I’ve
    prized my Daughter from the Gym and Mrs A. from breakfasting I’ll be powering
    down England’s finest Motorways to catch tonight’s.  So instead ploughing through said music
    clogging up my inbox, picking what does it for me and hopefully does it for you
    I've strayed into Arm's Archive, not too far only October last year, to play
    you Bernie Tormé who was recorded at The Borderline on his "Black
    Heart" tour. Until next time, take it easy
    1 hr 29 min
  • The Paranoid Squirrel ep 486

    Welcome to Episode 486 of The Paranoid Squirrel

    Rock Show. Blasting things off this week are The Outta Sites from Hollywood,
    California and a track taken from their newest recording "Outta Site,
    Outta Mind". Shame I missed their Numbucca gig on the 7th January.
    Then at the behest and recommendation of Andy P. of The Fear & Loathing
    Fanzine I play a track from US Punk Stalwarts Poison Idea's "Confuse and
    Conquer" album. Then after talking about The Professionals and Rich Kids
    joint headlining gig at the Shepherds Bush Empire I play The Vicious White Kids
    who as the name implies features Sid Vicious, Rat Scabies and Glen Matlock and
    Steve New. Former Radio Birdman Chris “Klondike” Masuakalong with The Viveiro
    Wave are all set to release, thanks to Crowdfunding site pozible.com, the CD
    version of his soon to be released vinyl only album "Brujita".
    Obviously a track from it is aired. To celebrate The Black Halos recording
    again and playing in London for guitarist Rich Jones' birthday I run a
    competition to win a copy of "The Violent Years" numbered on Red
    vinyl album. As the Role Models are supporting The Black Halos and have just
    launched a Pledge Campaign for their second album "Forest Lawn" it
    seemed the right thing to do and play a track by them. So I do. The Michael
    Monroe Band have just landed Stateside for some touring and have just been
    added to the "Stone Free Festival" in June at the o2 Arena. The band
    have just released a new single "Going Down With The Ship" which I
    stupidly don't play. However I do still play something from "Blackout
    States. As you should know The Deathtime Assembly is taking place at the The
    Pipeline on the 19th and 20th two of the bands have got
    together to release a split 7" in time for the gig. Those bands being The
    Hip Priests and Bloodlights. Consequently I give you an audioable taster. As it
    was both Repo and Lloyd Stuart Casson from Smash Fashions birthday last week I
    thought I'd play "Long Blond Animal" which is the b-side of their
    current single “Junkie Luck”. Sticking with b-sides; Beat The Drag have the
    flip of their last single played as well. To celebrate 25 years from the
    release of "Where Have All The Good Girls Gone" core members of The
    Crybabys, that'll be Honest John Plain, from the Boys and Darrell Bath, who can
    currently be found in The Vibrators, have roped in Robbie Ruston and Lester
    Greenowski to record two new tracks for a split 7" called "The
    Italian Job". Lester Greenowski in solo mode is on the other side with two
    of his contributions. A track from each gets The Squirrel treatment. The
    Stranglers are up next with my own "Cut & Paste" version of
    "Bring On The Nubiles". Dai from The Sick Livers apparently needs a
    Nurse since being involved in a Car Accident, so I give him one......This week’s
    show is wounded up by The Rosehips whose vocalist Kevin Junior, who later
    formed The Chamber Strings, sadly passed away last month.


    1 hr 1 min
  • The Paranoid Squirrel ep 485

    As it was 40 years last Thursday that The

    Ramones entered Plaza Sound to record one of the most landmark albums ever to
    appear on vinyl I start and finish this week’s show off with The Brothers and
    two tracks taken from those sessions. Deptford’s finest The Phobics are up next
    with a track taken from their last album “Deptford Calling”. New to The
    Paranoid Squirrel Rock Show are from Spain The Assclats and a track taken from
    their debut “Punk” ep. A musician who is certainly no stranger to this show is
    CJ Wildheart who has just released his second Pledge Music album “Robot”. Those
    who have pledged will already have heard it, for everybody else you’ll have to
    wait until the 12th when it gets its official release. For those of
    you still hovering over the “Undecided Button” to help you click that mouse I
    play something from it. Sticking with the Wildhearts interconnectedness The
    Dowling Poole who just so happen to feature Random Jon Poole and Willy Dowling
    are gathering momentum for their Pledge album “One Hyde Park”. You might’ve
    seen the video to “Rebecca Receiving”. If you haven’t I give you the audible
    equivalent. Tigertailz had their sights set on Eurovision greatness but that
    was before Auntie Beep sent them a “Bugger off” generic e-mail consigning the
    UK to the bottom half of the Eurovision Song Contest table. Some
    people/Countries you just can’t help. Fortunately enough the band put it out
    anyway. Naturally I play it. We’ve had Deptford’s finest so now I turn my
    attention to Croydon’s finest and Courage Best Bitter Band of The Year 1978
    Johnny Moped whose 3rd album “It’s A Real Cool Baby” is all set for
    release on the 25th March via Damaged Goods Records. A single from
    the album was released late last year with a brand new one “Real Cool Baby”
    hitting the real and virtual Record Shops on the 29th of last month.
    The yellow vinyl version gets an airing. (It’s my favourite Colour) “What’s In Arm’s
    Attic” makes its long overdue return with me finding a box of Cassette Tapes
    one of which was a live recording by The Family Butcher from the Summer of 1990
    down in Brighton. The Family Butcher were Captain Sensible, Paul Gray, Garrie
    Dreadful and Malcolm Dixon. Obviously I play a couple form it. In hindsight I
    should've run it though my AudioLab to beef up the sound as it does sound a bit
    weedy in places. Even so it's still great to hear. Sticking with live
    recordings The Nomads are up next with a track taken from their Ghost Highway
    Recordings album "El Sol - Live In Madrid". As we approach the final
    furlong Boston's The Black Cheer give us "Everything" from their
    "Sick Gun" album with The Claypool Lennon Delirium, who as the name
    implies features Les Claypool from Primus and Sean Lennon, almost take us over
    the finishing line with their first fruits recording together. However, as I've
    already mentioned it's The Ramones that closes off this week's show.


    1 hr
  • The Paranoid Squirrel ep 484

    So I had it all worked out, Tuesday live Brian

    James and today live Beach Slang. However as you have already worked out this
    is not the case. Instead Richie Ramone is going to fondle your eardrums for the
    next 70 plus minutes and even this was fraught with delays due to work temporarily altering my hours so no lay in for me today or breakfasting with
    friend of the show and Squirrel Associate Arkwright, but most importantly
    instead of today's show going out this morning it's now this evening, unless
    you live on the West Coast of the United States. Anyway Richie Ramone, one of
    only the three surviving Ramones rolled into the UK for the start of his
    European Tour. As I’ve said before Elvis Ramone does not count, if he did he
    wouldn’t be consigned to the DVD extras. Once again Richie is aided and abetted
    by Alex Kane and Clare Misstake from AntiProduct along with Ben Reagan. It’s
    only been a couple of months since CJ Ramone played the same venue with a lot
    of familiar faces from that gig in the audience. It also looks like Marky
    Ramone is all set for some European Action having just signed up Captain Poon
    from Bloodlights as guitarist.  Worryingly
    this year marks the 20th Anniversary of their split. Soon they’ll
    have been gone longer than they were together. The set is exactly what is
    wanted and expected; Ramones classics interspersed with tracks from Richie’s
    last album “Entitled” with even new material from his next album which
    hopefully will be out in May.   

    1 hr 12 min
  • The Paranoid Squirrel ep 483

    I make no apologies for opening this week's show

    off with some Peel Session Motörhead as I should've seen them last night at
    Hammersmith Odeon. Instead I caught up with Brian James at the Hope and Anchor
    who has a track from his "Guitar That Dripped Blood" aired
    afterwards. Staying with the Damned interconnectedness; The Mutants, who
    feature Rat Scabies on drums, are finishing up album number three "Desert
    Sessions" so I play a track from their second album "Tokyo
    Nights" which up until this week I didn't realise had been released.
    Digging deeper into the realms of collaboration, Iggy Pop and Josh Homme have
    teamed up for an album called "Post Pop Depression" and subsequent
    tour, the London date is the same day as The Treatments London date, 13th May.
    Hurrah! Not. Obviously I play the track by them that has already hit the
    interwebs, along with The Treatments first single from their new album
    "Generation Me". However sandwiched in-between them are Headline
    Manic who sport 3/5th of Eddie & The Hotrods and a track from their
    soon-to-be-released album "Rock 'n' Roll Thuggery", Beach Slang who
    I'm seeing tonight down in Brighton and a track from their "The Things We Do To Find People Who Feel Like Us” album with The
    DeRellas the last filling as sadly vocalist Robbie Tart has stepped down from
    the Band. The UK Subs final and 26th album "Ziezo" is in the final throws of being Subsified. A track from it has just
    been unleashed on a suspecting fan base. Of course I play it! Megadeth
    have a brand new album out called "Dystopia". As with Metallica, the
    first three Megadeth albums are, for me untouchable, when it comes to
    aggression and Punk attitude. The playing on "Dystopia" as you expect
    to top notch but the Piss and Vinegar has somewhat been placated. However it
    still hits home as you will hear. Those "Pure Rock Awards" nominees
    and Welsh support band for The Professionals, The Sick Livers have a track from
    when some band members still had Restraining Orders played. New to The Paranoid
    Squirrel Rock Show are German band The Gee Strings and a track from their Ghost
    Highways Recordings album "I'm So Gee". Black Sabbath close the door
    on not only on this week's episode but on their career with a 8 track tour ep.
    Four studio tracks that were recorded for the "13" album but didn't
    make the final track listing and four songs recorded live that did.


    1 hr 1 min
  • The Paranoid Squirrel ep 482

    The

    Rollins Band who are swiftly followed by Iggy Pop start things going this week
    and as I recently saw Henry Rollins in is spoken word capacity I play a five
    minute segment of Mr Rollins pearls of wisdom. The Jack Tars, who up until last
    year were called Deadmen Walking, but still feature Captain Sensible, Slim Jim
    Phantom, Mike Peters and Chris Chaney, have a track off their recent tour CD
    aired. Going a bit mainstream I play some Metallica from “Master Of Puppets” as
    this year it’ll be 30 years old. Meaning it’s been nearly three decades since
    they released a decent album…… Jake Starr and The Delicious Fullness are live
    in session. Unfortunately not with me but WFMU, New Jersey. We then have a bit
    of a Norwegian Fest with firstly Razorbats who Dom Daley of Űber Rock
    turned me onto, with a track from their debut full length release “Camp Rock”.
    Talking of debuts; Märvel those three masked men from Smell City are playing
    their first English/Wales dates which are; The Pipeline, London on the 10th
    March, Hairy Dog, Derby 11th and the 12th sees them at Hard Rock
    Hell in North Wales. Obviously a track from their latest offering “The Hills
    Have Eyes” is played. Rounding up NorFest are Bloodlights with an exclusive
    track taken from their SkullCandy Headphone Promo CD which I picked up in 2008.
    For some reason, probably Blackmail, I have the urge to play some brand
    spanking new Hip Priests, so I do. (The cheque’s in the Post.) Into the home
    stretch its Little Richard morphing into Slade, with The Ruts actually closing
    proceedings.   

    1 hr 1 min
  • The Paranoid Squirrel ep 481

    Having

    been born in Beckenham and lived there, on and off, for the last 30 years David
    Bowie’s life and death had an impact on me. Whilst mainstream Radio Stations
    celebrated his life with great but obvious songs I go for a different approach
    by starting this week’s show with a Davie Jones With The King Bees song before
    going into a Motörhead track from “Bad Magic”. It’s not all doom and gloom with
    The Supersuckers and something from their “Holdin’ The Bag” album. Thee Martian
    Boyfriends are up next with an injection of some Farfisa organ. The Michael
    Monroe Band are bound for the United States next month, so to get our American
    chums in the mood and even more excited a track from “Blackout States” gets an
    airing. The Boys have just released a brand new video to whit I play the audio
    equivalent from “Punk Rock Menopause”. Non PC band Childbirth from Seattle have
    two tracks played one from each of their albums, which are “It’s A Girl” and “Women’s
    Rights”. Slade, who were the first band I got into back in March 1973, have
    that track, which set me on my musical journey played. A band who would be
    right at home in the early to mid 70’s are The
    Admiral Sir Cloudesley Shovell who just so happen to have released a brand new 7”
    on Rise Above Records. Obviously the A-Side gets a good going over. Captain
    Blood, from Denver, Colorado, with their Horror Punk make their debut onto The
    Paranoid Squirrel Rock Show. Turbonegro once again grace the airwaves with
    their latest single which came out last year. Sonny Vincent’s Son,
    Daughter-In-Law and Grandson were involved in a serious Apartment Fire suffering
    50-80% burns, so Sonny has set up a GoFundMe Campaign to help with their
    Medical expenses, which you can donate to Here.
    Ghost Highway Recordings are also chipping in by giving all the proceeds from
    the “Lines On My Mirror” 7”, which I play, to the fund. The Royal Republic are
    the latest band to have a gig that clashes with an already booked ticket.
    (Ghost on March 2nd) Even so I play another new track from their up
    and coming album. AC/DC finish things off this week because.....well just
    because.        


    1 hr 1 min
  • The Paranoid Squirrel ep 480

    Welcome

    to Episode 480 of this The Paranoid Squirrel Mid-Week Special. On this show it’s
    the UK Subs recorded live at the 100 Club as part of the venue’s Resolution
    Festival on Saturday 9th January. The gig was the same day as Lemmy’s
    Funeral Service with Charlie Harper resplendent in a “Don’t Fuck With Lemmy”
    t-shirt with a picture of Mr Kilminster giving the camera the finger. In a
    fitting tribute the band played the first single that got Motörhead onto Top of
    the Pops. The UK Subs were as they always are, fantastic; they came, they saw,
    they rocked and lay waste to all and sundry. New songs from the bands current
    album “Yellow Leader” mixed perfectly with their chart bothering back catalogue
    of classics, as, hopefully, you are just about to hear.

    1 hr 6 min
  • The Paranoid Squirrel ep 479

    My

    battle with Man-flu is the underlining theme on today’s show. On the musical
    front though DENIMGOAT, who sport Danne McKenzie, Nicke Borg, Richie Puzz, Max
    Diesel and Ida Evileye in their ranks have just released a cover of Phil Lynott’s
    “Nineteen” which obviously I play. Can you believe it’s been 30 years since he
    died? Even more worrying is that later on this year it’ll be Cliff Burton’s. Hey!
    Hello! have a track aired from their second album, “Hey! Hello! Too!” which has
    me more than excited. As the latest Classic Rock Magazine reviews Dirtbag
    Republic’s debut album for the second time I feel the need to play something
    off it. Up next are the LLUNATIKS who hail from Villalonga, Spain and a track
    from their “Ultra Rock” album. Then as I’m seeing the UK Subs tonight at the
    100 Club as part of the Resolution Festival I hold my own mini one by playing
    classic tracks from the Anti-Nowhere League, GBH, Discharge, Chelsea and the UK
    Subs. Missing from the Festival were the Damned and or associated former or
    current members, so I redress the situation by playing the last recording that
    Captain, Rat and Paul Gray did together. It’s a riot. There’s a clue for you. As
    the World and her husband are talking about Guns ‘n’ Roses I join in with my
    two pennies worth playing one of their tracks in the process. The Cruel Intensions,
    who feature former Vains of Jenna vocalist Lizzy DeVine, make their second appearance
    on The Paranoid Squirrel Rock Show with their new single. I finish this week’s
    show off with The Heavy Eyes who last fm describe as “psychedelic bluesy rock
    from the delta that sounds similar to a skeleton driving a speed boat on a
    flaming Mississippi River headed back to 1969.” Sold to the man with the snotty
    nose and cough!  


    1 hr 1 min

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