The Paranoid Squirrel

The Paranoid Squirrel Sunday Morning Breakfast Show is now available to Stream and Download. Where you’ll get to hear tracks from these artists; The Hydromatics, Neon Animal, Pink Cigar, Johnny Clayton, The Monkees, The Damned, Professor and the Madman, Hip Priests, Bitch Queens, Motherfuckin’ Motherfuckers, Imperial State Electric, Dead Furies, Guttercats and The Lazys.

On The Paranoid Squirrel Friday Night Rock Show that aired yesterday at 11pm on Rock Radio UK I played tracks from these artists; The Wildhearts, Slim Jim Phantom, The Damned, The Dirty Strangers ft. Bernie Tormé, Imperial State Electric, The Baboon Show, Dead Furies, Gutter Cats, The Sonic Invaders, Vice Squad, Pigs of the Roman Empire and The Lazys.

After hot footing back from seeing Bernie Tormé playing guitar with the Dirty Strangers via The Damned at The Camden Palace, I managed to knock out an hours’ worth of great tunes for you to ingest on The Paranoid Squirrel Rock Show that aired last night at 11pm on Rock Radio UK, that normal Radio Stations would run screaming away from, looking for their “safespace”. Their loss is our gain. Tracks played came courtesy of these artists; Sundrifter, The Dead Boys, Motherfuckin’ Motherfuckers, Jizzy Pearl, Dizzy Reed, The Electric Mess, Captain Sensible, Greybeards, Pigs of The Roman Empire, Dwarves, Jonesy, K7s and the Ramones.

“It’s the weekend, baby, baby it’s the weekend” sang Ginger in The Wildhearts and as an accompaniment to said weekend I’ve just over an hours worth of cool tunes, that originally aired yesterday on The Paranoid Squirrel Rock Show on Rock Radio UK, all ready to Stream or Download. They are, in particular order: Michael Monroe, Andrea Brosio and the White Cloud, Role Models, The Crybabys, Poison Heart, Dead Furies, Hypnos, Turbonegro, Johnny Moped, Gillan, The Damned and Little Caesar.

Once again, I provided an hours’ worth of musical mayhem on Rock Radio UK Friday night. Bands that got my and hopefully your, mojo going included these okes; Smash Fashion, Bernie Tormé, The Stranglers, Professor and the Madman, Giuda, Booji Boys, Bikini Cops, Flash House, The Hip Priests, Backyard Babies, Zeke, Teenage Frames, MCC, The WitchDoktors and the Hellacopters.

Hallelujah! After two weeks of dancing with Mister Green Tissue I finally shook off the cold that’s been laying waste to all and sundry for the last couple of months. To celebrate I lined up some choice cuts from these artists to play on this week’s Paranoid Squirrel Rock Show; Pink Cigar, Neon Animal, The Black Bullets, Johnny Jetson, Razorbats, Real Tears, The Stanleys Dead City Ruins, The Damned, Whacks, The Resistors, The Trousers, Bulletboys and Duncan Reid & the Bigheads.

Still reeling from the “Flu” this week’s Paranoid Squirrel Rock Show that aired on Rock Radio UK last night almost fired on all cylinders. Over the course of the show, tracks by these esteemed and learned artistes were aired; The Ramones, The Rubinoos, Doom Side of the Moon, Audrey Horne, The Scaners, The Hip Priests (World exclusive of the new ep), The Bitch Queens, The Vibes, Turbonegro, The Heavy Metal Kids, Eureka Machines and Professor and the Madman

Well I just about managed to scrape though The Paranoid Squirrel Rock Show last night, fighting off aching joints and a sore throat. Fortunately, all I had to do was press the “Play” and “Stop” buttons, with minimal banter......So no “Freebird (Live)”, “Curtain Call” or an edited version of “Dopesmoker”. Phew! Instead as previously advertised it was tracks from these artists; The Wildhearts, The Methadones, King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, Lure, Burke, Stinson & Kramer, The Vulz, Heavy Drapes, The Boys, The Damned (new single), Professor and the Madman, The Weird Things and The Sin City Sinners.

As it’s the first Paranoid Squirrel Rock Show of 2018 I kicked things off this week with Pilot. Well, obviously it is that song, but as you can play it for only the first 4 weeks of the year, unless you’re Kory Clarke, I thought I’d wheel it out. Up next, it’s some acoustic shenanigans from Role Model Rich Rags who played the Brook in Wallington on the 29th. The Vegan Restaurant and Bar of The Brook is relocating to Mare Street in Hackney on the 19th. However, the Recording Studio is staying put. Jake Starr and the Delicious Fullness have just issued a brand spanking new modtastic 7” for us to enjoy. The a-side is “You Better Run” backed with a live version of “Weed Bus”. Of course, the a-side gets an airing. Jake also crops up on the new Chuck Norris Experiment rarity, compilation CD “Hotter Stuff”; 13 tracks of singles, covers and b-sides. Jake contribution is on the single version of The Misfits cover “Where Eagles Dare” along with HeWhoCanNotBeNamned, but it’s the previously unreleased track that gets played, or is it…..? Discharge recently supported The Misfits over in the US of A. Quite a coup I think you’ll agree. To celebrate I play a live track from their “Live at the City Gardens, New Jersey” album. Well, as there was a strict no Mobile/Cell policy, the chances of seeing or hearing Discharge in their supporting role are going to be slim to none. Straight afterwards I play the Headliners as it would be rude not to. As well as playing at The Parish in Huddersfield on the 17th February as part of the series of Scott Sorry Testimonial/Fund Raising gigs, The Drama Club Rejects are just about to release a new ep on the 20th January called “Anywhere but Here”. Of course I play something from it. As I’ve strayed into fund raising territory, a campaign has been set up for the family of Rev. Jim Forrester bassist from Foghound and Serpents of Secrecy who was shot and killed outside the Baltimore Tattoo Museum where he worked five days before Christmas. A new Foghound track “Keep On Shovelling” that was going to be used as part of an upcoming Split 7” project has been now made available to benefit the family of Rev Jim. It’s one of those “Name Your Price” downloads, so anything you have going spare will be much appreciated. Plus it’s a great song as you will hear. CrashDiet have also just released their first single to feature vocalist number 4, Gabriel Keyes, in the shape and form of “We are the Legion”, it certainly was worth the wait as is the new material from former TigerTailz vocalist Kim Hooker who has amassed a new band called Bare Knuckle Messiahs. Two tracks from the band’s debut album are doing the internet rounds, one of which I play. A new band to me are Diamond Black, although various members, Ben Christo and Justin Lightspeed aren’t. Diamond Black have just released their first foray into singledom with the track “Sorrow”. Impressed, much. For fans of; The Cult, HIM, Judas Priest, ABBA, basically if you like Rock, you’ll like Diamond Black. Probably. I received two e-mails last week, well not only two e-mails but two with music attached. First it was Dead Furies and then it was Sick Boys Revue. As the bands took the trouble to send me music, I take the time and air them. Onto “Re-issue Corner” with The Cavemen and White Boy and the Average Rat Band debut albums getting the 2018 re-mastered treatment. Bonus tracks ahoy! A tune from each takes us up to the one hour mark and the end of this week’s show. Boo and hiss! A quick reference to the bands I play; Pilot, Rich Rags, Jake Starr, Chuck Norris Experiment, Discharge, The Misfits, Drama Club Rejects, Foghound, Crash Diet, Bare Knuckle Messiahs, Diamond Black, Dead Furies, Sick Boys Revue, The Cavemen and White Boy and the Average Rat Band.

I was back, live behind the microphone last night on Rock Radio UK, once more playing an hours’ worth of some Rip Rocking tunes that mainstream radio generally avoids like the plague. Coming up this week on The Paranoid Squirrel Rock Show, as I tried my hardest not to make any mistakes, are tunes from these artists; Dirty Strangers, Brides of Destruction, Rick Parfitt, Walkway, Venom, Lucifer, Robert Pehrsson’s Humbucker, Ky Anto, The Damned (Twice) and Motörhead.

The Paranoid Squirrel Rock Show this week was pre-recorded as I was supposed to be out gigging late; sadly this was postponed until next year due to “Scotty” from The Dirty Strangers suffering a Stroke. Fortunately, he is expected to make a full recovery. As the show was already “In the Can” I left it as it was. So on this week’s show you will hear songs by these artists; The Wildhearts, Birthday Bash Band, (featuring amongst others Bernie Tormé, Alex Kane, Jamie Oliver and Dregen) Daxx & Roxane, Biters, Mary’s Kids, The 69 Eyes, The Ramones, The Damned, Resistors, Dan Vapid and the Cheats, The New York Dolls, The Scaramanga Six and Dodge Main.

On The Paranoid Squirrel Rock Show this week I devoted a whole chunk to live recordings, a chunk, not all. So, be prepared to hear tracks from these Artists; The Dead Identities (not live), Iron Maiden, Black Sabbath, CrashDiet, Ghost, The Damned, Richard Hell and the Voidoids, Gluecifer, The Ramones, Motörhead, Slade, UK Subs (not live) and Hard Action (also not live).

Last night’s Paranoid Squirrel Rock Show which aired on Rock Radio UK at 11pm and featured tracks by these artists is now available to Steam and Download; UK Subs, The Role Models, Michael Monroe, Choke Chains, Last Great Dreamers, The Idol Dead, The Main Grains, Randy Savages, Shush, Warrior Soul, Palace of the King, Professor and the Madman featuring Paul Gray and Rat Scabies, Arvidson & Butterflies and Chris Declercq featuring Lemmy

For the second week in a row this week’s episode was pre-recorded as I was hurrying back from seeing The Michael Monroe Band and the Role Models up at the Dome in Tufnell Park. Songs that I played on Rock Radio UK last night at 11pm came courtesy of these artists; The Sex Pistols, The Ramones, Weird Al Yankovic, Lester Greenowski, Duncan Reid and the Bigheads, Warrior Soul, Electric Boys, UK Subs, Primitive Race, The Damned, Bitch Queens, The Empire Strikes, Scumbag Millionaire, VCPS and Motorhead.

The Paranoid Squirrel Rock Show on Rock Radio UK this week was been pre-recorded; as I had pre-Birthday shenanigans in my local Pizza Express before moving to my nearest Wetherspoon, don’t judge me. Songs that played by these artists whilst I was freezing my nether regions off after being kicked out of the pub and waiting for a 356 to take me home were; Adam Bomb, Steve Conte, Biters, Michael Cassidy, Flaming Sideburns, Gluecifer, The Hellacopters, The Good the bad and the Zugly, Dream Aria, Doll Hazard, UK Subs, Audrey Horne and Borracho.

The Paranoid Squirrel Rock Show that aired yesterday at 11pm on Rock Radio UK and is repeated tomorrow morning at 2am, is now available to Stream and Download. Where you’ll hear me playing and discussing tracks by these artists; Turbonegro, The Hip Priests, Maximum RNR, The Nomads, The Dahlmanns, Faith No More, Metallica, John Dissed, The Dead Furies, The Hamburg Ramones, The Why Oh Whys, Mojave Lords and The Wildhearts.

“Loaded like freight train, flying like an aeroplane” that was The Paranoid Squirrel Rock Show last night on Rock Radio UK, where I cued up tracks by these artists; The Ramones, Johnny Thunders, Razorbats, Von Hertzen Brothers, LA Guns ft Bernie Tormé, The Dictators, The Kult 45s, Jesper Binzer, Olli Herman, Michael Kane and the Morning Afters, The Fuzillis and Kaato

The Paranoid Squirrel Rock Show, this week, should’ve been a much more relaxed affair, as hadn’t spent the day bombing up and down various Motorways, then catching up with School chums, keeping one eye on the time. Unfortunately, I cocked up twice; No 1 cock up was that I didn’t set the balance right, so if you listened in live things got loud and then things got not so loud. It’s all sorted now for the stream and Download. Cock up No 2 was that I said that Johnny Moped were playing live at the 100 Club on the 8th March, he’s not. It’s the 9th. Luckily an astute listener sent me a text telling me of my faux pas so I was able to correct myself later on in the programme. However, I still managed to play tracks from these artists on my Rock Radio UK slot which aired last night at 11pm (GMT); Adam West, Borracho, Channel 43, Jake Starr and The Delicious Fullness, Motörhead, Johnny Moped, The Professionals, Robin Black, Maximum RNR, The Hip Priests, Royal Republic, Michael Monroe and Husker Du.

Well I succeeded in travelling down to Poole and back and meeting up with old School chums yesterday evening managing to broadcast The Paranoid Squirrel Rock Show that went out at 11pm without a hitch. Artists that I played were; The Hellacopters, The Peckham Cowboys, Jaimz-Vokins, Chelsea, The Ramones, Main Grains, The Sex Pistols, The Damned, Jesse Malin, Bee Bee Sea, Wild Evel and the Trashbones, Pussycat and the Dirty Johnsons, Deep and Billy Momo.

No e-mails, no texts, so it looks like last night’s show on Rock Radio UK went off all right. Although to balance things out, as I ran short on last week’s show, I over ran on this week’s. Not that you’d have known if you listened in live as I skilfully faded things out at the appointed time. So, if you Stream or Download yesterday’s show you’ll be treated to a whole 2 ½ minutes of extra music. That includes; Smack, Justin and the Unclean, The Supersuckers, The Crybabys, Role Models, Hardcore Superstar, Derwood Andrews, Sonic Screamers, The Professionals, Indonesian Junk, The Routes, The Cherry Dolls, Broken Bones and Metallica.

So, two of the Invacar wheels fell off on last night’s show; I played the wrong side of a single, I realised my error whilst it was playing so apologised when it finished and I miss timed the length of the show, leaving me to ad-lib for 1 minute and 15 minutes. It’s not pretty. However, the previous 58 minutes and 45 seconds more than make up for it with The Damned, Mink Daggers, The Fellow Reptiles, Sulo, The DeRellas, The Electric Shakes, The Curse, The Lords of Altamont, Jo Dog & the Desperados, The Schizophonics, Mean Motor Scooter, Amplified, The Cherry Dolls and The Hellacopters occupying my Rock Radio UK time slot.

Another week has ended and to help you while away time, I’ve an hours’ worth of tunes to impart on The Paranoid Squirrel Rock Show this week that originally aired on Friday 6th October at 11pm on Rock Radio UK. Expect to hear tracks from these bands; Motörhead, UFO, Dead Furies, Plastic Tears, Michael Monroe, Dead Boys, Doctors of Madness, Suicide Bombers, Backstreet Girls, Helldivers, Evo/Algy and The Dollyrots

It’s Saturday and for some, yesterday was Payday. So, whilst you are thinking what to spend your hard-earned cash on over the next couple of days, have a listen to The Paranoid Squirrel Rock Show that aired on Rock Radio UK yesterday at 11pm for, as usual, a whole hour’s worth of music that you should hear on the radio but don’t. Lined up this week are tracks from these artists; The Ramones, The Heartbreakers, Duncan Reid and the Big Heads, Dirty Fences, The Singles, The Darkness, The Bronx, The Wildhearts, M rvel, WolfWolf, Escobar, The Dahlmanns, The Stanleys, The Crazy Squeeze and Grave Pleasures.

Last night’s show was sponsored by Night Nurse, Kleenex Tissues and copious amounts of Jameson, as I had “Man-flu”. I soldiered on, putting aside the achy joints and mild sore throat, to bring you a veritable smorgasbord of cool old and new tunes. The whole shebang is now, obviously, available to stream or Download where you will hear tracks from; Edwin Starr, Sonny Vincent, Captain Sensible, David Bowie, The Shadows of Knight, Peter and the Test Tube Babies, Oh! Gunquit, The Heavy Metal Kids, Last Great Dreamers, The Main Grains, Warrior Soul, Von Hertzen Brothers and the Foo Fighters.

In a packed programme which aired last night on Rock Radio UK, I played tracks from these artists; The Dirty Strangers, Dirty Fences, Razorbats, The DeRellas, The Hip Priests, The Dead Boys, The Damned, Craggy Collide, Four King Ace, Deathtraps, Jerry Williams, Danny Frye & The Devil Dolls, The Loyalties, The Professionals and Dig Deeper

On The Paranoid Squirrel Rock Show which aired yesterday at 11pm on Rock Radio UK, I played songs from these bands; The Hellacopters, The Fiascos, GBH, Motörhead, Danko Jones, Reptile Tongue, Ghost, LA Guns, The Quireboys, The Black Bullets, Tunguska, Asomvel, Time To Kill and The Vibrators.

As I was back behind the microphone at the requisite time, that was 11pm last night on Rock Radio UK, I was able to play, on Episode 568 of The Paranoid Squirrel Rock Show, tracks from these learned artists; The Hydromatics, The Volcanics, The Objects, Grave Pleasures, The Black Bullets, Tunguska (featuring me on Bass…), Sloppy Seconds, Dangerbird, Satan’s Little Helpers, Johnny Moped, Marvel, The Fiascos, Shark Island, Spread Eagle and Junkyard. Although I miss judged my timings and had to fade out Junkyard’s live cover of Girlschool’s “Emergency” who were aided and abetted by two Fiascos. Fortunately, that was only on Rock Radio UK. Here you get the who shebang!

As I had to be up at the Underworld in Camden for 6:30 last night I had to dump the car and use the train. This means I got home after 11’o clock, the time I should’ve be Broadcasting, even if the curfew was 10’o clock. So I pre-record this week’s Paranoid Squirrel Rock Show, which aired at 11’o clock on Rock Radio UK yesterday. The bands that you will hear on this week’s show are; Kid Slug, The Blue Carpet Band, Calva Louise, White Ape, The Fiascos, The Empty Page, Ming City Rockers, Sly Persuaders and Los Pepes. All of which I saw last Saturday at The Windmill in Brixton. Basically, it’s my review of The Summer Weird Sin.

Hitting the airwaves at 11pm Fridays, with a repeat Sunday mornings at 2am, I once again played a whole slurry, if not slew, of great tunes on Rock Radio UK, that you can now stream or Download, that included tracks by these okes; Venom INC, Blackmore’s Night, The Scaramanga Six, Role Models, Nicotine Pretty, Johnny Moped, The Damned, Thunderstick, Danny B. Harvey And Annie Marie Lewis, Kenny, Kenny, Oh, Oh, The Clamps, The Wildhearts and AntiProduct.

Last night’s Paranoid Squirrel Rock Show on Rock Radio UK seemed to go without incident. On it I played tracks from these artists; Suicidal Tendencies, The Damned, Dead Cross, Penetration, Råttanson, The Chelsea Smiles, The New York Dolls, Kadavar, The Yorkshire Rats, Richie Ramone, Derrick Anderson, The Darts (US), Numb and Motörhead.

After hotfooting it back from seeing Richie Ramone at The Underworld I managed to play tracks from these artists on The Paranoid Squirrel Rock Show which originally aired on Rock Radio UK on the 4th August; The Objects, Grande Royale, Eight Rounds Rapid, Neon Animal, The Black Bombers, The Blue Carpet Band, Marky Ramone, The Rolling Stones, The Rousers, (NL) Grave Pleasures, CJ Wildheart, M.O.D., Bloodclot and The Smoggers.

On The Paranoid Squirrel Rock Show this week that aired yesterday at 11pm (BST) on Rock Radio UK, I played tracks from these artists; The Heck, Leadfoot Tea, Electric Boys, Lords of Altamont, Electric Shakes, Suicide Bombers, The Professionals, Adam West, Johnny Moped, Motörhead, The Ramones, Yoko Ono, The Idol Dead and Mike Kane & the Morning Afters.

On this 10th Anniversary of The Paranoid Squirrel Rock Show that originally aired on Rock Radio UK on the 21st July, I play songs by these artists; The Hydromatics, The Ramones, Biters, Charlie Harper, The Vibrators, Status Quo, The Damned, Cheetah Chrome, The Dictators NYC, Märvel, LA Guns and Resistors.

On The Paranoid Squirrel Rock Show this week I air tracks by these esteemed artists; Casanovas, Brian James, The Brutalists, Steppenwolf, Asomvel, CJ Wildheart, Nicotine Pretty, Flame Pilots, Shush, The Loyalties, Role Models, The Heavy Metal Kids and Vert:x

It’s that time of week, once again, where I inform you which artists I played on The Paranoid Squirrel Rock show that aired on Rock Radio UK at 11pm yesterday; Edouard-Leon Scott de Marinville, Pat Todd & The Rank Outsiders, Peter Perrett, Supasonic Fuzz, Thee Wylde Oscars, Professor and the Madman, Barrio Tiger, Kris Rodgers & The Dirty Gems, The Randy Savages, Flash House, Scumbag Millionaire, New York Dolls and the MC5

You know the score, you know the drill; at 11pm last night I played songs from these artists on Rock Radio UK which you can now stream or Download. The Hellacopters (live), Rat Scabies, Michael Monroe, The Stranglers, MC5, Nicotine Pretty, The Fiascos, Los Pepes, The Godfathers, Steppenwolf, Admiral Sir Cloudesley Shovell, Barb Wire Dolls and Helldivers.

On The Paranoid Squirrel Rock Show this week that aired yesterday on Rock Radio UK I played tracks from these artists; Lords of Altamont, The Hip Priests, The Damned, No Use For a Name, The Menzingers, Motörhead (twice), The Ramones, Michael Monroe, Toyah, Bernie Tormé, Cheap Trick, Ratbones, and The Pleasure Fuckers.

On The Paranoid Squirrel Rock this week, that aired yesterday on Rock Radio UK, I played tracks from these artists. Julian Cope, Helldivers, Doyle, Time To Kill, Anti Nowhere League, Ruts DC, The Idol Dead, Ian Person, Grande Royale, Strängen, J.J. & The Real Jerks, Pink Cigar, Neon Animal and The Ramones.

On this week’s show, I’ll be looking back at last Saturday’s Camden Rocks Festival. Giving you my considered opinion on whom I saw. Which included; The Idol Dead, Fierce Ideas, Zodiac Mindwarp, Royal Republic, Lupus-Dei, The Professionals, Orange Goblin and The Damned. Obviously, illustrating my thoughts, I play tracks from the above bands.

On this week’s Paranoid Squirrel Rock Show, after I’d exited The Crobar as it was The Squirrel’s Birthday, I soberly played tracks from these artists; Ginger Wildheart (The Sonic Graffiti), Iggy & The Stooges, The Curse, Archie and the Bunkers, Jyrki 69, Company of Wolves (Steve Conte), Mary’s Kids, The Control Freaks, The Riven, The Dahmers, Rainbow (twice) and Roger Waters.

On this week’s Paranoid Squirrel Rock Show I play tracks from these artists; Rene Berg, Michael Monroe, Chuck Berry, The Chuck Norris Experiment, Little Steven, Muto, Biters, The Give-Outs, Bloodlights, Los Pepes, Duncan Reid and The Bigheads and Time To Kill.

Reports of The Paranoid Squirrel Rock Show’s demise have been greatly exaggerated, with me playing tracks from these artists/bands last night on Rock Radio UK at 11pm, which now you can also hear, download. Ginger, Andy McCoy, Blondie, Killer Hearts, Magazine, Harry Styles, Goo Goo Dolls, Danzig, Lupus-Dei, Bulletproof and Doctors of Madness.

On this week’s The Paranoid Squirrel Rock Show which originally aired at 11pm (BST) on Friday 12th May on Rock Radio UK I spun tracks by these artists; Slade, Die Toten Hosen (twice, with one featuring Johnny Moped), Tiger Army, Professor and the Madman (In a World exclusive I play a brand new track featuring Rat Scabies and Paul Gray), The Bitten, The Suicide Commandos, Toads of the short Forest, Motörhead, The Ramones, Pink Floyd, Bob Wayne, and Snakecharmer.

Artistes that I play on this week’s show are: Johnny Thunders, Last Great Dreamers, The Quireboys, Rich Rags (Role Models), The Phobics, The Anita Chellemah Band, HeadAche, The Dahmers, Fierce Ideas, The Damned

Time…..I haven’t got any, well not enough for comprehensive show notes this week. Instead here is a list of great bands/artists you will find on this week’s Paranoid Squirrel Rock Show that aired at 11pm (BST) on Rock Radio UK last night. Playboy Manbaby, The Damned, The Candy Snatchers, The Lords of the New Church, Black Bombers, Roger Waters, St. Phillip's Escalator, (sic) Ruben Vine, The Bitch Queens, The Travoltas, Danzig, Junkyard, The King Blues and Iron Maiden.

A new band to The Paranoid Squirrel are The Black Angels who are first up this week with a track from their “Death Song” LP. The Chuck Norris Experiment have covered an Adam West track on their up and coming “Chück Me!” album that has also just been released as a 7” which of course I play. Swiftly following on are Jake Starr and the Delicious Fullness as Jake used to be the throatalist with Adam West. Peter Perrett, singer with The Only Ones, is just about to release his first solo album “How the West was Won”, the title track of which I play. TV Eye, a band that Duran Duran owes a couple of their hits to, have just released an album of studio and rehearsal material recorded between 1977-78, amongst their ranks are Dave Kusworth (The Jacobite’s), Dave Twist (The Black Bombers) and Andrew Wickett (Duran Duran). Of course, I play something from it. Over Easter Flash House, Scumbag Millionaire, Bitch Queens and The Hip Priests set off for a four date Tourette dubbed “The Furious, faultless, four headed sexed up, revved up Rock ‘n’ Roll revue that’s guaranteed to lose money” because you could see all four bands, two which had been flown in from foreign climes, for a fiver. And to lose them even more money; the first ten people through the door, at each gig, got a 12-track tour ep for free. Naturally a track form each band is played. Straight after The Hip Priests I play some Body Count. I’ve never really been into them. I think naively I shied away because of Ice-T’s Rap connection. It’s not a bad album to be honest, the Slayer medley sounded like Slayer with Ice-T on vocals, it all right but I was expecting something else/more. In a great piece of linkage, I managed to play the new Black Bullets single whilst talking about early curfews. South African based band Four King Ace, think about it, have a track played from their debut album “Never Aim to Please” but it’s Crazy Lixx and a track from their 5th and new album “Rough Justice” that ends this week’s show.

I was royally irked and perturbed this week, so The Damned with their Stooges cover gets me back on an even keel. The source of my irkdom was The Beatles and the re-release of “Sgt Pepper” as an anniversary 6-disc affair. To illustrate my point, I play a track by the fab-four that I’m sure you are all familiar with but it’s the version that you are meant to hear. For the third week in a row I play some Michael Monroe because I can. Die Toten Hosen come crashing in next with their brand-new single. Dirtbag Republic’s second album was released last Friday and even though I’ve already played a couple of tracks from it, I air a third. One the live front; just before last week’s show was Broadcast I popped up to the Borderline just off Charing Cross Road to see one of the UK residences most under-rated guitarist in the shape and form of Bernie Tormé. I had such a good time that I went and saw him the next day down in Brighton. I play a track from his “Punk or What?” CD that was unexpectedly played down in Brighton. Staying with my live sorties Tuesday saw me up at the Blackheart in Camden to see former Boys bassist Duncan Reid and the Big Heads play with support from SpizzEnergi and the Role Models. A track from Duncan’s new album “Bombs Away” along with the new SpizzEnergi single and a song from the Role Models “Forest Lawn” album are therefore played. For no other reason than its Motörhead I play a track form their “1916” album. I got a Facebook message last Saturday recommending that I check out Stacey Crowne from Cologne, so I did and was mightily impressed so much so I play you a high-energy rock track for your consideration. Up next, it’s Bloodlights with their new single taken from the forthcoming “Pulling No Punches” CD with Sator winding up this week’s show with a track from their 1998 “Musical Differences” album.

A track from one of the great lost NYC albums of the mid to late 1970’s starts this week’s show off. I’m talking The Victims and “Real Wild Child” here. Then two, that’s right TWO tracks from The Chuck Norris Experiment come hurtling in. One taken from the “Ghost Highways” 8” ep and t’other from their “Chück Me!” album which is due out on the 5th May. The Connection released a covers album late last year a track from which I air which is swiftly followed by The Methadones and a song from their covers LP. Up next are three songs from three bands that now feature ex Sick Livers members; Deathtraps, TenPlusOne and The Broken Bones Gentlemen's Club. Piggyback Riders are are new band to me but three if their members aren’t; Sulo from The Crunch and Diamond Dogs, Idde Schultz also from The Crunch and Chris Spedding, from Chris Spedding. The band released yesterday an album of Americana called “Midnight at the Tenth of Always”. Of course, I play a track from it. Sharing Management with Piggyback Riders are Billy Momo, whose last album “Seven Rivers Wild” came out last year, are according to their bio “a Swedish 7-piece band whose musical roots run deep in the soil of the rural American South as well as cruising the big city streets, combining bluesy feel with gritty sounds and greasy grooves.” It’s a great album, so much so that I’ll be seeking out their other releases. Grande Royale’s have released a new track from their soon to be out album which of course gets an airing. Michael Monroe released yesterday a brand new song called “One Foot Outta The Grave” and it is seriously good and thanks to its writer, Rich Jones, who sent it to me earlier this week I most definitely play it. Now go buy it! I saw Royal Republic up at the Electric Ballroom last Saturday. They are a great live band, always have been, but now mainstream Rock fans are cottoning on. Just great all round entertainers who unexpectedly covered Iron Maiden’s “Fear of the Dark”, which I, being the audio historian that I am, recorded and share with you. White Reaper have just released an album called “The World's Best American Band”. Are they right or telling porkies....? Finishing things off this week are The Clamps with another tune from their “Bend, Shake, Swallow” LP.

First broadcast on Rock Radio UK at 11pm 31-03-17 My favourite Discharge track will kick this week’s show off, which will be swiftly be followed by a track from The Clamps new album “Blend, Shake, Swallow”. On the single front, I’ll be playing new ones from Tommy and the Rockets, The Dahlmanns and Blasting Fondas. If you sign up to Michael Monroe’s mailing list, you’ll be able to download an exclusive live track as a reward/incentive. Obviously, I did, with the fruits being played just before I air the Remu and the Hurriganes track that features Michael from the “Electric Play” album. Los Pepes have a third track from their up and coming “Let’s Go” CD aired with the debut single from Nicotine Pretty getting, the world’s second radio play. Nicotine Pretty, for those of you who are unaware feature one Ginge Knievel formerly of the Sick Livers. Up next it’s The Telephone Lovers before I regale my trip up the Underworld on Wednesday to see Enuff Z’Nuff with support from Venrez, who I play. That’s Venrez not Enuff Z’Nuff. Then I’m going to play another new track from the Biters new album “The Future Ain’t What It Used to Be” which hints of the Rubinoos and to underline this I’m going to play the song in question but a live cover from the Hellacopters, who have just parted company with bassist Kenny. An acoustic song performed by Gary Lammin from the Bermondsey Joyriders recorded last Saturday at Raven Retail in Beckenham is the song that will take us up to the hour mark and the end of this week’s show.

First Broadcast on Rock Radio UK at 11pm 24-03-17 Back in the comfort of the studio for this week’s show with Gluecifer the first band out of the blocks as a tribute to those of us who travel to foreign climes to see bands play live. Then once again it’s the Backyard Babies because…..well, just because. Hey! Hello! are up next which leads nicely into Lupus Dei who feature The Rev and Toshi from the aforementioned Hey! Hello! A band that I meant to play last week if the traffic was bad was Junkyard and a track from the band’s first new album in something like 25 years. That track of course gets played this week. Thanks to Rock Radio UK’s DJ Dropbox folder I have discovered Freedom Fuel from Helsinki. To me their album “Happy People” remains me of The Soundtrack of our Lives playing Ghost, or vice versa. Hard Action have a new single out for us to enjoy, either in ones and zeros or as a limited 7”. I play the digital version. Having already played the new A side from The Fiascos latest offering I opt to play the double A side. No exclusivity at all. I’m missing the Hip Priest playing live up at the Nambucca tonight, I know, sad times, so I play two tracks from them. Both the same, one featuring Gary X-Ray from the lost version of “Full Tilt Bullshit” and the other that we all know and love with Nathan Von Cruz. The Bitch Queens will be one of the bands supporting the Hip Priests during their Easter weekend campaign which I’ll be at London and Brighton dates. The band at the beginning of May will be releasing their third LP “L.O.V.E.”. Which I have……..A single from the album is due to be released in April which I air. Ryan Hamilton & the Traitors are just about to launch a “Fan Club” site not to dissimilar to Ginger’s GASS project, which sounds great. To underline it I play another track from their/his soon to be released “Capital Spirits - an acoustic evening - Live in London” album. A new band to find their way to The Paranoid Squirrel Drey are The Clamps and I think over the coming weeks/months tracks from their new album “Blend, Shake, Swallow” are going to be played on a regular basis. Starting this evening. Rounding off this week’s show are Bullet Proof Lovers with a tune from “Shot Through The Heart” which had me falling over myself to get once I’d read Dom Daley’s Uber Rock review.