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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-Hollywood Brat Brady survives in the band from those days. After the London SS I wandered up the road from Dingwalls to see Alive With Eyes who were playing the downstairs Bar at The Barfly. The band are a four piece London based band that are stupidly young, I’m sure all of them are still at Secondary School. However for a young band they certain know all about Power Pop. Doubling back on myself I head for The Crowndale to see The DeRellas but never make it as I get side tracked by classic era Quireboy and sometime Peckham Cowboy Bassist Nigel Mogg and together we put the world to rights before watching ex Cherry Bombz vocalist Anita Chellamah along with Timo Kalito and his son play The Cuban. Following on straight after is the first of three sets from Ginger Wildheart who feature GWB drummer Ai on Tambourine and Toshi on acoustic Bass. Technically difficulties result in 15 minutes of Tambourine, Bass and vocals only with The Cuban crowd leading the vocals. Timo and Nigel re-emerge along with Marc Eden for some serious South London Action as The Peckham Cowboys. It’s the turn of The Dublin Castle to acquire my feet as I see Black Foxxes who were recommended to me by their Record label Boss and my one time employer. The Pacific Northwest meets Devon. Reckless Love are up next at The Electric Ballroom and as much as I think their new album “InVader” sounds like a demo/work in progress CD, live I think the band are at the top of their game. I forgot how stupidly hot The Proud Gallery could become as I waited for the third and final Ginger Wildheart set. Fortunately the Kettling Policy of last year had been rescinded. This time around Ginger had no guitar issues and even managed to get Ai to play a cymballess drum kit for “Suckerpunch”. Former Wildheart Bassist Danny McCormack’s new band The Main Grains were up next and hearing Danny play reminded me how much I’ve missed seeing him live. Camden Rocks highlight of the moment? Ginger and Danny giving each other a great big hug. My last port of call was back at The Cuban for The Godfathers with Black Bombers and Walter Lure Bassist Darren Birch standing in for the currently unavailable Chris Coyne. The Godfathers were for me, thee band of this year’s Camden Rocks.

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 Biters with a track from “It’s All Chewed Up OK”, which is swiftly followed by Black Explosion who count former Dollhouse member Chris Winter in their ranks with a track taken from their new album “Atomic Zod War”. Wales is out next port of call for some Helen Love who Classic Rock describes as the “Welsh Ramones”. But are they right? Thanks to Billy Hopeless of The Black Halos who shared the link on FaceBook, Dee Dee Ramone is up next with his tribute to Metallica. I kid you not! Then Ratt Face come crashing in with a track taken from their new album “Motorpsycho” and yes when I first got it I thought Motorpsycho had released a new album called “Ratt Face”. Hot on the heels of last week’s outing of “Golden Black” by The Hip Priests I play the other track on the band’s latest and in my opinion greatest, just released 7”. Keeping it Glunk; The Razorbats from Norway have a track from their latest three track ep “This Is High” aired before I move over to Paris for some Iron Lizards and something from their “Red” ep. Sticking with animals I play another new track from The Monkees new album “Good Times”. In a Paranoid Squirrel Rock Show World Exclusive I play the first fruits from the Fiascos. “Who are The Fiascos?” I hear you cry. Well it’s what happens when four guys buy the cheapest, highest volume Wine know to budget supermarkets and after just one rehearsal go and support CJ Wildheart in Hoxton at the end of February playing all originals. The band members are nearly all familiar to this show in the form of Richie Hudson, Keef Gibbs and Robin Guy who can also be found in Brijitte West as her Desperate Hopefuls and previously Kitty Hudson, with Robin also playing drums for Sham 69, Rachel Stamp, Bernie Tormé and even Faith No More. New, as yet unmet, member is bassist Ben from Spizzenergi. The band claim to be like Motörhead let loose in a Sweetshop…..Michael Kane from The Cheap Cassettes has just released his second solo single with some help from fellow Cheap Cassette Kevin Parkhurst on drums, obviously I play it. Up next it’s Petter Baarli from The Backstreet Girls with a track from his just released his new solo album “Frankly My Dear, I Don’t Give A Damn!”. Joining Petter are some heavyweight helpers in the form of his brother and original drummer in The Backstreet Girls Bjorn along with Ed Tudorpole, Glen Matlock, Paul Rooney-Angel, Honest John Plain and Casino Steel. In a complete mix up, I miss read a band name, discovering the Belgium band The Backseat Angels in the process and their debut album “Saturday Night Shakes”. Information on The Backseat Angels is scarce but I have discovered that the band are into Sweet, Slade, The Boys, The Undertones and The Knack. On that basis I got the album and share a track with you. Winding up this week’s show is former Soundtrack of our Lives vocalist Ebbot Lundberg and the Indigo Children who are playing The Half Moon in Putney on the 25th June and a track from their debut album “For The Ages To Come”.

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 Albert Hall, pointed me in the direction of Mink Daggers and Rough Kids. A track from each band is therefore aired. The Ramones debut album is getting the “40th Anniversary Box-set” treatment so I get carried away tripping over myself to order it from the most expensive site I could find. Of course to illustrate this a Ramones tune is played. Staying in NYC; D-Generation are all set to release their first new album since 1999s “Through The Darkness”. “Nothing Is Anywhere” is due to hit the real and virtual record stores on July 29th and features the classic line-up of Jesse Malin, who I’ll seeing at The Borderline on the 15th July, Howie Pyro, Richard Bacchus, Danny Sage and Michael Wildwood. 13 tracks of well, what D-Generation do best and to prove it I play a track from said album. Swiftly following D-Generation are The Outside Hours who hail from Barcelona and a song from their “Devil’s Right Hand” CD. More new music and Ulysses’ “Law And Order” LP is out next Friday which is guaranteed to keep you “Smiling”. After an absence of maybe one or two years, sorry I mean weeks The Hip Priests have released yet another new single. Of course I play one of the two tracks in question and to be honest this is the finest couple of tunes the band has put out. Adam Bomb’s gear is no longer “Stranded” in Mainland Europe having successful crowd funded enough money to have sent back to the States. In recognition I air an Adam Bomb track which he has just shot a video to. Back to new music and The Claypool Lennon Delirium, who feature Les Claypool from Primus and Sean Lennon, Neil Diamond’s Nephew have a tracked played from their debut album “Monolith of Phobos”. Mrs A. thinks they sound like “Syd era Pink Floyd if he’d taken even more hallucinogenic drugs.” Watts new album “The Black Heart Of Rock ‘n’ Roll” is due out on the 10th June and to get you in the mood I play a track from it. Wrapping this week’s show up is a track from an album that is already out by one day which comes courtesy of the Black Bombers self-titled debut. Enjoy.

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 then a quick trip over the pond to NYC for The Threads then we return home to Abandon Cause and a track from their debut ep. New singles from Turbonegro and Imperial State Electric unfortunately don’t live up to my expectations. I play them anyway to see if it’s just me. Radio Birdman, who are over here in Dear Olde Blighty next month, have their Record Store Day 7” aired. I recently read that great swaths of Phil “Philthy Animal” Taylor’s personal effects were being auctioned off in the States. Surely the estates of Lemmy, Phil and even Würzel could’ve got together for a Motörhead Museum? Obviously a Motörhead track is played which is swiftly followed by The Hydromatics with the very first track I played on Episode 1 of The Paranoid Squirrel Rock Show. As Hey! Hello! have announced Hollis replacement, I was surprised in a “I didn’t see that coming” kind of way, I play a track from “Hey! Hello! Too!” which will soon be re-worked, re-recorded with additional songs. The Ruts DC have a stonkingly good new single out which I play, with the last song this week coming from Andy Shernoff written about Joey Ramone who would’ve been 65 on the 19th May.

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 Company who I’d not heard of before. A track of theirs is obviously played. Johnny Hayward of über Rock notoriety post a link on Facebook to The Lovesicks BandCamp site which I followed and thoroughly enjoyed what I heard. To whit I share a song with you. Making a rare appearance on the show are The Damned...who are swiftly followed by the Anti-Nowhere League and The Living End. As Cheetah Chrome has just announced some European dates with The Knobs as his backing band, who comprise of basically The Hydromatics (minus Nicke and Scott), I play a track from his “Alive In Detroit” CD. Keeping in the “Classic Punk Artist” vein, I play a track from The Last Ditches debut album “Spilt Milk”. The Last Ditches are; Walter Lure, Binky Philips, Randy Pratt and Bobby Rondinelli, a veritable pedigree of awesomeness. The Stonewall Orchestra impress me with a track off their soon to be released “The Machine The Devil & The Dope” album with this week’s show ending with a Hanoi Rocks track in tribute to Tarzan/OldFashionEd who sadly left us this week. *Not strictly true as you will hear

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 Re@ction. If you like The Damned and Johnny Thunders Reaction will tick all the right boxes. Talking of “Boxes”; Goo Goo Dolls have just released an album of that name, no pun intended, to me it sounds like Coldplay. I’m not going to knock Goo Goo Dolls for their musically direction as they’ve more than earned the right to play and record whatever they like. Unfortunately, as you know, they stopped doing it for me after “A Boy Named Goo”, to whit I play a track from that album. Los Pepes and Black Bombers both have new albums or in the case of Black Bombers debut album all set for release so to get you in the mood I play a track from each. Squirrel favourite guitarist Adam Bomb is having to hang up Pink Gibson and return to the States to become a full-time Father. Unfortunately all Adam’s gear is based in mainland Europe. To help with getting all his amps and cabs back home a crowd funding campaign has been set up. https://www.gofundme.com/adambomb $3,500 is needed with $2,900 already raised. It would be great if you could all spare a few quid for him. Top bloke, top guitarist. The Hellacopters have recorded a new 12”. That’s right a brand new record, well when I say new the tracks in question were written in 1996 but never given the studio treatment. Of course I play one of them! The Chuck Norris Experiment have just released a limited live CD that was recorded by yours truly. However I play a studio track by them that’s on the live album. Up next it’s The Black Halos who I think should release a live album, Rich’s Birthday gig anyone.....? Because I missed seeing The Admiral Sir Cloudesley Shovell supporting Guida at The Underworld last Wednesday (an allergic reaction to a Fir Tree, I kid you not) I play a track form their “Check em Before You Wreck em” album. Talking of gigs I play The Professionals as their Shepherds Bush Empire gig has been moved to the Islington Academy from the 19th May to 23rd June. Not that I’m going to go unless it’s on the guest list as the ticket price is rather on the steep side. IMHO. Finishing this week’s show off is AC/DC who have been in the spotlight regarding Axl Rose replacing Brian Johnson. I think it’s a brilliant move but seem to be in the minority....

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 Cool Baby”. Bernie Tormé and The Electric Gypsies are up next and I make a tendinous link between him and the next band who are The Main Grains. A track from their debut ep “Don’t Believe Everything You Think” is aired. The UK Subs have just released their 26th and final album “Ziero” and what a great way to sign off making albums. Fret not the band will still be recording eps and singles. For the sole reason that I’ve been humming it over the course of the last few days I play an Iron Maiden track from their debut album. Then after I reveal how I avoided a Hospital Waiting Queue the new single from Beat The Drag is played. Dizzy Mizz Lizzy have just released a new album, to whit I play a “Live In The Studio” track from it. I then turn my attention to fellow Danes D-A-D who on Wednesday played in Islington under the “Riskin’ It All For The Pilgrims” banner. The Monkees are about to release their first new album since 1996 “Justus”. “Good Times!” features songs by XTC's Andy Partridge, as well as Noel Gallagher and Paul Weller. Obviously I play something from it with Discharge and a track from their new album “End Of Days” closing things off for this week. Where else are you going to hear a UK Hardcore band straight after the world’s first and best manufactured Boy Band?

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.

“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.

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.

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!

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”.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.....

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………

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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!

I don’t think that any of us thought that at the start of 2016 we would be mourning the loss Lemmy, but we are. Motörhead are now just one step away from being just like The Ramones; no one from the bands first recording experience can tell us, firsthand, what was like. Let’s hope that last step is a great number of years away. To celebrate the Birth and Demise of one of my three bands that I can’t live without, I start this week’s show off the very first song from the very first Motörhead gig recorded at the Roundhouse on July 1975 with Lucas Fox on drums and Larry Wallis on guitar before going into the very last song from the very last Motörhead concert in Berlin on the 11th December 2015. Yes I do play other bands apart from Motörhead; up next is a new track from Anthrax’s new album “For All Kings” then as I cocked their name up on last week’s show, or did I? Helldivers from Sweden are once again brought to the fore. As promised on Episode 477 two Johnny Thunders tracks, one each from the Remarquable Records 10”’s are aired. One features Paul Gray and Steve Nicol and the other Phil Lynott. Then Liverbox from Finland make their welcome debut onto The Paranoid Squirrel who are then swiftly followed by Joy Division. A band I’ve gone all happy dance over are Beach Slang from Philadelphia. They remind me of The Goo Goo Doll circa “Superstar Carwash” and “Hold Me Up” in other words before the Dolls went shit. Two of the bands albums were very quickly purchased with a track from “Broken Thrills” making it onto the show. The last track of the first Paranoid Squirrel Rock Show of 2016 goes to Snowy Dunes (Or do I sneak a bonus Lemmy track in right at the end?) who Combined 60's Garagey Psychadelia with 70's riff-rock and a hint of love for the early 90's stoner scene.

Welcome to Episode 477 of The Paranoid Squirrel Rock Show which is also the last of 2015. Kicking off this “Back To The Studio” affair is a seasonal Ulysses, who also crop up later in the hour in a non-seasonal way. But before we get to that The Backyard Babies who are swiftly followed by early Johnny Thunders & The Heartbreakers really get things going. Then it’s a Radio 1 in session track from The Damned still featuring Algy Ward but showcasing a tune that will appear on their Paul Gray forth album. The first new song of this week’s show comes courtesy of The Class of 76 who feature Barrie Masters, Steve Nicol from Eddie & The Hot Rods, Members and Vibrators guitarist Nigel Bennett and bassist Russ Strutter formerly of Wilko Johnson. Helldivers from Sweden sent me an mp3 of their latest single which I obviously air as it’s rather good in a Detroit Garage kind of way, as is the King Mastino track, who hail from Italy, that follows it. On episode 472, which was the CJ Ramone gig, I apologised for not recording the Yorkshire Rats who were on just after openers Los Pepes and just before Vice Squad, saying that I would be playing something off their “Sea Of Souls” CD to make amends. Well making good on my promise I do exactly that. Scott Sorry, he of The Wildhearts and Sorry and The Sinatras has just released his first solo album via Pledge Music called “When We Were Kings” and quite frankly it could be a contender for album of the year, if I was to do one, which I don’t, so it won’t. If I was it would’ve probably been The Sick Livers or Michael Monroe anyway. However that’s all immaterial so crack it up from Scott Sorry and a track from the aforementioned album. Sticking with The Wildhearts interconnectedness; CJ Wildheart has just shared a second track from his forthcoming pledge album “Robot”. To coincide with the release of the album in February he is playing in London which unfortunately clashes with The Vibrators 40th Anniversary gig at the Islington Academy. So I’m in a bit of a quandary which gig should I go to. Please e-mail me with your thoughts so I can then apportion blame elsewhere. “They made me do it!” To celebrate the release of the new Star Wars film I play The Dollyrots’ acoustic and electric versions “Be My Leia” at the same time because I stupidly thought that they would’ve used the same mastertape therefore they’d be the same length. Oh how I laughed. Plastic Tears get us back on an even keel with a cover taken from the Christmas edition of their “Rhythm Rider” ep and in six degrees of separation Smash Fashion have their brand new single played. As we hurtle towards the end of the show and year The Black Bullets help me pick up speed with a track from their new ep “Bombshell” but it’s The Hip Priests with a brand new track that takes us over the edge and out of 2015.

Welcome to Episode 476 of The Paranoid Squirrel Rock show and the final live gig from me this year. The band who hold this position are Ghost recorded at The Camden Palace (KOKO) on the last date of their 2015 European Tour. Unfortunately the sound quality isn’t up to my normal standards, I did think about shelving this episode until an alternative recording became available but then you wouldn’t hear me rant about the three extremely young industry types who were standing behind us who chatted throughout the whole gig hence the quality issue. Apart from that Ghost were bloody brilliant, they have really brought a breath of fresh air into the Rawk scene. For those of you who are going “Ghost who?” here’s a brief synopsis courtesy of Wikipedia so it’s bound to be inaccurate: “Five of the group's six members wear virtually identical, face-concealing costumes. The most distinguishable member is the vocalist, who sports skull face paint, appearing as what can be described as a "demonic anti-Pope". Each album cycle has brought about a change in the band's appearance. The vocalist is always portrayed as the same archetype character, but has slight appearance changes and even personality traits are altered from former versions. The band members' true identities are kept anonymous, as their actual names have not been publicly disclosed. The vocalist calls himself Papa Emeritus and according to band folklore there have been three different characters taking the name Papa Emeritus, each younger than the last. The first welcomed the second Papa Emeritus on December 12, 2012 in Linkoping. On June 3, 2015, the second Papa Emeritus welcomed his younger brother as the new Papa Emeritus after being "fired" due to not performing his duty in overthrowing governments and churches. Papa Emeritus II and Papa Emeritus III were stated to only have a 3-month difference in age. It is believed that all versions of Papa Emeritus are actually portrayed by the same guy.” No really?! “The musicians are referred to only as Nameless Ghouls each with a different symbol; Fire - lead guitar, Water - Bass, Air - Keyboards, Earth - drummer and Aether - rhythm guitar.” So there you go.

So onto the penultimate live Paranoid Squirrel Rock Show of 2015. Long-time listeners are aware that I am a Triple X L fan of The Damned, so having missed out on seeing them at The Roundhouse in the Summer as soon as I heard the band were playing in London just before Christmas a ticket was secured. Safe in the knowledge that as One Direction were now on a break I wouldn’t be required to escort my teenage Daughter to one of their gigs. I might moan about lack of new material or even songs from the last three Damned albums being conspectus by their absence from the set-list, but as soon as Captain surfs onto the Islington Academy stage saying “Hello, My name’s Captain Sensible, Merry Fucking Christmas. We’re The Damned and we sound something like this” and then launches into “Wait For The Blackout” nothing else matters. It’s a fan friendly set nothing post “Anything”. Obviously “Sanity Clause” and “The Turkey Song” with accompaniment on the latter from Charlie Harper and Gaye Advert are aired as it is the season. Captain has guitar issues throughout the set, changing his Gibson SG nearly after ever song and sometime during. The biggest light bulb moment of the gig was Captain implying “Neat, Neat, Neat” was more than just a nod to the style Eddie Cochran. “Smash It Up” finishes the set off with Captain trying to outstaying his welcome by giving us a vocal rendition of “Happy Talk”. The Damned don’t seem to have anything lined up until the Royal Albert Hall Concert in May, which obviously is something to really look forward to. I have heard that Graham Humphreys, the artist who did the Artwork for The Evil Dead, The Lords of The New Church and Brian James’ “Guitar That Dripped Blood” album, is involved in some way over the 40th Anniversary and he was spotted at the gig......

Welcome to the third out of a potential five in a row live shows. On today’s Episode it is Cambridge’s The Treatment playing their first headlining London Show since Mitchel Emms, the 2013 quarter finalist in The Voice along with rhythm guitarist Tao Grey joined the band. I hate making predictions as it’s like a curse, I could put money on Christmas day being on Friday this year and end up losing it all, however I sincerely hope that The Treatment become this generations Thunder. Pure British Rock, played with heart and feeling with the band a couple of years down the line headlining and selling out Hammersmith Odeon with their sites firmly set on headlining Donington. Until then we’ll have to make do with this, a sold out Camden Barfly.

Welcome to Episode 473 of The Paranoid Squirrel Rock Show. Blowing any cobwebs away you might have pre-Christmas on this week’s show are The WitchDoktors and The Phobics. Both bands were recorded live at The Hope & Anchor in Islington last Saturday as part of the “Rockaway Beach” Club hosted by Timmy and Debs DeRella. Deep in the darkest vaults of South London, The WitchDoktors have been honing their SuperPunkRock sound and shows since the early 90s, (one of their roadies even sang for the band myself and friend of the show and Squirrel associate Arcwright were peddling in 1993), drawing on their 70s punk upbringing even throwing in a live cover of The Damned’s second single “Neat, Neat, Neat” and a snippet of The Clashes “Guns of Brixton” bolstering their pedigree. They also add a rather large dollop of trashy Rock'n' Roll with a dash of 60s Psyched-Out Garage put in a smidgen of cuntry (sic)finally mixing it all up with some God Damned loud geetars. After 4 albums, a fistful of singles plus hundreds of shows with like-minded souls the band are all set release album number 5 next year but are refusing to tell us what the title is. Whatever it may be called I will be buying it! The Phobics formed in Deptford a few years back by some Punk survivors and misfits with a love of Raw Rock ‘n’ Roll who were bored with a smug and complacent music scene. You’ll find The Phobics occasionally sober (Tuesdays) but always ready to plug in and crank it up. Gig wise it’s always an event. Last Saturday’s was no exception as you’re about to hear.

It’s a “One, two, three, four” show this week with CJ Ramone recorded live at his debut solo London show at The Islington Academy on the 9th October. Tracks from his “Reconquista” and “Last Chance To Dance” albums were aired along with, naturally, songs from the band that gave him his surname. I have to tell you the set flowed beautifully and by the end of his set I didn’t know whether to be happy that I’d just seen a Ramone play live or sad that I’ll never see The Ramones, or their like, ever again. Support came from Los Pepes who thanks to the insane amount of roadworks (no it doesn’t) in the Capital I only caught the bands last two songs and whilst running errands I almost completely missed CJ’s main UK tour support band The Yorkshire Rats. I enjoyed what I saw and will be playing something off their debut album on the next studio show. The special guests for this particular evening were Vice Squad who kept everyone on the boil before the Main Man, pun intended, strode onto the stage and asked us “Do You Wanna Dance?” An hour later we still were.

Turbonegro get things going this week with a Demolition 23 sounding Def Leppard following in their wake. Then my own mix of “AntiPope” by The Damned takes the world by storm. We then get back onto new music from Psychopunch, which almost didn’t happen, and The Carburetors, two bands that seem to be going hand in hand at the moment. A band that I had to miss off Episode 469 due to time constraints was The Dogbeats from Benidorm. Obviously they are included on this week’s show to make amends. More new music with the b-side to Hard Action’s “Hands Dripping Red” 7” which is due out on Bootleg Booze Records at the end of February. The Hip Priest/Billy Hopeless split 7” has finally landed on Doormats around the World but as I’ve already played both tracks in question I play The Hip Priests new track “For Life Till Deth” instead. In a Wildhearts Six Degrees of Separation I play new tracks from The Main Grains, that features Danny McCormack and The Drama Club Rejects that features Stidi. Both cracking songs! Scumbag Millionaire from Gothenburg are up next with some “Enraged and fast moving, cooking with gas and grooving Punk Rock” with the return of Royal Republic to The Paranoid Squirrel Rock Show following on. Sham 69 have just released a brand new album called “It’ll End In Tears”. This is the Ian Whitewood line up. Deadbeat London, who feature Rich Rags on guitar from The Role Models, debut single gets an airing. I love finding new bands and new music with The Whipshades from Fredrikstad, Norway, being the latest band to fall into that category. It goes without saying I play track by them which comes from their latest release “Fast, Loud and Primitive”. This week’s show is wrapped up with part of an interview with Richard Strange that I attended on the 27th that was hosted by Peter Cook from The Academy of Rock. Richard “Kid” Strange was in The Doctors of Madness that for a few gigs in 1978 featured Dave Vanian from The Damned. You also get to hear the question I posed, with the one and only studio track that Dave Vanian recorded with The Doctors of Madness that was co-written by TV Smith from The Adverts closing proceedings.

Welcome to Episode 470 of The Paranoid Squirrel Rock Show, my 50th Birthday Special. So on Wednesday, the day before the actual day, The Backyard Babies finished off the first part of their comeback “Four By Four” tour by playing The Islington Academy. Along with a career retrospective that had me doing a happy dance for their entire set I was completely blown away with the band energy and enthusiasm. I almost felt like they’d cheated me out of a good time over the five years since they’ve been away. If the recording sounds a bit unsteady that would be due to the Jameson, Ice and Lemonades that various friends and acquaintances were purchasing on my behalf for my consumption. Not to mention the Bottle of Prosecco that came with my Birthday Pizza.

Welcome to another hours worth of music that you should hear on the radio but don’t with Marty Robbins kicking things off. Up next it’s two split singles courtesy of Ghost Highway Recordings. Firstly Robert Pehrsson’s Humbucker do battle with Driving Rain then Jake Starr & the Delicious Fullness get it on with Dollhouse. As a tribute to Phil “Philthy Animal” Taylor I play a track from one of his lesser known bands The Muggers. The band also featured his Motörhead cohort Fast Eddie Clarke along with Speedy Keen on guitar and vocals who had had a huge number 1 hit with the Thunderclap Newman Band in 1969 with “Something in the Air” and on bass from The Heartbreakers and Iggy Pop was Billy Rath. Onto new music which includes Girlschool and a track off their new album “Guilty As Sin” and The Dictators NYC with their first new material in 15 years. Compare and Contrast is back, thanks Andy, with the Blues Magoos prosecuting The Dead Kennedys. Back to new music and The Local Band who comprise of Alexi Laiho (Children of Bodom), Jussi69 (The 69 Eyes), Olli Herman (Reckless Love) and Archie Kuosmanen (Santa Cruz) have a tracked played from their upcoming ep of covers, then it’s off to Seattle for some Ramones inspired music from The Piniellas. Dom Daley of Glunk Records and Uber Rock’s review of Jukebox Zeros got me all excited and hopefully the track of theirs that I play will also do it for you. The Idol Dead have just released their version of the Dogs D’Amour “I Don’t Want You To Go” in aid of the Winston's Wish charity and the memory of Drugdealer Cheerleader drummer Ringo. The Eagles of Death Metal finish this week’s show off but not with the cover you might have been expecting, but then again......

The word “Electric” runs though this week’s show in the form of live recordings from The Electric Boys and then Imperial State Electric. The Electric Boys were touring to celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the release of “Funk-O-Metal Carpet Ride” supporting The Dan Reed Network with former Hanoi Rocks drummer Jolle Atlagic joining his forming Hanoi band members of Conny Bloom and Andy Christell, who had joined the band as it wasn’t financially practical for regular sticksman Niklas Sigevall to fly in from his LA home. Imperial State Electric were celebrating the return of Nicke Andersson at the Electric Ballroom after he suffered hearing lose sidelining him from his own band for a few days and a few gigs. In a perverse kind of way I was looking forward to seeing Imperial State Electric as a Power Trio or hoping that Robert Pehrsson had been flown in to stand in for Nicke. Fortunately or not depending on your point of view he was gig ready. So along with Dolf, Tobias and Tomas many Jams were kicked out and best viewed and heard as a four piece.

Welcome to Episode 467 of The Paranoid Squirrel Rock Show, where, even though the news about The Hellacopters one off Sweden Rocks gig is over a week old, I go off on a complete tangent, not playing was I was planning to but Bands and Records that have shaped, if not changed the course of my life. Therefore for the first part of this week’s show I play; The Hellacopters, The Ramones, Motӧrhead, The Damned, The Beatles, Ginger Wildheart, The Hydromatics and Cinderella. Fortunately I do leave myself enough room for new music that you should hear on the Radio but don’t in the form of Brian James and a track from his latest album “The Guitar That Dripped Blood”, The Dirty Strangers and something from their just released “Crime And A Women” album. If you think that the Rolling Stones haven’t released an album of decent tunes this century The Dirty Strangers will restore your faith. Scott Sorry, he of Sorry and The Sinatra and sometimes Wildhearts Bassist, has the first fruits from his Pledge Music solo album aired and I finally manage to play a track from the Black Bombers 7” that their Bassist and Walter Lure’s, Darren Birch sent me a couple of months ago. Well worth the wait. As we plunge head long toward the end of this week’s hour the Zodiac Panthers, all two of them, give us some Primal Garage Punk with The Beladeans blending some modern/vintage Pacific Northwest Garage Rock to actually bring proceedings to a close.

Welcome to another week of music that you should hear on the radio but don’t here on The Paranoid Squirrel Rock Show. As its Halloween I might as well get my token All Hallows’ Eve track out of the way courtesy of The Misfits. Then as I’m seeing Bernie Tormé tonight up at The Borderline I play a track from his latest album “Blackheart” to get me, and hopefully you, all fired up. Up next and new to the show are Thirsty who feature two ex-Quireboys Guy Bailey and Chris Johnson. At the end of last week the members of the UK Subs jointly released a statement saying on the 24thOctober a major announcement regarding the band would be forthcoming. For the bands 26th and FINAL album “Ziezo” fans would be able to get fully involved in the whole process via Pledge Music which goes live tomorrow (1st Nov). Naturally I play two UK Subs track, the first was originally released as a fan club only one-sided 7” with the second taken from the bands last album “Yellow Leader”. Keeping in the classic Punk Rock mood I play a track from Chelsea’s last album “Saturday Night, Sunday Morning” which goes straight into the Dahlmanns, who hail from Norway, latest 7” single. The Last Great Dreamers have just released a new single to coincide with their up and coming support slot to Cherie Currie, obviously it gets an airing as does a track from D-Generations 2015 Record Store day 10”. A sad note I play a track from late 80’s Glam Rockers Belladonna’s debut 12” as their original and former Bad English (SA) drummer Vince Höare passed away at his home in South Africa last weekend. Following on is Husker Du and then Anthrax with the first new song from the band’s upcoming 2016 album. Onto the home straight and it’s the Eureka Machines and the Sick Livers. The Eureka Machines track is taken from their soon to be released “Rarities” CD with the Sick Livers song taken from “Mid Liver Crisis” which has just had a video released to accompany it.

Welcome back to an all studio Paranoid Squirrel Rock Show. It only feels like yesterday that I was talking to you……… The Damned get things going with a track from their Black Album with Paul Gray’s latest venture in the form of the Monte Dons following on. Up next is Goy Division featuring former Adam West and current Delicious Fullness throaterlist Jake “The Suit” Starr along with Dan-O Deckelman and The Rats. New music comes courtesy of former Hardcore Superstar Guitarist Thomas Silver who is swiftly followed by an as yet unreleased track from his 2011 Rockfield Sessions that features Michael Monroe, Martin Chambers, Casino Steel, Darrell Bath and Glen Matlock. The Volcanics are up next with a track from their Rob Younger produced album “Transmission”. So if you’re into The Victims, The Scientists, The Stooges, the MC5 and AC/DC you might just love this. Born Loose have a brand new album out called “Blowout” which is available on vinyl only. Do not fret it, comes with a download code for those of you whose turntable has been packed away. Obviously a track from it is aired. Not only have Psychopunch and The Carburetors just released a split 7”, booked a German tour together for March, but both are due to release new albums on the 20th November. The albums are “Sweet Baby Octane” – Psychopunch and “Laughing In The Face Of Death” – The Carburetors. A track from each album is played. A new band to me is The Unholy Preachers from the Czech Republic. Their one album and two eps has a certain Hip Priests feel about them. Great stuff which I hope you agree with. On the 19th and 20th February at the Pipeline in London there is going to be the biggest Turbojugend UK party ever in the form of Deathtime Assembly, ten bands over two days who include The Parkinsons, who seem to have reformed and have a documentary about them due for release next month, The Good, The Bad and The Zugly, Bloodlights, The Hip Priests, The Sick Livers, The Chuck Norris Experiment, Flash House, Fuck Frankie, Crude Caress and Zero Zero. Sweet innocent Jesus. Will I be there? Does a Turbojugend hang around the Docks? Hell yeah. To celebrate I play you the aforementioned The Good, The Bad and The Zugly and Bloodlights. A band I think is missing from the bill are Märvel and to prove the point I play a track from their current album “The Hills Have Eyes”. CJ Wildheart has launched a brand new PledgeMusic campaign for his new solo album “The Robot”. The title track has been released as a teaser or taster depending which I share with up. As I’m still in a bit of a Professionals mood I finish this week show off with the Sham Pistols track “Natural Born Killer” from the “Complete Professionals” 3CD and “Little Boys In Blue” by Dirtbag Republic.

Well it’s Friday and I’m glad we made it to the end of the week. To celebrate for your listening enjoyment I have for you The Professionals live from The 100 Club. Now for those of you who are unaware, shame on you, The Professionals were the band that Paul Cook and Steve Jones put together after the demise of the Sex Pistols. The gruesome twosome were joined by Ray McVeigh and Paul Myers for the “I Didn’t See It Coming” album. The band only lasted three years splitting up in the States in the spring of 1982 after turning down an opening spot offer from The Clash. The thought of The Professionals reforming seemed as likely as David Cameron handing out Fifty Pound notes to the homeless or Jeremy Corbyn singing the National Anthem. That was until former Yo-Yo’s and Loyalties Bassist Tom Spencer stepped in to replace the LA lifestyle loving Steve Jones and two dates were booked; The Fleece in Bristol and The 100 Club three days later. And this dear friends is the result.

Welcome to Episode 463 of The Paranoid Squirrel Rock Show which pretty much is the finale of Monday’s show. So on today’s episode it is the turn of The Michael Monroe Band to *Rock Like Fuck out of The Electric Ballroom in Camden on the last night of their UK co-headlining tour with Hardcore Superstar. The Monroes latest album “Blackout States” was only released just under week before this London date but by the amount of people who already new word perfect the new songs and welcomed them into the band’s set like classic long lost songs. Michael, Sami, Steve, Karl and Rich must surely soon be looking for wall space for a Gold Record. The band’s set Anyway Thursday’s set was a broad representation of Michael’s career to date, although I thought “Horns and Halos” was under represented however he is here to promote “Blackout States” and it would’ve been interesting to hear a Hanoi song from the rebirth days as well or instead of “Oriental Beat”, “Tragedy” and “Malibu Beach” but I was glad to hear “Up Around The Bend” a song I don’t think I’ve heard him played solo. It’s funny but on Monday’s episode with regards to the Hardcore Superstar set I said that I thought it was a tad too long and that I’m more of a “Wham, bam, thank you Arm” merchant. Not when it comes to Michael Monroe. I could’ve quite happily watched The Monroes play their entire back catalogue from start to finish. It pretty much was the perfect ending to a Thursday evening of musical entertainment. A shoe in for Download this year surely?! *Copyright Adam Bomb

Welcome to Episode 462 which is the first of three Podcasts this week, four if you count next Saturday. The others will be on Wednesday and Friday. But let’s concentrate on what I have on offer for you today, which is Hardcore Superstar recorded on their last date of their co-headlining UK tour with Michael Monroe, who will be the subject of Wednesday’s Podcast. It always seems that Hardcore Superstar are up for co-headlining duties having seen them with The 69 Eyes and Buck Cherry over the years. Certainly it makes financial sense. The bands current album “HCSS” which was released at the beginning of this year is a really strong album. It’s hard for me to say it’s their best album to date as the band has constantly maintained a high standard when it comes to their recording output, however I was disappointed at the lack of their earlier material live, but the band are here, once again, to promote the new album, so I can’t really complain. I did feel the bands set went on a tad too long, I know it was a co-headlining show so both bands get, quite rightly, equal stage times but in this instance I would’ve preferred the “Wham, Bam, thank you Arm” approach. Minor quibble on what was otherwise a great set as you are about to hear.

Another trip up to The Borderline last week saw me seeing Finnish based apocalyptic post-punks Grave Pleasures who up until the beginning of this year were known as Beastmilk. However a departing guitarist saw the band adopt a new name and a new record label in the form of Sony. I did wonder at the bands rational at the name change as although Beastmilk might not have been a household name the two gigs I saw them play under that moniker were close to sell outs with the band’s debut album “Climax” that was released at the tail end of 2013 shifting a respectable amount of units. Mind you the interest generated by the change of name and new line-up doesn’t seem to have done the band any harm. In fact I think it has helped their profile as the sardine conditions at the Borderline laid testament to. The band is vocalist Mat McNerney, Linnéa Olsson and Juho Vanhanen on the Guitars, Valtteri Arinoon Bass and drummer Uno Bruinusson. I get the feeling that if Grave Pleasures had been around at the beginning of the 1980’s every student’s bedroom wall would’ve had their poster cozying up to that of The Cures and The Banshees. Great stuff.

All the way from Atlanta, Georgia the Biters descended on the UK at the end of last month as part of their “Warriors Worldwide” tour in support of their full length debut album “Electric Blood” which is out now on Earache Records. The tour started off at the Barfly in London on the 25th September and ended yesterday in Sheffield. I caught them at the Borderline in London on the 6th October and what a fine time I had watching their Ramones meets Thin Lizzy via Cheap Trick style of Rawk! Catchy songs? Tick. Huge riffs? Tick, Power Pop Heaven? Tick. The Biters certainly look to that most diverse of decades that had Prog, Rock, Glam, Disco and Punk all vying for our attention as the song “1975” encapsulates. Frontman Tuk doesn’t take himself seriously taking the mick out of himself and various audience members, all in an endearing way. With only the aforementioned “Electric Blood” and a spattering of eps to draw from the band slipped in a Thin Lizzy cover with The Squirrel claiming that the band played two Lizzy covers, the other being “The Boys Are Back In Town”. Obviously she was talking about “So Many Nights” which is an inadvertent cover……but whatever, as it was a great night for all concerned as you will hear.

As you know The Paranoid Squirrel Rock Show airs on The Wall Rock Radio for the East Midlands every Saturday for an hour at 7’o clock with a repeat Tuesday evening. As Episode 459 was nearly 1¾ hours long for The Wall listeners the show ended after “Condition Hüman” by Queensÿche. So instead of a Tuesday repeat I rerecorded the last 45 minutes, shuffling songs in the process, The BossHoss are now on first instead of last. I also added new songs like “Jet Boy, Jet Girl” by Elton Motello which was the original English version of “Ça Plane Pour Moi”, played something off Uncle Acid and The Deadbeats’ new album “Night Creeper”, swapped the Graveyard tune for anotherwith even a live Hydromatics track to end this non repeat Tuesday hour off. I did splice the original show with this new one with a view to reuploading it as it worked a whole lot better than the last 45 minutes of Saturday’s show. Towards the end I was flagging due to lack of sleep, and it shows, thanks to the Gas Board digging up the side of our house to fix a Gas leak at 12:30 in the morning. However deleting and adding again to Podbean seemed more trouble than was actually necessary. So here is the Tuesday non repeat ofThe Paranoid Squirrel Rock Show on The Wall Rock Radio in all its glory, featuring; The BossHoss, Elton Motello, Dirtbag Republic, Michael Monroe, The Shondikes, The Tartan Horde, Giuda, The Bones (Twice), Tank, Uncle Acid and The Deadbeats, Graveyard with The Hydromatics live.

Well today got off to a great start with the Gas Board digging up our side path to fix a Gas leak at 12:30 this morning. No Sleep ‘til Hammersmith indeed. Consequently if I sound like I’m on speed towards the end of this nearly two hour show, you’ll know why. On the musical front Russkaja, the Austrian equivalent to The Leningrad Cowboys, start things off, then it’s some Classic Backyard Babies in demo form who are swiftly followed by some up to date UFO. A track from Operation: Mindcrime’s debut album is aired and then it’s a live in the studio song from Bernie Torme to promote his new album, Blackheart and subsequent tour. Compare and Contrast is back with The Boys prosecuting The Towers of London. Now when I started this podcast back in 2007 I never in a million years thought I’d be playing a Prog Rock track by The Pope. Yes The Pope as in his Holiness Pope Francis, but today on this episode I do. How do you follow the Pontiff? You follow him with some Barbe-Q-Barbies and a track from their new album “Driven”. (It’s a good job I’m not Catholic, how many Hail Mary’s?). Darren Birch, Walter Lure’s European bassist, e-mailed to tell me that it was in fact Ozzie who was drumming at The Jazz Cafe and not Martin Ashston as I claimed. Darren is also in The Black Bombers who are head to head with The Hip Priests tonight in Digbeth and it’s only a Fiver to get in. So Get In! New to The Paranoid Squirrel are Swedish Garage Merchants The Deadheads with a track off their second and new album “Loadead” On the Pledge front Mustasch’s new album arrived last week, signed. Well when I say signed the CD lid was, not the actual booklet. Obviously I play a track which for some reason had me think of Sabbath. Queensryche also fan funded their latest album “Condition Human” however I bought the regular version. The band certainly seem to have found their Mojo which has been absent for most of this century as hopefully you’ll agree on hearing it. Uber Rocks’ Dom Daley pointed me in the (one) direction of The Shondikes. Who he says and I quote “If you still have a shred of life in your rock 'n' roll heart and you want to hear a great record then take a chance on The Shondikes because if you're true to yourself then you will love this record like your first born” On that review I purchased their self-released album “Psychotic Make Out Music” CD and share a track. A band that has got me all excited is from Vancouver Dirtbag Republic featuring Sandy Hazard and Mick Wood formerly of Grandma Moses. Think Rolling Stones, Cheap Trick, NY Dolls, Sex Pistols, Aerosmith, Hanoi Rocks and The Ramones. Now you know why I’m excited. They even cover a Professionals track! Michael Monroe’s latest album “Blackout States” is released next Friday. Wanna sneaky listen to a track? Oh all right.....Joyous news reach me last week that the Bay City Rollers are to reform, well three of the classic line-up are. Pre-Christmas gigs have been booked which sold out in seconds. Hopefully a London date will be forthcoming. To mark this news from 1975, The Tartan Horde’s one and only single “Bay City Rollers – We Love You” is played. If you are scratching your head as to why.....Nick Lowe and a pre Rat Scabies Chris Miller aka Mouse Modem play on it, which leads nicely into the new single by Giuda. Up next are two tracks from The Bones, one is in Germany whilst the other is the English equivalent. Rattling towards the end of this week’s show we have new music from Tank, Graveyard who are due over here with Imperial State Electric and finally it’s The BossHoss who add the full stop to proceedings.

Following on from The Bermondsey Joyriders Mid-Week Special comes the headlining Walter Lure; the last remaining member from the classic Heartbreakers, recorded at The Jazz Café 17th September. Joining Mr Lure were Jez Miller, Darren Birch and Ozzie (although I mistook him for Martin Ashton) with, from The Jim Jones Revue, Jim Jones himself and Robert Orton who joined in for a couple of numbers. Johnny Thunders and The Heartbreakers were never renowned for their tightness live and Walter doesn’t do anything to dispel this, with Jez, Darren and Ozzie seemingly knowing the material better than the man himself and that isn’t a criticism. Obviously choice cuts from the Heartbreakers and The Waldos one and only albums are aired, that’ll be “L.A.M.F.” and “Rent Party”, with a couple of covers sneaked in. It seems that new music is on the horizon from Walter courtesy of The Last Ditches that also features Binky Philipps and Randy Pratt. I can’t wait to hear that! But in the meantime................