Recent Entries

• Real Cool Time: Shape Up Shake Up!

  by Rocky T. F. Squirrel January 8, 2009
  Hey, This week Rocky and Deena featured a post-New Year's resolution fitness freakout. Here's how we stomped, shouted and worked it on out! *The Purple Toads--Gonna Have a Good Time Tonight *Les Hou-Lops--Bony Moronie Lee Curtis--Skinny Minny AC/DC--Whole Lotta Rosie Diet Pepsi ad The Chimps--Chub...

• Real cool Time: Can't Believe We 08 The Whole Thing!

  by Rocky T. F. Squirrel December 31, 2008
  Hey, This week Rocky and Deena took a short peek back to some of what we considered great in 2008 by spotlighting a few recent acquisitions. Here's how we closed out the year: The Hex Dispensers—Lose My Cool The Hitmen—Shake Some Action The Lords of Gravity—Forbidden Fruit Graham Day & the Ga...

• Real Cool Yule Special!

  by Rocky T. F. Squirrel December 24, 2008
  Hey, This week Rocky and Deena wanted to express our appreciation to our listeners with a swingin' seasonal Real Cool Yule special. Here's our list of wild and crazy carols: *The Fleshtones--Canadian Christmas Michelob ad The Fleshtones--Super Rock Santa Nathaniel Mayer--Mr. Santa Claus The 5678s-...

• Real cool Time Sonnic Spanish Paella Special!

  by Rocky T. F. Squirrel December 17, 2008
  Hey, This week Rocky and Deena were inspired by a savoury Spanish supper to feature a tasty mixture of rock and roll sounds associated with la Musica de Espana: *The Cynics--Nothin’ [Live in Madrid] Doctor Explosion--Inutil Sex Museum--Where I Belong Wau y Los Arrrghs!—Nunca la Quise ["I Never Lov...

• Real Cool Time Car Crazy Commotion!

  by Rocky T. F. Squirrel December 10, 2008
  Hey, This week Rocky and Deena harkened back to the glory days of the Big 3 auto makers by presenting some real cool car craziness. Here's the top-fuel line-up: Daryl Starbird Auto Show ad Beach Boys—Car Crazy Cutie Jackie Lee Cochran—Buy a Car Billy Carroll--Big Green Car The Boss Martians—Diggi...

• Real Cool Time Pointed Sticks, Creatures and Magicians Spotlights

  by Rocky T. F. Squirrel December 3, 2008
  Hey, This week Rocky and Deena were honoured to interview seminal Canadian punk and power popmeister, Nick Jones from the Pointed Sticks. We also paid farewell tribute to recently-departed rock & roll souls, Mike Smitreski from Creatures of the Golden Dawn and Alan Gordon of the 60's garage-po...

• Real Cool Time: From the Last Pogo to the Turkey Trot!

  by Rocky T. F. Squirrel November 26, 2008
  Hey, This week Rocky and Deena paid tribute to the 30th anniversary of the "Last Pogo", served up some garagey goodies and then stuffed in some tasty turkey trash just in time for American Thanksgiving. Here's what was on the menu: *The Superstitions—Forever Stay True *The Mods—Troubled ...

• Real Cool Time - Saxophonic Tonic for Fleshtones Fever!

  by Rocky T. F. Squirrel November 20, 2008
  Hey, This week Rocky and Deena had a serious case of Fleshtones fever as we anticipated their triumphant return to Toronto after a 3 year absence. To treat (or enhance) this condition causing extreme sweatin' and shakin', we concocted a saxaphonic tonic with the likes of the Sonics, A-Bones, Raide...

• Real Cool Time Mixed Bag of Rock and/or Roll!

  by Rocky T. F. Squirrel November 12, 2008
  Hey, This week Rocky and Deena thanked our loyal and genrous listeners for all their support during our fall "Friends of 89.5" fundraising drive. Looks like we'll be sticking around for the foreseeable future. So here's our Remembrance Day randomness featuring some recently-acquired power pop, ga...

• Real Cool Time Halloween Havoc and CIUT Membership Drive!

  by Rocky T. F. Squirrel October 29, 2008
  Hey, This week we turned the show over to our good fiends Count Rockula and Dee Rangia for some of their annual Halloween hi-jinx from beyond the grave. And we finally got a few bugs fixed with our pod-cast from the blog, so now you should be able to check out this and a few other shows again at: ...