Recent Entries

• Real cool Time Volcanic Eruptions!

  by Rocky T. F. Squirrel April 21, 2010
  Check out the podcast at: www.realcooltimeradio.blogspot.com This week Rocky and Deena put the spotlight on mother nature making an ash of herself, uch to the chagrin of travellers all over the world. Iceland unleasheshot lava as follows: Thor’s Hammer--I Don’t CareThe B-52’s--Lava*Suckerpunch--Cool...

• Real Cool Time: Country, Mod, Garage and Surf - $upport CIUT

  by Rocky T. F. Squirrel April 7, 2010
  Check it out at: www.realcooltimeradio.blogspot.com And pleae support CIUT during our spring Friends of 89.5 membership drive starting today. We'll be making the Real Cool Time pitch live next Tuesday, April13. But advance pledges are always welcome at: www.ciut.fm Dig the details and $upport commun...

• Real Cool Time: Yardbirds Spotlight and Other Maestros

  by Rocky T. F. Squirrel March 31, 2010
  Check out the podccast: www.realcooltimeradio.blogspot.com This week Rocky and Deena put a song spotlight on the Yardbirds to mark the Toronto appearance of their drummer, Jim McCarty. We also featured a mini-tributeto the late Johnny Maestro. Here's how things played out: *The Polymorphines--Wicked...

• Real Cool Time: Tribute To Alex Chilton - RIP

  by Rocky T. F. Squirrel March 24, 2010
  Check out the podcast at: www.realcooltimeradio.blogspot.com This week Rocky and Deena paid tribute to one of the all-time great proto-power pop professors, Alex Chilton. So except for the Replacements' brilliantsong about him and our obligatory Canadian content, we featured our favourite tunage lef...

• Real Cool Time: Runaway With The Irish!

  by Rocky T. F. Squirrel March 18, 2010
  Check out the podcast: www.realcooltimeradio.blogspot.comThis week Rocky and Deena anticipated both St. Patrick's Day and the opening of the new Runaways flick with songs mostly about girls and potatos: The Runaways--I Love Playing With FireKim Fowley "Underground Animal" LP adKim Fowley--Young Amer...

• Real Cool Time: Overdue Inductees and Choice cuts From Chile

  by Rocky T. F. Squirrel March 11, 2010
  Check out the podcast at: www.realcooltimeradio.blogspot.com This week Rocky and Deena put aside our ambivalence about the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame to add our own tribute to its latest overdue inductees, the Stoogesand the Hollies. We also featured some choice Chilean garage and a few newer Cana...

• Real Cool Time: Down Under, Under Covers and Underworld Hanky Panky!

  by Rocky T. F. Squirrel March 3, 2010
  Check out the podcast: www.realcooltimeradio.blogspot.com This week Rocky and Deena got turned on with some awesome Oz action, classic Canuck covers and musical links to the mob via Tommy James to mark the releaseof his memoirs. Here's all the hanky panky: The Intercontinental Playboys--Just Turn On...

• Real cool Time: Fuzz, Jangle and Countrified Can-con Garage

  by Rocky T. F. Squirrel February 24, 2010
  Check out the podcast at:www.realcooltimeradio.blogspot.com This week Rocky and Deena stayed in or close to the garage with lots of fuzz-drenched fun and juiced-up jangle, topped off nicely with some mildly countrifiedCan-con. Here's how we rolled: Little Murders--OriginalThe Foxboro Hot Tubs--Piece...

• Real Cool Time: Dale, Doug and the Olympics

  by Rocky T. F. Squirrel February 18, 2010
  Check out the podcast at: www.realcooltimeradio.blogspot.comHey, This week Rocky and Deena presented a few new acquisitions before paying tribute to recently-departed rockers Dale Hawkins and Doug Fieger (of the Knack). We topped things off with a Vancouver Can-con set of Olympic proportions. Here a...

• Real cool Time Black Rock and Roll Special

  by Rocky T. F. Squirrel February 10, 2010
  Check it out at: www.realcooltimeradio.blogspot.comHey,This week Rocky and Deena blasted out our annual boss Black Rock and Roll special to mark African Heritage month. Can you dig it? The BellRays--TestifyThe Jimi Hendrix Experience—Stone Free [Live at the BBC]Hendrix/Monkees concert adHendrix Radi...