AMONGST LIARS
MAY ALBUM OF THE MONTH – ‘AMONGST LIARS’ Gravity defying. The self-managed band from the sleepy south coast town that is re-writing the rock’n’roll play
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Recent Interviews
FEATURE INTERVIEW: THE SPIKE QUIREBOYS SERIES #2
Marking seven years of interviews with Spike and The Quireboys, it’s time to dig out our archive interviews with Spike and present them for listen again as a story through time. Second stop in this whistle-stop series, this interview from …
FEATURE INTERVIEW: MARILLION’S PETE TREWAVAS
In March we called ‘An Hour Before It’s Dark’ as the best album Marillion have ever done. A narrative based on twin-themes of the climate crisis and the pandemic, framed by deeply arresting cinematic music. This interview is taken from …
FEATURE INTERVIEW: THE SPIKE QUIREBOYS SERIES #1
Our first ‘Band of the Year’ back in December 2015, thereafter twice Band of the Month and four Albums of the Month – The Quireboys. To mark seven years of interviews with the band, I’ll be putting all the Spike …
FEATURE INTERVIEW: ANDY TIMMONS
A feature interview on the release of Andy’s sensational new album ‘Electric Truth’ – we also discuss world events, life after the pandemic and the future of guitar music in a vastly changing music world.
FEATURE INTERVIEW: MIKEY ON MEAT LOAF AND THE AS SIRENS FALL HEADLINE RUN
A two-in-one here with Mikey, the charismatic front man of Alumni GMS ‘Band of the Year’ (2020) and ‘Single of the Year’ winners (2019) – As Sirens Fall. For the first interview, Mikey talks about the band’s February headline run …
FEATURE INTERVIEW: BLACK LAKES – ALBUM COUNTDOWN
An extended 60-minute audio interview with Scott Bradshaw and Dafydd Fuller, talking about the band’s debut album ‘For All We’ve Left Behind,’ which is released on 22 February. Reviewed as our 5/5 January ‘Album of the Month,’ during this interview …
FEATURE SPECIAL: BANDS AND FANS PAY TRIBUTE TO SCARLET REBELS
A 60-minute special aired ahead of the release of ‘See Through Blue.’ Here fans, festivals and peer group bands pay tribute the Scarlet Rebels. A few tunes from Rebels and also V0id. Tributes include: White Raven Down, Amongst Liars, The …
FEATURE INTERVIEW: LATE NIGHT LEGACY AT WILDFIRE ’21
One of 30 or so feature interviews recorded at Wildfire Festival weekend in July 2021. This was the first aired, from the band that opened the festival. Slightly unhinged and spontaneous, this fun interview done immediately after the band’s set …
FEATURE INTERVIEW: FREDDIE 30TH TRIBUTE
In the week that marked the 30th anniversary of Freddie Mercury’s passing, new generation of rock musicians spoke fondly about the enduring majesty and legacy of Freddie Mercury and Queen’s music. A selection of the speech interviews and anecdotes here …
FEATURE: AMONGST LIARS: BAND OF THE YEAR, THE WINNERS INTERVIEW
On Friday 19 November 2021, Amongst Liars were crowned our seventh Band of the Year and, for the first time, the title went to the South East. A band that has grown support with us every Friday through the strength …
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Previous album reviews
MARILLION – “AN HOUR BEFORE IT’S DARK”
MARCH ALBUM OF THE MONTH “No one knows how much time they’ve got left.” One of many lines from this album about time, the ticking
CLOVERHILL – ‘JUST NORTH OF HELL’
FEBRUARY ALBUM OF THE MONTH The strength of the new rock scene today is its scale. A few bands get the cut-through but never overlook
BLACK LAKES – ‘FOR ALL WE’VE LEFT BEHIND’
JANUARY ALBUM OF THE MONTH Immersive, intelligent and dramatic – Black Lakes unleash a masterful universe of sound that well and truly gets 2022 underway
Recent show highlights
Wildfire – the lost tapes: 25 July 2021
In 2018 Wildfire Festival didn’t happen, but we had already done preview interviews with 20 or so bands, which ended up never airing. Three years
GuyB’s Wildfire Story: 25 July 2021
An hour from the Spirit of Wildfire 3 radio fest, I took an hour out to reflect on some of the standout moments and standout
Friday Rock Show: 16 July 2021
The first hour of the Friday rockshow, news and music from a new generation of unsigned and rising bands: Music includes: Skam, The Autumn Killers,