SARI SCHORR UK TOUR FINALE AT THE 229
Feature interview #1,689 in an ongoing series. Ahead of the final show of her UK tour, I met Sari backstage in London at the 229. There was a piano in the room, just inviting to be played. So we sat at piano together and did a spontaneous interview whilst also playing the keys. A special […]
BADFLOWER – THE ROCK CATS, NEWS FROM THE FARM AND NEW ALBUM COUNTDOWN
Feature audio interview 1,688 in an ongoing series, with one of rock’s most authentic , forward-looking and original bands. With the countdown on for the new Badflower album – ‘No Place Like Home’ – I spoke again with Josh from the band on the story behind the new songs. News too on the farm, the […]
Jack J Hutchinson
Feature interview 1,687 in an ongoing series. A lovely catch up with guitar maestro and accomplished songwriter – Jack J Hutchinson – who talks about his 2025; the big gigs he’s going to, his touring and new writing work. We also reflect on creatives getting through the lockdown era – and now the challenging geo-political […]
AMONGST LIARS: ROCKSHOW FOR FREEDOM – THREE YEARS ON
Three years ago, quite a number of fabulous rising bands and artists joined me for a series of 4 ‘rockshows for freedom,’ as we stood up for peace and freedom in words and music, response to world events…
Those Damn Crows – ‘God Shaped Hole’
For the last decade, there has been much talk about the latent promise of bands from the rising rock scene – and Those Damn Crows could well be the band from a new generation that go all the way and bag a Number 1 album.
A TWO-WAY FIRESIDE CHAT WITH MATT SIMONS
Feature audio interview 1,685 in an ongoing series. An expansively long interview with Matt Simons from GMS alumni Band of the Year DeadBlondeStars. Matt has been a big part of the GMS community and the rock show over the years. In fact this one’s possibly not even an interview at all; more a spontaneous fireside […]
CRY FOR MERCY: NEW ALBUM SPECIAL
Audio interview hour special #1,844 in an ongoing series, on the eve of the release of the band’s new studio album, I had a 60 minute fireside chat with Kevin. We talked about the making of the new album, what the truth of success looks like to a DIY band in it for the music. We reflected on […]
CRY FOR MERCY – ‘THIS MACHINE’
By a distance, it’s the best album Cry For Mercy have done – and in terms of charm, conviction and chemistry, it’s one of the best UK blues-rock albums of 2025 so far.
SAFFRON GORMAN AND THE BLACK EAGLE BAND – FULL BAND INTERVIEW
Feature audio interview 1,680 in an ongoing series of interview hour specials. Saffron Gorman is an artist we have supported since 2016 through a number of her bands, and on the rockshow we premiered a number of songs that became listener favourites. For this interview, we meet Saffron and her band mates online. Serious chat […]
FROM AUTUMN TO SPRING WITH DUNC FROM AUTUMN KILLERS
Feature audio interview 1,682 in an ongoing series of interview hour specials. A warm welcome back to Autumn Killers, a band whose story and music we have supported for many years. The band featured in the top echelon of our Band of the Year listener countdown for the last two years, and their latest album […]