SHORT INTERVIEW: THOSE DAMN CROWS: APRIL 2019
April 2019, I had a catch up with Shane from Those Damn Crows over the phone. A band we got behind early during 2016, who then turned heads in 2017 when they won our Band of the Year public vote – ‘Rock N Roll Aint Dead’ featuring on 48 of our 52 weekly rock shows […]
SCARLET REBELS – ‘SHOW YOUR COLOURS’
AUGUST ALBUM OF THE MONTH No modest calling card here. No vague promise of hope for the future, no nonchalant call for this being an act to watch for an unspecified, future rainy day. Here is music fit for stadiums. Having recently seen a few artists play Wembley Stadium, I was reminded of a very […]
FEATURE INTERVIEW: WHITE RAVEN DOWN
A band fast growing in stature and popularity on my Friday rock show and here is the first interview short recorded with the band from Spring 2019. Two features have since been recorded and will be airing in the months ahead. Keep your eyes on Twitter for more news folks!
SHORT INTERVIEW: DANNY VAUGHN
To coincide with the release of Danny’s cracking new solo album, we spoke about the new songs, the recording process and also reviewed the issues he and other artists had experienced with Pledge and its impact on grassroots artists and music fans.
FEATURE INTERVIEW: CUTTING CREW AT TRADING BOUNDARIES
A backstage interview with our local-boy-done-good Nick Van Eede – ahead of a very special show with some special guests. The latest in a series of Cutting Crew interviews on this site for listen again.
INTERVIEW SHORT: TEQUILA MOCKINGBYRD AT THE VEGAN CAFE
The cake chat saga continues. From a tea room in Harrogate and the infamous lemon drizzle bake off at Wildfire 2017 to choc cake in Brighton – and now the latest instalment from May 2019. Josie and I met in London. Josie picked the cake shop… never again!
INTERVIEW DOUBLE: TANTRUM
A rising Scottish band we have followed for some years. Two years on from our first feature interview at Wildfire 2017, it was great to see the band again in Scotland this summer. Here is a short preview clip of a new band feature hour that will be airing soon – plus an additional band […]
SHORT INTERVIEW: VERITY WHITE
2019 has seen a new raft of acts come to the forefront of my Friday radio show. Verity has been one of them. Here is the first of a number of interview shorts I did with Verity over the spring and early summer months. As artist that is spirited, fun and playful – but also […]
FEATURE INTERVIEW: BOURBON HOUSE
A band I played a fair bit last year on the Friday Rock Show. With new material coming out this year, it was time for a GMS band hour special. The interview was done over Skype and we hear about the band’s beginnings and their plans for the year ahead. A radio hour that drew […]
SHORT INTERVIEW: WAYWARD SONS – ALBUM 2
A short interview with Toby first aired May 2019, when Toby talks about Wayward Sons’ preparations for the second studio album – and discusses some of the band’s summer tour dates.