FEATURE INTERVIEW: AS SIRENS FALL
A band that has had a big listener reaction from my Friday rock show listeners in the first half of 2019. Following a number of interview shorts, a feature-hour followed with As Sirens Fall at the beginning of June. Here we dig deeper into the band’s genesis, its creative evolution and we reflect on the […]
EMPYRE – SELF AWARE
JULY ALBUM OF THE MONTH With ‘Self Aware’ a new sun rises on a new rock Empire. A fresh counterpoint to an ageing rock scene – a genre that is seen by many to cling to past glory days, where the legends are getting older and where some of the radio-friendly new bands look and […]
Tarot Rats: The Road to Wildfire (1 of 3)
As we countdown to a new generation of bands playing Wildfire Festival at the end of June 2019, local band Tarot Rats popped into the studio for an impromptu late night special. And special it was. Pink slippers, yellow pineapples, the return of ‘Black Keys and Cheese’, the rock cheeseboard presented on a studio clock […]
Tarot Rats: The Road to Wildfire (2 of 3)
As we countdown to a new generation of bands playing Wildfire Festival at the end of June 2019, local band Tarot Rats popped into the studio for an impromptu late night special. And special it was. Pink slippers, yellow pineapples, the return of ‘Black Keys and Cheese’, the rock cheeseboard presented on a studio clock […]
Tarot Rats: The Road to Wildfire (3 of 3)
As we countdown to a new generation of bands playing Wildfire Festival at the end of June 2019, local band Tarot Rats popped into the studio for an impromptu late night special. And special it was. Pink slippers, yellow pineapples, the return of ‘Black Keys and Cheese’, the rock cheeseboard presented on a studio clock […]
The Swamp Born Assassins – Dead Man’s Train
June Album Of The Month 2019 has been the toughest year yet when it comes to me picking just one album to review each month. May and June see so many great and varied albums being released. Set against some well-produced and well-promoted albums, for June I’ve decided to go with a relative underdog. The […]
SHORT INTERVIEW: COPPERWORM
A band who got in touch, we then played and then the rock fans took things to the next level: The way it should be. My first interview with the band and, judging by audience reaction, I have a feeling it will be the first of a run in 2019. A band to discover. Have […]
SHORT INTERVIEW: LETHBRIDGE OWEN – ALBUM LAUNCH
A short interview, first aired in April 2019, to mark the launch of the band’s fine debut album. Two longer feature interviews were recorded on the same day in Brighton and following Lethbridge Owen being voted ‘Band of the Month’ for May, these will be aired again in May before going up on this site […]
FEATURE INTERVIEW: THE QUIREBOYS – AMAZING DISGRACE
Broadcast as an hour special on 19 April 2019, to mark the 500th Great Music Stories feature interview, Guy Griffin talks about The Quireboys’ stellar new studio album ‘Amazing Disgrace’ which we rate as probably their finest studio album to date, and also reviewed on this site as our ‘album of the month‘ for May […]
FEATURE INTERVIEW: DEBORAH BONHAM TOURS THE USA
Ahead of her hugely anticipated tour of the USA, I spoke with Deborah about her wide-ranging plans for the year ahead. We also discussed gender equality in the rock scene, her live shows with Paul Rodgers and Deborah’s work with young musicians. A spirited hour special that originally aired on 21 April 2019