SHORT INTERVEW: HOLLOWSTAR
Our first interview with the band, where they give a heads-up on plans, hopes and ambitions for the year ahead. First aired as part of the ‘New Horizons’ showcase of 25 young bands in January 2018.
BAND OF THE YEAR INTERVIEW: THOSE DAMN CROWS.
Crowning a breakthrough 2017, and following more than 25,000 votes spanning 167 bands over 7 weeks, Those Damn Crows were named Great Music Stories ‘Band Of The Year’ on 8 December 2017. The week after the vote we spoke with Shane from the band to get his reaction to this milestone for the band.
ALBUM OF THE YEAR INTERVIEW: AARON BUCHANAN & THE CULT CLASSICS
One of our 12 albums of the month for 2017, the debut album by Aaron and his band was named Great Music Stories album of 2017. In this interview from a tourbus somewhere in Europe, Aaron reacts to the news, talks crowd surfing and reflects on a great year for the Cult Classics.
SINGLE OF THE YEAR INTERVIEW: THEIA
A song that dominated the Friday rock show after a first play in June, ‘Home’ by Theia was called as our song of the year and we get band reaction during this interview. The band also crashed into out top 10 for the mammoth Band of The Year countdown.
Magnum: Lost On The Road To Eternity
JANUARY ALBUM OF THE MONTH A lasting memory of 2017 was seeing Magnum play at Ramblin’ Man Fair. I couldn’t quite work out why they were billed on the prog stage and some of the people I spoke to weren’t sure if they wanted to go over to the prog stage, with other bands playing […]
FEATURE INTERVIEW: AARON BUCHANAN’S QUEEN PLAYLIST
A feature interview recorded at Ramblin’ Man Fair 2017: Following our interview series on the critically acclaimed debut album from Aaron Buchanan & The Cult Classics, conversation with Aaron kept drifting off to one of his heroes, Freddie Mercury. So for this follow up, we posed the hypothetical question to Aaron – if he was […]
FEATURE INTERVIEW: BROKEN WITT REBELS ROCK BRIGHTON
A feature interview backstage with the band prior to their show at Brighton in December 2017. The band members reflect on their story to date, the debut album, 2017 milestones and plans for the year ahead.
FEATURE INTERVIEW: CLUTCHING AT STRAWS AT 30
First broadcast in Summer 2017, this feature celebrates the 30th birthday of Marillion’s album ‘Clutching At Straws.’ Drawing on archive interview clips with Mark Kelly and Fish, the feature also draws on musicians reflecting on the band’s final album with Fish and the transition over the following 18 months into its new era with Steve […]
FEATURE INTERVIEW: SKARLETT RIOT
First aired over two weeks in November on the Friday rocks show, Skarlett talks about the band’s new album and plans for the year ahead. One to watch for 2018!
SHORT INTERVIEW: FIREROAD – CHRISTMAS COUNTDOWN
Our final radio interview with the band for 2017 – Richard talks about the band’s Christmas gig at London’s Borderline and reflects on a successful year.