FEATURE INTERVIEW: HOTHOUSE FLOWERS
As Great Music Stories hits its second anniversary and 200th hour special in April 2017, it seemed a fitting time to delve deep into the archive and pull out some of the early 2015 interviews. This one was special. A feature interview with Fiachna O’Braonain from Hothouse Flowers, true purveyors of authenticity and spontaneity in music […]
FEATURE INTERVIEW: SIMO CHRISTMAS SPECIAL
Following the very special ‘Southern Love Bus’ interview from Ramblin’ Man 2016, JD SIMO and I met up again, this time in Brighton at the end of the year for a follow-up feature for a Christmas week hour special. Brighton seemed a perfect setting for the return of the love (tour) bus, but this time […]
FEATURE INTERVIEW: MAMMOTH MAMMOTH
My first interview with Mikey from the band – from what he described as the worst bar in Berlin! This interview first aired as an hour special on my radio rock show with a selection of tracks from the band’s new album and some deep cuts from their archive. Mikey talks about the Oz rock […]
MAMMOTH MAMMOTH – MOUNT THE MOUNTAIN
MAY ALBUM OF THE MONTH Sometimes an album can stand tall without all the PR hype and media noise that can often surround a carefully managed product launch. If you’re looking for a collection of new songs that deliver in-your-face rock with intensity, a big wall of sound and a rough, primal edge – then […]
RSJ: SHORT INTERVIEW – WILDFIRE PREVIEW 3
How many Dans can you have in a band? Here is the interview with RSJ, our first follow-up to the amusing interview at HRH Ibiza that is also uploaded on this site for listen again. June 2017 Great Music Stories will be a stage sponsor for the Wildfire Festival, which this year presents a dynamic […]
MASSIVE: SHORT INTERVIEW – WILDFIRE PREVIEW 3
June 2017 Great Music Stories will be a stage sponsor for the Wildfire Festival, which this year presents a dynamic showcase of a generation of emerging, bright bands. During the month of April 2017 I will be airing a series of previews on the festival, with 30 of the bands speaking about Wildfire, in relation […]
PILGRIM: SHORT INTERVIEW – WILDFIRE PREVIEW 3
June 2017 Great Music Stories will be a stage sponsor for the Wildfire Festival, which this year presents a dynamic showcase of a generation of emerging, bright bands. During the month of April 2017 I will be airing a series of previews on the festival, with 30 of the bands speaking about Wildfire, in relation […]
SKAM: SHORT INTERVIEW – WILDFIRE PREVIEW 2
June 2017 Great Music Stories will be a stage sponsor for the Wildfire Festival, which this year presents a dynamic showcase of a generation of emerging, bright bands. During the month of April 2017 I will be airing a series of previews on the festival, with 30 of the bands speaking about Wildfire, in relation […]
THE JOKERS – FEATURE INTERVIEW: TWO YEARS AT WILDFIRE
June 2017 Great Music Stories will be a stage sponsor for the Wildfire Festival, which this year presents a dynamic showcase of a generation of emerging, breakthrough bands. Here is a Jokers double bill, spanning two years at Wildfire. First up is the feature interview from June 2016, first aired in full in November and […]
IDLEWAR: FEATURE INTERVIEW – THE CHRISTMAS SPECIAL
Following my first interview with the band in November, they also had a Christmas special a month later. Here is the speech segment of that show featuring my interview with Pete from Idlewar, who reflects on a landmark 2016 and looks forward to the year ahead. Room also for a bit of Sinatra. Two other […]