SHORT INTERVIEW: ULYSSES
A short interview with Luke from the band on plans and hopes for 2017: Ulysses is an original band that defies neat genre pigeon-holes – a band we will be revisiting more thoroughly later in 2017. This clip was first broadcast on my Friday rock show on 3 March 2017.
SHORT INTERVIEW: TOUCHSTONE
My first interview with the band for nearly two years – this clip featured as part of my ‘new horizons’ showcase for March, getting word out on bands and material worth discovering in 2017. Touchstone has been around for some time but they are back with a new sound and a new singer. When I […]
SHORT INTERVIEW: RAINBREAKERS
With a highly anticipated new EP on the way, the band kicked off our ‘new horizons’ showcase for March, getting word out on a further 24 bands worth discovering in 2017. For this short interview the band discusses the new EP and plans and ambitions for the year ahead. First broadcast on my Friday rock […]
The Texas Flood – ‘Over Worked & Under Paid’
MARCH ALBUM OF THE MONTH There is clearly something in the water in Wales: Fireroad, Buffalo Summer, The Starling Radicals, Florence Black, Those Damn Crows, Kane’d and, of course, The Texas Flood. They are back with a new album and that magic water in Wales clearly has no limits. Someone should bottle it and ship […]
SHORT INTERVIEW: THE ELLIPSIS
My first interview with this exciting emerging band. This clip was one of 30 band interview shorts first aired in January on my Friday rock show as part of a month-long showcase on new music, following a 2016 when we lost to many heroes.
SHORT INTERVIEW: BETH BLADE & THE BEAUTIFUL DISASTERS
A short interview with the band from January 2017, looking ahead and hopes and ambitions for the year ahead. This clip was one of 30 band previews aired in January as part of a month-long showcase on new music, following a 2016 when we lost to many heroes.
FEATURE INTERVIEW: IT
Set in a Covent Garden street café in the early evening shadows of autumn 2016, I conducted what was to become a four-part feature interview with IT. That session captured the essence and parameters on what was to become their first studio album for seven years. At this early stage, as the narrative for the […]
SHORT INTERVIEW: THE STARLING RADICALS
My first interview with this exciting band from February 2017. The band was one of 30 that took part in my month-long ‘desert island jukebox’ feature and, beyond the music, discussion touches on Bovril, foxes and even a chaffinch. A full feature hour on the band is scheduled to follow.
SHORT INTERVIEW: SAFIRE
Two short interviews from January 2017. In the first clip the band reflect on their huge success in our end of 2016 listener vote and they give an early insight into plans for the year ahead. The second clip features band reaction to their booking for Wildfire Festival 2017.
FEATURE INTERVIEW: SPIKE
The Quireboys’ charismatic frontman in conversation during September 2016. Following listener requests to re-broadcast the hour special on new album ‘Twisted Love’ – featuring an interview with guitarist Guy Griffin – we recorded this new interview with Spike for the re-broadcast. Spike talks about the recording of the album and touring plans. This interview follows […]