SHORT INTERVIEW: TEQUILA MOCKINGBYRD
My first interview with this exciting new band who are touring with Bonafide in 2017, booked for Wildfire and have a new album on the way. In addition to my feature interviews, this was one of 35 mini interviews I aired to kick off 2017 – encouraging listeners to discover new bands to follow in […]
SHORT INTERVIEW: THOSE DAMN CROWS
In addition to the feature interviews, during the month of January I aired a series of mini interviews on new bands to discover in 2017. In my catch up with Those Damn Crows, we talked about the band’s immense success in our Band Of The Year countdown in December 2016 – and Shane spoke about […]
SHORT INTERVIEW: LITTLE BROTHER ELI
In addition to the feature interviews, during the month of January I aired a series of mini interviews on new bands to discover in 2017 – after a year when we lost too many heroes in 2016. One of the 35 interview minis first aired on my rockshow, I spoke with Little Brother Eli about […]
FEATURE INTERVIEW: HELLBOUND HEARTS
An hour special that first aired on my rockshow in November 2016. The interview was undertaken at Wildfire Festival and clips of the interview aired in the months that followed. The full interview aired late 2016 and featured the first radio play of the band’s new single ‘Suffering the Radio.’
FEATURE INTERVIEW: FIREROAD
The second of two-hour specials in 2016 on this rising Welsh band. The interview explored than band’s story to date and plans for the new album. This clip features the speech segments of an hour special that aired first aired on my Friday rockshow during the autumn of 2016 and featured the first UK radio […]
FEATURE INTERVIEW: COLOUR OF NOISE: CHRISTMAS SPECIAL
My third Great Music Stories feature hour on one of the UK’s most authentic bands. To close 2016, I met the band in Brighton for their end-of-year bash. In additional to speaking with Bruce and Matt, we hear from the fans, Mike Ross who was also playing on the night and The Medicine Man – […]
FEATURE INTERVIEW: MAGNUM: THE VALLEY OF TEARS
My first Great Music Stories Hour special of 2017, perhaps fittingly with the band that came in at Number 2 for our listeners during the end of year Top 100 Bands vote. Ahead of the release of The Valley of Tears album, I spoke with Bob Catley backstage at Concorde 2 in Brighton. We spoke […]
FEATURE INTERVIEW: SARI SCHORR CHRISTMAS SPECIAL
One of a select handful of feature hours I prepared for Christmas week – this interview with Sari I originally aired with music as an hour special on my rock show on Friday 23 December. A soulful and spirited conversationist, Sari reflects on world events from 2016, selects some classic festive tunes, talks about her […]
FEATURE INTERVIEW: THE DEAD DAISIES
Interview segments from my hour special on The Dead Daisies, aired on MeridianFM as my last feature of 2016. The interview with John Corabi was undertaken on Brighton seafront, a few hours before the band stepped out on stage for a classic set of Brighton Rock! During the interview John reflects on the band’s hugely […]
Magnum – The Valley of Tears
JANUARY ALBUM OF THE MONTH Magnum in recent years has been one of the best untold stories in British rock. The soaring melodic output from their glory days in the 80s is well known to most rock fans – notably with albums ‘On A Storyteller’s Night’ and ‘Wings of Heaven’ with the opus ‘Don’t Wake […]