SARI SCHORR UK TOUR FINALE AT THE 229

Sari Schorr - Tour 2025

Feature interview #1,689 in an ongoing series. Ahead of the final show of her UK tour, I met Sari backstage in London at the 229. There was a piano in the room, just inviting to be played. So we sat at piano together and did a spontaneous interview whilst also playing the keys. A special […]

BADFLOWER – THE ROCK CATS, NEWS FROM THE FARM AND NEW ALBUM COUNTDOWN

Badflower - No Place Like Home

Feature audio interview 1,688 in an ongoing series, with one of rock’s most authentic , forward-looking and original bands. With the countdown on for the new Badflower album – ‘No Place Like Home’ – I spoke again with Josh from the band on the story behind the new songs. News too on the farm, the […]

Jack J Hutchinson

Jack J Hutchinson

Feature interview 1,687 in an ongoing series. A lovely catch up with guitar maestro and accomplished songwriter – Jack J Hutchinson – who talks about his 2025; the big gigs he’s going to, his touring and new writing work. We also reflect on creatives getting through the lockdown era – and now the challenging geo-political […]

A TWO-WAY FIRESIDE CHAT WITH MATT SIMONS

Matt Simons

Feature audio interview 1,685 in an ongoing series. An expansively long interview with Matt Simons from GMS alumni Band of the Year DeadBlondeStars. Matt has been a big part of the GMS community and the rock show over the years. In fact this one’s possibly not even an interview at all; more a spontaneous fireside […]

CRY FOR MERCY: NEW ALBUM SPECIAL

Cry for Mercy

Audio interview hour special #1,844 in an ongoing series, on the eve of the release of the band’s new studio album, I had a 60 minute fireside chat with Kevin. We talked about the making of the new album, what the truth of success looks like to a DIY band in it for the music. We reflected on […]

SAFFRON GORMAN AND THE BLACK EAGLE BAND – FULL BAND INTERVIEW

SAFFRON GORMAN AND THE BLACK EAGLE BAND

Feature audio interview 1,680 in an ongoing series of interview hour specials. Saffron Gorman is an artist we have supported since 2016 through a number of her bands, and on the rockshow we premiered a number of songs that became listener favourites. For this interview, we meet Saffron and her band mates online. Serious chat […]

FROM AUTUMN TO SPRING WITH DUNC FROM AUTUMN KILLERS

Autumn Killers

Feature audio interview 1,682 in an ongoing series of interview hour specials. A warm welcome back to Autumn Killers, a band whose story and music we have supported for many years. The band featured in the top echelon of our Band of the Year listener countdown for the last two years, and their latest album […]

CLOVERHILL: BOUNCY SPRING OUTLOOK FROM THE GREEN ROOM

Audio feature interview #1,679 in an ongoing series. As we usher in spring, Paul from Cloverhill returns to GMS to talk about the new Cloverhill green room. An impromptu ‘potter round the garden’ in interview terms. The rock xylo makes a return, Paul veers towards prog and we fact-check unconfirmed rumours about Paul auditioning to […]

TALKING PICTURES: FEATURE INTERVIEW WITH HUGH SYME

Hugh Syme

Feature audio interview #1,677 in an ongoing series. Hugh Syme is one of the iconic album creatives of his generation. Well known to many for designing the album covers for many of the great Rush albums, his Art Director talents have also included work for many other fine artists. His most recent project was with […]