INTERVIEW DOUBLE: THESE WICKED RIVERS
One of the ‘watch list’ rising bands for the second half of 2019, with a debut album on the way. This audio clip comprises of the feature interview recorded at the end of 2018 in London where the band looks ahead to plans for 2019. Added at the end is a preview clip from a […]
LIVE FROM WILDFIRE 2019: TAROT RATS – KING OF THE NORTH
As a website taster directly from the weekend, here is a short clip with Kent Rockers ahead of their show stealing set on Day One of the festival. A full feature interview with the band from Wildfire to follow.
LIVE FROM WILDFIRE 2019: AS SIRENS FALL IN THE HAUNTED HOUSE
Wildfire Festival returned in June 2019 and proved to be a great coming together of music fans and a ‘who’s who’ of today’s rising bands in a beautiful location. Over the 3-day weekend Great Music Stories interviewed 37 bands, giving each a chance to tell their story – and these features will be airing in […]
LIVE FROM WILDFIRE 2019: SWAMP BORN ASSASSINS AND THE ROCK XYLO
Wildfire Festival returned in June 2019 and proved to be a great coming together of music fans and a ‘who’s who’ of today’s rising bands in a beautiful location. Over the 3-day weekend Great Music Stories interviewed 37 bands, giving each a chance to tell their story – and these features will be airing in […]
FEATURE INTERVIEW: AS SIRENS FALL
A band that has had a big listener reaction from my Friday rock show listeners in the first half of 2019. Following a number of interview shorts, a feature-hour followed with As Sirens Fall at the beginning of June. Here we dig deeper into the band’s genesis, its creative evolution and we reflect on the […]
FEATURE INTERVIEW: THE QUIREBOYS – AMAZING DISGRACE
Broadcast as an hour special on 19 April 2019, to mark the 500th Great Music Stories feature interview, Guy Griffin talks about The Quireboys’ stellar new studio album ‘Amazing Disgrace’ which we rate as probably their finest studio album to date, and also reviewed on this site as our ‘album of the month‘ for May […]
FEATURE INTERVIEW: DEBORAH BONHAM TOURS THE USA
Ahead of her hugely anticipated tour of the USA, I spoke with Deborah about her wide-ranging plans for the year ahead. We also discussed gender equality in the rock scene, her live shows with Paul Rodgers and Deborah’s work with young musicians. A spirited hour special that originally aired on 21 April 2019
FEATURE INTERVIEW: MELISSA ETHERIDGE – THE LONDON INTERVIEW
Following up on my telephone interview with Melissa in early 2019, we met in London after her European tour to discuss her brand new album ’The Medicine Show’ which we called as Album of the Month for April 2019. (Check out the album review section of this site for a read). This warm and engaging […]
FEATURE INTERVIEW: GASOLINE OUTLAWS: WILDFIRE 16
Gasoline Outlaws are a band whose story we have now followed for four calendar years. Ahead of their second album landing in April 2019, this listen again feature rewinds to Wildfire Festival 2016, where I recorded a full-band feature interview on the band’s beginnings. Aired originally as a four-part interview series in August, it then […]
FEATURE INTERVIEW: KING KING 10TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR
Backstage from Brighton in early 2019, Alan Nimmo from King King talks about the band’s 10th anniversary, the rising rock scene and importance for us all to push to get more mainstream media attention for today’s guitar bands. Alan also speaks about touring with Sari Schorr and the health of the rock and blues music […]