FEATURE INTERVIEW: AT THE SUN – ALBUM COUNTDOWN
Following a series of interview shorts with the band, I resolved to do a feature hour with At The Sun early doors in 2019. And the timing couldn’t have been better: The band has a debut album landing in March. Half a dozen of the tracks have been featured on my Friday rock show in […]
FEATURE INTERVIEW: BIG BOY BLOATER
Recorded in BBB’s Airstream at Ramblin’ Man Fair 2017, we re-broadcast this feature in early 2019 (with new tunes from Mr Bloater) to mark five calendar years of Great Music Stories interviews. An arresting and heartfelt interview from Big Boy Bloater presenting the philosophy and values that really matter in the music business today.
FEATURE SPECIAL: QUEEN – THE DEFINITIVE STUDIO ALBUM: THE ROCK COMMUNITY SPEAKS
A week before the release of the movie ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ across UK cinemas in 2018, I put together a three-hour Queen radio special. Everyone knows THE song is Bo Rhap and most people agree that THE gig was Live Aid – but what was the definitive Queen album? I put this question to a “who’s […]
FEATURE INTERVIEW: MAGNUM – AL BARROW
Our fifth hour special with Magnum in as many years. For our second feature of 2018, I spoke with Al backstage ahead of their sell-out show in Brighton. We talked about the latest album, we hear about Al’s story and we talk more broadly about the role of a bass player in a working band.
FEATURE INTERVIEW: TAX THE HEAT ON TOUR
Audio interview clips from an hour special when Tax The Heat came to Brighton as part of their 2018 tour dates. We review the album and the band’s plans for the future.
FEATURE INTERVIEW: BALEFUL CREED -THE GREAT MUSIC STORY
One of a number of special omnibus Great Music Stories features that charted the story of the band over time, drawing on clips on a wide range of our Baleful Creed interviews. Here are speech clips and links from the original 70-minute radio special.
FEATURE INTERVIEW: BROKEN WITT REBELS – BREKKIE BANGERS
A feature aired during one of my ad hoc breakfast shows, which featured wall-to-wall guitar music. The band reflects on the last year and is asked to pick the breakfast of rock champions.
FEATURE INTERVIEW: GINGER WILDHEART
A feature audio interview, which first aired with half a dozen tracks as a feature hour on my Friday rock show. Ginger talks about his new album – G*A*S*S MARK II – the grassroots music scene and the creative process. If you enjoy the interview, you can discover more about Ginger’s new album at www.gingerwildheart.net
FEATURE INTERVIEW: THE VIRGINMARYS – NORTHERN SUN SESSIONS
Audio interview for a feature hour with Ally, reviewing track-by-track the new album ‘Northern Sun Sessions.’ Also reviewed as our album of the month for November, if you enjoy the interview you can order a copy of the brand new album at www.thevirginmarys.com
FEATURE INTERVIEW: IDLEWAR – NEW ALBUM
Ahead of the release of Idlewar’s album ‘Fractured’ in October 2018, I spoke with Pete from the band about Idlewar’s story to date and what everyone could expect from what is arguably their best album to date. Originally put together as a series in four parts, here are the four speech segments together as one […]