FEATURE INTERVIEW – THE LEMON DRIZZLE BAKE-OFF: PART 2 (WILDFIRE)
Following the Stone Free interview, this is the live recording of the Tequila Mockingbyrd Vs. Massive lemon drizzle bake-off from Wildfire Festival 2017. Some of the background music has been edited for this listen again clip. The cakes were blind-tasted by fans at the festival later in the day, whilst the bands played their sets. […]
FEATURE INTERVIEW – THE LEMON DRIZZLE BAKE-OFF: PART 1 (STONE FREE)
The lemon drizzle cake saga dates back to my interview with Josie from Tequila Mockingbyrd at the start of 2017. This evolved into a ‘bake-off’ battle of the Australian bands – Tequila Mockingbyrd Vs. Massive, scheduled for Wildfire Festival 2017. A week before the actual bake-off, I interviewed both bands at Stone Free Festival at […]
FEATURE INTERVIEW: MACHINES DREAM – ‘BLACK SCIENCE’ ALBUM LAUNCH
First aired as a series over four weeks in June 2017 – and then as a full hour on 23 June 2017 – another spirited, involved and reflective conversation with Craig West. For this feature we discussed the band’s new and critically acclaimed album Black Science. This listen again clip comprises of the four speech […]
FEATURE INTERVIEW: NEW DEVICE
First aired as a series over four weeks in June 2017, this interview captures the story of the band plus some passionate personal viewpoints on how the industry could change to better support new bands.
FEATURE INTERVIEW: KING KING
The second hour special on the band from 2016 – this hour was aired at the end of 2016 to celebrate a milestone year for the band. It drew on highlights from my Spring 2016 telephone interview with Alan Nimmo ahead of King King’s Sussex show – and then the post gig interview later that […]
FEATURE INTERVIEW: THOSE DAMN CROWS – THE ROAD TO WILDFIRE
Following our feature on the band in autumn 2016, I spoke with Shane again in Spring 2017 on the band’s plans for the year ahead – touring and recording – and the lively Welsh music scene in general. A major part of the interview we also discussed the band’s festival plans and their appearance at […]
FEATURE INTERVIEW: SAFIRE
Following our support for the band in 2016, I finally got round to airing a feature special on Safire, drawing on a number of interviews undertaken over previous month. Given the volume of material, this was aired over 2 hours as a two-part special in April 2017. The band will be playing on the Great […]
FEATURE INTERVIEW: AARON BUCHANAN & THE CULT CLASSICS
First aired as a four part interview series during the month of May – and then in full at the end of the month – Aaron talks about the new album, the band, the influence of Queen and the creative process. Added to his listen again clip is the additional interview I did with Aaron […]
FEATURE: LITTLE BROTHER – OCEANS
An hour special first aired in spring 2017 ahead of the band’s release of their new single ‘Oceans.’ I spoke with Josh from the band on this new release and plans for the summer. This version of the feature that was first broadcast on my Friday rock show also includes the short preview interview I […]
FEATURE INTERVIEW: DAVE RITCHIE ON WILDFIRE 2017
As part of a series of band previews on Wildfire Festival 2017, I interviewed Festival organiser Dave Ritchie in Glasgow on the aims of the event and highlights for the 2017 season. Originally aired on my Friday rockshow in April 2017 as a four-week series, here is the complete interview to enjoy in its entirety […]