FEATURE INTERVIEW: SIMO CHRISTMAS SPECIAL
Following the very special ‘Southern Love Bus’ interview from Ramblin’ Man 2016, JD SIMO and I met up again, this time in Brighton at the end of the year for a follow-up feature for a Christmas week hour special. Brighton seemed a perfect setting for the return of the love (tour) bus, but this time […]
FEATURE INTERVIEW: MAMMOTH MAMMOTH
My first interview with Mikey from the band – from what he described as the worst bar in Berlin! This interview first aired as an hour special on my radio rock show with a selection of tracks from the band’s new album and some deep cuts from their archive. Mikey talks about the Oz rock […]
THE JOKERS – FEATURE INTERVIEW: TWO YEARS AT WILDFIRE
June 2017 Great Music Stories will be a stage sponsor for the Wildfire Festival, which this year presents a dynamic showcase of a generation of emerging, breakthrough bands. Here is a Jokers double bill, spanning two years at Wildfire. First up is the feature interview from June 2016, first aired in full in November and […]
IDLEWAR: FEATURE INTERVIEW – THE CHRISTMAS SPECIAL
Following my first interview with the band in November, they also had a Christmas special a month later. Here is the speech segment of that show featuring my interview with Pete from Idlewar, who reflects on a landmark 2016 and looks forward to the year ahead. Room also for a bit of Sinatra. Two other […]
FEATURE INTERVIEW: SIMO & THE SOUTHERN LOVE BUS
Recorded during Ramblin’ Man Fair 2016, this interview with JD SIMO was my last of the day and arguably the most fun. Situated to the side of the main stage, and competing with its sound, we shielded ourselves from the booming PA system behind parked tour buses and a fire truck – and JD Simo’s […]
FEATURE INTERVIEW: BONAFIDE – NEW ALBUM LAUNCH
In February 2017, Bonafide returned with a brand new studio album ‘Flames’ – a must for rock music lovers to discover. For album launch day I aired this interview as a drive-time hour special with music, speaking with Pontus Snibb from Sweden on the ideas behind the album and discussing a number of stand out […]
FEATURE INTERVIEW: THE ANSWER – ‘RISE’ 10th ANNIVERSARY
Spring 2016, I interviewed Cormac from The Answer on the band’s story and the celebrations surrounding the anniversary edition of their landmark ‘Rise’ album. Cormac also spoke about the forthcoming ‘Solas’ album and touring plans for the year. Clips from this interview were originally aired in the early summer ahead of the band’s appearance at […]
FEATURE INTERVIEW: COLOUR OF NOISE – FROM HRH IBIZA
Following the sad news from the band’s management that Colour of Noise were disbanding, on 14 March 2017 I aired a three hour special, re-airing highlights from three feature interviews I conducted with the band during 2016 – which together offer a record of the band’s evolution and story. This interview is the second of […]
FEATURE INTERVIEW: MASSIVE WAGONS – A YEAR OF RATIO
A feature hour inspired by a song: ‘Ratio’ by Massive Wagons was first aired on my rock show in March 2016, back-to- back with a first spin for ‘Tokyo’ and it became an instant listener favourite. To coincide with Ratio’s official release as a single in September 2016, I aired an hour special on the […]
FEATURE INTERVIEW: THE TEXAS FLOOD
To coincide with the launch of the band’s new March 2017 album, here is the very first feature hour I did with Tom from the band from a year before in March 2016. Here, Tom talks about the genesis of the band and their debut album. We also aired some acoustic tracks during the hour […]