FEATURE INTERVIEW: FIREROAD
The second of two-hour specials in 2016 on this rising Welsh band. The interview explored than band’s story to date and plans for the new album. This clip features the speech segments of an hour special that aired first aired on my Friday rockshow during the autumn of 2016 and featured the first UK radio […]
FEATURE INTERVIEW: COLOUR OF NOISE: CHRISTMAS SPECIAL
My third Great Music Stories feature hour on one of the UK’s most authentic bands. To close 2016, I met the band in Brighton for their end-of-year bash. In additional to speaking with Bruce and Matt, we hear from the fans, Mike Ross who was also playing on the night and The Medicine Man – […]
FEATURE INTERVIEW: MAGNUM: THE VALLEY OF TEARS
My first Great Music Stories Hour special of 2017, perhaps fittingly with the band that came in at Number 2 for our listeners during the end of year Top 100 Bands vote. Ahead of the release of The Valley of Tears album, I spoke with Bob Catley backstage at Concorde 2 in Brighton. We spoke […]
FEATURE INTERVIEW: SARI SCHORR CHRISTMAS SPECIAL
One of a select handful of feature hours I prepared for Christmas week – this interview with Sari I originally aired with music as an hour special on my rock show on Friday 23 December. A soulful and spirited conversationist, Sari reflects on world events from 2016, selects some classic festive tunes, talks about her […]
FEATURE INTERVIEW: THE DEAD DAISIES
Interview segments from my hour special on The Dead Daisies, aired on MeridianFM as my last feature of 2016. The interview with John Corabi was undertaken on Brighton seafront, a few hours before the band stepped out on stage for a classic set of Brighton Rock! During the interview John reflects on the band’s hugely […]
FEATURE INTERVIEW: SNOWY WHITE – THE PINK FLOYD & THIN LIZZY YEARS
The speech segments from my hour special with Snowy White, who spoke about his years playing with Pink Floyd and Thin Lizzy and also the famous Wall concert in Berlin. Snowy also talked about his blues career, changes in the music industry and his advice to new bands starting out today.
FEATURE INTERVIEW: BRIGHTON ROCKS SPECIAL!
A collage of fun interviews from a very special night in Brighton, when three acts came to town and let rip. Back stage interviews with the Dead Daisies, The Answer and Jackaman wrapped into an hour special from what was one of the standout rock tours of 2016. The hour special also featured some exclusive […]
FEATURE INTERVIEW: PONTUS SNIBB & BONAFIDE
A feature hour that drew on a number of interviews I recorded with Pontus Snibb – a back stage Bonafide interview at London from Spring 2016 and a father and son blues feature interview from the sunny shores of HRH Ibiza. The hour special ended with the first radio play of the new Bonafide single […]
FEATURE INTERVIEW: WEST END SINGS
A break from my usual rock interviews, I was invited to Dean Street Studios in London to interview the stars from the West End who had gathered to record a charity Christmas single for the charity ChildLine. Shared here are the speech clips from the two one-hour specials that were aired on MeridianFM in November […]
Short interviews: Anathema & Black Stone Cherry pay tribute to Freddie Mercury
On 24 November 2016, I produced and aired a 2-hour tribute on rock’s greatest showman, Freddie Mercury, marking 25 years since his passing. Presented here are two interview clips from Vincent Kavanagh and John-Fred Young, who both spoke fondly of the creative influence and music legacy of Freddie Mercury. In all, the show featured tributes […]