IRELAND ROCKS – REVISITED: #3 INTERVIEW SHORTS WITH SCREAMING EAGLES, TRIGGERMAN AND LO MEJOR
Rewinding back to autumn 2016 here – in addition to the 1,700 feature interviews, we also have thousands of interview shorts that also have played their part in capturing moments in band stories over time. Here we have three interview shorts from three fine bands. From April 2016, a backstage chat with Screaming Eagles during […]
IRELAND ROCKS – REVISITED #2: SAFIRE IN THE STUDIO, JANUARY 2017
Some today know Saffron Gorman as the vocal powerhouse behind The Black Eagle Band – but long before that was the wonderful band Safire. GMS has done many interviews with Safire over the years, and here is the full un-edited audio from a 2017 interview in the studio. Following the success of Safire’s debut EP […]
IRELAND ROCKS – REVISITED #1: BALEFUL CREED: THE FULL UNEDITED AUTUMN 2016 INTERVIEW
Baleful is a band that has had a long run with Great Music Stories and our various rock shows over the years. We’ve done many interviews together, they have regularly appeared in our Band of the Year shortlists and we’ve reviewed some of their album material. The Wolf was one of a number of songs […]
DOOMSDAY OUTLAW: FEATURE INTERVIEW
Great Music Stories feature audio interview #1,668 in an ongoing series. A lovely 30 minute chat with Indy from authentic rock force Doomsday Outlaw – looking ahead at 2025 plans and reviewing 2024’s milestones. Some serious industry chat coupled with some fun as well – as Indy presents the vision and essence of a proudly […]
SARI SCHORR: CHRISTMAS 2024 AT LONG ISLAND
Feature interview 1,665 in an ongoing series It’s become an annual tradition stretching back to December 2016 – Sari and I always see out the year with a Christmas interview special. So here we have our 9th Christmas special for this year’s festive season. Sari’s mum also joins the interview as we discuss the many […]
LYNNE JACKAMAN: THE BLACK CAB LONDON INTERVIEW
Feature interview #1,621 in an ongoing series. May 2024 – a fun interview with Lynne Jackaman and Jamie, from a black cab hurtling through the Streets of London. During the chat we reflect on doing 10 years of interviews together and we also review the second hand records we’d just purchased from Soho an hour […]
BLUE NATION: MUSIC IN NUMBERS FROM LONDON
Feature interview #1,640 in an ongoing series. Here is the full-length, un-edited version of a feature audio interview with Blue Nation that was originally aired in the Spring. The interview was done at a London restaurant, a few hours before the band’s appearance and live session at Times Radio. Neil and Luke gave views for […]
AMONGST LIARS: ALBUM TWO, BY DESIGN
Feature interview #1,639 in an ongoing series. Here’s the full, unedited version of a feature interview I did with Ian from Amongst Liars a few months ago, from which an edited eight minute clip originally aired on my Monday show. This interview captures the essence of a band on the rise. On the back of […]
WE THREE KINGS: MUSIC IN NUMBERS
Feature interview #1,638 in an ongoing series. We Three Kings are a fabulous modern rock band we have supported on the show with playlists and interviews for around seven years. A band that has produced a run of fine singles and in the last 18 months has broken into the festival scene for rising bands. […]
MAKING WAVES: AUTUMN KILLERS ON ALBUM COUNTDOWN
Feature interview #1,637 in an ongoing series. June 2024, I met Autumn Killers in London for a chat on the forthcoming new album release ‘Making Waves,’ which follows their critically acclaimed Album of the Month ‘Darkside.’ The band came runner-up for our Band of the Year countdown in November 2023, a result which followed a […]