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Loco Paradise

FEATURE INTERVIEW: THE DUST CODA – LOCO PARADISE SERIES

To celebrate to countdown to the band’s new album, I met Adam from the band in London we did an expansive interview, which aired as a series over five weeks. The interview segments here together for the first time, in …

Marshall Potts

FEATURE INTERVIEW: MARSHALL POTTS ON MODERN ROCK

As part of our expansive 30-band Modern Rock interview series, here Marshall Potts talks about a new chapter for the rock genre and his views on the importance of authenticity and individuality in the art of song writing.

RIVAL SONS

FEATURE INTERVIEW: RIVAL SONS

A zoom interview, originally aired as an hour special, from the band’s UK tour run during Autumn 2023. Jay talks about the two wonderful albums the band has released, their relationship with each other – and he picks some choice …

Luke Morley - Songs from the Blue Room Artwork

FEATURE INTERVIEW: LUKE MORLEY: SONGS FROM THE BLUE ROOM

Earlier this month, we reviewed Luke Morley’s new album and called it as ‘Album of the Month’ for June. Following up on that written piece, here’s a desk copy of the audio interview with Luke from the Monday rock show …

Chris Shiflett

FEATURE INTERVIEW: CHRIS SHIFLETT

Spring in London – an in-person interview with Chris during his run of UK dates. Discussion also on his new music for 2023 and reflection also on his music influences. Fun talk too on football and his fantasy football rock …

hothouse flowers

FEATURE INTERVIEW: HOTHOUSE FLOWERS

Ahead of the band’s May tour dates, a feature interview with Fiachna from Hothouse Flowers on the band’s enduring legacy, reflection on getting through lockdown and comments on plans for the year ahead.To check out the band’s news and UK …

Suzi Quatro

FEATURE INTERVIEW: SUZI QUATRO

Interview from a feature hour with Suzi on her ‘uncovered’ EP and a reflection on her phenomenal 55-year career in rock n roll. Advice also for bands starting out today from one of the true greats.To discover more about Suzi’s …

Spike Tribute

FEATURE INTERVIEW: GUY BAILEY TRIBUTE WITH SPIKE

From an hour’s audio tribute to Quireboys co-founder, clips from an archive interview I did six or seven years ago with Guy Bailey on his Thirsty project – coupled with a new tribute interview from Spike on the musical legacy …

FEATURE INTERVIEW: LUKE MORLEY ON THUNDER RE-ISSUES

A feature radio interview with Thunder songwriter and guitarist, Luke Morley, on the re-issue of Thunder’s first three studio albums. Luke reflects on the making of the albums and picks choice deep-cuts from each album.To discover these re-issues on vinyl …

Violet Blend

MODERN ROCK SERIES: VIOLET BLEND

To coincide with the Modern Rock 4 collection, a series of feature interviews was aired with 24 artists discussing what Modern Rock meant today. This fun interview with Italian band Violet Blend got a bit silly but captures well the …

album of the month

Ellis Mano Band - Access All Areas

ELLIS MANO BAND: ‘LIVE – ACCESS ALL AREAS’

Ellis Mano Band have been firm listener favourites with Great Music Stories for some years now. They’ve had two previous albums of the month, and then ‘Single of the Year’ for a song that was never actually a single, but magically – and totally organically – generated a massive groundswell of requests that kept it on the rockshow playlist for a year…

Previous album reviews

Jack J Hutchinson - Battles

JACK J HUTCHINSON –‘BATTLES’

As 2023 drew to a close, the rock community was greatly saddened by the news Tony Clarkin shared on his rare spinal condition and the band’s decision to cancel their 2024 tour dates. Over the Christmas period, I spent time returning to some of Magnum’s live albums – ‘The Spirit’, ‘Stronghold’ and the famous Symphony Hall release, three live releases that define the essence of Magnum as one of the great and enduring live bands.

Magnum - Here Comes the Rain

MAGNUM – ‘HERE COMES THE RAIN’

As 2023 drew to a close, the rock community was greatly saddened by the news Tony Clarkin shared on his rare spinal condition and the band’s decision to cancel their 2024 tour dates. Over the Christmas period, I spent time returning to some of Magnum’s live albums – ‘The Spirit’, ‘Stronghold’ and the famous Symphony Hall release, three live releases that define the essence of Magnum as one of the great and enduring live bands.

Empyre - Relentless

EMPYRE ‘RELENTLESS’

Following a mini review earlier this year, 2023 finished with us calling this modern-day opus as Album of the Year. ‘Relentless’ is the remarkable second studio album from one of British’s most accomplished rising rock bands – Empyre.

Recent show highlights

Friday Rock Show: 16 July 2021

The first hour of the Friday rockshow, news and music from a new generation of unsigned and rising bands: Music includes: Skam, The Autumn Killers,

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