Rock Episodes
Dec. 9, 2022
128: The other one with Slade's Dave Hill
Dave Hill is a national treasure. Half a century after Slade’s first hit, surviving a stroke, depression and the departure of his former band mates, Dave is still going strong and entertaining Slade fans with live performanc…
Oct. 11, 2022
127: The other one with Status Quo’s John Coghlan
Before becoming one of the biggest names in rock history, Status Quo honed their craft as a holiday camp act at Butlins in Minehead. Sixty years later, the same venue was the chosen to host the last performance of John Coghl…
May 18, 2022
123: The one with Carl Palmer
Carl Palmer is a drummer’s drummer. His dazzling speed and mastery of the drums has secured him multiple awards and well as a respected place in history as one of rock and roll’s greatest drummers.
A consummate profession…
April 21, 2022
115: Cat o' Nine Tales: Nils Lofgren
Tale 2…
There’s so much more to Nils Lofgren than just being part of Bruce Sprinsteen’s E-Street Band.
He’s played with Neil Young, Crazy Horse, Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band, Patti Scialfa, and Grin as well as bein…
March 8, 2022
113: The one with Wishbone Ash's Andy Powell
Wishbone Ash are the musicians’ musicians and original and founding member Andy Powell is happy with that.
With over 50 years and more albums than Andy can recall under its belt, Wishbone Ash is still going strong despit…
Feb. 1, 2022
109: The one with Steve Harley
Steve Harley has spent over 50 years making us smile. The rebel with a cause really has done it all; achieving number one chart success, selling millions of records worldwide and writing music that will live on forever.
O…
March 17, 2021
94: The other one with Ricky Warwick
Unleashing his 5th solo album, When Life Was Fast & Hard, Ricky Warwick aimed to deliver a collection of songs with the simplistic melodies of Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers charged with the electric hedonistic fury of John…
March 4, 2021
93: The one with Inglorious' Nathan James
Rock band Inglorious are nothing short of glorious, fronted by the powerhouse vocals of founding member Nathan James.
With the release of the band’s fourth album, We Will Ride, several new things surround them, not least …
Jan. 21, 2021
90: The one with Michael Schenker
It’s been 50 years since German guitar virtuoso, Michael Schenker, made his recording debut with the Scorpions at the tender age of 16.
From the start it was obvious he was playing at a level that was way beyond many of …
Jan. 8, 2021
89: The one with Quiet Riot's Rudy Sarzo
Rudy Sarzo is a bass playing hero. With a career spanning over 40 years, he’s headlined worldwide tours with Quiet Riot, Ozzy Osbourne, Whitesnake, and Dio, recorded multi-platinum albums, and appeared in numerous MTV videos…
Nov. 8, 2020
84: The one with Katrina From The Waves
I’m Walking On Sunshine today with the musician who’s had a worldwide hit that that catapulted Katrina & The Waves to the forefront of the music industry in 1985 with over 2.5 million plays on US Radio and was the soundtrack…
Oct. 24, 2020
83: The one with Jethro Tull's Ian Anderson
Ian Anderson is the cat that walks by himself despite leading one of the most iconic, not to mention successful, bands of all time.
Charismatic frontman, virtuoso flautist and composer, Ian has been steadfast through Jeth…
Oct. 10, 2020
82: The one with Stray's Del Bromham
Del Bromham has performance in his blood.
He began playing guitar at the tender age of eleven and formed dynamic hard-rock band Stray whilst he was still at school. In a career now spanning an incredible six decades, Del …
Aug. 29, 2020
78: The one with Status Quo's Alan Lancaster
For 25 years, Alan Lancaster was bassist with one of the most successful rock bands of all time. A band he founded with school friend Francis Rossi and one which enjoyed multi-platinum album sales and stadium gigs.
But an…
Aug. 7, 2020
76: The other one with Pink Fairies' Lucas Fox
In this second tale of a two-part series, I chat more to founding member of Motorhead and current Pink Fairy, Lucas Fox.
We chat about how Lucas cheated death and why he has no fear of the afterlife, how Warsaw Pakt pave…