AWARD NOMINATED ~ 5 STAR RATED ~ MUSIC CHAT SHOW
Cat brings you backstage tales with influential musicians about music, life, and their own personal journeys
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 performances of the band’s hits - seventeen consecutive top twenty and six UK number ones to be precise. We chat about Slade’s fourth-coming tour, their latest box set release All The World Is A Stage, what’s next on the horizon, and how Dave put on his ‘Batman cape’ to emerge as on
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 Coghlan’s Quo’s farewell tour. But John is not ready to hang up his drum sticks for good just yet….well…as he explains, he hasn’t got a dog after all. So what does a man with such a successful career behind him do? Well…make more music, of course!
Aug. 1, 2022
126: The one with Buzzcocks' Steve Diggle
Founding member of Buzzcocks, one of punk’s most seminal bands of all time that managed to fuse rapid-fire rebellious energy with pop craftsmanship, Steve Diggle is nothing short of a punk hero. With a plethora of hits under his belt including the classics Ever Fallen In Love (With Someone You Shouldn’t’ve), What Do I Get?, Everybody’s Happy Nowadays, and Harmony in My Head, Steve never imagined that he would still be flying the Buzzcocks’ flag some 45 years later. Steve talks about the
July 11, 2022
125: The one with Owen Paul
Owen Paul is everyone’s favourite waste of time. Singer, producer and co-writer of the 1986 pop hit My Favourite Waste of Time, Owen was the overnight sensation who spent years honing his craft and who went on to forge a very successful career in the entertainment business. Since that song topped the charts, he’s played a leading role in a major musical theatre production, toured the UK and Europe with Phil Collins as one of Mike and the Mechanics, and was harassed by The Osbournes in the inf
June 6, 2022
124: The one with Dr Feelgood's Wilko Johnson
This tale is about a legendary guitar hero who has officially cheated death. To successive generations of guitar aficionados, Wilko Johnson is a cult figure in the rock world. He’s been a Blockhead and a founding member of Canvey Island’s celebrated punk precursors: Dr Feelgood whose unwavering devotion to old-fashioned rhythm and blues and Wilko’s explosive guitar playing inspired everyone from Paul Weller to Joe Strummer. Life made a cruel twist in 2012 when Wilko was diagnosed with ter
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 professional, a brilliant technician and a dynamic showman, he has thrilled audiences for nearly six decades playing with some of music’s most memorable bands from Atomic Rooster and The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown to multi-platinum selling supergroups Emerson, Lake & Palmer, and ASIA.
About the Host
CAT
Cat’s words have appeared extensively in offline press, online media, and radio.
She has presented weekly radio shows on Thrive Radio, The Feel Network and Galaxie Radio and has produced radio and podcast shows for Siren FM, Endeavour Radio FM, and Ashwood Music. CATtales interviews have also been broadcast on CMR Nashville Radio and Deep Red Radio.
Cat herself has been interviewed as an award-winning PR & Journalist on Star Radio FM and Radio Gets Wild. She is a published author and has also written features, reviews and interviews for many magazines including; Get Rhythm, Fatea, and Deep Red, as well as penning monthly music columns for Fine City and Norfolk On My Mind.
In addition to CATtales, Cat also hosted a podcast interviewing influential business people entitled CAT Business Show. And the show isn’t over yet...