Pop Episodes
39: The one with The Roulettes’ Bob Henrit
Today on the line I’m joined by drummer Bob Henrit who has quite a few tales to tell! Ivor Novello Award winner and Hall of Fame inductee, Bob has been a member of The Roulettes, Unit 4+2, Argent, The Kinks, and almost Genesis as well as recording with Leo Sayer, Ringo Starr and Roger Daltrey. A…
37: The one with The Jesus And Mary Chain's Jim Reid
The Jesus and Mary Chain have been back in the studio for the first time in 2 decades facing the difficulties of recording together to make new album Damage and Joy. Much has been written about the chaos and violence of the band’s early live shows, their unexpected rise to mainstream Top of the …
36: The one with Chas & Dave's Chas Hodges
I have a rabbit with rockney legend Chas Hodges. As one half of Chas & Dave, he wrote and recorded exceptionally witty songs about life in a unique style of a London pub singalong, with a bit of music-hall humour and boogie-woogie piano thrown in. Authentic and charming, Chas reminisces about th…
26: The one with The New York Doll’s Earl Slick
Earl Slick Talks Bowie and Station To Station. He's played with David Bowie, John Lennon, Yoko Ono Band, The New York Dolls…and now the legendary Earl Slick chats to CAT about his Station To Station tour and an illustrious career spanning over 40 years.
13: The one with Marillion’s Fish
Fish out of water, not! Ex-Marillion frontman Fish has been through the mill in recent years but even divorce and throat surgery have failed to keep him out of the water when it comes to touring. I caught up with him before one of his solo gigs when he was refreshing, frank, and honest about fam…
4: The one with The Teardrop Explodes’ Julian Cope
One from the analogue vaults. After The Teardrop Explodes finally did explode in 1983, Julian Cope continued to beguile audiences with his eccentricity to become a modern-day folk troubadour and eco-warrior author on ancient monuments. This interview is one from my vault of old analogue recor…
1: The one with Cornershop's Ben Ayres
One from the analogue vault. This is another from my archive of old analogue recordings, a short chat with Cornershop's Ben Ayres before the band headlined at the 2002 Summer Sundae festival in Leicester's De Montfort Hall. Hot from supporting Oasis the same afternoon in Finsbury Park, they d…