Rock Episodes
July 31, 2020
75: The one with Enuff Z'Nuff's Donnie Vie
When Enuff Z’Nuff finally did say enough’s enough to lead singer Donnie Vie, it looked like it was all over for the man who had spent 25 years crafting melodic power pop and rock songs for the band that had been the darlings…
July 24, 2020
74: The one with Motörhead and Pink Fairies' Lucas Fox
I call Paris and spend a very entertaining evening in the delightful company of Lucas Fox, co-founder of Motorhead, drummer with Warsaw Pakt and now member of Pink Fairies. He recounts lots of fascinating stories, divulges a…
July 2, 2020
71: The one with James Toseland
Two-time World Superbike Champion and former MotoGP rider, James Toseland, admits that it’s a long was to the top if you want to rock ‘n’ roll but is enjoying every moment of his second career as a successful musician and so…
June 29, 2020
70: The one with Black Star Riders' Ricky Warwick
Ricky Warwick is the ‘lad’ from Northern Ireland who got to walk in his hero’s shoes, even though he refuses to admit he wears them.
The now lead singer with Thin Lizzy, Ricky plays songs written by Phil Lynott and perfor…
June 18, 2020
67: The one with Suzi Quatro
When Suzi Quatro burst onto the music scene in 1973 there were almost no women in rock and certainly none who played bass, sang lead vocals and completely rocked. A trailblazer, she re-wrote the rule book for women in rock &…
June 5, 2020
65: The one with John Coghlan's Quo
Little did drummer John Coghlan know when that he joined Francis Rossi and Alan Lancaster in the newly-formed band The Spectres back in 1962 his life was on a course for rock stardom.
The addition of Rick Parfitt, a chang…
June 4, 2020
64: The one with Blurred Vision's Sepp Osley
In this show I’m joined by Sepp Osley, frontman and co-founder of progressive rock band Blurred Vision the week in which their second album Redemption is due to be launched.
We chat about how the world has changed very li…
May 25, 2020
61: The one with Deep Purple’s Glenn Hughes
This tale is about a true rock original. He’s a vocalist, bassist, a songwriter and a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee.
No other rock musician has carved such a distinctive style and contributed to the sound of progre…
May 18, 2020
59: The one with Dire Straits' John Illsley
With over 100 million albums, four Grammies, three Brits, an Ivor Novello Award and an induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, John Illsley has done it all.
Playing a pivotal role in the success of Dire Straits, J…
May 13, 2020
57: The one with Whitesnake’s Bernie Marsden
This tale is about one of the best rock-blues guitarist of his generation. It starts with a boyhood dream and ends with him playing alongside some of the rock greats of the last 40 years.
Co-founder of Whitesnake, he coun…
April 23, 2020
55: The one with Nick Mason’s Saucerful of Secrets’ Guy Pratt
He’s the self-confessed Ronnie Corbett of the bass-playing world and, with a career in the music industry spanning almost 40 years, Grammy-winning Guy Pratt has a few stories to tell!
The chosen bassist for many of the wo…
April 18, 2020
54: The one with Motörhead’s Phil Campbell
We’re rockin’ the Covid-19 lockdown with a fresh series of interview and where better to start than with the mighty Motörhead.
Following the end of the band in 2015, guitarist Phil Campbell didn’t have to look far when as…
Sept. 15, 2018
50: The one with Pearl Handled Revolver
Pearl Handled Revolver have the blues or rather psychedelic, heavy rock, blues. And after four EPs, three studio albums, and their celebrated live album ‘Bootlegʼ, the band is celebrating ten years of performing.
I spent …
Sept. 10, 2018
48: The one with The Quireboys’ Paul Guerin
Guitarist Paul Guerin has been a major player on the international music scene for over twenty years.
He’s played alongside The Scorpion’s Michael Schenker, Thin Lizzy’s Brian Robertson, Fun Lovin’ Criminals’ Huey Morgan,…
Aug. 31, 2017
38: The one with Flesh For Lulu’s Michael Steed
Multi-instrumentalist Michael Steed has contributed bass, keyboards, and even penny whistle to some classic recordings as a full time member of some influential bands including Flesh For Lulu, Love Affair, The Marmalade, and…