Episode 97: George Michael’s backing singer Shirley Lewis on George’s legacy, the ‘Faith’ album, Live Aid & more
Shirley Lewis joins me for episode 97! We spoke about how she started her career in music, her sister Linda Lewis, performing at Live Aid with Spandau Ballet, meeting George Michael, performing with W...
24 Mar 202539min
Episode 96: Mark Reeder on smuggling music past the Berlin Wall, putting on illegal gigs, Joy Division & more
Mark Reeder joins me for episode 96 of the podcast! We spoke about Mark growing up in Manchester before moving to Berlin because of his fascination with German electronic music and German history, bei...
20 Mar 20251h 30min
Episode 95: Mick Rossi of Slaughter & The Dogs on punk, fall out with singer Wayne Barrett, Mick Ronson & more
Legendary guitarist of Slaughter & The Dogs Mick Rossi joins me for episode 95! We spoke about Mick’s childhood in Manchester, his first interest in music, the early days of Slaughter & The Dogs, supp...
17 Mar 20251h 22min
Episode 94: Tom Atkin of The Paddingtons on the 2000’s indie scene, ‘First Comes First’ album, Alan McGee & more
Tom Atkin of The Paddingtons joins me for episode 94! We spoke about how The Paddingtons started, their first rehearsals and early writing, their first gigs in Hull and getting gigs outside of Hull, w...
13 Mar 20251h 10min
Episode 93: Dermo & Rob of Northside on Madchester & Factory Records, ‘Chicken Rhythms’, new tour & more
Dermo & Rob of Northside join me for episode 93 of the podcast! We spoke about how rehearsals are going for Northside’s upcoming tour and if we’ll hear any new Northside music, Rob joining the band, h...
10 Mar 202533min
Episode 92: Rockfield Studios engineer & producer Nick Brine on working with Oasis, The Stone Roses, Ash & more
Engineer & Producer Nick Brine joins me for episode 92 of the podcast! We spoke about how Nick first got a job at the iconic Rockfield studios, working with The Stone Roses on Second Coming as one of ...
6 Mar 20251h 29min
Episode 91: Tjinder Singh of Cornershop on the history of the band, their unique sound, songwriting & more
Tjinder Singh of Cornershop joins me for episode 91 of the podcast! We spoke about Tjinder’s upbringing in Wolverhampton, his early music influences, when Tjinder started playing music, the early days...
27 Feb 20251h 17min
Episode 90: Peter Hooton of The Farm on the highs and lows of the band, new album, Hillsborough disaster & more
The Farm frontman Peter Hooton joins me for episode 90! We spoke about Peter’s journey into music, his fanzine ‘The End’, The Farm’s highs and lows including going to number 1 with Spartacus to not be...
24 Feb 20251h 14min
