Geoff chats to Graham Bonnet, the lead singer of Rainbow. Classic albums come from The Stereophonics in 1999, Snow Patrol in 2006, and Peter Frampton in 1975. New songs include Jessie J, Toby Creasey, James, and a track from Robbie Williams’s new album. In the Rock Almanac, expect stories about Carole King, Van Halen, Queen, …
Geoff interviews Buster Bloodvessel of Bad Manners. The classic album is from The Steve Miller Band in 1976. New music includes Bruno Mars, The Charlatans, Matt Cardle, The Last Dinner Party, Blue, and Cast. Stories in the Rock Almanac are from Elton John, Blondie, Black Sabbath, Paul Simon, Kool & The Gang, and David Bowie.
Geoff chats with Peter Hook from Joy Division and New Order. We have classic album cuts from Keane in 2006 and Kansas in 1977. There are hot new singles from Mika, Charles Kelly, The Cribs, Bastille feat. Ella Eyre, Jack Savoretti, and The Molotovs. There is Best of British and Best of USA from the …
Geoff chats with Derek Shulman who he inducted into the Portsmouth Guildhall’s ‘Wall of Fame’. Classic albums are from The Cars in 1978 and ELO in 1981. Two new features: Best of British, and Best of USA, covering 5 decades. New music includes Blood Orange, Wolf Alice, Andy Bell feat. Tim Rice-Oxley, The Goo Goo …
Geoff interviews Stan Lynch a founder member of Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, and plays American music across 6 decades including Buddy Holly, Elvis Presley, The Doors, The Monkees, James Taylor, The Eagles, Stevie Wonder, Boz Scaggs, Foreigner, Hall & Oates, Billy Joel, and The Killers.
Repeat of the show from this week last year.
In this one-off special featuring The Beatles and The Stones, Geoff gets stories from The Barron Knights, The Merseybeats, The Bootleg Beatles, The Tremeloes, The Spencer Davis Group, and The Real Thing. There are singles & B-sides, album tracks, and live recordings. Geoff saw both groups live including Beatlemania and the rise of The Rolling …
In the second of these specials, Geoff chats with Andy McClusky of OMD, Colin Blunstone of The Zombies, Simon Fowler of Ocean Colour Scene, John Helliwell of Supertramp, and Chris Norman of Smokie. Tracks across the decades include Queen, Bad Company, Yes, The Faces, Texas, The Police, The Pet Shop Boys, Leo Sayer, Kim Wilde, …
Geoff has interviews with Glenn Tilbrook of Squeeze, John Illsley of Dire Straits, Roger Daltrey of The Who, Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull, JJ Burnel of The Stranglers, and Frank Allen of The Searchers. Music across the decades representing THE BEST OF BRITISH: The Jam, Simple Minds, Free, Steve Winwood, Joe Jackson, Joe Cocker, Deep …
