The Fischer-Z Podcast

Well its here!!, the Fischer-Z Fans Special. A really special episode this one as I spoke to Fischer-Z fans across Europe and the UK to hear their stories about their time in discovering, and supporting the band across the years. Its one that many of us, I'm sure, will be able to identify with as I know many of you have similar stories. It was a voyage of discovery of fans both new and old tha...

In this Episode we catch up with both Marian Menge and Dave Purdye who both share their story about how they have become part of the Band and their journey to date. They cover details about the new album, the Spring gigs in Europe and how they work within the band and looking forward to the Autumn tour as well. Another episode where we go behind the scenes and hear their stories. We are also relea...

In this Episode we catch up with Chloe Leigh and Ollie Newton who both share their story about how they have become part of the Band and their journey to date. They cover details about the new album, the Spring gigs in Europe and how they work within the band and looking forward to the Autumn tour as well. Another episode where we go behind the scenes and hear their stories. We are also releasing...

The Stories Behind X-Ray Serenade | New Album, Tours & Interview In this special edition of The Fischer-Z Podcast, Martin Bull sits down with John Watts, frontman, songwriter and driving force behind Fischer-Z, at The Dome in Brighton for an in-depth conversation about the stories behind the songs on the brand-new album X-Ray Serenade . John also looks back at Fischer-Z’s spring tour, sharing...

In the second part of this special two-part episode, host Martin Bull sits down with some of the musicians and people connected to the band who have shared the stage and studio with John Watts over the past five decades. Through fascinating conversations and untold stories they reveal what it was really like touring the world, recording the albums, dealing with life on the road and why the band is...

In the last episode of this Now and Then season John chats about The Hamburg Beat from Triptych and When Love Goes wrong from Punkt. He shares the stories behind those tracks and how audiences have really responded to the newer material in the more recent gigs. The podcast will be back to explore the new album with John track by track and will also be chatting to those that were a part of making t...

For fifty years, Fischer-Z has constantly evolved. Behind every album, every tour and every era has been an incredible group of musicians who have been a part of the journey along the way. In the first part of this special two-part episode, host Martin Bull sits down with some of the musicians who have shared the stage and studio with John Watts over the past five decades. Through fascinating conv...

Season 1 of the official Fischer-Z Podcast will be called 'Now & Then'. John chose this name to celebrate both the 50th anniversary of the band forming in 1976 and to talk about the upcoming new album 'X-Ray Serenade' set for release on the 4th September 2026. In this episode John talks about both No Bohemia from the album Swimming In Thunderstorms in 2020 and Cuban Rain Falling from the Album...

Season 1 of the official Fischer-Z Podcast will be called 'Now & Then'. John chose this name to celebrate both the 50th anniversary of the band forming in 1976 and to talk about the upcoming new album 'X-Ray Serenade' set for release on the 4th September 2026. In this episode (#11) we chat to John about the track World Go Round from This is My Universe and the track Damascus Disco from Buildin...

Season 1 of the official Fischer-Z Podcast will be called 'Now & Then'. John chose this name to celebrate both the 50th anniversary of the band forming in 1976 and to talk about the upcoming new album 'X-Ray Serenade' set for release on the 4th September 2026. This episode 10 explores the standalone single 'Heart of New York' and the track 'Perfect timing' from the album Morethanmusic. John ch...

Season 1 of the official Fischer-Z Podcast will be called 'Now & Then'. John chose this name to celebrate both the 50th anniversary of the band forming in 1976 and to talk about the upcoming new album 'X-Ray Serenade' set for release on the 4th September 2026. Episode 9 of the Podcast covers the track Zydeco from the album Real Life is Good Enough in 2005 and Brothers from the album It Has To...

Season 1 of the official Fischer-Z Podcast will be called 'Now & Then'. John chose this name to celebrate both the 50th anniversary of the band forming in 1976 and to talk about the upcoming new album in September. Episode 8 of the Podcast covers BigBeatPoetry from the 1999 album BigBeatPoetry and Promenaders from The 2002 album Ether. We cover what these songs are about, what they mean to Joh...

Season 1 of the official Fischer-Z Podcast will be called 'Now & Then'. John chose this name to celebrate both the 50th anniversary of the band forming in 1976 and to talk about the upcoming new album in September. Episode 7 of the Fischer-Z podcast features Protection from the Fischer-Z album Stream in 1995 and Angel of Gardinia from the album 13 Stories High in 1997. We hear about how John w...

This is the first of a series of bonus podcasts focusing on new music coming this year. Episode one focuses on the first single of 2026, 'Strings'. In this conversation John discusses the song itself, exciting upcoming remix, the music video and lots of unheard information about the upcoming tour and new album 'X-Ray Serenade' which will be released on the 4th September by Cherry Red Records. The...

Episode 6 of the podcast covers Further from Love a regular in the Fischer-Z live set even today, from the Destination Paradise album in 1992 and Human Beings from the Fischer-Z album Kamikaze Shirt. We hear about album art, what the songs and Lyrics mean as well as other tracks on both those albums. We also hear about what was happening in the band at that time and John's life. Hosted on Acast. S...

Season 1 of the official Fischer-Z Podcast will be called 'Now & Then'. John chose this name to celebrate both the 50th anniversary of the band forming in 1976 and to talk about the upcoming new album in September. This episode, following on from the band The Cry. Fischer Z are back and John Reforms the band. In this episode we cover off that story and why it all happened. We also cover the Re...

Season 1 of the official Fischer-Z Podcast will be called 'Now & Then'. John chose this name to celebrate both the 50th anniversary of the band forming in 1976 and to talk about the upcoming new album in September. This episode covers the track 'I Need you' from The Cry's album 'Quick Quick Slow'. John formed The Cry after his 2 initial solo albums 'One More Twist' and 'The Iceberg Model'. He...

Season 1 of the official Fischer-Z Podcast will be called 'Now & Then'. John chose this name to celebrate both the 50th anniversary of the band forming in 1976 and to talk about the upcoming new album in September. In this episode John talks about the transition from Fischer Z, the success of 'Red Skies Over Paradise', the 1981 tour and how 'One more Twist' came about. John also talks about ho...

Season 1 of the official Fischer-Z Podcast will be called 'Now & Then'. John chose this name to celebrate both the 50th anniversary of the band forming in 1976 and to talk about the upcoming new album in September. This second episode outlines the story behind the tracks So Long and Berlin. John talks about what was happening in the band, why he split the band and the start of his initial solo...

Season 1 of the official Fischer-Z Podcast will be called 'Now & Then'. John chose this name to celebrate both the 50th anniversary of the band forming in 1976 and to talk about the upcoming new album in September. Episode 1 starts with John Watts outlining why and how he chose his favourite 24 songs from all albums released so far. Be it Fischer-Z, John Watts, J.M. Watts, The Cry or Watts, it...

As Fischer-Z approach their 50th Anniversary in 2026, John Watts has handpicked 24 of his favourite tracks—one from every album across five decades—and opened the door to the stories behind them. In 14 brand-new podcast episodes , curated and hosted by Martin Bull , John dives into the meaning of each song, what was happening within the band at the time, and what was going on in his own life as th...