Time For Heroes

A lot can happen in a week of podcasts and music, since recording this episode with Ollie Anglesea of Wigan band The Lilacs, the band have had to postpone their tour after guitarist Sam Birchall was diagnosed with testicular cancer, I hope you can all join with me in expressing our best wishes to Sam and the rest of the band at this time and wish him the speediest of recoveries. As well as that th...

What's happenin' people! Another episode of the podcast, this time with Brandon Frisby, frontman of Southend-on-Sea band Soaked. Brandon talked about his journey so far name-checking previous guests including Bilk, Another Day and Astile Doherty as well as his celeb spotting exploits!!! Soaked released latest single 'Talk About It' a few weeks ago, go check it out! Soaked 'Talk About It' | Soundpl...

Another episode of the podcast, this time with the fantastic Joe Goodall, a fantastic talent and a joy to speak to, discussing how his career has evolved and where it goes from here, it an hour and a half of class chat with Joe and you can hear it all right here! Joe plays Glasgow's McChuill's supporting The Banter Thief's in April and Edinburgh's Liquid Rooms supporting The Eve's in May tickets a...

This week I speak to Astile Doherty, son of Lisa Moorish and Peter Doherty, Astile is doing his own thing which includes Acting, Writing, Spoken Word and touring with former guests Another Day, we touched on all this and then at the end Astile picked his heroes! Hope you all enjoy x Check out all Astile's links below: steely g (@astile_doherty) • Instagram photos and videos Steely (@astile_doherty...

Apologies for no episode last week, not he best of weeks, my dog Dylan who sits beside me on every podcast had to be put to sleep, it wasn't a good time and the podcast was the furthest from my mind, thanfully I'm feeling slightly better and ready to put another episode out and here it is. The fantastic Brooke Combe who released her debut album 'Dancing At The Edge Of The World' at the end of Janu...

Kieran Fisher already has two albums in the bag, with his first band The Good Daze they released an album in 2012, after the band split Kieran went on to record a solo album 'Pay For The Privilege' in 2018 whilst carving out a fairly successful career and bagging some eyecatching support slots along the way but he knew in order to take it to the next level he had to have a full band set-up and tha...

Previous guest of the podcast Olly Andrews recommended Another Day and what a fantastic find it was! Another Day frontman Louis Hillier came on to discuss backflips and backstage plus his heroes! The bands debut single 'Doghouse Roses' is out now, with an Ep coming in March supported by a six date tour! Stream and buy tickets below: Another Day | Spotify Dates Also check out there other links belo...

James 'Jay' Lewis has crammed so much in, the boy barely gets time to sit down! From starting out fronting Cracatilla, joining The La's when they reformed in 2005, since then he has worked with John Power on his solo work as well as Cast and The Zutons and when he has a little time to himself Jay has his own solo work to be getting on with! We spoke about it all as well as his heroes! James is cur...

I had a brief chat with Sinead Donnelly of Blackbird Music, a Glasgow based promotions company, Sinead continues to play in her band Mary Of Silence but has found a passion for putting on her own gigs and has also branched out into photography! This month Blackbird Music have a series of gigs with female performers with proceeds being donated to Womens Rights Scotland. Find links for all gigs here...

Wow! Only took 4 years! I am speaking to Kyle Falconer ahead of his latest release 'The One I Love The Most' a collection of re-worked songs inspired by female's he has sang about throughout his career, the album features songs from both previous solo albums as well as classics from The View, you can buy the album here Kyle Falconer The One I Love The Most New Solo Album – Kyles store As well as s...

Episode 2 with Sol Abrahams of Essex band Bilk, this guy has passion, confidence and an unwavering belief in both himself and his band! Bilk's second album 'Essex Drugs And Rock And Roll' is released today (24.01.25) buy it here: Essex, Drugs and Rock and Roll – Bilk and buy tickets for their upcoming tour here: Tour – Bilk including dates at London's Electric Ballroom and Glasgow's SWG3 We spoke...

Welcome back! What better way to return than with a bit of Manc swagger, from James Yates, guitarist of Pastel, Pastel are due to release their debut album 'Souls In Motion' tomorrow 17.01.25 and it is a fuckin belter! Begbie is a fan, LG is a fan, I'm a fan. Your next. Anyway, listen to James talk us through how the band got to this point and a whole lot more, then buy the album and go see them o...

Wow!!!! 100 episodes of the podcast done, and what better way to finish season 2 than with Megan Wyn, a proud Welsh lass with character and talent in abundance, we spoke about her career to date, she's done a lot since emerging after the pandemic and things don't look like they'll be slowing down anytime soon as Megan embarks on a headline tour this friday!!!! And check out Megan's links below: me...

My youngest guest's to date, Revivaly are Ben, Josh and Lewis from Cleethorpes/Grimsby, Josh has just finished his GCSE's to give you an indication of their age's but they are a proper band, no doubt about it! They've shared stages with Reverand & The Makers and The Lathums, playing some of the biggest festivals including most recently, Kendal Calling. We touched on all this plus loads more an...

I am lost for words with this one, a truly amazing guest, he was there at the birth of punk and still going strong almost 50 years later! And his book is out next week as well! Ladies and Gentleman, it's Steve Diggle!!!! Buy his book here: Autonomy By Steve Diggle | New | 9781915841087 | World of Books (wob.com) Buzzcocks Facebook Buzzcocks (@Buzzcocks) / X the official buzzcocks (@the_official_bu...

Another band from the North East of England, that scene is certainly thriving! I spoke to Alfie and Alex and we touched on the scene as well as both the writing process and recording process and they still found time to pick their heroes too! Check the band out on all their links below and be sure to check out their latest release Lights/She Turns Away which came out last friday! Park View (@parkv...

After the enjoyment of speaking to Nati Dredd on the last episode, we're back with another Fifer, this time out it's the fantastic PG Ciarletta, just back from Germany with the tartan army and co, PG tells us all about his career to date, supporting a lot of my previous guests (Shambolics, Mark Sharp etc) PG is now becoming a headliner in his own right, he's played on the roof of Murrayfield too,...

The final podcast of this run of 4 and what better way to end it than with NATI. She describes herself as painfully Scottish, she is a ball of energy, also a Tik Tok sensation and Newton Faulkners best pal! An absolute dream to interview, what this lassie has achieved since lockdown is nothing short of phenomenal! Did I mention her new single is out on Friday (12.07.24) Pre-save 'Heard It All Befo...

More Bears on the podcast! This time its China Bears frontman Ivan Proctor telling us all about his bands career with everything leading to the release of their Debut Album, 'Participation Trophy' is out this Friday (12.07.24) you can buy it here: OFFICIAL CHINA BEARS STORE (tmstor.es) Ivan also picked his heroes and we had a good chat about a wide range of subject within music. Hope you all enjoy...

Next up is Bear Park, a 3-piece Newcastle band signed to Libertine drummer Gary Powell's record label, and they released their debut album last month and it is amazing, hear all about their career and the Newcastle scene as well as tons more and!.....................All three band members picked their heroes independently so tons to get through! Enjoy troops! Check out Bear Parks links here: BEAR...

Apologies, I know it's been a while, I've been soooo busy! You may be aware (I've mentioned on the pod a few times now) that I manage a band, The High Flats, well we've been mega busy organising and promoting their headline show at King Tuts, Glasgow last Thursday (04.07.24) It was a class night, with some class bands and the boys will be coming on the podcast very soon to introduce themselves, I...

Lucie Barat is not only Carl's big sister but also a rockstar in her own right, as well as an Actor, Writer, Poet and mother of triplets too!!! And she's here to discuss it all! Her play, 'Standing In The Shadows Of Giants' is running at Omnibus Theatre in Clapham, London next week, from the 24th til 29th June. It's an autobiographical play about being a rockstar (' sister) and it's perfect for an...

Wow! Where to start with Ian Wills, a truly phenomenal man, seemingly destined for a life of crime and addiction, Ian turned his life around, from a last chance job in a butchers to becoming Thatcher's nemesis, then onto writing poetry that would eventually become Wills & The Willing. 4 studio albums in with another due out on 05.07.24 'Another Long Week' feature's a co-write with The Boss, on...

Fresh of the back of The Blonde Parade episode, I'm back with another! Jack Valero releases his latest single 'Karaoke Dreams' this Friday (07.06.24) as part of an EP which follows in September, so i wanted to get this episode out now, on the EP Jack has been working with Jamie Webster and the rest of the scouse wrecking crew and what they have produced is some of Jack's catchiest tunes too date,...

So, after a few busy weeks, the podcast is back with another episode and this time out I'm speaking to Scully, frontman of £ piece band. The Blonde Parade, predominantly from Ayrshire but with a sprinkling of Fife thrown in for good measure! In their short career to date the band have ticked off some huge milestones already, from releasing debut album 'Wanderlust', working with acclaimed producer...