Time For Heroes

We're going international this week and with the Euro's on the horizon i thought, what better than a German artist! Simon Graupner AKA Shelter Boy may very well be German but he has a very British sound, citing The Beatles, Oasis, Arctic Monkeys and Jamie T among his influences, with the latter even being namechecked on his new album! I spoke to Simon about his life growing up in the old East Germ...

This week I'm speaking to Bad Knees, a 3 piece band, based in Edinburgh who've only been together since January but are already making waves in the live scene and release debut single Something In The Water this Friday (17.05.24) make sure to check it out! I spoke to the band about their careers prior to the band as well as their forming, live shows and release of their debut single which is a pro...

The next guest is Stacey Jackson, a busy woman! As well as over ten Top 10 dance singles (one of which features Snoop Dog, yes, you did read that correctly!) Stacey is also a TV Host of 'Stacey Jackson In The 80's' an entrepeneur who has created a workout range called Staefit. As well as that, Stacey has just released her debut novel, ''How A Gangsta Rapper Made Me A Better Mom'' a fictional, come...

An absolute dream to speak to this boy! Callum '29' Wilson plays Bass in The Snuts, a band that I've frequently referenced on the podcast and one of theee best bands going right now! Since debut album WL was released in 2021 The Snuts have released another two, Burn The Empire and latest offering Millenials, as well as that they've left their record label and set up their own, the band are fresh o...

This episode has been in the pipeline for nearly 3 years! Finally nailed them down! Its Charlie and Louis of Dead Freights, hailing from Southampton (where they still do Karaoke!) the band are signed to Libertine drummer, Gary Powell's record label, '25 Hour Convenience Store' the band have toured with The Libertines quite a bit, we chatted about the bands career, highs, lows, tips and tricks of t...

Welcome back to the podcast, this time with the fantastic Australian singer-songwriter Georgia Reed. I spoke to Georgia about her career, touching on the music scene in Australia, support and airplay from Triple J and her debut single featuring one of the finest guitar solo's I've ever heard! Waiting For You To Run - Single by Georgia Reed | Spotify As well as that we spoke about her move to the U...

This time out I'm talking to Garry from Local Authority, a 3 piece band based in Glasgow, who in their relatively short career so far, have already got an album out and supported The Libertines, keep your eyes out for them across the live scene as they tick of venues across Scotland and further afield, with the band due to play Carl Barat's club, Justine's in Margate, they are also due to release...

What can you say about this guy, with The Lumineers, Jeremiah has toured the world extensively, with sold out shows at Madison Square Garden, Red Rocks Amphitheatre as well as across Europe and Australia, currently writing album 5 with The Lumineers, Jeremiah has also just released his second solo album 'Piano Piano 2' follow up to, you guessed it 'Piano Piano' Both solo albums are ideas Jeremiah...

Another class band and very much unique, Brighton brothers John and Henry Tydeman of Barbara. Racking up support slots with The Lottery Winners, The Divine Comedy, and Haircut the band are now (as we speak) on tour with the modfather Paul Weller! We spoke about the bands career so far and then we got to hear an amazing bunch of heroes! Here are Barbara's links Home | Barbara The Band Barbara | 💫...

Here's another episode for your ears! With Mark Wilson of Newcastle band The Peevie Wonders, fresh from the release of latest single Big Eczema Energy which feature a guitar solo from none other than Sam Fender and also just back from SXSW, i spoke to Mark about his career so far and whats coming next and then he picked his heroes!!! Check all things Peevie below! The Peevie Wonders (@thepeeviewon...

Hope you've all having a good Easter, here's another episode for you to listen to while tucking into another Easter egg! Olly Andrews is frontman of Van Susans and also heads up We Like Oliver an Artist Management company. We spoke about all this plus a whole lot more, check out the links below We Like Oliver We Like Oliver (@welikeoliver) • Instagram photos and videos We Like Oliver (@welikeolive...

Happy Easter all! What better way to celebrate than with The Lovely Eggs!!! I spoke to Holly Ross, one half of the Lancastrian duo about upcoming 7th album 'Eggistentialism' out May 17th and touring from May 23rd! Links below: The Lovely Eggs 'Eggsistentialism' (lnk.to) See Tickets - The Lovely Eggs Tickets and Dates 2024 As well as that we spoke about the bands career in detail and Holly chose he...

Another episode of the podcast and another which feature two guests. This time out I'm speaking to Joe Laycock and Jack Sharp of Conscious Pilot, we spoke about their early life growing up, which led them to begin former band Cheap Teeth, when the band stopped Joe and Jack went on to form new project Conscious Pilot and their debut EP. 'Epoxy Plains' was released last Friday (08.03.24) buy the vin...

The next episode is with Angela Martin and Paula Snow of Bugeye, an all female group from Croydon, disco, punk, garage, so many influences and sounds, they are such a vibrant band and full of innovation. During lockdown they hosted their own podcast and they also run their own festival (Cro Cro Land) in Croydon! We discussed all this as well as the music industry in a wider scale and as usual they...

Next up on the pod is Morgan and Nelson Bankes of The Bankes Brothers, the four piece band from Victoria BC release new EP 'In Waves' In Waves EP (fanlink.to) tomorrow (01.03.24) before heading out on tour as support for Red Rum Club, beginning a week today (07.03.24) in Glasgow and travelling down the UK. Tickets available here : The Bankes Brothers - Tour The Bankes Brothers sound fuses influenc...

Next up on the podcast we have Jay and Tyler of Southampton based band The Manatees Their latest EP 'Different State Of Mind' drops this Friday (23.02.24) pre-save here The Manatees - Different State Of Mind EP (orcd.co) The band then travel to America to play at SXSW before embarking on a UK tour in April, tickets available here The Manatees - AEG Presents We spoke about all this plus signing to...

Wow!!! Today's guest is Baz Warne, guitarist and vocalist of legendary band The Stranglers, The Stranglers have a career spanning 50 years with Baz joining the band in 2000, originally on guitar before taking on vocal duties on some of the bands most iconic songs. The band go out on their 50th anniversary tour this March, starting out at The Clyde Auditorium in Glasgow on the 8th. We spoke about a...

Back with another cracker, this time with Sam Herlihy, frontman of the fantastic Hope Of The States, who recorded two amazing albums in the noughties, 'The Lost Riots' and 'Left' After the break-up of the band Sam had many musical projects before opening both a restaurant (Pidgin) and sandwich shop (Sons + Daughters) with business partner and friend James Marsden, this also led to them recording '...

An absolute pleasure to welcome John Power onto the podcast, a proper hero moment! Bass player in The La's before forming Cast who went on an incredible run of 3 top 10 albums and 10 top 20 singles, Cast are back with new album 'Love Is The Call' on February 16th and it is without a doubt up there with their finest work! pre order here: Cast Official Store (tmstor.es) We spoke about all this as we...

3 episodes in a week!!! This one with the fabulous Lena Anderssen who's 6th studio album 'State Of The Land' is out today (26th January) A truly beautiful voice, I heard this album at the start of the year and was blown away AND!!!! It was produced by the late Geoff Emerick who previously worked with The Beatles!!! Can't be bad eh! Had a great chat with Lena talking about her full career and then...

2nd episode of the week with another to come tomorrow! This time out I'm speaking to Scott Powell of Stoke band Camens who release new single Cynical tomorrow (26th January) ahead of their debut album which follows in May. Pre-order here: Camens and get tickets for the album tour here: CAMENS TICKET LINKS | Instagram, Facebook | Linktree The thing that shines through most with these up and coming...

What's happening Heroes! This is the first of 3 episodes this week, yes 3!!! All unedited as I've been super busy and a little under the weather. This one is with Ali McKinnell of Electrasy, who had a massive hit in the 90's with 'Morning Afterglow' (up there with 'Don't Look Back In Anger' for me) The band have had breaks but released their last album as recently as 2023 (To The Other Side) We sp...

My next guest is Benjy Leak, frontman of LOCK-IN an upcoming London band. They have just released their new EP (Onto The Next) today!!!!! (Jan 19th) so once you've listened to this fantastic interview with Benjy chatting about music, pyjamas and Jimmy Bullard, go check the new EP and the rest of their stuff! Lock-In | Spotify and here's a link to buy tickets for the london show also Lock-In - Lond...

Anybody want another one? Here you go then, here's my chat with Sam Scherdel, talking us through his career to date, with his recent run of singles since 2022 he seems to be well placed to capitalise on this and cement his place as an outstanding live performer, look out for him this year, a boy with a big heart, big tunes and a big future! Check out Sam below: Sam Scherdel | Facebook 𝕊 𝔸 𝕄 𝕊 ℂ ℍ...

Happy New Year one and all! Time For Heroes is back and while you've all been enjoying the festive season, I've been busy booking guests and here is the first one! The fantastic Matt McManamon, frontman of The Dead 60's, touring member of The Specials and with solo album Scally Folk released in 2021 we had plenty to talk about! As always Matt picked his heroes and we have 3 never picked before!!!...