Soundman Confidential

Bill Bentley worked with Lou Reed for years becoming a friend and confidante. Bill is a former music journalist and publicist for Warner Records. He has assembled a fantastic cast of musicians performing in a tribute album: Lou Reed - The Power Of The Heart is available now. Lou Reed fans, you're going to want to tune in to this one. Please support the show at soundmanconfidential.com  Thank...

Join host, Frank Gallagher and Melissa Etheridge, in a great chat across the spectrum of music and life. Plug in! Please support the show at soundmanconfidential.com Support the show

Bruce Findlay has played an important part in Scottish pop music history. Check in for an episode that travels the early path of Simple Minds on their way to global success, managed by Bruce Findlay.   Support the show

Galen Ayers and Paul Simonon have a new album out, Can We Do Tomorrow Another Day ? It's an album you'll have on repeat,  a dynamic blend of duets and melody. Galen Ayers is a multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter. Her life has been steeped in music. As a child, she would tour with her father, Kevin Ayers, a founder of the influential Sixties band, Soft Machine. Paul Simonon is an arti...

Fred Armisen is my guest. Actor, comedian and drummer. Plug in! Support the show

Lenny Kaye is best known as the guitarist for the Patti Smith Group . He is the author of Lightning Striking: Ten Transformative Moments in Rock and Roll. Plug In.  Support the show

Black 47's,  Larry Kirwan is on the show this week. Songwriter, playwright, novelist and storyteller - tune in. It's a smashing chat.  Support the show

Steely Dan and The Doobie Brothers, Jeff "Skunk" Baxter , on this month's show. Plug in! Support the show

Soundman Confidential is back with a bang! This week's guest is Clem Burke , best-known as the drummer from Blondie . You'll want to hear this one. Tune in. Check out past shows on soundmanconfidential.com Support the show. Thank you.  Support the show

Ian Rankin is the best-selling crime fiction author of the Rebus series. He's also a massive music lover. Plug in for our chat. It's a belter. Support the show and subscribe. We can't do it without you. Thank you.  Support the show

The fabulous Suzi Quatro on the show this week. Check it! Support the show

Cool for Cats! Plug in for my chat with Chris Difford of Squeeze.  Support the show at soundmanconfidential.com. Thank you. Support the show

Hugo Burnham drummed the beat in Gang of Four , a band with influence. Tune in for our chat. And please  help us keep the sound on by making a donation. We can't do it without your support. Loud cheers to those who have donated. Thank you! soundmanconfidential.com Support the show

John Cooper Clarke is the Bard of Salford, the pioneer punk-poet putting the pun in punktuation. Tune in. It's a belter. If you like what you hear, please support the show at soundmanconfidential.com. Thanks a million. And subscribe on the podcast channels. Support the show

Gina Schock is the drummer of The Go-Go's. Take a listen. It's a smashing chat. And check out Gina's upcoming book, Made in Hollywood , for all things Go-Go's. If you like what you hear, please consider supporting the show at soundmanconfidential.com . Subscribe where you get your podcasts. Next up is Dr. John Cooper Clarke , the  Bard of Salford, England's legendary punk-...

Ed Stasium has worked with with Talking Heads, Ramones, Living Colour, and Mick Jagger amongst others. Plug In! Support the show

Tom Bailey is lead vocalist for Thompson Twins. All you New Wavers out there! Tune in for our chat. soundmanconfidential.com for the latest.  Support the show

Charlie Burchill is the guitarist with Simple Minds . I toured with the band in the eighties. Great times and memories. Plug in for my chat with Charlie. It's a belter.  Support the show

Fred Schneider is a founding member of The B-52's . I've known Fred for a stack of years, and it's always a blast mixing the B's when he brings his unique performance to the stage. Tune in for my chat with the one and only, Fred Schneider. Surprise!    Support the show

Adrian Belew  played with Zappa, Bowie, Talking Heads, King Crimson et al . I had the pleasure of working with Adrian when Talking Heads expanded from the original four-piece to the big band. He told me to let him soar over the crowd. I obliged. Tune in for our fabulous chat. It's a cracking episode with stories from Adrian's life and his time with Bowie, Zappa and Talking Heads.  Suppor...

Andrew Fearn is one half of Sleaford Mods (with Jason Williamson), and the man behind the band's beats and compositions. No other band in recent years have stirred such intensity as Sleaford Mods. When I hear them, I'm taken back to the time when punk exploded in the seventies. The DIY vibe and their energy amazes. Check them out .  And listen to Andrew's work here.   Support the sh...

Guitarist and vocalist, Davey Johnstone, is best known for playing and touring  with Elton John since the early 1970's. Plug in for my wide ranging chat with Davey, covering his life in music, and the challenges those of us in the touring business face after spending years on the road. I rely on your support to keep the show going. It has been an amazing ride so far. To keep it going, I need...

Steve Lillywhite is a legendary record producer. He has worked with U2, The Rolling Stones, The Pogues, Peter Gabriel, Siouxsie and the Banshees, XTC, Psychedelic Furs, Joan Armatrading, The Killers, Morrissey, Dave Matthews Band...the list goes on. Plug in!  Support the show

Billy Sloan   has been at the center of Scottish music journalism and broadcasting for four decades. Tune in for an amazing show with Billy recounting stories of his  years covering music. You can catch Billy's radio show on BBC Radio Scotland. Tune in. Support the show

In the 1980's, OMD drove their electronica sound straight into the charts and the clubs. Classics like Electricity and Enola Gay remain on the goto playlists for legions of fans. The band was founded by Andy McCluskey and Paul Humphreys in Liverpool, England, in 1978. I had the pleasure of touring with OMD in 2019, on my last tour mixing The B-52's. Plug in for my blether with Andy McClu...