Anyone Can Play Guitar

We're back stage at the Sage in Gateshead speaking to one of the most recognisable voices from UK radio, Mark Radcliffe. We cover the value of radio and why curation of music is so valuable, along with demo songs, and the various pitfalls musicians fall into with them. We then go into Mark's time covering Glastonbury and what draws him to folk music. The good cause is The Joshua Tree, a childhood...

This week Ben is back stage at the Centre For Life in Newcastle speaking to Paul Smith from Maximo Park. In this opening episode, we discuss how Maximo go about their song writing process, whilst touching on how the lyrical content has evolved since the early days. Paul has boundless energy on stage, which he explains flows through into their practice sessions as well, and how stage craft is somet...

Based on a shared love of music and now podcasts, we give a brief introduction on why we have started on this journey, and what you can expect from us each week. Having been in a band what feels like many years ago now, we have missed being creative and speaking with other artists. We also know that there are plenty of things that we would have done differently if we had the luxury of hindsight, s...