Soundman Confidential

Listen to The Psychedelic Furs and you'll be hooked.  The band is fronted by  the voice of Richard Butler , one of a kind. Tracks like Pretty in Pink , Sister Europe and Love My Way were at the heart of the post-punk/New Wave sound. Check out their latest album, Made of Rain , released last year. I first met the band  when they opened for Talking Heads. At the time,  I was the live sound engi...

I got to know the amazing talent of Vernon Reid of Living Colour fame through booking him for shows at Irving Plaza in New York City back in the day. We've been good pals ever since. Tune in for the hour for our chat. www.soundmanconfidential.com Support the show

Richard Jobson was a teenager when he fronted The Skids, one of the most influential punk bands to come out of the UK scene in the 1970's. With Stuart Adamson on guitar, (later of Big Country fame), The Skids produced memorable punk anthems like Into the Valley, The Saints Are Coming, and Working For The Yankee Dollar. The Skids albums Scared to Dance a nd the brilliant Days in Europa stood o...

Luke "Skyscraper" James fronted the band, Fashion , in the post-punk, late-seventies. Tune them as a hybrid of punk/primal-techno/and reggae sounds, often in the same track. Coming out of the Birmingham scene that produced bands like Duran Duran and a bunch of others, Fashion were signed to open for The Police on US and UK tours, playing with a host of other acts like Squeeze, The B-52&a...

The Clockworks ' James McGregor sent Creation 23 Label Head, Alan McGee, a message on Instagram, 'Come and check out my band playing live.' McGee went. McGee watched. McGee signed them. The energy in The Clockworks sound buzzes straight at you. You want to jump and dance around. And the lyrics hit the mark, bang on! From Galway in Ireland, and now based in London, The Clockworks are...

Alan McGee is from Glasgow. He moved to London in 1980 and got stuck in. Creation Records was born. The label produced a generation of defining acts like Jesus and Mary Chain, Primal Scream,  and Oasis, amongst a host of other great bands.  Alan McGee knows a good tune when he hears it. Many of his signings came from live shows. He's still signing great bands. Check out my interview next week...

What do The Police, Talking Heads, Gang of Four, Laurie Anderson, Sting, Steve Winwood, Don Henley and Juan Gabriel have in common? They have been lucky enough to work with the amazing Dolette McDonald . I first met Dolette in my years working with Talking Heads when she was part of the band's expansion to a nine-piece. We had some amazing times together. Dolette is a remarkable musical talen...

Buddy Guy is a giant in music. His influence is massive. Born in 1936 in Louisiana, Buddy moved north to Chicago to become part of the Chicago Blues sound playing with Muddy Waters and Junior Wells. Buddy was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2005 and played at the White House for President Obama and First Lady, Michelle Obama, in 2012. I worked with Buddy in the 1990's as his t...

It's a great pleasure to have the amazing Kate Pierson as my guest on this episode. Before Covid pulled the plug on live music, I was mixing the live sound for the B-52's . I've known the band since their early days playing the Mudd Club in New York City, when they would drive from Athens, Georgia to get to the gig. The B's are a fantastic band to mix and work with.  In a futur...

Jerry Harrison completes the Talking Heads quartet on Soundman Confidential. Jerry takes us through his time playing with Modern Lovers, and on to joining Talking Heads. If Talking Heads is one of your favorite bands, you're going to love this episode, as will those listeners who know the importance of Jonathan Richman and Modern Lovers, and their influence on punk and New Wave. Make sure to...

Drummer, and one of the best ~ I met Chris Frantz , founding member of Talking Heads,  in 1977, on the first leg of the Ramones/Talking Heads tour in Europe. He laid the foundation for the band's live sound with Tina Weymouth , his wife, on bass. He made the air move. He hit the skins hard. I had the pleasure of working with him and Tina on Tom Tom Club's live shows too. And now an autho...

I met David Byrne in 1977 on the Ramones/Talking Heads tour of Europe that kicked off in Zurich, Switzerland. I moved to NYC in 1978 to work with the band during the time they were making Fear of Music, one of my favorite albums. Brilliant record, check it! So, break out the shortbread, get yourself a cup of tea, and sit back and enjoy my conversation with David Byrne on Soundman Confidential. Che...

Listen to Frank's conversation with Tina Weymouth of Talking Heads and Tom Tom Club . It's a good one. Turn your eyes to Frank's story on how he came to be the live sound engineer for Talking Heads in 1977 in Switzerland as the band kicked off a European tour with the Ramones. And you can check out the upcoming guest list  at the website. Plug In!  Support the show

It's time for soundcheck! Frank X. Gallagher toured as the live sound engineer with Simple Minds in the early 1980's. Listen in to his conversation with the band's lead singer, Jim Kerr, in Episode One. Don't forget to check out soundmanconfidential.com to support the show, and for the amazing Guest List on Season One.  Plug In!  Support the show

Meet legendary live sound engineer, Frank X. Gallagher , host of Soundman Confidential , introducing highlights from Season One, featuring a stellar line up of guests from the music world. Check out soundmanconfidential.com for All Access to the complete Guest List. Follow us on Instagram - soundmanconfidential. Shows drop weekly on Wednesdays. Plug In!  Support the show