Anyone Can Play Guitar

Hello and welcome to episode 152 of the ACPG Podcast. This week Ben is zooming with Nic and Alex of the awesome TV Priest. They talk about all things TV priest, on stage, off stage, writing, recording and moving to a different country. Listen out of the classic European sirens. With just a few singles and one gig in a warehouse, they were signed to Sub Pop mid-campaign in 2020 and released their d...

Hello and welcome to episode 151 of the ACPG Podcast. This week Ben is on zoom with Conradfrom the North West based band - The Luka State. Ben and Conrad talk about all things The Luka State as well as a lot of rock n roll. Hailing from Winsford – a forgotten town between Manchester and Liverpool – The Luka State aren't overly concerned with the loftier heights of the rock'n'roll dream. "Music has...

Hello and welcome to episode 150 of the ACPG podcast. This week Ben is zooming with DC Gore (Dom) to talk about his new album All These Things, his plans for the future, playing live again and much much more. Dom was currently moving when they spoke. Both literally and in general. So expect some transit at the start of the conversation. Dom is a great musician and he is new album All These Things,...

Hello and welcome to episode 149 of the ACPG podcast. In this episode Ben is on zoom with Washington DC based duo Flasher. Ben, Emma, and Taylor talk all things touring, new albums, living on miles and miles apart, and the Washington DC punk scene. The band's 2018 debut, Constant Image, was a triumph – a set of songs both dizzy and explosive, balancing new-wave lushness and post-punk frenzy. Love...

Hello and welcome to episode 148 of the ACPG Podcast. This week Ben is back on zoom with Roxanne Emery talking about her new music project Rory. It's a wide ranging episode covering her life in music, her new album, and mental health. She's a multi-platinum selling songwriter who has written for the likes of Charli XCX, NOAHFINNCE and All American Rejects, has graced the cover of Spotify's All New...

Hello and welcome to episode 147 of the ACPG podcast. This week we have great and fascinating conversation with Phil Thornally, writer, singer, bass player, producer, engineer. He's done the lot and this is a fantastic chat. A quick scan of the many records Phil Thornalley has worked on, and you'll quickly spot some of the biggest names in popular music, including Bryan Adams, Thompson Twins, The...

Hello and welcome to episode 146 of the ACPG podcast and a return to the weekly format to see us to the end of the year and the end of season four. This week Ben is zooming with Dante from the band GUN, as well as the return of a season three guest Ewan Macfarlane for a special doulbe bubble. Ben spoke to Dante and Ewan about their respective new albums. The Calton Songs' is an album that takes it...

Hello and welcome to episode 145 of the ACPG podcast. This week Ben is on zoom with James and Steve of Crows. Ben caught James and Steve in their tour van, you've guessed it, on tour. They spoke about getting the band started, touring, writing, playing America at SXSW and so much more. Thank you to James and Steve for their time. And thank you to Amy for setting the interview up. Next time, we spe...

Hello and welcome to episode 144 of the ACPG Podcast. This week Ben is on zoom speaking to Keith Duffy, founding member of his current project Boyzlife with Brian McFadden. And member of one of the biggest boybands, Boyzone. Ben and Keith talk about how Boyzlife got started, their new album, their tour, and how to get balance in this business of music. You can catch Keith and Brian on tour now. An...

Hello and welcome to episode 143 of the ACPG Podcast. This week we have a change of pace for season four as Ben speaks to photographer Tony Briggs. Tony Briggs has just released a great table top book called 'Behind the Scene'. A book that captures the imagery and imagination for the awesome Ocean Colour Scene between 1995 to 1998. Ben and Tony talk about the book, how it got started, how it was p...

Hello and welcome to episode 142 of the ACPG Podcast. This week Ben is in the Newcastle University Student Union talking to the amazing Jesse Wood of the awesome Reef. Ben and Jesse talk about joining Reef, playing with Mick Jones, touring, recording, and the Reef album. We also briefly mention his dad's band. They're ok I guess. Thank you to Jesse, Seven, William, and Shaun for helping sort out t...

Hello and welcome to episode 141 of the ACPG podcast. This week Ben s back on zoom with Buddy Schaub of the fantastic Lee Than Jake. Ben and Buddy spoke about being part of the punk scene, touring, recording, being in 'band' at school, and just saying yes. As a fan of Less Than Jake for over 20 years and a pop punk kids of the late 90's/ early 00's. This was a really treat. We hope you enjoy this...

Hello and welcome to episode 140 of the ACPG podcast. This is the last of our pre-covid conversation and it's with one of Ben's main guitar influences, Russell Lissack from the outstanding Bloc Party. Now, this was recorded in the cluny when it was very busy. So expect a little bit of background noise. But it's ok, don't worry. Ben and Russell speak about Bloc Party, Novacub, touring with Ash and...

Hello and welcome to episode 139 of the ACPG podcast. In this week's episode Ben is on another tour bus, outside the Newcastle Academy, in 2019. This time with Shauna of the band Rews. This was recorded pre-covid and is the last of two to go from that time. Shauna and Ben spoke about band line ups, music retreats, balance, and so much more. This episode closes a loop from episode two with Mark Rad...

Hello and welcome to episode 138 of the ACPG podcast. This week Ben is on a tour bus outside the Newcastle Academy in 2019. Apologies to guests are the delay in the release but is one of the last pre covid recordings. And this week we are with Matt and Chris from the awesome The Amazons. We spoke about their rise in this business they call music, playing live, touring, and Neil Young. We hope enjo...

Hello and welcome to episode 137 of the ACPG Podcast. This week Ben is back talking to guests face to face on tour and in real life. Lovely. In this episode Ben is in the glorious Cluny in Newcastle with the wonderful Zuzu. Ben and Zuzu talk about touring, new albums, The Beatles, Liverpool, and that moment. The moment when Zuzu was the first person to stand on stage to a packed crowd and reintrod...

Episode 136 of the ACPG Podcast sees us interview Tom and Chris from the fantastic Robocobra Quartet. Hailing from Belfast, Northern Ireland, these four, or five, or six (we'll get into that) chaps are starting to make a real splash after years of refining and developing their craft. So much great content for you upcoming musicians starting out. From how to balance personal life with the demands o...

Hello and welcome to episode 135 of the ACPG podcast. This is part two of conversation with the lovely Billy Lunn from the awesome Subways. You can get part one in the feed but don't worry there wasn't really a cliff hanger. See you in one week. That's right one week. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello and welcome to episode 134 of the ACPG Podcast, and the first double header of season four. This week we welcome the wonderful Billy Lunn, singer, lead guitarist, songwriter, and recent Cambridge graduate of The Subways. Ben and Billy caught up on the first night of The Subways 15 year anniversary of Young for Eternity. This was also one of two face to face interviews just before covid lockd...

Hello and welcome to episode 133 of ACPG Podcast. This week Ben pops across to the faculty of medical science to chat to lead singer of Lanterns on the Lake and fellow university colleague, Hazel Wilde. Ben and Hazel talk about touring, mercury nomitations, having a job while being in a successful band, and much more. Thank you to Hazel for a great chat. We hope you enjoy and see you in two weeks...

Alreet, hello and welcome to episode 132 of the ACPG podcast. This week we talk to adopted Geordies, have a photo next to the Tyne, and a greggs sausage roll away from being top tier Geordie experience. This week we our guests are Tunde and Paul, AKA The Lighthouse Family. Ben caught up with Tunde and Paul the morning after their home coming show at the Newcastle City Hall. This was pre-pandemic l...

Hello and welcome to episode 131 of the ACPG Podcast. This week is a great conversation with Tim, Mark, and Rick, AKA Ash. This was the first conversation with a band backstage on tour since the pandemic started. It's been a while since we spoke to Jake Bugg backstage at the Newcastle CIty Hall. This was recorded backstage at the Newcastle Academy on the 25 (+1) anniversary tour of Ash starting. W...

Hello and welcome to episode 130 of the ACPG podcast. In this episode Ben sits down with the wonderful Rodrigo y Gabriela backstage at the Sage Gateshead in 2019. This is one of the episodes we planned to release earlier but you know, covid and that. Our chat with Rod y Gab was a very special one, two amazing musicians talking about how they went from Mexico to the streets of Dublin to Grammys and...

Hello and welcome to episode 129 of the ACPG Podcast. This week we have a great conversation with someone who shaped our 6th form and uni soundtrack. Grant Nicholas from Feeder. Ben spoke to Grant over zoom to look back at his career in music and look forward to Feeder's new album Torpedo out on 18th March 2022, and the long over due return to touring. Thank you Grant for that trip down memory lan...

Hello and welcome to episode 128 of the ACPG Podcast. This week Ben is backstage at Newcastle Uni, so at work, talking to The Mysterines. The Mysterines debut album Reeling is out on Friday 11th March and it's a belter. We talk about some of the tracks on Reeling, touring, and Echo and The Bunnymen (briefly). Thank you to the band, Jasleen, James, and Mike. See you in two weeks with Grant from Fee...