Anyone Can Play Guitar

This week Ben is backstage at the Newcastle Academy with Jimmy Adkins, lead singer and guitarist of the might Jimmy Eat World. We crammed a lot in a our chat including recording, touring, fans, joining a band, song writing, and even more. Bleed American was my (Ben) album of year one at uni. Amazing memories. Jimmy's good cause of the week is Team Taylor, check them out at http://www.teamtayloraz....

In this episode we hear from a fans perspective. Brian Garcia has amassed one of the largest and most impressive memorabilia collections of his favourite band, Oasis. This is to the point of needing storage units to house it all. So what gets somebody from the point of liking a song, to a super fan. The good cause for this week comes from Brian and is the MDS foundation. Hosted on Acast. See acast...

This week Ben is back at the think tank in Newcastle, back at the Hit the North festival with Louisa of She Drew the Gun. We managed to cram a lot in a short episode including identity, location, support from other artists, Liverpool, and so much more. Louisa's charity of the week is The Whitechapel Centre, check them out here. https://www.whitechapelcentre.co.uk/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pr...

This week is back on the 'phone', this time with Zach Hangauer of howtoreleasearecord.com James and Zach spoke a lot, you guessed it, about releasing your music and what Zach does to support new and emerging artists through howtoreleasearecord.com. Zach's charity of the weeks is a returning good cause. It's ACLU, check them out at aclu.org Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informatio...

This week Ben is back at the Riverside in Newcastle with We Are Scientists. Ben catches up with Keith and Chris pre gig to talk about the pitfalls of social media takeovers, song writing, dealing with record companies and so much more. The good causes for Keith and Chris are www.pS9pets.com and www.children.org. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Ben is backstage at the Newcastle arena with Jon Fratelli of The Fratellis. Jon and Ben talk about naming a band, touring, support slots, massive hits, getting started and so much more. Jon's charity of the week is the Eilidh Brown Memorial Fund. Find out more here eilidhbrown.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week James is back on the phone, this time with Matthew Rusk founder of MGR Music and our season two partner. They look at a career in music in more detail and how to get the best out of a career in this industry. Matthew's charity of the week is the WAVE trauma centre, find out more here. http://wavetraumacentre.org.uk/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Ben is in the Newcastle Boiler Shop with the original Rude Boy Neville Staple and Christine 'Sugary' Staple. Ben chats to Neville and Christine about playing live, festivals, identity and so much more. Neville and Christine's charity of the week is Musicians Against Homelessness. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Ben is backstage at the 'Hit the North festival' in Newcastle with The Blinders. Ben catches up with Tom, Charlie, and Matt at the Newcastle Academy to talk about festivals, touring, identity, and moving to another city. The Blinders charity is Safe Gigs for Women, check it out at www.sgfw.org.uk and also a nod to the RNLI, check them out at www.rnli.org Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pr...

This week James is on the phone to the Netherlands speaking to Maurice Hissink. James and Maurice spoke about Maurice's work in online music marketing and online strategy. Maurice's good cause of the week is Clini Clowns, visit www.cliniclowns.nl to find out more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Ben is still at Northumbria University but he's out of the locker room and backstage with Nattie and Sam of Fickle Friends. Ben, Nattie, and Sam talk about being part of a music community in both Brighton and Liverpool, cancelling gigs, looking after yourself, and a lot more. Nattie and Sam's good cause of the week is Mind, find out more at https://www.mind.org.uk/ Hosted on Acast. See a...

In this week's episode Ben is at Northumbria University in a locker room talking to Ewan and Jimmy of Canadian rock band, The Sheepdogs. Ben chats to Ewan and Jimmy about being the first unsigned on the cover of Rolling Stone, adding members to their band, touring, and so much more. Ewan and Jimmy's good cause of the week is MusiCounts in Canada. Check them out here. https://www.musicounts.ca/ Hos...

In this week's episode we are have our full interview with Leigh Fuge, guitarist, musician, session musician, guitar tutor, gear reviewer, and all round good guy. We caught Leigh over skype as he is based in Swansea, so no background beats this week. Leigh's good cause of the week is Macmillan, check out there site here https://www.macmillan.org.uk/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more...

This week we're both back in think tank Newcastle with musician Laurel. We're caught up with laurel on tour for her debut album 'Dogviolet'. We spoke about her song writing process, work ethic, recording, and her book that accompanies the album. Laurel didn't have a specific charity of the week but wanted to mention trying to combat loneliness. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more infor...

This week Ben is in the Think Tank Newcastle with Get Cape Wear Cape Fly or Sam Duckworth if it's a Sunday. We caught up with Sam on tour in 2018 and spend sometime talking about identity, playing festivals, getting as many people as possible on stage and much more. Sam's charity is Grenfell united. Visit www.acpgmusic.com/episodes063 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week's episode Ben and James are in Manchester to sit down with Emma Zillmann, festival booker for From the Fields who look after Kendal Calling and Bluedot. We talk about all things festivals and how you could maybe appear at one of these festivals. Emma's good cause of the week is Guide Dogs. Check out more at www.acpgmusic.com/episode062 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more i...

In our second full length interview of season two, Ben is at the Newcastle Riverside chatting to Tyler Szalkowski, guitarist of the New York band State Champs. They cover all things from festivals, to touring, learning the guitar, and being a guitar teacher. Tyler's good cause of the week is repeat good cause, ACLU. More info and show notes at www.acpgmusic.com/episode061 Hosted on Acast. See acas...

In the first full length interview of season two. Ben chats to Editors and Minor Victories guitarist Justin Lockey at Northumbria Uni while on tour for Editors latest album, Violence. Justin chats to Ben about his life in Editors, Touring, Festivals, joining an established band, and much more. Justin's good cause is Oxfam, Editors as a band have close links to Oxfam. More info and show notes at ww...

This week it's the ACPG mid-season quick fire pallet cleanser. Ben started hitting guests with some quick-fire questions at the end of each interview with the musicians we've had on the show and it turned out pretty good. This is a highlights reel of those questions while we get all of the full stand alone interviews ready for release starting next week. The good cause is Grenfell United. More inf...

This week it's the second instalment of the two-part Christmas special on Music Law with Erin Jacobson, the music industry lawyer. The discussion moves on to contracts, publishing and record deals including some common pitfalls that musicians can fall into. How often can these subjects lead to bad blood within a band and how can you avoid the pain? Lots to cover. The good cause is Girls Love Mail...

This week it's the first of a two-part Christmas special on Music Law, with Erin Jacobson, the music lawyer. The number of musicians who've found themselves in a bad situation due to a lack of awareness of the many components to music law is countless. In this episode Erin starts us off with copyright, music composition and sound recordings, as well as royalties. The good cause is neuroendocrine c...

This week we cover a career in music. Not everyone makes it to play their music in front of thousands of people and it certainly doesn't happen instantly. How can you boost your income whilst on your journey to achieve your dreams? In this episode you'll hear from MGR music founder Matthew Rusk as well as guitar teacher and enthusiast Leigh Fuge. The good cause is the WAVE Trauma Centre. More info...

This week the topic is learning the guitar. An exciting yet often frustrating part of many a musicians' journey. How do you do it? How far can you get following online videos? What to expect from lessons? How to move from complete novice to competent? In this episode you'll hear from MGR music founder Matthew Rusk as well as guitar teacher and enthusiast Leigh Fuge. The good cause is MacMillan can...

This week the duel topics are time management and decision making. With only a finite amount of time available, the decisions musicians make and the way they use their time is absolutely critical, particularly when music is one of many things they're juggling in their lives. In this episode you'll hear from Steven Page (Bare Naked Ladies), Jimmy Eat World, Laurel, Jon Fratelli and Leigh Fuge. The...

This week the duel topics are identity and feedback. Who are you? How do you portray yourself to the world? Which trusted voices to you have to tell you whether you're on the right track? In this episode you'll hear from Jon Fratelli, Dave Keuning, Jimmy Eat World, Steven Page (Bare Naked Ladies), Fickle Friends and more. The good cause is the PETA and their mission to protect animals. More info a...