Michael's Music Memories

As a legacy to the late, great Olivia Newton-John, I spend this episode talking about the movie Xanadu and the soundtrack.

I start this podcast by talking about the comedian I have seen the most over the years, Mark Thomas. I first say him on TV on a show called Mark Thomas' Comedy Product and I have been keeping an eye out for his live shows ever since. An, over the top, exaggerated example of his comedy can be seen here . Then, I talk about the UK comedy legends Harry Enfield & Paul Whitehouse. I explain part of why...

I start this episode by discussing how I, or should I say my brother, discovered the band Dead Letter Circus. I talk about their first official release album  This Is The Warning and then go on to discuss the two times I have seen them in concert. One of the concerts included a band I had seen before, A Silent Film, and if you missed it, a link to my podcast about them is  here . At the end, I tal...

My 'Best of' play list is here . The album 'New Surrender' can be listened to here .  

While I was at the Mike & the Mechanics Shepherds Bush concert, they were filming it for a DVD release and here  is a link to see the concert in full. You can see my brother, me and my sister (standing in that order, left to right) all the way through the concert as we are standing in the front and center (my brother is the tallest person there!!)

My previous podcast, in which I talk about the past David Gray Concerts can be listened to  here

In this episode, I give a full review of The Dear Hunter, feat Redwood,  live concert in London on 03rd May, 2022. My previous podcast, in which I discuss the previous times I have seen The Dear Hunter, can be listened to here.  

This episode starts with explaining why it isn't an 'Oh Wonder' concert review podcast.  I then talk about the two times I have seen him live in London together with how amazing his voice is and why I am looking forward to seeing him  at the O2 this month. It then gets tough as I explain how, growing up, David Gray's White Ladder album genuinely saved my life and how I still lean on the album in t...

You can Listen to my 'Best Of' playlist on Spotify -  here  

My InMe 'Best Of' playlist can be listened to  here.

In this Episode, I decide to celebrate National Woman's Day / Month by talking about concerts that involve some of the best women in music, I have seen. I start by discussing two Drummers that I don't think get enough recognition. Cindy Blackman Santana, who has been a drummer for Lenny Kravitz and Hayley Cramer, the current drummer for Pop Evil. I then talk about, possibly one of the best Guitari...

I discuss the album : Queen - A Night at the Opera  

I start this episode talking about the concert in general, discussing queuing up for the gig and amusing things that happened throughout. Around the 25 min mark, I discuss why the concert is considered cursed and open a discussion into what someone would have to do for you to not listen to them anymore and whether an entire band should take the brunt of abuse for a single members actions. My twitt...

The playlist for my favorite Needtobreath songs is here: Needtobreath - My Best

The Barenaked Ladies  are one of my favorite bands of all time and they are one of the bands I have been listening to the longest. I start by discussing how I first discovered them and no, it wasn't when they released One Week like everyone else. I was given an album to listen to, Rock Spectacle and it has become one of my all time favorite albums. I do try to keep this as positave as I can, they...

The Playlist - Women Rock The above playlist is a celebration of all women in rock and in this episode, I discuss the people on the list and why I would like people to just listen and enjoy artists and groups in ROCK rather than arguing over which genre they should be in or if they should even by "in" rock at all. I feature rock, electronic rock, pop rock, J-rock, punk rock and a whole lot more to...

My Best Christmas Playlist is here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5WUEvCo7Zs9nPhghXXQBdu I basically spend this entire episode discussing the playlist in depth.

A few years ago, I got to see one of the greatest musicians, Billy Joel in Manchester, UK. I was extremely excited to see one of my legends in person but the entire trip ended up becoming one of the worst times I have ever attended a concert and I detail every terrible step in this podcast

I start this podcast by talking about how I discovered Alien Ant Farm and what I feel about people who make "one hit wonders". Truant is one of my favorite albums, I explain why next and talk about my favorite songs to listen to from that album. The first time I saw them live in London was at the Mean Fiddler and the second dime was a long time after with POD and Hoobastank and they were REALLY go...

In this episode, I talk about how I discovered the band 'The Dear Hunter'. My best of playlist for 'The Acts' is : https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6rwibBk8eRarcc5YYYAKDg My best of playlist for 'The Color Spectrum' is : https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3xABqru1KgMFIlW65cw3QP At first, I talk about the time my Brother and me went to Boston to see them perform  The Color Spectrum in it's entirety...

I feel that there are some bands that out there that just never get the big break they need to really make it as big as they deserve. In this episode, I start by talking about the band "Lights, Action" who are the band I have seen live the most. I them talk about "A Silent Film" and how their music style would fit perfectly along side  bands like  Coldplay and Snow Patrol. I finally talk about "Gr...

This time I start by explaining a tattoo design I came up with  involving the two bands 3 Days Grace  and Creed and how the design is incredibly similar to the logo Blue October used for their label Up / Down Records. I then discuss the many Blue October concerts I have attended over the years, including the time they used filmed footage from one of the gigs as the Official Video for the song "Sho...

In this second part, I talk about three more bands that I discovered thanks to the radio station Real Rock 101.1, Hinder, Blue October and My Darkest Days.

This is the first of a two part story that explains how I discovered five of my most favorite bands and it is all thanks to a radio station based in Orlando Florida, Real Rock 101.1. The bands I'm gonna talk about this time are Cold and 3 Days Grace.

Everything I talk about in this podcast are purely my thoughts and stories I can remember. If any of the "facts" are wrong I do apologies but this is what I remember to be true. I start this podcast by firstly discussing how I discovered Silverchair and how I feel about their earlier albums and the stories I had heard about the creation of these albums. I saw them for the first time when they tour...