The Road to Rock Podcast

Lets CROW! Today we welcome one of Wales' finest rock music exports, frontman and vocalist Shane Greenhall from Those Damn Crows. Those Damn Crows are a hard rock band from Bridgend in South Wales. They formed in 2014 and band members include Shane (lead vocals), Ian “Shiner” Thomas (guitar), David Winchurch (guitar), Lloyd Wood (bass), and Ronnie Huxford (drums). (Ronnie also has his own Roa...

If you’ve been paying attention to the rock bands emerging from Wales in recent years, you’ll know there’s something special happening there. The level of talent is astonishing — and Florence Black are a prime example. Tristan Thomas is the lead singer and guitarist of Welsh trio Florence Black, a band who have been setting the UK rock scene on fire with their gritty riffs and hard rock since 2013...

In this episode, we’re joined by Scott Holiday — lead guitarist and founding member of the powerhouse American blues-rock band, Rival Sons . Formed in Long Beach, California back in 2009, Rival Sons have carved out a reputation as one of the most electrifying rock bands of the modern era. With eight studio albums, one EP, and two Grammy nominations to their name. They've delivered unforgettab...

Nate Hunt is the lead singer and frontman of American hard rockers Shaman's Harvest. They formed in 1996 and are currently preparing to release their eighth album. Over the years they've toured the US with Nickelback, Daughtry and Theory Of a Deadman... Their music has been used in movie sundtracks and feature films and had also been used as the theme song for WWE wrestler Drew McIntyre....

This week's guest on The Road To Rock Podcast hails from Wales in the UK and is the drummer for Straight Lines and Phil Campbell And The Bastard Sons. It gives me great pleasure to welcome Dane Campbell. Dane is the son of Motörhead guitarist, Phil Campbell. After the death of Motörhead frontman Lemmy Kilmister in 2015, Dane and his two brothers, Todd and Tyla, joined their father to form Phi...

Are you ready to take a walk down Penny Lane and flashback to Yesterday? Come Together and join The Magical Mystery Tour as Beatles Mania takes over The Road To Rock this week! May Pang is an American artist and former music executive from New York who worked for John Lennon from The Beatles and Yoko Ono as their personal assistant. When John and Yoko separated in 1973, May and John began a relati...

Warning: This episode contains content about substance misuse some listeners may find triggering. Josh Todd Is the front man and lead singer of American rock band buckcherry. The band formed back in the nineties when Josh and former band member Keith Nelson were introduced through a mutual tattoo artist. They recruited more members and began performing around the Hollywood club scene under the nam...

Bernie Marsden is one of the UK's finest rock and blues guitarists of all time. His career started in 1972 in Buckingham, England.  Bernie's work includes time spent as a session musician and in bands such as UFO, Wild Turkey, Paice Ashton Lord and Whitesnake. Over the decades Bernie has played alongside some of the greatest rock and roll musicians of all time, including Robert Plant, Pa...

This weeks episode was recorded back in March when Elysa chatted with with Adam Parsons from Siren Artist Management. Adam and his team are responsible for some of the biggest heritage acts in rock music today, with heavy hitters Saxon, Thin Lizzy, Europe, Diamond Head and Uriah Heep on their roster. He's the man that buys tickets to his own artists shows and even has a pair of wellies waitin...

From headlining global sold out shows to stepping out of the limelight for 11 years and coming back stronger than ever... This weeks guest on The Road To Rock Podcast is singer, songwriter and FM frontman Steve Overland. Steve's journey in rock started in 1980 when he and his brother Chris formed the band Wildlife. They were quickly scouted and signed to Chrysalis Records to release their deb...

Today, on the 30th of April, we should be pitching our tents and getting ready to spend the weekend rocking out in a field to the likes of Skindred, The Fratellis and Terrorvision at Teddy Rocks Festival. But thanks to the pandemic Teddy Rocks has been rolled over for the second year running, to 2022. Teddy Rocks is a UK charity festival held at Charrisworth Farm in Blandford, Dorset. It's on...

This weeks guest on the road to rock podcast is British vocalist and song writer Robert Hart. Roberts career has seen him grace stages and recording studios as part of The Distance, Bad Company and the jones Gang, and for the past 10 years robert has been the lead singer of manfred Mann’s earth band. Robert has worked on various group and solo projects over the years which has led him to collabora...

Nathan James, in his own words... The frontman of British hard rock band Inglorious and the man who seems to be Marmite in the rock music world is this week's guest on The Road To Rock... People either love him or hate him. Nathan made a name for himself when he appeared on reality TV show's The Voice and Superstar, which was Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber's search for someone to play Jesu...

Hello Los Angeles... This is London calling! Being signed by Michael Jackson's cousin and Beyonce's dad... Band members having seizures and falling off stage... playing YouTube pranks on cops and appearing on reality TV... This week's episode of the Road To Rock Podcast is with Dylan Leonte and Kazuki Tokaji from LA based band Dylan 'N' Alice. Elysa caught up with the boys...

Dhani and Tao from The Treatment join Elysa to talk about line up changes in the band over the years, what it's like supporting Steel Panther, Alice Cooper, Motley Crue and Kiss, their experiences of touring America, Japan and Europe and why their new album, 'Waiting For Good Luck' is their strongest album yet.    http://thetreatmentofficial Support the show

Elysa talks to Ricky Warwick about his friendship with Def Leppard’s Joe Elliott, what happened when he got the call to join Thin Lizzy and his three favourite songs on his new album ‘When Life Was Hard And Fast’. https://www.rickywarwick.com Support the show

Recorded before Christmas when Matt Pearce was in town to do a socially distanced acoustic gig at Madding Crowd in Bournemouth. Elysa caught up with Matt to chat about recording albums on a boat... The Boat that rocked! Tales from touring with Iron Maiden, Steve Vai's Chilli collection and fake lockdown videos. Songs used in this episode are 'Worried', 'Set Me Free' and Di...

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you all! May 2021 see the return of music festivals, rock concerts and global tours! As most of the UK is spending New Year in Tier 4 lockdowns, I have no idea how this will happen but as Limp Bizkit and some bloke called George once said... We gotta have faith! This weeks episode of The Road To Rock is with a man who has toured the world and played more con...

The Episode where everybody pee'd.... A few weeks ago Gin Annie graced the shores of England's south coast to play their first socially distanced gig at Madding Crowd in Bournemouth. Hailing from Wolverhampton in the Midlands, the heavy rockers have been making waves with their late 80's Sunset Strip sound which has seen them support the likes of Deadline Ritual, Last In Line and Ug...

This week on The Road To Rock Podcast I'm joined by Wayward Sons front man, Toby Jepson. With a career in music spanning 35 years, Toby has experienced both the highs and lows of the music industry. He found fame as the front man/singer and songwriter of Little Angels who achieved significant success between 1989 and 1995. They had 10 UK top 40 hits and a number 1 album with 'Jam' i...

If you've ever thought about becoming a music producer or wondered what goes on behind the scenes in a recording studio, this episode of The Road To Rock reveals all. Meet Harrison Perks - producer, musician, composer and owner of HP Music, a recording studio based in Dorset. He's worked with the likes of Voodoo Vegas, The Answer, Saints Of Sin and the late, great Pete Way of UFO and Way...

We've heard how well known bands and artists have been affected by the Covid-19 Pandemic, but how have things been for local bands that rely on playing gigs at pubs, bars and smaller music venues? Neil Law is the lead vocalist of Poole Vigilantes, or PV for short. PV are well known on the south coast music scene for their no frills, dirty, heavy rock shows and can often be found shaking the f...

Calling all fans of Reef, Skindred, Andy Taylor (formally of Duran Duran) and Michael Munroe (formally of Hanoi Rocks)... This week's guest on The Road to Rock is Seven Webster, the man who manages those artists and more. Seven is the manager and owner of 7PM Management, a company which has launched the careers of many musicians through a whole host of music genres. From world renowned dance...

This week we’re heading down the road of blues rock and welcoming the award winning, super smoky voiced Elles Bailey. Bristol based Elles carved a name for herself in the blues rock and country music scene when she won Artist of The Year and Album of the Year at the UK Blues Awards, and UK Song Of The Year at the Americana Awards UK. Her albums, Wildfire and Road I Call Home were both recorded in...

If I had two pennies to rub together right now, I would place a bet that in the next 3 years this band will be playing the main stage at Download festival... Pandemic Dependant. It's a bold prediction for a band that currently only have three singles out and are about to release their first album, but I guarantee you, once you’ve listened to The Sinner Takes It All, you’ll see where I’m comin...