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Barry Adamson talks about his memoir Up Above the City, Down Beneath the Stars , his time in Magazine, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, and solo career . Further information can be found at  barryadamson.com The post Barry Adamson appeared first on The Strange Brew  .

Pete Brown, lyricist for Cream, talks about his songwriting partnership with Jack Bruce and highlights from music and solo career . Further information can be found at  petebrown.co.uk The post Pete Brown appeared first on The Strange Brew  .

Andy Bown of Status Quo reveals his highlights with the Quo, including playing Live Aid, writing Whatever You Want and Burning Bridges. We also cover Andy’s time in The Herd with Peter Frampton and key moments from his solo career . Status Quo are extending their ‘Out Out Quoing’ UK & Eire Spring Tour in 2022 and have added 6 high profile Christmas dates .  The UK run will be directly fo...

Wally Waller, ex-Pretty Things songwriter, producer and musician reveals key moments in his career . We delve into his lifelong friendship with Phil May, early years with The Fenmen, The Pretty Things, time as an EMI producer and reinventing Parachute with the xPTs . See also: Wally Waller interview on The Pretty Things Rock St Trop Jon Povey – The Pretty Things podcast The Pretty Things pod...

Bev Bevan and Joy Strachan-Brain talk about their new album with Quill, Riding Rainbows. Bev also covers highlights from his time with The Move, Electric Light Orchestra and Black Sabbath . For more information visit quilluk.com The post Bev Bevan – The Move, ELO, Black Sabbath and Quill appeared first on The Strange Brew  .

Jim McCarty of The Yardbirds talks about the second installment of his memoirs. She Walks in Beauty continues  Jim’s life journey, expanding on his musical career to explore his lifelong quest to unravel the mysteries of the life that exists beyond the world in which we live. Also on The Strange Brew with Jim McCarty: QA on his initial autobiography, Nobody Told Me (2018) Podcast about the re-rele...

David Wells celebrates the post-Brumbeat late ‘60s/early ‘70s rock scene of the West Midlands. He traces the evolution and development of that scene as local musicians embarked on an epic journey that embraced mod pop, psychedelia, blues, progressive rock, glam-rock and heavy metal. Revolving around the area’s big hitters, Once Upon A Time In The West Midlands – The Bostin’ Sounds Of Brumrock 1966...

Thin Lizzy founding guitarist Eric Bell reveals the early history of the group, his time in music and solo career . Details of the Eric Bell Trio’s UK tour (starting 17 November) and his autobiography can be found at www.eric-bell.net The post Eric Bell – Thin Lizzy appeared first on The Strange Brew  .

Guitarist Phil Palmer talks about playing with Dire Straits, Eric Clapton, Iggy Pop, Joan Armatrading and more . Dire Straits Legacy featuring Trevor Horn & Alan Clark & Phil Palmer from Dire Straits will be performing at the O2 Indigo, London – now rescheduled to 1 July 2022 . Session Man by Phil Palmer is available from philpalmer.com The post Phil Palmer – Dire Straits Legac...

Chris Jagger talks about his new memoir, Talking to Myself —detailing his upbringing with older brother Mick Jagger and his journey through the arts , and new album Mixing Up The Medicine . Further information can also be found at  chrisjaggeronline.com The post Chris Jagger appeared first on The Strange Brew  .

Karl Wallinger of World Party talks about his musical journey and key World Party songs . Out of print on vinyl for years, a limited number of Goodbye Jumbo (1990) has been reissued on 180gm audiophile vinyl via Seaview Records. To date, Karl Wallinger has reissued the World Party, Private Revolution and Bang! LPs. Egyptology will follow in the late Winter. When he’s not busy at the pressing plant...

Legendary drummer, composer and producer Carmine Appice talks about his career highlights. We cover his time with Vanilla Fudge, Cactus, Beck, Bogert & Appice, Rod Stewart and new album with the Appice Perdomo Project, Energy Overload . Further information can also be found at  carmineappice.net The post Carmine Appice appeared first on The Strange Brew  .

The British Psychedelic Scene 1966-68 is explored by David Wells, with tracks by Traffic, Kaleidoscope, Nirvana, The Zombies, The Action and more . Think I’m Going Weird: Original Artefacts From The British Psychedelic Scene 1966-68 is available from Grapefruit/Cherry Red . The post The British Psychedelic Scene 1966-1968 appeared first on The Strange Brew  .

Alan Hawkshaw sadly passed away today (16 October 2021). This podcast with Alan from 2018 delves deep into his work with David Bowie, The Shadows, Olivia Newton John, highlights with the KPM library music label and popular hip-hop samples.   The post Alan Hawkshaw dies aged 84 appeared first on The Strange Brew  .

Songwriter, singer and producer Mike Hurst talks about key tracks from his career . We start with his time in The Springfields, cover his solo work and key productions with Marc Bolan, Cat Stevens, The Move and more. Mike Hurst: In My Time – Recordings, Productions and Songs 1962-1985 is available from Cherry Red Records . The post Mike Hurst appeared first on The Strange Brew  .

Paul Cook talks about the new Professionals album SNAFU, and highlights from his back catalogue , including Sex Pistols, The Professionals and playing with Edwyn Collins. Further information on SNAFU and The Professionals UK Tour can be found at theprofessionalsband.com The post Paul Cook – The Professionals / Sex Pistols appeared first on The Strange Brew  .

Steve Rothery reflects on highlights from Marillion’s back catalogue , his solo career and looks forward to their The Light At The End Of The Tunnel UK Tour . The post Steve Rothery – Marillion appeared first on The Strange Brew  .

Yusuf/Cat Stevens posted on Instagram today that Barry Ryan passed away yesterday. In April 2017 I spoke to Barry for a rare podcast interview about his greatest hits and rarities. Since then we contacted each other periodically and he was passionate about his new music which deserves a wider release. RIP Barry Paul and Barry Ryan – Don’t Bring Me Your Heartaches (Single A-side, D...

Dave Pegg of Fairport Convention looks over his musical career. We cover his roots in the 1960s Birmingham musical scene, playing with Nick Drake, Jethro Tull and stories from Fairport over the last 50 years . Tickets for Fairport Convention’s forthcoming Autumn 2021 UK tour are currently available . Further information on Off The Peg: The Autobiography can be found at  davepegg.co.uk Listen...

Thomas Walsh of Pugwash reveals the stories behind ten of his most important songs . He also covers collaborating with Andy Partridge, Dave Gregory and his partnership with Neil Hannon in the Duckworth Lewis Method. Pugwash – Eleven Modern Antiquities is available on vinyl from  http://www.sugarbushrecords.com/ All the Pugwash material is now available on the streaming services. The post Tho...

Colin Blunstone of The Zombies recalls recording Odessey and Oracle at Abbey Road and his musical highlights . For one night only – Saturday, September 18 2021 – The Zombies will be performing live from Abbey Road Studios in London . See also – the first Strange Brew Podcast with Colin Blunstone , plus episodes with Chris White and Rod Argent  of The Zombies The post Colin Blunstone of...

John Cambridge traces his pivotal friendship with David Bowie and time in music.  We cover John playing in The Rats with Mick Ronson and Junior’s Eyes, to drumming for David Bowie in his first major career breakthrough from 1969. Further details can be found in John’s new book Bowie, Cambo & All the Hype . Listen to more podcasts with David Bowie’s bandmates including John Hu...

Alan White, drummer for Yes, talks about new Yes album The Quest and highlights from his career including playing with John Lennon and George Harrison . Further information can be found at  yesworld.com The post Alan White – YES appeared first on The Strange Brew  .

Tony Kaye, original keyboard player with YES, talks about his debut solo album End of Innocence , playing with David Bowie, Badger, Badfinger and CIRCA, and time with YES . End Of Innocence is released on 10th September 2021 on Spirit Of Unicorn Music (distributed via Cherry Red Records) to mark the 20th anniversary of 9/11. The post Tony Kaye – YES appeared first on The Strange Brew  .

Will Sergeant talks about his memories growing up,  musical influences and Echo & the Bunnymen’s early years highlighted in his memoir Bunnyman . Further information can also be found at  linktr.ee/willsergeant The post Will Sergeant – Echo & the Bunnymen appeared first on The Strange Brew  .