Don Powell discusses his autobiography My Life InSlade

Slade

Saxon front man Biff Byford talks about the Saxon album Unplugged And Strung Up

Saxon Unplugged And Strung Up

Daril Easlea discusses his book about Peter Gabriel

Daryl Easlea Peter Gabriel Book

Jon Kirkman with Mick Box about the first of the forthcoming series of reissues of the Uriah Heep back catalogue as Deluxe Editions. The first two Uriah Heep albums Very 'Eavy, Very 'Umble and Salisbury are resissued along with a   two disc compilation of material from the bands time with Bronze Records, Your Turn To remember. Mick casts his mind back to those heady days and also  talks about the bands plans for a new studio album and more touring.

Mick Box - Uriah Heep Reissues October 2016

Testament hail from San Francisco and have been a  permanent fixture in the Rock genre for more than thirty years. 2016 sees the band release the album Brotherhood Of The Snake and also a tour to Europe which has been overdue for many years. Front man Chuck Billy talks about the album and the tour.

Testament: Brotherhood Of The Snake Feature

Uriah Heep Reissues May 2017

Psychedlic Furs UK Singles Tour 2017

2018 finds Yes celebrating their 50th Anniversary as a band
Rhino has released a special boxed set of five vinyl albums remixed by Steven Wilson. The albums come housed in a box with a new Roger Dean painting on the outside. The albums are The Yes Album, Fragile, Close To The Edge, Tales From Topographic Oceans and Relayer. The albums were previously released via Panegyric on CD/Blu-ray. 

Jon Kirkman plays tracks from the albums and also features exclusive audio commentary from the members of Yes and Roger Dean in this two-hour-plus feature.

Yes - Steven Wilson Special

King Crimson Feature October 2018

John Lodge was inducted into the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Moody Blues in 2018. The band played an extended and fully sold-out run in Las Vegas in late 2018. John also has his o2wn solo band the 10,00 Light Years band which tours regularly performing songs from J9hn's solo catalogue and selected songs from the Mody Blues catalogue. In early 2019 John was a special guest on the Cruise To The Edge and in the spring of 2019 embarks on a series of dates in the UK and later in the year more dates in America.

John Lodge spoke to Jon Kirkman during the Cruise To The Edge and discussed his feelings on being inducted to the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame and also how he plans to pay tribute to his former Moody Blue Bandmate Ray Thomas who passed away in January 2018.

John Lodge February 2019 Feature

Ray Manzarek of the Doors in conversation with Jon Kirkman in May 1999 when Ray was promoting his Autobiogra[phy My Lofe with The Doors

The Doors Feature 1999

Nick Beggs has a career that stretches back to the early eighties. Nick hs been a member of bands incliding, Kajagoogoo, Iona, Ellis Behhs and Howard and has worked with Steve Hackett and current;y works with Steven Wilson. More recently he is a member pof the bands Fish On Friday and The Mute Gods. He has recorded three solos albums. These three albums are now gathered together in a three-disc digipack set entitled Words Fail Me. Jon Kirkman talked to Nick about the album which showcases the Cha[man Stick, a yen string instrument that is fully midi controlled and can create a number of sounds

Nick Beggs Words Fail Me Feature

Wally first came to the attention of the general public when they entered a nationwide talent competition run by the music paper Melody Maker. Whilst they did not win both Rick Wakeman and Bob Harris who were on the judging panel liked them enough to get involved in producing the band. The band recorded two albums for Atlantic Records, Wally, and Valley Gardens and supported Rick Wakeman at his gig at Crystal Palace in 1974. This new compilation gathers together these two albums. Jo Kirkman spoke to the band about these two albums

Wally Martyrs And Cowboys Feature

An unexpected gap in touring due to one of the members of Jethro Tull caused Ian Andersin to think of a way to keep things running. The result, "Ian Anderson In Jethro Tull". This is an evening of Ian being asked questions on Jethro Tull and music and some film. A kind of "Evening With IIan Anderson" event. This may well be the only chance to  see this show as ian Anderson ta;led about the concept of the show and whatr to expect with, Jon Kirkman

Ian Anderson On Jethro Tull Feature

British Blues Rock guitarist is currently on her ULK tour to promote her most recent studio album Reckless Heart. Here she talks to Jon Kirkman about the tour and what people can expect
Check out the tour dates at her website here
www.joanneshawtaylor.com

Joanne Shaw Taylor Reckless Heart UK Tour

The 14th of June is the 25th Anniversary of the passing of Rory Gallagher. Regular events have taken place and archive releases containing previously unreleased material from the vast archive Rory left behind have become regular events. The most recent release was the successful album Check Shirt Wizard released earlier this year. Jon Kirkman spoke to Donal Gallagher, Rory's brother and manager, the day before the anniversary and discussed the events and how the 25th-anniversary events were affected by the current coronavirus pandemic.

Rory Gallagher 25th Anniversary

Back Street Crawler were formed in 1975 with ex-Beckett member Terry Slesser and former Free guitarist Paul Kossoff with Mike Montgomery, Terry Wilson, and Tony Braunagel. The first album the band plays on was a critical success, but "Koss" was taken ill in 1975, which halted the band in its tracks. He recovered in time to play some live dates and begin recording the second album.  By now, Koss's former Free bandmate, John "Rabbit" Bundrick had joined on keyboards. The album "Second Street" was recorded, however, shortly after the album was finished, Koss passed away and the album was released posthumously. The band would go on to shorten their name to Crawler, with the addition of guitarist Geoff Whitehorn.

Here, Terry Slesser takes us through the history of Backstreet Crawler, and the contents of the new boxset "Backstreet Crawler: The Atlantic Years 1975-1976".

Terry Slesser Back Street Crawler The Atlantic Years

Dreamboats And Petticoats is a brand new four-disc compilation set featuring music predominantly from the sixties. Artists include The Kinks, Status Quo, The Beach Boys, Cliff Richards & The Shadows, Thunderclap Newman, and The Barron Knights, to mention just a few.

In 2020, The Barron Knights celebrated their 60th Anniversary. The band are famous for parodying famous bands of the day. They also toured with The Beatles and The Rolling Stones. Both bands hugely respected The Barron Knights and would call them "The Governors". Jon Kirkman spoke to founder member Pete Landford about the band (who are still touring and what it was like working and having all those hit singles with all the great bands of the sixties and seventies.

Dreamboats And Petticoats Barron Knights 60th

Gilbert O'Sullivan has a long career stretching back to the sixties. His first success, however, came in 1970 with the song Nothing Rhymed. 2020 sees the fiftieth anniversary of the song Nothing Rhymed. In this interview, Gilbert talks to Jon Kirkman about Nothing Rhymed and his career through the seventies and up to the present day as an artist, songwriter and performer.

Gilbert O'Sullivan November 2020

Marillion like many artists during the Coronavirus pandemic had to shelve plans for touring and recording a new studio album in 2020. The band have however just started working on their next studio album and announced rescheduled UK tour dates for November 2021. Mark also talks about lockdown giving him the chance to record his first solo project away from Marillion, Marathon. Tour dates can be found at the Marillion website here
http://www.marillion.com/tour/

Mark Kelly November 2020 Feature

In October 2020 Jakko Jakszyk released his first solo album since joining King Crimson. The album Secrets and Lies features performances from some of his fellow King Crimson musicians including Robert Fripp and Mel Collins. Here, Jakko talks to Jon Kirkman about the album and how it came together and how some of the tracks were originally written with King Crimson in mind.

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