From early days as a member of Beat combo’s The Whirlwinds and The Mockingbirds and then as a successful songwriter for the likes of Herman’s Hermits, Hollies, Jeff Beck and The Yardbirds with such memorable hits as No Milk Today, Bus Stop, Tallyman and For Your Love. I chat with Graham Gouldman on a career […]
Category: Interviews
The power of the internet, longevity and family life.
In the multi-cultural hustle and bustle of London’s Brick Lane in a hotel bar the Canadian siblings Margo and Michael Timmins better known as late 80’s alternative country rockers The Cowboy Junkies chat about their forthcoming album At The End of Paths Taken and mini acoustic tour. What has been remarkable about The Junkies career […]
MODERN DAY OUTLAWS
Tony Bartolo talks to the Alabama 3 on miscarriages of justice, outlaw blues and the Great Train Robbers. In the dark depths of the wild west – actually a dingy basement in London’s Soho – I chew the fat with groovemeisters Rob Spragg (aka Larry Love) and Jonny Delafons (aka LB Dope) about their forthcoming […]
GET STUFFED – Tony Bartolo talks to Miles Hunt of The Wonder Stuff who has just returned from ‘Rubbish Island’
Now that the obsession with X Factor wannabe Pop Idols is over, it’s time to take a look at a band who, before grunge and Britpop, headlined the Reading Festival above Nirvana, had countless chart hits, a large loyal fan base, and a number one hit with comedian Vic Reeves. It was achieved by continuous […]
White Lies – Todd Rundgren
Tony Bartolo talks to Todd Rundgren about lies, ‘Pop Idol’, and the comical Bruce Springsteen. Todd Rundgren’s deep American drawl turns into a huge belly laugh as I amuse him with the tale of my recent karaoke rendition of ‘Hello It’s Me’ in Vietnam, which helped to introduce the country’s masses to the magic of […]
MAEL IT TO YOUR LOCAL DJ
Sparks talk to Tony Bartolo about the current state of pop and their desire to create the grand classical culture. Brothers Ron and Russell Mael are in town to promote their new album L’il Beethoven as new and fresh as anything being done by bands half their age. It’s Sparks reinventing Sparks. So, did Russell […]