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The Strange Brew - artist stories behind the greatest music ever recorded

The Strange Brew - artist stories behind the greatest music ever recorded
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A monthly themed podcast with songwriters, musicians and artists talking about their career. It highlights particular stories and plays tracks from mainly British rock music from the 1960s Sixties and 1970s Seventies, 1980s and 1990s. Rock and Roll Hall of Famers rub shoulders on an equal footing with cult groups and bands to present a balanced picture of the music scene. It is one of the The Daily Telegraph’s podcasts you need to be listening to. Includes artists related to and inspired by The Beatles, David Bowie and Pink Floyd.
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As Del Amitri’s frontman, Justin Currie steered a band that slipped between categories: too sharp to be lumped
The post Justin Currie – Del Amitri appeared first on The Strange Brew .
The Zombies bassist-turned-songwriter Chris White opens the vault on a lifetime of music that stretches far beyond Odessey
The post Chris White: Inside the Vaults – From The Zombies and Beyond appeared first on The Strange Brew .
When Jimi Hendrix grabbed a bass and jammed with Tomorrow in 1967, a young Steve Howe was right
The post Steve Howe: Dylan, Hendrix & YES appeared first on The Strange Brew .
Step inside the legendary “tea chest tapes” with Richard Anderson from Cherry Red Records as we explore Joe
The post Joe Meek – A Curious Mind appeared first on The Strange Brew .
It’s been more than two decades since Sananda Maitreya last headlined a UK tour. Now, with nine dates
The post Sananda Maitreya appeared first on The Strange Brew .
Derek Shulman returns to talk about his memoir Giant Steps, charting his journey from frontman of Simon Dupree
The post Derek Shulman’s Giant Steps appeared first on The Strange Brew .
Few music biographers have lived with the Beatles’ story quite like Philip Norman. Across shelves of bestsellers, Norman
The post The Beatles: How Four Lads Rewrote History appeared first on The Strange Brew .
In the second part of his live interview, Paul Jones charts his path beyond Manfred Mann, through film
The post Being Paul Jones: Reinvention, Longevity and the Call of the Blues appeared first on The Strange Brew .
In the first of a two-part interview, Paul Jones reflects on his formative years, from singing in cathedral
The post Becoming Paul Jones: Early Influences, Manfred Mann and Making It appeared first on The Strange Brew .
As the voice and driving force of The Swinging Blue Jeans, Ray Ennis helped shape the sound of
The post Ray Ennis – The Swinging Blue Jeans appeared first on The Strange Brew .
Few musicians of Mike Batt’s vintage are still pushing creative boundaries with the same fervour that defined their
The post Mike Batt on songwriting and his symphony appeared first on The Strange Brew .
Former Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett discusses his new live album The Lamb Stands Up Live At The Royal
The post Steve Hackett: The Lamb Stands Up appeared first on The Strange Brew .
What do you get when you mix a band of power pop visionaries into the jaws of crooked
The post Bob Jackson – Badfinger appeared first on The Strange Brew .
Al Jardine reflects on the life and legacy of Brian Wilson and his own musical path. In the
The post Al Jardine appeared first on The Strange Brew .
Dylan Jones has long been one of British journalism’s more discerning cultural archaeologists, whether digging into David Bowie’s
The post 1975: The Year the World Forgot appeared first on The Strange Brew .
Don Powell revisits the defining moments of Slade’s rise, from their rough-edged Black Country beginnings and Chas Chandler’s
The post Don Powell – Slade appeared first on The Strange Brew .
Once dismissed as maudlin hitmakers and later scapegoated for the death of disco, the Bee Gees were always
The post Main Course: Bob Stanley on the Bee Gees’ Reinvention appeared first on The Strange Brew .
Jack Bruce was never just the bass player, he was Cream’s secret weapon: the rare musician who could
The post Fresh Cream Revisited appeared first on The Strange Brew .
Still blooming after all these years, Daryl Hooper, organ grinder-in-chief and musical engine of The Seeds, proves that
The post Daryl Hooper – The Seeds appeared first on The Strange Brew .
Mike McCartney never meant to form a pop group, he was too busy cutting hair and cutting up
The post Mike McCartney’s Box of Scaffold appeared first on The Strange Brew .