Behind The Curtain Podcast

House music legend Angie Brown joins me for episode 58! We spoke about Angie growing up in Brixton and how it shaped who she is, how Angie started singing, getting her name out there at open mic nigh…

Chris Foreman of Madness joins me for episode 57 of the podcast! We spoke all about Madness’ 45 years career from Chris buying his first guitar up to the bands latest tour. In between, we spoke about…

Darren Forbes of Shambolics joins me for episode 56! We spoke about the bands upcoming UK shows including a big show in Glasgow, the bands debut album ‘Dreams, Schemes & Young Teams’ which was releas…

The worlds biggest Oasis memorabilia collector Brian Garcia joins me for episode 55! We spoke about the reunion, how he became a fan of Oasis, he shows us some of his brilliant Oasis collection, Bria…

Catfish And The Bottlemen founding member and ex guitarist Billy Bibby joins me for episode 54! We spoke about the music he grew up on, the early days of Catfish, writing & recording ‘The Balcony’, t…

New Order bassist Tom Chapman joins me for episode 53 of the podcast! We spoke about growing up in France, moving to Manchester, Bad Lieutenant, how he joined New Order, if we’ll hear any new New Ord…

Author Kevin Sampson joins me for episode 52! We spoke about the 25th anniversary of his classic novel Awaydays, turning Awaydays into a film, how Kevin started writing, managing The Farm, Liverpool …

Peter Holmström of The Dandy Warhols joins me for episode 51! We spoke about the bands latest album ‘ROCKMAKER’, Debbie Harry, Slash & Frank Black appearing on the album, how Peter got into music and…

MC Tunes joins me for episode 50 of the podcast! We spoke about his upbringing in Manchester, his rapping & songwriting from a young age, 808 state & The North At It’s Heights, why his second album ‘…

The Rifles drummer Grant Marsh joins me for episode 49! We spoke about the bands new album, how Grant got into drumming, how The Rifles started, the 2000’s indie rock scene, getting a record deal, th…

Grammy award winning mix engineer & producer Dom Morley joins me for episode 48! We spoke about how he got started in production, what kept him motivated when he was getting rejected from studios in …

George, Ben & Alex of Astoria join me for episode 47! We spoke about how the band started, how they built up a fan base, gigs & festivals, supporting The Twang, Leeds United, their goals for the band…

Mick Clarke of The Rubettes & now member of Sugar Baby Loves joins me for episode 46 of the podcast! We spoke about The Rubettes’ bitter fallout, Mick’s new The Sugar Baby Loves with John Richardson,…

Former Oasis bodyguard & tour manager Iain Robertson joins me for episode 45 of the podcast! We spoke about his time working for Oasis, the new re issue of his book ‘What’s The Story?’, bands and art…

Ex Beatles drummer Pete Best joins me for episode 44 of the podcast! We spoke about Pete moving to Liverpool from India at a young age, when he started playing the drums, The Casbah Club, joining The…

Mary Joanna Coogan joins me for episode 43! We spoke about Mary’s childhood, her famous dad (Martin Coogan) & uncle (Steve Coogan), her music, acting & modelling work, her brother Will Coogan, radio …

Roy Fletcher of The Shed Project joins me for episode 42. We spoke about the journey of The Shed Project, the bands split, frustrations with the music business, festivals, songwriting & loads more!

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David AKA Lewy L Paintings joins me for episode 41! We spoke about his art journey & how he got started, meeting his heroes through his work, the effects lockdown had on his art business, advice for …

Legendary singer Billy J Kramer joins me for episode 40! We spoke about how he became a singer, John Lennon & Paul McCartney writing songs for him, working with Brian Epstein & George Martin, The Ed …

Creator of Manchester’s Guitar Project David Schofield joins me for episode 39 of the podcast! We spoke about why he created Manchester Guitar Project, charity work & raising money for charity, inter…