The Strange Brew - artist stories behind the greatest music ever recorded
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.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 77 minutes
- Episodes
- 311
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
Davey Johnstone – The Elton John Band
Long-term Elton John guitarist Davey Johnstone talks about his new solo album Deeper Than My Roots, playing with
01:03:58 |
Fri 04 Feb 2022
Ian Anderson – Jethro Tull
Ian Anderson talks about what inspired him to write the new Jethro Tull album The Zealot Gene and
00:57:06 |
Fri 28 Jan 2022
Junior Campbell – The Solo Years
Junior Campbell concludes his musical story in the second part of an extensive podcast interview. We cover his
01:13:21 |
Fri 21 Jan 2022
Junior Campbell – The Marmalade Years
Junior Campbell talks about his time in The Marmalade in the first part of an extensive podcast interview.
01:13:55 |
Fri 14 Jan 2022
Sharon Robinson
Sharon Robinson talks about collaborating with Leonard Cohen as his co-writer, producer, and vocalist plus her new solo album
01:24:40 |
Fri 07 Jan 2022
Barry Adamson
Barry Adamson talks about his memoir Up Above the City, Down Beneath the Stars, his time in Magazine,
01:23:19 |
Fri 31 Dec 2021
Pete Brown
Pete Brown, lyricist for Cream, talks about his songwriting partnership with Jack Bruce and highlights from music and
01:02:37 |
Fri 24 Dec 2021
Andy Bown – Status Quo
Andy Bown of Status Quo reveals his highlights with the Quo, including playing Live Aid, writing Whatever You
01:24:28 |
Mon 20 Dec 2021
Wally Waller – The Pretty Things
Wally Waller, ex-Pretty Things songwriter, producer and musician reveals key moments in his career. We delve into his
01:39:33 |
Tue 14 Dec 2021
Bev Bevan – The Move, ELO, Black Sabbath and Quill
Bev Bevan and Joy Strachan-Brain talk about their new album with Quill, Riding Rainbows. Bev also covers highlights
01:31:30 |
Fri 03 Dec 2021
Jim McCarty – The Yardbirds
Jim McCarty of The Yardbirds talks about the second installment of his memoirs. She Walks in Beauty continues Jim’s
01:13:28 |
Fri 26 Nov 2021
Brumrock 1966-1974
David Wells celebrates the post-Brumbeat late ‘60s/early ‘70s rock scene of the West Midlands. He traces the evolution
01:36:12 |
Fri 19 Nov 2021
Eric Bell – Thin Lizzy
Thin Lizzy founding guitarist Eric Bell reveals the early history of the group, his time in music and
01:37:40 |
Mon 15 Nov 2021
Phil Palmer – Dire Straits Legacy
Guitarist Phil Palmer talks about playing with Dire Straits, Eric Clapton, Iggy Pop, Joan Armatrading and more. Dire
01:12:52 |
Fri 12 Nov 2021
Chris Jagger
Chris Jagger talks about his new memoir, Talking to Myself—detailing his upbringing with older brother Mick Jagger and
01:16:15 |
Sat 06 Nov 2021
Karl Wallinger – World Party
Karl Wallinger of World Party talks about his musical journey and key World Party songs. Out of print
01:26:12 |
Fri 29 Oct 2021
Carmine Appice
Legendary drummer, composer and producer Carmine Appice talks about his career highlights. We cover his time with Vanilla
01:31:37 |
Fri 22 Oct 2021
The British Psychedelic Scene 1966-1968
The British Psychedelic Scene 1966-68 is explored by David Wells, with tracks by Traffic, Kaleidoscope, Nirvana, The Zombies,
01:27:25 |
Thu 21 Oct 2021
Alan Hawkshaw dies aged 84
Alan Hawkshaw sadly passed away today (16 October 2021). This podcast with Alan from 2018 delves deep into
01:11:32 |
Sat 16 Oct 2021
Mike Hurst
Songwriter, singer and producer Mike Hurst talks about key tracks from his career. We start with his time
01:18:42 |
Mon 11 Oct 2021
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