Best Uk Drummer Podcast Podcasts (2024)

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Best of…90s and 00s 1:01:55

12d ago1:01:55

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This week Gary and Guy are in Italy as their European tour with ‘Nick Mason’s Saucerful of Secrets’ continues and they are playing some stunning venues. They share tales of a special sightseeing trip to Charlie Chaplin’s house, and we hear how the tour is going….are they even still on speaking terms? This week we share some clips from some of our f…

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The Boys Are Back (And Rustier Than Ever) 1:27:23

3d ago1:27:23

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Send us a Text Message. Join Gabe Cook, Martyn Goodwin-Sharman, Grant Hutchison and Producer Scott Riggs at the Neutral Cider Hotel! The lads warm up for another victory lap around the specialist drink podcast circuit, regale of fatherhood, and lament using their mum’s dialup! The guys select a drink that represents their last year, with Martyn sel…

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Best Of... Drummers 1:02:24

19d ago1:02:24

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This week Gary and Guy are in Munich as their European tour with ‘Nick Mason’s Saucerful of Secrets’ continues. They share tales of their jaunt round Germany and seeing as they are touring with one of the greatest drummers of all time, we thought we’d revisit some of those iconic guests such as Mick Fleetwood, Stewart Copeland, Kenney Jones and the…

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Best Of... Icons of the 80s 2 1:10:07

7d ago1:10:07

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This week Gary and Guy continue their tour around Europe with ‘Nick Mason’s Saucerful of Secrets’ and share some of the tales from a life on the road and how touring has changed for them both over the years. Guy shares a hilarious story of how we was nearly lost in the desert! Plus, we dive into the archive and enjoy some of our favourite guests fr…

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Best Of... Producers 1:04:55

1M ago1:04:55

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Gary Kemp and Guy Pratt continue their UK tour this week with Nick Mason’s Saucerful of Secrets – but found time to spend even more time together to record a special episode where they chat about working with some of the best producers in the industry. It’s a fascinating insight into the behind-the-scenes recording process for bands like Pink Floyd…

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Best Of... On Tour Summer 2024 1:06:06

21d ago1:06:06

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Gary Kemp and Guy Pratt continue to tour the UK this week with Nick Mason’s Saucerful of Secrets – so here is a ‘Best Of’ episode that features some of our favourite guests who are also on tour this year. Get tickets from the artists website. On the show we hear from Neil Finn from Crowded House – who play the Isle of Wight Festival this summer and…

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S7E9: Guy Garvey 1:09:35

2M ago1:09:35

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This week on Rockonteurs we welcome a true National Treasure to the series, a songwriter, a musician, broadcaster and all-round lovely bloke, it’s Guy Garvey. Guy shares his story of his working-class routes, falling in love with a broad range of music thanks to his sisters all having such eclectic tastes. He also shares how Elbow started with mode…

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S7E8: Alan Edwards 1:07:44

2M ago1:07:44

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This week on the podcast Gary and Guy chat to the legendary music PR Alan Edwards. Alan is the man who is responsible for keeping some of the biggest names in music in (and sometimes out) of the papers! He has worked with an incredible roster of artists from Blondie, The Sex Pistols, the Spice Girls, The Rolling Stones, and David Bowie. His new boo…

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S7E7: John Oates 1:12:24

2M ago1:12:24

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This week on Rockonteurs, Gary and Gary chat to singer, songwriter, and record producer John Oates. John, with his former co-writer Daryl Hall produced some of the greatest songs of the 70s and 80s making them the most successful musical duo of all time selling over 80 million albums. They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2014. …

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S7E6: Brian Auger 1:06:50

2M ago1:06:50

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This brilliant Brian Auger joins Gary and Guy this week for another must listen episode of Rockonteurs. Brian is a total gent and was there from the earliest days of Rock and Roll as the go to organ and piano guy. He formed The Steampacket with Long John Baldry, Julie Driscoll, and Rod Stewart in 1965. His influence is felt far and wide in the busi…

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S7E5: Jimmy Webb 1:17:46

3M ago1:17:46

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This week on Rockonteurs, Gary and Guy welcome one of the greatest ever songwriters to the podcast, in fact Jimmy Webb is the only artist ever to receive a Grammy Awards for music, lyrics and orchestration. Jimmy has written for Glen Campbell, Linda Ronstadt, the Supremes, Art Garfunkel and even Richard Harris! From a childhood raised on church mus…

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S7E4: Joe Elliott 2 1:07:49

3M ago1:07:49

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This week we welcome Joe Elliott back to the podcast. Joe is in town to talk about the reissue of Pyromania and it doesn’t take long before Guy, Gary, and Joe are discussing their favourite artists and their favourite gigs. Joe is the perfect guest for this podcast because he’s such a music fan as much as being a global rock and roll star. The 40th…

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S7E3: Phil Manzanera 2 1:17:15

3M ago1:17:15

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This week on the podcast we welcome Roxy Music’s Phil Manzanera to the show. Chatting about his incredible childhood of island hopping that lead to his diverse musical influence. Phil also chats to Guy and Gary about his new book ‘Revolución to Roxy’ which is out now and available to buy. Rockonteurs is produced by Ben Jones for Gimme Sugar Product…

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S7E2: Woody Woodmansey 1:31:40

4M ago1:31:40

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This week we welcome Woody Woodmansey to the podcast. Woody is the last man standing from Bowie's band ‘The Spiders From Mars’ and Woody shares some incredible stories with us this week from his first foray into music, meeting a young David Bowie and touring the world with the Spider. You can see Woody at the 3rd David Bowie World Fan Convention in…

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Can drummers wear shorts? 25:48

4M ago25:48

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Matt and Dan discuss attention grabbing music, Coachella and perform excerpts from the Lord of Rings soundtrack (apologies in advance) Artists mentioned: Grimes CeeLo Green Lump Blur Oasis Laura Marling Nigel Olsen (Elton John’s Drummer) Lizzy McAlpine Brian Eno Hanz Zimmer Ludwig Göransson Producer/engineers mentioned: Bob Clearmountain Stock Aitk…

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S7E1: Dave Wakeling 1:01:07

4M ago1:01:07

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Rockonteurs returns, and this week Guy and Gary are chatting to Dave Wakeling from The Beat. Chatting about a life on the road, his influences, those politically orientated lyrics of the 1980s, being covered by Pete Townshend, supporting Bowie and an amazing tale about how he tried to get back his resignation letter from the band. He also talks abo…

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S6E7: Robin Trower 52:49

4M ago52:49

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This week on Rockonteurs we chat to guitarist Robin Trower. Robin talks about his early guitar influences, his love of James Brown, his time with Procol Harum and as the bandleader in his own power trio. April 2024 is also the 50th anniversary of his acclaimed album ‘Bridge of Sighs’ which is re-released and includes brand new Dolby Atmos mixes too…

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S6E6: Mark Knopfler 1:10:54

5M ago1:10:54

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This week on Rockonteurs, we welcome Mark Knopfler to the podcast. Where on earth do you start with a man whose career is so extensive, eclectic, and compelling? Mark shares some incredible stories of his introduction to the guitar, his heroes like Buddy Holly and Hank Marvin, his chart topping, decade defining days with Dire Straits, producing Bob…

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Mastering engineers in red trousers 33:21

5M ago33:21

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Matt and Dan discuss the language of audio engineering, Software instrument strings and the power of bad ideas Artists mentioned: Nine Inch Nails Atticus Ross Yehudi Menuhin Soundgarden Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds “Wild God” Mixers mentioned: David Fridmann Bob Clearmountain Spike Stent Ben Baptie David Wrench Plugins mentioned: Spitfire BBC Sympho…

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S6E5: Joe Boyd 1:13:40

5M ago1:13:40

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This week on Rockonteurs we are joined by the American writer and producer Joe Boyd. Joe has worked with a stunning array of artists from Fairport Convention, Nick Drake, REM and, of course Pink Floyd. In this episode he talks about his introduction into the music business, founding the highly influential UFO nightclub and his memories of working w…

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Listening as a listener 31:26

5M ago31:26

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This week Matt and Dan discuss the parallels between audio, writing and painting, as well as listening from the audience’s perspective and how we as engineers interact with a mix (see, we can do sensible descriptions sometimes!). Also everyone turns up early for their sessions. Hardware mentioned: Moog Sub37 Steven Slate Raven series Digidesign Com…

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S6E4: Duff McKagan 57:18

5M ago57:18

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This week Guy and Gary are joined by another legendary bassist, from Guns n Roses, we welcome Duff McKagan to Rockonteurs. There is so much more to Duff than that incredible band. We dig into his passion for punk, his introduction to the bass, his global success with GnR but also his wonderful solo work that includes last years ‘Lighthouse’ album t…

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Robots pretending to be robots 31:43

5M ago31:43

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This week Dan and Matt discuss what Glyn Johns said on Instagram, What James Blake said on the social media site formally known as twitter, and a synthetic Taylor Swift Glynn Johns clip https://www.instagram.com/p/C37_Vw_RMrd/# James Blake Tweets https://www.instagram.com/p/C4C5NxSuIiv/?img_index=1# https://twitter.com/jamesblake/status/17642007028…

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S6E3: Steve Howe 1:05:05

5M ago1:05:05

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This week on Rockonteurs, Gary and Guy get to meet a real-life guitar hero of theirs – the wonderful Steve Howe. Steve takes us through his journey from psychedelia to prog, from the Syndicats to Yes, to Asia and even his collaboration with Frankie Goes to Hollywood. The Classic Tales of Yes tour returns to the UK in May and includes a special show…

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Things that are aggressively stereo 33:09

5M ago33:09

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This week Matt and Dan dig in deep on microphone polar patterns (NERD ALERT) , how many people make a choir and when is Matt going to drop. £15k on a vintage Neumann U67? Microphones mentioned: Neumann U47, U67, U87, TL103 Electrovoice RE20 Shure SM7b, ksm141 Audio Technica AT4033a AKG C414 Aston Spirit Artists Mentioned: Radiohead - In Rainbows Fr…

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S6E2: Sophie Ellis-Bextor 1:10:27

5M ago1:10:27

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This week on Rockonteurs, Gary and Guy are joined by our good friend Sophie Ellis-Bextor. Sophie has evolved from an indie darling to a global pop princess and in this episode she talks about her first gig, falling in love with music, starting her own band, going solo and 25 years of making dance floor fillers. She also reveals what it was like wor…

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The greatest night in pop 34:28

6M ago34:28

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This week Dan and Matt chat pitch correction, Quincy’s mic collection and John Deacon’s erection Matt’s drum Sample Pack “Drums for Songs” is out now and available exclusively from his website here: https://www.mattingram.co.uk/product-page/drums-for-song-sample-pack Songs mentioned: We Are The World - U.S.A For Africa Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen, Li…

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S6E1: Tony James 1:14:55

6M ago1:14:55

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Rockonteurs is back and this week Gary and Guy chat with a classic storyteller. Tony James is much more than just a bassist, he is a musician, a producer, a visionary, and a pop and punk pioneer. In this episode, he chats to us about his band Generation X, his work and friendship with Billy Idol, the punk scene of the 70s, Sigue Sigue Sputnik and h…

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The centre is also a position 33:02

6M ago33:02

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This week Matt and Dan chat ASMR, LCR and Mayonnaise Artist mentioned: Lianne La Havas Haim - Forever Korn - Follow The Leader The Beatles - Taxman Flyte - Amy Jordan MacKampa Rie Fu - Places Plugins mentioned: Avid Pro Subharmonic, Waves MaxxBass, PSP Mixbass 2, UA Little Labs Voice of God, Brainworx bx_subsynth -------------------------------- So…

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