This week's guest on The Road To Rock Podcast hails from Wales in the UK and is the drummer for Straight Lines and Phil Campbell And The Bastard Sons. It gives me great pleasure to welcome Dane Campbell. Dane is the son of Motörhead guitarist, Phil Campbell. After the death of Motörhead frontman Lemmy Kilmister in 2015, Dane and his two brothers, T…

Are you ready to take a walk down Penny Lane and flashback to Yesterday? Come Together and join The Magical Mystery Tour as Beatles Mania takes over The Road To Rock this week! May Pang is an American artist and former music executive from New York who worked for John Lennon from The Beatles and Yoko Ono as their personal assistant. When John and Y…

Warning: This episode contains content about substance misuse some listeners may find triggering. Josh Todd Is the front man and lead singer of American rock band buckcherry. The band formed back in the nineties when Josh and former band member Keith Nelson were introduced through a mutual tattoo artist. They recruited more members and began perfor…

Bernie Marsden is one of the UK's finest rock and blues guitarists of all time. His career started in 1972 in Buckingham, England. Bernie's work includes time spent as a session musician and in bands such as UFO, Wild Turkey, Paice Ashton Lord and Whitesnake. Over the decades Bernie has played alongside some of the greatest rock and roll musicians …

This weeks episode was recorded back in March when Elysa chatted with with Adam Parsons from Siren Artist Management. Adam and his team are responsible for some of the biggest heritage acts in rock music today, with heavy hitters Saxon, Thin Lizzy, Europe, Diamond Head and Uriah Heep on their roster. He's the man that buys tickets to his own artist…

From headlining global sold out shows to stepping out of the limelight for 11 years and coming back stronger than ever... This weeks guest on The Road To Rock Podcast is singer, songwriter and FM frontman Steve Overland. Steve's journey in rock started in 1980 when he and his brother Chris formed the band Wildlife. They were quickly scouted and sig…

Today, on the 30th of April, we should be pitching our tents and getting ready to spend the weekend rocking out in a field to the likes of Skindred, The Fratellis and Terrorvision at Teddy Rocks Festival. But thanks to the pandemic Teddy Rocks has been rolled over for the second year running, to 2022. Teddy Rocks is a UK charity festival held at Ch…

This weeks guest on the road to rock podcast is British vocalist and song writer Robert Hart. Roberts career has seen him grace stages and recording studios as part of The Distance, Bad Company and the jones Gang, and for the past 10 years robert has been the lead singer of manfred Mann’s earth band. Robert has worked on various group and solo proj…

Nathan James, in his own words... The frontman of British hard rock band Inglorious and the man who seems to be Marmite in the rock music world is this week's guest on The Road To Rock... People either love him or hate him. Nathan made a name for himself when he appeared on reality TV show's The Voice and Superstar, which was Sir Andrew Lloyd Webbe…

Hello Los Angeles... This is London calling! Being signed by Michael Jackson's cousin and Beyonce's dad... Band members having seizures and falling off stage... playing YouTube pranks on cops and appearing on reality TV... This week's episode of the Road To Rock Podcast is with Dylan Leonte and Kazuki Tokaji from LA based band Dylan 'N' Alice. Elys…

Dhani and Tao from The Treatment join Elysa to talk about line up changes in the band over the years, what it's like supporting Steel Panther, Alice Cooper, Motley Crue and Kiss, their experiences of touring America, Japan and Europe and why their new album, 'Waiting For Good Luck' is their strongest album yet. http://thetreatmentofficial…

Elysa talks to Ricky Warwick about his friendship with Def Leppard’s Joe Elliott, what happened when he got the call to join Thin Lizzy and his three favourite songs on his new album ‘When Life Was Hard And Fast’. https://www.rickywarwick.comBy Ricky Warwick

Recorded before Christmas when Matt Pearce was in town to do a socially distanced acoustic gig at Madding Crowd in Bournemouth. Elysa caught up with Matt to chat about recording albums on a boat... The Boat that rocked! Tales from touring with Iron Maiden, Steve Vai's Chilli collection and fake lockdown videos. Songs used in this episode are 'Worri…

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you all! May 2021 see the return of music festivals, rock concerts and global tours! As most of the UK is spending New Year in Tier 4 lockdowns, I have no idea how this will happen but as Limp Bizkit and some bloke called George once said... We gotta have faith! This weeks episode of The Road To Rock is with …

The world of music and show business is one with many ups and downs. One minute you're in demand with no end of work and opportunities, the next the diary is empty and work is hard to come by. It's happened to some of the greatest musicians in the world and it's also happened to this week's guest on The Road To Rock Podcast. Matt Stocks has been wo…

The Episode where everybody pee'd.... A few weeks ago Gin Annie graced the shores of England's south coast to play their first socially distanced gig at Madding Crowd in Bournemouth. Hailing from Wolverhampton in the Midlands, the heavy rockers have been making waves with their late 80's Sunset Strip sound which has seen them support the likes of D…

This week on The Road To Rock Podcast I'm joined by Wayward Sons front man, Toby Jepson. With a career in music spanning 35 years, Toby has experienced both the highs and lows of the music industry. He found fame as the front man/singer and songwriter of Little Angels who achieved significant success between 1989 and 1995. They had 10 UK top 40 hit…

If you've ever thought about becoming a music producer or wondered what goes on behind the scenes in a recording studio, this episode of The Road To Rock reveals all. Meet Harrison Perks - producer, musician, composer and owner of HP Music, a recording studio based in Dorset. He's worked with the likes of Voodoo Vegas, The Answer, Saints Of Sin and…

We've heard how well known bands and artists have been affected by the Covid-19 Pandemic, but how have things been for local bands that rely on playing gigs at pubs, bars and smaller music venues? Neil Law is the lead vocalist of Poole Vigilantes, or PV for short. PV are well known on the south coast music scene for their no frills, dirty, heavy ro…

Calling all fans of Reef, Skindred, Andy Taylor (formally of Duran Duran) and Michael Munroe (formally of Hanoi Rocks)... This week's guest on The Road to Rock is Seven Webster, the man who manages those artists and more. Seven is the manager and owner of 7PM Management, a company which has launched the careers of many musicians through a whole hos…

This week we’re heading down the road of blues rock and welcoming the award winning, super smoky voiced Elles Bailey. Bristol based Elles carved a name for herself in the blues rock and country music scene when she won Artist of The Year and Album of the Year at the UK Blues Awards, and UK Song Of The Year at the Americana Awards UK. Her albums, Wi…

If I had two pennies to rub together right now, I would place a bet that in the next 3 years this band will be playing the main stage at Download festival... Pandemic Dependant. It's a bold prediction for a band that currently only have three singles out and are about to release their first album, but I guarantee you, once you’ve listened to The Si…

Following the success of headlining one of the UK’s first socially distanced outdoor rock concerts, this weeks episode of the road to rock is with Dave Kellaway, bassist and lead singer of King Creature. On September 5th the heavy rockers took to the stage in a construction yard in Cornwall, to play some of their biggest hits and debut songs from t…

Warning - This interview contains sensitive content some listeners may find upsetting. This week on The Road To Rock it gives me great pleasure to welcome another of Wales' finest rock music exports - Those Damn Crows. They've played the likes of Download Festival, Ramblin Man, Steelhouse Festival and Planet Rockstock and their latest album proved …

Promotion is key in the live music industry. You’ve got the venue, you’ve booked the band, but how do you spread the word about your gig and sell tickets? Meet Dom Patience, the man responsible for bringing bands such as Gallows, Cancer Bats, Napalm Death and Hadouken to the UK's South Coast. Carving a career for himself as an independent promoter …

Take one Barbershop chorus singer, a Guitar Hero slaying school friend, a multi talented open mic night performer and an Italian Stallion drummer... Put them together and what do you get? Capulus. This week Josh, Tom, Sean and Giacomo join me on The Road To Rock to talk about how they came together to form Capulus and the work they've put in which …

This week's guest on The Road To Rock has been managing bands and making deals in the music business for over thirty years... what he doesn't know about the ways of the industry 'aint worth knowing, quite frankly. Andy Farrow started his career as a young lad in the north of England scouting bands for music labels based in London. Seeing a gap in t…

Meet Jack Taylor... Drummer in Tax The Heat and general Jack of all trades at Siren Artist Management, an international band management company that take care of the likes of Thin Lizzy, Black Star Riders, Saxon, Europe and Stiff Little Fingers. Bristol band Tax The Heat were formed in 2013 by Jack and vocalist Alex Veale. They have successfully co…

This week we welcome Martin Jarvis, Booking Agent and Artist Manager from The Fresh Start Company. Starting his career in the music industry during the 80's rock music scene, Martin has a wealth of knowledge and experience which has led him to where he is today. The Fresh Start Company has a solid lineup of Artists on their books including FM, Gun,…

Black Tree Vultures... No F***ing way! Yes, it's the British band that have shared the stage with The Darkness, Buckcherry and Devilskin and racked up almost 200 shows in three years. If there's one thing these boys know the meaning of, it's hard work. In this episode of The Road To Rock I welcome Jonno Smyth, Black Tree Vultures drummer. We discus…

Pack up your camping gear and prepare to head off the beaten track as we pay a visit to where rock music is at it's wildest.... The Steelhouse Festival! Situated on the southern edge of the Brecon Beacons National Park in Wales, Hafod-y-Dafal Farm sits atop a beautiful Welsh mountain and has been the official home of the UK's highest music festival…

If you're gonna do a rock music podcast it would only be right to start by going in hard and heavy with a kick ass band... So who better to launch The Road To Rock than the mighty Skindred. Arya Goggin is the monster behind the drum kit in the band famed for their fusion of heavy metal, punk rock, electronica and reggae music. In this interview we …

Ryan Mills - Aka Bear - is the General Manager of Anvil Rock Bar in Bournemouth, UK. I caught up with him back in June when he and his partner, Lara, were recovering from the after effects of Covid-19. We spoke about the bands that have played at Anvil, which big names have dropped by over the years and the breaking bands that have played secluded …