David Randall
Highlights 2011
Sunday 11 December, 22:00 GMT
In the first hour, David chats to James Christian vocalist of melodic hard
rockers House of Lords. James has been fighting back after a health issue
and tells us about the band and the new album 'Big Money'.
Now available as a podcast
Photo: Noel
Buckley/GRTR!
Sunday 13 November, 22:00 (Monday 14 November, Friday 18, 22:00)
In the first hour David chats to Chris Ousey, frontman of well-respected
melodic rockers Heartland and now fronting Snakecharmer, a new 'super-band'
configuration with Micky Moody, Neil Murray, Harry James, Laurie Wisefield and
Adam Wakeman. Chris tells us about this new project and also his new solo
album 'Rhyme And Reason'.
Now available as a podcast
Photo: Melanie
Smith/Mudkiss Photography
Sunday 9 October 22:00
(Monday 10 October, Friday 16 October 22:00 repeat)
Our usual mix of new and classic rock. In the first hour David talks to
Heidi Jo Hines from the band Earthprayer about their new album, with tracks,
plus our regular features in the second hour 'Live Legends' and 'Rock Off The
Radar' where we pick out an album that we feel deserves wider attention.
Earthprayer album review (with interview)
Previous highlights:
Photo by Noel Buckley/GRTR!
Sunday 2 October 22:00
(Monday 3 October, Friday 7 October 22:00 repeat)
David talks to Jeff Pilson about the new Foreigner album 'Acoustique'.
Now available as a podcast
Plus new music from Chickenfoot, The Answer and Evanescence and Magnum in our
"Rock Off The Radar" sequence.
Photo by Noel Buckley/GRTR!
Sunday 11
September 22:00
(Monday 12 September, Friday 16 September 22:00 repeat)
In the first hour, Joe Geesin talks to Girlschool about their new album, a
re-recording of their classic 'Hit And Run' to coinciding with the album's
thirtieth anniversary.
Girlschool album review (with interview)
In the second hour, following the earlier broadcast of our Steve Hackett
interview in 'The Guitarists' series, we hear from Steve about his recent
session work including tracks with Gary Husband and Steven Wilson.
Plus our usual mix of new and classic rock and the last in our series 'They Came
To Rock', this week highlighting the Oval gig in 1972 that featured Frank Zappa,
Beck, Bogert & Appice and Hawkwind.
The Guitarists
Sunday, 4 September 22:00, (Monday 5 September, Friday 9 September 22:00
repeat)
Ahead of our "Guitarists" special on Sunday 11 September, Steve Hackett talks about packaging his new album
and we play a track. This will be followed up on our Sunday 11
September show with bonus material from our interview, where Steve talks about
session work.
And we launch our Featured Artist promotion for September, with the band
Touchstone. A first play for tracks from the band's new album (out in
October) and David chats to vocalist Kim Seviour.
Special feature (with interview)
Featured
Artist
Plus our usual mix of new and classic rock, including new tracks from Dream
Theater and House Of Lords.
Ian Anderson with John O'Hara (left) and Florian Opahle, his musical companions
on the September UK tour
Sunday, 28 August 22:00 (Monday 29 August, Friday 2 September 22:00 repeat)
Ian Anderson chats to David about his hatred of festivals and his forthcoming
tour in the UK.
Plus our usual mix of new and classic rock including new contenders Soley
Mourning, The Karma Heart and Howling Bells rubbing shoulders with Lindsey
Buckingham, Uriah Heep and The Doobie Brothers.
Now available as a podcast
Ian Anderson: Heroes (incl. UK tour dates)
Photo by Noel Buckley/GRTR!
Sunday 22 May 22:00 GMT+1
The 200th Edition!
Our usual mix of new and classic rock, including tracks from the new Saxon
album 'Call To Arms' and the band's Biff Byford talks to Mark Taylor.
And in the second hour Dave looks back on four years of shows with a best of
his playlists
Check the playlist selection and
send us your favourites!
Photo by
Steve Goudie
Sunday April 17 18:00 GMT+1 (Sunday April 24, 14:00 repeat)
Heroes: Paul Rodgers
David Randall talks to Paul Rodgers about his career
"Of course we couldn't exclude All Right Now in this feature, and
we'd selected an acapella-intro version that appeared on the 'Song of Yesterdays' box
set.
Paul didn't recall this version and I ended up playing it down the phone to him
by way of familiarisation!"
Special feature
Photo by Michelle Murphy/Mootography.com
Sunday April 17 22:00 GMT + 1
GRTR!'s Mark Taylor chatted to KIng's X frontman Dug Pinnick
at their London show recently. We also include our usual selection of new
and classic rock tracks.
Gig review/interview
Sunday April 3
A special feature, with exclusive live tracks and chat from Rebecca and Megan
of Larkin Poe. They are currently touring the UK before dates in Norway.
Podcast
We'll also have new music from Alison Krauss, Mike & The Mechanics and Nazareth
amongst others.
Mike And The Mechanics, Hard Rock Cafe 23 March 2011 (Photo:
Matt Kent)
Sunday March 27
We play tracks from the new Mike And The Mechanics album out in April.
The band are touring in May with a new line up and GRTR!'s Mark Taylor talks to
Mike Rutherford and new vocalists Andrew Roachford and Tim Howar as part of our
special feature.
Special feature
New sequence starting Sunday 18 September 2011
Rock Off The Radar
Highlighting those albums that we think deserve wider attention
18 September RUSSELL ALLEN Atomic Soul (2005)
The Symphony X frontman's solo outing, more hard rock than prog metal.
25 September HARD STUFF Bulletproof (1972)
The late John Du Cann, one time with Atomic Rooster, in feisty trio signed to
the Purple label.
2 October MAGNUM Sleepwalking (1992)
Sometimes overlooked album before the band suffered 1990s hiatus
9 October JOURNEY Raised On Radio (1986)
With Russ Valory and Steve Smith gone, this album is sometimes considered a
Steve Perry-with-backing-band effort.
16 October RIVER CITY PEOPLE Say Something Good (1989)
The debut from this Liverpool band was reissued with the minor hit, a cover of
California Dreamin'.
23 October CHIMPAN A (2006)
Featuring members of Magenta and The Storys, this project also featured an
approved sample of 'Tubular Bells'.
30 October LEAF HOUND Growers Of Mushroom (1971)
With the current incarnation celebrating the album's 40th anniversary, a classic
and cult blues rock album.
6 November SHADOW KING (1991)
Lou Gramm's first band excursion outside of Foreigner together with Dio/Def
Leppard guitarist Vivien Campbell.
13 November THE STORM (1991)
In 1990 Journeymen Ross Valory, Gregg Rolie and Steve Smith formed The Storm
with Kevin Chalfant and Josh Ramos. The debut album showed a harder rock edge.
20 November HARDLINE Double Eclipse (1992)
During an extended hiatus in the Journey camp, Neal Schon hitched up with Deen
Castronovo (Bad English) and the Gioeli brothers to fashion an altogether more
thrusty offering.
New sequence starting Sunday 1 May 2011
They Came To Rock!
Highlighting classic rock festivals from the seventies onwards, with three
tracks from some of the featured bands.
1 May Lincoln Festival (May 8, 1971) The Groundhogs, Arthur Brown's Kingdom
Come, Duster Bennett
8 May Bickershaw Festival, Lancs (May 5-7, 1972) Family, Linda Lewis, Stackridge
15 May Whitsun Festival, East Sussex (May 23-24, 1970) Audience, Black Widow,
Jan Dukes De Grey
22 May Afan Festival No.2, Port Talbot (May 23, 1970) Skin Alley, Gypsy,
Brinsley Schwarz
29 May Great Western Express, Lincolnshire (May 26-29, 1972) Budgie, Stone The
Crows, Rory Gallagher
June 5 The Clitheroe Pop Festival (June 6, 1970) Third Ear Band, Dr Strangely
Strange, Michael Chapman
June 12 Glastonbury (June 21-23, 1979) Steve Hillage, John Martyn, Peter Gabriel
June 19 Glastonbury (June 22-26, 1971) Traffic, Quintessence, Edgar Broughton
Band
June 26 Knebworth (June 22,1985) Deep Purple, UFO, Mountain
July 3 Scottish Blues & Progressive (July 1, 1970) Savoy Brown, If, Taste
July 10 Cardiff Castle (July 12, 1975) 10cc, Thin Lizzy, Man
July 17 Milton Keynes Bowl (July 21, 1984) Marillion, Status Quo, Nazareth
July 24 East Anglian Rock & Blues Festival (July 24 1982) Saxon, Samson, Magnum
July 31 Heavy Metal Holocaust, Stoke On Trent (Aug 1, 1981) Motorhead, Mahogany
Rush, Triumph
Aug 7 Monsters of Rock, Castle Donington (Aug 16, 1980) Rainbow, Judas Priest,
Scorpions
Aug 14 Monsters of Rock, Castle Donington (Aug 18, 1990) Whitesnake, Thunder,
Aerosmith
Aug 21 Reading Festival (Aug 22-24, 1975) Babe Ruth, Alan Stivell, Snafu
Aug 28 Weeley Festival, Essex (Aug 27-29, 1971) Grease Band, Juicy Lucy, Curved
Air
Sep 4 Isle of Wight Festival (Aug 28-30, 1970) Jimi Hendrix, Jethro Tull, Free
Sep 11 Rock At The Oval, Kent (Sep 16, 1972) Frank Zappa, Beck, Bogart & Appice,
Hawkwind
New sequence starting Sunday 9 January 2011
Off The Beaten Track
Bonus pickings from a featured artist or band.
9 Jan Deaf School (Ding Dong, Capaldi's Cafe)
16 Jan Van Der Graaf Generator (The Emperor/The Room, Theme One)
23 Jan Saxon (Dallas 3PM, The Power And The Glory)
30 Jan Glenn Hughes (Medusa, The Innocence)
6 Feb Twisted Sister (King Of The Fools, I Will Win)
13 Feb Magnum (C'est La Vie/Hard Hearted Woman)
20 Feb Jethro Tull (A New Day Yesterday, My God)
27 Feb Utopia (Fix Your Gaze, Monument)
6 Mar Jan Akkerman (The Flight) Brainbox, (Hocus Pocus) Focus
13 Mar Wishbone Ash (Warrior, Jail Bait)
20 Mar Derek And The Dominos (Got To Get Better In A Little While, Blues Power)
27 Mar Janis Joplin (Half Moon, Move Over)
3 Apr Kip Winger (Daniel, Headed For A Heartbreak (live))
10 Apr Bad Company (Superstar Woman, Hammer Of Love)
17 Apr Thunder (Dirty Love, Dangerous Rhythm)
24 Apr Caravan (Hello Hello, Group Girl)
Playlists (2011)
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