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Highlights 2010

David Randall and Mark Taylor, photo by Noel Buckley

David Randall and GRTR!'s Mark Taylor at the FM 'Metropolis' Launch Party, February 7 2010
Photo: Noel Buckley

December 2010

Throughout December, David will be looking back over 2010 and playing some of his favourite tracks and interviews including:

Saturday 25 December, 15:00 The Best Of 2010 (Part 1) Repeat: Monday 27 December. 22:00

Sunday 26 December, 22:00 The Best of 2010 (Part 2) Repeat: Friday 31 December 21:00

A summary of those favourite albums selected by the GRTR! Reviewers, including an interview with Geezer Butler

 


Mark Taylor with Sick Puppies, 18 November 2010

Sunday November 21, 22:00 GMT (repeat Monday 22, Friday 26)

Sick Puppies Special

The band recently played a showcase gig at London's Barfly and Mark Taylor finds out more about the band with tracks from their forthcoming album.

Gig review and full interview

 


Eleanor McEvoy

Sunday September 19, 22:00

David talks to singer-songwriter Eleanor McEvoy about her new album 'I'd Rather Go Blonde'

Now available as a podcast

 


Steve Lukather

Sunday September 12, 22:00 (repeat Sunday October 17, 18:00)

Pete Feenstra talks to Steve Lukather about his new album

Album review and video interview

 


Sunday August 8, 22:00

Includes music from the High Voltage event and a chat with Europe's Ian Haugland

 


Sunday August 1, 22:00

High Voltage special, including tracks from bands appearing at the London event July 24-25.  Mark Taylor chats to Ian Mosley (Marillion)

Now available as a podcast

 


Glenn Hughes
Photo: Lee Millward

Sunday July 25, 22:00

Mark Taylor talks to Glenn Hughes about Black Country Communion

 


Bob Harris
Photo: BBC

 

Sunday July 11, 22:00

David talks to legendary broadcaster Bob Harris about the new Old Grey Whistle Test CD series.

"Bob won't remember, but our paths crossed briefly when I was interviewed for Radio 210 in the early eighties.  I think he was programme director then.  I was probably rubbish.  He has been an inspiration, both in terms of the music he plays and his broadcasting style and kindly wrote the foreword to my book about Jan Akkerman and Focus published in 2003"

Now available as a podcast

 


John Norum

Sunday June 27, 22:00

David talks to Europe guitarist John Norum about his new album 'Play Yard Blues'

 


New sequence starting Sunday September 5

"You Can't Keep A Good Band Down..."

Celebrating those bands who have reinvented themselves or undergone a revival.

5 Sep FM
26 Sep Tygers of Pan Tang
3 Oct Curved Air
10 Oct Focus
17 Oct Argent
24 Oct Praying Mantis
31 Oct Magnum
7 Nov Asia
14 Nov Diamond Head
21 Nov Foreigner
28 Nov Michael Schenker Group

 


New sequence, starting Sunday June 6

"They Came To Rock"

Three tracks from artists who appeared at UK summer music festivals from the seventies onwards

 


Joe Bonamassa

Sunday May 30 Joe Bonamassa, 22:00

David interviews the blues to rock guitarist who is playing UK dates as part of a European tour.

Now available as a podcast

 


Sunday May 16 150th edition

David looks back at some of his favourite tracks and interviews in the past year

 


FM Metropolis

Sunday 16 May, FM Special, 21:00 repeat

David Randall caught up with FM's Steve Overland and Jim Kirkpatrick recently to chat about the band and the new album 'Metropolis'.

Now available as a podcast

 


Regular features


Live Legends

Two tracks featuring bands who are particularly renowned in the live context

 


Rock's Prime Cuts: Rare, Medium Rare and Well Done

Three tracks from an artist spanning the obscure to familiar

Featured in 2009

September 13: The Beatles
September 27: Marc Bolan
October 4: Rod Stewart
October 11: Foreigner
October 25: Yes
November 1: Fleetwood Mac
November 8: Alice Cooper
November 15: Jimi Hendrix
November 22: Bad Company
November 29: Marillion
December 6: Family
December 13: Jethro Tull

Featured in 2010

January 3: Focus
January 10: Magnum
January 24: Thin Lizzy
January 31: Europe
February 14: Roy Buchanan
February 21: Budgie
February 28: Wishbone Ash

March 7: Hawkwind
March 14: Todd Rundgren
March 21: Santana
March 28: Asia

April 4: Winger
April 11: Saxon
April 25: UFO
May 2 : Rory Gallagher
May 9: Blondie

 


"They Came To Rock"

Three tracks from artists who appeared at UK summer music festivals from the seventies onwards.

June 6: Blind Faith (Hyde Park, May 1969), Atomic Rooster (Buxton, June 1970), Dr John (Bickershaw, May 1972)

June 13: The Groundhogs (Lincoln, May 1971), Uriah Heep (Kendal, August 1971), Family (Buxton, September 1972)

June 20: Eric Clapton (Knebworth, 1990), Traffic (Glastonbury, 1971), Stone The Crows (Weeley, August 1971)

June 27: Bad Company (Charlton,  May 1974), Steve Winwood (Glastonbury, 1997), Mountain (Knebworth, June 1975)

July 4: Yes (Stoke on Trent, May 1975), Steve Miller (Knebworth, May 1975), Jimi Hendrix (Woburn, July 1968)

July 11: Thin Lizzy (Cardiff Castle, July 1975), Graham Parker (Blackbushe, July 1978), Hawkwind (Isle of Wight, 1970)

July 18: Budgie (Great Western Express, May 1972), Golden Earring (Crystal Palace Garden Party, September 1973), Caravan (National Jazz & Blues Fest, August 1975)

July 25: Rainbow (Monsters of Rock, 1980), Magnum (Monsters of Rock, 1985), Whitesnake (Monsters of Rock, 1990)

August 8: Queen (Knebworth, August 1986), Juicy Lucy (Yorkshire, August 1970), Motorhead (Wrexham, 1982)

August 15: Dr Strangely Strange (Clitheroe, June 1970), Bridget St John (Clitheroe, June 1971), Van Der Graaf Generator (Worcester Charter Festival, August 1971)

August 22: Alan Stivell (Reading, 1972), Camel (Reading, 1976), Pat Travers (Reading, 1980)

August 29: Jimi Hendrix (Isle of Wight, August 1970), 10cc (Penwith, 1983), Faces (The Oval, September 1971)


 


Playlists (2010)

January 2010 - March 2010
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April 2010--June 2010 
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July 2010-September 2010 
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October 2010-December 2010 
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