In this episode we talk to guitar supreme Smokey Hormel. First finding fame as a guitarist in the band the Blasters, he has gone on to have one of the most eclectic careers in the music industry working with artists including; Tom Waits, Adele, Norah Jones, Beck, and Joe Strummer just to name few. However, he is probably most well-known for his work on Johnny Cash's string of iconic Rick Rubin produced albums in the 90s, including the seminal single 'Hurt'. Smokey has been a part of Beck's band for 30 years and is featured on Beck's 2026 single 'Ride Lonesome'.

The Links:

• Smokey's Mixtape- https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2mtgfp6tYDtdPiAYlwq2gP?si=6HS8S8XUSFCVQSUQ5ug7Fg&pt=17402fa483a7f7f8178170ca37d9af7c&pi=Vo7IkU2vROiFk
• Find out more about Smokey on his website- https://www.smokeyhormel.com/

This week we talk to legendary singer and Manchester icon Rowetta. First finding fame during the 'Madchester' scene, she has gone on to work with many music icons from Peter Hook to Paul Weller. Notably, she provided the vocals to 1989's house music mainstay 'Reach Out' by Sweet Mercy which went on to be sampled by Black Eyed Peas on the track 'Boom Boom Pow'. Most recently, she provided vocals on the EP 'Put on a Record Tommy' by Tom A. Smith.

The links:

• Rowetta's Mixtape- https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1iAtzsZwINhZKPcXsbtVkd?si=a6Ny400ySgi9qVUwzBo-Cg&pt=3db302b8f0ccc39e2f0b06ebfc60fbb4&pi=i9YDwECSQ12qj
• Tom A. Smith 'Put on a Record Tommy' (featuring Rowetta)- https://open.spotify.com/track/3ltV7o6cES5QLAOnudIRl1

In this week's episode, we talk to the bassist and producer Dale Davis. Dale first found fame as part of Freak Power with Norman Cook (aka Fatboy Slim). After Freak Power, Dale went on successful tours with artists including Paul Young and Tina Turner. However, he is probably most well known as the musical director for Amy Winehouse. He is currently touring with the Amy Winehouse Band.

The links:

• Dale's Mixtape- https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6URNsJX6FruM78IOr10BgS?si=txiPtRf3Squ8hu8ogaEQJQ&pt=a6542939bad957aaaeb3262183dad105
• The Amy Winhouse Band- https://theamywinehouseband.com/
• BYAMM's Bandcamp (original Freak Power keyboardist and collaborations with Dale)- byamm.bandcamp.com
• Faceless by Carly Bryant (keyboardist for the reformed Freak Power) and produced and mixed by Dale- carlybryant1.bandcamp.com/album/faceless
• The Friends of Norman Havelock's Bandcamp- tfonh.bandcamp.com

In this weeks episode we talk to the Dean Horner and Jarrod Gosling from the amazing I Monster. First finding fame with their seminal album Neveroddoreven featuring tracks Daydream in Blue and Who is She, they have had a recent renaissance thanks to their music surging in popularity on TikTok. With new music on the way, times are very exciting for I Monster fans.

• Link for Hannah Hu's The Veil Has Spoken which releases on 3rd June and is produced by Dean- https://open.spotify.com/prerelease/4FCm9AIMfE2re9vmysEHYa
• Dean's mixtape- https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3nh0Z8HYlFusYRXI6ZciP5?si=TOuGVKrTRO-mXGeXtRoZpg&pt=a438d059cd6b193f4ce09488b936d9ec
• Jarrod's mixtape- https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1jQl1BGy3bwmTxoxgknMel?si=Z501cFJaQaK5tSOLD7fyAA&pt=0076cc3e1505bfc70df2ce43bf7351d4&pi=gdD0KPsbTsamt

• Sam Barsh's Mixtape- https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1d9qTZClw1frTUD7lC60Bh?si=aeINsNiBQfuCyAr67jXcmw&pt=4d939bc27834afb91b64e58ebf62e975&pi=4SR_3ELkSbexm
• Link to the single 'the Earl of Essex County' from the album the album 'Straight08', a collaborative album by Sam Barsh, Mark Guiliana, and Keyon Harrold which releases on 19th June- https://orcd.co/theearlofessexcounty

• Colin Wolfe's Mixtape- https://open.spotify.com/playlist/29fPA7OEtpjRVhdoENWHMo?si=3jlkDqu7T9yY9ypOwTMYqg&pt=0e7128f597d05cb2a1e5262ca9806a62&pi=hfILB3JqRMy8S
• Check out this amazing new release from Colin's new project- https://open.spotify.com/album/6jEspqCrU2G94UTRxac9cs?si=1x3w4G2iRWyKDrIwAC4Ymg&nd=1&dlsi=26ac10e29b414637