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Saturday Nov 06, 2021
Saturday Nov 06, 2021
TGLP Spotlight: Simon Phillips.
TGLP Spotlight Series is where my friends and i sit down and talk about our favourite musicians. Be it local, be it worldwide. Musicians that have influenced us, inspired us, impacted us as musicians ourselves.
We talk about their careers, their music, their legacy. This is not a new concept, nor are we changing the game here. We are just hanging out, bouncing stories of each other, sharing information that the others may not have known. But in the process, adding to the legacy of these brilliant musicians.
So todays episode is all about legendary British drummer, producer and audio engineer, Simon Phillips.
Simon has played and recorded with Pete Townshend, The Who, Judas Priest, Toto, Mike Oldfield, Hiromi, Jeff Beck, Jack Bruce, Nik Kershaw to name few.
Simon has also had a very successful solo career as well as being at the top of his game as an audio engineer.
Joining me today to talk about Simon Phillips are 3 outstanding drummers, and friends of mine:
Lance Philip, Gordon Rytmeister and Glenn Wilson.
We have all chosen a bunch of songs that Simon Phillips has played on, and not necessarily the songs you would expect either. We will listen to parts of those songs and give our take on them. We'll talk about his influence, his sound, his legacy and hopefully do our bit too add to that legacy.
So now, ladies and gentleman, its time to turn the TGLP Spotlight onto the great Simon Phillips.
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Tuesday Oct 26, 2021
Tuesday Oct 26, 2021
TO CELEBRATE THE RELEASE OF HOLLIE SMITH'S NEW 2021 ALBUM "COMING IN FROM THE DARK", HERE IS HER 2020 PODCAST INTERVIEW IN REPLAY
My guest today is Hollie Smith.
Hollie Smith is one of New Zealand's most predominant & iconic musicians.
After working with numerous bands including Trinity Roots, Fat Freddy’s Drop and Detroit dance legend Recloose, she was approached by NZ songwriting royalty Don McGlashan to perform on a movie soundtrack single ‘Bathe in The River’ that topped the New Zealand singles charts and became one of the biggest and iconic singles in New Zealand history.
This set the stage for Hollie’s debut album ‘Long Player’ released in 2007 which went straight to number one on the NZ charts. The album reached multi-platinum status, and was followed with sold out tours and then saw her take away several NZ music awards that year which included ‘Best Producer’, ‘Best Female Solo Artist’ and ‘Breakthrough artist of the year’.
Hollie has gone on to record 2 more solo albums, "Humour and the Misfortune of Others", and "Water or Gold". And she’s has recently begun production on a long awaited new album.
Hollie Smith is a prolific hardworking singer/songwriter and performer, and has always maintained a highly respected reputation of creating music with the upmost integrity & passion, not to mention her incredible live performances and powerhouse vocals.
Im extremely honoured to have gotten to sit and chat with Hollie for this podcast. So ladies and gentleman, please sit back and open your ears to some of the life and times of Hollie Smith.
This podcast episdoe was recorded 08/07/2020.
Intro Music: "Lady Dee" - Hollie Smith (Water or Gold)
Outro Music: "Philosophy" - Hollie Smith (Long Player)
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Thursday Oct 21, 2021
Thursday Oct 21, 2021
My guest today is the mighty Lachy Doley.
Dubbed the Jimi Hendrix of the Keys, Lachy Doley is one of the greatest Blues Soul Rock Organ Players in the world today.
Lachy’s mesmerising and viral live performances on youtube and facebook have been viewed over 20 million times in the last little while.
He's played and recorded with the best. Glenn Hughes, Joe Bonamassa, Jimmy Barnes, to name just a few and 2022 will see him team up with the legendary Roger Waters for his "This is Not A Drill" Tour.
Lachy's got a brand new album out. Studio 301 Sessions. A 14 piece band. Recorded live. Just fantastic.
I hope you enjoy my conversation with Mr Lachy Doley.
This conversation was recorded 12/10/2021.
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Wednesday Oct 13, 2021
Wednesday Oct 13, 2021
I hope you enjoy my conversation with legendary vocalist, Pat Powell.
With a career that spans over four decades and right across the globe, Pat Powell (Patou) is one of Australia’s most accomplished vocal talents. He is the artist that everyone wants to work with.
https://patpowell.co/bio
https://www.facebook.com/pat.powell.587
This conversation was recorded 6th October 2021.
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Wednesday Oct 13, 2021
Wednesday Oct 13, 2021
My guest today is Peter Luscombe.
Peter is drummer, musician, producer and musical director from Melbourne, Australia.
From Joe Camilleri and the Black Sorrows, Vika and Linda Bull, Stephen Cummings amongst many others, to the house drummer and MD for long running SBS music quiz show RocKwiz, and of course, Peter is the long time drummer and band member of The Paul Kelly Band.
With Peter, is all about the song first. And it's with this mindset, impeccable time and feel and always great sounding drums, thats kept Peter in demand for all these years.
So ladies and gentleman, leading your left hand, please give it up for Peter Lucky Luscombe.
This conversation was recorded 20/01/21.
Intro Music: "Love Letter" - Paul Kelly
Outro Music: "California" - Paul Kelly.
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Friday Aug 27, 2021
Friday Aug 27, 2021
Stevie Cat Jnr is a drummer from Waiuku, New Zealand, who now lives in Melbourne and currently plays with Aussie hip hop legend Seth Sentry.
He was one half of Misfits of Science, a hip hop rap duo that that had big success in NZ in the the early 2000s with their hit song Fools Love.
Check out "Fools Love" video.
Once Stevie moved to Melbourne, he joined up with Kimbra, hit the heights and toured the world.
He's also played for Regurgitator, RnBeast Band and Gospel Sundays.
This conversation was recorded July 2021.
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Wednesday Aug 11, 2021
Wednesday Aug 11, 2021
My guest today is Lozz Benson.
Lozz is a drummer, vocalist, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist fro Sydney, Australia.
This conversation was recorded July 2021.
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Sunday Jul 25, 2021
Sunday Jul 25, 2021
This is A Few Gig Tales #4.
Ever wondered what happens behind the scenes?
In this sub series of The Gig Life Podcast, you will hear some interesting tales, stories, anecdotes of life on the road, stage and studio, told by the musicians and artists that were there.
Sometimes the names will be changed or removed to protect the innocent and guilty.
Todays episode features 4 stories.
First up, Victor Rounds tells us about a recording session with a jealous recording artist, then Scott Burford recalls meeting Keith Urban's guitarist in a Picton Pub, Phil Ceberano meets the daughter of the King and then Virginia Lillye risks her life to perform for the troops in the middle east.
Warning. This episode has some swearing, so listener discretion is advised.
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Wednesday Jul 21, 2021
Wednesday Jul 21, 2021
This is A Few Gig Tales #3.
Ever wondered what happens behind the scenes?
In this sub series of The Gig Life Podcast, you will hear some interesting tales, stories, anecdotes of life on the road, stage and studio, told by the musicians and artists that were there.
Sometimes the names will be changed or removed to protect the innocent and guilty.
Todays episode features 3 stories told by Jackie Barnes.
The first 2 stories are about some experiences Jackie had in West Africa whilst he was studying at Berkley and the final story is a unique experience at a musical festival in Estonia with The Lachey Doley group.
Warning. This episode has some swearing, so listener discretion is advised.
For more info and episode 83 of The Gig Life Podcast featuring Jackie Barnes, visit thegiglifepodcast.com or search in your favourite podcast app.
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Friday Jul 16, 2021
Friday Jul 16, 2021
This is A Few Gig Tales #2.
Ever wondered what happens behind the scenes?
In this sub series of The Gig Life Podcast, you will hear some interesting tales, stories, anecdotes of life on the road, stage and studio, told by the musicians and artists that were there.
Sometimes the names will be changed or removed to protect the innocent and guilty.
Todays episode features 3 tales.
First up is Virginia Lillye with a story about a chance meeting at Frankies Pizza in Sydney.
Followed by Tony Azzopardi's tale of a Sydney underworld figure.
And finally, Fran Kora tells of a trippy encounter in Amsterdam.
Warning. Some of these stories contain adult themes, drug use and some rather bright language, so listener discretion is advised.
For more info and past episodes of The Gig Life Podcast featuring Virginia, Tony and Fran, visit thegiglifepodcast.com or search in your favourite podcast app.
Also check out:
Kora: https://www.facebook.com/KoraOfficial
Virginia Lillye: https://www.virginialillye.com.au/
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