GOLD A-Sides

GOLD A-Sides

GOLD A-Sides brings you all the stories behind the great rock hits.

Episodes

May 8, 2024 5 mins

The Come Together crew are coming back together for the 12th time. This week they present U2"s The Joshua Tree in it's entirety plus U2's greatest hits. Thursday May 9 - Isaac Theatre Royal, CHCH. Friday May 10 - Opera House, Wellington. Saturday May 11 - The Civic, Auckland. Pluto's Milan Borich is on many of the lead vocals (being one of the few singers who can sing in Bono's register).  Join Milan in conversation with Andrew Dic...

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Andrew Dickens speaks with Kevin Borich.  One of Australasia's greatest rock guitarists.  Kevin started his career in New Zealand with the legendary La De Das, the band that gave us Hey Baby and How Is The Air Up There?  The band conquered Australia. When they split in 1975 Kevin stayed on and played with all the greats.  He's got a new album out called Duets featuring his songs sung with a host of superstars. from Joe Walsh and Ia...

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April 26, 2024 7 mins

Tracey chats with James Taylor ahead of his NZ Tour next week - and he shares a remarkable story about being on the scene the night John Lennon was assassinated...

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April 19, 2024 4 mins

Tracey catches up with NZ's Racing Driver Richie Stanaway ahead of the ITM Taupo Super400 this weekend.

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April 12, 2024 8 mins

Tracey caught up with Chris Isaak ahead of his NZ Tour next week. He tells her about the awkward time his girlfriend called his hotel room and Helena Christensen answered...

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April 11, 2024 18 mins

Debbie Harwood joins Andrew Dickens ahead of her upcoming NZ tour with When The Cat's Away, starting this Sunday.

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March 22, 2024 6 mins

Tracey caught up with guitarist Tommy Emmanuel ahead of his New Zealand tour next week. Named in 2019 as 'The Best Acoustic Guitarist in the World'. Tommy talks to Tracey about his kiwi mates in Dragon and offers advice to all aspiring guitarists. 

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March 15, 2024 10 mins

Tracey caught up with Live frontman Ed Kowalczyk ahead of their NZ tour with Incubus next month.

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March 1, 2024 5 mins

Tracey interviewed Goo Goo Dolls Robby Takac​, touring NZ this weekend with Matchbox 20!

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February 23, 2024 3 mins

Nik Kershaw joins Tracey from the UK. Hear about his songwriting, his time at Live Aid, fans spotting him in public, and the Sound Series tour in Auckland.

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February 16, 2024 7 mins

Tracey caught up with the Choirboys ahead of the NZ Sound Series Tour in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch this month.

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January 26, 2024 8 mins

Tracey chats to Simple Minds icon Jim Kerr ahead of their World Tour which kicks off in NZ this weekend.

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December 7, 2023 11 mins

Tracey caught up with INCUBUS frontman Brandon Boyd ahead of their NZ tour with Live this April.  He talks about their new female bassist, (he slid into her DMS to offer her the gig!), and what it's like touring with Michael Jackson's daughter Paris Jackson.

 

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Tracey caught up with esteemed British Rock journalist/author Philip Norman to chat about his latest biography 'George Harrison: The Reluctant Beatle'. He tells Tracey of the evening spent in The Beatles dressing room as a 22-year-old through to days spent with Yoko Ono.

Timestamps:
00:10 - Philip's thoughts on the new Beatles song
00:45 - Listening to music after being a critic
01:24 - Was George an introvert, or relucta...

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November 24, 2023 8 mins

Tracey caught up with Foo Fighters lead guitarist Chris Shiflett ahead of their NZ tour to talk about his new solo album, his NZ sideshow and what the Foo Fighters are up to for Christmas...

 

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November 22, 2023 6 mins

Tracey caught up with Scottish rockers, Deacon Blue frontman Ricky Ross, ahead of their NZ tour next month!  

 

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November 3, 2023 7 mins

Tracey caught up with Bill Bailey ahead of his upcoming New Zealand Tour. 

Timestamps:
00:18 - Upcoming NZ Tour
00:45 - Standup vs Musician career 
01:45 - Bill's Graham Norton appearance with Bernie Taupin
02:33 - Playing 'Candle in the Wind' to Bernie on the Turkish Saz (bağlama)
03:15 - What instruments will he be playing with on this tour
04:10 - Bill Bailey and his Lord of The Rings petition
05:23 - Anima...

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October 27, 2023 6 mins

Dire Straits alum Alan Clark chats to Tracey ahead of the Dire Straits Legacy tour this December, about his 15 years with the Knopfler brothers and recording with Bob Dylan.

00:30 "I want my MTV" line origin in Money For Nothing
01:20 Brothers In Arms, dealing with the height of fame
02:43 Working with Mark Knopfler and Bob Dylan.
03:47 How the Dire Straits legacy band came about
04:40 Setlist

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October 13, 2023 7 mins

Tracey caught up with 'Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young' icon Graham Nash ahead of his New Zealand Tour. 

00:40 Reissue of 'No Nukes' concert film
01:15 How Graham was instrumental in Maroon 5's career
02:15 Tom Petty was a roadie for The Hollies
02:51 Losing David Crosby
03:50 Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young's second-ever gig at Woodstock
04:22 Singing 'Guinnevere' with one acoustic guitar and two voices, to half ...

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October 5, 2023 3 mins

Kiwi icon Don McGlashan (MuttonBirds, Blam Blam Blam, The Front Lawn) was inducted into the NZ Hall Of Fame at last night's Silver Scroll Awards.  Tracey Donaldson nabbed a quick congrats! 

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