Long Way to the Top

In 2012, Beasto Blanco was formed… a raw, powerful, rock & roll band with a searing, theatrical live experience. Featuring the electrifying collaboration of Nashville-based shock rocker Chuck Garric (bass player for the original shock rocker Alice Cooper) and high priestess Calico Cooper, the spawn of Garric’s boss.

Today on the show I am joined by Chuck Garrick and of course the daughter of the legendary Alice Cooper, sometim...

This week on the show we go back to the years of protests and flower power with Graham Nash - co founder of the Hollies, described as the glue that held together Crosby Stills Nash and Young, OBE, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame - twice, and published photographer. Enjoy Long Way to the Top with Graham Nash.

To find out about Graham Nash's tour dates around Australia click here - https://www.grahamnash.com/tourdates

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This week I hand over the interviewing reins to well known Astrologer Jessica Adams as she speaks with Dave Vanian from UK punk group The Damned on the eve of their Australian Tour.

A long time fan of the group, Jessica decided to focus on the Astrology of the Damned and the full “Birth Chart” of the damned can be found below along with tour dates around the country.

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Lucius Borich has been playing music since he was 3 years old. Touring with the Kevin Borich Express, performing with Mark Evans of ACDC and Mick Cox of Rose Tattoo in a Rolling Stones cover band, cleverly named the Rolling Clones. And most famously establishing himself as one of the founding members of progressive rock band Cog.

With an unabashed  inspiration from Tool, Cog soon showed us their own definition of The New Normal an...

Blondie are heading down under for the Pandemonium Rocks festival. One of the biggest line ups of international rock artists seen in Australia.  Alice Cooper, Placebo, Deep Purple and Blondie. Joining us on the show today is the current bass player for Blondie, a man who was in the mother of all  punk bands, The Sex Pistols, Glen Matlock.

Find out more about Pandemonium Rocks here - https://www.pandemonium.rocks/

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On today's episode of Long Way to the Top I chat the Bad Boy for Love, Angry Anderson about his Southern Stars tour and his upcoming visit to Tasmania. I've spoken to Angry many times, and it's always a rather interesting conversation. It never ever goes where you think it's going to go. And this episode was no different at all.

Enjoy this special chat with Angry Anderson from Rose Tattoo.

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Our guest on the show today, Tim Butler from The Psychedelic Furs - established by Tim and his brother Richard. The Psychedelic Furs have 8 albums, a huge album in 1981 called Talk Talk Talk and two massive singles, Love My Way and Pretty In Pink. They are heading to Australia in April for the Pandemonium Rocks Festival. I chat with bass player Tim Butler.

Find out more about Pandemonium Rocks here - https://www.pandemonium.rocks/

He has been described as a poet, a rebel, a committed lover of celluloid. This week’s guest is Hugh Cornwell who was the lead singer and key songwriter for The Stranglers and his song Golden Brown is a songwriting masterclass.

We take a look at one of the biggest punk bands of the 70’s and 80’s the stranglers in itself with lyrics that have meanings upon meanings. With a solo album called Moments of Madness, he has come out of the...

Today’s episode of Long Way to the Top is a little different to my normal shows. Brendan Bernard Brown, commonly known as BBB to fans, is the lead vocalist, guitarist, and the only remaining founding member of Wheatus. He was in Australia ahead of the Pandemonium tour where he will share the stage with Blondie, Deep Purple, Placebo and the legendary Alice Cooper.

Instead of doing the interview myself, I handed over the reins a you...

Our special guest today has had over 800 ,000 record sales in Australia, nine awards, including Aria Best Male Artist - three times. I caught up with Diesel (Mark Lizotte) at this year's Festavale and he did a brilliant performance. 

To check out his new album visit his website here - https://dieselmusic.com.au/

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There are not many Aussie Bands that can say they started in the 70’s and are still going strong. This year marks The Angels 50th Anniversary.

This week on the show I catch up with two of the newest members of the band, front man Nick Norton, and Bass player Sam Brewster to take a look back at the legacy of one of Oz Rocks best rockers. The Angels.

Find out more about the band and tour information at https://theangels.com.au/

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We are back with a band new season of Long Way to the Top and our first guest is an absolute favourite of mine, Iva Davies. In fact I have been wanting to interview Icehouse for a long time. 

Icehouse have been part of Oz Rock history for over 40 years, three million albums sold just locally, over nine million sold internationally, eight top 10 albums, and over 30 top 40 singles.

Icehouse are one of the few Aussie bands that have...

What do Shania Twain, rose tattoo, the party boys and Bonnie Tyler have in common, our next guest on Long Way to the top.  Randall Waller has been guitarist for many big artists and is the only Aussie so far to perform at the Super Bowl. With a promising band in the 80’s called Avion, the group disbanded when tragedy struck, causing Randall to begin a journey from Frontman to guitarist for some of the biggest artists in the world.

In the early 80’s a new breed of music came out of the punk scene in the UK. Called New Wave, it was fronted by bands like Duran Duran, Spandau Ballet, Human League, Devo and ABC. By 1982/83 the British Invasion was well underway and in Australia, shows like Countdown embraced it and New Wave bands became a regular on the show.

There was nothing like it in Australia. We had the pub rock bands like Chisel and the experimenta...

Welcome to this special edition of Long Way to the Top, The Police Diaries. I had the pleasure of sitting down with Stewart Copeland two weeks ago, one of five exclusive interviews in the world.

What do you ask someone who started the one of biggest bands in the world? Besides chatting about his new book, The Police Diaries, I had the opportunity to ask Stewart why the Police walked away from everything, the music, the tours and o...

With over 19 albums and 35 years in the business, Joe Satriani has been nominated for 15 Grammys. He's had over 10 million albums sold and he was inspired to play guitar after the passing of Jimi Hendrix.

Joe Satriani taught guitar to Kirk Hammett from Metallica, David Bryson from Counting Crows, and most famously, Steve Vai.

With a fascination for space and comic books, most notably Marvel's Silver Surfer, and highly acclaimed a...

Today's guest, John Karabi started his music career in 1989 as the frontman of the Scream and then in 1992, some may say that the stars aligned as he was made the lead singer of one of the biggest bands in hard rock, Motley Crue, replacing Vince Neil for a period of four years.

Since then this rock journeyman has collaborated with some of the biggest hard rock bands around including Ratt, Brides of Destruction, Union, ESP and more...

Our guest on Long Way to the Top today is known world wide as the rock brain of the universe, Glenn A Baker.

There wouldn’t be many artists that he hasn’t toured with, shared a meal with or some backstage banter, so when I bounced the idea of doing a Rolling Stones special to celebrate their life and the release of their new album Hackney Diamonds, if you can’t get hold of Mick or Keith, then there was only person to speak with. H...

The Dirty Strangers are possibly the most famous band you have never heard of. Described by Louder Sound as Fast Times, Famous Friends and Filthy Rock and Roll, the lead singer Alan Clayton has toked with Bob Marley, performed with Bobby keys and partied with Keith Richards. They are straight forward rock and roll, equal parts Chuck Berry, Otis Reeding and a bottle of Jack Daniels.

The Dirty Strangers have a new album on the way -...