Here we go! The FINAL show!!! Thanks again to you all, for coming along for the ride over the past 53 episodes. For my final guest, I'm joined in conversation by my all time musical hero, Mr Andy Cairns from Therapy? We do things slightly different this week, as Andy picks his top 5 favourite openers from his own back catalogue. 1 hour of chat abou…

Welcome once again, we're at the penultimate episode folks! The Britrock theme / Gaz interviewing his all-time idols continues this week, as in the hotseat is China Drum(ming) legend, Mr Adam Lee!! Goosefair has barely left my playing device of choice since its release in 1996. A perfect amalgamation of Husker Du and Leatherface, they released some…

Hey! Youre Still here! Cheers for sticking around Cochise! Your reward is a few more bonus episodes for you to enjoy, before the Xmas break! My guest this week, is Senseless Things and 3 Colours Red guitarist, Mr Ben Harding. Was a real pleasure to have a natter with someone who was in 2 of my favourite bands when I was a teenager. Tons of ace musi…

Here we are! We only bloody MADE IT!!!! Episode 50 is LIVE!!! What a ride it's been, turning a lockdown project into something that's been rolling out for 2 1/2 years and 49 guests, bringing their amazing stories and song choices to the table!! You've all been bloody awesome, but now it's MY TURN!!! As I was (inevitably) gonna be wanting to chat ab…

Welcome back to the (un)offical start to the weekend! This week's guest is my favourite musical discovery of recent times, Siv Disa. Loads of ace chat and song choices this week, from Blonde Redhead, to Motown bangers and onto working out in the gym next to Bjork, Siv brings her A game to the table with 5 incredible 1st time picks for the pod! As e…

Give me some love!!! Give me some skin!!!! Todays episode is a really special one for the teenage me, as my guest is the singer of one of the BEST UK rock bands of the britrock scene and an even BIGGER Rush fan than my good self, Mr Jason Perry! on top of that, he's also produced albums by Mcfly, Matt Willis and Kids in Glass Houses, as well as win…

Welcome to the (un)offical start to the SESH!!!!!! Joining me this week for yet more high class musings on the podcast, is sitar playing god-of-thunder from Sunday Driver and MD of Trapped Animal Records, Joel Clayton. Joel brings his 'A' game in regards to his chosen 5 tracks and there's chat along the way about the joys of discovering drop D tuni…

Welcome to the weekend folks and episode 46! Joining me for a wicked natter about all things musical, is Gabi Garbutt. Discovering her music last year, was one of the highlights of 2022 and her new EP comes out today! Click the bandcamp link and the bottom to check it out! Gabis tracks that she's chosen for our chat are all first timers and all TOP…

Welcome back to #podcastfriday people, it's the official start to the weekend! Joining me for a high class sesh of musical nattering, is Richard Archer. An incredibly talented songwriter, singer and guitarist, Richard has been entrenched on the Cambridgeshire music scenes for over 2 decades now. From alt country, through hardcore punk and onto GBV …

Hey you, yes YOU!!! This week's guest is a HUGE one for teenage Gaz! Midget were a MASSIVE influence on my formative years of writing songs in bands, so it was real treat to have a natter with Richard Gombault from Stamfords finest exponents of sugar metal! Loads of ace chat, tracks and stories from the likes of The Wildhearts, China Drum and an aw…

Hey there! Welcome to the OFFICIAL start to the weekend!! Joining me in the hotseat this week is the founder of Glad Girl Clothing, Lauren Hodges! I've known Lauren for many years now and our joint obsession with music was something that clicked straight away. Lauren's picked 5 first timers, which all have a great story behind them. From discoverin…

TFI Friday folks!! This week's guest brings the Britpop sounds of the mid 90s to the table. Nick has presented the fantastic Britpop Revival Show for many years now, so it was a treat to have a natter about the scene that we hold so close to our hearts. From the band that kickstarted british indie in the early 90s, to lost gems fighting out with on…

Welcome back to another round of musical nerdary and merriment! The guest with the 2 pound coin and the itchy fingers at the jukebox is Colin Jackson Brown, one of the presenters of the superb Free With This Month's Issue Podcast!! They've just reached the 50 episode milestone over in their Parrish, so the timings perfect for our musical natter! Lo…

Welcome to the Sunset Strip my hard rockin' amigos!!! Joining me for a trawl through some amazing deep cuts from the hair metal genre, is returning guest and vocalist from The Infernal Sea, Dean Lettice. Like myself, Dean is a HUGE fan of this most derided and disposible of genres..... Or is it??? With Motley Crue and Def Leppard filling uk stadium…

Welcome to 2023!!! Joining me for the 1st episode of the year, is comedian Dave Fensome. I first came across him when I discovered the fantastic Pop, Collaborate and Listen Podcast during the 1st lock down in 2020. On the pod, Dave and his Co-host Krister listen to and review every UK number one of the 90s, a truly herculean task when you take into…

Hey there, you bloody ball of lushness!! Welcome to the penultimate episode of the year and its a banger! My guest this week is a bit of a legend from the Gaz-Reading-Kerrang-Years, it's the fantastic journalist /author and all round lush human being, Mr. Ian Winwood. Ians latest book "Bodies : Life and Death in Music" is out now and I can't recomm…

welcome back once again! This weeks guest is a legend from the 00s Cambridge music scene, the DMS himself, Darren Michelangelo Smith!! It's always a pleasure to have a natter with my old mate and was an honour to have him bring along a plethora of great tunes and stories to the podcast. Click the link to hear Darren's 5 song choices in a handy play…

welcome back to the pod, grab yourself a beer from the bar and pull up a chair at the poker table!! Joining me this week, is legendary ex-Kerrang and present Metal Hammer, Guardian, Classic Rock Magazine (etc etc....) scribe / legend, Mr Dom Lawson! I have always wanted to get Mr Lawson on this here podcast, so it was a real treat to have a high cl…

Yo! The club is open, no hats NO TRAINERS!!!! Grab something cold and come a bit closer, as locking horns with me this week is folk punk troubadour and all round lush human being, Benjamin Sydes aka BSydes. Always a pleasure catching up with this total gent and its a lovely ole natter as ever!! Warning: may well contain 2 fully grown nerds, frothin…

Welcome back!! Cheers for sticking around people, sorry I've been away. Life etc innit. Bringing the tracks and the virtual hangs this week is Cambridge six string slinging LEGEND Jay Williams!!! I've always loved chatting music with him over the years, so it was a real treat to do it again for you lovely ole lot!! From playing in John Peel favs Ho…

Welcome back to your (un)official start to the weekend!! Today is about all things 90s and Britpop related. Like myself, Paul has been a huge Britpop obsessive and has just released an incredible document of that period of time, but rather than focusing on the usual fare, (Oasis, Blur, Pulp etc...) Paul's dug a bit deeper into the world of the near…

Welcome back to another audio slice of baked musical nerdary! Joining the musical dots with me this week is the macdaddy of the podcasting game, Stu Whiffen!!! It was a real honour to have a chat with him, as he's one of the reasons I wanted to get my ass into gear and put my podcast idea on the map! As ever, loads of great stories, conversations a…

Hey now!!! Welcome back to the club, where musical nerdary is KING!! This weeks chat is a cracker, as its James Parrish' turn in the hot seat.... Loads of ace stories and song choices, From Fugazi, Iron Maiden and the mighty Guided By Voices! As ever, have a listen to James' 5 incredible song choices by clicking on the link (and give the podcast a …

Welcome back to the nerd club from wherever you've been!!! This weeks guest is the presenter of the fantastic (and guardian recommended) The Indie Alternative Podcast, Chris Olden. Loads of 90s chat, along with some amazing song choices. We go from speed metal, to grunge, to Britpop and loads more! We both share our collective love for Huey Lewis, …

Welcome back you lush ole lot, form an orderly queue!! No hats, NO TRAINERS!! Joining me this week for some musical nerdary, is the host of the Riot Act Podcast and Kerbdog mega-fan, Stephen Hill. Stephen brings tons of incredible stories, as well as some ridiculous song choices, which are dissected and discussed this week. From life affirming punk…

Welcome back to another slice of 90s alt Rock heaven! This weeks guest is the drummer from Kerbdog, Darragh Butler. Their 1997 album On The Turn is a lost classic of the era, which has subsequently been rediscovered by following generations by good ole fashioned word of mouth. It was re-released in 2020 on vinyl to much acclaim and they are in the …

Welcome back to the podcast my friends! This weeks guest is the presenter of the fantastic Kerrang Back Issues Podcast. In his show each week, Steve goes through an old 90s copy of the big K! and pulls out all the best and funniest news, reviews and interviews for our delectation and its a cracking listen! Steve pulls out the big guns for his song …

Welcome back to the best day of the week, new Track One Side One release day!!! Joining the dots and staying within the lines with me this week is graff legend, Si Mitchell!!! This episodes for anyone who fancies getting punk and disorderly!! Lots of amazing tracks and tales, featuring : NOFX, Random Hand and many more. Click on the link for a play…

Welcome to 1997 people!Joining me on the podcast this week is the singer from the greatest live band of the whole Britrock era, Ross Cummins from Symposium!! It was a real treat having a natter with a proper music geek of the highest order! Ross twists the format of the show as well, as each one of his choices are associated with a member of Sympos…

Welcome to the latest episode! Joining me this week is a total LEGEND of the UK DIY punk scene, Matt Clarke from Vanilla Pod. There's a plethora of amazing stories and song choices in this chat, as we go deep into Clarkeys music obsessions. From Hundred Reasons, through At The Drive-In and punk heroes Strung Out and onto the untapped genius of Star…

Welcome back! This week on the podcast, my guest is Clovis Taylor from Headswim. This is a HUGE one for me, as Headswims debut album Flood, was one of the best albums to come out of the mid 90s britrock scene. It's a great chat as always, as we deep dive in on Clovis' incredible record collection, talk about the magic of playing Donington 94 and al…

Welcome one and all! Here are at the start of season 2!! It's been a minute, but we're good to go! And WHAT a 1st episode we have for you, as joining me in a musical natter is Andy Cairns from Therapy? It was a real treat to have a chat with the singer from my all-time favourite band and it's chock full of incredible song choices and ace stories. P…

Welcome to my 44th birthday celebrations! Grab yourself a cold one from the cooler, a few pretzels and gorge on the delights that await!! I'm joined in this special by season 1 guest, Jon Saunders. We met at college during the halcyon days of 1996 and the music we bonded over was a fantastic melting pot of metal, alternative, dance and indie tunes …

Welcome to the end of season 1!!! Thanks so much for coming on the journey with me, I'm truly humbled by the likes, listens and shares throughout the past few months. Today's guest is an incredible guitarist, electrician and producer extraordinaire Matty Moon. Matt played in the fantastic Cambridge band, The Mono Effect and now plays his trade behi…

Welcome one all, to the penultimate episode of season 1!! This weeks guest is the front person of one of my all time favorite bands, Tom Willecome. I fell in love with Bedford Falls the 1st time I saw them in the summer of 2007, at a punk alldayer in Cambridge. Their sound ticked all the boxes for me, being a melting pot of Buffalo Tom, Lemonheads …

Welcome one all, to the podcast all about those killer opening salvos on those incredible lps!! This weeks guest is Cambridge gig promoting legend and the proprietor of DIY label Aaahh!! Real Records, Ian Perry. Ian like myself, is a total musical obsessive and a slave to the vinyl. His picks range from 90s indie rock royalty, through gnarly underg…

Welcome back to the drive-in, where special guests are always on the secret menu!! This weeks guest is Dean Lettice, vocalist of British black metal bruisers, The Infernal Sea. I met with Dean remotely and we have a proper deep natter that covers Maiden in the 1990s, the power of THE RIFF, the times when big albums would casually have 9 singles rel…

Welcome one and all, to the show!!!! This weeks guest is Duncan Ward, the frontman of London's premier political and historically rich folk-punk gang, We Grow Beards. I've known Duncan for quite a few years and it's always ace having a musical natter with someone who is as obsessed with the art form as I am!! Duncan charts his punk rock journey thr…

Welcome back, you lucky LUCKY people! This weeks guest is a superstar DJ, as well being the voice of reason and common sense in my head; the legendary Nick Butt AKA Johnny Cabbage. It is always a pleasure to have a natter of all things music with this total lad and this conversation is no exception. From tales of p-funk discoveries on the Isle Of W…

Welcome one and all, once again!!This weeks guest is an award winning senior sound designer, who has worked on such video game titles as; Killzone, Jurassic World : Evolution and Elite Dangerous. He also mastered these very podcasts that I have been churning out over the past few months and for this alone, I am permanently in debt to his mad skillz…

Welcome one and all, you beautiful people!!! Today's guest is one of my all time favorite visual artists, Heath Kane. Heath is the creator of the legendary "Rich Enough To Be Batman" series, which melded together his previous experience of the commercial art background, along with his love of urban art. With strong messaging alongside the larger na…

Welcome one and all!! This weeks guest is one of my oldest mates, Jon Saunders. He was the singer in London Towns premier noise brigade Heck Tate and now releases his incredible theramin driven drone soundacapes under the moniker Bread & Eggs. Jon and myself met remotely earlier this year and it was an ace natter covering ALL the musical spectrum. …

Welcome one and all! This weeks guest is the gig promoting, ligging fkn master, Indie King of Cambridge via Shrewsbury, The Smacman Steve Macallister!!! Steves chat provides the tunes, the stories and ALL the laughs! From tales of Glastonbury mud, to discovering Underworld as a result of the Roses shit show at Reading 96, through to watching Mercur…

Welcome one and all to the Track One Side Podcast! Today's guest is an Director of Clinical Development and is an Honorary Research Fellow in the Faculty of Infectious Diseases at Imperial College London. He has published research in the fields of antiretroviral drug development and HIV-related neurocognitive impairment. But MUCH more importantly (…

Welcome one and all!!! This weeks guest is someone I've known for many years and had the pleasure of being in not one, but THREE bands with over the past decade and change. Booms is total legend of the Cambs music scene, having played with a plethora of bands on bass as well as Riffing the roof off once he switched to guitar. He's now swimming more…

Welcome one and all to the Track One Side One Podcast! This weeks guest is a massive one for me, in regards to musical influences in my formative years. Wojtek was the bassist and primary songwriter in Symposium, who for my money, were the best live band of the whole Britrock era in the late 90s. From playing Reading Festival 3 years running, to su…

Welcome one and all, to the Track One Side One Podcast. This weeks guest is Mr KKKKK's himself, the Princess of the Portland Arms, frontman of Cambridge legends Right Turn Clyde and co founder of events management company The Crane Event, Justin Crane! Jazz brings the chats, the stories and the laughter in the form of 5 incredible song choices for …

Welcome one and all to the Track One Side One Podcast. This weeks guest is Peterborough based Hip Hop artist, producer, MC and all round inspiring legend, Xidus Pain. As an artist, X was mentored by none other than Hip Hop legends The Sugahill Gang and Grandmaster Melle Mel. He's a regular freestyler on BBC radio and for the past 10 years, has work…

Welcome one and all to the Track One Side One Podcast. This weeks guest is the author of Female Masochism in Film and is also the host of the Ruth is Stranger Than Fiction Podcast, Ruth McPhee. It's an absolute belting chat, where we chart Ruth's journey through 5 ace tracks. We discuss why Shakespeares Sister are ripe for rediscovery, how to corre…

Welcome one and all, to the Track One Side One Podcast. This weeks guest is the award winning lensman extraordinare, Daniel Ackerley. Danny has lived and breathed his obsession with all things music his whole life, from fronting bands in his teenage years, djing in alternative clubs and on the FM dial, to gig promoting, to getting his camera work p…