Simple Minds "Mel Gaynor" Joins us for an exclusive chat about the new album and 35 years of Simple Minds

Welcome to the brand new edition of the show along with all the usual features, the album anniversary, the news and on this day 50 years ago in this edition we hear the story of the man Rolling Stone called "Heavy Metals Greatest Survivor" and for good reason as just over a year ago Blaze Bayley suffered a near fatal heart attack 12 months on he's back on the road the best album he's done since the heady days of Wolfsbane back in the late 80's it's called "Circle of Stone" It's also the 30th anniversary of him joining Iron Maiden we will talk about his time with Maiden in the 90's and from those days in the 80's when they were discovered by legendary producer Rick Rubin for Def Jam . Lots of great tales and anecdotes and great music to go with it ! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/classic-rock-news/message

Welcome to this special video edition of the show and coming up joining me from home in LA is Billy Morrison ex of the Cult and for the last 14 years with Billy Idol's playing alongside Steve Stevens. He has got together with an "A" list of friends to put together the new album "The Morrison Project" Featuring guest performances by Ozzy Osbourne, Billy Idol, DMC, Al Jourgensen, Steve Vai, Steve Stevens, Linda Perry, Tommy Clufetos, John 5 and more. Billy looks back on a career in music as well as being an accomplished artist, actor, presenter and producer and best friend of Ozzy. It all started for him back in the late 70's in London where he was growing up . --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/classic-rock-news/message

Welcome the Friday "Fourplay" a collection of the best new tracks appearing today and over the next week and another eclectic mix today including AOR courtesy of FM , Heavy Metal from Canada's Anvil ...Blues Rock done only the way Joanne Shaw Taylor can do it and to conclude a reworking of a Peter Green/Fleet wood Mac classic "Oh Well" from Slash's upcoming new album. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/classic-rock-news/message

Special video edition of "The Classic Rock Podcast" with Simple Minds Mel Gaynor joining us to talk about his wide and varied career from brit funk bands at the end of the 70's to teaming up with NWOBHM stalwarts Samson in the early 80's at the time they took on a new untried singer called Bruce Bruce, who would morph into Bruce Dickinson when he left to go to Iron Maiden . Mel looks back to his early days and through the huge successes with Simple Minds and finally on to his new album set to arrive in May. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/classic-rock-news/message

Brand new feature from "CRP" as we introduce "Foreplay" coming up we introduce the best 4 tracks released today and coming up over the next week and today we feature , Black Country Communion, Nickelback, Rober John and The Wreck and Thunder. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/classic-rock-news/message

Welcome to the new show and this time around we catch up with all the latest news stories plus we have the "Golden Anniversary 50 " feature looking back at who was releasing what 50 years ago this month. In the studio one of rock music's most enduing acts Hawkwind return with a new album and joining in the conversation Dave Brock, Magnus and Kris as we talk not only new album but tales of 6 decades in music from teaching a young Eric Clapton a few blues chords over tea to what substances not to take before going on stage. To conclude we talk to one of the standout female vocalists performing at this time Meghan Parnell of Bywater Call joined us to talk about the band it's future and Meghans journey to becoming one of the standout vocalists at this time --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/classic-rock-news/message

Welcome back to the show and coming up we will hear from Slash and the new blues album"Orgy of the Damned" plus Chad Kroeger introduces the new Nickelback release also Black Crowes are back Bywarer Call release Holler and a special guest from Status Quo John "Rhino" Edwards talks new album and we look at eh future of Quo. plus we round the rock news and review what is in this month's rock music press. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/classic-rock-news/message

Welcome back on this edition the full video feature recorded with Dion DiMucci from his home in NYC as we talk about his 7-decade recording career plus we delve into the new album "Girlfriends" just released. We also look forward to next week's show with Status Quo's John "Rhino" Edwards who also has a new album out and we address the rumours that this will be the final year of Status Quo as a live act. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/classic-rock-news/message

Great show this month with a range of exclusive interviews and features, Canadian melodic hard rockers "Honeymoon Suite" are back with a new album Johnnie Dee joins us , Mel Gaynor who spent 35 years on Simple Minds drum stool has a new album coming as does Joanne Shaw Taylor who talks Heavy Soul. Phillip Sayce unleashes the wolves on his album "The Wolves are Coming" and he also joins us and there is a special feature with one of the best guitar players out there, Jane Getter who celebrates the release of her album this week "Division World" Also in there the latest from Judas Priest and Yes . --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/classic-rock-news/message

Welcome to this preview of the February shows and here is a short feature with award-winning guitarist and composer Jane Getter who releases her new album "Division World" this month. The full feature will follow in the next edition of the podcast. Led by guitarist, composer and singer Jane Getter, the album follows on from her acclaimed ‘Anomalia’ album and features Jane’s all-star band including keyboardist Adam Holzman, guitarist Alex Skolnick, bassist and singer Paul Frazier and drummer Gene Lake. Randy McStine (McStine & Minnemann, Porcupine Tree) also guests on vocals. Jane’s band has carved out a niche at the intersection of rock, jazz, singer-songwriter, and metal styles with her masterful playing and complex and dynamic compositions and has dazzled audiences internationally. Packed with inspired songwriting and blazing instrumentals, ‘Division World’ is the strongest album yet from Jane Getter Premonition. Jane says: "This album is a bit more song oriented than my previous work. The songs were written during the pandemic and the lyrics in a lot of the songs are reflections of the divisiveness and divisions happening in the world today. My regular band is featured - keyboardist Adam Holzman, guitarist Alex Skolnick, bassist and singer Paul Frazier and drummer Gene Lake. Randy McStine also guests on vocals. I feel Division World may be JGP’s strongest album yet!" "Jane Getter's new album Division World is something quite notable in the multiplicity of genres & sub genres focused on progressive rock fusion guitar, modern jazz rock -contextual songs which do not shy away from a world of  trouble as it’s context for her outstanding, fiery, & nuanced guitar playing - sung in her courageous, melodic, distinctive voice” - Vernon Reid.  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/classic-rock-news/message