Rockonteurs with Gary Kemp and Guy Pratt

This week on the Rockonteurs podcast we welcome Holly Johnson to the show. Holly has one of the most instantly recognisable voices of the 80s and he continues to record and tour. He’ll be off around the UK later in May and June on the ‘Welcome to the Pleasuredome’ tour before heading to Europe in October. 

Holly chats to Guy and Gary about his early influences growing up in Liverpool and the music scene of the local bars and cl...

This week on the Rockonteurs podcast, we welcome sound engineer, producer, and musician Alan Parsons to the podcast. Alan was an integral part of some of the defining moments of music history from the recording of 'Abbey Road', to 'Dark Side of The Moon'. He also enjoyed great success with his own group the Alan Parsons Project. 

June sees the 50th anniversary re-release of ’The Best Years of Our Lives’ from Steve Harley and Co...

This week on Rockonteurs, we are delighted to welcome Luke Pritchard from The Kooks to the show.

The Kooks were formed in Brighton in the mid 00s and their 2006 debut album ‘Inside In, Inside Out’ sold 2 million copies in the UK alone. Their follow up ‘Konk’ was another UK No.1 album and they are enjoying a new resurgence as social media has made them a generations new favourite band again. Luke joins Gary and Guy to talk about...

This week on the Rockonteurs podcast, we welcome another bass player to the pod. But not any bass player, this guy has worked with James Taylor, Jackson Browne, Carole King, Phil Collins, Toto, and is the bassist in The Immediate Family - plus he is the owner of the greatest beard in music (sorry Billy) it’s Leland Sklar. 

If you enjoy this episode, then check out The Immediate Family documentary which...

This week on the Rockonteurs podcast, we are delighted to welcome PP Arnold to the show. She is a true ‘Soul Survivor’ and her career is nothing short of extraordinary. In this episode she chats to Guy and Gary sharing some incredible stories of her life in music. From a chance opportunity to join Ike and Tina Turner, to working with the Small Faces, Nick Drake, Ocean Colour Scene, Mick Jagger and Roger Waters. It is a career t...

This week on the Rockonteurs podcast, we welcome an artist who continues to enjoy a career that spans 5 decades. Founder of The Zombies and Argent, it’s Rod Argent. 

Rod met his fellow Zombies at school and shares tales of their musical coming together as he went from the bands intended lead singer to keyboardist with former Rockonteur Colin Blunstone leading on vocals. 

Unforgettable hits such as 'She’s No There’ and ‘Time...

This week on the Rockonteurs podcast, we are delighted to welcome a true legend to the show. Musician, singer and songwriter Graham Nash. 

It’s impossible to understate his impact on the music we love and the influence he has had on us and so many others. We could do a whole episode on his time with The Hollies, let alone Crosby, Stills and Nash and another on Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young. 

With tales that stretch from Ma...

This week on the Rockonteurs podcast we welcome Nik Kershaw to the show. Nik chats to Guy Pratt and Gary Kemp about his early influences growing up in Ipswich, his meteoric rise in the 80s, his incredible barnet, playing Live Aid, and his continued delight to be touring with his own shows and the much-loved 80s revival festivals.

Find out more about Nik and his upcoming music and live dates here: https://www.nikkershaw.net/

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It’s a big one this week on Rockonteurs, we are delighted to welcome Bryan Ferry to the podcast.

Join Gary Kemp and Guy Pratt as they meet up with Bryan at his studio in London to discuss his new album ‘Loose Talk’ with Amelia Barratt which is coming out on March 28th. We also take a deep dive into his early musical influences such as seeing Bill Haley, meeting the other members of Roxy Music, and how art and cinema have shaped all ...

This week on the Rockonteurs podcast we welcome singer, song-writer, producer and XTC frontman Andy Partridge to the show. He chats to Guy Pratt and Gary Kemp about his early influences, his difficult childhood and how he thinks the Monkees are underrated! He also talks about how those early influences helped shape the sound of XTC. 

Find out more at: https://www.ape.uk.net/

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This week we welcome Mike Scott to the podcast. 

Mike is ‘The Waterboys’ and talks to Guy Pratt and Gary Kemp about his career, his influences, and the latest record called ‘Life, Death, and Dennis Hopper’. It’s a brilliant collection of songs that feature collaborations with Fiona Apple, Bruce Springsteen, and more. The album is out on April 4th.

Find out more here: https://sunrecords.lnk.to/LifeDeathDennisHopp...

Make yourself comfortable and settle in for another wonderful episode of Rockonteurs. 

This week we welcome an avid listener of the podcast to the show, the wonderful Billy Duffy. Billy is armed with some incredible stories of growing up in Manchester and falling in love with music from the likes of Thin Lizzy, The Stooges, AC/DC and, of course, The Sex Pistols. He talks to Guy Pratt and Gary Kemp about how those bands influenc...

In this week's episode of Rockonteurs Gary and Guy catch up in the middle of Gary's album campaign to pay tribute to our friend Marianne Faithfull who passed away this week. They also talk about the new Led Zeppelin film, Guy has finally seen the Dylan film and they both answer some of your questions. Stand by as we have a brand new guest next week!

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This week on the Rockonteurs podcast, we welcome Andy Fairweather Low to the show. 

Andy is a wonderful guitarist and singer and the founding member of Amen Corner, but Andy’s career stretches way beyond that and he shares some incredible stories of working with Eric Clapton, Roger Waters, George Harrison and seeing Hendrix and much, much more…This is a classic Rockonteurs!

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We are back for a brand-new series of Rockonteurs and in this special episode Guy Pratt is joined by friend of the podcast Steven Wilson to talk to Gary Kemp about his upcoming new solo album ’This Destination’ out on Jan 31st. Guy, of course plays on the record and Steven produced the amazing Atmos mixes, so between them it’s a fascinating insight into the writing and recording of this new album. Plus, Guy and Gary also get t...

Happy New Year from the Rockonteurs. Guy and Gary are back with a new year 'Questions and Answers' edition before the new series starts in a few weeks' time. Remember, you can contact the show at any time and leave a question for us either on Instagram, Facebook or TikTok.

We’ve some great names lined up for 2025 and some big plans, so we’ll see you soon for a brand-new episode, in the meantime thanks for the questions...

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It’s the final episode of the year from the Rockonteurs and this week Guy and Gary bid season’s greetings to Rufus Wainwright.

Rufus chats about his career, his influences, and his family which includes a brilliant story about his father being baby sat by Judy Garland!

He also talks about his incredibly ambitious new project ‘Dream Requiem’ which is out on January 17th – and is narrated by Meryl Streep.

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This week on Rockonteurs we welcome the brilliant Kevin Godley to the podcast.

Kevin joins Gary Kemp and Guy Pratt to talk about his wonderful work with Godley and Crème, 10cc and his career as one of the great music video directors.

Godley and Crème release their definitive boxset in February called ‘Parts of the Process’ – it’s a stunning 11CD set featuring all of the studio albums, non-album tracks, 7” versions and extended mixes.

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This week we welcome David Gray to the Rockonteurs podcast. David releases his 13th album in January. He will also embark on a huge world tour next year too that plays shows at the London Palladium and the Royal Albert Hall. A third night has just been added for the Palladium on May 10th. Tickets and info at www.davidgray.com

Chances are you had a copy of ‘White Ladder’ when it came out as it was one of the best-sell...