Soundman Confidential

Soundman Confidential

Meet Frank X. Gallagher, the legendary live sound engineer, and host of Soundman Confidential in conversation with some of the biggest names in the music world and beyond. Frank has worked with many iconic bands in his 50-year career including Talking Heads, The B-52's and Simple Minds. Plug in!

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May 20, 2024 59 mins

Bill Bentley worked with Lou Reed for years becoming a friend and confidante. Bill is a former music journalist and publicist for Warner Records. He has assembled a fantastic cast of musicians performing in a tribute album: Lou Reed - The Power Of The Heart is available now. Lou Reed fans, you're going to want to tune in to this one. Please support the show at soundmanconfidential.com Thank you.

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Join host, Frank Gallagher and Melissa Etheridge, in a great chat across the spectrum of music and life. Plug in!

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Bruce Findlay has played an important part in Scottish pop music history. Check in for an episode that travels the early path of Simple Minds on their way to global success, managed by Bruce Findlay.  

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June 30, 2023 35 mins

Galen Ayers and Paul Simonon have a new album out, Can We Do Tomorrow Another Day ? It's an album you'll have on repeat,  a dynamic blend of duets and melody. Galen Ayers is a multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter. Her life has been steeped in music. As a child, she would tour with her father, Kevin Ayers, a founder of the influential Sixties band, Soft Machine. Paul Simonon is an artist based in London. He is a foundin...

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December 16, 2022 41 mins

Fred Armisen is my guest. Actor, comedian and drummer. Plug in!

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Lenny Kaye is best known as the guitarist for the Patti Smith Group. He is the author of Lightning Striking: Ten Transformative Moments in Rock and Roll.
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June 21, 2022 62 mins

Black 47's, Larry Kirwan is on the show this week. Songwriter, playwright, novelist and storyteller - tune in. It's a smashing chat. 

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April 28, 2022 70 mins

Steely Dan and The Doobie Brothers, Jeff "Skunk" Baxter, on this month's show. Plug in!

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February 8, 2022 53 mins

Soundman Confidential is back with a bang!
This week's guest is Clem Burke, best-known as the drummer from Blondie.
You'll want to hear this one.
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October 27, 2021 58 mins

Ian Rankin is the best-selling crime fiction author of the Rebus series. He's also a massive music lover. Plug in for our chat. It's a belter. Support the show and subscribe. We can't do it without you. Thank you. 

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October 13, 2021 32 mins

The fabulous Suzi Quatro on the show this week. Check it!

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September 29, 2021 40 mins

Cool for Cats! Plug in for my chat with Chris Difford of Squeeze. 
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September 15, 2021 51 mins

Hugo Burnham drummed the beat in Gang of Four, a band with influence. Tune in for our chat. And please  help us keep the sound on by making a donation. We can't do it without your support. Loud cheers to those who have donated. Thank you!
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August 25, 2021 55 mins

John Cooper Clarke is the Bard of Salford, the pioneer punk-poet putting the pun in punktuation. Tune in. It's a belter.
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August 10, 2021 47 mins

Gina Schock is the drummer of The Go-Go's.
Take a listen. It's a smashing chat.
And check out Gina's upcoming book, Made in Hollywood, for all things Go-Go's.
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Next up is Dr. John Cooper Clarke, the  Bard of Salford, England's legendary punk-poet .

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Ed Stasium has worked with with Talking Heads, Ramones, Living Colour, and Mick Jagger amongst others. Plug In!

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July 13, 2021 51 mins

Tom Bailey is lead vocalist for Thompson Twins.
All you New Wavers out there!
Tune in for our chat.
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June 23, 2021 56 mins

Charlie Burchill is the guitarist with Simple Minds. I toured with the band in the eighties. Great times and memories. Plug in for my chat with Charlie. It's a belter. 

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June 16, 2021 47 mins

Fred Schneider is a founding member of The B-52's. I've known Fred for a stack of years, and it's always a blast mixing the B's when he brings his unique performance to the stage. Tune in for my chat with the one and only, Fred Schneider. Surprise!   

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June 7, 2021 69 mins

Adrian Belew played with Zappa, Bowie, Talking Heads, King Crimson et al. I had the pleasure of working with Adrian when Talking Heads expanded from the original four-piece to the big band. He told me to let him soar over the crowd. I obliged. Tune in for our fabulous chat. It's a cracking episode with stories from Adrian's life and his time with Bowie, Zappa and Talking Heads. 

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