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ACPG 147: Phil Thornalley
Anyone Can Play Guitar - November 01, 2022 07:58 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsHello and welcome to episode 147 of the ACPG podcast. This week we have great and fascinating conversation with Phil Thornally, writer, singer, bass player, producer, engineer. He's done the lot and this is a fantastic chat. A quick scan of the many records Phil Thornalley has worked on, and...
ACPG 146: GUN & Ewan Macfarlane
Anyone Can Play Guitar - October 25, 2022 09:23 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsHello and welcome to episode 146 of the ACPG podcast and a return to the weekly format to see us to the end of the year and the end of season four. This week Ben is zooming with Dante from the band GUN, as well as the return of a season three guest Ewan Macfarlane for a special doulbe bubble. ...
ACPG 145: Crows
Anyone Can Play Guitar - October 18, 2022 09:21 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsHello and welcome to episode 145 of the ACPG podcast. This week Ben is on zoom with James and Steve of Crows. Ben caught James and Steve in their tour van, you've guessed it, on tour. They spoke about getting the band started, touring, writing, playing America at SXSW and so much more. ...
ACPG 144: Keith Duffy (Boyzlife/ Boyzone)
Anyone Can Play Guitar - October 04, 2022 16:08 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsHello and welcome to episode 144 of the ACPG Podcast. This week Ben is on zoom speaking to Keith Duffy, founding member of his current project Boyzlife with Brian McFadden. And member of one of the biggest boybands, Boyzone. Ben and Keith talk about how Boyzlife got started, their new album,...
ACPG 143: Tony Briggs
Anyone Can Play Guitar - September 22, 2022 15:17 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsHello and welcome to episode 143 of the ACPG Podcast. This week we have a change of pace for season four as Ben speaks to photographer Tony Briggs. Tony Briggs has just released a great table top book called 'Behind the Scene'. A book that captures the imagery and imagination for the awesome...
ACPG 142: Jesse Wood (Reef) Interview
Anyone Can Play Guitar - September 06, 2022 06:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsHello and welcome to episode 142 of the ACPG Podcast. This week Ben is in the Newcastle University Student Union talking to the amazing Jesse Wood of the awesome Reef. Ben and Jesse talk about joining Reef, playing with Mick Jones, touring, recording, and the Reef album. We also briefly me...
ACPG 141: Less Than Jake (Buddy Schaub)
Anyone Can Play Guitar - August 23, 2022 06:00 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsHello and welcome to episode 141 of the ACPG podcast. This week Ben s back on zoom with Buddy Schaub of the fantastic Lee Than Jake. Ben and Buddy spoke about being part of the punk scene, touring, recording, being in 'band' at school, and just saying yes. As a fan of Less Than Jake for ov...
ACPG 140: Russell Lissack (Bloc Party)
Anyone Can Play Guitar - August 09, 2022 20:02 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsHello and welcome to episode 140 of the ACPG podcast. This is the last of our pre-covid conversation and it's with one of Ben's main guitar influences, Russell Lissack from the outstanding Bloc Party. Now, this was recorded in the cluny when it was very busy. So expect a little bit of backgr...
ACPG 139: Rews
Anyone Can Play Guitar - July 27, 2022 07:56 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsHello and welcome to episode 139 of the ACPG podcast. In this week's episode Ben is on another tour bus, outside the Newcastle Academy, in 2019. This time with Shauna of the band Rews. This was recorded pre-covid and is the last of two to go from that time. Shauna and Ben spoke about band ...
ACPG 138: The Amazons
Anyone Can Play Guitar - July 13, 2022 15:44 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsHello and welcome to episode 138 of the ACPG podcast. This week Ben is on a tour bus outside the Newcastle Academy in 2019. Apologies to guests are the delay in the release but is one of the last pre covid recordings. And this week we are with Matt and Chris from the awesome The Amazons. W...
ACPG 137: Zuzu Interview
Anyone Can Play Guitar - June 28, 2022 15:27 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsHello and welcome to episode 137 of the ACPG Podcast. This week Ben is back talking to guests face to face on tour and in real life. Lovely. In this episode Ben is in the glorious Cluny in Newcastle with the wonderful Zuzu. Ben and Zuzu talk about touring, new albums, The Beatles, Liverpoo...
ACPG 136: Robocobra Quartet Interview
Anyone Can Play Guitar - June 21, 2022 05:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsEpisode 136 of the ACPG Podcast sees us interview Tom and Chris from the fantastic Robocobra Quartet. Hailing from Belfast, Northern Ireland, these four, or five, or six (we’ll get into that) chaps are starting to make a real splash after years of refining and developing their craft. So much...
ACPG 135: The Subways (Billy Lunn) - Part Two
Anyone Can Play Guitar - June 14, 2022 10:52 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsHello and welcome to episode 135 of the ACPG podcast. This is part two of conversation with the lovely Billy Lunn from the awesome Subways. You can get part one in the feed but don't worry there wasn't really a cliff hanger. See you in one week. That's right one week.
ACPG 134: The Subways (Billy Lunn)
Anyone Can Play Guitar - June 01, 2022 14:10 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsHello and welcome to episode 134 of the ACPG Podcast, and the first double header of season four. This week we welcome the wonderful Billy Lunn, singer, lead guitarist, songwriter, and recent Cambridge graduate of The Subways. Ben and Billy caught up on the first night of The Subways 15 year...
ACPG 133: Lanterns on the Lake (Hazel Wilde)
Anyone Can Play Guitar - May 17, 2022 08:46 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsHello and welcome to episode 133 of ACPG Podcast. This week Ben pops across to the faculty of medical science to chat to lead singer of Lanterns on the Lake and fellow university colleague, Hazel Wilde. Ben and Hazel talk about touring, mercury nomitations, having a job while being in a succ...
ACPG 132: The Lighthouse Family
Anyone Can Play Guitar - May 03, 2022 08:15 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsAlreet, hello and welcome to episode 132 of the ACPG podcast. This week we talk to adopted Geordies, have a photo next to the Tyne, and a greggs sausage roll away from being top tier Geordie experience. This week we our guests are Tunde and Paul, AKA The Lighthouse Family. Ben caught up wi...
ACPG 131: Ash
Anyone Can Play Guitar - April 20, 2022 10:09 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsHello and welcome to episode 131 of the ACPG Podcast. This week is a great conversation with Tim, Mark, and Rick, AKA Ash. This was the first conversation with a band backstage on tour since the pandemic started. It's been a while since we spoke to Jake Bugg backstage at the Newcastle CIty ...
ACPG 130: Rodrigo y Gabriela
Anyone Can Play Guitar - April 05, 2022 06:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsHello and welcome to episode 130 of the ACPG podcast. In this episode Ben sits down with the wonderful Rodrigo y Gabriela backstage at the Sage Gateshead in 2019. This is one of the episodes we planned to release earlier but you know, covid and that. Our chat with Rod y Gab was a very spec...
ACPG 129: Feeder (Grant Nicholas)
Anyone Can Play Guitar - March 22, 2022 10:00 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsHello and welcome to episode 129 of the ACPG Podcast. This week we have a great conversation with someone who shaped our 6th form and uni soundtrack. Grant Nicholas from Feeder. Ben spoke to Grant over zoom to look back at his career in music and look forward to Feeder's new album Torpedo out ...
ACPG 128: The Mysterines
Anyone Can Play Guitar - March 08, 2022 06:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsHello and welcome to episode 128 of the ACPG Podcast. This week Ben is backstage at Newcastle Uni, so at work, talking to The Mysterines. The Mysterines debut album Reeling is out on Friday 11th March and it's a belter. We talk about some of the tracks on Reeling, touring, and Echo and The Bun...
ACPG 127: Jake Bugg
Anyone Can Play Guitar - February 22, 2022 06:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsHello and welcome to episode 127 of the ACPG Podcast. This week we go back to pre-pandemic recordings. This is the first of a few recordings we wanted to release earlier but for whatever reason haven't released yet. But here it is, our chat with Jake Bugg in March 2020, backstage at the wonder...
ACPG 126: Miles Kane
Anyone Can Play Guitar - February 08, 2022 06:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsHello and Welcome to episode 126 of the ACPG Podcast. This week we are pleased and thrilled to have Miles Kane as our special guest. Ben caught up with Miles over zoom to talk about his new album, Change the Show, touring, fashion, Fred Perry… and chicken wings. Thank you to Miles for talk...
ACPG 125: Season Four Intro
Anyone Can Play Guitar - February 01, 2022 06:00 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsHello and Welcome to Season FOUR of ACPG Podcast. After a short break we are back with season four. Who knew we'd get to episode 125 and four season of our podcast. But here we are and we're not stopping. Even if people want us to. This is just a quick hello and a little insight into what is...
ACPG 124: Season Outro
Anyone Can Play Guitar - December 22, 2021 15:30 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsHello and welcome to the season three outro episode. In this short episode Ben and James reflect on another great season including some wonderful milestones. Thank you to all of guests who have given up their time to speak to us. Thank you to YOU for listening and downloading, telling your...
ACPG 123: The Zombies (Colin Blunstone) Interview
Anyone Can Play Guitar - December 07, 2021 10:14 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsHello and welcome to episode 123 of the ACPG Podcast. This week should have been the outro to season three, the season that never ends. But true to form we have one extra chat for your ears. Ben caught up with rock n roll hall of famer Colin Blunstone of The Zombies. So we weren't going to s...
ACPG 122: The Rigg (Part Two) Interview
Anyone Can Play Guitar - November 30, 2021 06:00 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsHello and welcome to part two of The Rigg special episode. Just a quick update one, thank you to Rob and Simon, this is the only time I'll say thank you. Hopefully we can do a part three sometime as this missed out so much. Watch out next week for surprise episode. As this season has proven,...
ACPG 121: The Rigg (Part One) - Interview
Anyone Can Play Guitar - November 23, 2021 10:20 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsHello and welcome to episode 121 of the ACPG podcast. As season three is coming to an end, we're thought we would release the first part of a two part Rigg special. Who are The Rigg, well before this podcast was even a thought James and Ben were part of a four piece indie band based in Newca...
ACPG 120: They Might Be Giants (John Flansburgh) Interview
Anyone Can Play Guitar - November 02, 2021 06:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsHello and welcome to episode 120 of ACPG Music Podcast. This week Ben is talking over zoom with John Flansburgh of the truly awesome They Might Be Giants. As a fan of TMBG, this was an absolute thrill. Go Zoom. TMBG’s have a new album and book coming out next month (November 2021) called ‘...
ACPG 119: Ewan MacFarlane (Apollo 440, The Grim Northern Social)
Anyone Can Play Guitar - October 19, 2021 06:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsHello and welcome to episode 119 or ACPG Music Podcast. This week we welcome Ewan MacFarlane of Apollo 440 and The Grim Northern Social. Ben and Ewan had a great chat about Ewan's new adventure into his solo career. We're really looking forward to Ewan's new material coming out at the end ...
ACPG 118: Jonas Bjerre (MEW/Tachys) Interview
Anyone Can Play Guitar - October 05, 2021 06:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsHello and welcome to episode 118 of ACPG Podcast. This week we take our first, virtual at least, trip to Denmark and our first Danish guest Jonas Bjerre of the band Mew and his new musical venture TACHYS. Ben caught up with Jonas one Friday morning before he (Jonas) had to catch a flight to ...
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