S5 Ep14: Carlos Alomar on the DAM Trio (Part 2)
As Carlos Alomar's THE D.A.M. TRILOGY'S "Back to Berlin Tour 2025" winds to a close, hundreds of fans across Europe have enjoyed seeing the...
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DAVIDBOWIE: ALBUMTOALBUM
Each David Bowie album is unique. Some are universally lionised, some regarded as merely legendary, some, pretentious codswallop. But we all have our favourites. In this series of podcasts,...
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S5 Ep13: Carlos Alomar on the DAM Trio
He's the man who went from Philly soul to Scary Monsters by way of Station to Station and all things Berlin - yes, it's Carlos Alomar, guita...
S5 Ep12: Tim Palmer on Tin Machine (Part Two)
Part Two of my conversation with Tin Machine co-producer and amanuensis Tim Palmer takes in the aftermath of the 1989 debut LP and the fract...
S5 Ep11: Tim Palmer on Tin Machine (Part One)
What have U2, The Mighty Lemon Drops, Pearl Jam, Robert Plant, The Mission, The Polyphonic Spree, Gene Loves Jezebel oh and - David Bowie al...
S5 Ep10: Leah Kardos on Tin Machine 2 (Part Two)
Sorry! Join me for the second part of my conversation with author, musician, professor and all round superstar Leah Kardos on Tin Machine II...
S5 Ep9: Leah Kardos on Tin Machine 2 (Part One)
Tin Machine 2! Turkey or twizzler? It has to be said, full marks to Bowie and the boys for steaming ahead with their second album despite be...
S5 Ep8: Leah Kardos on I Can't Give Everything Away (2002 - 2016)
In this 'emergency' episode, recorded fast and raw on 9 July 2025, Leah Kardos and I react to the announcement that the final box set retros...
S5 Ep7: Mark Reeder on "Heroes" (Part Two)
Berlin calling... it's September 1978 and young Mancunian punk musician, Joy Division/Factory Records associate and Germanophile Mark Reeder...
S5 Ep6: Mark Reeder on "Heroes" Part 1
Recorded live in Hansa Studios in Berlin, this is the first of a three-part episode in which Mark Reeder and I delve into the rough, ripped...
S5 Ep5: Gail Ann Dorsey on Young Americans (Part Two)
We continue our chat with Gail Ann Dorsey as she explains the seismic impact Young Americans made on her - and hear a snippet of her breatht...
S5 Ep4: Gail Ann Dorsey on Young Americans (Part One)
Buckle up listeners, we’ve got a very special guest in today and it’s none other than Gail Ann Dorsey, legendary session musician/singer/son...
S5 Ep3: Nicholas Pegg on Tonight (Part Three)
Nicholas Pegg and I are back for the final instalment of our three part extravaganza about David Bowie's 1984 album Tonight and its a good o...
S5 Ep2: Nicholas Pegg on Tonight (Part Two)
Nicholas Pegg and I continue our voyage into the heart of darkness as we venture deeper into the depths of Bowie's 1984 album 'Tonight'. Can...
S5 Ep1: Nicholas Pegg on Tonight (Part One)
Returning to albumtoalbum for a long-overdue reunion is renowned actor, occasional Dalek and author of The Complete David Bowie , Nicholas P...
S4 Ep7: Earl Slick on Station to Station
Back in 1974, Earl Slick was a 22-year old jobbing session guitarist fast developing a reputation for his supple, searing style and versatil...
S4 Ep6: Leah Kardos on The Next Day Part 4
In this episode we analyse The Next Day Extra, November 2013's accompanying min-album chock-full of tasty treats, rambunctious remixes and s...
S4 Ep5: Leah Kardos on The Next Day Part 3
Stadium rock! Ziggy! Morrissey? John Cooper Clarke? The Singing Detective! Join author of Blackstar Theory: The Last Works of David Bowie ,...
S4 Ep4: Leah Kardos on The Next Day Part 2
We're back! And by we, I mean me and musician, writer and academic Leah Kardos , amongst whose many achievements is the critically-acclaimed...
S4 Ep3: Leah Kardos on The Next Day Part 1
The Next Day is 10. And what a sprawling, dense forest of darkness, enervation and guttural thrills it is. The perfect halfway point between...
S4 Ep2: Mike Garson on Aladdin Sane
In this episode we talk to the one and only Mike Garson, pianist extraordinaire! From playing with the Spiders from Mars to improvising one...