It’s the supergroup you never knew you needed and the most fabulously chaotic episode we have ever done. Joining us on the pod to help celebrate our 30th episode is the iconic young divas from Right Back At Ya! Joel and David. As we manifest potential new music in 2027 for the 30th anniversary, we each bring 2 songs that we believe Steps should cover for the ultimate 10 track album. Listen to the G&G x RBAY playlist on Spotify Follow 'Right Back At Ya!' @rightbackpod on Instagram, TikTok &am...
Jun 10, 2025•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 30
Steppers, this is a BIG one. THE Tony Moran, responsible for the 'One For Sorrow (Tony Moran Remix)' and who Billboard ranked as one of the most successful dance artists of ALL TIME is our very special guest on Glitter & Gold. For the first time since he created the remix back in 1999 (to coincide with the launch of Steps in America) Tony tells us about how the opportunity to remix the track came to be and the legacy his mix has 27 years on. No one has ever spoken to him specifically about t...
Apr 21, 2025•45 min•Ep. 29
We are beyond thrilled and honoured to have the legendary Mr. Chris Fox on the podcast to talk to us about his involvement in the Steps 25 campaign in 2022. This included restoring, remastering and recreating over 60 (!!!) incredible Steps music videos, live performances and never before seen footage from the Sony music archives. He is also responsible for producing the Platinum Megamix music video which involved creating a stack of 21 colourful boxes, each intricately themed to match iconic ima...
Mar 09, 2025•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 28
We are back for 2025 and what better way to kick things off than popping into Better Best Bargains with our fabulous special guest Helen Colby, who absolutely stole the show in her role as Tracey in Here & Now. Helen shares all the behind the scenes gossip on how she got cast in the show, the rehearsals, the Birmingham run and if we will see her grace the stage again in the upcoming tour. Helen trained at the prestigious Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts, where she was awarded the Dame Judi ...
Feb 03, 2025•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 27
We have been building up to this very special episode all year. With the opening night of 'Here & Now' just days away, we are thrilled to have writer of the show Shaun Kitchener on the podcast to tell us everything he is legally allowed to say before November 9th. Is 'Experienced' the encore in the show? Does 'Words of Wisdom' make an appearance? Is there still time to work 'Hard 2 Forget' into the show? You best believe Brad didn't let us end the Zoom call unless those hard hitting question...
Nov 04, 2024•1 hr 45 min•Ep. 26
In celebration of its 25th anniversary this month, we are delving into one of the most poptastic albums of the 90s ‘Steptacular’. Steptacular undoubtedly cemented Steps reputation as being the best pop act in the UK; producing 6 top 5 singles, 2 sold out arena tours and going 4x platinum. Released on October 25th 1999, It has sold over 1.3 million copies and remains their only UK number 1 studio album to date. It also performed incredibly well across the globe, going to number 1 in Scotland, num...
Oct 13, 2024•1 hr 58 min•Ep. 25
Our H & Claire deep dive continues with Part 2 focussing on the album 'Another You, Another Me' and the conclusion of the duos story (for now...). The album had some big name songwriters on board, including swedish writer Jorgen Elofsson who wrote ‘Its The Way You Make Me Feel’ by Steps and has written for Boyzone, Kelly Clarkson, Britney Spears and Westlife (just to name a few). Sam Watters who wrote ‘Im Outta Love’ by Anastasia. Mark Topham and Karl Twigg were also on board and the title t...
Sep 15, 2024•49 min•Ep. 24
The time has finally come to take a deep dive into the 'H & Claire' story. In Part 1 we are deep diving into the formation of the duo and the 3 singles ‘DJ’, ‘Half a Heart’ and the AA side ‘All Out Of Love/Beauty and the Beast’. We went into this with the goal to celebrate an era that has been somewhat ignored or a taboo topic at times. As we look back it's hard not to appreciate the incredible body of work, performances and content they did in just 12 short months and we will forever manife...
Sep 08, 2024•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 23
To celebrate it's 13th anniversary, we are diving into the 2011 documentary series 'Steps Reunion', which followed the band as they celebrated their tenth anniversary since their split. The show led to the 'Ultimate Collection' topping the charts and the sold-out 'Ultimate Tour'. It also inspired the similar show 'The Big Reunion', featuring other pop acts reuniting after their own splits. Despite its success, 'Steps Reunion' stirred up controversy by revealing long-held secrets and rivalries, c...
Aug 04, 2024•1 hr 35 min•Ep. 22
Everyone knows Steps for their range of covers, including staple tracks like ‘Last Thing On My Mind’, ‘Tragedy’, ‘Chain Reaction’ and ‘Something In Your Eyes’ (just to name a few). But, did you know there have been a number of songs Steps recorded first (either as a group or solo tracks) that have then been covered by other artists? We deep dive into 14 versions of Steps and solo tracks that have gone on to be recorded by artists such as Agnes, Angel City, Sandy and Junior and even The Tweenies!...
Jun 30, 2024•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 21
To celebrate 21 years of ‘Lately’, we are thrilled to have Pete Day & Paul ‘Bronze’ Newton from Point4 on the podcast to tell the complete untold story of the making of ‘Unleashed’, the original debut album from Lisa Scott-Lee that was recorded with Mercury records. The guys tell us EVERYTHING from writing and recording the singles ‘Lately’ & ‘Too Far Gone’, the cancelled 3rd single ‘I’ll Wait For You’ and a number of other tracks, some of which have never been spoken about or heard befo...
May 07, 2024•1 hr 53 min•Ep. 20
There is SO much love for the b-sides from the original 1997-2001 run, so we thought it was about time we gave you our "Words of Wisdom" by taking a deep dive into them. Rather than talk through them in order of release, we asked you over on Instagram to vote for your favourite tracks so we could countdown based on your rankings and you came through with the votes (over 1200 to be precise). Do you agree with the results? Lets us know over on our socials. NOTE: Since the recording of this episode...
Apr 14, 2024•59 min•Ep. 19
Joining us on the podcast this month is legendary remixer Gareth Shortland. Having first had the opportunity to remix tracks for Claires solo album 'My Wildest Dreams' in 2019, Gareth has since been an instrumental part of all the Steps and Claire campaigns and become the go to person for mixes for other pop legends including Will Young, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Sarah Harding and Four of Diamonds (just to name a few). We chat to Gareth in-depth about how his relationship with Fascination Management ...
Mar 10, 2024•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 18
The party (on the dancefloor) continues this month with Part 2 of our birthday celebrations as we listen to more of your FABULOUS voice notes and questions. You all came through with the messages and we cannot thank each and everyone of you enough for the love and support. Along with our usual news round up, we also have a special recap from friend of the pod Frankie @justfrankstar who attended the musical launch at The Alexandra Theatre earlier in the month and was first in line to meet Steps a...
Feb 19, 2024•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 17
We are BACK for 2024 and kicking things off with our 1st birthday celebrations. We put a call out for you all to send in voice notes and messages to read out and you delivered in a BIG way, with one particular voice note taking us all by surprise...... While we took a break over the Christmas and New Year so much has happened in the Steps world, from the forthcoming vinyl reissues AND the BIG news of 'Here & Now: The Steps Musical' you can bet we discuss it all with a huge news round up. A M...
Feb 05, 2024•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 16
Things are getting festive on the podcast this month as we bring you the final episode for 2023, talking all things Christmas. We are covering everything from the 2000 Christmas tour (release that footage H), the one off tracks AND most importantly, we deep dive into the 'Light Up The World' album and tour. PLUS we have a very special message from 'H' (ie. Benny) from the cast of the forthcoming Steps tribute show '5,6,7,8 - The Steps Experience', to tell us all about the show and where you can ...
Dec 10, 2023•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 15
To celebrate Claire’s recent album EUPHORIA, who better to chat to than the ONE and ONLY Mr. Steve Anderson. We chat to Steve about the entire creative process of making the record (where he served as Producer), the song selection, the ones that didn’t quite make it, hopes to take the album onto the road and most importantly, Claire’s cooking!!! We also touch on Steps recent Brighton Pride show, some burning questions we have always wanted the answers to and what the future may hold. You can fol...
Nov 08, 2023•1 hr 50 min•Ep. 14
We had the absolute pleasure of talking to Gavin Scott from Chart Beats recently. While many of you may know him as the co-host of "A Journey Through Stock Aitken Waterman" and "A Journey Through Aussie Pop," for us, he's the former editor of Smash Hits Magazine here in Australia. Gavin initially worked for TV Hits in 2000 before transitioning to Smash Hits in 2001. As a massive Steps fan himself, he always made an effort to feature them in the magazines, even facing internal resistance at times...
Oct 22, 2023•1 hr 43 min•Ep. 13
We are very excited to FINALLY be bringing you the next instalment in our Australian deep dive, talking all things ‘BUZZ’ and ‘GOLD’ down under. To tell this story we knew we needed to enlist the help of Gavin Scott from @chartbeatsau (host of A Journey Through Stock Aitken Waterman and A Journey Through Aussie Pop) who during this time was working for TV Hits and Smash Hits magazine (where he became editor until 2005). Without his passion and love for the group, we would not have received half ...
Oct 08, 2023•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 12
It's hard to believe, but it has been 25 years since the release of Steps debut album ‘Step One’, a record that has gone on to become one of the most iconic pop albums of the 90s. Released on September 14th 1998 in the UK, it would produce 5 hit singles, 4 of which went Top 10 and of course that #1 million selling AA side. Worldwide sales are currently over 3 million and as of August 2023 it has a total combined number of nearly 100 million streams on Spotify. Not bad from an act who in the begi...
Sep 03, 2023•1 hr 43 min•Ep. 11
You all LOVED our discussion on what should have been singles from the first era (so much so that it was our fastest downloaded episode yet), that we are bringing you Part 2. We have an open discussion where we take each album from the latest album run (Tears on the Dancefloor to What The Future Holds Pts 1 + 2) and discuss a song we think should’ve been a single. #JusticeForHappy Do you agree with our choices? Let us know on our socials (links below) what you would choose as a single from each ...
Aug 06, 2023•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 10
This is the Original Steps Podcast for discussing and dissecting the legacy of Steps and that is exactly what this episode is all about. We have an open discussion where we take each album from the original 97-01 run (Step One, Steptacular & Buzz) and discuss a song we think should’ve been a single. #JusticeForLoveUMore Do you agree with our choices? Let us know on our socials (links below) what you would choose as a single from each album. And talk about booked and BUSY, we have a HUGE news...
Jul 09, 2023•58 min•Ep. 9
From Britney to Nick Cannon; Shania Twain to Brad's desire to get slimed (on Nickelodeon); nothing is off limits as we evaluate STEPS' success in the USA. Throughout 99-01 the band released 2 studio albums, 3 singles and a best of state side, as well as TV specials for both Disney & Nickelodeon. Oh AND not forgetting supporting a little known pop star called BRITNEY SPEARS on a sold out 30+ date tour across North America. The Steps story in the US of A is one we don't feel is talked about en...
Jun 12, 2023•57 min•Ep. 8
It is just a few days before Lisa takes to the stage at Mighty Hoopla for her first solo performance in over a DECADE, so we are officially calling this LISA SCOTT-LEE week and bringing you this BONUS episode to help celebrate. With the BIGGEST thank you to friend of the pod Leo Stubbing at Sound Museum for providing us with the interview, it was first broadcast on Joy 94.9 in 2006 and conducted by Damian Nicholas. Leo worked at Joy throughout the late 00's and early 10's and dug this out of his...
May 29, 2023•17 min•Ep. 7
On May 12th 2003 Lisa Scott-Lee released her ICONIC debut solo single 'Lately' via Mercury Records, becoming the only member of Steps to score a SOLO Top 10 single (and one she co-wrote) as well as inventing what we now know as 'Hun Culture', without even realising she was doing it at the time. We think that is worth celebrating! Join us as we deep dive into everything regarding the single, from the styling (jeans and a fancy top with a kitten heel), the video, LIVE performances (thats right, ou...
May 09, 2023•54 min•Ep. 6
Join us as we each count down our TOP 5 Steps songs of all time. When we recorded this we didn't know what each others would be and their were definitely a few surprises along the way. SPOILER ALERT: 'Hard 2 Forget' wasn't Brads #1. Jump onto our socials (links below) and let us know what your Top 5 Steps song of all time are. Follow ‘Glitter & Gold: The Original Steps Podcast’: Instagram , TikTok & Twitter Shane: Steps Australia Facebook , Instagram Scott: Instagram Brad: Instagram Emai...
Apr 24, 2023•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 5
We continue our deep dive into the Steps journey down under, talking all things STEPTACULAR. By the end of the STEP ONE era, Steps had cemented themselves as a pop-force not to be messed with. In Australia they had already achieved 4 Top 10 singles (including #1 with 5,6,7,8), Top 5 platinum selling debut album and had sold over half a million singles and albums combined. Mid 1999 saw the second album era kick into gear, and while in the UK they were going from strength-to-strength (#1 album and...
Apr 03, 2023•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 4
We are SO excited to bring you an exclusive UNHEARD interview with Lee recorded in 1998. This was recorded just after the release of ‘Last Thing On My Mind’ in the UK and Australia, and before the album had been released. A big thank you to Shanes friend Lawrence (who conducted the interview) for giving us permission to share this with you all. We also have a quick catch-up and debrief on meeting the Sugababes on their recent Australian tour and all the shenanigans Shane got up to at Sydney Worl...
Mar 13, 2023•32 min•Ep. 3
As 3 Australian fans, we thought it was only right that we discuss and dissect the Steps history down under, beginning with the enormously successful 'STEP ONE' era. In Part 1 of our Australian deep-dive, we relive our memories of this exciting time in 1998 when you simply couldn't escape the Steps fever that had hit the country. Totally Full Frontal Parody Follow ‘Glitter & Gold: The Original Steps Podcast’: Instagram , TikTok & Twitter Shane: Steps Australia Facebook , Instagram Scott:...
Feb 28, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 2
In our intro episode, we start things off by exploring our own individual Steps journeys, how we all got to know each other and our hopes and dreams for the podcast. Follow ‘Glitter & Gold: The Original Steps Podcast’: Instagram , TikTok & Twitter Shane: Steps Australia Facebook , Instagram Scott: Instagram Brad: Instagram Email: glitterstepspod@gmail.com Logo & Brand Design: BvrlyCreative Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Feb 20, 2023•22 min•Ep. 1
