Gary Kemp and Guy Pratt take a look back at this most recent season and discuss some of their highlights. Rockonteurs will return in September for a new season with some incredible guests. In the meantime, watch some of the best episodes on our YouTube page. Instagram @rockonteurs @guyprattofficial @garyjkemp @gimmesugarproductions Listen to the podcast and watch some of our latest episodes on our Rockonteurs YouTube channel. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@rockonteurs Facebook: https://www.fa...
Jul 05, 2025•29 min•Season 9Ep. 23
This week on the show Guy and Gary are joined by the walking, talking, rocking and rolling musical encyclopedia Joe Elliott. They chat about the recent passing of some iconic artists including founding member of Mott the Hoople and Bad Company, Mick Ralphs. Joe is an honorary Rockonteur and takes time out from the busy Def Leppard US tour to chat to Guy and Gary on the show. Instagram @rockonteurs @guyprattofficial @joeelliott @defleppard @garyjkemp @gimmesugarproductions Listen to the podcast a...
Jun 28, 2025•49 min•Season 9Ep. 22
This week on Rockonteurs, we’re joined by journalist and author Dylan Jones, here to talk to Gary and Guy about his fascinating new book '1975: The Year the World Forgot'. Spoiler: you’ll never look at that year the same again. Instagram @rockonteurs @dylanjones @guyprattofficial @garyjkemp @gimmesugarproductions Listen to the podcast and watch some of our latest episodes on our Rockonteurs YouTube channel. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@rockonteurs Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Rockonte...
Jun 14, 2025•1 hr 5 min•Season 9Ep. 21
This week on the show Guy and Gary are unexpectedly without a guest…BUT they discuss the hunt for the missing guitar from Back to The Future after the cast launched an appeal this week, that you can see here: https://youtu.be/m6RdBMtAgSA They also discuss other infamous missing guitars some of which have never been seen again and some of which have remarkably been found including the very guitar Gary played ‘True' on at Live Aid that was “missing” for years! Instagram @rockonteurs @guyprattoffic...
Jun 07, 2025•42 min•Season 9Ep. 20
This week on the Rockonteurs podcast Guy and Gary welcome guitarist, bassist, singer and producer Hamish Stuart to the podcast. Hamish is also an original member of the Average White Band. Hamish talks about his musical influences, his incredible (and much sampled) work with the AWB and his long career and friendship with Ringo Starr. Instagram @averagewhiteband @rockonteurs @guyprattofficial @garyjkemp @gimmesugarproductions Listen to the podcast and watch some of our latest episodes on our Roc...
May 31, 2025•1 hr 7 min•Season 9Ep. 19
This week on the Rockonteurs podcast we welcome, artist, musician and YouTube sensation Rick Beato to the show. Gary and Guy talk to Rick about his career as a musician then turned producer, his musical passions and influences and how he turned that into one of the most successful YouTube pages on the internet. You can watch his channel at https://www.youtube.com/RickBeato Watch our episode with Rick on our page at https://www.youtube.com/@rockonteurs Instagram @rickbeato1 @rockonteurs @guypratt...
May 24, 2025•1 hr 8 min•Season 9Ep. 18
This week on the Rockonteurs podcast we welcome Counting Crows frontman Adam Duritz to the show. Counting Crows have sold over 20 million albums since they formed in the early 90s. Their debut ‘August and Everything After’ was a global smash and included the timeless classic ‘Mr Jones’. In this episode Adam talks about his early influences, his friendship with Kurt Cobain, the struggles of such a meteoric rise, and the wonderful new album ‘Butter Miracle, The Complete Sweets!’ - which is out now...
May 17, 2025•59 min•Season 9Ep. 17
This week on the Rockonteurs podcast we welcome one of the greatest and most respected drummers in the business to the show, it’s Andy Newmark. Andy talks to Gary Kemp and Guy Pratt about his time as a member of Sly and the Family Stone and how he got that gig before going on to work with the likes of John Lennon, Carly Simon, David Bowie, Ronnie Wood, and Roxy Music. He’s clearly a great drummer, but also a tremendous storyteller and this is an instant classic episode. Instagram @rockonteurs @g...
May 10, 2025•1 hr 16 min•Season 9Ep. 16
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 clubs that inspired a generation. He talks about Frankie Goes To Hollywo...
May 03, 2025•1 hr 7 min•Season 9Ep. 15
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 Cockney Rebel which was co-produced by Alan. Pre-Order it here: https://...
Apr 26, 2025•56 min•Season 9Ep. 14
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 his influences from Dylan to the Stones, how success so early on in ...
Apr 19, 2025•1 hr 1 min•Season 9Ep. 13
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 is now streaming on Apple TV, YouTube and other streaming services. Find out more about Leland ...
Apr 12, 2025•1 hr 22 min•Season 9Ep. 12
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 that just keeps on giving and PP is still as full of energy as always ...
Apr 05, 2025•1 hr 11 min•Season 9Ep. 11
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 of the Season’ remain some of the all-time classics and have enjoyed a rec...
Mar 30, 2025•55 min•Season 9Ep. 10
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 Manchester to Laurel Canyon, from Mama Cass to Joni Mitchell, from David Gilm...
Mar 23, 2025•1 hr 3 min•Season 9Ep. 9
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/ Instagram @rockonteurs @nikkershawofficial @guyprattofficial @garyjkemp ...
Mar 16, 2025•1 hr 3 min•Season 9Ep. 8
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 of his creative output that continues to this day with this spec...
Mar 09, 2025•1 hr 3 min•Season 9Ep. 7
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/ Instagram @rockonteurs @guyprattofficial @garyjkemp @gimmesugarproductions Listen to the podcast and watch some of our late...
Mar 02, 2025•1 hr 16 min•Season 9Ep. 6
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/LifeDeathDennisHopper Instagram @rockonteurs @guyprattofficial @garyjkemp @waterboysmusic @gimmesugarprod...
Feb 23, 2025•55 min•Season 9Ep. 5
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 influenced his group The Cult , plus he shares the most incredible story of a...
Feb 16, 2025•1 hr 13 min•Season 9Ep. 4
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! Instagram @rockonteurs @guyprattofficial @garyjkemp @gimmesugarproductions Listen to the podcast and watch some of our latest episodes on our Rockon...
Feb 09, 2025•35 min•Season 9Ep. 3
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! Instagram @rockonteurs @guyprattofficial @garyjkemp @gimmesugarproductions Listen to the podcast and watch some of our lates...
Feb 02, 2025•1 hr 19 min•Season 9Ep. 2
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 the lowdown on Steven’s upcoming new record out in March and the very s...
Jan 26, 2025•58 min•Season 9Ep. 1
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... Instagram @rockonteurs @guyprattofficial @garyjkemp @gimmesugarproductions...
Jan 12, 2025•25 min•Season 8Ep. 16
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. Find out more here: https://www.warnerclassics.com/release/dream-requiem-rufus-wainwright Ins...
Dec 15, 2024•57 min•Season 8Ep. 15
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. Find out more here: https://godleyandcreme.lnk.to/complete Ins...
Dec 08, 2024•1 hr 4 min•Season 8Ep. 14
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-selling British albums of recent decades, full of beautiful hits that have stood the...
Dec 01, 2024•1 hr 5 min•Season 8Ep. 13
This week we welcome Alison Moyet to the show. It’s only taken us 3 years to get her on, but it is well worth the wait. Alison has some incredible stories of her career in music, hanging out at school with members of Depeche Mode and The Cure and starting out in Yazoo with Vince Clarke. She continues to enjoy a wonderful solo career: her new album ‘Key’ is out now and next year she embarks on a huge world tour. You also can’t miss her incredible stories about how she got to Live Aid and who with...
Nov 24, 2024•1 hr 13 min•Season 8Ep. 12
This week on Rockonteurs we welcome Elvis Costello to the podcast. Elvis chats to Guy and Gary about the new ‘King of America’ boxset and some of the superb tracks off that album like ‘America Without Tears’. Elvis also talks about his well established and highly productive relationship with producer T-Bone Burnett, meeting Johnny Cash and how his father got an autographed photo of Duke Ellington. Listen to the podcast and watch some of our latest episodes on our Rockonteurs YouTube channel. Ins...
Nov 17, 2024•1 hr•Season 8Ep. 11
This week on Rockonteurs we welcome the wonderful Steve Jones to the podcast. Another Pistol and a genuine ‘Guitar Hero! Fresh from some amazing shows with Glen, Cookie, and Frank Carter – Steve talks to Guy and Gary about how those shows came together and hints at more down the line! Plus, we get some incredible tales of life at the forefront of punk and even how Jonesy ended up putting a jamming session together with Bob Dylan. That sound you hear is Gary fan boying all over Steve! Listen to t...
Nov 10, 2024•1 hr•Season 8Ep. 10
