My Generation is back in 2019 across the Triple M network, with your host 'Ugly' Phil O'Neil
Special guest is CHRIS MARTIN, of Coldplay Coinciding the release of their new album Everyday Life, out Friday … performing both sides of the record in Jordan, Sunrise and Sunset ... including their hot new single Orphans Chris remembers the band’s first time in Australia, playing Big Day Out in 2001 … he discusses performing to massive crowds, sometimes dealing with bad feedback … and enjoying time in the surf .. and finding balance and humility.
FLEA Red Hot Chili Peppers, on his memoirs Acid For The Children out now .
Gavin Rossdale from Bush is our special guest this week, … on tour Under The Southern Stars, Live, Bush and Stone Temple Pilots in April, … all celebrating the 25th anniversary of their respective breakthrough albums, Sixteen Stone, Throwing Copper and Purple, Gavin tells us about taking his dog on tour, and on occasion his three young sons Kingston, Apollo, and Zuma.
Don Letts, DJ, Director, Musician .. cohort of the Clash on the 40TH Anniversary of LONDON CALLING
Joined by Gary Lightbody, of Snow Patrol this week, marking 25 years of the band, with Reworked, featuring reimagined versions of the bands biggest hits, out Nov 1 discussing his childhood idols, Michael Jackson, Madonna, to AC/DC and Nirvana telling us about his part on Game Of Thrones, on a horse … and admitting the songs are actually bigger than the band.
Special guest co-hosts this week, COLD CHISEL legends Ian Moss and Don Walker, It’s Chisel’s first outdoor summer tour, with tickets to the Blood Moon Tour, on sale now We’ll hear about special guests including Paul Kelly, Hoodoo Gurus, Kasey Chambers, Birds Of Tokyo plus others Plans for new music from Cold Chisel, set to arrive before the tour kicks off We’ll re-live one of their most memorable tv performances … and find out about setlists to keep fans happy, as well as the band.
Our special guest co-host is getting ready to kick off 2020 with The Red Hot Summer Tour across Australia ... out front of her hit 90's band, Killing Heidi ... it's Ella Hooper ... In true co-host style, Ella's gonna play some of her favorites on the show...talk about her encounter with childhood idol ... the legendary Stevie Nicks...and takes us backstage, at the big music festivals.
Special guest co-host this week, is Oz Music Legend PAUL KELLY … Fresh from his AFL Grand Final triumphant performance last week, we hear what it was like .. Paul tells us about his upcoming greatest hits collection, Songs From The South 1985-2019 And his new book of poetry, Love Is Strong As Death .. both out November 15 Then there’s his seasonal show, Making Gravy to wrap up 2019.
A special 50th Anniversary of The Beatles’ Abbey Road, edition of the show this week… Kram from Spiderbait, who’s performed the iconic album around Australia, is our special guest co host..
Our special guests this week, Oz Rock Legends Mark Seymour and James Reyne, … on the Red Hot Summer 10th Anniversary tour across summer, kicking off 2020. We’ll hear about Hunter and Collectors reforming for the big event, … with James Reyne, The Living End, The Angels, Baby Animals, Killing Heidi and Boom Crash Opera, also on the big bill.
Our special guests this week, Sarah McLeod from The Superjesus … celebrating their new Sumo 20 Live album, on tour across Australia. … singer songwriter, sometimes stage actress Sarah, tell us about making her own music video, … and the conspiracy theories behind The Superjesus’ new single.
Alice talks us through his brand new show Ol Black Eyes Is Back … touring Australia Feb 2020. We hear about his side project The Hollywood Vampires … with Aerosmith’s Joe Perry and Johnny Depp Alice takes us back to the early days Rainbow Room in LA hangin’ out with John Lennon , Keith Moon, Mickey Dolenz, Bernie Taupin, … and he goes easy back to his childhood, discussing music heroes and influences. You’ll hear Alice Cooper’s favourite Aussie bands, including his one time opening act AC/DC.
Australian Rock Icon IAN MOSS is our special guest this week, Celebrating the 30th Anniversary of this debut solo album Matchbook, before hitting the road for a national tour Nov/Dec We hear about Mossy’s first guitar lesson, at convent school Meeting legendary Cold Chisel songwriter Don Walker … and Mossy takes us band to the pub rock scene of the 80s, with the Oils, The Angels, Radiators
It’s a Special FLEETWOOD MAC Tour edition of the show this week, in Australia, first time with new line up including Neil Finn and Mike Campbell Split Enz /Crowded House legend Neil Finn talks us through, preparations and trepidation joining one of the world’s biggest bands ever Neil discusses stepping into the big shoes of FMAC legend Lindsey Buckingham … and what it’s like to perform his own songs with the iconic rockers Founding member Mick Fleetwood takes us back to the beginning of the band 52 years ago Christine McVie talks us through the soap opera /roller coaster ride of emotions behind their landmark album Rumors We hear from Stevie Nicks, on writing Dreams in Sly Stones studio, his black velvet bed still there
Dangerous Dave celebrates AC/DC's Highway to Hell 40th Birthday
This week’s special guest co-host is Australian Rock Icon Jimmy Barnes, ahead of his Shutting Down Your Town national tour. Jimmy talks about his 17th studio album Criminal Record, collaborating with the legendary Don Walker and we go behind the scenes of the Working Class Man video.
Diesel joins Dangerous Dave to talk about his life changing career moments as well as his upcoming tour
Aussie acting legend Bryan Brown fills us in on the new film Palm Beach
AHA Keyboard player Mags talks about the bands classic Take on Me video and the upcoming Australian tour
Our special guest co host is founding member of Super Tramp, Roger Hodgson!! This week marks the 40th anniversary of Supertramp’s 1979 masterpiece Breakfast in America... Roger fills us in on the artwork for the album cover... Supertramp's Roger Hodgson reflects on the early days...
Metallica’s WorldWired Tour finally makes it to Australia this October (tickets on sale Monday) .. and front man James Hetfield is our special guest this week: James talks about being on the road for over 2 years and across 130 cities across America and Europe, What we should expect from shows, and what he sees looking into the audience, with happy Metallica fans, ..and he takes us through the highlights of Rob Trujillo and Kirk Hammett’s doodle segment, where the band payas well as Pink Floyd along the way. tribute to hometown heroes … Oasis in Manchester, ABBA and Europe in Sweden, AHA in Oslo, Prince in Minneapolis
My Generation, with Ugly Phil … celebrating Rock’s Greatest Hits, plus the Big news and Events of this week in March. Music Icon BRYAN FERRY is special guest co-host this week. Bryan’s just wrapped up his Australian tour, next up: Roxy Music’s Rock n Roll Hall of Fame induction, March 29. .Bryan discusses the appeal of covers, his take on the material, Bob Dylan, John Lennon, Robert Palmer.. We’ll discuss Roxy Music Vs a successful solo career Roxy Music discovering famed producer Brian Eno (who went on to work with Bowie, Talking Heads, U2, Coldplay) Bryan takes us behind the scenes of Live Aid in 1985 .
My Generation, with Ugly Phil … celebrating Rock’s Greatest Hits, plus the Big news and Events of this week in February. Aussie Rock Icon Jimmy Barnes drops by, with his new single My Criminal Record … the first in almost a decade. .. title track from his upcoming album of the same name due in May. .. the inspiration behind the release, traced back to Jimmy traumatic childhood, as documented in bestselling memoirs, the tour and film, .. as special guest co-host, Jimmy shares his love for Fleetwood Mac .. tells us which big band he wishes he’d get the (Neil Finn) phone call to join!
My Generation, with Ugly Phil … celebrating Rock’s Greatest Hits, plus the Big news and Events of this week in February. Special guest co-host this week is Joan Jett, on the release of Bad Reputation A Joan Jett Documentary… out now on DVD. We’ll hear about Joan’s fight for women in rock, from the Runaways through to The Blackhearts We go back to the 70s for Joan’s first trip to England, returning as a punk rocker, Hear about times she got to perform with remaining members of Nirvana, Her standing ovation lead by Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr at the R&R Hall Of Fame induction .And there’s Joan Jett’s involvement with The Runaways film (2010) starring Kirsten Stewart, Dakota Fanning..
Ugly Phil is joined by special guest co-host Ian Astbury, singer of The Cult, one time singer of The Doors and friend of INXS singer Michael Hutchence. Ian gives us a detailed insight of his life as a rock singer.