LIFE OF BRIAN…Mannix that is Episode 7 Roger Glover from Deep Purple and Huey Lewis.
Deep Purple may not be touring Australia now, but we did manage to get their bass player and the man who came up with Smoke on the Water - Roger Glover - for a chat and he is quite a character. Our other star attraction is the incredibly likeable and talented Huey Lewis, talking everything from …
LIFE OF BRIAN…Mannix that is Episode 6 Judy Collins and Jon Stevens.
Two episodes back we were talking about her, now I am delighted to be talking to her. The amazing Judy Collins joins me to talk about that Stephen Stills song and her incredible career from both sides now and then. Also up for a chat is Jon Stevens. What a blast to talk about Noiseworks, INXS, JC…
LIFE OF BRIAN...Mannix that is Episode 5 Little Pattie and Laurence Hewson from Sordid Ordeal
Little Pattie is a showbiz icon and she shares some of her experiences from a lifetime of entertaining Australia. Still treading the boards as part of The Good Old Days of Rock 'n Roll Show, Pattie takes us from her beginnings as a shy teenager on Bandstand to the battlefields of Vietnam singing fo…
LIFE OF BRIAN…Mannix that is Episode 4 Graham Nash and Revisit Bryan Brown
Graham Nash is befitting of the word LEGEND. Kev got to chat with Graham about his life and times, including The Hollies, the formation of Crosby, Stills and Nash then the addition of Young, plus his upcoming Aussie tour. Great stories from an all time great of our generation. Also we revisit our…
LIFE OF BRIAN…Mannix that is Episode 3 Barry Williams aka Greg Brady and Revisit John Lydon
There is much more to Barry Williams than just his Greg Brady days as you will discover in this chat. Barry talks about Greg and those heady days including when the axe fell on the show and whether he has ever wanted to kill Greg off. He also talks about his musical career and his recent experience…
LIFE OF BRIAN…Mannix that is Episode 2 Dinah Lee and Revisit Alice Cooper.
Dinah Lee is still wowing audiences across Australia the same way she did in the sixties when she burst onto the scene with her amazing debut single 'Don't you know Yockomo.' Dinah tells her amazing story to Brian and Kevin. And in what will become a regular segment, we enter the vault and revisit…
LIFE OF BRIAN…Mannix that is 2024 Episode 1 Felix Cavaliere of The Rascals and Jimmy Cupples of King Canyon.
Happy New Year! What a way to start 2024 with the legendary Felix Cavaliere founding member of The Rascals. What a band! Remember Groovin', A Girl Like You, People got to be Free, Good lovin' and so many other great songs. Felix is going strong and talks about the highs and lows. King Canyon has …
LIFE OF BRIAN…Mannix that is Episode 26 Bill McDonough Australian Crawl & Vicki Peterson & John Cowsill from Action Skulls
Bill McDonough - best known as drummer and songwriter for Australian Crawl - has penned a book called Sons of Beaches. It is the story of the McDonough brothers, Bill and Guy, before and during their days in Aussie Crawl. Bill tells Brian and Kev about the story behind doing the book and much more,…
LIFE OF BRIAN…Mannix that is Episode 25 Brian Canham of Pseudo Echo & Dave Warner from the Suburbs.
Prepare to be girt by Brian's in this stocking stuffed pre-Christmas episode. Pseudo Echo's Brian Canham is the first guest and he talks Funky Town, Molly, knocking back Madonna and working with Kamahl, the kind of colourful chat that has made Life of Brian such great listening. Special prize for …
LIFE OF BRIAN…Mannix that is Episode 24 Deborah Conway and Peter Williams of The Groove & The Mixtures.
Deborah Conway has released her memoir The Book of Life and she chats to Brian and Kev about her rich body of work, from modelling to the early band days with Do Re Mi and her solo success. Kev also catches up with former lead singer of The Groove and The Mixtures Peter Williams, another Kiwi who …