About this podcast
Mick Wall is the best-known rock journalist in the world. Author of numerous best-selling books, including most famously: When Giants Walked The Earth, Two Riders Were Approaching, and Last Of The Giants, he is also an award-winning broadcaster and producer. The former editor-in-chief of Classic Rock, his work has appeared in The Times, Mojo, Rolling Stone, and many other newspapers and magazines around the world.
Mick is also the genius behind the Dead Rock Stars pod of 2018 and Getcha Rocks Off (2020-21). The new Mick Wall pod will broadcast one free episode every week. Subscribers to his Patreon site, however, receive many more. Poor bastards.
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Episodes
The newest 20 of 209 episodes
- Dónal Gallagher pt2 · 48 min · Season 4 Episode 2Concluding part to an extraordinary interview with Rory Gallagher's manager - and brother - Dónal Gallagher. His ace memoir of his life with Rory - EDGED IN BLUE - has just been…
- Dónal Gallagher part1 · 55 min · Season 4 Episode 1I first met Dónal Gallagher when I was 21 and had recently begun work at Heavy Publicity, which Regular Readers will recall them as the most decadent and depraved PR firm in town…
- David Ellefsen Interview · 40 min · Season 3 Episode 59In Megadeth he was the only one who never got fired - then walked away. They called him the Mustaine Whisperer because he was the only on the other Dave qwould listen to…
- Skynyrd Crash Survivor MARC B FRANK · 47 min · Season 3 Episode 58This is one of the most harrowing interviews I've ever done - and I've done too many. In 1977, Marc B Frank was a Lynyrd Skynyrd road crew member. Today he is a wounded witness…
- Guns N' NIVEN pt2 · 59 min · Season 3 Episode 57Its interesting but I have never had anyone interviewed by me for my pod that has provoked a bigger response than those I've done over thr years with Alan Niven. It's the Guns N'…
- Guns N' ALAN NIVEN! · 57 min · Season 3 Episode 56Alan's book SOUND N' FURY: ROCK N' ROLL STORIES should have come out over a year ago. But Axl Rose has set his lawyers on his publishers and now him personally. But why? Is Axl…
- From LEMMY to PAUL McCARTNEY · 50 min · Season 3 Episode 55In the 70s Richard Ogden worked with the greats of rock and metal from Hawkwind to Aerosmith to Ted Nugent to Black Sabbath to Black Oak Arkansas. In the late 80s/early 90s he…
- Geoff Downes XCOOLSIVE! · 22 min · Season 3 Episode 54Geoff has a new DBA album released this month. It's their 6th. He's also still part of Yes - and Asia - and should it ever arise Buggles. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy…
- Spoiler Alert! Plural!! · 46 min · Season 3 Episode 53No clues. No handy heads-up. Just dive headfirst straight into the muck. Don't pretend you don't LUV ITT!!!. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- The Two Steves · 36 min · Season 3 Episode 52Their collaborative album, The Roaring Waves, is released 28 August. Here's what they told me about it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- 1988 WUZ GREAT! · 43 min · Season 3 Episode 51Back in Blackmore for Purple! Followed by what was great in '88 including Maiden, GN'R, Tallica, V.Halen, Diamond Dave and... and... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for…
- Dead Or Alive '85 · 46 min · Season 3 Episode 50Jon and I go deep into 1985, the year of hair metal, thrash metal, black metal, Live Aid and Rock In Rio.1985 was the year of Misplaced Childhood and Mötley. Maiden and Megadeth…
- 1980 The Greatest Year In Metal EVER!! · 1 h 2 min · Season 5 Episode 49Nikki sicks up some shit about playing along to backing tracks. It's good. They don't do it Queen did it so we do too. But we don't play along... Is he ON or OFF the gear again…
- David Hugh Hefner Roth · 37 min · Season 5 Episode 48We're talking Jon Bon Joki, Alice Cooper, Vince Kneel, Lemmy, James Hetfield, David Lee Roth, Steven Tyler, David Coverdale and - finally! - Hugh Hefner. Plus a surprise…
- Bonnie Flies Over The Ocean · 1 h 11 min · Season 5 Episode 47Bonnie Bleedin' Tyler. First Jim then Meat now Bonnie. Boyzone better watch it! Also, like taking candy from a baby. The End Of The Rock Magazine You Never Heard Of & If You Had…
- 1990 the year Rock CHANGED!!! · 49 min · Season 5 Episode 46Hello Crowes, Goodbye Damond Dave Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- 1986 Last of the Giants · 48 min · Season 5 Episode 45Slippery, Turbo, Puppets, Time, Ultimate, Peace, Reign, Cat, Smile, Afterburner and... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- The Axl Whisperer · 47 min · Season 5 Episode 44An extraordinary person who I liked and admired very much. Did the big shit. Had the receipts. Farewell compadre. May your god go with you. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy…
- Birthday Blog · 53 min · Season 5 Episode 43Special birthday blog featuring close personal friends Yngwie, Axl, Lars, Backmore and Many More! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- GN'R Download OVERLOAD · 43 min · Season 5 Episode 42What really happened to make Axl order a three-hour overload at Download? Who is behind new supergroup Brown Sugar? And why is Steve Rothery charging for lessons on how to play…
