The Team
Presenters
Cyderbaby LIVE
All Day Beakfast - Tues to Fri 7am
The All Day Breakfast Show, hosted by our very own 'Glorious Leader and collector of frogs' Dave Cyderbaby. Dave started out in music journalism around 4 years ago, never did he think at the start that he would own his own website and radio station! The love of music started by seeing Alice Cooper on the Muppet Show. Since then he has tried to champion new music as well as playing loads of classic tracks!
Lee James LIVE
Friday 7pm
Lee James is an AV / IT indusrty professional. His working life has taken him around the world on major AV & IT fit outs and programming, along with the odd tour thrown in. Lee heads up the technical stuff for the station and broadcasts most Friday evenings LIVE at 7pm
The C-Dog
Loaded - Tuesday 12pm / Wednesday 11pm
Colin Phelps (aka The C-Dog) is an independent graphic designer and creative professional. He has an extensive background in the music industry, notably having worked at Demon Records and undertaking multimedia projects for various artists. His impressive resume includes work with iconic figures such as Elvis Costello, Nick Lowe, Squeeze, Marti Pellow and Paul Weller aswell as designing the logo and branding for our very own Rock Radio UK. He is a passionate supporter of music, live and recorded and is probably the biggest U2 fan out there. He brings you his fully Loaded show featuring a mix of indie and rock music with fun facts, trivia, features and his own special brand of humour.
Dean Parker
The Rock Factory - Tuesday 1pm
Dean started in Radio in 2005 at Radio Fox in Leicester. While there he hosted a range of shows that included comedy shows, sport shows, football commentary and a new music show. In 2015 Dean moved station to Hermitage FM (no longer active) where he created The Rock Factory, a show that he could share his passion for Rock music. In February 2024 he joined Rock Radio UK. On The Rock Factory you can expect to hear every type of rock music including established bands and up and coming bands. Dean also has his regular feature The Rock Factorys Record Of The Week
DJ Mojo LIVE
Wednesday 11pm
Friday 5pm
Mojo has been involved in the music industry since age 14 when he had a rock n’ roll/rockabilly roadshow that played throughout Kent and South London every week for about 4 years. He then answered an ad in the Melody Maker from a band looking for a manager. With no clue as to what he was doing but with the gift of the gab, he took that band from nothing to headlining some of the top UK venues during the Goth/Hair days of the 80’s. The band signed to Lemmy’s publishing company and Doug Smith (Motorhead’s manager) Gerry Bron (head of Bronze Records) and Miles Copeland (Head of IRS Records and The Police’s manager) became his mentors. For the next 10 years, Mojo continued managing bands while also acting as a freelance A+R for a bunch of record labels. He then formed Mojo Working - an international PR and marketing agency for the recording business - representing some of the biggest recording studios and record producers of the day. Moving to America in 2001, Mojo continued and expanded into movie, TV, music video et al production company representation. He returned to his first love - rock music in 2020 with The Mojo Show - a radio show for a now defunct station, where he averaged over 50,000 listeners a show. A couple of radio stations later and now working for Rock Radio UK, Mojo has come home. Playing rock music in all its guises to real fans the world over. SOOO happy to be joining Rock Radio UK!
Phill Miles LIVE
Metamorphill - Sunday 6pm
My love of music, in particular Rock Music, was initially inspired by my dad's taste. I grew up listening to the classics.... Deep Purple, Pink Floyd, The Who, Dire Straits, Jimmy Hendrix....the list goes on! My burgeoning passion was then nurtured by the most amazing Music Teacher at school, a legend of a man who played with Status Quo, Hawkwind, Nazareth and helped Lemmy towards Motorhead amongst other accolades, he encouraged my interests and had many stories to tell of his experiences. Hastings on the Sussex coast is my hometown and I consider myself very lucky to have spent my life surrounded by its vibrant music scene, we are fortunate to have an enthusiastic audience for the extremely eclectic and talented local musicians, as well as many venues in which to celebrate the Superstars of Rock. I started my DJ journey during the annual FM broadcast of Hastings Rock Radio in 2018 and have been an enthusiastic part of the team ever since - on occasion hosting twice daily shows! In 2022, I was invited to do a weekly 3 hour slot on Metal Devastation Radio, so the A-Z of rock was launched, I had great fun finding either tracks or artists to fill each of the 26 spaces and the show has gradually morphed into its’ current format of a mystery tour of rock music. According to my fellow broadcasters, I have a tendency to 'bounce' my way through the shows. I make no apology for this and will continue to share my passion for music, life and above all.......FUN with my listeners, did you know there’s only 2 types of music after all.....music you like and music you haven’t heard yet!
Del Garland
Hot Rails To Hell - Wednesday 2pm
So, how did I get here as the Talking Heads number goes. Well, it’s all about my warped idea of fitting in with others when I was a teenager. My recollection is vague but I seem to recall that randomly finding a copy of “Last Exit” by Traffic in the road (ironic?) that had been run over by a bus started my route to rock. I took it home and to my surprise, it played, and I loved it. I then ventured out to my first gig to see Traffic at the Fairfield Halls. I felt out of place in a “tonic” suit amongst a tribe of Afghan and denim wearing longhairs. It was brilliant and the suit became history as my hair grew and my denim jeans became my look. Now, I was mistakenly thinking I was the cool one. However, turning up to parties with Quo’s “Dog Of Two Head”, Mott’s Brain Capers” and a Party 7 didn’t cut it with the trendies and frightened the girls. I didn’t care as I became hooked on rock with the regular visits to the Croydon Greyhound where I was lucky enough to see the cream of classic rock as they elevated to superstardom or fond obscurity. This was my church! Gigs and festivals with great friends were regular and still continue today. But, it always concerned me that there was not enough exposure to rock on the radio, whether classic or new. So, in 2013, I saw an ad for someone to join a local community radio station. I think my extensive music collection was the tiebreaker and I was involved with overhauling the music library. One thing led to another and I started presenting the “Rock Spectrum” show on Redstone Radio. When it folded, I moved across to SUSY FM where I have always tried to mix rock in with the standard chart and oldies stuff as well as specialist shows in rock, country and blues. However, my urge to present the best darn rocking tunes around has led me to this little cubbyhole where I intend to jog your memory alongside some of the great new music that is out there and begging to be heard. So, young or old rockers, please join me on “Hot Rails To Hell”!
Mark Curran LIVE
Breakfast Chaos - Monday 7am
Need waking up on a Monday? Then listen in.... From 7am on Monday mornings, Chaos will be on the airwaves again. The Breakfast Chaos Show will be live!
Nadie Keating
Guerilla Radio - Thursday 8pm
Nadie Keating is a Singer/songwriter/Musician who fronts the rock band California Screaming. She has worked with big name artists such as Belinda Carlisle, Clare Grogan, David Essex to name a few. Nadie is currently teaching at Music University BIMM London specialising in Rock and Metal, Singing and Performance and Vocal Production. She brings her love of rock, metal and Alternative music to the airwaves to Rock Radio UK. Her taste and knowledge of music, trivia and history add an extra touch as she brings you some weekly rebellion, loud guitars and bad advice from the generation that don’t care about your feelings!
Kelv Williams
Generation Now - Friday 9am
Join Kelv every Friday morning at 9am on Rock Radio UK
Mike Snook LIVE
Phoenix Rocks Breakfast - Saturday 7am
Born in Denmark (which explains his passion for all things Scandinavian/Nordic) with a Danish mum and British Soldier for a dad, he spent his childhood living in Denmark, Singapore, Germany and the UK. His entry into the world of rock was through Status Quo and ELO and listening to Tommy Vance on BFBS Radio in the late 70's. His first album was If You Can't Stand The Heat. He then grew up in the world of NWOBHM loving Iron Maiden, Saxon, Judas Priest, Rainbow, Dio etc First year of gigs as a 15/16 year old were Status Quo, Motorhead, Rainbow (with Def Leppard in support, there's a story about that one) Mike's dad was passionate about music and this has definitely been passed on, he has to have music in his life and his passion is to share that love with others Mike has had an ambition to be a radio presenter for quite some time, auditioning for KMFM in the 00's. Then through a chance meeting at a gig was invited to present a rock show on a local internet radio show in Plymouth and The Phoenix Rock Show was born in January 2019, fast forward a few years and he now presents four shows across the week of which the latest is here on RockRadioUK every Saturday Morning. He loves to present live and keep the shows interactive to make them as natural as possible. Mike also comperes events such as Rockin By The River, Metal 2 The Masses, Dementia Aware Bristol and Station 18 Festival, he is also the man behind the tunes between the bands at The Stonedead Festival in August.
Paul Hudson LIVE
Rocky Rock Show - Sunday 8pm
It all started at the Retford Porterhouse in Nottinghamshire in 1976(ish). Little did we know at the time, while trying to find two quid to get in to see probably some of the best bands, some of which are still surviving today and have gone on to be really big stars. We got into a routine of going upstairs to the dressing rooms until we were eventually told we couldn't by one of the bouncers. We then asked the owner at the time, Sammy Jackson who agreed we could go up as long as we gave the bands time to get off stage and they said it was OK. So the bands we were lucky enough to see from about 1976 until about 1998, so to mention just a fewbands like Girls School, Def Leppard, Gillan, Budgie, Diamond Head, Magnum, Girl, Samson, Trust,Rose Tattoo, Marillion, Tiger Tails, to name but a few including a lot of bands like Prefab Sprout,New Model Army, The Mac Lads, to which were more punk bands. ACDC also played but unfortunately I missed them. So in the dressing room we met people before the start of they reached the big time, Joe Elliott, Steve Clarke, Rick Savage, Rick Allen from Def Leppard as they were just playing Thin Lizzy covers, until they released "On through the night". I remember listening to the first track they ever played there which was not a cover and one of their own, later to become part of the album "On Through the night", the track was called "When the walls keep tumbling down". We were quite sad to hear that Def Leppard would no longer be appearing again because they had just been signed to Vertigo (1980) and the venue was just too small, they had hit the big time. We became friends with Magnum, Bob Catley and Mark Stanway and of course the very late great Tony Clarkin and we met many other people besides. So, after a couple of gigs listening to Judas Priest, Scorpions, Van Halen and Black Sabbath to name but a few I was well on my way to being a permanent rock enthusiast. It was only in 2019 that I was approached by a presenter which I knew well from Cambrian Radio and he asked if I wanted to do a show. So, after the first week's nerves and a few weeks to prepare I then realised I had another show to do in six days. I then joined Crags Radio two and a half years ago and I am very proud to announce the involvement with Rock UK just recently.
Tony Davis
Sunday 12pm
I have been involved in radio since about 2015 although rock music has been my passion for many more years. My real interest these days is around the NWOCR scene and finding and promoting new and up and coming bands. I hope that listeners will enjoy sharing my passion as I dig into my Rockbox.
Greyfox Growl LIVE
Tuesday 5pm
The name was given to me by an old Native American friend in Colorado when I lived there for a while. He said that I sounded like a Greyfox Growling when I sang, sol kept it, and why not. My love for Southern Rock goes way back to the 70's when I first saw Black Oak Arkansas singing Go Jim Dandy with the amazing Ruby Star on backing vocals. Then came The Marshall Tucker Band, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Ozark Mountain Daredevils and of course lately among many Cadillac Three, Blackberry Smoke, and The Sam Morrison Band. I just love the lyrics and the stories behind the songs, the honesty and friendship and the family values that Southern Rock stands for. I also love the Dark Side and Rebel/Outlaw Country, they are full of the atmosphere of the old South. I have also been fortunate to sing with some great bands and artists, 24 Carat Purple a Deep Purple tribute Band, Mick Underwood's Glory Road covering songs he played with the Gillan Band and his own band Quatermass, veryhappy times. I'm also very proud of the time I spent writing songs and fronting UK Southern Rock Band Sons Of Liberty, I currently front my new band Greyfox Conspiracy which is starting to gain a great reputation for being a dynamic, and exciting live band. During the late 70's I hosted a Welsh language radio show as well as doing DJ spots at rock clubs around Cardiff. I enjoy listening to up-and-coming British, European and American rock music in particular Dark Country and Outlaw Rock. I love helping new bands get a platform to showcase their own original and exciting music. When I get the chance I compere at festivals, help with the choice of bands, and arrange for them to play. I would like to think I am helping to restore Rock music to its rightful place and support live and new music.
Graham Lavender
Rocking The Decades - Monday 8pm LIVE / Wednesday 4am (repeat)
Smooth Rock - Monday 9am
At The Hop - Wednesday 11am
I have always had a passion for music. The first 45 I bought was “It’s Not Unusual” by Tom Jones to play on my Dansette. In the 70s I moved on to the likes of Mott The Hoople, Bad Company and Boston thereby cementing my love of rock. Mobile DJing in the 70s and 80s expanded my taste for different types of music and, most fortunately, my beautiful wife Frances A.K.A. "My Producer" shares my love for different genres. The live acts that we have seen most are Judas Priest, Asia, Journey, Paul Carrack and Mary Chapin Carpenter. Our radio story began with presenting pop music shows on a local radio station. Our Monday evening rock show ran for over 6 years before upgrading to Rock Radio UK with Frances helping me to choose the pick of new music for our listeners. On our "Rockin' The Decades" Show we play a mix of rock, metal, A.O.R. and blues from the dawn of "classic rock" in the 60s to date and, on occasions, we have the honour to chat to artists and bring those conversations to our show. The show airs from 8 pm UK time on Mondays with a second chance to listen on Wednesdays at 4 am. We also have "At The Hop", the show full of Rock & Roll from the 50s to date on Wednesdays from 11 am UK time which is an hour of tunes designed to stir your memories and bring a smile to your face. Finally, on Mondays at 9 am we have “Smooth Rock”, the show designed to help in getting your week underway as free of stress as possible. We love being a part of the team at Rock Radio UK, the best and fastest growing independent rock station on your airwaves and hope that you will keep us company every week.
Griff Griffiths
Monday 10pm
...professional musician , comedian , author,film director , responsible for THE PUNK DOCUMENTARY ARE THEY HOSTILE, drummer with COLLECTIVE AKA, GHOSTS SPIRIT OF THE JAM , CIRCA79… “ it’s my show and I’ll play what I want ! “ …..
Doc Rock LIVE
Metalshop 101 - Tuesday 3pm
Bad Boy on the outside, Big Heart on the inside. Doc Rock to the heavy metal scene in Pittsburgh, presents a picture that is far from the truth: arms sleeved with tattoos, Long hair, blue jeans, and a metalband t-shirt. But under that tough, bad boy exterior lives a man with a huge heart and a talent for bringing out the best in the music world. Metal Shop 101 started in a small, local bar called the Rock-A-Bye Café nestled in the South Hills of Pittsburgh over twenty years ago as a regular DJ gig. Doctor Rock & Roll worked as a regular DJ at the Rock-A-Bye as well as doing private parties, weddings, and special event requests from area band members. After a while, local bands started coming in (to the Rock-A-Bye) after practice to have a drink, hang out, and listen to tunes. Doctor Rock & Roll becameDoc Rock. The bands started bringing in their own music to be played at the café during Doc’s show and came up with the name: Metal Shop 101. It was like going to school; they were able to hear what other bands were doing and get their own music introduced. The bar has since changed ownership and is no longer a rock bar, but Doc Rock has managed to keep the metal fire burning in the blast furnace. After a brief retirement, Doc Rock has taken. Metal Shop 101 to a new level by launching it on , an Internet-based radio station, and keeping it dedicated to local musicians to let them get their music heard worldwide. Metal Shop 101 will stay dedicated to the local and unsigned bands giving the bands the air play they so much deserve! Still to this day the original Metal Shop 101 banner hangs in the studio as a flag for the local metal bands and dedication to them and their music.
Chris Frankum
The Drunken Duck Show LIVE - Saturday 7pm
New Releases - Friday 10am
Chris is probably the youngest presenter here at Rock radio UK, well not youngest in age but in experience as he only started pressing those buttons in October 2023. Drill past his sarcasm and wicked sense of humour and you will find a real shy person in real life! His first exposure to rock music was as a young child when he bought his first album “Down To Earth” by Rainbow which is currently on the wall, framed along with a special signed setlist from Graham Bonnet!. Always having a passion for any music, the 80s were a real mixed bag for his listening and collection, but rock was always his favourite. The 90’s and 00’s were a little light whilst working, raising a family and playing football way too much (his body is now broken LOL) but Chris still kept the collection (then CD’s) growing. It wasnt until around 2016 where Chriss passion was rekindled when listening to another station who shall remain nameless, he was instantly hooked by Inglorious on the radio. This led to Chris and his wingman Neil, attending the Ramblin Man festival that year and from that small acorn the mighty oak grew, you will now find them both at plenty of festivals and gigs all over the country - to this date stats are roughly well in excess of 200 different bands seen live, many multiple times, equating no around 500 performances - all since 2016. No wonder he is always skint! From 2019 Chris started to be heavily involved in the New Wave of Classic Rock facebook group and is now one of the current Admins to be found there (when he gets time he says!) Move on to 2023 and when Dave Cyderbaby bought Rock Radio UK, Chris was around to help in the background with the tech and bouncing ideas off and one day, for a dare, he said “Ill have a go on the radio”. The challenge was accepted and in October 2023 Chris’ radio debut was made with 1 hour of pre-recorded music from The Drunken Duck man-cave aptly named “The Drunken Duck Show”, and from then he was hooked. A second show was quickly created “The New Releases Show” to air as many new tracks as possible. Then after much pressure from Dave and Lee James, Chris decided to brave it and “go live”, so as of December 2023, The Drunken Duck Show has been airing live every Saturday evening from 7pm to 9pm featuring great music, banter and some regular fun features (tune in to find out). The DD show is also repeated on Mixcloud and Spotify. What does the future hold? Plenty of ideas are being discussed including ways to make the DD show the de-facto go-to show on Saturday evenings, and even some live broadcasts from events. Chris says “In this crazy messed up world of today, music is my release and to sit here in the DD man-cave, playing music I love, talking rubbish, with no one moaning at me or saying turn it off, is 2 hours or pure pleasure. I must thank all my fellow presenters who have helped me on this rollercoaster of a journey with their guidance, help and comments.”
Stan
The Mosh Pit - Monday 2pm
Stan has promised that there is absolutely no swearing in this program..... I don't believe him for a second so daytime listeners please be aware! Muscian, music lover. Since childhood music has played an important part in life from listening to dad's vinyl records, dragging the stereo into the bathroom to blast out loud rock, or watching the kids clear a dancfloor by requesting Ozzy Osborne at the disco. Music is the 1 continual element, Spending my formative years listening to agnst ridden grunge music. Playing in metal, hard rock and even acoustic bands . I love to watch bands attend festivals and gigs. Discovering new bands is still very much one of my favourite things to do. A day without music is a bad day.
Adam Webster
Heart Shaped Box - Tuesday 10pm
Heart Shaped Box is Adam Webster, not only a nod to his love for music and especially Grunge but also to the fact Adam is fighting life everyday with heart failure. Adam loves music and finds it an escape from the everyday battles he has with hi health, showcasing that through his show by sharing the music he loves. So be prepared to tune in and listen to a whole plethora of new bands from across the spectrum of genres; one minute you may have some indie acoustic rock then some dirty Grunge sound and then a pinch of heavy screamo metal. He really has no discrimination. Adam's favourite bands include Slipknot, Nirvana , Bring Me The Horizon , My Chemical Romance, System Of A Down and a long list of others.however he has a massive passion for finding and supporting new bands which is why he started Heart Shaped Box. Along with his love for music, you will probably find Adam talking wrestling and anything sci-fi. A self confessed Geek who just loves to share his passions. Sharing the music we love , so you can discover your next favourite band.
Phil Smith
The Rocksmith - Saturday 1PM
Hi Im Phil (Smith). The (old) new - kid on the block My passion for rock music was forged when I was 8 years old. My brother took me along to the City Halls in Glasgow to see ...........Hawkwind. Not a bad baptism eh? Since then you'll find me listening to anything from AC/DC to ZZ Top. You can't beat live gigs and I've been fortunate to see some great bands (and some howlers too ). I started late to radio presenting, in 2001, with a small internet station but left in 2002 to present for a large commercial station. Now i'm in my comfort zone on RockRadioUK sharing music that I enjoy - with you.
Neil Cook
Dark Cookie's Heavy - Tuesday 9am
Born in Reading the late 60’s my musical tastes developed in the early 80’s THE best era for METAL! My first and still one of my favourite albums is Iron Maiden’s “Number Of The Beast”, The first time I heard “Run To The Hills” on top of the pops I was hooked! From there it was a shot step into many other metallic delights, Motorhead, Saxon, Black Sabbath, Judas Priest, Ozzy and many, many other heavy rock directions. Thrash Metal, Speed Metal, the remnants of the NWOBHM movement etc. even Glam, Hair and Sleaze bands like W.A.S.P, Motley Crue, G’n’R. Before long I had a Denim cut-off with patches and badges and band names embroidered by my own fair hands (who knew being a rocker was so arts and crafts) and soon after my first leather jacket which I painted and added studs to. I was a Metal-head!I di scovered the mighty Friday Night Rock Show with the godlike Tommy Vance, I bought Kerrang every week and read it cover to cover, my bedroom being adorned with the posters of Rock Goddesses’ and the occasional Rock God for good measure, my pocket money often being spent in Sounds Records on the latest singles from the bands Tommy, Krusher or Mick et al were making our juvenile metal minds aware of. The rest, as they say is history. I am a life-long fan of Heavy Music. My tastes are broad and wide, and have changed over the years, but the one musical anchor is METAL. I still get the buzz from discovering new music, and am pleased the future of Heavy Metal is in safe hands from British bands like Tailgunner, Kaine, Absolva, Fury and of course its great to see my mighty Maiden still doing the rounds. Today I find myself in the privileged position to share my love and enthusiasm for Heavy music on the iterweb, emulating in my own terrible way the likes of Tommy and my mate Brian (Pithers, Readings own FM rock DJ who introduced me to so much music and Rock Stars like Fish and Toby Jepson and Tony and Bob from Magnum) by sharing my music with the denizens of the web. Plus I also write reviews for website such as UK Thrashers and Metal Temple, and who know, soon for Rock Radio UK too, like the reviews I would pour over in the back of Kerrang and Metal Hammer. This brings me to my show here on Rock Radio UK, Dark Cookie’s “HEAVY”. Heavy for two reasons. One, all the music I will be playing will be from the “turned up to 11” school of Rock and well I am no lightweight either! I am no Muso, I cannot play in instrument, sing or am a Rock God, I don’t have an encyclopaedic knowledge of the 14th line up of this or that obscure band. Nope I’m a Rock fan and get joy from sharing old and new music with anyone who wants to listen. I may have some insight into this music to share, and hope my inane ramblings will not get in the way of some fine HEAVY music.
JP
Rock Bottom - Wednesday 5pm
My name is Jude Pollock (or JP) and I've been presenting radio shows since 2021. I'm from Dumfries but live in Glasgow and I work in Cardiology as my day job. I have a 15 year old daughter called Evie who keeps me right. I fell into Radio after helping with a Christmas hospital request show and ended up getting my own show on that station - never thought about it before that ( well not since I sat and recorded the chart show in my bedroom as a teenager). I went on to win bronze at the national community radio awards 2022 for Best Specialist Music Show. My music tastes span indie/rock/punk/grunge/goth/alternative and I enjoy putting shows together which sit up and coming and unsigned bands along side stalwart classics. ROCK BOTTOM WITH JP is a fusion of classic rock with some new wave of classic rock thrown in along the way and some mediocre patter which I find funny if nobody else does...
Mizz Hyde
Welcome To The Hydeside - Saturday 9pm
So just when you thought that you had escaped Mizz Hyde's welcome to the Hyde side she is back with 3 hours of more music!
Tim Cunningham
Munchtime Metal Lunchtime - Wednesday 12pm
I hail from sunny Liverpool, and have lived here all my life. I've been a musician from a very early age, and my first rock record was 'Hysteria' by the mighty Def Leppard. From there I moved onto heavier genres, from Metallica and Megadeth into Death and Carcass, but then the 90's fully hit me, and Grunge became my go-to genre! From the obvious 'Big Four', Alice In Chains are very much my bag with their blend of metal and alternative rock, but I do love heavy music from all eras and so many genres so expect an eclectic mix from Led Zeppelin to Electric Callboy! I have been in bands since I was the tender age of 16, and have played lead guitar in Zuprowski Connection and Rain May Fall, supporting the likes of Testament, Senser, Hatebreed, Crowbar and guitar legend Uli Jon Roth. Now I am an active member of the Groove Rock band Attic Theory, who won Planet Rock's Best New Band of 2020. My shows will feature the best heavy music from around the world, along with some deep cuts and rarities. I'll also be throwing in some personal favourites from many other eras and genres - so keep listening!
Jaspa Barrott
Heads Up - Thursday 12am
Born in Birmingham, the home of rock music and growing up through the exciting era of Led Zepplin, Black Sabbath, Deep Purple etc. it is no surprise that I took up the guitar at the age of 12 to try to emulate my heroes. My love of music was not soley fixed in the classic rock range by any means, anything that featured a guitar was fair game and I found myself listening to a range of styles from classical music from artists like John Williams and Sky to glam rock from The Sweet, Slade and T- Rex. At the age of 18 I found myself serving in the RAF as a weapons technician, a job which has taken me to many different countries and taught me many times the importance of being patient and having a sense of humour I relocated to Gloucestershire with my wife, Helene and was offered the position of rock show host on the now sadly gone MtM internet radio (a position that Helene has encouraged and supported me in tirelessly
Jon Wisbey
The Rock Druid - Saturday 12am
The Dark Place - Sunday 2am
The Rock Druid is a two hour anything goes exploration of all things rock. From Cat Stevens to Cannibal Corpse, from Bio Hazard to Bob Dylan, is no genres barred and hopefully contains something for everyone." The Rock Druid is a two hour anything goes exploration of all things rock. From Cat Stevens to Cannibal Corpse, from Bio Hazard to Bob Dylan, is no genres barred and hopefully contains something for everyone."
Emma Scott
Pluggin' Radio Show - Thursday 11am
Veteran radio presenter of over 30 years, Emma Scott has today revealed details of her new globally syndicated radio show. The Pluggin Baby Radio Show is being offered as a 2-hour weekly programme to stations all over the world and features the most exciting independent talent from her radio plugging business, Pluggin Baby, which she has been running since 2013. The show, which will be pre-recorded in her own Cambridgeshire home studio will also play established bands who have fired up Emma’s musical passion since she started her radio career back in 1988. Acoustic sets and interviews with familiar artists and classic tracks, as well as introductions to fresh new bands should keep ears and the imagination fired up with its weekly offering. The show is currently rattling in the blocks with already over 30 stations worldwide embracing the excitement of hosting its celebration. “The more the merrier” says Emma with a broad mischievous grin. As Emma shines the spotlight on her favourite artists and encounters from over the years; exhilarating new sounds will lie seamlessly side by side with the likes of “Shinedown, Linkin Park, Foo Fighters, Green Day, Paramore, Stereophonics, Jimmy Eat World, Placebo, and of course Muse!”, the latter a band openly beloved by the lady herself. “So good, I named my company after one of their songs!” she declared. THE PLUGGIN’ BABY RADIO SHOW is already whipping up excitement in the same way Emma has over the years with the likes of Kerrang! Radio, Metro FM, Hallam FM, Power FM, Chiltern Radio, Heart, Galaxy, Juice and many more. In the words of Emma, “Having worked in the music industry for over 30 years, I have radio in my blood” and as the show will epitomise and the music industry can attest to over the past couple of decades or so, the supporting and promoting of new bands and great sounds lies deep in her heart, it all brought forth once more with the fun and passion only rock ‘n’ roll can inspire.
The Roadie
Molten Metal - Wednesday 2am
The Roadie is a former lighting tech and roadie who plays the music from his days on the road and may even share a few stories from the road with you as well. The Molten Metal Show was created by the Roadie for Volcano Radio in July 2008 and plays music from NWOBHM, the hair bands of the 80's , the greats from the past that started it all and some new stuff too! He also plays a lot of New Zealand metal from the Halcion days of the 80's and 90's.
Rick Kinsey
Deep Cuts - Monday 4pm
Join Rick for some epic Deep Cuts on Rock Radio UK. Every Monday at 4pm
Alan Hare
Real Vision - Friday 9pm / Monday 3am
The voice of Friday evenings two hour show Rock N' Roll With It, playing new, classic, indie and alternative rock tunes till lunch time. Featuring exclusive interviews and music
Sean McGee
Monster Modal Meltdown - Saturday 2pm / Thursday 11pm
Sean McGee first found music as a boy when he was bought a cassette recorder for a birthday present.That recorder enabled him to actually make his own radio shows, introducing the songs and even interviewing himself as various, distinguished guests! By his early teens, he joined a friend group who spent weekends in sweaty bedrooms, strumming cardboard guitars to the best albums of the day. Iron Maiden, Scorpions or Led Zeppelin were the usual stable “strum fest” of the era.True halcyon days! His late teens saw him actually with a real guitar and from those times forward he’s never ever looked back. As a member of many rock and metal bands, Sean has played some wonderful gigs and has made a huge amount of friends along the way. These days he’s to be found in cosmopolitan Norwich, recording in his home studio, but life still keeps moving forward and, as is often the way, life tends to repeat itself. Sean is now hosting a “real” radio show, The MONSTER MODAL MELTDOWN, playing tunes by such musicians as have inspired him to play guitar himself. In his own words: “I wanna give something back, make you smile and just get everyone inspired, just like it was when | was a boy”
Bob & Jules
Rock Revival - Friday 5pm
Rock Revival is a 2-hour show featuring new rock music and a few classic tracks from the vaults, Jules and myself (Bob) have been doing a rock show for over 10 years now and have worked on various community and local stations both internet and FM. On the show we like to give a platform to up-coming bands as well as playing new music from those already established.
Chris Bolus
Ashahartz' 21st Century Roxx - Sunday 7am
After all that time in rock, I've never been more excited by the live rock scene than now. So my mission is to promote modern rock music, to bring these bands to a wider audience, with a bit of the classic stuff thrown in alongside. Twitter: @radioasahartz Website: https://radio.b0lus.com
Will Meadows
The Classic Rock Show - Wednesday 9am
Hi, I’m Will Meadows musician & radio presenter of The Classic Rock Show, playing great guitar music classic rock & album tracks. I am also the owner of Swirl Guitars UK a small boutique guitar builder making affordable custom guitars and kit builds. I have been involved with music for many years including playing guitar in bands & session work. You will find me listening to some of my favourite artists Led Zeppelin, Hendrix and plenty of classic rock, blues and good foot tapping guitar tunes, which brings me to my radio presenting. When the opportunity came along to become a presenter on a local Liverpool station it was like lighting the blue touch paper! Something that I wanted to do and I could still entertain bringing music, humour and my style of presenting to the people of my home town and now the world via Rock Radio UK.
DJ Vanian
The Bunker - Saturday 2am
DJ Vanian, is a born and bred Scouser with a love for music and a music life well lived. Bringing you the From The Bunker show each week (Saturday 2am- 6am) choc full of great tunes across multiple genres - classics and soon to be classics. Lots on new acts and long walks down that musical memory lane. Musician, producer and presenter he has his own band (Flight) where he plays bass. Tune in every weekend to hear the best from metal to punk and everything in between. Requests gladly accepted and for new band submissions to the show email djvanian@mail.com. Be seeing you……
Anne Erickson
Audio Ink - Saturday 6am
Audio Ink Radio is a music news website dedicated to rock and metal news, interviews, critique and reviews. Founded by music journalist and radio host Anne Erickson, whose bylines run in Consequence of Sound, Gibson and more. Soli Deo Gloria. Audio Ink Radio is a music news website dedicated to rock and metal news, interviews, critique and reviews. Founded by music journalist and radio host Anne Erickson, whose bylines run in Consequence of Sound, Gibson and more. Soli Deo Gloria.
James Hilden
Rock 'N' Roll With It - Monday 12pm
The voice of mid Monday mornings two hour show Rock N' Roll With It, playing new, classic, indie and alternative rock tunes till lunch time. Featuring exclusive interviews and music from upcoming singer song writers and bands based in the South East London and Kent areas. This is the only show on Rock Radio UK which comes with a warning that James may sometimes immerse you in classic car facts and rant over the weeks events! The voice of mid Monday mornings two hour show Rock N' Roll With It, playing new, classic, indie and alternative rock tunes till lunch time. Featuring exclusive interviews and music from upcoming singer song writers and bands based in the South East London and Kent areas. This is the only show on Rock Radio UK which comes with a warning that James may sometimes immerse you in classic car facts and rant over the weeks events!
Keith Nickless
Rock Show - Friday 1pm
I grew up in the 60s/70s with show tune loving brass band listening parents and a sister addicted to Cliff Richard. The first album I bought was Abbey Road followed shortly after by Let it Bleed. I was hooked! Featuring exclusive interviews and music I grew up in the 60s/70s with show tune loving brass band listening parents and a sister addicted to Cliff Richard. The first album I bought was Abbey Road followed shortly after by Let it Bleed. I was hooked! Featuring exclusive interviews and music
Pariah Burke
Hard Heavy & Hair - Friday 11am
Pariah Burke grew up banging his impressive head of hair to 80s and 90s hard rock, heavy metal, and hair band albums he played all the way through while wondering why even the coolest FM stations only ever played the singles. Living and playing in bands in Daytona Beach back when Bike Week was still awesome, Pariah developed a taste for Harleys and whiskey, and began DJing Bike Week events and mud wrestling. Later, somehow still in possession of his full hearing, Pariah embraced the ability of Internet radio to reach hard rock, heavy metal, and hair band fans all over the world. He started the Hard, Heavy & Hair with Pariah Burke syndicated radio show to bring to all those fans the biggest hits but even more so the non-single album tracks, the “deep cuts,” that make albums great but never get air play during regular radio rotation.
Kasey Ferguson
Sunday 4am
The Kasey Ferguson Show is an exciting and one-of-a-kind podcast that spins great music from a diverse array of genres (with particular focus on hard rock and metal) and provides in depth interviews with bands, songwriters, actors, athletes, authors, celebrities, comedians and those behind the scenes. Unapologetically LOUD, #ARSE guarantees you Motörhead and Phil Campbell and the Bastard Sons. This show reflects the time in the #NWOBHM, it’s got features including NWOBHM, Punk, Thrash 1st Three Tracks from an Album, lots of connections and features tracks from the decades. Based upon my CD collection and the many live concerts I’ve been to and hopefully to come. #ITSLOUD
Ken and MJ
Flower Power Hour - Sunday 6am / Wednesday 6am
The Flower Power Hour features music from the Golden Age of Flower Power – the 60’s and 70’s, plus like-minded tunes from the 80’s right up to today. Album rock radio veteran Ken Rundel and his wife MJ host this ode to peace, love, and rock and roll from the George Carlin Memorial Studio in the Bamboo Peace Palace, Eureka Springs, Arkansas. They rekindle your flower power spirit with great album rock, including deep tracks you’ve forgotten or never heard of. Plus they’ll turn you on to the best new music coming out today. Period comedy and interviews with the artists are also part of our Flower Power experience. The Flower Power Hour is available at no cost to your station and can be run as a one, two, or three hour show. It currently streams on broadcast and internet stations in the U.S., Spain, Scotland, Australia, and New Zealand. Ken Rundel’s extensive radio experience included early stays at WVIC, Lansing, MI, and w-4, Detroit. Next up was the legendary album-rocker, “The Zoo” in Dallas, where he was program director and had the #1 rated midday show. He’s interviewed dozens of musical icons and lists Joan Baez, Steve Miller, Nancy Wilson, Keith Reed, Willie Nelson, Don Mclean, Roger McGuinn, and Michael Brewer as some of his favorites. Other stops included Q-102, KZPS, KOAI, KRBE and KXCC in Texas, and the ABC Radio Classic Rock Network, where he was the top-rated jock. Ken’s also been an attorney, actor, and improv comedian and instructor. MJ grew up in St. Louis, Missouri, addicted to the heritage album rocker, KSHE-95. Her extensive knowledge of rock and roll as well as her talent as an artist gave her incredible backstage access to all the early icons of album rock, including Cat Stevens, Alvin Lee, Jon Anderson, Donovan, Randy California, Elton John, and Ian Anderson. Her beautiful, mind-blowing posters graced the dressing room doors of all the greats. The Flower Power Hour: Peace, Love, and Rock and Roll.
Mimmo Caccamo
Shades Of Rock - Monday 1am / Sunday 4pm
London Calling - Shades of Rock opens the gate of its garden of music delight every week, Monday from 1.00 am to 3.00 am - UK Time- bringing you the best tunes, and old ones too, released by the most new and exciting underground psych rock bands on our beautiful planet. Being a radio DJ/ Music critic for most of my life, a new and interesting band brings always out in me the excitement I love to share with you on my radio show. I'm currently a contributor to the Heavier Than Thou rock webzine The Sleeping Shaman. You can catch me back for a Sunday repeat from 4.00 pm -UK Time - Do Not Miss It. Enjoy the show.
The Dazzler
The Rock Vault - Saturday 3pm
My music background bio, well, where do I start? My first memory of liking music is 48 years ago when I was 4.. From there it was liking bands such as The Sweet, T-Rex, Terry Jacks, Pilot and Slade along with Come To Chigley soundtrack and We Are The Diddy Men (lol)I also remember going to my Grandparents and stumbling across an old 50's record player, that used to belong to my Mother, and finding a stack of 7 inch singles next to it. I worked out how this contraption worked and enjoyed such sounds as Cathy's Clown by the Everly Brothers, Distant Drums by Jim Reeves and a whole host of Cliff Richard songs. By the age of 8 in 1976 I had found ABBA, ELO, Status Quo which was 'music to my ears' (sorry). A dalliance with such things as Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick and Frigging In The Rigging a couple of years later but I decided Hard Rock and then Heavy Metal courtesy of Motorhead via Bomber and Overkill then Ace of Spades albums. 1979 going into 1980 was such a fantastic period to find new heavy music. Such bands as Saxon, Rainbow, Sammy Hagar, Scorpions, Van Halen, Whitesnake, AC/DC and UFO etc all came to my attention, buying as many singles as I could from the local Doncaster market stalls, Angie's Records shop and Fox's Records with my pocket money. Then getting a Binatone Studio 5 HiFi system from Woolies for my birthday, road testing it in the shop with a copy of Hardware by Krokus, awesome or what!! The 80's saw me avidly collecting vinyl records that was anything to do with Rock whether that be NWOBHM, Traditional Metal, Hard Rock, AOR, Prog, Pomp Rock, Southern Rock, Hair Metal or Glam Metal etc. Also I discovered the Friday Rock Show in 1979 hosted by one of my Idols Tommy Vance. I would listen intently with my little transistor radio under my pillow, 10pm til 12am awaiting all the fantastic bands new and old that TV on the radio would play and taping as many broadcasts as I could thinking one day I would love to do his job lol! The same goes for going to concerts. Over the last 40 years I have seen virtually all the classic bands of the late 70's and 80's. Which got me into wanting to play guitar and starting my own bands which I never got change to do until I hit the big 4-0. I got my first guitar when I was 10 years of age so it took a while, unfortunately, working/married life got in the way! Currently, I am the Jay Jay French in my awesome tribute band to Twisted Sister who are called Twisted System. So there you have it, I am still collecting the vinyl, still collecting the guitars and amps (to the chagrin of my good lady lol) and now I am looking forward to, hopefully, emulating Tommy Vance and have my own show playing an hour or 2 of my favourite tracks from my 40+ years of listening to the best music in this whole Goddamn universe!
Bing
Ambassadors Rock Show Extravaganza - Thursday 10pm
Unapologetically LOUD, #ARSE guarantees you Motörhead and Phil Campbell and the Bastard Sons. This show reflects the time in the #NWOBHM, it’s got features including NWOBHM, Punk, Thrash 1st Three Tracks from an Album, lots of connections and features tracks from the decades. Based upon my CD collection and the many live concerts I’ve been to and hopefully to come. #ITSLOUD Unapologetically LOUD, #ARSE guarantees you Motörhead and Phil Campbell and the Bastard Sons. This show reflects the time in the #NWOBHM, it’s got features including NWOBHM, Punk, Thrash 1st Three Tracks from an Album, lots of connections and features tracks from the decades. Based upon my CD collection and the many live concerts I’ve been to and hopefully to come. #ITSLOUD
Armitage
The Paranoid Squirrel - Friday 11pm / Sun 9am
Armitage was born under a bad sign, left out in the cold. He’s a lonely man who knows just what it means to lose control. A failed bassist, a failed guitarist, a failed business man and a lapsed trainspotter who since 2007 has been producing a weekly Podcast/Radio Show called The Paranoid Squirrel Rock Show. Where his remit is play music that you should hear on the radio but don’t. Armitage is happily married with one daughter living on the borders of Kent and Surrey and can be reached at armitage@theparanoidsquirrel.com
Brett Scarrott
Brett There Be Rock - Saturday 5pm
Renowned for trying to tell bad jokes, Oxford born Brett, first got into 'rock' music after listening to his Aunt's 'The Sweet - Fox On The Run'. His first concert was Black Sabbath & Van Halen back in 1978 - and he was deaf for days(!) Hobbies include collecting anything SAXON and MOTORHEAD related. Claim to fame? A drink with Lemmy!
Hawky
Interstellar - Friday 2pm
Hawky here, I have been into music as long as i can recall, inherited from my mom who played all kinds of things and its kinda stuck with me too. My first love is Hawkwind but my tastes are wide and varied. My mate Spudy and myself have been doing shows on rock radio uk for last 3 years playing great music from the 60s to present day known and unknown. Working a producer and presenter of the weekly syndicated radioshow The Total Knock Out Experience. 120 min of new pop, rock and indie tracks mixed with known and unknown oldies
Frank Broeders
TKO - Saturday 4am
The Total Knock Out Experience. 120 min of new pop, rock and indie tracks mixed with known and unknown oldies.
Roger Nicholls
60's Scene - Monday 11am
Imaginarium - Thursday 1pm
The Walrus & The Carpenter - Tuesday 7pm
My love of music started way back with the Beatles, Pink Floyd, Moody Blues, Procol Harum etc and while my tastes are pretty broad I do still love the Psychedelic and Progressive genres in particular. I strum a bit of guitar when I get the chance but definitely for my own amusement! I started broadcasting on Hospital Radio, something that I still do and found a niche and like-minded music lovers on Rock Radio UK and I’ve been with the station for a few years now. The 60s Scene – I tend to focus on the years 66-69 the period when the scene was really exciting and music was developing and each new release was awaited with huge excitement.
Ian Pope
Amazing Sounds Astounding Music - Thursday 6pm / Sunday 12pm
I have always been an obsessive rock music fan. In my mid-teens I became infatuated with the music of Genesis, Led Zeppelin and Yes. My enthusiasm for their music, and that of many others, endures to this day. I have been involved in DJing, presenting radio shows and podcasts in recent years. The first show I presented on Rock Radio UK was dedicated to progressive music from the Seventies. My current show – Amazing Sounds, Astounding Music – still features progressive rock, heavy rock, jazz rock/fusion, folk and other interesting stuff but without being limited to just one period of time. My show is broadcast every Thursday evening at 6.00pm and repeated at noon on Sundays. Please join me as a splendid time is guaranteed for all!
Joe, Rick, Randy & Jeffie
Metallic Onslaught - Friday 2am
The Metallic Onslaught will assault you with some of the heaviest Metal you can hear anywhere.
Seriah Azkath
Last Exit UK - Tuesday 1am
Welcome to the UK version of The Last Exit. Slightly shortened to fit in with the RRUK schedule, we bring you a mix of Rock and Metal with occasional live sessions and discussions.
Steve Pilkington
Saucerful Of Prog - Sunday 12am / Wednesday 9pm
For as long as I have been old enough to listen to music, progressive rock, and classic rock in general, has been my passion – leading to stints firstly as a (failed) musician, and more recently as a freelance writer. I edited the Classic Rock Society magazine for several years until its recent demise, I occasionally write for Prog magazine and have published ten books on bands such as Led Zep, Uriah Heep and Iron Maiden, as well as the official biography of Gordon Giltrap. A Saucerful Of Prog is an extension of my own love for the music, pushing the boundaries of the genre as far as they can go, while showcasing plenty of contemporary artists as well as regular dips back into the vaults. For those who like to know such things, the first gig I ever attended was Deep Purple Mk IV at Liverpool Empire in March 1976 (I was 14), and the first album and single I bought were The Slider and Children Of The Revolution by T Rex (I was 11). My favourite album is Still Life by Van Der Graaf Generator, my favourite track is Stargazer by Rainbow, and my favourite gig attended is a three-way tie between Black Sabbath in 1977, Marillion at the Marquee in 1982 and Pink Floyd at Earls Court in 1994. But there have been so many great ones besides!
Mickey Banks
Sonic Gypsy Radio Show - Sunday 10am
SONIC GYPSY RADIO SHOW; and.. got away with several ****, loads of ****, **** refs, incitement to revolution and *** with ****... Not bad for a tea time! Thanks everyone, lovely to bring you all into my little world , loved doing it, please let everyone you know who might like proper rock n roll music in all its brilliant forms and you think might like come on board to join the SGRS tribe!
Roger Dudman
70's Soiree - Tuesday 11am / Saturday 11am
The Walrus & The Carpenter - Tuesday 7pm / Thursday 9am
I have always loved all genres of music from a young age, particularly enjoying live music. My first vinyl purchases included, The Allman Brothers Band, The D, Deep Purple, Wishbone Ash, Peter Green-The List goes on!! This set the trend for my main taste in music namely Rock, Blues and Seventies. Before producing my own radio shows, I entertained people with my Mobile DJ Roadshow Hosting Weddings, Parties and events etc. 70’s Soiree, as the name suggests music from the albums of the sixties and seventies. Concentrates on the nostalgic and classic rock and blues tracks.
Nick Adams
Nico's Rock Fixx - Sunday 2pm / Wednesday 3pm
Hi I'm Nico aka Nick Adams and you can tune in to me every Sunday afternoon at 2pm UK time and Tuesday afternoon at 3pm for two hours of the best rock on the planet. Expect to hear both classic and modern rock from the 60s to the present day, championing the up and coming artists of today while also celebrating the classics. If you like your rock light and shade and you enjoy some witty banter in-between and showing off my love and knowledge for heavy rock and metal music with a bit of country and blues thrown in for good measure from time to time? Then tune into Nico's Rock Fixx on Rock Radio UK.
Colin Howard
Taking Care Of Business - Tuesday 9pm
Hi, I’m Colin Howard. I was dragged up in the sixties and seventies in the Manchester area of the UK. Music, like food and oxygen, has always been an important part of my life; indeed, life’s memories and events are often recalled by music. I grew up with a sister who was 4 years older than me, so I was exposed to music, particularly the Beatles, from an early age. The first album I bought was Led Zeppelin II and then Deep Purple in Rock and, over the years, my tastes extended to include Focus, Steely Dan and Emerson Lake and Palmer. My favourite band of my teens, however, was Ten Years After, with the late, great Alvin Lee on lead guitar. I was fortunate to live in area with a lively, live music scene, seeing in concert, Ten Years After, Focus, Supertramp and The Moody Blues and being in a rock band, which played in the Stockport area in the mid-1970s. I have a very varied taste in music and enjoy listening to all types – not all of them rock. Outside music, my interests are football, our cats and I have written, and had published, two books on the West Somerset Railway, which is a steam railway in the south-west of England. I love sharing my music and look forward to interacting with you on Rock Radio. Please send me any comments or requests to colin.howard205@btinternet.com
Wayne Elliott
Pulsebeat - Thursday 2pm
Wayne Elliott has been a music fan for over 40 years. His love of all things noisy was sealed when he witnessed Ramones live in 1980. He's been a songwriter, musician and a record company man in his time. Now he is a DJ and his mission is to shine a light on the bands and labels churning out fantastic music in the independent sector.
Tony Corner
Spins From The Bins - Wednesday 7pm
Spins From The Bins has been going since 2012 and reflects my varied taste in music, featuring anything from Classic and Progressive Rock/Metal, blues, instrumental tracks, acoustic numbers, basically anything I think will make for an interesting show. I do like to keep it varied and let the show change pace throughout. There are always some 3 min songs but also a lot varying from 6-25 mins in length, nothing is off limits and occasionally I like to throw a complete curveball in too. My musical epiphany came in 1978 when I first heard Deep Purple’s album Fireball, as soon as that intro started, I was hooked. AC/DC, Whitesnake, Led Zeppelin, Rush, Judas Priest, Rainbow, Iron Maiden etc soon followed. In the mid 90’s I got heavily into Dream Theatre, Symphony X, Arena, Kamelot, Vanden Plas, Mystery etc Coming up to date the show has gradually evolved away from playing lots of older tracks, though there is always at least one or two Retro tracks in each show and instead concentrating on new releases. A lot of the music on the shows each week would not be heard on mainstream radio and I always aim to make a show full of music that I’d love to hear on the radio… With over 400 new songs coming in directly to me each week, I try my hardest to listen through and pick a good selection of new tracks to enlighten the followers of the shows. I get a lot of messages and emails saying thank you for introducing them to so many new artists and albums each week – in my mind that makes my hobby worthwhile, and job done Feel free to tune in every Wednesday evening at 7pm UK time on Rock radio UK.
Lucas Campbell
Rock Of Ages - Monday 5pm / Thursday 4am
I became interested in music as a young autograph hunter in Blackpool waiting outside The Opera House asking musicians and pop stars to sign my autograph book and any pictures of them that I had collected. The most memorable moment of that period was meeting Gene Vincent. Another such moment was meeting all the Radio Caroline Jocks at The Queens in Cleveleys in 1966. I am often called a ‘Rock Guru’ but in truth I am a campaigner for so many bands and pioneering musicians who appear in my show who I feel have been sidelined far too long and don’t receive their due recognition for their contributions to music. To take a tag line from my radio show “Seminal Bands, Definitive Tracks, Forgotten Songs & Unsung Musical Heroes” is possibly the best description of my musical homily. All I do is for ‘Love, these are my Hobbies, my Passions, my Desires to ‘Keep Live Music Alive’ today and to ‘Keep The Memories Alive of The Great Musical Heroes’ Who Made It All Happen’ for me from the late 60’s…70’s… ‘May The Great Spirit Watch Over Each and Everyone Of Us ’Until We All Meet Again’. This was written by me after I lost 4 very dear friends who believed in me and gave me the confidence to carry on with my ‘Dreams of making my pastimes my ‘lifes' work’. "We are the music makers and we are the dreamers of dreams" Lucas Campbell.
Mike Oleander
Indie Rage Radio - Thursday 2am
Indie Rage Radio is a two-hour globally syndicated radio show that features the future stars of rock and metal. We play amazing indie/unsigned bands from around the world. Join me every Thursday at 3am UK time on RRUK!
Welsh Gene
Children Of The Night - Friday 12am
Klassiks From The Krypt - Tuesday 6pm
Hi,I'm Welsh Gene. I have a show here on Rockradiouk that goes out at Midnight Fridays My show,CHILDREN OF THE NIGHT, comes from the Frankenstein studios high up here at the Castle.Its a dark place where the Children of the Night listen in for their Rock n Roll medicine.The studio is over run by EVIL Gremlins but luckily I have the beautiful Countess Von Gene to calm me and Dr.Van Hell- Sing armed with Holy water to keep the Gremlins at bay. I was raised in Rock n Roll and believe that good music should be heard and here at the Castle it will be. My show is a mix of Classic - New rock tunes with a few memory makers I play from the Vaults of the Castle. So to sum up,I'm Welsh Gene and I play Rock n Roll - LOUD
Mark O'Neill, Sassy & Em
Raised On Rock - Monday 5am
A TRUE classic rock radio show every Monday at 5am
Thommo
The Pantheon of Rock and Prog - Thursday 9pm
Hi there, I’m Paul Thompson. Originally from Buxton in Derbyshire I now live on a Houseboat on the Medway in Kent, so my show really does come to you from a boat that rocks…! My show is mainly a mixture of Neo, Melodic and Symphonic prog with an occasional helping of heavier stuff on the side. I am a big fan of the modern-day prog as a guitarist myself I tend towards guitar-based prog. I will always love Floyd, ELP, Camel, Genesis etc. but now they are joined by Riverside, Airbag, Gazpacho, Soen etc... I also intend to add some Classic Rock into the mixture for good measure and may start off “The Pantheon of Rock and Prog Show” with some Rock and Prog connections..
Vince Greg
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Steve Boyce
Strange Days - 3pm Friday
Steve passed away in June 2024 after a long battle with cancer. He will always have a place in our hearts. Being born in the late 50s meant that I grew up listening to the Beatles and the Stones. The one day in 1969 at the age of 11 I heard 'In the court of the crimson king' by King Crimson and my life changed. The pop charts would never concern me again. I have spent the last 30 years as a professional musician. I have toured and acted as a session player for one or two names. In 2014, once the last child had left home, we moved home, studio and guitars to East Anglia to try out this thing called semi-retirement. I have never been so busy. Strange days was born out of a drunken night on Facebook when I was showing off my so-called knowledge of obscure bands with a couple of friends. Somebody spotted this, he was the director of a local radio station and asked me if Id be prepared to put together a radio show. I was and I did. The first show was broadcast in January 2013. After moving to East Anglia I hitched up with Felixstowe Radio 107.5 fm but I noticed that most of my listeners were online. The good folk of Felixstowe weren't quite ready for a show that featured Gentle Giant and Joe Byrd and The Field Hippies!!. I stayed for two years before coming to the conclusion that I would be better off preaching to the converted via my home studio and a weekly podcast on Mixcloud. So I now find myself putting out the same stuff through Rock Radio UK. I'm sure I'm onto a winner.
Journo's & Togs
Neil Jackson
TOG / Interviewer / Presenter
I was dragged up on Rock 5 decades ago. So it was inevitable I would get more involved. Working for the late great legend Pete Clements from Beacon Radio and roadieing for local bands. Then in London, DJing 7 nights a week hiring venues and bands. Then moving up North I got back in to photography and shooting bands. It was The Quire Boys who invited me to come to their gigs and photograph them. It was at one of their gigs that I met Bad Touch. And fell in love with NWOCR. Shooting for them & Quire Boys. I began to get more and more involved even Loading in and out for them as I used to do it in my youth and knew my way around a stage I got even more involved with getting festivals helping whenever needed and shooting for magazines and radio stations. I Now find myself here at Rock Radio UK and I couldn't be happier. What will I be doing well will have to wait and see. What would I say I am? A Swiss Army Knife of live Rock n Roll. One Promoter even said, "Every festival needs a Neil"! I have hung around at load-in and sound check, and then something happens or is needed, and it gets sorted with no drama, no excitement it just gets done. Hopefully, I can bring that to Rock Radio UK.
Diane Davis
Reviews & Interviews
From an early age it was Rock that spun my turntable mainly Sabbath, Zeppelin and Deep Purple. As my Album collection grew, so did the urge to see my favourite bands in concert, before long I was attending gigs far and wide (I still do !) This led me to writing reviews as ‘Dee Dee’ for Fanzines in the 1990s, including ‘Ruff Diamond’, ‘Splitting Headache’ and ‘Smokin’ Dragon’ and also contributing to ‘Brum Beat’ and ‘Kerrang!’ occasionally. After a long hiatus, just like vinyl, I returned in 2019 to writing reviews and interviewing bands, something I’ve always loved doing!
Fabio Cesario
Tog & Journo
Been on this rock n` roll road since 2014, covering music festival & interviewing bands, working at radio stations & magazines both from Brazil and the US, among them the Brazilian Times journal (Boston Massachusetts-USA) and Radio Stay Rock Brazil (based in São Paulo-Brazil) and So Far So Good, having a good time seeing great band performances and interviewing big names from the metal, rock, punk & pop scenes, including The Dead Daisies, Steve n` Seagulls, Cavalera Conspiracy, Mando Diao and a bunch of others. Had the pleasure to attend some music festivals in Europe, like Rock in Vienna, Donauinselfest (a big open air festival on the banks of the Danube) several time & Afrika-Tage (specialising in African music) . But it does not stop there - I also had the pleasure to be part of the jury at the WOA Metal Battle Band contest twice. Besides being deeply involved in music journalism, I`m also the country sale representative for Vulcan cymbals in Germany, Austria & Switzerland. AAAAAnd last but not least, it's a HUGE PLEASURE to be part of the RRUK !!!!!! You can also find me on www.facebook.com/SoFarSoGoodAsPRESS/
Helen Biggs
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Jo Wright
Writer
Staff Writer Jo Wright (gothgirlwriting.co.uk) has written everything and anything for years. City guides, travel brochures, publicity material, tourist guides, music publications… she even helps her beloved black Labrador Henry write his column for a monthly magazine. A local newspaper journalist by trade, she has written stories covering all aspects of life - happy and sad. Having been with a massively popular alt music and lifestyle website and magazine for almost a decade, Jo felt it was time to unleash Goth Girl Writing. She’s happy to work with the big bands, but her favourite thing is providing a platform to promote the smaller, independent artists. Oh, and dogs. Her favourite thing is also dogs. She’s @gothgirwriting on Facebook and goth_girl_writing on Insta too.