Mick Wall

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Mick Wall episodes

October 06 Skynyrd Crash Survivor MARC B FRANK
This 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 to one of the most devastating events in rock history, when on October 20, 1977, the Convair CV-240 passenger aircraft carrying Skynyrd to their next gig, ran out of fuel and crashed in a wooded area near Gillsburg, Mississippi.
Six died - including singer Ronnie Van Zant, guitarist Steve Gaines and his sister, backing singer Cassie Gaines - and 20 survived in various states of injury, both short- and longterm. Marc was one of them. Please excuse his coughing, he was attached to a mask and oxygen tank as we spoke via zoom from his current home in Spartanburg, South Carolina.
You can see a video of the full unedited interview on my.patreon.com site.
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47 min
September 29 Guns N' NIVEN pt2
Its 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' Roses connection, of course. Also, don't forget, the fact he also managed (and cowrote songs with) Great White. But the truth is it's actually that and something more. His personality. His character. His intelligence and warmth. His humanity and humour and, I believe, the fact you never feel you're being talked down to or lied to. The very things, ironically, tragically, that convinced Axl he had to get rid of him. Alan speaks truth to poqwer - and not only when the world is watching. Let me know your thoughts.
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59 min
September 22 Guns N' ALAN NIVEN!
Alan'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 paranoid about what might be in there? Well, no, he can't be. He knows what's in there because he was sent a copy of the book last year. What then? And why have Axl's lawyers demanded to see every email that's ever been sent between Alan and myself? Find out more...
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58 min
September 15 From LEMMY to PAUL McCARTNEY
In 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 managed Paul McCartney. Along the way he also started Heavy Publicity, which as Regular Readers will know also gave me my ticket to ride in the late-70s. His fab new book Bigger Than The Beatles is out nowI
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50 min
September 08 Geoff Downes XCOOLSIVE!
Geoff 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.
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23 min
September 01 Spoiler Alert! Plural!!
No clues. No handy heads-up. Just dive headfirst straight into the muck. Don't pretend you don't LUV ITT!!!.
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47 min
August 25 The Two Steves
Their collaborative album, The Roaring Waves, is released 28 August. Here's what they told me about it.
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37 min
August 18 1988 WUZ GREAT!
Back in Blackmore for Purple! Followed by what was great in '88 including Maiden, GN'R, Tallica, V.Halen, Diamond Dave and... and...
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44 min
August 11 Dead Or Alive '85
Jon 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. Jon in school short. Me in head-to-toe leather!
Choose your own year and let me know. It could be yooooooouuuu.
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47 min
August 04 1980 The Greatest Year In Metal EVER!!
Nikki 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, you wonder?
Plus the absolute wonder that was 1980.
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1 hr 3 min

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Mick Wall is the best-known rock journalist in the world. Author of numerous best-selling books, including most famously: When Giants Walked The…