The StageLeft Podcast

Former Stone Roses guitarist Aziz Ibrahim is this week’s guest on The StageLeft Podcast. In Part One, Aziz documents his early years growing up in Longsight, Manchester to headlining the Reading Festival in 1996. Aziz discusses what it was like playing huge concerts in Brazil with Simply Red, being Musical Director for Hot Chocolate and reflects on his time in The Stone Roses. Armed with an acoustic guitar, Aziz colours the interview with examples and even plays us through how he approached learning John Squire’s guitar parts.

Part 2 will be available the week of August 15th 2016 and covers writing songs with Ian Brown, collaborating with Paul Weller, charts the challenges he has faced in his career and his thoughts on the Stone Roses reunion.

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When we first came up with the concept of The StageLeft Podcast, the Number 1 guest we wanted to interview was Steve Cropper. A man who written, produced and played on hundreds of classic songs woven into the fabric of Western culture, Steve has been recognised in the Grammy Hall of Fame and even played for President Barack Obama at The White House.

Steve talks in depth about his career, recording classics such as Soul Man, performing in The Blues Brothers and writing Sitting on the Dock of the Bay with Otis Redding, recorded only weeks before Redding passed away aged only 26.

“To be honoured at The White House is about as good as it gets, it’s like somebody in England being honoured by The Queen” #musicnews

The insightful, engaging and multi-talented Cone McCaslin of punk rockers Sum 41 is our guest on Episode 20 of The StageLeft Podcast.

Cone gives a truly fascinating in depth insight into what it's currently like being in a million selling band making music in an industry with an uncertain future and gives a sneak peek into the workings on Sum 41's new album.

Cone also lifts the lid on what it's like collaborating live & in the studio with Iggy Pop and details the sometimes surreal experience of playing in China where setlists & lyrics must be submitted for censor before arrival. Cone also discusses the challenges touring can have now as a father and details the harrowing and life changing experience when Sum 41 were caught in the crossfire between rebel fighters in the Congo

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The Guardian's multi award winning Football Weekly podcast is produced by Ben Green. Ben wrote a fantastic book last year advising all Podcasters whether experienced or a beginner.

Here he gives a short review of StageLeft on the follow up episode to his excellent Audiobook & podcast series.

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On this episode of The StageLeft Podcast, Pete Lockett joins us to discuss his incredible career, which includes having been voted three times as #1 'World Percussionist' by readers of Drum Magazine, providing ethnic percussion on five James Bond films, releasing 15 solo albums and collaborating with Bjork, Robert Plant, Peter Gabriel, Noel Gallagher, The Verve, Aphex Twin and Amy Winehouse.

Pete discusses his venture into 'World Music', what young western musicians can learn specifically from music of non western origin, and the psychology of performing in high pressure environments.

"60% of being a rounded, wise, and mature musician is philosophy".

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