The Variety Show with Liam

The Variety Show with Liam

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The Variety Show with Liam episodes

  • Interview with Andrew McLennan & Eddie Rayner

    We speak with two fantastic names from NZ being Andrew McLennan (Pop Mechanix, Coconut Rough and The Swingers) and Eddie Rayner (Split Enz, The Makers, Crowded House (Touring) ) for the entire show that was recorded earlier this week for radio and for fans of these two musicians you will enjoy what i have installed for this one.

    So join us one more time for Grooves On The Record for 2024 as we GTK the music of Andrew and Eddie!What a way to go out on my 10th year of being a Split Enz fan!6pm Melbourne AEDT, exclusively on 94.7 The Pulse FM"The Voice of Geelong"

    36 min
  • The Variety Show with Liam S3 EP7: Izzy Kershaw

    To wrap up our 3rd season of this brilliant podcast, we sat down with the wonderful LGBQT musician Izzy Kershaw (some may recognise if you are in the Kershaw community as daughter of the equally incredible Nik Kershaw)

    We spoke of her experiences as a Queer and Trans musician in a modern age, influences around her own catalogue, having Nik and Sherri as a father and mother growing up (both as musical influences), what she thinks of her own father's catalogue from work from over a whopping 40 years worth of solo material from 1983 till the present day and much more
    A big cheers and thanks for Izzy to coming on this edition of the show!
    You can check out Izzy at the following account across all major platfoms:
    "izzykershawuk"
    Thanks to all who have supported the podcast for these three seasons and here's to our upcoming fourth season in 2024

    29 min
  • The Variety Show with Liam S3 E6 Dave Gregory ft Joshua Batten

    In a podcast first, we have two hosts with friend of the show Joshua Batten co-pilot this episode of the podcast as we speak with the wonderful Dave Gregory from XTC/The Dukes of Stratosphear, Big Big Train, Tin Spirits and a sought after session player to acts like Steven Wilson, Porcupine Tree, Peter Gabriel, Aimee Mann.

    We discuss with Dave about his many music ventures over the years, rediscover some stories that both Joshua and I have been interested to hear such as his involvement to Big Big Train, Touring with Aimee Mann in 1993 and convincing one Andy Partridge to belt out a Dukes song at a show in NYC
    I thank both Joshua Batten for choosing to co-pilot this episode with me as i gave him an opportunity like this and the star of the show Dave for sharing and recalling some great stories.


    Topic Timestamps:

    00:00 A Day in the Life

    01:56 Swindon
    03:25 Guitar Influences
    04:26 The Beatles
    06:03 Jeff Beck
    08:11 Piano Training
    09:30 Christmas 1966
    10:28 Strings vs Brass
    12:00 XTC Tribute Bands
    14:50 Scarecrow People
    15:34 Terry Chambers
    17:04 Mummer
    18:50 Pete Phipps
    20:02 Great Fire
    20:54 Different Drummers & Producers
    22:21 Pat Mastelotto
    23:47 Big Big Train
    25:52 Dave's Guitar Demo
    29:05 Guest Musician Dave Gregory
    33:58 Thomas Walsh Pugwash
    34:42 Working on Peter Gabriel's Melt
    39:31 Top of the Pops calling
    40:30 Touring with Aimee Mann of Til Tuesday
    42:00 Andy Partridge's Encore
    43:52 Dukes of Stratosphear fantasy
    44:32 Steven Wilson 5.1 remixes
    46:48 Sound Engineers vs Musicians
    47:32 Meeting Steven Wilson
    49:22 Arranging for In Absentia & Lightbulb Sun
    51:04 XTC's Australian Tour
    55:10 Melbourne Crystal Ballroom
    56:34 This Is Pop documentary
    58:21 Loreley Festival 2018
    1:00:21 Summer Shall Not Fade
    1:01:19 Reflection on David Longdon
    1:03:20 Is Melt the Guns a drum loop?
    1:05:11 Hammersmith Odeon
    1:06:58 1980 Touring
    1:07:25 Liverpool after John Lennon's murder
    1:08:57 Could XTC exist today?
    1:10:04 Jacob Collier
    1:11:11 Virgin Records


    1 hr 13 min
  • The Variety Show with Liam S3 E5 - Wang Chung

    Arguably one of my most exciting interviews I have the honour to conduct so far, we are joined by none other than @WangChungTheBand aka Jack Hues (Guitarist/Keys/Lead Vocals) and Nick Feldman (Bass and Vocalist) as we look into the history of Wang Chung, tell the tale of the iconic "Dance Hall Days" song, their strong impact on media today in terms of usage, Jack's side projects including "Strictly Inc" and finally getting to know when exactly a rough date for the reissues for the Chung catalogue are coming out.

    Thank you so much Jack Hues and Nick Feldman for this unforgettable opportunity to sit down with you and get into some great memories and where exactly the band is going into terms of touring etc.
    Happy 40th to Points On The Curve, the album that helped start that success that brought you here all those years ago in 1983

    1 hr 3 min
  • The Variety Show with Liam S3 E4 Pat Mastelotto

    The Variety Show with Liam Series 3 Episode 4 - Pat Mastelotto

    Legendary drummer Pat Mastelotto sat down with Liam for a chat about his music career, explored some of his past works including Mr Mister, discussed XTC, the Something Real music video, King Crimson and his other side projects that keeps himself busy as a drummer in his daily life.
    Great guest and such a wonderful chap to be to chat with for my show.
    Topics timestamps:
    00:00:00 - 00:05:16 intros, beginnings, pink Floyd
    00:05:16 - 00:09:44 - the beginnings of mr mister aka pages and session work in LA
    00:09:44 - 00:13:10 - I Wear the Face production and album, Welcome to the Real World
    00:13:10 - 00:16:53 - Something Real (Inside You, Inside Me) Music Video
    00:16:53 - 00:23:00 - XTC
    00:23:00 - 00:27:31 - King Crimson
    00:27:31 - 00:31:51 - Terry Bozzio
    00:31:51 - 00:39:08 - Uniform of Youth & Finding the right singles
    00:39:08 - 00:42:40 - Touring the World (incl. Australia)
    00:42:40 - 00:43:40 - Steve Hackett in Japan
    00:43:40 - 00:49:01 - Drum and equipment tour

    50 min
  • The Variety Show with Liam - S3 Ep1: Erin Fitzgerald and Matt Hill

    Variety Show returns for a 3rd season with a big bang!


    This one's for cartoon lovers and voice actors wannabes everywhere as we have Erin Fitzgerald and Matt Hill from many projects such as the iconic hit show Ed Edd n Eddy and became the main theme of this episode as we discuss everything Ed Edd n Eddy and it's incoming 25th anniversary fast approaching in 2024.


    Thanks to these legends for making great guests for this show and helped bring this show up to new potentials for the future.



    1 hr 7 min
  • The Variety Show with Liam S3 E3 - FamKam ASMR

    Episode 3 of Series 3 sees us finally break into the ASMR section with Keith aka FamKam


    Find out about what goes on BTS with this field of content, video games, twitch streaming and ofc music music music


    Great bloke, give em a follow folks.



    54 min
  • The Variety Show with Liam Season 2 Episode 6 - Charlotte Raven

    After a few weeks from touring with Tom Bailey in Australia, Charlotte Raven of the Thompson Twins' Tom Bailey band decided to jump on the show and discuss her life with music, working as a composer, gigging with Tom Bailey across the UK and the Globe, the recent Australian Tour and much more.

    This one's a ripper episode so stick around and enjoy!

    Charlotte Raven's website: https://charlotteraven.com

    1 hr 6 min
  • The Variety Show S2 E5 NatiDreddd

    The Variety Show with Liam S2 E5:


    NatiDreddd Natalie aka NatiDreddd drops by for an hour on The Variety Show with Liam as we dive into everything Scotland and beyond

    Nati's Socials:  
    https://linktr.ee/NatiDreddd

    1 hr 4 min
  • The Variety Show with Liam S2 E4 - Steve Hackett

    In this special episode of the Variety Show with Liam, I was given the chance to interview what might be the most influential guitar players to hard rock/prog rock: Steve Hackett of Genesis fame he just wrapped up a massive American tour on his world tour of 2022-2023 and was back home resting before coming to my shores next month for his Aussie/NZ tour for his show. We discussed his current tour, his albums and plenty more!

    36 min

About The Variety Show with Liam

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Ever loved those late night talk shows where you have that great host who has this amazing personality and host humour about them, well this podcast is for you!